Another Halo Game

[SouLeSS]

http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/6A7A099E-3DA6-42D2-854E-F5A0C07168FD/0/vidhalowarsx06Hi.asx

Cant wait till they go 'megaman' style on this and give it about 100 games.

That'll be ****ing awesome.

[Axid]

There's also one coming out with Peter Jackson's new studio or somethingI think? :confused:

[SouLeSS]

Yeah, supposivly it's going to be the game based on the movie which is based on the novels which are based on the game. :huh:

[CM Punk]

I think the movie and novels are just based on the game, and the new game is just an extension of that universe, it isn't the movie, since the movie's game would be the original Halo :confused:

[Zenien]

Are you guys talking about Halo Wars or is this ANOTHER new Halo game?

[Axid]

Halo Wars is what the thread was about. Now its speculation about the Peter Jackson one :o

[eXperiment]

I'll definatly get it

[CM Punk]

Are you guys talking about Halo Wars or is this ANOTHER new Halo game?
There's Halo 3, Halo Wars, and then a game that Peter Jackson and Wingnut Interactive (which I think is a new MGS 1st party, the way they were talking, but I'm not sure) that will "extend the Halo universe". After that they're doing new IPs.

[eXperiment]

IPs????

[CM Punk]

Intellectual Property, basically it means something totally new. When Bungie first did Halo, because it was the first thing to ever take place in the Halo universe, it was a new IP. So they'll basically be doing totally new stuff with Peter Jackson and MGS financial backing.

[eXperiment]

oh.....i see, thanks for explaining

[Joker]

I bet Jackson's will be a game that takes place during the first Halo, and you play as Johnson, or some other secondary character from the movie/books :o

[Axid]

Supposed to be a blend of different game elements.


Halo Kart :cmad: :eek:

[Zenien]

THis thread doesn't even have the media up yet. Get on the ball guys. :cmad:

[CM Punk]

That's because I didn't make it. No one knows how to make a good thread anymore :(

[Boom]

I want this. Right now.

[XwolverineX]

Halo!!!1

[Boom]

It's a damn shame the trailer is pe-rendered. If those were in-game graphics, I'd be changing my shorts right now.

[CM Punk]

Yes, and it's based around our world concepts and uses lots of in-game models. The sound and music were done at Ensemble Studios as well. Props to our friends at Blur for bringing it all together and making it really shine.

link (http://www.halowars.com/faqs.html)

So, judging by that, the 360's specs, and Ensemble's amazing past efforts, I'd say that CG trailer isn't far removed from the actual game.

[Axid]

That would be EXTREMELY impressive if they can make an RTS very, very nice looking like the trailer :O

Since, you know, in most of those rts games that you zoom in, they are worse than n64 models :(

[Boom]

My mouth literally opened when they showed that Elite. It beats the **** out of the Halo 2 Elite, rapes it, ties it to the back of a Ghost, and drags it along a landscape of jagged rocks.

All under a minute.

[Axid]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fireblaze614/MCSBSP.jpg

[WhatsHisFace]

Halo Wars will rule.

[SouLeSS]

THis thread doesn't even have the media up yet. Get on the ball guys. :cmad:

What the hell do you mean it doesn't have the media up yet? ALL there is on the game is the trailer and a bunch of useless news posts that say something along the lines of "HALO WARS IS AN RTS DEVELOPED BY BLAH BLAH BLAH".

[Spidey-Bat]

Supposed to be a blend of different game elements.


Halo Kart :cmad: :eek:

Halo Party!!!! :D

[lars573]

I'll wait for the PC port. Even then it's being made by Ensemble. Their RTS making stock went down after they released AOE2 twice with a new graphics engine.

[WhatsHisFace]

Yeah, well, we already know what your opinions on games are worth.

[WhatsHisFace]

Yeah, well, we already know what your opinions on games are worth.

[WhatsHisFace]

Yeah, well, we already know what your opinions on games are worth.

[WhatsHisFace]

Yeah, well, we already know what your opinions on games are worth.

[Boom]

Worth repeating a reply three times at least :csad:.

[WhatsHisFace]

I have a problem. Problem. Problem. :(

[CM Punk]

Actually, this is a guy who prefers Tenchu over Ninja ****ing Gaiden, so it actually is worth saying 3 times over.

[WhatsHisFace]

Wahahahaha. :D

[Boom]

Actually, this is a guy who prefers Tenchu over Ninja ****ing Gaiden, so it actually is worth saying 3 times over.
Can such a person exist?

[boywonder13]

I'll wait for the PC port.

Xbox 360 Exclusive......

[CM Punk]

Don't waste your time, people like him never understand that. He'll be "waiting for the PC port" well into 2010.

[WhatsHisFace]

So cynical, but for the right reasons...

[Horrorfan]

Is this definitly an rts?

I am so there.

[WhatsHisFace]

This is 100% confirmed to be an RTS. IGN is a collective idiot and assumed it was an MMO.

[CM Punk]

I can't wait to play this game. Just like Goldeneye silenced all the morons who kept whining and *****ing that no FPS could ever be done right on a console, hopefully this does that for RTS games. I'm sick of hearing "well, this game that was designed exclusively for the keyboard, and then quickly and sloppily ported over sucks, so games that are designed exclusively for the controller will suck as well!"

[WhatsHisFace]

Ensemble said they've been working forever to get this going on a console with good control.

EA's been doing the same studies and has released LOTR: BFME2, supposedly as a test for C&C 3.

[CM Punk]

Yeah, but Ensemble has talent, so it's more likely to get it right than EA.

[WhatsHisFace]

EA actually did it really well, but Ensemble will do it better.

