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November 22, 2001 Link to this post
AV reviews Halo
Charles D. Clifford told us that The Adrenaline Vault has put up their Halo Review (and 9 new screens) - they loved it. They obviously didn't read The Fall of Reach (it's becoming clear how much of the backstory was buried in that book), but it didn't stop them from seriously enjoying the game.
In the later sections, the single player experience actually feels less entertaining than pairing up with a buddy to fight back the hordes of enemies, and I have a seven hour, five AM finishing, side-by-side stretch of gaming to back me up in that assertion.
(That's, what... MTB = 300?) Go read it. (We've added it to our Reviews page, and the screens to our Screenshots database.) (Louis Wu 11:23:52 UTC)
November 22, 2001 Link to this post
MPB - the new standard
Forensic proposes a new rating scale to replace the (in Halo's case inapplicable) StC ('Start to Crate') system for rating shooters: MPB ('Minutes Past Bedtime'):
You measure how long you stayed up past midnight playing, despite having to go to class or work the next day, and you've got your rating. In this case, Halo earns a respectable score of 120.
A few days ago here, Halo earned a 220... (Louis Wu 10:41:11 UTC)
November 22, 2001 Link to this post
CD screens added to db
Thanks to bullseye, for pointing out that two of the screens in this week's ConsoleDomain Halo Review hadn't yet been posted. They've now been added to the screenshots archive. (Louis Wu 00:58:48 UTC)
November 21, 2001 Link to this post
New wallpaper
Anthony Tilford dropped off a new desktop using some of the cool new concept art and screenshots at Bungie's Tru7h and Reconciliation site. You'll find it in our Wallpaper section. (Louis Wu 21:42:41 UTC)
November 21, 2001 Link to this post
Happy Halo Xperience
NaliGun noticed a review at Blueyonder of the Xbox Xperience tour currently in the UK. While they hated the event itself, they loved Halo:
Even the poor LCD screens in Nutopia had difficulty disguising the sensational visuals.
Worth a read - gives props to Marty and the Sound team, as well! (Louis Wu 15:28:47 UTC)
November 20, 2001 Link to this post
Pushed too far...
Raymond Makowski drops off a newly-captioned screenshot... I think he's captured the feeling pretty well. You'll find it in our Miscellaneous Art section. (Louis Wu 10:29:42 UTC)
November 20, 2001 Link to this post
Bungie Content, online fast!
Bungie's Tru7h and Reconciliation site has been updated again - new screenshots, and Part 2 of the Multiplayer Guide. Check it out! (Screens will be up in our database shortly.) Update: 13 new shots have been added to our Screenshots section. (Louis Wu 00:54:10 UTC)
November 18, 2001 Link to this post
Screenshots section overhauled
The time has come. Our Screenshots Collection passed 400 items recently, and that's just way too many images to nagivate (or maintain) by hand - so it's been completely overhauled. You should find it far easier to look through now. Comments are always welcome, though we may choose not to implement your suggestions. (We'll do our best to explain why not, if we can.) Enjoy! (Louis Wu 18:20:32 UTC)
November 18, 2001 Link to this post
GamePro reviews Halo
Thanks to NeXuS, who noticed a Halo review at GamePro. There's no date on it (nor any reference to a date in their news), so I've no idea when it was actually posted... we've dated it today on our Reviews page. It's positive - a few minor gripes (the 'Ewoks on helium' sound of the grunts, for example, and the 'fussy' handling of the vehicles), but for them, it's one of 2001's best games. (There are also 15 new, albeit small, screenshots.) (Louis Wu 15:42:03 UTC)
November 18, 2001 Link to this post
GotY voting at Gamespy
Gamespy has started the fan voting on their Game of the Year 2001 Awards - you all know what to do in the Xbox category... thanks to Darkman for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 00:20:49 UTC)
November 17, 2001 Link to this post
FunXbox says oh, yeah...
FunXbox has posted its full review of Halo - and it's simply overflowing with praise.
