Halo Waypoint/343 Ind Thread: The Package part is live!

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The Halo universe’s most iconic figure embarks on a harrowing mission in the third preview episode of the epic anime saga, “Halo Legends.” Created by Casio Entertainment and visionary director Shinji Aramaki, part one of “The Package” will be available exclusively on Halo Waypoint for only 24 hours this Saturday, Dec. 5.

The story follows Master Chief and four specially selected Spartans as they launch out on a stealth cruiser into the heart of a massive Covenant fleet in a bid to recover a valuable intelligence asset.

This episode will prove that Spartans are just as adept fighting in zero-G and piloting never-before-seen light attack vehicles as they are on the ground. Once Master Chief locates the target he and the remaining Spartans blast their way on board, where the action gets hand-to-hand as they fight through an army of Covenant troops in order to recover the most important Human intelligence resource there is.

“The Package” will be previewed in two parts, with the conclusion of the story scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of “The Package” on Saturday, Dec. 19, in which Aramaki and his team recount their work on “Halo Legends.” A full schedule of upcoming “Halo Legends” 24-hour exclusive previews is below:

Episode/Airing Date (24-hour)
“The Package” Part 1 - Dec. 5, 2009
“The Package” Part 2 - Dec. 12, 2009
Making of “The Package” - Dec. 19, 2009
“Origins” Part 1 - Jan. 2, 2010
Making of “Origins” - Jan. 9, 2010
Trailers of upcoming episodes - Feb. 2, 2010
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BLackHawkodst
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Frack me that was the best one yet pure Halo and the cheif is back!! who knew the spartans kick ass in space combat also :)
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If anyone used to follow that halo blog, Ascendant Justice, you'd be sad to know that two of the writers have moved on and can no longer work on the site. :(

You'd be happy to know that they've moved on to work for 343! :D
Sweet. Maybe they can point out how HORRIBLE Halo 3's story was told.
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dcdelgado
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Yep def liked that one allot, very cool.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
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WHAT THE FUCK!?

This episode was the biggest god damn disappointment yet, what a fucking ripoff! Two weeks waiting and for what, a fucking CG space combat sequence and a "to be continued" sign suggesting they'll waste the ep in two weeks on more of this generic videogame cutscene tripe.

God dammit, I didn't even have time to get into my bag of crisps before it was over. Argh!
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icemanufc
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I loved it, but the Babysitter is still my fav!
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Jin187
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Too short, but stiil great :)
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dcdelgado
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Yep it was short but still sweet.
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BLackHawkodst
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WTH this is turning into Halo Metal Gear! :)
"We're excited to announce our newest member of the 343 family, Audio Director, Sotaro Tojima from Kojuma Productions!"
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/kojima-produ...
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Wow, this studio is looking very promising. I think they may be on to something here, and suddenly letting Bungie go does not seem to be too crazy of a decision.
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jioann00
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I dont understand, i'm travelling so im waaay out the loop. Is bungie not making halo games anymore? Is this 343 thing making halo games?? Because microsoft own the liecence...?
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That's sorta the general idea. I kinda doubt Bungie will stop making Halo games though.. I mean, really?
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So this will be 343's first halo game?

And odst was a bungie game was it?

Maybe they will both make halo games then.alternativly. Spending 2 years on eah one, releasing 1 per year like infinity ward and tryarch were made to do by activision with call of duty. Seemed to work for them, they made bucketloads of money anyway even if world at war wasnt quite as good, it was better then nothing for sure. And actually these screens look pretty awesome.
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No Reach is still Bungie. 343 will do the next Halo game most likely.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
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343 is just 80 people though, I don't think they themselves have the manpower to create a game the size of Halo. They'll most likely be like a creative group, Q Entertainment style, that attaches to a team doing the heavy lifting. Unless, of course, they've grown significantly once another game is on the cards.

As someone was saying though, I can easily imagine Bungie continuing to develop Halo games. I think they'll have a hard time passing up on the exposition and molah that grants them.


On a more waypointy note however, The Package is up now in its full, un-gimped glory. Turns out I'm chewing some humble pie over here, because the crappy, generic space battle stuff pretty much gets replaced with some fucking awesome action in the part that now completes the episode. Also, once it gets its substance on - which surprisingly enough it does, it's not all manchild porn - it's of some significant-ass significance! Lovely! Might actually have been promoted to my fave ep so far.. but I dunno.. The Babysitter was sublime.

Another thing though, the sound design in this episode was just horrible. HORRIBLE. I mean chief is younger so I guess that COULD explain away the lack of the original voice actor, but the music is all tinny, sound effects lame and repetitive, and just.. the LACK of environmental sounds and the flatness of the audio was hugely disappointing. Shame on such a visually stunning production especially.
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Jin187
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Just watched The package in full and it was incredible, it even tops babysitter by quite a margin, loved it!
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Acert93 - Mr. Bad Cop
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80 people isn't small for a developer Simon.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
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For a Halo game?
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Acert93 - Mr. Bad Cop
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You would be surprised.

A lot of games start with a seed group of a handful or two of people who develop a concept and test technologies, art, etc. When the game starts development frequently you have a solid year+ of core development with 25-40 people. It is toward the end of the project, last 6mo-12mo where you ramp up artists. Bigger studios or isolated studious may carry more people through and between projects. But often the 100+ people groups you hear about are often the total people who touched the game--not the total number carried through the entire project. And it makes sense--you don't need a billion artists when your engine isn't still developed. You don't need a ton of testers when you have no gameplay to test.

This is why for a lot of studios it makes sense to have multiple teams. If there is a core component of 30-40 people between each team and a dozen in overhead for the company, having another 40-50 people flux between projects as needed, and stagger development, becomes more efficient (and you aren't as prone to lose those guys you hire for a job for 6 months and then let go--you never know if you get those buys back).
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dcdelgado
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Just watched The package in full and it was incredible, it even tops babysitter by quite a margin, loved it!
Very cool, gave me a Reach trailer vibe.
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BLackHawkodst
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OK so i watched the Origins story on Halo Waypoint and thought it was excellent, it was all about the Forerunners and there demiss at the hand of the Flood, one question i have is if they saved the gene pool of each of the species they wiped out in order to kill all the Flood, and before they activated the Halo weapon they programed ships to fly out with each gene sample and re-populate them all after they where destroyed, why would they not save there own kind in the same manner?
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Optimusv2
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343 is indeed looking more and more incredible each time you take a look at them.

Wonder who else they'll pick up :P
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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

pssh! more like electronic g

dcdelgado
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Who's to say they did not?
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Who's to say they did not?
It's pretty clear when you watch it they didn't.
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OK so i watched the Origins story on Halo Waypoint and thought it was excellent, it was all about the Forerunners and there demiss at the hand of the Flood, one question i have is if they saved the gene pool of each of the species they wiped out in order to kill all the Flood, and before they activated the Halo weapon they programed ships to fly out with each gene sample and re-populate them all after they where destroyed, why would they not save there own kind in the same manner?
So Stargate.
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