Viewing Thread:
"Halo 2 - new movies, pics and playtest"

Check out IGN, there's a 5 page playtest on there, plus new screenshots and some direct stream videos (which you have to subscribe to get, I believe). The screenshots look incredible, and from what I read, the online multi-play looks and sounds awesome. The level described is exactly the kind of level I thought was lacking from the first game, a kind of 'onslaught' level with fixed gun turrets, loads of vehicles and cool sniping points.

Just a shame I won't have broadband when it comes out on November 9th.

Halo had better AI than Half Life. Sure HL 2 will look better, but then graphics aren't everything as FIFA shows.

The difference is Halo 2 will live up to the hype, whereas for HL2 to come anywhere close to its full potential will require a monster PC. Halo 2 will run on all Xboxes.

Half Life 2 has just been in development for too long. I think it is turning into another Breed.

HL2 AI, innovation + look > Halo 2.

There is no way Halo 2 is going to be better than HL2, no matter how sweet.

Halo 2 is doing everything Half Life 2 is, but on Xbox. The only thing that will suffer will be the graphics, which have been improved upon in comparison to Halo.

Master Chief > Gordon Freeman

Elite Energy Sword > Crowbar

That alone sums it up.

I agree with Cyclone on this. As good as Halo 2 is looking, I don't think you can compare it to Half-Life 2, which will be an absolute revolution. I might even be looking forward to it more than Zelda.

Maybe.

Bah, I thought this was a new thread with new footage!

And, er, I think the spec edition is released at the same time as the cheapo one.

Does Halo 2 "standard version" come out the same time as the Halo 2 "extra version" ??

BBC headline on their website:

"Halo sequel shows potential"

Haha, they worded it as if it were a first time developer's first game.

Stridman, [URL]http://www.gametrailers.com[/URL] if you want to see the Zelda trailer. And most of the other E3 2004 Trailers.

Notorious Biggles wrote:
> >
> Suddenly I think this will be better than Half Life 2.

Hah. No.

Regardless of Live play, which will be sweet, Half Life 2 looks to utterly revolutionise FPS gaming - full on physics, completely independant (not merely clever) AI - i.e leave an alien in a city and he'll perform his task anyway possible - completely stunning graphics and sound, innovation, whereas Halo 2 seems to bring together a 'greatest hits' of FPS gaming, Half Life 2 is looking to move the goalposts far away....and from what I've seen, a squad system....

Obviously, both'll rock, but HL2 looks completely superior.

I couldn't watch the movie of Zelda because im not registered to IGn.
:(