Getting worried about Halo 3 (BETA)

Let me start by saying I'm a big Halo fan. I've had the 3rd installment reserved for over 6 months now since they announced it but I'm getting kind of worried from graphics point of view.

Last time I brought this point up, immediately all of the 360 fanboys started jumping on my back yelling "its in Beta for Gods sake!!!" and of course some pretty bad insults were thrown in there as well; which is ironic since I'm a 360 owner and desperately waiting for this game. I'm NO TROLL...

I'm pretty sure that beta is NOT really considered early development, in fact, beta is considered to be mostly complete and is the first phase of production in which the product is complete enough for public testing; usually right before the final tweaks and bug fixes. Halo 3 will be out and shipping WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I believe that what we see now is pretty darn close to what were going to get. Why is this disappointing? Even though the graphics look pretty good now, it doesn't come any where close to what we were all promised when Bungie released that first E3 trailer; telling us all that the game would look darn close to it. I guess I got really hyped up for something they might not be able to deliver on. I hope to God I am wrong and somehow, magically in 6 months when Halo 3 begins to ship, the graphics will be mind blowing... but somehow I don't think it will be so. Finally, in the previously released Bungie interview about the Beta, I was waiting for them to say "and the graphics are just old placeholders" or "aren't optimized yet" or something... but they never did...

From 360 fan to another... am I wrong about Beta? What do you think the graphics will be like when the game finally comes out? And please don't post insults. I really want to know how much better you believe the graphics are going to get (if any) before the game ships.

Never fear, the final game will be here! Some time later this year. Don't doubt Bungie. They will prove you wrong. hotdaisy18

I really hope so cause I've been waiting for Halo 3 since I picked up my 360 on launch day that cold November morning :-)

[QUOTE="hotdaisy18"]Never fear, the final game will be here! Some time later this year. Don't doubt Bungie. They will prove you wrong. kindredmachine

I really hope so cause I've been waiting for Halo 3 since I picked up my 360 on launch day that cold November morning :-)

As Parappa puts it. "I gotta believe!"

[QUOTE="kindredmachine"]

[QUOTE="hotdaisy18"]Never fear, the final game will be here! Some time later this year. Don't doubt Bungie. They will prove you wrong. hotdaisy18

I really hope so cause I've been waiting for Halo 3 since I picked up my 360 on launch day that cold November morning :-)

As Parappa puts it. "I gotta believe!"

ya...but thats during a hardcore rap session featuring an onion,a moose,a frog,a chicken,and a rasta spider all to proove his love for a flower,this is Graphics for halo3...which shouldnt be that big of a deal cuz no matter how many games fail to bring the gameplay,this fact always prevail:

Gameplay>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GRAPHICS

Let me start by saying I'm a big Halo fan. I've had the 3rd installment reserved for over 6 months now since they announced it but I'm getting kind of worried from graphics point of view.

Last time I brought this point up, immediately all of the 360 fanboys started jumping on my back yelling "its in Beta for Gods sake!!!" and of course some pretty bad insults were thrown in there as well; which is ironic since I'm a 360 owner and desperately waiting for this game. I'm NO TROLL...

I'm pretty sure that beta is NOT really considered early development, in fact, beta is considered to be mostly complete and is the first phase of production in which the product is complete enough for public testing; usually right before the final tweaks and bug fixes. Halo 3 will be out and shipping WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I believe that what we see now is pretty darn close to what were going to get. Why is this disappointing? Even though the graphics look pretty good now, it doesn't come any where close to what we were all promised when Bungie released that first E3 trailer; telling us all that the game would look darn close to it. I guess I got really hyped up for something they might not be able to deliver on. I hope to God I am wrong and somehow, magically in 6 months when Halo 3 begins to ship, the graphics will be mind blowing... but somehow I don't think it will be so. Finally, in the previously released Bungie interview about the Beta, I was waiting for them to say "and the graphics are just old placeholders" or "aren't optimized yet" or something... but they never did...

From 360 fan to another... am I wrong about Beta? What do you think the graphics will be like when the game finally comes out? And please don't post insults. I really want to know how much better you believe the graphics are going to get (if any) before the game ships.

kindredmachine

Stop caring about those graphics, they're fine.

Actually the article from a while back, the bungie devs said the beta is just to test out bugs and gameplay fixes. that its really not a graphical showcase. the graphics will improve. and will probably look like that trailer. its not like that trailer cant be done on 360. Halo 3 will be impressive. dont worry. i bet after the beta is over in like a month or 2 they will eventually show us what the actual game will look like. jg4xchamp

I hope, probabaly at this year's E3.

Let me start by saying I'm a big Halo fan. I've had the 3rd installment reserved for over 6 months now since they announced it but I'm getting kind of worried from graphics point of view.

Last time I brought this point up, immediately all of the 360 fanboys started jumping on my back yelling "its in Beta for Gods sake!!!" and of course some pretty bad insults were thrown in there as well; which is ironic since I'm a 360 owner and desperately waiting for this game. I'm NO TROLL...

I'm pretty sure that beta is NOT really considered early development, in fact, beta is considered to be mostly complete and is the first phase of production in which the product is complete enough for public testing; usually right before the final tweaks and bug fixes. Halo 3 will be out and shipping WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I believe that what we see now is pretty darn close to what were going to get. Why is this disappointing? Even though the graphics look pretty good now, it doesn't come any where close to what we were all promised when Bungie released that first E3 trailer; telling us all that the game would look darn close to it. I guess I got really hyped up for something they might not be able to deliver on. I hope to God I am wrong and somehow, magically in 6 months when Halo 3 begins to ship, the graphics will be mind blowing... but somehow I don't think it will be so. Finally, in the previously released Bungie interview about the Beta, I was waiting for them to say "and the graphics are just old placeholders" or "aren't optimized yet" or something... but they never did...

From 360 fan to another... am I wrong about Beta? What do you think the graphics will be like when the game finally comes out? And please don't post insults. I really want to know how much better you believe the graphics are going to get (if any) before the game ships.

kindredmachine

...the beta isn't the current state, if you read the bungie updates most of the lighting as well as effects are all place holders and not even close to the final product. Just go to bungie.net and read some of the updates. The beta is mostly for stress testing and to fix bugs, it's not a demo where they are ust trying to get the game out there and make it look identical to the retail version of the game. Also, it's just showing the multiplayer, more effort is put into the single player graphic wise, but don't worry the game will be gorgeous.