Bungie has released the third in the Halo 3: ODSTViDocseries, entitled "Terra Incognita." With the help of Bungie staffers like Curtis Creamer, Joseph Staten and Marty O'Donnell, the video takes a look at the development of ODST, which was completed in just one year. The team spends a good deal of time -- the video is over 8 minutes long -- discussing the hub of New Mombasa, the open-world area where players will spend their time as "the Rookie." The video also goes over some of the additions to the game, as well as the subtractions. Incidentally, if you miss dual-wielding, blame design director Paul Bertone. Apparently he "doesn't like it."
Give it a watch, and be sure to check out Joystiq's latest hands-on impressions of the ODST campaign and new screens below:
Im going to go ahead and assume that "the Rookie" is the new hero and all that jazz... But is "the Rookie" going to get a (new, or other) name by the end of the game?
"The Rookie" just doesnt have the same "Im going to stomp your face in and teabag it" effect that "Master Chief" does.
Besides, he cant be a rookie forever, if this is in fact going to become a new mutli-titled IP.
well, they said Reach will be their last Halo game, and although they've said similar things before, i cant really see them going back to ODST after Reach, especially since the vidocs of ODST seem to suggest the ending will have more than a little finality to it
ill admit it, these recent videos (especially the live action one) have really turned my head, and feelings on this game. i thought i was done with halo, but these just make this next installment look so good.
Video IS available now and because of this video, I NOW want to play ODST. I wasn't even on the fence before but now, I'm on the complete other side of it.
I can't wait to play this. This game seems like what I was hoping Halo 2 was going to progress into!
Anyone else think the visor mode thingy in ODST looks a lot like detective mode in Batman? Given both started about the same time I wonder what th eoriginal inspiration was.
but what i hate, is that they're added the cliche-as-fuck overused BLOOD RED shit that invades the screen when you get hit. It's fucking obnoxious and has been done to death. It's like the game is typing IN ALL CAPS. HEY BUDDY - YOU JUST GOT FUCKIN HIT. JUMP THE FUCK BACK!!!! With a short campaign, i'll be playing on legendary fairly quickly, and seeing that shit every 5 seconds is going to make me sick...not only is it annoying, it destroys the beauty of the textures and environments...
Yeah I don't really care about no dual wielding. And taking out the BR is fine by me, we still have the carbine and the new pistol looks awesome. Plus they put the red plasma rifle back, hopefully it still eats through shields like there's no tomorrow.
i dunno, i like mixing and matching the weapons. brute plasma rifle + SMG was my favorite, it raped people. dual needlers were fun, too. EAT PINK, BITCH.
Well ODST is in my Gamefly Q....gotta send a game back by Thursday so they can get it by Saturday leaving a spot open for ODST to be sent out Monday....
Hmmm, ya know I have been on the fence about this game. But it seems to really offer something fresh here. I will keep my eyes open on the reviews, but I am leaning more towards "buy" as of late.
Paul Bertone also doesn't like the battle rifle, and that's at least partially the reason why it isn't in ODST. This begs the question of whether it will be in Reach.
Well, i'm not a big halo fan. Halo 3 was fun but it got old too fast for me to truly enjoy the game. My co-worker has played Halo 3 ODST's new firefight mode and he says it's just feels like a whole new game. You're no longer a walking tank that can kill people as if through you were god. This game has gone from a rent to a buy for me. The hype train is in full speed! :O
Does anybody know if they will be adding any new character models or armour pieces to the multiplayer when this comes out? It would be nice to have some nods to ODST during the multi' sessions.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Thief @ Sep 15th 2009 11:40AM
Video not available, development must have been rocky... =\
Thief @ Sep 15th 2009 11:59AM
yay it works!
Archon (PSN: Archonik, XBL: DarkARHN) @ Sep 15th 2009 11:41AM
Video not available it tells me. :(
Archon (PSN: Archonik, XBL: DarkARHN) @ Sep 15th 2009 11:41AM
Ninja'd.
Diversionscreen @ Sep 15th 2009 11:44AM
Shewt, I wanted to watch this.
WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 11:45AM
Video Not Available!!!!!!
WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 11:51AM
It's on now.
Aurailious @ Sep 15th 2009 11:45AM
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ODSTViDoc3
Link for download from Bungie.net. Watched it, disappointed it wasn't like the first two, but good insight nonetheless.
Ryan @ Sep 15th 2009 11:52AM
Im going to go ahead and assume that "the Rookie" is the new hero and all that jazz... But is "the Rookie" going to get a (new, or other) name by the end of the game?
"The Rookie" just doesnt have the same "Im going to stomp your face in and teabag it" effect that "Master Chief" does.
Besides, he cant be a rookie forever, if this is in fact going to become a new mutli-titled IP.
Ryan @ Sep 15th 2009 11:54AM
P.S. Im usually pretty good at keeping off of the Hype Train, but this game has seriously got its hooks in me.
The Dark Wayne @ Sep 15th 2009 11:54AM
who the hell said it was? This was obviously never intended to be a new IP, especially since it cant be a new IP, ever.
Ryan @ Sep 15th 2009 11:57AM
Alright, it cant be a new IP, youre right. However it IS a spin-off, and the question stands.
The Dark Wayne @ Sep 15th 2009 12:11PM
well, they said Reach will be their last Halo game, and although they've said similar things before, i cant really see them going back to ODST after Reach, especially since the vidocs of ODST seem to suggest the ending will have more than a little finality to it
Mal F4cti0n @ Sep 15th 2009 5:44PM
Well, the only multi-player associated with this game is Firefight, so you can only tea bag your dead teammates.
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 15th 2009 11:54AM
Curtis Creamer.
Second best gay porn name EVER.
jrocha @ Sep 15th 2009 12:03PM
lmao agreed
WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 12:36PM
What's the first?
Woody Allen?
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 15th 2009 12:49PM
John Blow.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/blows-next-project-to-be-quiet-philosophical-puzzle-explorati/
Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 15th 2009 11:58AM
The fact that the Firefly cast is in this game puts a smile on my face. I can't wait to get this next week.
xakari @ Sep 15th 2009 12:02PM
ill admit it, these recent videos (especially the live action one) have really turned my head, and feelings on this game. i thought i was done with halo, but these just make this next installment look so good.
Deezul @ Sep 15th 2009 12:09PM
Yeah, the live action commericial is sick. Screw the Master Chief Helmet, I want an ODST helmet with the clear/mirror faceplate option...
WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 12:09PM
I'm interested.
D dogg @ Sep 15th 2009 12:10PM
Video IS available now and because of this video, I NOW want to play ODST. I wasn't even on the fence before but now, I'm on the complete other side of it.
I can't wait to play this. This game seems like what I was hoping Halo 2 was going to progress into!
Carbonize @ Sep 15th 2009 12:14PM
Anyone else think the visor mode thingy in ODST looks a lot like detective mode in Batman? Given both started about the same time I wonder what th eoriginal inspiration was.
Obie @ Sep 15th 2009 12:32PM
Yeah they do seem similar, but I think it's a coincidence. I mean other games have used "enhanced vision" in one form or another.
Ryan @ Sep 15th 2009 12:15PM
The headshot at 3:43 made me laugh.
Neuromancer @ Sep 15th 2009 12:16PM
Good bye dual wielding. You will not be missed, well not by me anyway.
Ryan @ Sep 15th 2009 12:27PM
Same here. I lubs lobbin' some 'nades!
ChomskyKnows @ Sep 15th 2009 12:27PM
me neither.
but what i hate, is that they're added the cliche-as-fuck overused BLOOD RED shit that invades the screen when you get hit. It's fucking obnoxious and has been done to death. It's like the game is typing IN ALL CAPS. HEY BUDDY - YOU JUST GOT FUCKIN HIT. JUMP THE FUCK BACK!!!! With a short campaign, i'll be playing on legendary fairly quickly, and seeing that shit every 5 seconds is going to make me sick...not only is it annoying, it destroys the beauty of the textures and environments...
