Thought I'd start a topic on this so people can discuss.
Game info <HERE> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODST) and videos <HERE> (http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ournextgame)
Nice pre-order deal <HERE> (http://www.thehut.com/hut/10043099.product) with a LE:Controller <HERE> (http://www.game.co.uk/Xbox360/Action/FirstPersonShooter/~r342319/Halo-3-ODST-with-Limited-Edition-Controller-and-Halo-Reach-Beta-Access/?s=halo%20odst)
So how many of us are planning to get this? You guys think that its Bungie 'milking' the Halo franchise for all its worth or should we be getting wet at the thought of another Halo game?
I enjoyed Halo3 campaign more than I did online. Maybe its just because I was sh*t at it and didn't give it enough time. Who knows!
Anyway I'll buy ODST because I'm a sheep and it's bound to sell well!!
Probably just a rental for me, then if it's any good online, i'll most likely buy a cheap pre-owned version.
I am a sheep as well.
I've already preorderd for the sweet Sgt. Whatshisface playable character. It's worth mentioning that Halo 3: ODST will also include the MULTIPLAYER portion of Halo 3 (plus all map packs). For those that do not currently own Halo 3, this will be a great buy. You get everything except the original Halo 3 campaign.
I'm hoping that Halo 3: ODST will include the Halo 3 map packs as a disc-installation, so I can install the map packs on my friends' consoles like I did with the Gears of War 1 Special Edition disc.
I might get this, See how I do with Halo3 never been a massive fan of the Halo games I am also thinking of downloading the original so i can try the first game
along with all the maps from Halo 3 (21 i think) here's (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-3095-3-New-Halo-3--ODST-Maps-Unveiled.html) another 3
Well I have no interest. The Master Chief is all I need :-*
i may be tempted to get a pre owned copy but i dont like the series enough to rush out and pay full price. I will be buyin halo 3 again though this week. I am on a mission to re - purchase all of the games i should never have traded. I really enjoyed halo 3's campaign mode gonna work through it again on heroic i think.
if you fancy trying co-op on Legendary anytime Dfuse, post in the plan a game thread, theres already one there for a 4 player co-op, but i'm sure there will still be loads of us wanting to try it
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 08, 2009, 09:58:03 AM
if you fancy trying co-op on Legendary anytime Dfuse, post in the plan a game thread, theres already one there for a 4 player co-op, but i'm sure there will still be loads of us wanting to try it
Cheers Crak I will do. As soon as i beat it on heroic!
Yesterday was Bungie Day so Gamedaily ran a nice little feature showing the '10 Coolest Moments in Halo & Bungie History'
check it out (http://www.gamedaily.com/games/halo-3-odst/xbox-360/game-features/10-coolest-moments-in-halo-and-bungie-history/7918/72993/)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 08, 2009, 02:45:11 PM
Yesterday was Bungie Day so Gamedaily ran a nice little feature showing the '10 Coolest Moments in Halo & Bungie History'
check it out (http://www.gamedaily.com/games/halo-3-odst/xbox-360/game-features/10-coolest-moments-in-halo-and-bungie-history/7918/72993/)
I scoured the interwebs yesterday, looking for freebies that Bungie is known to give out on 'Bungie Day'. Unfortunately I could only find their annual Recon armor playdate.
I'll be buying this just for Horde mode.
New footage (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=219347) showing Firefly/Serenity star Nathan Fillion doing voice work for the upcoming Bungie shooter.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 13, 2009, 08:38:36 PM
New footage (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=219347) showing Firefly/Serenity star Nathan Fillion doing voice work for the upcoming Bungie shooter.
He's dreeeeamy. :-*
I love his new show "Castle". I hope it didn't get cancelled like every other show I love. :'(
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 14, 2009, 02:57:03 AM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 13, 2009, 08:38:36 PM
New footage (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=219347) showing Firefly/Serenity star Nathan Fillion doing voice work for the upcoming Bungie shooter.
He's dreeeeamy. :-*
I love his new show "Castle". I hope it didn't get cancelled like every other show I love. :'(
I don't think Castle has been shown over here yet, but I like pretty much everything Fillion's done so i'll have to check it out.
Bungie has confirmed ODST will run at the same below-HD 1152x640 resolution as Halo 3.
