The "Official" Halo Wars Gameday Thread

[Cardiac Kids]

It's finally here. Something we always wished for, still in development ofcourse, but we get our first glimpse.

Halo Wars Official Site (http://halowars.com/)

If you have an Xbox360 wth Marketplace, you can download the trailer or you can watch it on the website. There is also a forum where you can discuss what you think about the game, and you can find that here. (http://forums.halowars.com/)

http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/0/6/c06aa736-d4df-43dc-bee2-63cd7bb24849/HW_800x600_3.jpg

This will prove to be one of the best games of all time.

Will you get it? Is Halo something you will buy part of the franchise no matter what they come out with? What kinds of features do you hope they will have? Do you hate the Halo controversy? What kind of gripes do you have?

Here are some questions from the FAQ section:

FAQs
Q: What is “Halo Wars”?
A: “Halo Wars” is the next big real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios, creators of Age of Empires. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, “Halo Wars” allows you to take charge of the human UNSC armies and see the Halo universe from a totally new perspective.

Q: Where does “Halo Wars” take place in the Halo timeline?
A: “Halo Wars” takes place before Halo 1 during the UNSC’s first deadly encounters with the Covenant.

Q: Can you reveal anything about “Halo Wars” storyline?
A: Players will lead the crew of the UNSC’s “Spirit of Fire” from initial skirmishes to an all out war against the evil Covenant.

Q: Will I be able to play as the Covenant?
A: Stay tuned.

Q: Why is “Halo” being made into an RTS game?
A: Warthogs are cool. Scorpions are cool. Controlling lots of Warthogs and Scorpions and sending them into battle is really, really cool.

"We’ve been big fans of Halo for years at Ensemble Studios, and when we sat down to discuss our next project we thought Halo would be absolutely perfect as an RTS on the Xbox 360. "


Q: When will “Halo Wars” be available?
A: Stay tuned.

Q: Will I be able to play Halo Wars on Xbox 360 and PC?
A: Halo Wars is for the Xbox 360 exclusively.

Q: Is the trailer pre-rendered?
A: Yes, and it's based around our world concepts and uses lots of in-game models. The sound and music were done at Ensemble Studios as well. Props to our friends at Blur for bringing it all together and making it really shine.


http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/0/6/c06aa736-d4df-43dc-bee2-63cd7bb24849/HW_800x600_4.jpg


I will post as much information as i can find in the coming months.

Discuss.

[The Optimist]

I'm lost...is this Halo 3 or someting different?

[Cardiac Kids]

I'm lost...is this Halo 3 or someting different?

Totally different.

[Yeti]

I dont know how good the game is going to be but the trailer is freakin awesome. We got Halo 3, Halo Wars, the movie, and another game being made by peter jackson on the way, all before 2010 probably. Gonna be good times.

[Fan since 88]

I wont be playing this game. Not big on real-time strategy games. Cant wait for halo 3 though.

What I really need is an hdtv for my 360. Im just not feeling it on my regular flatscreen.

I still cant get off of Oblivion !!!

[Legacy]

Halo is... BLECH... I prefer the Half-Life series.

Why are they bothering making real time strategy games for consoles anyway? A mouse is so vastly superior to a console controller for these games it's really not even funny. It is made by the guys who did Age of Empires, but their most recent game (Age of Empires III) was below par in many respects.

[PirateAttack]

It sounds great, but will this be coming out before Halo 3? If so, it's an obvious attempt to make more money off the Halo game. Remember NFL Head Coach? Yea, that was a sad attempt to make more money before the Madden '07 (which is a disappointment on 360) was released.

Will this be before or after Halo 3? I'm guessing before.. Even though it sounds really great, I'm hesitant because I'm thinking it's just a ploy for them to make money off of the hungry Halo fans.

[Legacy]

It sounds great, but will this be coming out before Halo 3? If so, it's an obvious attempt to make more money off the Halo game. Remember NFL Head Coach? Yea, that was a sad attempt to make more money before the Madden '07 (which is a disappointment on 360) was released.

Will this be before or after Halo 3? I'm guessing before.. Even though it sounds really great, I'm hesitant because I'm thinking it's just a ploy for them to make money off of the hungry Halo fans.
You realize that Halo 3 is also a ploy to make more money off of Halo fans as well, right? It's called "Establishing a respected brand and cashing in on it."

[HoodedChampion]

You realize that Halo 3 is also a ploy to make more money off of Halo fans as well, right? It's called "Establishing a respected brand and cashing in on it."
Who really cares about that stuff, you could say the same thing about Sony with their MGS series... who cares?

I've been with Xbox since the beginning and I never bought Halo 1 or 2. It's fun but overrated.
As for Halo 3 on the 360....
I expect to be somewhat blown away. Definitely getting it, Bungie will do an outstanding job...

[Cardiac Kids]

Who really cares about that stuff, you could say the same thing about Sony with their MGS series... who cares?

I've been with Xbox since the beginning and I never bought Halo 1 or 2. It's fun but overrated.
As for Halo 3 on the 360....
I expect to be somewhat blown away. Definitely getting it, Bungie will do an outstanding job...

How can you expect to be blown away if you thought the first 2 were over-rated? Imho it will be nothing but an expanded storyline with greatly (i'm hoping) enhanced graphics. I am a big fan of RTS, hence Command and Conquer, but i think they should have gone the way of MMOFPS, and used the soon to be implemented PC vs. 360 servers.

BTW Legend, we will soon see who will rule, mouse vs, console controllers, even though i know what you're saying about for this type of game. I can't wait to show some of my friends up in Crysis, and F.E.A.R.

[Cardiac Kids]

about halo 3, will it be on xbox, or just 360?

From what i've heard it will only be for the 360, because of the processing power and framerate.

[HoodedChampion]

How can you expect to be blown away if you thought the first 2 were over-rated? Imho it will be nothing but an expanded storyline with greatly (i'm hoping) enhanced graphics. I am a big fan of RTS, hence Command and Conquer, but i think they should have gone the way of MMOFPS, and used the soon to be implemented PC vs. 360 servers.
I didn't say 1 and 2 were overrated.
The series is great but still overrated, imo.

And I agree with you totally, I wanted this to be an MMO badly.

[Legacy]

halo overrated? isnt it like the best selling game ever? not as a franchise, but halo 1 itself? the halo games aer easilt the best games I have ever played.
I don't know how many copies Halo has sold, but there is this little computer game called "The Sims". It's sold over 20 million copies alone. Now factor in the expansion packs, The Sims 2 and its expansion packs, and I highly doubt Halo has even come close to those numbers.

In my opinion, Halo is overrated as a game franchise, anyway. I thought the gameplay was pretty crappy, the levels and weapons were uninspired and the story just put me to sleep. Give me Half-Life and Half-Life 2 over Halo any day of the week.