Halo 3 - new batch of screenshots... stunning

Posted May 1, 2007 at 12:17AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bungie Studios, Master Chief
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Halo 3 for the Xbox360 - screenshot - Image 1


What can we say other than "wow"? Some might disagree but these Halo 3 screenshots look mighty pretty. The last installment of Master Chief's fight against the Covenant. He thankfully has the homecourt advantage as the fight is now on Earth, though it is already controlled by the Covenant itself.

Bungie's Halo 3 features awesome graphics, an enhanced AI (would it be comparable with Resistance: Fall of Man's? Or better?), a better lighting engine, new characters, and new weapons. Anyway, the screenshots showcase some of the locations that we'll be seeing in the much awaited videogame. Check out the detail on the snow, the rock faces on the cliffs, and the grass. You can probably smell it.

With the beta test on Xbox Live looming ever so close (countdown: 15 days to go), Halo 3 for the Xbox360 is really bent on having us glued to our seats. We'll see what other goodies - juicy tidbits are also welcome - Bungie has for us. Stay tuned.

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by damanisjon - 2007-04-30 20:18
» stunning?

stunning... if all you ever seen is Wii graphics!

lol

im a big halo fan... and im afraid the graphics are not good enough.. gears of war should give it a lesson ..now thats STUNNING

by ... - 2007-04-30 20:27
» ...

Is it me or gears of war had far more detailed and more realistic graphics than Halo 3??? Everything feels like a hightech cartoon in these screenshots. And this game is supposed to be the x-box's blockbuster...no I dont think so....

If you compare it with the screenshots of Killzone 2 you will see what am talking about (talking about realism).

I quess we'll just have to wait and see for our selfs...

by muv - 2007-04-30 20:53
» ...

Yeah exactly, they can't be compared.. And maybe the fact that killzone 2 is all pre-rendered to date might make a difference?

by Mic2000 - 2007-04-30 20:58
» Comparing?

I don“t agree that GOW looks better, they both have a different setting. Now if Halo 3 would be in such a city as in GOW then Halo 3 would also look that good as GOW. Why? Because it is an environment that gives the developers more oppurtunity to add more detail. But if you look at the rocks of Halo 3 at image 9 it also looks pretty good. We will just wait and see in the end

by dunno - 2007-04-30 21:09
» A good game to compare to? Halo 2...

This looks disturbingly similar to Halo 2, which was an original xbox game.



I suppose halo 3 will have higher resolution etc, but so far it seems that this is in no way close to meeting the graphical hype...

by Mic2000 - 2007-04-30 21:26
» No halo fanboy

But, take a look at image 10, click on it and then on the blue icon beneath it. Then you'll see a high resolution version. Well it looks really good qua materials. I will accept it :).

by xdv sdf - 2007-04-30 21:33
» Usual PS3 negative about anything 360 first posters

What makes you think first 3 posters were all from the same person and also owns a PS3 YAWN.



I didnt even look at the screenshots I just came straight here to see the predictable jealous first posters, and Gears is a great game but it is totally different i.e NO vehicles the environments are totally different in size etc you cant compare them, just a shame PS3 has NOTHING to compare with either of these two games mentioned..

by Joe Mamma - 2007-04-30 22:26
» What don't people get it??

Serious, please stop comparing this to Gears. Two totally different games. Just like another poster said, there are no vehicles in Gears which allows for different level structure. Maps in Gears are probably 1/10th the size of most of the maps in Halo 3. Also, remember this is the World of Halo, this is what its supposed to look like. This is what the artists intended it to look like. For the person who said this looks like Halo 2, so what. Its still the most played game on XBOX Live. Whats wrong with taking it and just making it better? It will look great in HDTV and play flawlessley, thats the most important thing.