Speaking to 360 Gamer magazine, senior designer Lars Bakken confessed that ODST's engine is practically the same as Halo 3's and that graphical improvements are a result of talented artists, rather than improved tech.
"Everything that existed in Halo 3's engine was there from the beginning. So the graphical differences that you're seeing in ODST is really testament to the artists, because they were able to just take the tools that we had from the beginning, and just make awesome looking stuff."
When asked about the game's resolution, Bakken confirmed it would be:
"The same as Halo 3."
So, less than 1280x720?
"Yes, exactly."
Which is perhaps surprising news for anyone who can recall Halo 3's launch, and remembers the, erm, 'excitement' that followed when word spread that Microsoft's flagship 360 title wasn't using its flagship resolution. Or perhaps it's not really that important?
Regardless, we're sure it'll give the PS3 fanboys something to shout about. If only because they have little else right now.
If the game was called Halo ODST and not Halo 3: ODST, I'm sure they would have beefed up the resolution to 720p.
But since the game is going to include the multiplayer portion of Halo 3, they probably had to keep everything on the same scale.
I still want this like Sambo wants a cure for his herpes. :P :-[ :P
Is it September 22 yet?
ODST Multiplayer Footage (http://kotaku.com/5322492/some-halo-odst-multiplayer-gameplay-footage) taken from Comic-Con showroom floor.
Halo Reach to be Bungie's last 360 game
"ODST and then Reach is probably all you're going to get," Bungie tells CVG
Speaking to CVG during a recent visit to London to show off Halo: ODST, Bungie senior designer Lars Bakken told us that the forthcoming Halo Reach will most likely be Bungie's last 360 Halo game.
When asked if it would be safe to assume whether or not Reach is Bungie's last Halo game for the 360 platform, Bakken explained, "In terms of a platform for Halo games made by Bungie, yes. I can't answer that question for Microsoft though. Whether they have something in the works or not, I don't know if they're actually ready to talk about it yet, but in terms of Bungie-produced Halo games, ODST and then Reach is probably all you're going to get."
Brakken also told us that work on Halo: ODST is "done". "From our standpoint, we had to get it done and get everybody working on Halo Reach. Looking at the portfolio as a whole and the title roll out, this coming September is the right time for [ODST's release]."
The word 'probably' and the fact in the games industry everything is short term....
How not to pitch Halo 3: ODST
Listen, we're sure Halo 3: ODST is going to be a fine game, but Bungie's got to get a better pitchman than developer Lars Bakken. When asked by The Guardian about additions to the game, Bakken explained, "Obviously the things that have been brought over would be the weapons, the enemy types – those kinds of things haven't changed. Everything else is completely new: your character's health model, the fact that he doesn't have a motion tracker, he can't dual-wield, he takes damage when he falls off high surfaces, his health doesn't regenerate. All those things were not in Halo 3. That's very different."
... So. It's like the Halo everybody loves, except with the addition of taking things away. It's a shame Bungie's done with Halo after Reach -- we'd love to see them add things to Halo until it's basically just a guy in football pads with a potato gun going against the Covenant.
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 14, 2009, 02:57:03 AM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 13, 2009, 08:38:36 PM
New footage (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=219347) showing Firefly/Serenity star Nathan Fillion doing voice work for the upcoming Bungie shooter.
He's dreeeeamy. :-*
I love his new show "Castle". I hope it didn't get cancelled like every other show I love. :'(
im such an idiot. i watched castle for the first time yesterday and couldnt remember where i saw the star before, but now its coming back. :-[
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 28, 2009, 09:56:45 PM
How not to pitch Halo 3: ODST
his health doesn't regenerate.
oooooh. i was just telling someone that i miss the days of wasting time looking for health packs. ::)
New Trailer (http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/halo-3-odst-new-trailer)
The ODST gets a new vision mode and a better pistol. To offset losing everything else and you have to pick up health packs.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 28, 2009, 09:56:45 PM... a guy in football pads with a potato gun going against the Covenant.
lmao
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 25, 2009, 09:40:54 AM
ODST Multiplayer Footage (http://kotaku.com/5322492/some-halo-odst-multiplayer-gameplay-footage) taken from Comic-Con showroom floor.
ehh. its kinda cool. though, i do have to say that a gamer shouldnt need a red reticule unless he/she is a .......
