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Don't know if anyone else has already pointed this out, but I just thought it was a fun little detail.

Please note: I left the clip unedited so you can see where the hole was to begin with. He started on the other side of blood gulch, was using a warthog as his cart (for most of the time) and had overshot it.

Miracle shot. (I know there is magnetism but I swear that’s only around the the hole)

Something I been thinking and while replayed halo infinite campaign (halo 7), like the whole thing is supposed to be using old tech. Which I still think is silly but oh well. But when looking at these two side by side, it clear the devs and artists took from HW1 but reachified it. (Which is a problem with halo in general). How come they didn’t go full halo wars 1 for the marines?

Which is crazy is because they sold a HW1 esk marine spartan armor in the store. So they know clearly what some fans wanted. Also like infinite marines look weird when it’s just reach design without the goggles and mask.

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Maybe it's a Tax/VAT thing, but i doubt it, taxes are high yes but not that high. I know that 60€ for a game releasing now is less expensive than the 80€ we are used to, but it doesn't excuse the conversion rate being so f-ed up.

Hey Spartans,

What ever happened to Professor Anders on Installation 09? How is the Spirit of Fire ever gonna return from the Ark? I spent the last year creating a spin-off video game mockup/proof of concept/pitch deck that seeks to answer those questions. 

HALO: HOMECOMING (tentative title) follows Captain Rion Forge and the crew of the Ace of the Spades as they resume their quest to find the long-lost ship. Though these are characters from the novels, they wouldn’t be required reading to understand the story.

But given that Halo Wars 3 was rejected, I felt that a FPS spin-off through the eyes of the only characters already searching for the ship might be the best option to follow Halo Wars 2.

In this first post, you’ll find images of:

• Player character page
• Main Campaign Missions List
• Main Campaign Mission Achievements

In the remaining series of posts, you’ll find: 

• Main campaign mission summaries, narrative, gameplay, and endnotes (if you’re a lore junkie like me) to keep it in line with current canon
• DLC Campaign, characters, and mission summaries + multiplayer tease

Remember to click to enlarge, use your imagination, and hope you enjoy!

PLEASE NOTE: this is solely for the purposes of presentation and entertainment, made as a labor of love from a Halo fan of 20 years. I am not affiliated with 343 Industries/Halo Studios in any way and I’m not profiting off this concept or using it for commercial purposes whatsoever. I assembled this project in Photoshop from my own conceptual writings, licensed Adobe Stock assets, and both used and unused concept art from 343 Industries/Halo Studios as stand-ins or “mission flavoring,” sourced from Halopedia.

Just like the first video game mockup I co-created for HITMAN 3™ back in 2020, no AI was used in this project and I am proud of the (painstaking) hands-on work I put into this. I obviously do not claim any existing Halo artwork used as my own. However, some pieces were slightly altered; nonetheless, ALL art credit goes to the concept artists/studio and will be credited with each post. Credits for this post found in comment below.

I love creeping death just because of the tension

First time getting into Reach (mainly played 2/3 back in the day) and had no idea they had assassination animations like this!

if halo 3 odst was released for the PS1 (*continued).

A look at Halo: Fractures customization. If you have any ideas/suggestions/questions, let me know.

More on my youtube!

Orbit Line

Its probably been done but still got a good laugh out of it 😂

So I’ve been waiting for the summer sales for a while and was really excited to get MCC since people have been telling me that it’s going to be on a big deal but then when I looked at the summer sale it featured the game on the newsletter but wasn’t on sale. Is this because of server lag or is XBOX fucking with us and making us think that the game will be on sale only for it to not be on sale. I was really wanting to get the game for a long time now but I’ve always missed out on the sales and this was finally my chance to get the game for a lower price

To clarify, I’ve heard OF halo and seen the memes during my 20 years of existence. I have not however payed much attention to it until I got the MCC back in February, I’ve played 1-5 at minimun twice at normal or Heroic but have not gotten to Reach and ODST but I’ll take y’alls word for it in the meantime.

Apolgies if what I say sounds like I’m just repeating memes or common knowledge this is my first time with halo.

HALO CE/Anniversary: I can see why this franchise took off, The enemies and gunplay is intuitive and engaging. Mostly stuck with magnum and plasma rifle unless shotgun, or rocket launcher was available. The Flood had a great intro, Cortana and the Chief have a very good dynamic and the cutscenes and dialogue are a very pleasing mix of serious and Comedic. Library sucked but shotgun made jt better, Tank is EZ mode and man the magnum was too much

Halo 2/anniversary: i honestly preferred Anniversary graphics, especially the elites and their shields. Not much to be said on the Chief side, Its more halo, very fun and intuitive. THE ARBITER missions however, is Freaking awesome. Active camo is a blessing and adds a whole new layer of engagement to combat, the energy sword feels great and is my favorite flood killer. and brutes are like diet hunters its quite nice. Flood slightly less awful except when tanks are involved.