Imagine Half-Life, Tribes 2, and Goldeneye all mashed together, then multiply it by one thousand, and you still wouldn't have a game as captivating, exciting, intense and fun as Halo.
(That's how it STARTS.) Bottom line - they liked it. (We think.) Go read it for yourself. (We've added it to our Reviews page.) (Louis Wu 21:23:21 UTC)
November 16, 2001 Link to this post
Bungie goes site crazy
As about 8 million of you noticed, all the new Bungie sites went live last night. (Don't ask me why MS is approving launches after 10 pm local time...) The 7th Column, the new gathering place for local fan clubs, is open and accepting new club applications. Truth and Reconciliation, Bungie's new official Halo site (with exclusive screenshots, concept art, storyboards, and more) woke up some time this morning. And the overall Bungie.net site is live again, as well. (The Myth Vault still needs a bit of tweaking.) Spend a little time looking around... (Louis Wu 12:50:39 UTC)
November 15, 2001 Link to this post
GameSpot UK adds some Halo content
GameSpot UK has repackaged the preview GameSpot (US) published two weeks ago (UK spelling, a final paragraph acknowledging that it won't be available in the UK for quite some time), and added a subset of the huge collection of screens Gamespot US put up last week. I suppose if you space it out... (Louis Wu 19:24:56 UTC)
November 15, 2001 Link to this post
FiringSquad looks at Xbox (and Halo)
Thanks to fate, who noticed new Halo coverage (and media) in a FiringSquad article on the Xbox launch. (Halo's section is 2 pages long, starting on page 4.) Included is a passel of screens (20-someodd, mostly stuff you've seen before, but with occasional interesting variations) and a 20 MB DivX-encoded AVI (no spoilers). This isn't their official Halo review - they said that's coming. They have more framerate issues than any other coverage I've read. Take a look! (Louis Wu 15:05:15 UTC)
November 15, 2001 Link to this post
Halo at home... finally
Our forum is starting to see stories of folks and their first Xbox experiences with Halo in their own living room. Nij and The Shrike seem to be the first forum-ites to report back... and the news is good. (Louis Wu 10:14:21 UTC)
November 15, 2001 Link to this post
Another Halo domain up for grabs
vladinn@msn.com lets us know that another Halo domain, halogame.com, is up for auction - starting bid is $500. Given that haloserver.com failed to sell for $61 last week, this seems rather steep... but hey - who are we to judge? (Louis Wu 01:39:56 UTC)
November 14, 2001 Link to this post
Halo commentary in article.
Thanks to Lophan who spotted an article on the Xbox at MSNBC that makes mention of Halo:
Halo, a first-person shooter in which players lead a squad of marines in a battle on an alien planet, still has some frame-rate problems. To read about the game online, you think the frame rate was a very slow 10 frames per second. Ê Ê Ê Ê
In truth, Halo generally stays at a constant 30 frames per second. Granted, this is not as fast as the 60 frames per second you see in some games, but it is well within an acceptable limit. Ê Ê Ê Ê
I noticed the frame rate drop a few times during a demo I saw last summer, but those problems have been fixed. Halo has enormous worlds and crossing certain junctures within those worlds used to trigger half-second load ups that looked mostly like hiccups but did not detract from gameplay. There were also times, when the game slowed because too much was happening on screen, such as firefights with multiple vehicles. But in its final form, these problems have been fixed.