Nathan Fillion explains ODST (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/video-nathan-fillion-explains-halo-3-odst/)
i have to get this game now. tricia helfer is hawt!!!
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on July 30, 2009, 10:10:47 PM
Nathan Fillion explains ODST (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/video-nathan-fillion-explains-halo-3-odst/)
i have to get this game now. tricia helfer is hawt!!!
Excellent promo. I'm authentically excited about this game now. Not because of my franchise loyalty, but because it actually looks like a great experience. I hope the characters are as charming as they appeared in the video.
I waited 10 minutes for this to load up on my laptop and then forgot to watch it, will have to watch it when i get home.
Halo 3: ODST leads to Halo 2 shutting down, bigger friends list
Microsoft has told G4TV that Halo 2 players are the reason the Xbox Live Friends List is capped at 100.
Original Xbox titles were coded for a 100-player Friends List only, and with Halo 2 still being a prominent name online, it's holding Microsoft back from unleashing a larger Friends List on Xbox Live.
The solution? Microsoft could shut down the Halo 2 servers after Halo 3: ODST's release, as they figure this will leave 360 owners with two Halo games to play (Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST). Yet we can't help but feel some of the hardcore Halo players will be a little put out by this news.
Would you rather Halo 2 lived on or that you had a larger Friends List?
Maybe if i had 50 more friends.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on August 11, 2009, 09:47:35 AMWould you rather Halo 2 lived on or that you had a larger Friends List?
I'd rather they create a patch for Halo 2 that allows more friends. I'll admit I pop Halo 2 in once in a blue moon. 8)
How to reach the Reach beta on ODST
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/reachbeta580.jpg)
Bungie is trying to make entry into Halo: Reach's beta as easy as possible -- at least if you pick up Halo 3 ODST next month. Bungie explained to Joystiq at GamesCom ODST's main menu will host an "extras" tab, which will contain access to the Reach beta once it activates sometime next year.
Bungie considers the beta to be "a big part of the value of the disc."
Halo 3 ODST's multiplayer disc: all frag, no Chief filler
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/halomultiplayer580.jpg)
The easiest way to encapsulate Halo 3 ODST's multiplayer disc is to call it "Halo 3 Multiplayer Complete." That was our takeaway from a meeting with Bungie at GamesCom today. Discussing "the other game" in the ODST box, the Bungie rep reiterated, "It's all the multiplayer maps we released with Halo 3, then all of the DLC we've released since then, along with three new maps."
The standalone disc pretty much means that precious Xbox 360 hard drive space can be cleansed of Halo 3 maps ... of course, there's always the option of putting the whole disc on the HDD as well. The Bungie rep explained it best by saying, "It's like putting in Halo 3 into your Xbox, except it doesn't have the campaign."
Quote from: GamerMan316 on August 23, 2009, 11:22:03 AMThe standalone disc pretty much means that precious Xbox 360 hard drive space can be cleansed of Halo 3 maps ... of course, there's always the option of putting the whole disc on the HDD as well.
Would you want to do that?
Halo 3 supposedly runs better off the disc instead of off a HDD install. I think it may be the only Xbox360 game that does. Perhaps they fixed whatever quick the original Halo 3 disc had?
They've altered the Games on Demand Halo 3 to run better off the HDD, so maybe they'll make Halo 3 MPC the same.
I run Halo 3 off the HDD and have never noticed anything different.
Dear Bungie, Halo: ODST has leaked
Oh, Bungie...you have a leaked game on the loose.
Yesterday a YouTube video was uploaded featuring a French guy unwrapping his brand new Halo: ODST copy for the whole world to see. In the video, it simply shows him taking it out of the package and showing it off. Apparently he purchased the game over the counter in a retail store. What's not legal is selling a game that's not due out for another four weeks. If you don't want the game spoiled for you anytime soon, I would not recommend searching anything Halo-related before the game is released on September 22, just to be on the safe side. Microsoft France has issued an official statement stating that anyone who is caught playing the game will ultimately be banned from Xbox Live. That's a tough blow. The video has also been removed from Youtube, typical.
Do you believe people who purchase games at a retail store should be punished for their actions or do you believe the retailer is at fault for selling the game to begin with?
MS "investigating" Halo 3: ODST leak
Small amount of copies sold in France - bannings follow
Microsoft says it's investigating the early delivery of Halo 3: ODST to a small number of customers in France.
Videos of lucky Parisian punters unwrapping the shooter have cropped up (and since been pulled) all over the internet. However, parties willing to show off their Halo bounty on the internet look to risk the wrath of Microsoft's black helicopters...
"We are investigating a very small breach in our distribution process around the early delivery of 'Halo 3: ODST' units," a Microsoft spokesman told CVG.
"We are also investigating Xbox Live accounts that show activity related to Halo 3: ODST and will take action against those we believe have procured copies of the game illegitimately.
"We have nothing further to share at this time," the company said, failing to offer specifics on the exact number of copies that've managed to get into gamer's hands (although it's thought to be little over a hundred).
ODST won't appear in UK shops properly until September 22. We'd expect French spoil-sports to put many, many spoilers on the internet before then though - you've been warned.
Might go check eBay and see what ridiculous price it's going for.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on August 27, 2009, 09:50:19 AMDo you believe people who purchase games at a retail store should be punished for their actions or do you believe the retailer is at fault for selling the game to begin with?
That's bullshit.
Imagine this: An out-of-the-loop noobie goes to a game store because his/her child won't stop talking about some new
Holo game. They walk in, ask the clerk if there's a new game called "Holo". The clerk replies, "No, but there is a new Halo game. Here you go."
The parent buys the game, takes it home, pops it in to see if it's appropriate for their child ... BAM! Banned from Xbox Live. What did
THEY do wrong?!??! Answer -
NOTHING.
When I was younger, I had a summer job at a music store in my local mall.
We also sold movies and videogames, but music was the bulk of our inventory. This was around the time Dragonball (Z, GT, ABC, whatever) was huge in the U.S.
I had only been working their a few weeks, and still getting the hang of how everything works. I helped unbox a new shipment of inventory, one box was full of a special DVD collection of Dragonball.
The next day, some kid walked in the store and said, "Do you have Dragonballs?" Fortunately for his face, I recently learned "Dragonball" was a tv show. ;D
I said, "Yeah, we got a bunch of them on the shelf over there."
He replied, "No. There's a new one."
You see where this is going. My boss never told me about any "release date" procedures. Before working at the music store, I worked in a clothing store, which do not have such rules. If something is delivered, you put it on the floor to sell it. Perhaps the French "leak" was simply a clueluess kid like I was, and unknowingly sold a bunch of Halo ODSTs.
Microsoft has denied reports that it will ban users from Xbox Live for playing Halo 3: ODST ahead of its official release date.
Following news that customers in France have been sold legitimate copies of the game, reports circulated that the platform holder would impose a ban on anyone who played it ahead of its launch.
According to Xbox Live chief Stephen Toulouse, the rumours are untrue. "We will not be banning legitimate customers from Xbox Live who play early," he wrote via his Twitter account. Any users found to be playing an illegitimate copy of the game, however, will face a ban.
Neato must have had a word
Quote from: TaraJayne on August 30, 2009, 08:39:52 PM
Neato must have had a word
Yep.
Neato: "Hey, Xbox."
Xbox: "What?"
Neato:
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ZI4vMxdycU8sgM:http://www.dancingmood.net/musicaloccupation/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fist.jpg)
;D
'If people love it,' Halo's Firefight mode could be added to Reach
Halo 3: ODST's survival horde Firefight Mode is probably the most notable addition to the upcoming Halo 3 expansion from Bungie Studios. With Halo: Reach headed to consoles next Fall, the developer had left the possibility of the new mode's inclusion in that project up in the air ... at least until now. Speaking with Eurogamer at PAX 2009, Bungie community manager Brian Jarrard said Firefight could very well make it into Halo: Reach -- "if people love it," that is.
"I don't think we've ever been known to really take things away from each successive release, so I think it's safe to say that if Firefight gets a lot of traction and people love it, it probably has a good future home in our next title as well," Jarrard said. Shh! Nobody bring up the battle rifle!
That's like asking if Horde will be in Gears 3!
