Yep.  Bungie is the gameplay master.  Halo has always played smooth as fuck.  I imagine Halo Reach will be no different.  I am more interested in gameplay changes than graphics.

Indeed. But you gotta admit, by console standards, Halo 2 did look very good for its time.

I think by the time it hits market and is completely finished and polished we can expect visuals on par with the likes of Killzone 2. I mean the engine is a completely ground up built compared to the last two Halo games.

Big factor for me and a bunch of others is that Bungie is not going to forget it's roots and give us amazing 4 player split-screen and guest support online (remembering we do have real friends, and they like to play online too!), Not to mention stellar 4+ player co-op. I'm excited at the thought of a game close to the graphic scale of Killzone 2 but also to incorporate these heavily missed features lacking in Killzone 2 or many other larger scale shooters for that matter.

Yeah looks great, the gameplay will be so much fun.

I just want to play the Beta already. That laser sure is purty though. And the new BR, very sexy.

I don't think the 2 games can be compared, honestly, because the art direction is very different.

Will it be on par with Killzone 2 graphically? We don't know, but we do know it will be an upgrade on Halo 3. I think we're gonna be in for some surprises as far is gameplay is concerned and remember this is the biggest Halo title in 3 years when it releases. ODST was a game in its own, but it was in some ways an add on to Halo 3. The art direction of Halo is so different from a Killzone game its gonna be almost impossible to compare graphically. Killzone's art direction is more like Gears, a war torn battlefield. I think those are the two games to compare graphically. Halo is in a area of its own. With Halo:Reach I hope we will witness the next graphics king, or at least a game to challenge it.

Halo Reach...graphics king...no...sales and FPS king...YES!

I agree with the blue part. However, I disagree with the red part. A game that can challenge its sales is Gran Turismo 5.

He left out Multiplayer and Fun Factor king as well...for and FPS at least.