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A synergy of subtleties
Gamesradar.uk has put up a pretty massive article called 'The Making of... Halo'. It's a fascinating look behind the scenes - what made it in, what didn't, and in some cases, why. This is a web version of the Edge Magazine feature 'The Making of...' - maybe the January 2004 issue (out in the UK in about 3 weeks). Jaime Griesemer talks quite a bit about how some decisions were made, and even Marty O'Donnell gives away a secret or two:
"And that melee attack sound on the back of a Hunter - gabonk? Think watermelon wrapped in tin foil, and a baseball bat."
Fantastic writing, and a great recap of what makes Halo the addictive masterpiece it is. Thanks to Xzzy for the heads-up! (Louis Wu 19:55:05 UTC) (permalink)
News around the Halo Community
Halo links sent to us in the past few days:
- Cracked Visor - Xbox Halo clan
- Master-Chief.net - Halo forum
- Icegames - Movies, pics (I enjoyed Faint)
- Black Death Squad - Halo PC clan
- Vector Squad - Halo PC clan
- Factor VIII Contingency - Multigame clan (including Halo)
Couple of notes: Black Death Squad has a news item, dated last week, that says that they're using us to host their movies. News to me. Also, the mail about Factor VIII Contingency came in a couple of weeks ago - somehow I missed it completely (it turned up as I was closing windows). And lastly - for all the people who write and ask us why we don't actually ADD these links to the Links page - we're way behind. There are (literally) dozens mentioned in the news that haven't been posted; nobody's taken the time to go through and catalog them. Simple as that. (Louis Wu 14:05:21 UTC) (permalink)
Gamers Europe says 'eh'.
Gamers Europe reviewed Halo (8/10). They were pretty unhappy with it ("in terms of a port, this is pretty poor"), but the last sentence left me scratching my head:
It's hard to recommend if you've not played it before, but if you haven't then in the name of God jump on the bandwagon while you can.
Um... what? Snagged off Blue's News (thanks, Ash). Update: Mark Murphy writes to say that that wording was a mistake; it's been adjusted to be coherent. (It's now consistent with the rest of the review, as well.) (Louis Wu 13:29:57 UTC) (permalink)
Trick, Then.
Proving once again that corn monopoly is NOT to be muscled in on, Stuntmutt serves up a Halloween-related One One Se7en for you. (Personally, I was waiting for the 'ouch'.) (Louis Wu 11:34:15 UTC) (permalink)
You Mean Puns AREN'T Illegal?
Seems Halo: Resolution is trying to muscle in on Stuntmutt's corn monopoly. Hmmm... (Louis Wu 11:29:38 UTC) (permalink)
Now THAT'S fast.
A couple of weeks ago, nukedude was playing around with a mod BOLL had created, one that allowed super speeds. (BOLL had made his own Xbox vid a couple of months ago, on Blood Gulch, with no sound... but after HPC came out, folks discovered that Death Island provided some unique jumping opportunities.) nukedude's vid is called 'SuperSpeed' - ever see a tank do a wheelie? (Would you call it a treadie?) It's 5:14 long, 30.2 mb, and recorded in DivX format. You can find it on Nukedude's site - and we've put a mirror up at Mythica. Take a look! (Louis Wu 11:11:16 UTC) (permalink)
Brain in a Spoon
To kick off Halloween with a bang, we've got Jillybean's 'An HBO Halloween' in our Fan Fiction section. Check it out... it's full of forum regulars. I will say, in my own defense, that I have never, ever, worn a tutu. Except that once. (Louis Wu 02:40:12 UTC) (permalink)
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