Personally, as good as Gears looks, its a horrible multiplayer game. Everything blends in, and the gameplay is the same over and over and over and over again. I haven't played it in months. Halo is a perfectly designed multiplayer game. They give us what we need to play again and again. It doesn't get old.

by Xbox is the best - 2007-04-30 22:28
» halo looks crisp

this look is what I want to see from videogames gears have some very hi resolution textures but not every texture was high res gears also had foggy looking textures from a distance halo 3 does not halo 3s world does not look like it has fog in the background also all the textures are highly detailed not just some like gears no low res textures here not to mention halo 3 has high dynamic range which gears did not have, so shadows are cast all over the environment including player models such as the master chief and other players and npcs self shadowing when the sun or other light sources are in the environment their is some serious next gen graphics tech going on here guys bungie is really using the 360s video ram capacity, when this game hits the pc it will definetly be in directx 10 and vista I don't think you will be able to play this game on windows xp.

by Some guy - 2007-04-30 22:35
» old

These pictures are pretty old... like 2 months old

by Xbox is the best - 2007-04-30 22:38
» gears is amazing

by the way with what I said about the gears graghics it also looks amazing and I love to play gears of war to me it never gets boring if any one of guys are getting a 360 and you like shooters make sure you buy gears of war and obviously halo 3 when that comes out

by ... - 2007-04-30 22:55
» ...

Like I said we have to wait and see. Wishing something to be good will not work. Oh about my previous statement I was not comparing Killzone 2 with Halo 3 in terms of story and type of game, but the fact is that the graphics are quite more realistic in killzone 2, and keep in mind that the screenshots available are almost a year old.



My point is that a high caliber game like halo 3 should look more real as opposed to these cartoonish screenshots...common you cant deny this....

by HAXorz - 2007-04-30 23:18
» well...

If this 360 was a console that wasnt big on graphics like the Wii then these screenshots would be understandable... unfortunately it is so you have to say that those pics look petty poor, especially considering that it is meant to be THE game for the 360.

by Sony fanboy..........................NOT - 2007-04-30 23:18
» Cue sony fanboy bashing and 4 year old ranting

cant wait BETA on MAY 16 ill see you their whoever is participating :)

by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-05-01 00:19
» xdv sdf

Resistance easily compares. You must be joking.

by Slicksim - 2007-05-01 01:31
» Sweet

All i can say is, i am looking forward to playing this as my first halo, never played either of the other two before.



Can i please ask, that all you people that just keep whittering on about games on different platforms just stop, there is no comparison, they are different systems?



Compare a game to a similar genre on the same platform, then us non-informed people can draw a conclusion from that, much more helpful than "the {system} version of something completely different is better"



and either way, you can't really get a good comparison from just two points of reference, you should really have 3.



just my two cents.



Si

by j - 2007-05-01 02:24
» BLAST PROCCESSING

halo 3's graphics were built for speed not as much detail. Gears has great detail bit theres is a couple parts where the fraim rate chugs.

by JCP - 2007-05-01 02:41
» yeah they look great

but the shoots are old, I saw these shots months ago, months I tell you, months, but that doesnt stop them from looky sexy

by No One - 2007-05-01 02:41
» Some Idiot

No, they are not old. They are new pictures of areas that they have released before. These screenshots look more polished than anything released before.



These graphics look sweet. I don't know what you people are talking about.



Plus, look at the Spartan standing on the slanted wall in shot 11 of 12. Notice how is feet are planted? The physics they are implementing into this game have been given a lot of thought. All that type of stuff wasn't in Gears. Graphics isn't everything. And I wouldn't even say GOW looked better. Completely different styles here.



This game is going to blow everyone's socks off!!

by jayhawker09 - 2007-05-01 03:23
» oh yeah?

"Wishing something to be good will not work." oh really? so i take then you are one of the devs for killzone 2, not just someone hoping the game will be good once it comes out? yeah, cause if you werent, thatd make you a hypocrite. good thing youre not.

by jayhawker09 - 2007-05-01 03:26
» no

its not supposed to be THE game. was halo 1 THE game for xbox1? it was for a while, then it got replaced by a better one. but i suppose youre not going to say halo1 should of had better graphics since it was THE game for xbox, right?

by PS3Rider - 2007-05-01 03:47
» ....

I would call them good but not stunning I would put them on par with Resistance graphics only because resistance is the same game genre as halo kind of.



Halo should be a promising game but for graphic fanatics this may be a little disapointing

by Doodah - 2007-05-01 04:05
» Um...

If you follow that kind of logic then I guess you could release

Castle Wolfenstein for the 360 and claim it looks that *****ty

because the graphics were made for speed too. I don't buy

that and neither should you.

by Big Bird - 2007-05-01 04:15
» Well

I'll probably be flamed for saying this... but for a supposedly next-gen game, and judging by these screenshots, I find the graphics to be very disappointing. Mind you, I thought Halo 1 was a pretty decent game for its time. I got the feeling Halo 2 was more of a quick cash-in on the Halo IP.

