The day has finally come. No more massive leakage, no more jerky camera videos, because Bungie has officially lifted the veil on the Halo 3 beta by offering up a video of their own. Over on Bungie.net (and kindly embedded above) is nearly four minutes of Halo 3 beta action. It's complete with lasers, shooting, explosions, jumping, equipment items and is a sight to behold. But there is a point to their little video other than just showing off beta in all its glory. The video is also meant to feature Microsoft employee MrJukes (who has the prestigious honor of logging the most Halo 3 alpha/beta games to date) and all his Halo talent. And so, if you're interested in more than the video, Bungie.net posted a little interview with MrJukes after the jump. But back to the official video. Did we mention that the entire video was created using Halo 3's saved game feature? Oh, did we mention that seeing a Mongoose fly 20 feet in the air over the main entrance simply by driving over a portable gravity lift made us wet ourselves? We didn't? Well, yeah ... it's that good.
Reader Comments (43)
Posted: May 11th 2007 2:40AM (Unverified) said
OH SHIT!!!
Posted: May 11th 2007 2:46AM (Unverified) said
spike grenades look HUGE when laying on the ground.
either the spartan laser is a tad unbalanced or this guy is really good.
jump height and distance are margainally increased.
no lock-on for rocket?
rockets are slower.
red spartan with a white helmet spotted.
despite what some have said;
no spectre is shown, what is shown is a turret.
no jetpack is shown, what is shown is a player dual wielding spikers and jumpinf erratically. the angle confuses though.
that's all i saw
either the spartan laser is a tad unbalanced or this guy is really good.
jump height and distance are margainally increased.
no lock-on for rocket?
rockets are slower.
red spartan with a white helmet spotted.
despite what some have said;
no spectre is shown, what is shown is a turret.
no jetpack is shown, what is shown is a player dual wielding spikers and jumpinf erratically. the angle confuses though.
that's all i saw
Posted: May 11th 2007 2:55AM (Unverified) said
Awesome.
Posted: May 11th 2007 2:57AM Magic Whiskey said
Looks pretty cool. I hope the final build offers some really unique and untrodden maps that are very un-Halo-like.
Any word if there will be Achievements in the Beta?
Any word if there will be Achievements in the Beta?
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:53AM (Unverified) said
Ohhhh yes
Posted: May 11th 2007 3:44AM (Unverified) said
MAWR LAZR!
Wow... that cracks-me-the-fuck-up.
Wow... that cracks-me-the-fuck-up.
Posted: May 11th 2007 3:52AM shadowedash said
@4
Achievements... in a 3 week long beta?
Think before you speak.
Achievements... in a 3 week long beta?
Think before you speak.
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:07AM (Unverified) said
Honestly, I've never understood why people love Halo so much. It's nothing that hadn't been done before. Halo has, and always will be, a generic FPS to me. The levels may be huge, but they're empty and repetitive.
And why the hell hasn't Red Faction's "Geo-mod" feature become standard in FPS games?
And why the hell hasn't Red Faction's "Geo-mod" feature become standard in FPS games?
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:11AM hotpuck6 said
"Any word if there will be Achievements in the Beta?"
i think this just further proves that people don't understand what a beta is.
for everyone who STILL doesn't get it, a beta is basically a DEMO, but with the following exceptions:
-It's larger
-It's unfinished/unrefined
-It will probably have bugs
-It is not meant to represent the finished product
-It is typically very limited, but not so much in this case.
as for the sparten laser i think it's balanced by a long charge time, think of it like a super sniper rifle with one shot that works on vehicles.
can't wait to get my hands on this... less than a week!
i think this just further proves that people don't understand what a beta is.
for everyone who STILL doesn't get it, a beta is basically a DEMO, but with the following exceptions:
-It's larger
-It's unfinished/unrefined
-It will probably have bugs
-It is not meant to represent the finished product
-It is typically very limited, but not so much in this case.
as for the sparten laser i think it's balanced by a long charge time, think of it like a super sniper rifle with one shot that works on vehicles.
can't wait to get my hands on this... less than a week!
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:19AM (Unverified) said
Hahaha looks so much fun, can't wait.
Posted: May 11th 2007 5:44AM (Unverified) said
It wasn't generic when it was released, it was ground breaking and polished to buggery.
