Halo 3: The beta, now in motion!

BlimBlim
Saturday, May 12, 2007 | 1:00 PM
126 comments

Xbox 360

As promised, here is the first video from the beta of Halo 3, in 720p but shorter version so the size was acceptable. The full video in 640x360 will be online in about 30 minutes. More videos will of course follow.
Worth mentioning, the awesome performance of Snoopers, our own Benny Hill.
Update 1: Complete version in 640x360 available, as a stream too.
Update 2: Second video in 720p short version online!
Update 3: Long version 640x360 of the second video.
Update 4: Let's be done for tonight with this last 720p video.
Update 5: Some people asked for it, so there is the title screen and its music.
Update 6: As expected, here is the complete version of the first video in 720p resolution.
Update 7: This time I'm really done with this news. Enjoy the second video in full 720p glory.

Téléchargement

Commented on 2007-05-12 05:39:41

SO GREAT!

In reply to

yorch77

Commented on 2007-05-12 06:05:04 In reply to 0onar

e3: not ingame images

first MP: not ingame images

and now this: ingame beta image

so you can´t compare between them

NeoNemesis

Commented on 2007-05-12 06:52:46

Looks awesome! Thanks Blim.

cchance

Commented on 2007-05-12 07:35:20

as IGN pointed out, its the closeup textures that really show how wicked it is, not to mention how EVERYTHING is silky smooth! No framedrops, no tearing etc, nope just silky smoothness!

samhain81

Commented on 2007-05-12 08:23:58

I don't know why people are complaining, it look's freaking awesome.

spacemanjupiter

Commented on 2007-05-12 08:33:51

for everyone that is disappointed with the visuals of this game so far, and any other game, it's YOUR fault for believing screenshots. just a little tip for people that are interested in the game industry and gaming... NEVER BELIEVE SCREENSHOTS. 85% of the time the end product does not look like the screenshots advertised prior to release. please learn this.

personally, i'm happy with what i see because i know what to expect out of the hardware. i'm sure the mp will look a bit better in the end, but don't expect miracles. i'm sure single player will be visually more impressive than mp, and that's all i'm worried about. be happy that there is a halo3, and look forward to another fantastic game in the series.

Heretic

Commented on 2007-05-12 08:41:08

i love you Blim!

marry me? then we can divorce after the beta is over =)

Majinme

Commented on 2007-05-12 11:50:09

Looking good. Every bit of doubt has been washed away. Mainly because of the sound. My god it sounds good. The impact of a sniper bullet sounds so nice and squishy

RC_Master

Commented on 2007-05-12 12:40:20

I'm actually liking it the more and more i look at it.

While the water effects aren't quite as astounding as Frankie was hyping them to be, they are very nice. When snoops shot the guy by the water, he floated for a bit, sank, and then the waves started rippling over the body in real-time. Thats quite impressive imo.

And i like all the new customisation. Its great to see infiinate ammo options in Matchmaking. My god the rocket looks bad -ass, asplosions have POWER this time.

Oh, and is it just me, or are all the weapons pulled up into the the shoulder more in the first person view? Thats better imo. Guns always used to seem to float way off to the side or right in front in most games.

Inflatable

Commented on 2007-05-12 13:07:23

What can I say, it's Halo.. I'll probably mainly play it for the SP and maybe some MP if my Xbox 360 gamingfriends insist on me joining.. But tbh games like UT3 (on PC) interest me a lot more when it comes to online MP.. I have no doubt UT3, TF2, maybe even Crysis will all blow Halo away, both in terms of graphics and gameplay.. But on the Xbox 360 Halo 3 will without doubt be the most popular competitive online MP FPS game ever, it's the Counterstrike of the Xbox platform..

There's only 1 thing that Halo has over all other games imho, and that's the atmospheric music, that's still awesome..

thedudex06

Commented on 2007-05-12 13:28:15

kool guys....these vids are really sweet

xbox360

Commented on 2007-05-12 13:58:03

Why dont they use the MarktPlace for the Beta-Demo, so everyone could use it.

DashMaul

Commented on 2007-05-12 14:08:26

QUESTION: If I go out and buy Crackdown (with the beta-invite added) today, am I guaranteed to play the Halo3 Beta?? Or will there be a selection between all invite-owners?

cactuar

Commented on 2007-05-12 15:12:13

This message is in "Boulet Time" (TM), If you still *really* want to see it, click here

I guess the game's nice if you don't have a PC to play shooters the way they were meant to be played (mouse and keyboard) :)

Uggies

Commented on 2007-05-12 15:57:17 In reply to DashMaul

Posted by DashMaul

Get one of the copy's now that says it on the box*I presume they are going to lift that off the box now that the beta is like 4 days away*you can play. and no everyone with it plays there wont be just a selected few

HOVA

Commented on 2007-05-12 17:41:09

You can play split screen on the BETA right?? Right?

my freaking 360 broke 2 weeks ago, and i want to play it on my friends 360.

Any help?

Viginti_Tres

Commented on 2007-05-12 17:44:53 In reply to HOVA

Posted by HOVA

You can play split screen on the BETA right?? Right?

