Halo 3 Video Documentary: Et Tu Brute

Posted By: Duncan Mackenzie | Dec 22nd, 2006 @ 6:03 PM
This video went up a few days ago onto the marketplace, but here it is for those of you that don't have a 360 or just would rather see it on your PC/Zune/iPod/PSP...

Here is the official description (from Major Nelson's post):

"In the second Bungie “Vidoc” we take a long hard look at the ferocious new antagonist for Master Chief, the Brute. Now that a tentative alliance has formed between Humans and Elites, the fighting focus of Halo 3 switches to the monstrous Brutes. These tenacious foes have improved graphically with the advent of the Halo 3 engine and the power of the Xbox 360, but more importantly, their tactics, weapons, vehicles and AI have all followed suit, making the Brutes the worthiest opponents the Chief has ever faced. See how the designers, artists and programmers set about the herculean task of replacing a fan favorite – the mighty Elite – with an unforgettably ferocious adversary. See how Brutes behave in packs and as individuals with brilliant new animation and AI. Take a first look at the new Brute graphics, weapon and armor designs and finally, get the first ever public glimpse at Halo’s legendary Campaign.

Frankie gives you more details at Bungie.net"

And for those of you who notice... yes, this was widescreen and yes I cropped it down, but this actually made the in-game footage fill the screen (it was 4:3 in the original video) so I thought it was a better overall result Smiley

And if you really want the highest quality... you can grab the 6Mbps original as well, 640x360
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#Dec 22nd, 2006 @ 6:37 PM
TeddyB
TeddyB
I watched this the other day. It rules. I like the brutality of it... no pun intended. Halo 3 is looking like it's going to be darker and the brief glimpses of gameplay looked really sleak. Humans and the Elites are going to unite to fight the Brutes... watch it happen!
#Dec 27th, 2006 @ 2:13 AM
LZIM
LZIM

UNSC Marines+Elites VS Tooled up Brutes+Grunts

Just sounds too one-sided. That and it also sounds boring.

I'm the last person who should mention tacking on the flood again, just as they were tacked on to the end of both previous titles, but I'd actually like to see them added on with about 700% more animations and much improved AI. Not to mention purpose in the story other than filler.

I can't really say I'm impressed at all with the Alpha, with supposedly unbiased voices from 1up gushing over its graphics being 'nearly complete' I can only weep for the end product.. if Bungie agrees with them that the Alpha is 'nearly complete' or 'complete enough' to ship [Gears]. Which is where I'd want Bungie delaying Halo 3 another year (from end of november 2007) to avoid shipping another tragedy like Epics Gears of War, as much as it would pain me to have to wait that much longer for a Halo game, or any 360 game for that matter that would make 360 at long last a worthy purchase (it's been gathering dust mostly since launch). Hoping that the extra year of delay would mean Halo 3 as an HDDVD title, and 'How the hell did this not get found before gold'+'Fire the whole team we'd be better off with trained monkeys-bug free, unlike Gears which is neither.