Well scripted, well scored and really fun to play. Online mp was *FUN* (PC only though for Halo1)
And *still* most post Halo FPSs require you to CHANGE to grenades to use them.
J1M.
Well scripted, well scored and really fun to play. Online mp was *FUN* (PC only though for Halo1)
And *still* most post Halo FPSs require you to CHANGE to grenades to use them.
J1M.
Posted: May 11th 2007 6:45AM (Unverified) said
i like pretty much everything except the horrible voice saying " killing spree", "tripple kill" all the time.
Posted: May 11th 2007 7:07AM (Unverified) said
I know this has been said a million times, but even in a much clearer video, it still doesn't look that much different from Halo 2. There were some nice changes, like a little more weapon animations and new sounds, and the maps looked a lot more detailed and could handle more objects on screen at any one time, but I'm still a little disappointed.
I'm really hoping the campaign makes up for what I'll miss in multiplayer.
I'm really hoping the campaign makes up for what I'll miss in multiplayer.
Posted: May 11th 2007 8:39AM (Unverified) said
yea, i didnt see any eather, i guess you have to play this game dayly to notice the changes. " DUDE DID YOU SEE THE WAY THAT ROCK SPLIT IN HALF??!!!! BUNGIE ROCKS!!!!"
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:01AM (Unverified) said
I hope the graphics are way better in the final. The beta doesn't look to be living up to all the hype.
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:09AM aforty said
The first video worth looking at, good job.
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:42AM (Unverified) said
HALO 2 NOW SUCKS!!!!
Way to turn the best product on the 360 to CRAP! Where should I start, Oh Yeah let's limit the playlist for matches, most now not ranked. It seems when I was playing last night the cheaters got better (as if they needed too) well maybe just more previlent (I though Bungie was working on a better filter for that). Reseting the levels before the beta of 3 comes out! You know right when your winfall is about to come in Bungie you turn your product to crap. Now I'm not sure I'll get 3! Bungie WAKE UP!!!!
Way to turn the best product on the 360 to CRAP! Where should I start, Oh Yeah let's limit the playlist for matches, most now not ranked. It seems when I was playing last night the cheaters got better (as if they needed too) well maybe just more previlent (I though Bungie was working on a better filter for that). Reseting the levels before the beta of 3 comes out! You know right when your winfall is about to come in Bungie you turn your product to crap. Now I'm not sure I'll get 3! Bungie WAKE UP!!!!
Posted: May 11th 2007 10:39AM (Unverified) said
It's a beta there graphics whores. I'm pretty much a PS guy and even I can appreciate Halo 3. It's the king of FPS by far. If you're not impressed, FPS may not be for you. I'm sure someone will find a way to compare this to Gears graphically; those people are graphics whores. The multiplayer alone is going to kill any shooter out there. Thats what Halo is about, the multiplayer. Hell i wish I could just buy a multiplayer version of the game for half price...
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:36AM (Unverified) said
One Word: Unimpressed! Everything I've seen for Halo 3 looks like Halo 2.5. I've yet to see any major graphics jump in the game. Halo 3 is being billed as the end all for the 360, but I haven't seen anything from it to make it be that good.
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:53PM (Unverified) said
What part of "Internal Beta" do people not understand?
How many times does it need to be repeated,that the one open to the public is a more recent build,thus...everything looks way better......I mean my god..your watching this on a monitor...off of the internet...Wait until it's in your living room than judge how it looks
Why would this look way more different than Halo 2....It's Halo 3! You want them to throw in a chainsaw or something?
How many times does it need to be repeated,that the one open to the public is a more recent build,thus...everything looks way better......I mean my god..your watching this on a monitor...off of the internet...Wait until it's in your living room than judge how it looks
Why would this look way more different than Halo 2....It's Halo 3! You want them to throw in a chainsaw or something?
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:43AM (Unverified) said
Stop being stupid for a second people. This video was made from month old footage using the SAVED GAME feature built into the game, meaning textures are lost or just not even there yet, as well as animations not being fully implemented. Besides the fact that I think it looks beautiful, it isn't finished by any means, and the single player is where the graphics are meant to shine, not the multiplayer.
Posted: May 11th 2007 9:42AM MilitantRabbit said
Love the HUD's contour like it's being projected on the inside of the helmet.
