Putting aside Phantoms flying backwards, Blur did an excellent job in one regard: emotion.

Some things the original game may not have shown you through the cinematics, these new ones do.
The video below is a good example. Here you see the Arbiter, fresh in his new role. And you can almost see that he just.......doesn't care. He bears this look of shame.

The way Rtas engages him in this conversation, everything about it, just shows how much work Blur put in to these cutscenes.

skip to 4:45

The backwards phantom was a joke thing. 343 even said that they saw it before release and attributed it to the pilot showing off.

I can't really decide whether they're actually telling the truth or just trying to cover up a mistake.

Quote from: Bacon's Shelf on January 09, 2015, 01:34:16 AM

The backwards phantom was a joke thing. 343 even said that they saw it before release and attributed it to the pilot showing off.

I can't really decide whether they're actually telling the truth or just trying to cover up a mistake.

Basing off some if the other stuff they've done and the fact that (I at least) laughed at it, I'm inclined to say it was noticed.

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

In the canon, a Sangheili soldier is roughly on par with or greater than a SPARTAN in full MJOLNIR. Really, UNSC weaponshould be shit tier and plasma the really good ones.

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

They're already making the Deadpool moviefor Fox.

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 09, 2015, 01:52:02 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

In the canon, a Sangheili soldier is roughly on par with or greater than a SPARTAN in full MJOLNIR. Really, UNSC weaponshould be shit tier and plasma the really good ones.

I remember something about how ballistics are better at penetrating shields because of how the shields work. Obviously Plasma is better against flesh.

It's one of the mechanics in Halo CE. I don't know about the others though.

I probably had it backwards anyway, it's been awhile since I've discussed it.

Aside from the murdered atmosphere on Quarantine Zone and the unbelievably amount of lens flares, the Blur cutscenes were spectacular.

Quote from: Bacon's Shelf on January 09, 2015, 01:56:09 AM

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 09, 2015, 01:52:02 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

In the canon, a Sangheili soldier is roughly on par with or greater than a SPARTAN in full MJOLNIR. Really, UNSC weaponshould be shit tier and plasma the really good ones.

I remember something about how ballistics are better at penetrating shields because of how the shields work. Obviously Plasma is better against flesh.

It's one of the mechanics in Halo CE. I don't know about the others though.

Plasma is far, far better against shields in CE. 3 bolts to no shields with the PR.

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 09, 2015, 01:52:02 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

They're already making the Deadpool moviefor Fox.

You mean that footage for the canned movie that was released a few months ago?

Quote from: Mr. Admirals on January 09, 2015, 10:03:01 AM

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 09, 2015, 01:52:02 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on January 09, 2015, 01:47:02 AM

The Johnson and Miranda vs Arbiter cutscene was great.

It was fantastic. I always like when devs show the difference in size and strength between the species and get it right. Just makes things that much more fun. I think a lot of Halo players sort of forget how dangerous Elites are in terms of canon compared to your average Human wince we're used to fighting them in the boots of a spartan.

This is an alien that's a good few feet taller than most Humans, probably lives on a higher-G world giving them better speed and strength and more durability by default.

Loved that cutscene.

Blur needs to get into full time movie making business.

They're already making the Deadpool moviefor Fox.

You mean that footage for the canned movie that was released a few months ago?

It wasn't canned.

Such emotion.