Halo 3: Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Thread

Jin187
Jin187
Since 6553 Days
Posted by TheBeagle
Looks pretty convincing to me.
+1
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Resident Evil 5 is the best looking game I have EVER seen!!

LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Since 6931 Days
I thought it looked real, but who cares, pointless video.
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Mods, stop changing my SIG! I'm going to end up banning you!

dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6669 Days
The music alone made me happy :)
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** Yes We CAN!! **

Kaz Hirai - Sony

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that [developers] want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do" LOLOLOLOL!!

BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5695 Days
sounds cool.
Looking at the latest pic to be revealed, showcasing the five Orbital Shock Drop Troopers of Halo 3 ODST, we can now confirm the identities of each member of the squad. While you’ll be playing as The Rookie (the all-black clad ODST seen on the box cover), you’ll be serving with a ragtag group of soldiers that evokes memories of Star Wars: Republic Commando. Comparions aside, let’s take a look at the main cast.

Dutch: Pictured in the back center, with a red chestplate, he’s the Heavy Weapons specialist of the squad. So yes, that Rocket Launcher is more than just a placement - it’s his best friend. Besides, of course, Romeo.

Romeo: The squad’s Marksman who previously served with The Rookie in the pivotal First Battle of Earth 2552 (second from left). His trademark weapon is the sniper rifle. Said to be the “wise-ass” of the squad.

Buck: Served in the same squad as The Rookie in the First Battle of Earth. Specialty unknown at this point.

Mickey: Also served in the same squad as The Rookie along with Buck and Romeo. Specialty unknown at this point.

What seems to set ODST apart from the mainstay Halo games is the shift not only in protagonist but in mood and gameplay. ODST takes a more grim, military sci-fi ambience more in tune with the popular Halo novels like Contact Harvest; it makes it’s characters incapable of duel-wielding weapon. There’s also no shielding or motion tracker, so don’t count on rushing head first into combat and clearing house. You’ll get a PDA constantly updating you on way-points along with a special visor to distinguish between friend and foe. With the varying specialties of squad members, the emphasis on tactics and strategy should be more evident than in other first person Halo titles.
http://www.split-screen.com/2009/05/31/the-cast-of...
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Prepare To Drop!!

Jin187
Jin187
Since 6553 Days
Sounds great! Hopefully we get to see a decent amount of footage at E3
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Acert93 - Mr. Bad Cop
Acert93
Since 6779 Days
Posted by Jin187
Sounds great! Hopefully we get to see a decent amount of footage at E3
If they show a decent amount there will be nothing new to see when we buy it! <zing!>
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Pwn'd by Phaethon360.

Jin187
Jin187
Since 6553 Days
Posted by Acert93
If they show a decent amount there will be nothing new to see when we buy it! <zing!>
I just want the to show me something to get excited about :)
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TheBeagle
TheBeagle
Since 6414 Days
I just want to see some gameplay.
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Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime.

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6701 Days
Posted by TheBeagle
I just want to see some gameplay.
Yep, that's all I want to see too.

Perhaps a retreat from the superhuman is just what the series needs.
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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

RC_Master
RC_Master
Since 6711 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
Definitely fake. Made by fan Call Me Zeny as an April fools joke. He made the "Halo Zero" sidescrolling games if you doubt his ability to pull this off. Looks like you're a June april fool.
Posted by BLackHawkodst
The one with the "Recon" helmet is actually more likely to be Dare. An ONI section 1 spook. The character that that woman said she was playing last week. BTW, if you search around a little more, you'll find an image of the booth rotated around a little, showing a 6th ODST.
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Ignorance is the true enemy of all things.

Suhweet!

Acert93 - Mr. Bad Cop
Acert93
Since 6779 Days
It is ALL about the Halo REACH beta! Squad & class based MP on epic scale? Please say yes!

http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/default.aspx

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Pwn'd by Phaethon360.

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6701 Days
Let's see. Master Chief, Kelly and I can't remember the names of the rest.

I can't believe I forgot which one of them it was that went fist to fist with 2 Covenant Hunters on the Onyx planet in the Ghosts of the Onyx book.


This game has a lot to live up to. Actually so hyped that I'm listening to the audio book and will find my copy of the book early tomorrow morning. Should be somewhere in my closet. Microsoft better be throwing serious bucks at the graphics engine. The prologue for Fall of the Reach where they all fight like 1,000 grunts is a fantastic place to use to show off the game. There doesn't necessarily need to be 1,000 enemies, but just do something creative to make it look like you are fighting many enemies.
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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
dcdelgado
Since 6669 Days
Cant wait to hear more solid info on Reach.
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** Yes We CAN!! **

Kaz Hirai - Sony

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that [developers] want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do" LOLOLOLOL!!

Jin187
Jin187
Since 6553 Days
IGN hands on..
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/989/989275p1.ht...
The newly announced Firefight is what Microsoft and Bungie chose to put in the public's hands first and it's easy to see why -- this new mode is simple, straightforward and a whole lot of fun. As a fan of Halo: Combat Evolved, it was doubly fun for me. ODST is most definitely a return to the roots of the franchise.

