Halo Wars. Can You Say Pwnt?

[Wii60]

http://halowars.com/trailer.html

Holy shit, those are some Graphics. I *THINK* it's an RTS, nice concept in the Halo Universe.

[rand0m]

yea those arnt pre-rendered movies ...

however this thread delivers and has no console bashing or wingeing so fairs fair.

[usefulidiot316]

Q: What is “Halo Wars”?
A: “Halo Wars” is the next big real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios, creators of Age of Empires. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, “Halo Wars” allows you to take charge of the human UNSC armies and see the Halo universe from a totally new perspective.

Taken from that sites FAQ.

At first, I was like, this game looks awesome. Then, I was like, "A Halo based RTS? WTF?" Then, I was like, "An RTS on the Xbox360?" I guess it has some potential. Would be nice to finally have a new RTS game that lets you control space ships that can fly anywhere ignoring the terrain. Haven't been able to do that since Star Craft.

[Nocturnal]

Xbox is for lozerszorozlz 1337!!1!111!

Awesome graphics. :) I can't wait to play it.

[Cee]

Its cool.



For an RTS

[Wii60]

I reckon they can pull this off. They're working with the people behind Age of Empires and they do not fail. i'm going to love this and the new Halo project they're bringing out.

[JaMaiCa]

Holy crap that looks/sounds awesome

[Cee]

Watching the trailer brings up another point, if the Halo movie is made in CG looking like that.....I'll be sure to watch it.

[Slid3r]

I don't care if it's CG. That looks amazing.

[rand0m]

Supreme Commander is the RTS to be looking forward at the moment ...

[haun]

"Shis is Spartan group Omega, and if they want war.. then we'll give em war!"

holy shit i love halo

[Wii60]

"Shis is Spartan group Omega, and if they want war.. then we'll give em war!"

holy shit i love halo

It's set before Halo. This is going to expand the living shit out the Halo Universe lol. Theorists are saying those SPARTANS are the orignal SPARTANS from the first SPARTAN Project, yet the Mjolknir Armour looks like the Chiefs MjolknirVI (I think) Armour?

[psychomonkey62]

Halo Wars is when the Humans and Covenent first meet.

[Zuken]

this just looks absoluteley amazing. it gives me goose bumps it looks so good! i cant wait for this game

[DarkTalon]

http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=bungieatx06
beat me to it :wah:

[:xri:]

It looks prerendered. I can tell from the pixels and seeing a lot of prerendered movies in my time.


but really, it looks kickass

[917]

Wow, that does look awesome.

And I know that they aren't really related at all, but for some reason this makes me think a little more that the Halo movie will kick a million asses.

[Slid3r]

I know this defeats the pursoose of the game, and we already have Halo 3, but wouldnt it be awesome if you could go into the perspective of Masterchief if you accomplished certain tasks.

[waterbottl]

I know this defeats the pursoose of the game, and we already have Halo 3, but wouldnt it be awesome if you could go into the perspective of Masterchief if you accomplished certain tasks.

Uh, no?fdhdf

[Slid3r]

Uh, no?fdhdf

I'm not asking you. I'm asking the other kid. Stop eaves dropping.

[clutch-monkey]

Halo Wars is when the Humans and Covenent first meet.

so technically, the game should be one whole string of defeats as the human players gets their ass kicked?

[DarkTalon]

Taken from that sites FAQ.

At first, I was like, this game looks awesome. Then, I was like, "A Halo based RTS? WTF?" Then, I was like, "An RTS on the Xbox360?" I guess it has some potential. Would be nice to finally have a new RTS game that lets you control space ships that can fly anywhere ignoring the terrain. Haven't been able to do that since Star Craft.

B4MEII works pretty well on the 360 I don't see how this won't.

[STreCH]

omg i never played a rts but i think i just wet myself that looks just so incredibly awsome. on another note i hope the halo movie will be cg like this not real life that action looked just awesome. whoever posted this just made my day.

[idontknow]

wishes for Spartan Racing 200-

[JaMaiCa]

so technically, the game should be one whole string of defeats as the human players gets their ass kicked?