Live Action Trailer - Extended Cut (http://kotaku.com/5355165/halo-odst-live+action-trailer-gets-an-extended-cut)
I wouldn't be surprised if this is fake, what do you think?
Reviewer: ODST is 'underwhelming'
Reviews going live on 20 September
Halo 3 ODST is 'underwhelming', reckons a journalist who has recently been given access to a review build of the game.
When asked what it was like, our source mustered a fairly despondent response:
"Two words: really underwhelming."
"You just look at it and think 'so what?'. Sure, the multiplayer is fun (it's Halo after all) but it's all built on an old engine (which looks pretty much untouched) and looks nowhere near as good as games such as Gears of War 2 or Killzone 2. It smacks of no effort and is a teensy bit cynical. [Microsoft] needed a big franchise title for this Christmas and presumably there wasn't enough time to build something new, so they gave us new missions on old, ageing technology that didn't really look that great first time round."
Harsh, but is pretty much what we we've been thinking all along really. The game runs in less-than-720 resolution, is really jaggy and overall looks pretty washed out - regardless of what the gameplay is like, we reckon a 'triple A' franchise deserves 'triple A' technology.
This is Halo. HALO! One of the most recognisable and popular franchises the videogames world has ever seen. In terms of overall quality, it SHOULD be up there with Gears and Killzone, not limping along at 640p. Let's be clear, we say this as people who want Halo to be amazing, not 'fanboys' or 'haters', as backwards-cap-wearing American teens will no doubt accuse us of being. It doesn't matter if you're the biggest Halo and 360 Fan going - don't bury your head in the sand, demand better!
Anyway, back to our source. He reckons most reviews are poised 'to drop' September 20th:
"Embargo's lifted ten days from now. That's when we'll be slammin' our review live."
But what score will it be getting?
"Haven't decided yet. Prolly give it an eight to be safe."
To be safe... that's the world we live in people. Don't give big games low marks - no one wants to hear it.
OH NO! I'll buy it anyway. I want the new Halo 3 maps.
Reviews out Sep 20, game out Sep 22.
Halo 3: ODST 2-disc soundtrack coming
Marty O'Donnell's score arrives on September 22
Sumthing Else Music Works will release a 2-disc Halo 3 ODST soundtrack on September 22, and you should be pleased because ODST's soundtrack is brilliant.
We know because we've finished it. Embargo shackles are holding back the review for a few more days (be patient people), but we think we can tell you, without MS sending out the helicopters, that the new soundtrack is as dark as it is epic, and will make you want to turn up that system.
"I'm happy to be able to share all new compositions and recordings created for Halo 3: ODST," said composer Marty O'Donnell. "The music reflects the new mood, new heroes, and new story of the game. I worked with the Northwest Sinfonia for the orchestral recordings and also added some nice alto sax solos and some new guitar solos. The piano sneaks back in again a few times too, but I can't seem to help that."
The soundtrack will also be released via Sumthing Digital, and iTunes too, which is nice.
amg! Nathan Fillian lending his voice to the cast along with a load of other FireFly voices. I think i've died and gone to geek heaven!
Achievements (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/halo-3-odst/achievements/)
Quote from: Failed on September 17, 2009, 07:54:33 PM
amg! Nathan Fillian lending his voice to the cast along with a load of other FireFly voices. I think i've died and gone to geek heaven!
They should drop the ODST and re-rename it "Halo 3: Firefly".
Halo 3: Firefly ..... mmm, did a little wee.
I ain't looking at the achievements .... SIT DOWN PEOPLE ... I'm gonna play this game and NOT worry about the achievements!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Failed on September 18, 2009, 09:08:36 AM
Halo 3: Firefly ..... mmm, did a little wee.
I ain't looking at the achievements .... SIT DOWN PEOPLE ... I'm gonna play this game and NOT worry about the achievements!!!!!!!!
Bullshit :D
Quote from: Failed on September 18, 2009, 09:08:36 AM
Halo 3: Firefly ..... mmm, did a little wee.
I ain't looking at the achievements .... SIT DOWN PEOPLE ... I'm gonna play this game and NOT worry about the achievements!!!!!!!!
That's what i've done with Arkham Asylum.
