Okay, there has probably been another thread about Halo: Reach, but I'd figure those threads did not have enough information to keep it alive. And as a hardcore Halo fan, I'm gonna post everything there is to know about Halo: Reach.
1. THERE IS NO MASTER CHIEF.
2. There is no Flood.
Okay, now we go on to the engine. The engine is NOT the Halo 3 engine, except the fact that Bungie gutted every single thing from it, destroyed it, and started from scratch. Since then Halo: Reach has been in development for 3 years since the release of Halo 3.
Graphics comparison between Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.
Halo 3's Marine:
[img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080425015849/halo/images/b/bc/UNSC_Marine_Corps.PNG[/img]
Halo: Reach's Marine:
[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/5/5a/Halo_Reach_-_Marine_%28Standing%29.png[/img]
As you can see there is significant change in the graphics. Let's have another example:
Halo 3's Assault Rifle:
[img]http://halo.gamersunderground.net/halo3/images/weapons/assault_rifle.jpg[/img]
Halo: Reach's Assault Rifle:
[img]http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Reach/intel/weapons/ar.png[/img]
Another perfect example. Note that the Halo: Reach Assault Rifle has more polygons than the Halo 3 Marine.
Storyline of Halo: Reach:
Right off the bat you should know that you are not the Master Chief and you are not on Halo. You are a different Spartan and you are a replacement Spartan for a team (called Noble Team) of 5 who lost a comrade. The Spartan has no name, except Noble 6, so it will make the player feel like you're in character. If you have read the novel [i]The Fall of Reach[/i], then you would know in the end Reach will get "glassed" (a form of slipspace technology combined with plasma) thus making it inhabitable. But what we don't know is if Noble Team will survive.
Characters:
The Noble Team leader: Carter-259
[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/8/80/Carter-259.jpg[/img]
Carter's bio:
Gender: M
Birthplace: Durban, Biko
Date of birth: 27/08/2520
Rank: Commander
PERFORMANCE:
Born leader; inspires confidence in those under his command. Cool under pressure. Has laser-like focus—even while maintaining flexibility/adaptability. Charismatic and reassuring; capable of interacting with non-Spartans effectively and efficiently (low/no stress issues).
COMMENTS:
Minor trust issues; not severe enough to warrant psychiatric reevaluation, but enough to be noted << stems from operator [S-293] under his command being KIA 22/04/2552. He attributes S-293’s death to his own “inadequate team preparation”—not to enemy action or S-293’s own lapse in situational awareness. Whether this is the source of his hesitation to commit to one of the replacements is unconfirmed at this time.
NOTE:
Perhaps replacing S-293 with the *1T271 from XXX group will get him back on track—he’s always at his best while building a team.
Catherine(AKA Kat)-320
[img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091213081861/halo/images/a/a5/Kat320.jpg[/img]
Kat's bio:
Gender: F
Birthplace: Monastir, New Harmony
Birth date: 30/01/2530
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
PERFORMANCE:
Exemplary combatant; brilliant cryptanalyst—there hasn’t been a system yet she hasn’t been able to crack. However, she does tend to dig a little deeper than mission parameters require on occasion—and there have been times when NOBLE’s proximity to classified matériel has made me rather nervous.
COMMENTS:
S-320 is an inspired tactician; this is certainly related to her ability to acquire and digest information. There are times when S-320’s ability to read a situation—even with what many would consider cripplingly limited INTEL—could be described as supernatural. Unfortunately even having MAGICAL INTEL can’t protect you against a fatal lapse of situational awareness. To wit: S-293 was KIA during an OP that S-320 had put together [22/04/2552]; S-320 is now convinced that S-293’s death rests solely on her own shoulders (S-259 is likewise convinced that he is solely responsible for S-293’s death). Eventually I hope to be able to get it through their thick Spartan skulls that Thom is dead because he chose to pursue a group of enemy combatants ON HIS OWN rather than wait for backup.
NOTE:
S-320’s refusal to resubmit her certification for the P_A(r)/NCSI-AMA is more than a little frustrating. She says she submitted her certification papers on 04/08/2551 and refuses to budge. My records show that she qualified expert level with the P_A(r)/NCSI-AMA [04/07/2551], but LOGistics/Matériel Command claim they never received said notification and state that unless they receive said certification in a timely manner the P_A(r)/NCSI-AMA needs to be returned immediately. In the meantime there is no way for me to stop getting spammed from LOG/MC with reminders. This has been going on entirely too long.
Jorge-052 (pronounced like George)
[img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100126014732/halo/images/0/0e/Jorge.png[/img]
Gender: M
Birthplace: PÁLHÁZA, Reach
Birth date: 05/03/2511
Rank: Chief Warrant Officer
PERFORMANCE:
Career soldier—but then all the Spartans are, aren’t they; inspires confidence in those around him—he is a combat multiplier! Rock solid; almost thirty years in the saddle and shows no signs of breaking or slowing; easygoing for someone from the class of ’25; need to keep an eye on him around XXX as he tends to be pretty free with his opinions.