If you're playing as the Spartans you should always be winning even if the Marines are losing. That's how they tell it in the book atleast.

[xeoset]

If you're playing as the Spartans you should always be winning even if the Marines are losing. That's how they tell it in the book atleast.

Im pretty sure you play as a UNSC Head that Controls the Battle elsewhere (think of some Corp or something back at command giving orders) and I guess you'll start with a Dropship and build up your Marines till you start developing SPARTANS, like all RTS's.

Plus it's also for the PC I've heard.

[Nocturnal]

so technically, the game should be one whole string of defeats as the human players gets their ass kicked?

The humans had several victories.

Yes, I read the books. :redface:

It looks prerendered. I can tell from the pixels and seeing a lot of prerendered movies in my time.


but really, it looks kickass

Thank you captain obvious.

[rand0m]

Can someone actually post screenshots of what the game engine acutally is like?

[Tempest]

Why do I get the feeling that this is just another RTS thats whoring out the Halo name?

Now, that being said, it IS the makers of AOE that are developing it, so we'll see.

Until then, meh...

[PsiRedEye22]

SupCom and Company of Heroes will eat this game alive. And another thing: an RTS with a controller? How retarded is that?

[kledster]

i forsee halo becoming a force to be reckoned with. with halo 3, halo wars and the halo movie directed by peter jackson released all within 2 years. that's gonna be the biggest era for halo, ever.

[24Hours]

This is good news. Halo was originally supposed to be an RTS according to Bungie.

[firepiss]

Another poor pointless presentation from ensemble studios.

Where's the gameplay footage? :rollseyes You know, the most important part of video games?

It's hollywood anymore.

Don't get me wrong about my judgement. Yes the graphics look SweeT!!1! But this isn't hollywood! It is video gaming. Always present gameplay footage during any preview.

[rand0m]

Its been worked on by people from AoE3 ...

[utterdisturbed]

dam this looks fucking sweet, i cant wait for it to come out and the movie too

[AsHopeDies]

Can you say pwnt?

no actually...I can't

[NYG 5]

im not crazy about the marine unis. i liked the ones from the first one best

[r(2)Truth]

This is taking place between the first discovery of the Covenant, and the Fall of Reach (aka right before halo1). Yes I read the books too :D

Basically, in space, the Covenant totally dominated. However, on land, they had an equal chance, and when spartans were involved, they ALWAYS won.

Yes I said Spartan*s*. Before the fall of reach, there were around 75 ish spartan soldiers like master chief. All super soldiers, and the best dam force in the galaxy. Never failed their missions.

The last level would probably be the defence at the fall of reach huh.

And what are your opinions on the other races? Since it is pre-halo, there is no flood or sentinels involved, but I figure they will throw them in anyways. Heh.

[DreadPirateWes]

Yeah, I pitched a tent when I first saw it, then I went back and READ the article accompanying it. Now I'm not so sure.

Like the 'tard said earlier, Ensemble is doing it. Bungie is NOT putting this together. They've now licensed Halo out to a bunch of different groups. That bothers me. I can count on one West Virginian hand (at least six) examples of great, successful, kickass games that were whored out to the four corners of the world. The resulting games now sit in a cave alongside Atari 2600's ET.

That douche Peter Jackson just signed on to do the Halo movie, so that'll be super duper kickass. I just hope those midgets are in it (the guys who played Fredo and Dildo).

[rand0m]

Peter Jackson seems to be riding in on LOTR, which imo only succeded due to the production crew, NOT peter jackson.

proof? King Kong ... man that was boring.

[weister42]

I'm sure it's a good game(it better be), since it's got the Halo name on it.

Shit I'd buy a new toilet if it has a Halo theme.

[MusicIsDead]

It's set before Halo. This is going to expand the living shit out the Halo Universe lol. Theorists are saying those SPARTANS are the orignal SPARTANS from the first SPARTAN Project, yet the Mjolknir Armour looks like the Chiefs MjolknirVI (I think) Armour?

Fuck the what?:preachon: