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Thursday, October 4, 2001 |  |
What - no films??
Aaauuggghhhh! No films. :( Matt Soell dashed hopes for one of the most commonly desired features today - Halo will NOT have a method for saving films. A sad, sad day for Bungie fans... (Louis Wu 19:00:42 UTC) (permalink)
It's MUCH older than last year
Not that you should listen to the man, or anything - and it's not as though it's the first time he's said this - but Matt Soell steps into a thread about Halo's gameplay to smack down the theory that Halo was converted to a first person view (from third person) in order to fit better with the Xbox controller. As Matt says,
The decision to go first-person was made before MS entered the picture.
But Matt, you know, is full of it - he's just making it up because he already sold his soul to Bill Gates. Or something. (Louis Wu 18:41:24 UTC) (permalink)
Hmm...
Not sure how long this thread will exist... or how many of you want to read it if it's full of spoilers... but someone who obviously playtested Halo recently has broken his NDA and described his experience on the IGN Forum. The link (for now) is here. It's all multiplayer stuff... (Louis Wu 09:38:49 UTC) (permalink)
Gamespot pics are OLD
Before we get MORE mail about it - it seems that Gamespot has updated their Halo screenshots recently (yesterday, actually)... but all the new shots are OLD. There are some from October 1999... others that are screen captures from the E3 2000 movie... they're ALL old. (Interestingly enough, the screen grabs from E3 2001, listed as having been posted May 18, have some very nice shots in the collection... The fun stuff starts on page 4, and runs through the top of page 7.) (Louis Wu 09:29:42 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Developer Diary 4 at PlanetXbox
PlanetXbox has published Part 4 of their Halo Developer's Diary, and this one is chock-full of details about what makes Halo different from other games of its genre. There are some really fun bug-discovering snippets:
Two days ago some crazy (but diligent) tester stacked enough Warthogs to jump on top of an 'unclimbable' cliff on one of my levels.
There are descriptions of the complexity of gameplay, in both solo and multiplayer modes:
The guy riding shotgun in your warthog during a multiplayer game can toss a grenade into the enemy base from his seat, then leap out of the warthog, grab the flag, use the flag to smack another defender and jump back in without you even letting up on the accelerator.
And there are accounts of the dramatic nature of Halo:
I've seen a warthog drive out of a second story window, do a complete back flip and land right in the middle of a squad of Covenant just as one of them said "Does anybody see him?"
All in all, chock full of good info. (Unfortunately, it seems to confirm that cooperative play is limited to two players.) Go read the whole thing! (Louis Wu 08:50:15 UTC) (permalink)
New Fan Fiction
Death and destruction on the Halo fill Mr Bill Jr V's latest story, 'The Answers'. Related to previous works... yet different. You'll find it (and many others) in our Fan Fiction section. It appears that the new comments feature is a success! (Louis Wu 08:49:32 UTC) (permalink)
Where's Ripley when you need her?
Yesterday the Marathon's Story page mentioned an interesting little comparison between the Covenant and the Pfhor, from the Marathon series, created by fan Joseph E. Haake. Today, Joseph points out a modified version... which implies a different connection. (Louis Wu 08:40:10 UTC) (permalink)
More mirrors for the TeamXbox movie
Seems we missed a source for the TeamXbox movie yesterday - you can find another two mirrors of the 20 MB mpeg at 3D Gamers. Thanks, Frans! (Louis Wu 00:05:33 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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German Fan Fiction... Ach! Movie list finally updated |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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Gotta watch them Covs... Nordichardware preview translated into English Command THIS! Swedish Halo preview at Nordichardware |
