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[In Amber Clad]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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/s, right..?

 

[Deleted member 43]

Over analysing everything and worrying obsessively over nothing: the thread.

By all accounts, if you lot had insight into Bungie's development processes during Halos 1-3 (esp. Halo 2) you'd be shitting kittens.

It's possible 343 are having severe problems. It's also possible that, like almost any project ever, there are bumps and rougher bits, but the gap between 'this is fine' and 'this is a catastrophe' is fairly large.

Also, Pidgey, Halo 5 had a beta almost a year before. Infinite is much quieter.

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Eh, I wouldn't have said that if these were normal issues.

But lots of rough development cycles have lead to fantastic games, and as you point out, Halo has been a prime example of this in the past.

 

[Procheno]

then i know the game will be Very Good

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Best Halo game in forever confirmed :p

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Is it just sarcasm or is there some grievance against Matt that I don't know about

 

[SuikerBrood]

Kameo lives.

Spoiler: kinda

As a Sea of Thieves figurehead

 

[DidactBRHU3]

Halo 5 had a beta almost a year before. Infinite is much quieter.

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About that flighting program...

 

[Procheno]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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[DidactBRHU3]

Is it just sarcasm or is there some grievance against Matt that I don't know about

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The classic halo games are infamous for their crazy troubled development.

 

[dDASTARDLY]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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That's clearly fan made my man lol

 

[Procheno]

The classic halo games are infamous for their crazy troubled development.

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Ah gotcha. Well struggle can create desperation, and desperation can create moments of greatness that shine on them when they need it most

 

[Detective Pidgey]

From the Halo BotW thread:



Hopefully they can pull through. 343i really needs this to be good

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Oh, shit. How recent is that post from Matt?

Wonder what kind of issues. Creative differences? Engine problems? MP/SP or both? Hopefully nothing to bad. Guess we'll find out at E3 or once we finally play it ourselves.

 

[SoLDieN]

I would assume the person making them is using Photoshop and has a template made for the box/console and then cleans up whatever images they import.

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Thanks

 

[Nessii013]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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I thought they showed off Pablo in the suit specifically? This person is too small for it to be real, plus it doesn't look production-grade.

 

[Procheno]

Oh, shit. How recent is that post from Matt?

Wonder what kind of issues. Creative differences? Engine problems? MP/SP or both? Hopefully nothing to bad. Guess we'll find out at E3 or once we finally play it ourselves.

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Two days ago, very recent

 

[MCD]

Can't be a 343 release without some trouble somewhere.

 

[Ebtesam]

Eh, I wouldn't have said that if these were normal issues.

But lots of rough development cycles have lead to fantastic games, and as you point out, Halo has been a prime example of this in the past.

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that why i not worried xD

 

[Dimple]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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Pretty sure that's a cosplay, I mean the background looks like a convention center (that and the helmet looks a bit too big).

 

[Nessii013]

Oh, shit. How recent is that post from Matt?

Wonder what kind of issues. Creative differences? Engine problems? MP/SP or both? Hopefully nothing to bad. Guess we'll find out at E3 or once we finally play it ourselves.

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I feel like every Halo has had troubled development though.

I suspect things are going roughly though given the sheer pressure involved in making a new Halo game that is ALSO launching on next gen consoles and PC, particularly when 343's games haven't had quite the success or nostalgia factor as Bungie's games, AND dealing with the massive amount of lore/story backlog in their world, thus needing to appease a HUGE variety of fans, similar to the Star Wars issue.

What I often find strange is people feeling like 343 doesn't listen to specific fans or things like that, but from what I can tell from people who work there, almost every fan sentiment can be found in some employee at 343.

Halo has to be one of the most difficult franchises to develop for.

 

[Governergrimm]

Is it just sarcasm or is there some grievance against Matt that I don't know about

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Matt is usually cool on Xbox in general. He's pretty reserved and is seldom excitable. Don't think he's out to get Xbox or anything he's just not overly excited by it.