If this is to be the next best thing since sliced bread, I expect no less than jaw-dropping, revolutionary graphics. And these are not, no matter what style or 'feel' the developers wanted this game to have. In fact, I think I could have mistaken these screens for Halo 1 if it wasn't for the title of the article.



Maybe, if the gameplay makes up for all this, I'll still buy it. Maybe not. Time will tell.

by TRU GAM3R - 2007-05-01 04:27
» graphics

are u serious. its not at all about the *****ing graphics of the game. wat really matters is that game play. Thats part of the reason why you find PS3s in almost everyones. They're overstocked everywhere cuz no one wants a pretty machine with kick ass graphics and yesterdays games. thats why the wii is sold out everywhere. same for the ds. im not a nintendo fanboy, im just sayin the proofs in the numbers. and theres no need to complare halo to gears. idk how many people have siad this but they are 2 different games. completely different. As far as the graphics thing goes, again, if halo 3 is an amazing game, which im sure it will (cant wait till beta) then people will still buy it no matter wat. u want graphics. waste 600 dollars on a ps3 and buy...wtever good games it may have. which is none. my best friend has it and every game is the same boring ***** i played on other consoles. its just in hd. cmon guys get real

by Lorenzferus - 2007-05-01 04:56
» These screen shots suck ass

The only good one is where Master Chief is looking all shiny, but I'm sure that's not gameplay.

by Big Bird - 2007-05-01 04:58
» Um, #2

Why do you automatically assume that just because I dislike the graphics in these Halo 3 screens, I am evangelizing the PS3?

I own a 360, and believe me, if it's really going to be this awesome game everyone here seems to want me to believe, then I'll buy it.

All I'm saying is, the graphics do not impress me. And graphics are important to me, if I hadn't cared about graphics, I'd have bought me a Wii. But I do, so I got a 360, which is a graphical monster, so I expect games to use that power. Does that really seem so illogical?

by senormojo - 2007-05-01 05:03
» looks like halo 2 vista pics

Halo 3 looks like the pics of halo 2 for windows vista,

by Vsions - 2007-05-01 05:30
» Too early to tell yet

As a game artist myself, I dont make my judjements based on which console I like better, because the truth is that both the Ps3 and 360 are capable of some extroardinary visuals. I wil say though that these screenshots are very unimpressive. I know however that the beauty of a game comes from the art direction and the degree of talent from the artists. If Halo 3 does not end up looking good enough it wont be because the system cant do it, it will fall directly on the team. On another note, I dont know how this game got so popular, it completely steals of franchises that existed for years before. Doom, Halflife, Quake, Unreal, 007. My favorite being Halflife. Halo is not doing anything original. But I wont knock it for that because it is a good game. I just dont understand why people go so crazy for it.

by EvilTikiMan - 2007-05-01 06:32
» ....

Geez. WAY to many people believe that realistic graphics equates to good games. Good games are not just about a game with good graphics or gameplay or music or etc. A good game is one in which all of the elements that make up a game work together and in Harmony. When was the last time you bought a game SOLELY for graphics dispite the fact that everything else about the game was bad or not up to par? I highly doubt anyone has. And if good graphics is soo important and makes games good, then why is Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princes so highly regarded dispite its graphics being last Gen. HECK why do people still play stuff like Street Fighter Alpha when you can play the new Ultimate Fighter? Or Psyconaughts? Money aside, it is because the games are incredible dispite their no longer up to date graphics. All the elements of the game (gameplay, graphics, music, story, etc) all work well together. If a game does not have all of its elements balanced out it wont get a good review except from Die Hard Fans. Take Crackdown for example; The game play was fun, the graphics were very good, the music was interesting. However alot of people didnt like it that much because of its lack of a story. Graphics are not the key element to a good game, it is a supporting element.



Heres how it supports:

-gameplay:helps to make it look cool and fit with the story.

-story: helps the creator express themselves.

-music: to act as the physical embodiment of the music.



While I strongly believe that Graphics are not the most important thing in a game, they are still important because it is what people see first. Sure we are not suppose to judge a book by its cover, but people still do it anyway. The other elements of the game are reliant on the graphics doing a good job of supporting them and making all work together. Graphics (and music) are like the oil in a machine. They make it run smoothly. Though there are always acceptions.