Yes.

Commented on 2007-05-12 17:49:56 In reply to Viginti_Tres

w00t w00t..

thats good news

indigo0086

Commented on 2007-05-12 18:03:38

I was wondering have you tried to outrun the Guardians in a ghost?

I'm with you hova, Mine broke earlier this week and just sent it in yesterday. I don't have crackdown though, but I miss my 360.

Acert93

Commented on 2007-05-12 18:18:47

Looking good. Still Halo, and some things are "spartan" but overall looking really clean with a lot of quality put into the level design, gameplay balance, as well as the small details in the world. Nice.

PauloEifel

Commented on 2007-05-12 18:35:29

Well,well! If this game wasn`t called Halo, everyone would complain about the grafics and moan how crappy and last gen they look! If the developers keep insisting that this is gonna be the game of the century, then I expect some kick-ass visuals! The game should AT LEAST be on par with GOW..
Anyways the MP looks solid gameplaywise and I`ll propably like it..
Cheers

Immortal_Daemon

Commented on 2007-05-12 19:16:59

People seem to be ignoring some of the less obvious parts of this that makes Halo 3 beautiful.

Look at the smaller details, which start to add up:

Plants bend under pressure
Bodies and objects float on water
The lighting is absolutely amazing
The texture work is extremely detailed
The animations (were a bit buggy, it is a beta, afterall) are looking very nice
The explosions, in particular, are incredible; spewing particles all over the place
And the list can go on.

Some people are disappointed by the graphics, but you have to understand what you're looking at. Bungie cannot start making everything gritty with trash all over the place like in Gears of War, because then it wouldn't even resemble Halo anymore. The art style is what people are bitching about, not the graphics.

The entire Halo series has been about subtle beauty. Lighting has always been a part of what made the Halo series stunning, and Halo 3 features incredible lighting.

Hopefully when the masses get to play it, they'll see how nice it looks.

And as for the game not looking as good as E3.... that's because E3 was in single player. I thought people knew this by now, but apparently not.

Halo has always looked 2-4 times as good in SP as in MP. The reason for this is simple: When you're rendering 4 screens at a time, you've gotta tone some things down to achieve a good framerate. E3's teaser was from SP, and Bungie even made a documentary about the teaser to prove it was not CG (they showed from multiple camera angles, etc.) and they clearly said that was the minimum graphical setting they'll shoot for in SP on Halo 3.

The game will not disappoint if you open your eyes.

People seem to be ignoring some of the less obvious parts of this that makes Halo 3 beautiful.

Look at the smaller details, which start to add up:

Plants bend under pressure
Bodies and objects float on water
The lighting is absolutely amazing
The texture work is extremely detailed
The animations (were a bit buggy, it is a beta, afterall) are looking very nice
The explosions, in particular, are incredible; spewing particles all over the place
And the list can go on.

Some people are disappointed by the graphics, but you have to understand what you're looking at.  Bungie cannot start making everything gritty with trash all over the place like in Gears of War, because then it wouldn't even resemble Halo anymore.  The art style is what people are bitching about, not the graphics.

The entire Halo series has been about subtle beauty.  Lighting has always been a part of what made the Halo series stunning, and Halo 3 features incredible lighting.

Hopefully when the masses get to play it, they'll see how nice it looks.

And as for the game not looking as good as E3.... that's because E3 was in single player.  I thought people knew this by now, but apparently not.

Halo has always looked 2-4 times as good in SP as in MP.  The reason for this is simple:  When you're rendering 4 screens at a time, you've gotta tone some things down to achieve a good framerate.  E3's teaser was from SP, and Bungie even made a documentary about the teaser to prove it was not CG (they showed from multiple camera angles, etc.) and they clearly said that was the minimum graphical setting they'll shoot for in SP on Halo 3.

The game will not disappoint  if you open your eyes.

Drew

Commented on 2007-05-12 19:37:21

Post of the week goes to Immortal_Daemon. =)

Commented on 2007-05-12 19:49:19

Well I give in that the game has some nice touches but still it doesn`t blow me away like Gears did. I think it looks okay..not more not less! We`ll see about the SP but I`m not expecting wonders anymore. As for pointing out that it`s only a Beta: The game is comming out in a few months so don`t expect an all new game! Trust me with that one.
No matter how much fun the game will be, it`s graphics sure leave a bad taste in my mouth!
Cheers
PS: Sometimes I think this game is only going to be awesome for some because they want it to be so desperately that you could put Pong in the box and they would still hype it like hell!

SpoBo

Commented on 2007-05-12 20:22:13

100th comment man ftw! Anyway, it looks better then the earlier multiplayer shots. Gameplay looks totally banannas :D Just the way I like it.

Halo 3: The beta, now in motion!

Video 1 (720p complete)

Video 2 (720 complete)

Video 1 (720p, short)

Video 1 (640x360, complete)

Video 2 (720p short)

Video 2 (640x360 long)

Video 3 (HD complete)

Beta: intro

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