Halo 3: ODST demo expands on story, structure, 'splosions
by Xav de Matos 
on Jun 2nd 2009 11:30AM
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During Microsoft's Pre-E3 press briefing Bungie's Joe Staten took to the stage and dropped gamers into the first gameplay footage of Halo 3: ODST. In the game players will take on the role of a rookie Orbital Drop Shock Trooper weeks before the events in Halo 3. As part of the single-player campaign expansion, Halo 3: ODST features a greater mystery, as 'The Rookie' attempts to uncover the truth about his fellow hell jumpers. The game features new silenced weapons, a visor -- enabling a 'low-light vision mode' used to point out crucial information -- and a handgun original (Halo) gangsters are sure to 'love,' said Staten. Prepare to drop ($59.99 or more) later this year.
Reader Comments (35)
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:55AM (Unverified) said
Is it really?
We all know how that turned out for Halo 3.
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We all know how that turned out for Halo 3.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 7:33PM yo Naturale said
I think Joe Staten meant to say "Any fans of how the ol' Halo 1 pistol had the scope on it out there?"
Consider me skeptical that they'll re-up the power level of the pistol back to the Halo:CE days. I'm willing to bet it's more like the speed/power of the dual wielded pistol of pre-1st title update on Halo 2 (when they took the dual pistols down a notch and upped the frag grenade splash damage).
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Consider me skeptical that they'll re-up the power level of the pistol back to the Halo:CE days. I'm willing to bet it's more like the speed/power of the dual wielded pistol of pre-1st title update on Halo 2 (when they took the dual pistols down a notch and upped the frag grenade splash damage).
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:42AM TheDarkWayne said
Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion mean first day purchase
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 9:09PM Qube said
Don't forget Alan Tudyk! He's in there too:
http://whedonesque.com/comments/20542
It's just about the next best thing to a Firefly reunion :)
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http://whedonesque.com/comments/20542
It's just about the next best thing to a Firefly reunion :)
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:43AM (Unverified) said
I lost interest in Halo for a while, but this is sure to bring me back. The survival mode (which seems standard as of now) sounds awesome, too.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:46AM (Unverified) said
Hmm, I think one of the main problems with the late Halo 2 and Halo 3 campaigns was the introduction of brutes. I found them a lot less satisfying to take down, and they didn't seem nearly as interesting to fight as Elites did in Halo 1...I felt the Elites were worthy opponents (especially on Legendary), but the Brutes were too stupid seeming...
The storyline looks potentially interesting, the idea of the flashbacks where you get to play in different combat engagements seems like it could be fun. I just hope Bungie weren't too far up their own asses when designing the actual story content, because they got too pretentious and cliched in at least Halo 2 (and very much so Halo 3).
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The storyline looks potentially interesting, the idea of the flashbacks where you get to play in different combat engagements seems like it could be fun. I just hope Bungie weren't too far up their own asses when designing the actual story content, because they got too pretentious and cliched in at least Halo 2 (and very much so Halo 3).
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:57AM (Unverified) said
Maybe not exactly my line of thinking but I agree completely with you on the dissatisfactory performance of Halo 2 and 3's Campaign structures.
We need moar Halo: Combat Evolved.
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We need moar Halo: Combat Evolved.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:22PM imikedaman said
I agree with everything you said. Brutes aren't very fun to take down (which is not good when the entire game involves exactly that), and the storylines for Halo 2 and 3 were unbelievably pretentious. I wouldn't mind one bit if Bungie threw the all logic and story out the window by making the Elites enemies again.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:59AM mynameisflip said
I've slowly lost interest in Halo, and unlike the good Doctor, I'm not sure if this'll bring me back. The only reason I was hoping to play this game was to play it from a normal human's standpoint. Yes, ODST are elite soldiers, but they're nowhere near a Spartan's strength, yet they're tossing around Spartan Lasers and taking out Brutes with ease.
I really hoped that if you saw a Brute, you'd 1) be totally overwhelmed by their size (about 9ft tall), and 2) you'd be in for a fight, not a cakewalk. I was thinking when running into them, you'd feel similar fear from when you first ran into a Berserker from Gears 1, but it just seems like you're a Spartan with new tricks. Nothing special. *sigh* I really wanted this game to bring me back, too.
