Official Halo/Halo 2 Thread.

[Fez]

Ah, thats a good reason for taking out the ATV I guess.

The downloadable content bit was cool. New guns!

[Alcar]

*SHOCK HORROR - Alcar's first post in this thread*

Normally I'd never venture into this thread, but I only just came across the book, the 'Art of Halo' today. I've seen three pictures of what the book looks like inside, but nothing else. I was wondering whether any of you have the book, and perhaps if any of you know where some pirate has uploaded scans?

While I'm not into Halo all that much, I do appreciate good artistry, thus my interest in the book. Oh, and I do mean Halo 2 as well.

Alcar...

[sligster]

*SHOCK HORROR - Alcar's first post in this thread*

Normally I'd never venture into this thread, but I only just came across the book, the 'Art of Halo' today. I've seen three pictures of what the book looks like inside, but nothing else. I was wondering whether any of you have the book, and perhaps if any of you know where some pirate has uploaded scans?

While I'm not into Halo all that much, I do appreciate good artistry, thus my interest in the book. Oh, and I do mean Halo 2 as well.

Alcar...

I have it...

It has concepts of the aliens, enviroments, and weapons. it also has expansive descriptions- some of which contain information only found in the book. I can try to scan now...

[sligster]

Pictures as follows:

1.) (top 2 pics) inside Covenant ships, (bottom pic) docked Covenant ship.

2.) Basis, Threshold's moon. It is covered with Halo's ruins, and more debris is constantly falling from the sky.

3.) Delta Halo. A beautiful scenic area, with tempels resting throughout the lake.

4.) A Forerunner Space Station. It is in orbit in Threshold's atmosphere.

5.) Outside view of the Library, which houses the Index, the key to activating Halo.

[sligster]

Pictures as follows:

1.) Pictures of New Mombassa. A human city on Earth being ravaged by the Covenant.

2.) Pictures of the Silent Cartographer. An island with gigantic Forerunner structures built inside and beneath it.

3.) A swamp. Contains a structure that acts as a holding cell to the Flood.

4.) The multiplayer map, Waterworks, which is a piece of art in itself.


EDIT: AMAZING HALO 2 FAN ART

http://www.deviantart.com/view/13441384/

[Alcar]

Thanks for the scans, sligster. Halo's art is wonderful. I wouldn't liken it to the originality of Oddworld, but I just love conceptual artwork for some reason

Alcar...

[Fez]

Wow, thats great stuff. Any scans of The Gravemind available

I gotta get that with some xmas money

[sligster]

Wow, thats great stuff. Any scans of The Gravemind available

I gotta get that with some xmas money

2 pages worth of Gravemind scans! Enjoy!

[Fez]

Thanx! Thats very interesting stuff. Its teeth are made from the skulls of the dead..........So could it still be a Flood?

[sligster]

Thanx! Thats very interesting stuff. Its teeth are made from the skulls of the dead..........So could it still be a Flood?

you mean the Gravemind? if so, then yes. Gravemind is Flood.

[Mojo]

It's even stated in the text!

[Fez]

Fine then:P

1,000 posts! Wooh! We gotta keep this thread going!

[Mojo]

I wonder, was there any other thread (a SERIOUS thread) with 1000+ posts? But yeah, this is one of my favourite threads

[Fez]

I love it, I cant believe its lasted so long! Its been on page 1 of Off-Topic since I made it! I should get a medal!

Yeah....... Lets celebrate

Have you been naughty or nice? Maybe Santa cares about that when delivering Christmas gifts but we here at TeamXbox have a present for you regardless. You can wait until Christmas night to open your gift or keep reading for what might be the very first real info on Halo 2 Director’s Cut.

OXM was the first to report about Halo 2.5 revealing that the game is planned as an Xbox 2 launch title but now you’re going to read the very first details, straight from one of our most trusted sources:

“Halo 2.5 will be an Xbox 2 launch title and is going to run in HDTV resolution with new, improved textures and graphical effects. All the stuff that people expected from Halo 2 but didn’t make the cut will be there.”


Although our source didn’t specify which HDTV resolution the game will run at, HDTV’s lower spec is enough to get excited. Can you imagine Halo 2 running at 1280x720?!!! We also wonder what was meant by “all the stuff people expected from Halo 2 but didn’t make the cut.” With this kind of top-secret info, you don’t ask; you simply listen. We cross our fingers that this will include online co-op, more multiplayer maps, and the final conclusion to the Halo 2 story.

“The technology that powers Halo 2 has been designed from day one to take advantage of the next generation hardware,” the insider added. “In Halo 2, the Xbox was pushed to its limits but now the game will reach new heights with the advanced hardware.”

But that is not the only info our insider had for us as soon after he dropped the bomb: “Now, here is the twist. Halo 2.5 will come preloaded with the optional HDD. It’ll be one of the two reasons to get the Xbox 2 that comes with a hard drive. The other reason… well, you’ll just have to wait”

Sounds crazy to us but that’s what we have been told. Interestedly, if this is true, the rumor confirms the existence of, at least, two editions of the Xbox successor. Last month, we reported about the supposed Microsoft plan to release three versions of the Xbox successor. Although never in console history has an add-on sold enough to represent a large percentage of the install base, the inclusion of Halo 2.5 would probably sell millions of hard drives and/or other peripherals that includes this special edition.

And supposedly, there’s still one other reason…what could that be?