In regards of Halo 3 I think the graphics, while mildly resembling those of Halo 2, are still very good. If you will remember the first trailer we got for Halo 3 at the 06 Microsoft Conference, the graphics used in that trailer were in game graphics.



So believe it or not the graphics have improved but the style they use when creating everything remained the same. That is probably why everyone says that the graphics havent changed. This is also why people keep saying the graphics of Halo 3 have not improved when compairing it to GoW, Killzone2, and Resistance. They are all being done in different styles and aiming for different effects. So stop the bashing on all fronts. You are entitled to your own opionion and i do not wish to impose my view upon you, but still end the bashing.

by dude - 2007-05-01 06:36
» are they serious.

OMG they are calling stunning these screenshots?, wow they need some glasses, these screenshots looks like it was halo 1.5 dont get me wrong halo 1 is still the best game, halo 2 is crap!!, but calling these screenshots stunning? thats so sad, look at perfect dark zero there way better than this.

by EvilTikiMan - 2007-05-01 06:42
» P.S.

I personally like all three major consoles and have nothing against any of the above mentioned games. Nor do i hold any contempt to anyone who dislikes the screenshots. When i say end the bashing, I am saying that to everyone. Consider it a pre-emptive statement.

by The Trenchman - 2007-05-01 06:48
» Halo 2?!? again?

This looks just like Halo 2 Vista... The grafics are just as bad as PDZ.



Really stunning.... stunning how much Halo lives off fanboyism.

by another guy - 2007-05-01 06:49
» just didn't see these words before

what you say is true but nobody said anything like THIS when comparing GeOW to resistance.



nobody was typing about gears this way, so negatively from xbox 360 owners

"gameplay is the same over and over and over and over again."

by another guy - 2007-05-01 06:52
» not trying to sound like a fanboy but

halo 3 will work on xp, you'll see when pc owners get in within 2 months. it's not a bad thing

by kv - 2007-05-01 07:18
» WTF

WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS WRONG WITH MOST OF YOU PEOPLE!? Seriously, are you blind? They look amazing, the lighting is phenomenal, and don't forget, it's a BETA. I can't even begin to comprehend how that could look like "Halo 1.5", and PDZ graphics being better? When was the last freaking time you played it? PDZ has TURD graphics! Jesus H Christ, I admit, in terms of detail it has nothing on GoW, but Halo 3 will have maps literally miles in diameter, it's incomparable.

by another guy - 2007-05-01 07:20
» sorry man but

I%u2019ve completed halo1 and 2 and this just looks like halo with a bit more detail, and with HD, this is not nowhere near good enough for the hype this game generates this is the game people buy Xboxes for, I don't think this game is going to be as successful, because I think people will be disappointed.

by Squid - 2007-05-01 07:25
» ..

What does resistance have to do with Halo

by al - 2007-05-01 07:42
» Halo the King

really amazing how Final Fantasy lives off idiots. *ooo! turn based fighting mechanics are soooo awesome!! i hope they make 10 more of these games so i can keep buying playstations!*

by LMAO at Al - 2007-05-01 08:01
» Nice

ROFL al I used to be like that, glad I stopped that *****.



Second, its funny, but I was thinking about this the other day. Its eems like alot of xbox 360 owners have chosen the gears or halo faction lately. Its kinda funny seeing as how now there arent just PS3 V 360 debates, but now Halo v Gears lol.



Third, you people are stupid, look at the amount of detail in such a huge *****ing map, and they are gonna improve, but all screenshots of halo have been in game aside from the first two trailers, and ingame the graphics look great.

by Sony rulz - 2007-05-01 08:20
» Xbox 1.5

the grapics looks lik xbox 1.5. the grapics wil lok beter if it waz on the ps3. becus the ps3 has blue rey.

by atomicV1sion - 2007-05-01 08:43
» Wait.

Are you actually trying to look like a seventh grade fanboy?

by evilmonkey - 2007-05-01 09:07
» wadeva

looks pretty good to me..and how many time bungie said this are just the betta screen the final game willlook better..also those are the multiplayer maps they are less detailed then the 1 player mode just like rainbow six last vegas

by Vietone - 2007-05-01 10:29
» ...

This is funny.



When RFoM was released on the PS3, everyone was comparing and saying that GoW had much better graphics and RFoM owners countered with bigger environments and more action.



Now that Halo3 graphics are pretty much 99% done and screenshots are released, the same argument from halo fans are being made when comparing the game to GoW.