Posted: May 11th 2007 10:10AM (Unverified) said
SHUT UP ABOUT THE GRAPHIX ALREADY sure gears of war is very pretty and all but the game doesn't last as long as halo 2 did and is still doing now. Gears online is flat out boring after awhile and is very very limited right now they need more game types(warzone with spawns or more objective based gametypes) and better map design where the 2 sides of the map aren't identical. Halo 2 had great map design and it looks like HALO 3 has great map design so far.
READ BELOW
Here is a head to head comparison of HALO 2 graphics VS. HALO 3 graphics of where each game were at in there pre alpas, alpha, betas, cgi trailer, and cinamatic trailers. Just click watch button the website.
http://www.machinima.com/films.php?id=22388
READ BELOW
Here is a head to head comparison of HALO 2 graphics VS. HALO 3 graphics of where each game were at in there pre alpas, alpha, betas, cgi trailer, and cinamatic trailers. Just click watch button the website.
http://www.machinima.com/films.php?id=22388
Posted: May 11th 2007 10:29AM MrMuggs said
This looks generic. I'm not impressed regardless of graphics. Also, I've never been bale to get into Halo's lighter than air low gravity jumping. I don't understand why the players jump and almost float. They seem to have a 10 foot vertical leap and it's odd. Whenever playing the game in the past it feels floaty.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:02AM (Unverified) said
You know, if you find Halo as a series to be horribly generic with nothing to offer, I really have to wonder what you consider an "average to good" FPS. I like the Half-Life games more, but they feel completely different. What Halo set out to do, it did very well.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:07AM (Unverified) said
Every one has to see that link Jason posted as well. I really don't get why people are expecting beta videos (99% of which were leaked) to be representative of the final game in every last way.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:23AM hotpuck6 said
i think the real question is why people that think halo is over rated and people who just plain hate FPS's are taking their time to comment on the video.
i think Forza and all racing "sims" are over-rated and pointless, but i don't run around spamming message board about how much i think their favorite genre is lacking.
i think Forza and all racing "sims" are over-rated and pointless, but i don't run around spamming message board about how much i think their favorite genre is lacking.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:43AM (Unverified) said
What LazR Cat wants...LazR Cat Gets.
4 REALZ.
4 REALZ.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:45AM (Unverified) said
If it looked any other way it wouldn't be Halo.
I think I'm going to be sick...I can't wait to play this.
As for the floating jump thing...ever play Crackdown...now that's floating. It's part of the game.
I think I'm going to be sick...I can't wait to play this.
As for the floating jump thing...ever play Crackdown...now that's floating. It's part of the game.
Posted: May 11th 2007 12:49PM (Unverified) said
Not to sound like a SUPABUNGIEFANBOY, but we're not even playing the Beta. We're playing the *dun dun dun* Delta. It's probably going to be 97% finished or more when we play it. We're not playing the same thing as the actual Beta itself. Different development stage.
Posted: May 11th 2007 1:01PM (Unverified) said
I enjoyed the video. I think the graphics are fine for the genre. I think the "haters" often get confused as to what Halo is supposed to look like -- it is not representational of real life, but rather, an artistic interpretation.
Also, typically when I see a topic that doesn't interest me or that I really hate, oddly, I'll skip posting in that thread. So why do these haters feel so obligated to make a scene? You can't lie about the numbers; +9 million copies of Halo 2 sold, 5 million online accounts specifically for Halo 2. It is the paramount FPS console game. No two ways about it. And if there really are 4 million preorders at Gamestop, then you can kick against the pricks all you want, but in the end, you're just a fool.
Also, typically when I see a topic that doesn't interest me or that I really hate, oddly, I'll skip posting in that thread. So why do these haters feel so obligated to make a scene? You can't lie about the numbers; +9 million copies of Halo 2 sold, 5 million online accounts specifically for Halo 2. It is the paramount FPS console game. No two ways about it. And if there really are 4 million preorders at Gamestop, then you can kick against the pricks all you want, but in the end, you're just a fool.
Posted: May 11th 2007 2:36PM (Unverified) said
Is it me or is there more time to complete a double or triple kill? Usually you have to do this in quick succession but it seems like a greater opportunity to get medals by lengthening the time between kills.
Wonder how difficult it will be to transfer these files to my computer to share or if there's a way to share directly from the console to say, an email address, my friends list or youtube.