Read the rest of the article here. Pax. (Crux Fidelis 20:18:34 UTC)
November 14, 2001 Link to this post
8 new PCGames.de screens
More new screens, from Germany's PC Games Magazine - 8 of 'em, in all. Some pretty nice stuff - a cool shot of a Jeep just off its dropship, a jeep in water, and a dead hunter. Available in both 768x576 and 640x480 formats. Thanks to Uriel for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 00:22:54 UTC)
November 13, 2001 Link to this post
Launch Party Pics start coming in
Shadab, one of our reporters for the Launch Party, submitted a passel of pics earlier today. They're finally up. As more pictures roll in, you'll be able to find them in the Pictures section of the Launch Party Coverage page. (Louis Wu 02:23:26 UTC)
November 12, 2001 Link to this post
Halo T-shirt pics
There are more in the works, we hear... but the first screenshots sent to us of the Launch Party have been uploaded - a few shots showing the Halo T-shirt Bungie was selling at the event. Take a look... this'll be available to the public as soon as the Bungie Store goes live again! (Louis Wu 15:36:43 UTC)
November 11, 2001 Link to this post
Launch Party reports start
The first few reports have trickled in from the Launch Party last night (folks having too much fun to report back, it seems!) - overall response seems to be pretty positive. jaslak summed up the general attitude towards Bungie's willingness to do stuff like this:
It was an impressive sight, to see bungie employees and fans talking one on one. I have yet to see another company as cool as Bungie.
Lots of little details, including the unveiling (at least verbally) of the new Truth and Reconciliation site Bungie's putting up (you almost got the name right, Theocracity)... read the reports to soak it up. An Xbox and several copies of Halo (as well as t-shirts) were given away... and several people (from Marty O'Donnell to TeamXbox) were conducting interviews. No7orious mentioned on our forum that the only new media he saw was a sort of training video (sounds like fun, though) - but we have yet to hear from the Bungie guys themselves.
General announcement: if you were at the party, and would like your thoughts/comments preserved for posterity on the coverage page, drop us a line - we'll set you up with access so you can post there. (This goes for Bungie employees, as well, if you're so inclined.) A search function will be added soon, so that finding that tidbit you wanted will be simple. For those of us not at the party... looks like we missed a good one! (Louis Wu 16:12:58 UTC)
November 11, 2001 Link to this post
New screens at PCGames.de
Thanks to Uriel, who discovered 15 new Halo screens at PC Games.de (you can see them in 640x480 format, or 768x576 format). Some nice ones in there... (Louis Wu 04:38:46 UTC)
November 9, 2001 Link to this post
Full Halo review at VE
VoodooExtreme's full Halo review has been posted. An overall score of 95% (lowest rating: 90% for Replay value and Stability). It is a nearly perfectly positive review:
After playing through Halo a couple times I can safely say with no repentance that it's one of the most engrossing games I've ever played in my entire life.
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Not many games with multiyear development cycles live up to fans? expectations, but I think that Halo is one of those rare exceptions. If you love sci-fi themed first person shooters, Halo is a must buy even if you have to wait for the PC or Mac version. If you have an Xbox, you must own Halo. It's just that simple.
However, there were a couple of things listed in the 'Cons' summary: framerate stutters (yes, still) and 'a somewhat anti-climactic ending'. (That's actually not an uncommon complaint about Bungie games - Oni is the most recent example.) There are no major spoilers - Apache goes out of his way to keep the scope of the information limited to what's already out there on the net. There are also two brand-new screens to go with the 5 released a few days ago (hi-res, and gorgeous). Go read this! (Louis Wu 14:11:53 UTC)
November 9, 2001 Link to this post
I want one. No, two.
Seen over at TXB - MSN Games|Denmark has posted some pictures of an amazing gaming setup. That is one big screen... (Louis Wu 06:51:20 UTC)
November 9, 2001 Link to this post
Halo reviewed at TechTV
Nice catch - Hyperium found a TechTV Halo review. Except for implying that Halo will not come out on a PC, it's a decent review. They had some troubles with the controls... but nothing they couldn't handle. One odd thing - the video clip enclosed (generic splitscreen coop play - no spoilers) at one point shows the two teammates in a jeep... and BOTH screens are in 3rd person mode. (There is no way to see what the gunner in the back is actually shooting at; the camera remains on him.) Several months ago, the gunner was first-person - either this has changed, or something was pretty screwy over at TechTV. Hmm... (Louis Wu 05:43:17 UTC)
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