Its a Beta people. If they were doing major tweaks to the graphics engine, it would still be in alpha. Right now, all they can do is make some tweaks here and there because doing a major graphic upgrade would require the team go through every single map and make sure that no problems exist because of the upgrade.



Halo3 is a slight upgrade from Halo2. Just like how Halo on the PC in high resolution looked very good, Halo2 on the PC on high resolutions looks just as good as the screenshots of Halo3 so far.



Put it to rest. Halo3 officially does not have better graphics then Gears of War. Just like RFoM, they are not using texture streaming. Halo3 doesn't look any better then RFoM so stop trying to justify how the game looks because the fact is, its under-par from whats expected.

by PistolSmoke - 2007-05-01 10:48
» Honestly

I'm getting fairly tired of this whole raggin' on Halo 3's graphics trend. If you think these screenshots good, or better than Halo 2, then would place you under one or more of three catagories.



1) You are blinded, either by a physical disability or an overattachment to a different console or game franchise.



2) You have not truly put a noticeable amount of time into previous Halo's. Yes, I've heard you all "I played Halo 1 and two all the way through!" That would bring you up to about 16 hours total. Well I've put hundreds of hours into Halo 2 and I can say with confidence that this looks miles better than Halo 2, unless of course...



3) You just don't have a keen eye for graphics/fine detail. Look specifically at the close up of the Spartan. The fraking lighting and self-shadowing looks off the charts incredible. And look at the shots of Snowbound! The detail and simly the aesthetic beauty in the environment and structures of that level is awesome.



There's a couple things to keep in mind. First, this is (surprise!) NOT A FINISHED GAME. We still have probably 7 months to wait for it. And as most people who know gaming development will tell you, graphical polish is one of the last things to happen. Remember, no one wants to play a pretty pile of crap (Gears of War online, anyone? It seems people would still rather play Halo 2, as it's still the most played game on the 360). Secondly, even if this game does resemble Halo 2 (and it does in the wide scope, I'm not denying that), it's supposed to. It IS still Halo after all. And I think you people underestimate how facking incredible Halo 2 looked. I'm still pretty impressed by it when I play it today. The lighting, art directions, smooth framerate, and detailed characters and animations still hold a candle to a lot of the new gen stuff.



As for Halo 3 vs. GoW, let me tell you why it's a dumb comparison. It's not because they're different games (in fact, that ususally why you compare things, because they have differences), it's because they have vastly different scopes. Halo has gigantic open environments and dozens of characters of screen. You simply can't keep all the detail you want in that situation. Gears, on the other hand, is always confined, in very small maps with little or no freedom to roam around. The most open environment you see is on the train, but even then the background is fake, just painted on. Because of the tiny environments, Gears was able to ramp up the detail. So yes, Gears' gray concrete walls will probably have more detail when all is said and done, but Halo has artistic visuals and will bring you vast, beautifully crafted landscapes and enviroments, and all of it will be rendered. THAT is why it's a little ignorant to compare them. Epic wouldn't be able to make a better looking game if it had Halo's scope.



Of course, none of this is going to matter when the game comes out and it just kicks ass. Not too many people are goig to care how it looks when you're playing your 1000th game on Live.

by JackBauer42013 - 2007-05-01 10:49
» Right...

I played Resistance on a 70" Sony 1080P DLP and I am not impressed. Gears of War is far better gameplay and graphics. My friend has both and said that Motorstorm is the only good game Son has going for them. The 360 already has too many good titles to name.

by BrendanL - 2007-05-01 10:52
» Gears of War more detailed than Halo 3

You are absolutely right. Gears of War looks way better than these screenshots.

by SummerGamer - 2007-05-01 11:13
» I wondered you'd turn up...

We all know you're a diehard Sony fanboy so quit the BS.



"When RFoM was released on the PS3, everyone was comparing..."



Everyone? Oh you mean XBox fanboys. Suddenly fanboys equals everyone? R-i-g-h-t. I guess a lot of the BS YOU say all the time to support the PS3 can be considered as coming from 'everyone' also. Yes? No? Idiot.



"Halo3 is a slight upgrade from Halo2."



It's as much an update from Halo 2 graphically as Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PS3 is an update of Ninja Gaiden on the XBox. When the graphics style is the same or similar, the differences are often not so evident in screenshots other than higher resolution and some extra effects. However, once the games are seen in motion on quality TVs, the difference is often very apparent, especially if you load up the older games afterwards to compare them.