[sligster]

meh, I wouldn't put all your hope into that... OXM said the same thing a few years ago with Halo 1.5


but if it is true, mabe we'll get an extended ending (ya know, more levels and such at the end)

[Fez]

I dont believe any of it.

[sligster]

BTW, did anyone notice the Zanzibar egg on Christmas?

The shark sign changes with your Xbox internal clock. So far, 4 special dates have been found-

January 1st
July 7th (founding of Bungie)
October 31st
December 25th



pretty cool


EDIT: link to Hi-rez pics:

http://ducain.org/hihforum/viewtopic.php?t=2355

[Abe's son]

That picture of the Forerunner Station forces me to type this... I havn't played the game... at all... but I want to... AGH! Well Kyle will soon supress that by either beating me with his Xbox OR letting me play it. SWEET RELEASE!

Marathon Lore BuIIshit

That construction design reminds me of a pimped out hybrid version of both old Marathon construction tech, and a combination of Jjaro tech. Thus comming to one conclusion... at the end of Marathon: Infinity, Durandal refers to John as Master Cheif (If I'm not mistaken). So heres what happens, John and Durandal escape to the edge of the universe in a Phfor (...Did I spell that right?) Pod during the un-making of the universe. If you survive the unmaking of the universe, in theory, you would be able to reshape the universe in your own eyes.

Since Durandal go's rampant and screws the aliens terminals shitless for data he would probibly have influence unto his opinons for perfection are with alien like looks, and John, would most obviously create the marine core again. Have you seen the Pilar of Autum?

THE MARATHON'S SYMBOLS ON THE SIDE!

Leela = Cortana

...

I have more to type... but I'm afraid of how badly I'll be flamed for saying this...

Also in my opinon the Marathon games were better than the Halo games in the aspect of Story Line...

[sligster]

Have you seen the Pilar of Autum?

THE MARATHON'S SYMBOLS ON THE SIDE!

The Marathon symbol is all over the game... you just gotta look for it... obviouse ones are in the background of the Halo logo, and 343 Gulty Spark is in the shape of the Marathon Symbol. Bungie hid tons of stuff in Halo & Halo 2.

(in Headlong, fly a banshee out to the water, then turn left. Look through the glass, and you can see New Mombassa from the E3 2K4 demo!)

We've just scratched the surface of stuff Bungie has hid.

[Abe's son]

Yeah and we've only seen the beginning of their power. The little I Love Bee's incident?

[sligster]

Yeah and we've only seen the beginning of their power. The little I Love Bee's incident?

yea, I wish I had followed I Love Bees better... I wanted to play Halo 2 five days before it came out!





About Halo 2.5: Bungie has said that their next game wouldn't be a Halo game, and in a recent interview, they said they wouldn't waste their time revamping an old game when they could be making a new one.

[Facsimile]

I don't think they've definitely said that their next game will or won't be Halo 3, but since it has been brought up at all, I'm assuming that it won't be.

[sligster]

the Zanzi eggs:

Soffish: in case you didn't know, the Soffish is an inside joke at Bungie. An employee bought a little Taiwanese fish thing, and the instructions translated to English was horrible...

Soffish do not eat!

Ling-Ling: an actual news story, turned into a Bungie inside joke...

Are you finding Ling Ling's head?

[Fez]

(in Headlong, fly a banshee out to the water, then turn left. Look through the glass, and you can see New Mombassa from the E3 2K4 demo!)
.

Whats this?

[sligster]

Whats this?

an egg. It's pretty cool.

[Fez]

Whats it all about? How do you get to it, what level?

[Al the Vykker]

Im pretty sure since they even stated on the official site that Halo 2's cliff hanger was done on purpose that there will be a Halo 3, and hopefully they realize they shouldnt be torturing their fans by making us wait after a whole other game. I also know how bungie is quite clever at hiding the truth or "bending" the truth. So when they said another Halo game wouldnt be there next...I have doubts that they are being perfectly honest. I mean think of how well the kept single player of Halo 2 secret, I was actually though I should have expected it with all the cutscenes of the Arbiter when I played the level with him I was totally shocked that I was playing as him.

[Mojo]

Im pretty sure since they even stated on the official site that Halo 2's cliff hanger was done on purpose that there will be a Halo 3, and hopefully they realize they shouldnt be torturing their fans by making us wait after a whole other game. I also know how bungie is quite clever at hiding the truth or "bending" the truth. So when they said another Halo game wouldnt be there next...I have doubts that they are being perfectly honest. I mean think of how well the kept single player of Halo 2 secret, I was actually though I should have expected it with all the cutscenes of the Arbiter when I played the level with him I was totally shocked that I was playing as him.

You got me thinking there. Lets assume they're working on a game, which they claim not to be a Halo game. If they ARE working on a Halo 2 sequel, which doesn't actually take place on "a" Halo, they're technically speaking the truth, when they claim "not working on a Halo game". They could be working (at last!) on an Earth game!

Catch my grip?

[Fez]

They were working on 2 games over all those years. They will finish and release the 3rd soonish. It'll probably be short.

Halo 2 is good, but if thats all they ending up with after 3 years its crap.

[Esus]

Not really. Many games spend years and years in production. Stranger's Wrath was probably on the agenda soon after MO was released, just like with Halo, yet that isn't released yet. We also have to remember that Halo2 is a bloody brilliant game. That's why it 10/10 in reviews. Ending up with Halo 2 after 3 years - even 4 years, is very good.