My mate in Game just gave me the Sgt Johnson unlock code. I won't be getting the game on release day. Will probably be at the beginning of next month.
oooo bring on Tuesday GLEE!
Hopefully firefight is 4-player split screen like MP is.
To be honest I'm not fussed about this Johnson code. Does anyone want it?
Bungie.net has been updated to include stats from Halo 3: ODST.
With Halo 3: ODST due for worldwide release on Tuesday, Bungie's site now tracks the amount of gamerscore and achievements you've managed to pluck from it.
There's also a new 'Road To Recon' feature, which tracks the amount of Vidmaster Challenges completed on your way to unlocking the famous Recon armour. The challenges are ridiculously hard but regardless, feel free to insert your own 'you can now haz Recon' joke.
I had a mooch over the ODST site last night, watched the new VidDoc, saw a glimpse of a new enemy :)
Avoided the stats and achievement pages though, don't wanna spoil it too much!?
Doing a little dance and making a little spam, ODST is released tomorrow and i'm a happy man!
or haiku
Dance a merry tune,
My game is out tomorrow,
been waiting since june.
or waka(tanka)
Dance a merry tune,
My game is out tomorrow,
been waiting since june.
O-D-S-T it will be
and only joy it will bring me.
Saw Maibs playing ODST on Saturday! Apparently his local shop was selling them early.
I will wait, no fun in having Christmas early, half the fun is waiting.
Get free ODST Premium theme now
"Available only for a limited time and free of charge for Xbox LIVE Gold Subscribers, this expertly crafted Halo 3: ODST Premium Theme will get your Xbox 360 ready for a combat drop into the city of New Mombasa," it says on the official Xbox site.
Played the first few flashbacks on my mate's xbox last night. It's all a bit the same for me. And my mate was very pissed off that a human could carry turrets and flip warthogs. There's no difference between what Master Chief and these ODST's can do, which is a bit wrong. Great voice acting though from Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin.
I've no interest in buying this game so it remains a rental for me, but then what else is new :)
Quote from: RedMaster11 on September 23, 2009, 07:33:15 AM
my mate was very pissed off that a human could carry turrets and flip warthogs
I haven't played it yet, but I actually had the same nerd argument in my head when I saw those in the trailers.
I settled on the conclusion that the turrets in ODST are made with an ultra-lightweight alloy. And the warthogs are equipped with some type of gravity-centering sensor that uprights itself when an ODST soldier initiates it.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D bullshit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2m4ocrd.jpg)
Halo 3: ODST armor generator.
Because I can see Failed will be probarbly be there for a week trying to decide on pink /peach or salmon
http://php.badrouter.net/bnet/ (http://php.badrouter.net/bnet/)
You can't change your armor colour for you ODST, but my little icon/badge is a cross between sunset salmon and rabid flamingo.
Loving ODST, therefore i can overlook the fact they can carry turrets (i could carry one, RAWR) and flipping hogs with some sort of pulley and lever system. You can flip a tank too :P
Apart from looking past the superficial, the game is amazin', the atmosphere, acting, music are all better than Halo 3 AND it's exactly the same combat! what more could i want (except some sort of girlish armor, can't wait to unlock Dare)
Quote from: Failed on September 24, 2009, 09:14:23 AM
You can't change your armor colour for you ODST, but my little icon/badge is a cross between sunset salmon and rabid flamingo.
Loving ODST, therefore i can overlook the fact they can carry turrets (i could carry one, RAWR) and flipping hogs with some sort of pulley and lever system. You can flip a tank too :P
Apart from looking past the superficial, the game is amazin', the atmosphere, acting, music are all better than Halo 3 AND it's exactly the same combat! what more could i want (except some sort of girlish armor, can't wait to unlock Dare)
Master Chief :D Is the gameplay better than Halo 3?
Yes, it's not as gungho. I tried keeping some troopers alive just for the help the other night.
Halo 3: ODST logs over 900K players in one day
It's been on store shelves for less than two days and Halo 3: ODST has logged nearly a million players in the last 24 hours. More specifically, according to Bungie.net, the game had logged 936,278 players when this post was written. All of those troopers have managed to put away 5,653,310 games. That's roughly six games per person in a 24-hour period. On a weekday. We don't want to jump the gun here, but Bungie just might have a success on its hands.
