TGS '08

Broken_Pixel wrote:Halo 3 : Recon looks really cool. I think just having one person running around in a recked city would be a better setting that Halo 3's. Also, will it be a stand alone game?

Uchiha Miek wrote:By the looks of things, it will be retail not DLC.
But who knows?
Oh and you don't play as Recons, you play as ODST drop troops.

Good topic anywho, will look through all these at some point.

D_C wrote:Remember Microsoft said they will be using a similar install system to what the PS3 already does? Maybe you can do that with this, then use all the content from it on Halo 3. This is probably why they're shipping out consoles with bigger hard drives now too.

CYBERFROST wrote:You know, "Recon" isn't just a name for Halo armor...
Its short for Reconnaissance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconnaissance

D_C wrote:

CYBERFROST wrote:You know, "Recon" isn't just a name for Halo armor...
Its short for Reconnaissance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconnaissance

Erm...no shit? xD

“Halo 3: Recon is essentially an expansion for Halo 3, it’s going to offer a whole new campaign experience with hours of new gameplay, but this time the twist is you’ll play as one of the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper).”

“It’s a little different take on Halo as you know it; Master Chief will not be in this game.”

“It will be a standalone disc, sold in stores in boxes next Fall. It’s also going to include some new multiplayer maps, some of which will be a part of the Mythic Map Pack that will be released early next year on Xbox Live Marketplace.”

“It is a first-person shooter still. It’s sort of a continuation of the Halo 3 saga.”

“It’s not a squad-based shooter.”

“It’s not Splinter Cell Halo or Brothers in Arms Halo.”


“I think some of the press materials may have mentioned the word “stealth” which sort of has a new specific meaning in the game space. But like Luke said, this is not Splinter Cell. But really what that (the use of the word stealth) is implying is that playing as an ODST compared to an invulnerable Spartan, you are going to have to pick and choose your encounters differently. You are a little more fragile and the gameplay will be a little bit different than people expect, but it is going to feel very much like Halo.”

“All the things people have come to love about Halo – four player co-op, save films, screenshots, forge will work on all the new multiplayer maps – all of those things will be a part of this package as well.”

“A lot of people are like “wow, really? You guys are just doing an expansion pack? That’s what Bungie has been up to since becoming independent from Microsoft?” This is one of a few projects we’re working on. This is the first time at Bungie we’ve had multiple things happening at once, not just the once every three years massive game release. Not to say we don’t have massive games on the horizon, we actually have a couple major projects happening right now. But Recon is a new thing for us: it’s a sort of small agile team that consists of a bunch of Elders that started the Halo: Combat Evolved franchise. We view this as a labor of love to give something back to our fans who have been clamoring for new ways to experience Halo. And I think it represents a little bit of a departure from the traditional Bungie Halo FPS experience, but it should be a pleasant surprise for our fans when it releases next Fall.”

“This game is a nice way for us to come back and put an exclamation point at the end of the Halo trilogy.”

“The giant explosion you see at the beginning of the trailer you see is actually an event that took place in Halo 2. It’s when Regret took off for what you later discover is Delta Halo and you’re introduced to the ODST there. The ODST’s back on Earth are a different that the ones you’re introduced to (in Halo 2) and while the Master Chief is fighting Regret on Delta Halo, you’re going to be in New Mumbasa, fighting the Covenant occupying the city there.”

“We’re looking at hours of gameplay, we have an entire 1000 point gamerscore dedicated just to the Recon campaign in addition to new achievements for the multiplayer component as well.”

“I’m not really sure (if the game will be sold at the full price point like Halo 3) but since we’re viewing this as more of an expansion pack, that might sort of lean towards something that’s more value prices, but that’s a little too early to know right now”

“It’s definitely still running the Halo 3 engine.”

“The aesthetic is going to be different, it is an urban environment. You can get a pretty solid idea of what you’re going to be looking at from the trailer. But you’ll be seeing a lot of night and a lot of darker stuff.”

“This is not a matter of just reusing Halo 3 assets. This is definitely being built from the ground up, but on top of the Halo 3 tech.”

“It’s absolutely going to still feel like a Halo game.”

“This was the game we wanted to show everyone at E3 and we’re happy it’s finally out in the open.”

Swifteh wrote:Does this mean Halo with have a total of 2750 G to get?