| CyberRazorCut said: I own all three consoles, and have absolutely no preference or 'allegiance'.....I just buy the games that I like on each. Simple. I own Halo's 1-3, but passed on ODST. Now that's out the way, here's my opinion on the trailer (which I just watched in HD on XBL): This doesn't look like a new engine to me. Just a polished version of a dated one. I'm all for the potential of (possible) six-player co-op, and can't grumble at the direction Bungie seem to be taking the gameplay (provided the single player campaign - the meat and potatoes of the franchise for me - is up to scratch), but compared to other AAA titles the graphics in this trailer are serviceable rather than outstanding. Halo 3 looked good when it was released, but it wasn't ahead of the game, as I expected from the flagship 360 game, and ODST way way behind the competition in terms of visuals, In My Opinion. Killzone 2 looked outstanding, but the (eventually) samey visuals and routine gamplay made Halo 3 a vastly superior game. In a world where every aspect of a game's engine are picked apart ad nauseum on forums ('Game X is only running at 640p!', 'the gargoyles in Game Y have more polygons on the PS3!', 'Halo Reach looks a bit dated!'...oh wait, that's me....), I'm just surprised that MS hasn't put more pressure on Bungie to create a sumptuous eye-fest for fanboys to brag about. I don't want Halo to look like Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare or Gears, but I do expect it to push the envelope with it's own visual style.....I certainly don't expect the most anticipated game on 360 to look 'pretty good'. I'm looking forward to Halo: Reach, and something would have to go drastically wrong for me not to buy it, but the competition does seem to be leaving Bungie behind in terms of graphical clout. When all's said and done, it's only the first trailer, and I applaud Bungie for not wasting our time with a pre-rendered cop-out, but on this evidence it's not a game that's going to make my eyeballs bleed.
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I am gonna disagree on the graphics. Did you watch it in HD? The graphics are great. Lighting, textures, models, animations, have all gotten a sizable increase in quality. I am now confident the game will look fantastic, now lets see how the gameplay comes around.
Yeah, not a noticeable leap?