"because the fact is, its under-par from whats expected."



Well for me, it's easily ON par with what I expected, especially as we are still seeing screens from the multiplayer game only. But more importantly, I'm wanting to actually experience the GAMEPLAY itself, you know, that little element of a game people like you tend to ignore unless it suits you.

by Matt - 2007-05-01 11:39
» Resistance, no.

Resistance cannot compare to the scale, it fades out backgrounds quickly; I know, I own a PS3 and the game. I personally didn't like the AI in Resistance and I doubt it was superior in any way to Halo 2 AI. In defense of Resistance however, it wasn't made to be Halo 3; it is just a quality launch FPS. Halo 3 has a lot resting on its shoulders.

by lala - 2007-05-01 12:04
» cut the bull

cut the bull cr@p u fanboy u are miseberly blinded or takin in sum micro***** coolade from jim jones this game is not as wat is expected are u dum ??? oh its not finished yet ok that makes no sense the game is in beta >>> bet *****tard BETA !!!!! the game is ide say 90% finished or else they wuldnt release it as a download with the engine its self and everything ur ser i retarded go get a life and kwit shuvin some Micro***** in ur assssss and stop suckin on WII yes i like sony but this cr@P is wat makes me diss u xbots and

GAYlo fanz

by tom - 2007-05-01 12:08
» omfg

the grafx suck if u pistol are saying games with big size dnt have good grafix u ser are dum look at Oblivion that game is *****in huge on my 360 of coruse it has lagg and lowdowns but look at the tijme Bungie had wioth tthis game im surely not given up ma muny for this straight bull i like GoW better but now i dnt pklay it that much its all about rainbow 6 BABY !!!!

by Rakot - 2007-05-01 12:25
» agree

totaly agree with you man.

(still love ps3 and hope it will win the war tho)

but seriously it doesnt matter.Good games FTW on both consoles (own both)

and ***** WEEEE CRAP

by aguythatbangedyourgirl - 2007-05-01 13:09
» Old

Look, same pictures here from a NOVEMBER article



http://xbox360.qj.net/New-Halo-3-screens-/pg/49/aid/73018

by Barakku - 2007-05-01 13:20
» @another guy

Halo 3 will work on XP? Really? Did Bungie say this without me knowing, because as I recall, Halo 2 was only available on Vista. Glad to see they're downgrading their biggest title *sarcasm*

by PistolSmoke - 2007-05-01 13:45
» Wow.

Okay, for accusing me of being a fanboy, that was one long stream of biased retoric you just shoveled out. Anyone who says 'xbots' and 'gaylo' in the same sentence is hopelessly ignorant. Yes, I said beta. Do you know what that means? It means it's not done yet. That's what Beta means.



You say "the game is ide say 90% finished or else they wuldnt release it as a download" Well, I'd say you have no idea what you're talking about, and that you need an English lesson. First off, yes the engine is pretty much finished, but the engine is not the game. Graphical polish, bells and whistles, final coats of paint are the last thing to happen in game development. That's fact, ask anyone who knows what game development is. Bungie has said on numerous occasions, and there are all sorts of polish left to go in terms of graphics. Gameplay is key, and gameplay is the main focus for the entire process until a month or two before release.



Also, the Beta is not solely to show the game off to the public, it is first and foremost a BETA. Do you know what a Beta is? It's when a gaming company mass-stress-tests a game to make sure all bugs, glitches, and balancing issues are resolved before release. There's obviously a marketing side to it as well, but primarily to test the new matchmaking system and discover any glitches and weapon misbalances and fix them before the game drops. If the game was finished, they'd just release it. Again, Beta+NOT FINISHED.



Listen, all I'm saying is that it's retarded to be judging these graphics as if they're final, because they're not. I never said any foul words towards your precious Sony, so I'm not sure why you let fly with that terrible series of run on sentence and spelling errors. Please help yourself to some sensibility and an English book.

by PistolSmoke - 2007-05-01 13:51
» Hrm...

I think that saying the graphics suck is just plain dumb, I'm sorry. But they're by no means sucky. It's high def, it's detailed, it's fluid, it's pretty, it's shiny, the lighting kicks ass as always.



As for Oblivion, you just defeated your own argument. Yes its huge, but it has choppy framerate, slowdowns, and loading popups every ten steps. It's still a great game and great looking to boot but nobody wasn't a little annoyed by the choppiness of it. Halo 3 does not have those things. It's got fluid framerate and zero loading pop ups in-game.



