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Only the Shadow knows...
This week's Halo Update mentions that 'the Shadow is back in the game.' This line instigated a sizeable amount of discussion, both on our forum and at Rampancy.net, from folks who weren't sure what the Shadow is. (It's a Covenant vehicle.) Ian McConville, our resident Mad Artist, has posted another of his entertaining speculations on our forum - you might not be any closer to knowing what the Shadow is, but you should at least have a smile on your face. (Louis Wu 22:42:26 UTC) (permalink)
Edge loves Halo
fAt1, of MPZ Halo, sent in such a nicely written description of the Edge article mentioned a few days ago on our forum that we're just gonna post it.
Edge, the most respected videogaming journal in the UK, had their E3 feature in the latest issue (99), and it had a lot of Halo in it... and they were highly impressed looking relatively at what they said about other games:
"Bungie's Halo Project Manager, Joe Staten, follows and showcases XBox's other potential killer app.ÊUnoptimised framerates aside (Which Edge is later informed is due to an autosave feature not fully implemented), this retains massive potential. Time restraints cut short an immersive looking demo, even if Statens foolish fireless attack on a gun-toting Covenant alien sees him get killed quickly. At least the crowd gets to see the intelligent autosave feature in action."
Also, in a later Halo preview they add that "Also adding to the overall atmosphere is the way the game has been designed so that it plays continuously - there are no loading screens once the action begins"
They also note the framerates in split-screen "suffered massively", and that the XBox controller feels like a "chunky quaterpounder" but Halo's control system makes this less of a problem.
This is a glowing report from the likes of Edge who are made up of games designers turned journalists. This mag is more of a journal for the videogame industry more than a games magazine so I think Halo did well to impress them as much as it did.
Thanks, fAt1! (Louis Wu 14:00:11 UTC) (permalink)
Xbox vs. PS2
Neil Grattan points out a short article he's written on the relative merits of the Xbox vs the PS2. His conclusion - the Xbox is gonna wipe the floor with the PS2. Check out his points. (Louis Wu 13:49:35 UTC) (permalink)
Jjaro Boxers to the rescue!
Apologies for the slacking yesterday - I was out of town, and the rest of these clowns? Who knows... anyway, time for some catch-up. In a recent thread on our forum, it was pointed out that the underwear the player's character wears can be of utmost importance - Ian McConville's graphic depiction says it best. One can only hope that Bungie is listening. (Louis Wu 13:45:29 UTC) (permalink)
Saturday's news in brief:
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See? Paul Bertone IS working on Halo. |
Friday's news in brief:
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Yet more wallpaper upped Movies... they make your world go round News page gets an upgrade New Wallpaper added |