I also wonder, if they do allow sharing files, do they have protection in place for the receiver? I mean the receiver should have a right to accept or reject incoming videos. I can just see some guy or kid going crazy with this spamming every game he plays to his entire friends list filling up our hard drives. Input anyone?
Wonder how difficult it will be to transfer these files to my computer to share or if there's a way to share directly from the console to say, an email address, my friends list or youtube.
I also wonder, if they do allow sharing files, do they have protection in place for the receiver? I mean the receiver should have a right to accept or reject incoming videos. I can just see some guy or kid going crazy with this spamming every game he plays to his entire friends list filling up our hard drives. Input anyone?
Posted: May 11th 2007 3:09PM tonicboy said
This may seem trivial, but I thought the choir music was completely inappropriate. They need something to get your adrenaline pumping. Hopefully they simply haven't finished the score yet.
Posted: May 11th 2007 3:46PM (Unverified) said
I don't understand the people whinging about the graphics - it makes no sense! This is not a finished product, the video is not HD, and probably most importantly, this is HALO! Do you really think Microsoft would let their FLAGSHIP game have sub-par graphics? It is absurd. Bungie will have masses and masses of people working on graphics and polish.
Of course if I am wrong, and the graphics aren't superb, then fine. In my opinion, if the graphics are not BETTER than Gears, then Microsoft and Bungie have made a serious mistake, and I will be disappointed.
And one other point, the graphics we see in the beta won't even be end quality anyway, as the full game will be months after the beta, with plenty of time to really get them shining.
And as for gameplay, this game will be the ROXXORSSSSSS ZOMG!!!!!! HALO 3 PWNAGE FTW
ROFL!11!!one!!!11!!1337!1
Of course if I am wrong, and the graphics aren't superb, then fine. In my opinion, if the graphics are not BETTER than Gears, then Microsoft and Bungie have made a serious mistake, and I will be disappointed.
And one other point, the graphics we see in the beta won't even be end quality anyway, as the full game will be months after the beta, with plenty of time to really get them shining.
And as for gameplay, this game will be the ROXXORSSSSSS ZOMG!!!!!! HALO 3 PWNAGE FTW
ROFL!11!!one!!!11!!1337!1
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:32PM (Unverified) said
What the heck is a KILLJOY ?
Posted: May 11th 2007 4:49PM (Unverified) said
Kill Joy is given when you end someone's killings spree.
Posted: May 11th 2007 5:23PM (Unverified) said
yea you guys are in denial, " oh bungie wouldnt release a game with those graphics, its a beta or a delta or a alpha" lol The game looks like halo 2.5, im tire of that game, if you are going to charge me 60 bucks for a game, at least trow me a freaking bone
Posted: May 11th 2007 5:59PM Gemini Ace said
Those of you complaining about the graphics need to get your heads on straight. You know it's going to be gorgeous. Just because it's not photo-realistic in the beta, you're willing to pass judgment on it. You're all idiots. Besides, it's about the gameplay. If you think the graphics aren't up to par, are you going to pass on the game? No, you aren't. You will still buy it, and then bitch and bitch about everything. God you people are irritating.
Oh, and of course there won't be achievements in the beta. Are you that stupid?
Oh, and of course there won't be achievements in the beta. Are you that stupid?
Posted: May 11th 2007 6:21PM (Unverified) said
Straight up guys a major problem about Halo for me is the "push to talk" mic. For the love of God am i the only person who has a problem with this?
It breaks up the gameplay so much!!! Someone please agree!!!!!
It breaks up the gameplay so much!!! Someone please agree!!!!!
Posted: May 11th 2007 6:37PM (Unverified) said
THank you #20...
Frankie also said that its a really old build, meaning that when the 16th rolls around, you nay-sayers will get to see some pretty damn good graphics.
Frankie also said that its a really old build, meaning that when the 16th rolls around, you nay-sayers will get to see some pretty damn good graphics.
Posted: May 11th 2007 10:17PM (Unverified) said
Halo 2 IMO had to many instant kill weapons, that put me off it because when I started playing everybody just owned me as they knew where everything was, how to get it ect.
I hope it is not the same for this otherwise it will put me off.
I hope it is not the same for this otherwise it will put me off.
Posted: May 11th 2007 11:25PM (Unverified) said
all i have to say is goshdang, those plasmas look AMAZING.
Posted: May 15th 2007 12:43PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, 3 days later and it's still hot!
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