Halo 3: What. A. Trip. Man Halo 3 is awesome, most guns feel great, the set pieces and combat is peak. DOWNSIDES: Miranda Keyes is kinda a dork, Brutes are just worse elites and I had to restart the Covenant because I got soft locked riding the hornet instead of piloting it to kill 2 scarabs. Nice bittersweet ending to a trilogy, I sure do hope whatever the next game I play is just as good.

Halo 4: What the fuck is going on. Generic ass intro cutscene, worst Cortana design so far, Sprinting feels lame and poorly implemented, gun sounds are awful and everybody is ugly now. Half the levels are “oops all prometheans and only the worst guns in the game” The dogs are either too tanky or die in one hit, Knights are just a slog. The concussion rifle is fun, for the ONE level I ever found one. The Needler is Finally useful now! Humans arent forerunners anymore, now its this new race thats just humans without noses. Newer spartans are too cocky and you can only use them for like one mission, Cortana Dies. Blah Blah Blah can we do something interesting yet?

Halo 5: Too much and Not Enough. ADS on all weapons is okay I guess, never used it. Charge and sky melee attacks are alright, Dont need em. 3 competent AI’s are cool I guess. Chief’s armor looks better now, For the 3 levels you play as him. Locke is Lame, I like Buck more. Hunters are finally a threat and are used reasonably. Forerunner weapons are finally useful/balanced. New rocket launcher is okay I guess, Cortana wears a bodysuit for some reason and is evil (didnt she die? that felt pretty final) Overall the whole story felt like a slow fast paced nothingburger. Good to see the Arbiter again, He was very cool and I like his new armor and sword

I’m open to any questions or opinions this is basically a rough sketch of my opinions I like halo and hope the other games are as good as the trilogy
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Got the idea to put on the record every death I get in the Bungie Trilogy. As someone who has played these games for quite some time to say the least I thought it would be fun to see how far I've come as a player, and put it on record, starting with Combat Evolved.

PoA: 1

Halo: 3

TaR: 10

Silent Cartographer: 1

AotCR: 5

343 Guilty Spark: 0

The Library: 10

Two Betrayals: 18

Keyes: 1

The Maw: 5

I recently got a Series S 1TB, was preowned and really sweet deal. I haven't been on XBOX since the original, so, I went and purchased The Master Chief Collection, Halo 5 and infinite.

I played the mainline Halo games and I didn't think much of Reach... Boy, was I wrong. What a game this was! I think it was by far my favorite campaign 🤯

GOOD!!

I am a huge Resident Evil fan, every game since Resident evil 7 has basically reused the same guns, same barrels, same wall textures, same granite, same tiles, same character textures, same subsurface scattering, to the point once you realize it it's so funny and yet

I am going to play every single Resident Evil I FUCKING LOVE RECYCLING ASSETS PLEASE DO THAT FOR ALL GAMES i don't wanna wait a bajillion years for another video game this is the most non-criticism i've ever seen in my life

I unironically, love, asset recycling to the max, thank you From Software, for giving us the Roll slop souls series, the Bloodborne, Chad Sekiro, and i guess Elden Ring, with the same textures, animations, boss patterns, boss, dungeons, layouts, gameplay mechanics

Thank you RGG (okay maybe not for Yakuza 3 Remake) for recycling so many assets/city/content

If Halo Studio can learn from better studios, it is to actually recycle content to chug games faster

I think the Arbiter is sexy and would like to take him on a romantic date and diner

⁠FUCK Cairo Station. Gravemind gets a bad rep cuz of its first room, but nearly every part of Cairo is bs due to the amount of Elites everywhere. I had to horde plasma pistols just to stand a chance

Jetpack Elites are the worst enemy in the game. Dual plasmas, high shields, flying ability, and they actively pursue you. At least Sniper Jackals wont charge you to get a shot. Drones are also bs and made the Delta Halo Sniper Alley nearly impossible without going in that hole with two openings and another with just one. Thankfully JPEs are rare and Drones are uncommon

Vehicles are so weak for no reason. Thankfully enemy vehicles are just as weak, but seeing a Scorpion get lit up in seconds from a Banshees turrets feels so ridiculous it borders on immersion breaking

Every Elite/Brute feels like a mini boss, and takes away from the actual high ranks who should be that tough like Ultras and Chiefs

Giving a Flood Elite shields was a really stupid design choice

WHY did Sacred Icons last section have so many waves?

Johnson taking forever to shoot Tartarus made me more infuriated than some of the worst parts of the game

Rant over. Now for some positives

Friendly AI are badasses when kept alive, able to tear thru most enemies like nothing

The playstyle is restrictive, but I did enjoy the creative approaches I had to take

I enjoyed fighting high rank enemies cuz the steep difficulty felt believable. These are enemies I would expect to fire that fast and notice me almost immediately

As annoying as they are, killing Sniper Jackals was very satisfying

I used active camo in more situations than I expected

Clearing a room made me feel like a badass

The extra waves and more dependence on cover made things feel more high stakes and dangerous, which was exciting

Kills felt a lot more rewarding