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Halo: Reach Construction Set

Forge World in Halo: Reach is the foundation for the biggest change that the new game has to offer outside of the armor abilities. Think of it as a Sahara Desert-sized sandbox for would-be game architects.

SOAD5792d ago (Edited 5792d ago )

Okay so this article is just a written presentation of the ViDoc. It details kill boundaries and 10-second barriers which will keep players inside a map in Forge World. But I do wonder if all of ForgeWorld will be rendered in a small ForgeWorld map. To me it seems an unnecessary waste of resources.

Edit: There will also be six Forge World-created maps in the multiplayer rotation at launch on the disc, and many more on the way, YAY!!!

"It all sounds too perfect, but of course Forge World comes with one catch: Its aesthetic theme is static. So unless the custom level is completely indoors and enclosed with no windows, or the creator applies one of the special visual effects (like a black-and-white filter for that Ansel Adams look), expect to see a lot of blue skies, green grass, and sun-drenched, snow-kissed mountains in the backgrounds of Forge maps."

This might become a problem but I suspect the Halo community will find a way to get around this. I'm also hoping that Bungie makes a night mode of each map and of Forge World. I always wonder why developers don't make a day/night mode of each map in their games.

ManBearPork5792d ago

You can add a nighttime effect to the map

dragonelite5791d ago

You can go add weather effect kind of filters too.

Xi5792d ago (Edited 5792d ago )

but once you begin to break down popular maps in fps games it really doesn't matter.

TF2 for example had a single aesthetic for a very long time, and in cs, dust maps are still played to an extreme amount yet people haven't stopped playing them just because of the aesthetic. good maps and good levels will become popular because of the gameplay they provide.

Same goes with halo, people would rather veto a map and play the same 3 or 4 over again because of gameplay, even if they just played the pit 6 times in a row.

AAACE55792d ago

I keep flip flopping with Halo Reach! One day I want it and then I don't! Anyway... this is one of those days I want it!

RockmanII75791d ago

A very east trick is to work in the Colosseum and if you need more room build onto the Colosseum's entrance at all sides.

g0green5791d ago

Has bungie said whether the max amount of players will remain 16, i would hope they would bump it up to 32 considering how immense forgeworld really is. Seems that with only 16 some of the huge custom maps people make will seem very empty.

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BuIIetproofish_5792d ago (Edited 5792d ago )

Expect nearly every multiplayer map ever to be remade in Forge World, no matter the game it comes from. Hell, people will probably remake the map pack maps, if any come out.

SaberEdge5792d ago

All I know is that Halo Reach is going to be an amazingly epic game. It is my most anticipated game this year.

IKONACLYSM5792d ago

The mind boggles with this kind of control,i know what im gonna be working on,i expect to see huge awesome monuments of all types.

@Bulletproofish-Thats exactly what came to my mind when i herd of this lol.Pure, god-like,epic-ness thats my description of Halo reach.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein1017d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED1016d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff21831252d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion1251d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad1252d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows901252d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff21831251d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows901251d ago (Edited 1251d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde1251d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows901251d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde1251d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator1251d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent131251d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff21831251d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar1337d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken1336d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar1336d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos1336d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP1336d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken1336d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz1491336d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE1336d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane13411336d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows901336d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos1336d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows901336d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai1336d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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