[Axid]

Where is my Red Alert 3 :cmad:

[CM Punk]

Could you give us an introduction to Halo Wars?
Dave Luehmann: Ensemble Studios is developing Halo Wars. They’ve made their name as one of the best RTS development teams in the world and their work with Age of Empires bears witness to that. For a while now they’ve wanted to turn their hand to bringing the RTS experience to the console. They had been working for almost a year on making the RTS and strategy genre work on a console, making it fun for the console gamer given the control method and the lack of a keyboard. Once they’d figured that out we started thinking about the kind of intellectual property we were going to add to the mix, and Halo seemed the obvious choice.

So the game engine came before Halo was involved?
Dave Luehmann: The intention was never to slam the Halo universe into this game. Rather, we realised that we had something very special and so we said let’s add to that by using something like Halo to really enhance that experience.

How does Ensemble and Bungie work together?
Dave Luehmann: There’s a lot of travel involved! The teams love to meet face-to-face to talk about the way the game looks, the way it feels, and the way it sounds. There’s also a lot of cooperation from a story standpoint, so both teams are working very closely together.

Bungie is known for being very protective of Halo. Has that caused problems in development for Ensemble?
Dave Luehmann: I think Bungie is very careful with Halo and that’s great. Ensemble is also very respectful of that and anything that happens in Halo Wars will happen under the full blessing of Bungie. There’s a real spirit of cooperation. Bungie hasn’t been in any way difficult – in fact they’ve been very forthcoming. Ensemble is also very protective of its role in the RTS development space and wouldn’t put its name on anything that didn’t live up to its past. It’s a great marriage, because both teams are very proud of their work.

Will you be able to play as the Covenant in Halo Wars?
Dave Luehmann: I don’t think we’ve made any promises on that…

Is Halo Wars a straight RTS or is it doing something different?
Phil Spencer: I think the term RTS will stick but when you play it I think you’ll see that it is very difficult. Ensemble started by working out how the strategy game could fit into the console environment, not from the point of view of working out how they could make a Halo RTS game. Halo actually started as an RTS on Mac, but this is a completely new endeavour.

What are the issues behind sorting out the joypad controls for a console RTS like Halo Wars?
Phil Spencer: You say issues, but we say opportunities. Using a mouse and keyboard might seem like a great way to play an RTS, but for many players the sheer number of keys and the poor mapability of options puts them off. The ablility to access the commands you use all the time isn’t that different to the commands you never use. With a joypad you can prioritise the main commands so that the player can reach them quickly and easily, while demoting the second tier of commands. I also think there’s an opportunity in the future to play an RTS on Windows with a joypad. There’s a lot of potential in mapping RTS controls to a joypad.
Dave Luehmann: Let’s not forget that only a few years ago people said that an FPS wouldn’t work on console because of the controls, and look where we are now! We’re always trying to change how the business works, and that’s what we’re trying to do with Halo Wars.

There are so many Halo stories being told – Halo 3, Halo Wars, the Halo movie, novels, graphic novels and so on. Will there be lots of crossover in the narrative of Halo Wars with these other sources?
Phil Spencer: The fiction will remain true to itself. Maintaining the consistency and the quality of the Halo story is all-important. You’ll see references to other things in the Halo universe because it’s all one world. If something has happened in the past, it will have happened across all the whole Halo universe. We actually have a team dedicated to guarding that continuity so we don’t need to wipe the slate clean every time we add a new chapter to the Halo story. Also, for the people who read all the novels we need to make sure that they don’t have to forget about something they experienced in the Halo universe because we haven’t checked it out properly.

Will Halo 3 or Halo Wars launch first?
Dave Luehmann: We haven’t announced a date for either. Unfortunately!

[블라스]

Ok, I am now convinced this is going to rock.

[THWIP*]

This is 100% confirmed to be an RTS. IGN is a collective idiot and assumed it was an MMO.



MAYBE IT'S AN RTSMMOFPSRPGOMGWTF . :o

[블라스]

ROFL :eek: :(

[XwolverineX]

MMOFPS? That's kickass.

[WhatsHisFace]

MAYBE IT'S AN RTSMMOFPSRPGOMGWTF . :o
Wahahahahah!:woot:

[WhatsHisFace]

MAYBE IT'S AN RTSMMOFPSRPGOMGWTF . :o
Wahahahaha! :D

[CM Punk]

Wahahahaha! :D

[SouLeSS]

MMOFPS? That's kickass.

Please see 'Planetside' for how wrong you are.

[WhatsHisFace]

Wahahahaha! :D
You N'wah!

[Horrorfan]

I hope this is an rts.



I'm a late comer to the genre but I love it. AVP Extinction got me into it, and I still love it, even if it was a little basic. Thhen I played Shattered Union, and loved that, followed by field commander on psp, and more recently, Lord of the rings for 360. A Halo rts would be icing on the cake.

[WhatsHisFace]

It's an RTS.

[The Ether]

Supposed to be a blend of different game elements.


Halo Kart :cmad: :eek:
If they ever plan to do this(obviously I doubt it) I would buy the 360 purely for this game. :up:

[WhatsHisFace]

You could shoot people!!! :D

[Edd Extraordinaire]

WTF is going on?

[GL1]

Halo sports? Halo RPG? (Ha!)

I would play a 3rd person action game as a Covenant Elite any day of the week. Of course, I'd also play a Wraith racing game.

[MulligaN Stew]

I bet Jackson's will be a game that takes place during the first Halo, and you play as Johnson, or some other secondary character from the movie/books :o

I was thinking of the other female Spartan who survived. She might be a lead character in a game.

I'm all for more Halo games, just so long as they keep up the challenge and the unique intricacy.