I will agree with you on one thing: Rainbow Six is awesome.

by Shatterdome - 2007-05-01 14:14
» The lighting in Resistane blows...

PS3 has yet to have a fully dynamic, per pixel HDR lit game. That's the reason 360's games look "darker", no, they are just more precisely lit, and things that are silhouhetted are dark, not evenly lit all over...



That is all this has going on for it graphically, is the RIDICULOUS HDR lighting....everything seems to be lit real-time, with shadows within shadows (which is VERY advanced)....unfortunately due to the scale of the levels, they cannot fill it with the little details like bushes and debris like Gears does. Also, I think gears just has a more pleasing aesthetic, where halo everything is smooth and borring...

by Shatterdome - 2007-05-01 14:16
» Thing is...

Halo was never meant to be "real"...



It always meant to keep the sci-fi aesthetic, and still does....

by Solid Snake - 2007-05-01 15:21
» Halo 2

You have got to be kidding me, a perfectly designed multiplayer game? dont give it credit it was great AT FIRST i played multiplayer on that game since the release and if anything its far from perfect from the rampant cheating to the invisible lag that completely destroys it such as the hosting system. The host can be taken down, given he has a halfway decent connection which is never true. Bungie needs to get off their asses and work work work. Gears i dont have that problem with. Dont get me wrong i love halo 2 its fun when it works as it should (rarely)

by Derax - 2007-05-01 17:12
» Wii Sucks

The wii is GAAAYYYY

IT was made for kids under 5

.......according to the games it has

by Shatterdome - 2007-05-01 18:51
» Sorry..

But Halo 2 has a million times better matchmaking system. Halo 2 actually picks the host based on connection speed and geography. It also keeps a history of past games, players, and where they are from and uses that to also pick the best server, then if the host quits, or gets laggy, it can switch to a new one.



Gears does none of that, and it's all in the air....and when I join "3 bar" games that end up being in Europe, I know there is something wrong with the rating system....or they thing a ping of 150ms is good, when I usually don't join servers with over 40ms (Counterstrike)



Also, there is nothing wrong with Gears MP and it's no more repetetive then Halo.

by Outsider - 2007-05-01 20:05
» Bad

Not really impresed. Where are the details, grass, trees etc?

by SummerGamer - 2007-05-01 22:11
» Thanks, I was looking for those pics elsewhere...

...when I could have checked here on QJ instead.



But yes, they were first shown ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO!!!

by Just Think About It - 2007-05-01 22:44
» Am I mising something here?

Is it just me or are people here actually comparing Gears of War and Resistance (completely finished and polished games) with Halo 3 (a game that's barely come out out of ALPHA testing)?

by Xbox is the best - 2007-05-02 00:31
» halo 3

Pistolsmoke you are wasting your time talking to these kids and/or sony fanboys, I totally agree with everything you said, I was going to say a lot of what you said but I knew it would be a waste of time, with that said halo 3 will sell 10 million, halo 2 sold 7 million and more and more people everyday are finding out about the awesomeness that is halo.

by Silly Willy - 2007-05-02 02:05
» Stylezzzz

The only picture that caught my eye was the indoor alien one. Else all the outdoor stuff for some reason looks under shadowed (most stuff casts no shadows or blocky ones). I'm glad Halo looks like Halo, it may not have the best graphics in the world but you can reconize it being Halo from any screenshot. And you cant say that for alot of next gen sequal games.

by i agree - 2007-05-02 10:16
» i agree

i agree

by Mii - 2007-05-02 13:55
» Yay!!

Yay!!! Fan boy fights!! Man, these fights are sure stupid, idiotic and pointless, but still funny. Don't stop fighting.



Btw, BioShock FTW *****A!

by haha - 2007-05-09 06:58
» haloman

This looks bland and boring, Halo3 ms's xbox game is going to sux. Buy a PS3 you morons.

by B1arg - 2007-05-09 12:37
» Well...

I Dissagree with the people that say that

"Gears of War Has Better Graphics" ,

as the screenshots above are only

Beta Test Pictures,

Not as CLOSE as to what will be

upcoming in halo 3s graphics...



Theres Going To Be Alot More Changes In Halo 3s

Progress On Their Graphics Later On In The ACTUAL Halo 3.

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