 

[Ebtesam]

Is it just sarcasm or is there some grievance against Matt that I don't know about

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no nothing aginst Matt at all...

all i meant that if the Game had issue then it will be Good (it's happpend with every halo (1 to 3 ) and Reach

 

[DidactBRHU3]

Pretty sure that's a cosplay, I mean the background looks like a convention center (that and the helmet looks a bit too big).

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No way the show will use the Halo 4 design, they will probably go with something similar to the Forward Unto Dawn one.

 

[knightmawk]

So two days ago, Showtime showed off Chief's suit for the upcoming Halo TV series, but it wasn't released to the public. However, on the IMDB page, I found this image. It's the only one existing from backwards image search, so it may be legit. Might also be a cosplay. Likely not fully painted as the suit is supposedly classic Halo green. Either way, Looks good.

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That's definitely cosplay, the people in the background are a dead give away. Any promotional image they showed the press would have at least been on a set. Unless there's a scene in this show where Chief goes to the mall to hit up all the sample stations during lunch, which is possible.

 

[Deleted member 43]

Matt is usually cool on things in general. He's pretty reserved and is seldom excitable. Don't think he's out to get Xbox or anything he's just not overly excited by it.

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Fixed :-P

I've actually been pretty excited (for me) for Xbox in general recently.

 

[MCD]

Matt is usually cool on Xbox in general. He's pretty reserved and is seldom excitable. Don't think he's out to get Xbox or anything he's just not overly excited by it.

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Matt posted some time ago how he was super hyped about MS strategy going forward.

It's not a Matt thing. Xbox in general is weak sauce this gen. If it weren't for X hardware and Gamepass, this gen would have been the death of Xbox.

 

[Detective Pidgey]

Two days ago, very recent

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Oh fuck, so he recently heard about these issues? So few months before release? Damn, I don't like that.

I feel like every Halo has had troubled development though.

I suspect things are going roughly though given the sheer pressure involved in making a new Halo game that is ALSO launching on next gen consoles and PC, particularly when 343's games haven't had quite the success or nostalgia factor as Bungie's games, AND dealing with the massive amount of lore/story backlog in their world, thus needing to appease a HUGE variety of fans, similar to the Star Wars issue.

What I often find strange is people feeling like 343 doesn't listen to specific fans or things like that, but from what I can tell from people who work there, almost every fan sentiment can be found in some employee at 343.

Halo has to be one of the most difficult franchises to develop for.

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That's absolutely true, there are many things they had to take into account for this game. But man, this is the big one, the system seller for XSX, arguably the biggest Xbox franchise, the one to show XSX off with.

However what Matt also says about other big franchises having had problems but turning out great does soften the worries a little. For all we know several Gears games, maybe also Forza, Uncharted, have had problems too. The question is, where those normal problems or the other?

Hope we hear some positivity soon, we damn need that for this big boy.

 

[Dyashen]

 

[pswii60]

Fixed :-P

I've actually been pretty excited (for me) for Xbox in general recently.

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Did you hear about the Halo troubles recently? Or are these troubles those that were already rumoured back in 2017/18 (when the game presumably changed scope from 6 to Infinite)?

 

[Deleted member 43]

Did you hear about the Halo troubles recently? Or are these troubles those that were already rumoured back in 2017/18 (when the game presumably changed scope from 6 to Infinite)?

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In 2019.

 

[Detective Pidgey]

In 2019.

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Do you happen to have more details about what these problems were/are or nothing concrete?

 

[pswii60]

In 2019.

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Thanks, interesting.

Wonder why they piled the pressure on by committing it to be a launch title then? Surely would make sense to have more of a "it's done when it's done" approach for Halo's hopes for a return to glory. Hope it works out in the end.

 

[coma]

Trying to recapture that Bungie magic by being a mess.

 

[Deleted member 43]

Do you happen to have more details about what these problems were/are or nothing concrete?

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Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

 

[In Amber Clad]

IIRC, Halo 2 was partly scrapped and restarted halfway through development.

I don't say this to say, "nothing to worry about!" or anything, just to add a bit more context to the fact that Halo development has rarely gone smoothly.

 

[Deleted member 6235]

Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

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that's TEASING i'm gonna ban you

 

[Detective Pidgey]

Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

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Uncharted 4? Well, I absolutely loved that game. Had no idea there had been issues like that.