I'm gonna play some firefight tonight and be just another number.
Quote from: Failed on September 24, 2009, 01:36:50 PM
I'm gonna play some firefight tonight and be just another number.
ValleeoftheDEAD is looking for some Firefight partners. Toss him a line.
Big Halo 3 ODST Sales And The Return Of Master Chief
With Halo 3: ODST selling 2.5 million copies within two weeks of release, Microsoft talks to USA Today about the future of the franchise, merchandising, and the possibly return of Master Chief.
The Halo franchise has sold more than 25 million copies combined so far, with Halo 3: ODST, the recently released standalone game, making up a good 10% of that in just 2 weeks on store shelves. Along with next year's prequel Halo: Reach, Bungie and Microsoft have a whole lot of Halo going on. There's a new comic book series, Blood Line, kicking off in December, the Halo Legends anime, the Halo: Evolution anthology novel, and the trilogy from acclaimed science fiction author Greg Bear, due out next year. And you know Todd McFarlane isn't going to stop milking the franchise anytime soon.
But with all of this Halo merchandising, there's still something missing. Where's Master Chief? Microsoft's Frank O'Connor says that everyone's favorite Spartan can't possibly be gone for long.
As for Master Chief, odds are he will be seen again. "I think that (his) fate, Cortana's fate and the identity of that giant, dark planet at the ending (on the game's hardest skill level) - that's a spoiler - are probably big mysteries that would be irritating if they were just cliffhangers," O'Connor says. "We do have a plan that goes out at least six years," he says. "Eventually, it will become very apparent that there is a plan for the way the canon all ties together and the way the comic books and the novels all tie together."
See? They have a plan, and once it comes to fruition, the world will tremble at their feet...or at least be really happy to see MC and Cortana again.
I hope Cortana dies, she did my head in while playing Halo 3, popping up and pretending to be a damsel in distress, piss of before i get the anti-malware on you!
i have to admit i have only played halo 3 and odst and i have no idea about the story line ut im enjoying odst at the moment.
Quote from: Failed on October 09, 2009, 10:46:59 AM
I hope Cortana dies, she did my head in while playing Halo 3, popping up and pretending to be a damsel in distress, piss of before i get the anti-malware on you!
I keep saying the same about Dom in Gears, hopefully he'll die in Gears 3.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on October 09, 2009, 10:55:06 AM
Quote from: Failed on October 09, 2009, 10:46:59 AM
I hope Cortana dies, she did my head in while playing Halo 3, popping up and pretending to be a damsel in distress, piss of before i get the anti-malware on you!
I keep saying the same about Dom in Gears, hopefully he'll die in Gears 3.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Dom's my favourite character!
bring back that rookie
Bungie explains 'series of stumbles' in ODST marketing
From the initial talk of a lower price to a renaming, Bungie's ever-changing plans for Halo 3: ODST left a lot of people confused as to what the final product would be. "I'm no PR expert, but it's pretty obvious the game had a series of stumbles; from the naming, to the initial E3 2008 countdown reveal failure, and finally pricing ... it would definitely be nice to have a do-over for the game introduction," senior designer Lars Bakken told G4TV in a recent interview. "The big takeaway for us is just to never comment on matters that are outside of our control," added community manager Brian Jarrard.
The subject of ODST becoming an "expansion pack," however, was never an arguable point to executive producer Curtis Creamer. "Though ODST was built from the Halo 3 engine, there were enough changes made to the engine that we could not have released it as an expansion in the way that you might equate with a PC game expansion pack ... the ODST executable is not compatible with Halo 3."
The crew of Bungie devs also reconfirmed that "there are currently no plans for any ODST DLC," with all of the studio's resources tied up with Halo: Reach. Hopefully, our thirst for more Firefight maps will be quenched by the inclusion of the mode in future Halo games -- a prospect to which the developers responded, "Only time will tell." Do it for us, Bungie! Please?
Bungie: We regret ODST failures
Lack of matchmaking in Firefight still haunts studio - but it promises Halo: Reach will make up for them
Bungie has spoken of its regret over faliures in the Firefight mode of Halo ODST.
The studio's community boss Brian Jarrard said it simply didn't have time to fix matchmaking into the mode - and admitted its omission is probably the reason ODST isn't as popular as other Halo games.