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I really hoped that if you saw a Brute, you'd 1) be totally overwhelmed by their size (about 9ft tall), and 2) you'd be in for a fight, not a cakewalk. I was thinking when running into them, you'd feel similar fear from when you first ran into a Berserker from Gears 1, but it just seems like you're a Spartan with new tricks. Nothing special. *sigh* I really wanted this game to bring me back, too.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:07PM (Unverified) said
I burnt myself out on Halo 2. I played it a ton. I was still playing Halo 2 when 3 came out, so I went right from 2 into 3. By the time the first map pack came out, I was tired of Halo multiplayer and have not gotten back into it. I have had a fairly long break now and am looking forward to getting back in with all the maps and extras of ODST. I guess we'll see once it releases how I feel then.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:22PM (Unverified) said
It's been a while since I played Halo, but it feels like it needs a sprint button. Or at least some animation to indicate he's moving quicker.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:45PM (Unverified) said
This looks awesome. I've loved Halo 1, 2, and 3 each in different ways. I think Bungie knows what they are doing and they always deliver a quality product that can stand the test of time.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:52PM Special Agent Steve said
Looks great, I like the idea of playing in a city, and switching between characters- helps develop the story.
Day one buy, even though I hope it's only 40$.
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Day one buy, even though I hope it's only 40$.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 1:15PM swajus said
While I will no doubt pay a full 60 bucks to get this game, I don't think it should be priced that high.
The campaign is supposedly short, some of the map packs included are free on Xbox Live anyways, and I shouldn't be charged for access to a beta. After all, the beta is for Bungie's benefit. They get tons of info and drum up even more interest in Halo: Reach.
Firefight mode must be THAT good.
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The campaign is supposedly short, some of the map packs included are free on Xbox Live anyways, and I shouldn't be charged for access to a beta. After all, the beta is for Bungie's benefit. They get tons of info and drum up even more interest in Halo: Reach.
Firefight mode must be THAT good.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 1:38PM NoTomorrow said
That's the way Halo has always been. It's less apparent because there are only like 2 ladders in Halo 3, but rest assured there is no real "climbing" animation. It's not nessicary, and makes ladders feel slow and clunky in my opinion when you have to put away your gun to climb up one, however unrealistic that may be.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 3:08PM CobraClutch said
The "bombs" on the bridge magically turned themselves too.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 1:52PM phinn said
Lol wtf it makes them "feel" slow and clunky? It's a ladder! This isn't 15 years ago when they didn't have animations for things... It looked so terrible I started laughing and never noticed that before. That's gotta be fixed or I can't play this game ever. I will probably
only get Bad Company 2 anyway.
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only get Bad Company 2 anyway.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 3:36PM (Unverified) said
dont you remeber sarge using the spartan laser in the campaign
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 2:18PM J is for me said
I LUFF TEH HALOZ. The ODST's look so badass, AWESOMESAUCE.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 2:22PM (Unverified) said
thought it was gonna be a "call of duty tactical like version" of halo..yes i agree they should have never change to the brutes..elites where unique enemies should have just made them fight side by side with the brutes
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 3:34PM Mouthsmasher said
Bungie's site has the video in a much better quality:
http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/default.aspx
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http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/default.aspx
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 3:52PM mikeisgo said
is anyone else scared that the ODST guy you play will feel too badass.. I mean in those screenshots their are multiple brutes and other enemies bearing down on one guy, and he's supposed to get out of that alive?
I mean hell you Spartan in Halo3 had 3 Elite buddies with him and situations like that weren't exactly a cake walk... a group of 4 ODSTs should have that feel like a boss battle and not a normal fight...
If it turns out its that you can kill similar numbers and types of enemes with the ODST guys, then what the hell do they have spartans for anyway?
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I mean hell you Spartan in Halo3 had 3 Elite buddies with him and situations like that weren't exactly a cake walk... a group of 4 ODSTs should have that feel like a boss battle and not a normal fight...
If it turns out its that you can kill similar numbers and types of enemes with the ODST guys, then what the hell do they have spartans for anyway?
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 7:03PM (Unverified) said
Phinnvr6, your a deuche. We've all watched the video, you don't need to post 10 times about the ladder.
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