Obie @ Sep 15th 2009 12:29PM
Yeah since they took out dual wielding, my interest went up too!
Whocares @ Sep 15th 2009 12:43PM
Also - Goodbye BR, You will not be missed (too much)
Wyvernlink @ Sep 15th 2009 1:26PM
Yeah I don't really care about no dual wielding. And taking out the BR is fine by me, we still have the carbine and the new pistol looks awesome. Plus they put the red plasma rifle back, hopefully it still eats through shields like there's no tomorrow.
maveric101 @ Sep 15th 2009 11:43PM
i dunno, i like mixing and matching the weapons. brute plasma rifle + SMG was my favorite, it raped people. dual needlers were fun, too. EAT PINK, BITCH.
Chibi Chaingun - blackhivemedia.com @ Sep 15th 2009 12:18PM
Wow, this video kicked up my anticipation meter.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 15th 2009 12:19PM
Well ODST is in my Gamefly Q....gotta send a game back by Thursday so they can get it by Saturday leaving a spot open for ODST to be sent out Monday....
Obie @ Sep 15th 2009 12:29PM
Hmmm, ya know I have been on the fence about this game. But it seems to really offer something fresh here. I will keep my eyes open on the reviews, but I am leaning more towards "buy" as of late.
Tim Johnson @ Sep 15th 2009 12:54PM
Paul Bertone also doesn't like the battle rifle, and that's at least partially the reason why it isn't in ODST. This begs the question of whether it will be in Reach.
SaNcTuS @ Sep 15th 2009 1:12PM
Well, i'm not a big halo fan. Halo 3 was fun but it got old too fast for me to truly enjoy the game. My co-worker has played Halo 3 ODST's new firefight mode and he says it's just feels like a whole new game. You're no longer a walking tank that can kill people as if through you were god. This game has gone from a rent to a buy for me. The hype train is in full speed! :O
moominsean @ Sep 15th 2009 1:24PM
I loved the first Halo, hated Halo 3, so this I'm looking forward to. Looks like fun.
A little bit of the rip on Halo 3 going on when they say "take that 30 seconds of fun and do it over and over again".
Teph @ Sep 15th 2009 4:17PM
No, the "30 seconds of fun" line has been used by them before.
It's almost the studio's "Halo mantra".
It actually has nothing to do with Halo 3 specifically... good or bad.
nriveraexpress @ Sep 15th 2009 2:22PM
if they had more time they would make a multiplayer ODST mode
OMGOMG @ Sep 15th 2009 2:26PM
Dear Bungie,
You want to get people to buy this? Put in Headlong, MOTHERFUCKERS!
How has this map not been remade?
Ninja_Nun @ Sep 15th 2009 7:06PM
I second that good sir, and raise you Beaver Creek, that map was so good back in the days of 4 on 4 system link
DasFoote @ Sep 15th 2009 2:29PM
Does anybody know if they will be adding any new character models or armour pieces to the multiplayer when this comes out? It would be nice to have some nods to ODST during the multi' sessions.
Spike (GT: SitriStahl) @ Sep 15th 2009 4:45PM
you mean the ODST helmet?
alu @ Sep 15th 2009 4:45PM
nope, just 3 new multiplayer maps, and the ability to unlock recon armor.
zak @ Sep 15th 2009 4:35PM
"BAM said the lady!"
zak @ Sep 15th 2009 4:36PM
Health packs you have to pick up off the walls huh hmmm.... could be good but could be missed easily. guess we will have to look out for them.
moominsean @ Sep 15th 2009 4:55PM
ah...though they did seem to fumble words a bit at the beginning. repeat themselves in the same sentence a few times.
Mal F4cti0n @ Sep 15th 2009 5:55PM
Sucks to be me.....
I pre-ordered this bad boy but will be on a beeniss trip all week. Be home Friday and then I leave to go to a college football game on Saturday.
Oh well, she will be waiting for me when I get home.
Can't complain too much....I get to go to Greece for a week in October for work.
....I love my job.
Oh, and, "I start fighting a war. I guarantee you'll see something new."