Halo WARS Dev=We have MAGIC in a disc :o

sry if its been posted

In a recent interview about the progress of Halo Wars - the real-time strategy game based on Bungie's Halo universe and developed by Ensemble Studios - Graeme Devine, the lead designer on the game, said people just can't stop playing it. When asked why he thinks Halo Wars will be one of the biggest games of 2008, Devine said:

"I think we've got magic in the disc. We've worked on the controls, gameplay, and story for this game being very much aware of what has gone before us. I was down in playtest yesterday and actually did not get to sit down and play because folks were spending their lunches playing the game. I know we're doing well when that happens. More than that, I believe we will be huge not just because I believe, but because when we put the controller in your hands, you will believe too."

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From what I've seen so far, the game doesn't seem to really break the mould of the genre. I'm sure there are differences, but it looks like a Halo mod for C&C.

I am much more hyped for Endwar.

after playing CC3 on the 360 i know this game is ganna rock.....killtactics

And on that note, I now know its going to be underwhelming :P

after playing CC3 on the 360 i know this game is ganna rock.....killtactics

Yeah CnC3 was pretty darn good. Almost triple-A status(8.7)

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

Zeliard9

i dont even own a 360 and am a big PS fan..but nontheless i posted this news so ppl would see..why you come in here and start bashing and trolling for no reason?

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

Zeliard9

Qft.

I've never read a dev saying that their game is going to suck.

If a dev of the calibur of Ensemble created this game for the 360 and it's controls from the ground up, I have to believe that Ensemble found a way to be able to play this game on consoles and make it enjoyable.

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

Zeliard9

hyping another halo game so easy

but wait we have teh controls cause well you know we make a halo game....

GAWD where is this world going..

heard the samefrom factor 5 bbut we have the bestcontrol setup you wont put it down when playing it

*runs away*

Cool.

I hope MS brings this to the PC though. I would much rather play a RTS on my PC than on my 360

im sure ensemble will do as good a job as possible. but i keep sayig to myself "looks fun but its on the wrong platform". every strategy game i have tried with a controller just doesent work for me at all. i really wish MS would take a leaf out of sonys book and allow devs to make a 360 game thats also keyboard and mouse compatible.

will be waiting for a port....it looks like a game that would be far more at home with a mouse and keyboard.

GAWD where is this world going..

trik_trak

Back to school for some grammar lessons hopefully..

Once again...most strategy games are designed for the keyboard and mouse then ported. This game is not. There have been good turn based strategy games on conssoles. FF Tactics, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, etc. and they were designed with a game pad in mind. This game is supposedly a console exclusive.

im sure ensemble will do as good a job as possible. but i keep sayig to myself "looks fun but its on the wrong platform". every strategy game i have tried with a controller just doesent work for me at all. i really wish MS would take a leaf out of sonys book and allow devs to make a 360 game thats also keyboard and mouse compatible.

will be waiting for a port....it looks like a game that would be far more at home with a mouse and keyboard.

osan0

pls explain..what you mean? MS doesnt LET devs make games supported for mouse and keyboard? my frnd plays COD4 with mouse and keyboard on 360 with the x thingy

Groundbreaking strategy game for the Xbox 360. Since inception, "Halo Wars" was explicitly designed to cater to console gamers and bring to the Xbox 360 a genre that has typically been played on the PC. Gamers can easily command and manage powerful armies, effortlessly control troops and incredible machines, engage in epic battles and expand their empire using an intuitive user interface for the Xbox 360. "Halo Wars" represents the true next-generation experience, combining a masterful control scheme using the Xbox 360 Controller with the award-winning strategic gameplay only Ensemble Studios can provide.

From the Article ^^^

im sure ensemble will do as good a job as possible. but i keep sayig to myself "looks fun but its on the wrong platform". every strategy game i have tried with a controller just doesent work for me at all. i really wish MS would take a leaf out of sonys book and allow devs to make a 360 game thats also keyboard and mouse compatible.

will be waiting for a port....it looks like a game that would be far more at home with a mouse and keyboard.

osan0

It's still amazing to me that Sony would offer keyboard/mouse compatibility for the PS3, but Microsoft, the biggest computer-related company in the world, somehow didn't think to do it before Sony. Or at all, actually.

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im sure ensemble will do as good a job as possible. but i keep sayig to myself "looks fun but its on the wrong platform". every strategy game i have tried with a controller just doesent work for me at all. i really wish MS would take a leaf out of sonys book and allow devs to make a 360 game thats also keyboard and mouse compatible.

will be waiting for a port....it looks like a game that would be far more at home with a mouse and keyboard.

Zeliard9

It's still amazing to me that Sony would offer keyboard/mouse compatibility for the PS3, but Microsoft, the biggest computer-related company in the world, somehow didn't think to do it before Sony. Or at all, actually.

i just cant believe that... how would MS not support keyboard/mouse...BUT i think its good for genres like this..to push devs to make new interfaces for pads

Groundbreaking strategy game for the Xbox 360. Since inception, "Halo Wars" was explicitly designed to cater to console gamers and bring to the Xbox 360 a genre that has typically been played on the PC. Gamers can easily command and manage powerful armies, effortlessly control troops and incredible machines, engage in epic battles and expand their empire using an intuitive user interface for the Xbox 360. "Halo Wars" represents the true next-generation experience, combining a masterful control scheme using the Xbox 360 Controller with the award-winning strategic gameplay only Ensemble Studios can provide.