What do you mean with other projects? Other Xbox projects or multiplatform? Sony?

 

[Deleted member 43]

Uncharted 4? Well, I absolutely loved that game. Had no idea there had been issues like that.

What do you mean with other projects? Other Xbox projects or multiplatform? Sony?

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This is an Xbox thread.

 

[Theorry]

Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

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Sounds like the fanbase of Halo within 343 haha.

 

[Theorry]

This is an Xbox thread.

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Do you know if the recent stuff about Everwilds is true? That its more coop then Shared World, God game elements etc? :)

 

[XVerdena]

Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

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Have you heard anything about Playground Games' next game? 👀

 

[Deleted member 43]

Do you know if the recent stuff about Everwilds is true? That its more coop then Shared World, God game elements etc? :)

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That sounds right, but that's entirely off the top of my head and I'm not sure exactly why I think that.

Have you heard anything about Playground Games' next game? 👀

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I expect great things.

 

[Noble]

Sort of like an Uncharted 4 situation. Continuing creative differences that lead to other issues.

But that's just what I've heard, and like I said, that's not unusual for Halo and it's generally worked out in the end.

And if it makes you feel any better, I've heard quite the opposite for a few other projects.

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Could this be the reason Mary Olson left late last year?

 

[Laver]

Look at how "Bioware magic" worked out for Anthem. There's no Halo magic either, particularly when you consider it's a different developer than the one that barely stitched together the first two Halos for release.

That said, fingers crossed Infinite is a great game. Halo was such an important series for me back in 2004-10, and playing Reach again brought back a ton of memories. Can't wait for the rest of the MCC to hit PC.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

That sounds right, but that's entirely off the top of my head and I'm not sure exactly why I think that.

I expect great things.

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Only question I care is , is halo semi open world or not.

 

[Dokkaebi G0SU]

The idea to create universes that start from games is something that is exciting to me too.
when they dropped a clue about wanting to make characters/stories and such similar to how marvel has their characters, that's crazy. to extend a universe with all these branching stories and characters that could be endless. what an approach i never thought id see coming. granted, it wont be like that for every game but maybe a new IP they are world/universe building is why many artists/developers are attracted to what MS is doing moving forward.

maybe im thinking too much into it but i can see the next gears game (as rumored to not be a direct sequel to 5 but a tangent) to introduce us more into the universe/world of SERA.

Oh really, HORROR games in each universe? GEARS HORROR? Halo Flood Horror? (mona lisa please)

 

[Vinc]

I expect great things.

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That team really is something special.

 

[Detective Pidgey]

This is an Xbox thread.

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Damn, sounds a little worrying. I hope to hear nothing but positive news for upcoming Xbox games. They were making all the right moves for a long time now.

 

[Theorry]

Damn, sounds a little worrying. I hope to hear nothing but positive news for upcoming Xbox games. They were making all the right moves for a long time now.

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Think you read it wrong. ;)

 

[Detective Pidgey]

Think you read it wrong. ;)

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I absolutely did, hahahaha. I am not sure where I was with my head to be honest, lol.

I read it as "the other projects aren't really working out right now." my English usually is decent but I failed here. :)

 

[Laver]

The idea to create universes that start from games is something that is exciting to me too.
when they dropped a clue about wanting to make characters/stories and such similar to how marvel has their characters, that's crazy. to extend a universe with all these branching stories and characters that could be endless. what an approach i never thought id see coming. granted, it wont be like that for every game but maybe a new IP they are world/universe building is why many artists/developers are attracted to what MS is doing moving forward.

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LOL publishers tried to spin every other game into a cross-media universe back in the second half of 00's, eg. EA with Dead Space, Ubi with Assassin's Creed etc. It can only work semi-organially in a few selected cases I reckon.

 

[RedSparrows]

Legitimately always puzzled when people use the word 'worried'. Water off a duck's back, baby.

 

[In Amber Clad]

Legitimately always puzzled when people use the word 'worried'. Water off a duck's back, baby.

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Yep, there's nothing we can do, other than judge the eventual product on its own merits (subject to our own biases/preferences :p)