Halo Wars

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:40 pm

Hawaiian Modder wrote:Also, in the scene with the marine running away from the elite, the animation looks very wierd.

I think it's motion capture. It looks too natural to be made pureley without referrence to real humans.

V0Lt4Ge · Post by **V0Lt4Ge** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:41 pm

It probably is.

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:56 pm

Reminds me of that German (?) Machinima from a member around here. It's called Halo Wars

Anyways, even though that was CG, it looked amazing! (Though, the FAQ did say it used a lot of in-game models) I am definatley looking forward to this. Peter Jackson's new gaming studio also announced an un-named Halo title at X06 that will defy anything we've ever seen in a video game. (Brand New IP [Intellectual Property], so the rumors were right.)

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:10 pm

Most RTS games are lame, they end up being cool for like a hour, then they just suck.

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:17 pm

I think it might be a mistake to have an RTS on Xbox 360. When it comes to strategy a controller cannot match a mouse.

Ombre wrote:Most RTS games are lame, they end up being cool for like a hour, then they just suck.

Most games do, expet StarCraft that is, that ones a classic. But we'll just have to wait and see, speaking of wich, when does it come out?

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:29 pm

SpecOp44 wrote:I think it might be a mistake to have an RTS on Xbox 360. When it comes to strategy a controller cannot match a mouse.

Indeed it can't, but Battle for Middle Earth 2 apparently did well.

PS, still not back.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:31 pm

Halo Wars is cool.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:49 pm

Xero is 2 cool 4 skool.

jks · Post by **jks** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:18 pm

I'm envisioning starcraft with Halo dudes, anything less will suck.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:23 pm

Nothing will ever measure up to Starcraft.

I think we're forgetting the important thing though... Who will be first to mod it?

Si1v3rFir3 · Post by **Si1v3rFir3** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:26 pm

Knowing Ensemble Studios (and I do) it will be a GREAT game. The name is equally as lame as the game looks awesome. Oh, and don't get your hopes up about the graphics. All Ensemble games have beautifuly rendered cutscenes and stuff, but the graphics are much less. Play Age Of Empires 2. It owns Star-Craft. Empire Earth is even better.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:28 pm

Si1v3rFir3 wrote:Play Age Of Empires 2. It owns Star-Craft. Empire Earth is even better.

I've played a lot of RTS games, and I will make it clear, nothing owns Starcraft. =o

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:33 pm

Si1v3rFir3 wrote:Oh, and don't get your hopes up about the graphics. All Ensemble games have beautifuly rendered cutscenes and stuff, but the graphics are much less.

That's only half true.

Q: Is the trailer pre-rendered?
A: Yes, and it's based around our world concepts and uses lots of in-game models. The sound and music were done at Ensemble Studios as well. Props to our friends at Blur for bringing it all together and making it really shine.

The only things that'll look different may be some effects. The models will be the same. Now can you people stop saying wrong things so I don't have to come correct them?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:39 pm

Request denied.

noscottno · Post by **noscottno** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:05 pm

Ombre wrote:Most RTS games are lame, they end up being cool for like a hour, then they just suck.

Psh, Age of Empires hasn't gotten old to me.

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:25 am

Tural wrote:I've played a lot of RTS games, and I will make it clear, nothing owns Starcraft. =o

No, nothing does. I'l be satisfied if Halo Wars ends up being half as good..

Iron_Forge · Post by **Iron_Forge** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:57 am

I'm a huge fan of RTS games...Red Alert 2 probably being the best I've play'd...StarCraft was OK, Rise of Nations was pretty good...

I'm slightly disturbed by HaloGen's cancellation...It's one thing to stop it when it starts, or when you find out about it...But HaloGen's been around for along while, alot of good works gone into it...Only to have it stopped when you decide you want to enter that market?..That would be like MS sending this site a C&D letter at this point...It's alittle late, and alot of good work and effort would be lost...

As for HaloWars, it will fail...Making an RTS work on a console may be possible, but limiting it only to a console when all fans of the genre use PC's, will be a marketing failure if you ask me...

Also, the 360's basic style is "look how awesome our graphics are...Did you see how cool things look with our massive CPU's?"...This just isn't what RTS's are about...It's also why everyone here seems to think old RTS's are way better than new ones...New ones have encorporated crazy 3D graphics...And lets face it, RTS's are about commanding your troops, anything that doesn't enhance that ability is just a waste, and tends to make things worse (like losing men behind giant 3D buildings)...HaloWars will be no different...They'll want to show off their graphics, and lose site of what makes an RTS an RTS...

All that being said, this video shows us nothing...It's a video where humans fight covenant, using human and covenant technology...It could just as easily be for a new FPS, or 3PS, or Halo 3 for that matter...

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:40 am

Yeah I agree, not mentioning the fact that it's all pre-rendered so it doesn't even give you any example at ALL what the game is going to be like.

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:43 am

Kirk wrote:Yeah I agree, not mentioning the fact that it's all pre-rendered so it doesn't even give you any example at ALL what the game is going to be like.

Well, they mentionned that certain in-game models were used. So you get SOME idea...

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:06 am

Question:

In the FAQ, it says [quote]Q: Where does

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