COMMENTS:
Vocal in his support of provincial self-rule; just as vocal in his condemnation of the separatist and insurrectionist movements. Only member of the team that has seen as much action, if not more, against human militants as Covenant forces. Very difficult to read. ((NOTE: never play cards with JORGE.))
Emile-239 (Pronounced "Eh-meel" not like "Emily")
[img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091213155623/halo/images/archive/2/2a/20091215082518!Grenadier_%28Noble_Team%29.jpg[/img]
Gender: M
Birthplace: Luxor, Erdidanus II
Birth date: 11/03/2523
Rank: Warrant Officer
PERFORMANCE:
Respected by his peers; detail oriented; unbreakable. There’s not a whole lot more to mention; he is an effective member of the unit while in the field and maintains strict discipline off the field. It does seem that he tends to have more difficulty interacting with non-Spartans than others within NOBLE, however.
COMMENTS:
I wish he would reel his audacity in the field back about 24%. His behavior makes it difficult to field him against insurrectionists; it’s hard enough dealing with the stories of UNSC excess manufactured by the civilian media without S-239 providing them with hard evidence of said excess. That being said: It’s an odd feeling to be relieved that you are sending your people out against hostile aliens.
NOTE:
I may have to consider rotating S-344 into his spot if another IN/OP comes up before S-239’s next mandatory psychiatric reevaluation [REF:03/09/2552]. S-239’s collection of alien contraband is truly impressive. However, the existence of said collection is in direct violation of NAVCOM General Order 098831A-1/Sub_7. Good thing we’re ARMY.
[b]Note: Emile is not a copy of Ghost from MW2, Halo: Reach was in development since 2007, way before MW2 went into development.[/b]
Jun-266 (Pronounced like June)
[img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100126014507/halo/images/d/d2/Jun.png[/img]
Gender: M
Birthplace: Tyumen, New Harmony
Birth date: 28/02/2524
Rank: Warrant Officer
Rock solid under pressure. Better than he has any right to be, but at least he isn’t cocky—which is a good thing because he’s chatty. This does tend to put him at odds with noise discipline protocols—his behavior in this regard is often overlooked by the other operators in the field because of the informational bent of his chatter.
COMMENTS:
During mandatory psychiatric evaluation [15/12/2549] it was noted by XXX that S-266 had “an unhealthy emotional detachment in regards to the consequences of his actions” – I can only suggest that this was done without any metric by which to measure said detachment. By my estimation Jun is a rationalist. He is also a Spartan.
NOTE:
Although it is noted in his medical records that he has exhibited symptoms of PTSD in the past there have been no indications of a relapse post-therapy [05/01/2550]
S-312 (Noble Six)
Rank: Lieutenant
[img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100125185351/halo/images/d/d9/Noble_Six.png[/img]
PERFORMANCE:
N/A
COMMENTS:
What little information I have been able to glean from around all of the redaction [note—I was quite literally expecting the ONI to start redacting page numbers] gives the impression that S-312 is more akin to a hyper-lethal vector than a soldier. A lone-wolf assassin that has broken organizations and made entire militia groups disappear. At first glance S-312 doesn’t sound like the best fit for a team environment like NOBLE. However, we’ve been down a man for over a month—and frankly there are hidden benefits to a XXX like S-312. Call it the luck of the draw. S-293’s 1156 has been filed since 22/04/2552, every active duty Spartan-II is on XXX for special training, and it seems that XXX wasn’t able to keep his own private grim reaper out of the pool—only time will tell if this luck is of the good or bad variety.
Editions of the game:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IPCF02?ie=UTF8&tag=bungienet-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003IPCF02]
Standard edition, Limited Edition, and Legendary Edition.[/url]
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Well that's all there is to know so far. Halo: Reach has just hit ZBR (Zero Bug Release) and they will soon be mass producing. Halo: Reach hits stores September 14th, 2010.
That's not a Marine. That's an Army guy.
Eh, the point is that they look different.
Also, do not tell me there is another Halo thread already, I know that. That thread is for Halo in general, this is all about Reach.
Hasn't there already been a thread on this?
I am pretty sure there was already a Reach thread.
[QUOTE=Skyward;22925974]I am pretty sure there was already a Reach thread.[/QUOTE]
We have a thread on the series that's enough
Nonononono, that thread is for Halo IN GENERAL. This is only for Reach.
Yeah there's already a thread for this
[editline]06:20PM[/editline]
plus they did it better in the megathread, the only good bits from this thread are copypasted
[QUOTE=Siminov;22925530]Hasn't there already been a thread on this?[/QUOTE]
several, but they all died cause no one felt like dealing with the bandwaggoning from idiots that always come with threads like these.
The guy in the last picture kinda reminds me of Marcus Phoenix
[QUOTE=guckymister;22927089]The guy in the last picture kinda reminds me of Marcus Phoenix[/QUOTE]
It brought the Gears in general into my mind, but I can see why. The dark-colored armour and the blue little lights around is somewhat similiar to the armour the Gears wear in GoW
IMO I think Carter is a sexy beast.
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