Jarrard told
CVG sister site OXM: "I regret not being able to go back and make Firefight in ODST work and have match-making. I think we would have loved to have done that.
"We've heard it from the fans, we've heard it from the press. It's definitely something we'd have loved to be able to do but we didn't have the scope on the project. We didn't have the time.
He added: "We accomplished a tremendous amount, but that's probably the reason ODST isn't being played as much right now as we'd like. It has had a shorter lifecycle than any of the Halo titles before. But Reach is our big chance to make up for some of those things."
I know this is gonna sound dumb, but is Halo ODST a FPS? I'm just curious, my son says he wants it, but neither of us have played any of the other versions save for a demo I downloaded on his 360 and it isn't a FPS game (I don't remember which Halo was DL'd).
Halo Wars maybe?
Quote from: GamerMan316 on February 22, 2010, 10:40:29 AM
Bungie: We regret ODST failures
Lack of matchmaking in Firefight still haunts studio - but it promises Halo: Reach will make up for them
Bungie has spoken of its regret over faliures in the Firefight mode of Halo ODST.
The studio's community boss Brian Jarrard said it simply didn't have time to fix matchmaking into the mode - and admitted its omission is probably the reason ODST isn't as popular as other Halo games.
Jarrard told
CVG sister site OXM: "I regret not being able to go back and make Firefight in ODST work and have match-making. I think we would have loved to have done that.
"We've heard it from the fans, we've heard it from the press. It's definitely something we'd have loved to be able to do but we didn't have the scope on the project. We didn't have the time.
He added: "We accomplished a tremendous amount, but that's probably the reason ODST isn't being played as much right now as we'd like. It has had a shorter lifecycle than any of the Halo titles before. But Reach is our big chance to make up for some of those things."
I've been watching the webshow
Feedback (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/5635/Feedback.html) lately, and they have some very interesting conversations. Recently they discussed this very thing, along with how it is affecting the groundwork for Reach.
Long story short, Halo: Reach is looking very promising.
Quote from: CRracer_912 on February 22, 2010, 03:00:16 PM
I know this is gonna sound dumb, but is Halo ODST a FPS? I'm just curious, my son says he wants it, but neither of us have played any of the other versions save for a demo I downloaded on his 360 and it isn't a FPS game (I don't remember which Halo was DL'd).
Halo ODST is a FPS. Here's a
youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmyyIi49EI):
Halo Wars is an RTS (Real Time Strategy) game. Here's a
youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITm0eigXpeY).
Yep, it musta been HW that I DL'd
Quote from: CRracer_912 on February 22, 2010, 03:00:16 PM
I know this is gonna sound dumb, but is Halo ODST a FPS? I'm just curious, my son says he wants it, but neither of us have played any of the other versions save for a demo I downloaded on his 360 and it isn't a FPS game (I don't remember which Halo was DL'd).
CRracer, I'm not the biggest fan of Halo, So maybe some of the other guy's here could tell you better, But I would have thought Halo 3 would be a better choice than Halo ODST. Now I do know you get all the Multiplayer maps with ODST which work with Halo 3 which is a good bonus, but from what I've heard the single player is not great. Now as I said I'm no Halo expert, So you might want to ask some of the other guy's.
Quote from: sambo on February 22, 2010, 04:07:01 PM
Quote from: CRracer_912 on February 22, 2010, 03:00:16 PM
I know this is gonna sound dumb, but is Halo ODST a FPS? I'm just curious, my son says he wants it, but neither of us have played any of the other versions save for a demo I downloaded on his 360 and it isn't a FPS game (I don't remember which Halo was DL'd).
CRracer, I'm not the biggest fan of Halo, So maybe some of the other guy's here could tell you better, But I would have thought Halo 3 would be a better choice than Halo ODST. Now I do know you get all the Multiplayer maps with ODST which work with Halo 3 which is a good bonus, but from what I've heard the single player is not great. Now as I said I'm no Halo expert, So you might want to ask some of the other guy's.
If you want a good single-player or co-op campaign, Halo 3 is the better choice.
If you want a good co-op and competitive online multiplayer game, Halo 3: ODST is the better choice.
Thanks for the info!