From the Article ^^^

II-FBIsniper-II

It can be easy to control, sure, but how deep will it be? That's the balance. They can make it as easy and intuitive as possible, but at what price does that come? It's a simple issue of mechanics at its base - gamepads just don't have enough buttons and analog sticks just aren't fast and accurate enough. It's especially the former, the lack of buttons, that really hurts consoles when it comes to RTSs (ask any RTS player how annoying and ineffective it would be to play without hotkeys).

An RTS like EndWar and World In Conflict makes a lot more sense to put on consoles, because they don't require much micro-management in comparison, which means less button-pressing. Having said that, I still don't know how or why they're putting Supreme Commander on consoles.

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"]

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

kirk4ever

i dont even own a 360 and am a big PS fan..but nontheless i posted this news so ppl would see..why you come in here and start bashing and trolling for no reason?

I'm a little skeptical about RTS's on consoles, but if they have the control scheme down I'll definately give it a bash.

Once again...most strategy games are designed for the keyboard and mouse then ported. This game is not. There have been good turn based strategy games on conssoles. FF Tactics, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, etc. and they were designed with a game pad in mind. This game is supposedly a console exclusive.

JiveT

This is nothing like those games? They are turned based Square movement games? This is an RTS....

If they had some 3D epic scale space battles like in Homeworld I think this could be good, but I dunno, it just sounds kinda like CnC3: Halo Edition. Nothing really stands out about it other than the fact that it's on console, and I'm having hard time seeing that as a positive thing. Also the ground units in Halo universe just don't imo match up to what other RTS bring to table, unless they are applying some serious creative freedom to them.

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"]

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

kirk4ever

i dont even own a 360 and am a big PS fan..but nontheless i posted this news so ppl would see..why you come in here and start bashing and trolling for no reason?

Don't take it personally if it doesn't apply to you. It's just something that had to be said, because it's true, and I'm getting tired of seeing this type of hypocrisy and double standards everywhere I look on this forum.

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

Zeliard9

MMORPG's that involve magic and nerdy player ****s "elves, mages, etc" are not "cool"... a MMOFPS set in the Halo universe would be GODLYYY!! Huxely who?

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"]

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

krp008

MMORPG's that involve magic and nerdy player ****s "elves, mages, etc" are not "cool"... a MMOFPS set in the Halo universe would be GODLYYY!! Huxely who?

Why is Medieval Fantasy Nerdy? Sci Fi has the biggest nerd following in existance, should we label you all with this mind set trekies?

A developer hyping their own game? I've never seen anything like that before.caje47

Well, the game will probably sell insanely well, because it's Halo.

Now we need even more RTS developers go 360 exclusive, and there goes another genre into dust ie multiplatform ie console mediocrity.

But then again, there's StarCraft 2 which will almost definitely outsell every possible game out there...

Well, the game will probably sell insanely well, because it's Halo.

Now we need even more RTS developers go 360 exclusive, and there goes another franchise into dust ie multiplatform ie console mediocrity.

But then again, there's StarCraft 2 which will almost definitely outsell every possible game out there...

IgGy621985

QFT...i think possibly 50% of korea will buy it

Ensemble is an awesome developer. The haters will be owned. TekkenMaster606

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"]

Lemmings are a funny species. "B-b-but all the PC has are RTS and MMORPGs and I hate those types of game." And all they need to change their minds is an RTS that's, you guessed it, Halo-themed. Next up, a Halo-theme MMORPG, after which all of sudden that "loser genre" will be "cool". Predictable and hypocrital.

The funniest thing is that they should be a lot more hyped about something like EndWar, which looks 50x better and looks to be a much better fit for consoles. But naturally, it's not Halo, so no dice. That game's gotten literally zero hype, only because it isn't Halo. If Halo Wars wasn't Halo, I guarantee you we wouldn't hear a peep from the lemmings.

Franko_3

Qft.

I've never read a dev saying that their game is going to suck.

I agree with everything he said aswell. Also, no, you wont read a dev saying their game isnt great but do you hear them all say that the play testers are playing in their own time?

Look while the first guy was right about people jumping on a band wagon but there are far worse ppl. the ones who will deliberatly not like a game just because it is halo.

End war may be better but that doesn't make HW bad.

There are loads of RTS next year, sad thing is, other than Starcraft this C&C clone will no doubt overshadow the rest.

Oh well, I know im not that ignorant.

[QUOTE="TekkenMaster606"]Ensemble is an awesome developer. The haters will be owned. darklord888

Well, I'm not so sure about the first and the second one. I really enjoyed those games, one of the best RTS games out there. The thrid, on the other hand, is just... okay. Nothing special. Havok physics... Whoa, yeah. I'm playing RTS games because of havoked physics. Right.

On the "strategy" games side, I really miss Railroad Tycoon, Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon.

Who knows will we ever see any new game from those franchises... On the PC, that is.

There are loads of RTS next year, sad thing is, other than Starcraft this C&C clone will no doubt overshadow the rest.

Oh well, I know im not that ignorant.

Meu2k7

Well, Spore might come next year also, if it doesn't get delayed again...

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There are loads of RTS next year, sad thing is, other than Starcraft this C&C clone will no doubt overshadow the rest.

Oh well, I know im not that ignorant.

IgGy621985

Well, Spore might come next year also, if it doesn't get delayed again...

Spore is more of a hybrid than an RTS, its simulation first im sure :)

There are loads of RTS next year, sad thing is, other than Starcraft this C&C clone will no doubt overshadow the rest.

Oh well, I know im not that ignorant.

Meu2k7

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

There are loads of RTS next year, sad thing is, other than Starcraft this C&C clone will no doubt overshadow the rest.

Oh well, I know im not that ignorant.

killtactics

C&C clones are old news.