That last sentence might have you excited -- or it might have you fretting -- so I'd best explain it right off the bat. In Halo 3: ODST, you don't play as the Master Chief. Instead you fill the shoes of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST). These elite soldiers don't have all of the advantages that a Spartan like Master Chief enjoys. That means that their overshield, though regenerative, isn't as strong. They have health bars that slowly whittle away just like the first Halo game. They take damage if they fall too far. They can't jump as high. You can't dual wield weapons. They even have a powerful pistol with a zoomed scope and suppressed muzzle. Now do you get the references to the first Halo?
This game is gonna be amazing!
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6794 Days
Hmmm. I loved Halo 3, but I can't seem to muster any excitement at all for this. I'm sure it'll be good and I'll enjoy it, but I don't think I'd be upset if it turned to vaporware.
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"If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate." - Zapp Brannigan

BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5695 Days
Yeah baby, sounds great.

Brian Jarrad video interview - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-halo-3-ods...
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Prepare To Drop!!

SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 6832 Days
I'm still cautiously excited, but I can't say wasn't disappointed by how it boils down to not jumping as high. I thought you would encounter like.. single covenant soldiers and really have to fight to take ONE of them down and things like that. Just a completely different experience. It's clear that this is still largely Halo 3 but with some life bar funkyness going on and that is much less than I hoped for from a gameplay perspective.

I'm a Halo nut lore wise though and I'll take any opportunity to approach this universe from different angles. The cutscenes and just the.. like.. "situation" stuff I find really exciting. ODST are incredibly badass and I've been intrigued by them since the Halo 2 live demo at E3.
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deftangel - Hot stuff!
deftangel
Since 6677 Days
Microsoft are not doing a good enough job of communicating this is effectively an expansion pack to Halo 3. Probably because their fall line up is a bit sparse. They'll be shooting themselves in the foot if ODST's stock is permanently damaged by not correcting expectations mind.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 6832 Days
It's a 60 bucks, retail release. I think "not a good job" is an understatement in this case.
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6669 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
Yeah baby, sounds great.

Brian Jarrad video interview - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-halo-3-ods...
Hmmmm it seems as though Brian is saying this has ended up allot bigger and deeper than he expected.
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** Yes We CAN!! **

Kaz Hirai - Sony

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that [developers] want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do" LOLOLOLOL!!

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6701 Days
Posted by deftangel
Microsoft are not doing a good enough job of communicating this is effectively an expansion pack to Halo 3. Probably because their fall line up is a bit sparse. They'll be shooting themselves in the foot if ODST's stock is permanently damaged by not correcting expectations mind.
Agreed. They really need to let people know that this isn't some major release Halo title because if people believe it is such, then they are going to be extremely disappointed. Like others have suggested, I can't gather enough excitement for this game really.

I think even Microsoft and Bungie are aware of what people would think hence why they announced Halo : Reach to let people know that something else is out there and on the way.
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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

SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 6832 Days
Posted by dcdelgado
Hmmmm it seems as though Brian is saying this has ended up allot bigger and deeper than he expected.
Yeah that's what I've taken away from the price point too. Sort of like Assault on Dark Athena wound up being much more than just some extra content.
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deftangel - Hot stuff!
deftangel
Since 6677 Days
Posted by SimonM7
It's a 60 bucks, retail release. I think "not a good job" is an understatement in this case.
It also contains 2400 points worth of Map packs (3200 if you count heroic). That's $30-$40 already. Plus the Horde mode sounds great. I remember that being rumoured for Halo 2.

I'm excited enough for it and the 5 hour or so campaign will be great I think. Then again, I've a good grasp of what the product is. I've no intention of paying RRP for it for that matter mind!

EDIT: I'm not saying this is the best deal in the world, just probably not the worst.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 6832 Days
Sure yeah I don't doubt that it will be worth it, I'm just saying that the image they project by having it cost 60 bucks is not a mere expansion to Halo 3.

To be honest though, my expectations were completely reasonable within the framework of the Halo 3 engine, I was just under the impression that it would be balanced differently and that you couldn't take out Brutes backed up by Grunts the way they do in the gameplay footage. I was under the impression that you'd have to be careful with what firefights you entered and that you would be alone in the city, skulking in the shadows, helped by this strange AI that sends messages on computer screens.

That was my expectation, and instead it's a squad shooter with action extremely similar to the head ons you do in Halo, except they're bringing back health bars for when your shield craps out. Taking down banshees with bazookas and stuff.. it's.. it's just that I didn't really expect it to encompass the same things you've been doing in Halo for the last 6 years I guess.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6701 Days
Also what is the deal with that ODST being able to carry and run with that heavy weapon that Master Chief carries.

Do ODSTs possess the same level of strength as a Spartan?

I wouldn't be surprised if this game's existence is the very reason Bungie wanted a bit of independence from MS. We all know Bungie is a talented team, but when you've got all these other franchises, some not even in the same league as the Halo Franchise looking as if they're putting a flagship like Halo to shame in the visuals department that has to turn more than just a few heads. I've been watching the reactions to ODST on g4 even from random people that called in from home and man.. you see a lot of Halo hardcores holding back their fire because they support the franchise and the developer.

Someone was asked earlier about what they think of Halo 3 : ODST and the guy's reaction was "I'm not sure what to think" and that's really all that needed to be said I think.
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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

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