Halo, So Pretty - Kotaku Comments

Halo, So Pretty

TeknoVagrant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:55:56 MDT

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That Image is straight from a tv in a Halo 3 replay. To check out some cool halo 3 pics just look at the bungie favorites. They have some awesome pics there.

TeknoVagrant

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MinkOWar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:25:14 MDT

I like a few of these, though a bunch are rather disconcerting as the depth of field effect is ruined when the blur is in the wrong place...

I gotta say, it's a great concept for playing with screenshots from the game, and I'm going to have to try it... (ha, as though I will ever actually get around to it).

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belo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:58:10 MDT

As a photoshop junkie myself, these are nice. :3

belo

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SigmundTheSeaMonster — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:43:13 MDT

Halo 4 is out???? Where? What? Oh, you foolin me...I'm going back to sleep....zzzzz

SigmundTheSeaMonster

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Norellicus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:32:49 MDT

This is what I love about Halo 3. These are all in-game shots, captured through the magic of saved films. The one with the Raptors and the one with the marine on the side of the Pelican is from the mission with the 3 shield towers, just with the perspective changed with the saved films tool.

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Captain Nobody — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:27:18 MDT

@hamandcheeseUK:

it looks like "surprise buttsecks" to me.

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theonlydoublej — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:02:28 MDT

ooo looks like its new wallpaper day!

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blacksuits — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:54:25 MDT

For all the people who are bashing this guy and saying how simple it is, why not throw up a link to a gallery of your own stuff? It must be quite impressive...

On a side note, these pictures reminded me of this:
[pascalblanche.deviantart.com]

Also looks like action figures.

blacksuits

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Mpalm. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:33:05 MDT

@Captain Impulse:

Yes, but the doctoring is what makes it look decent.

Mpalm.

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TeknoVagrant — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:47:18 MDT

that just looks like regular halo 3 with the legendary map pack filters on. I guess this just goes to show people that Halo 3 actually looks pretty?

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Salen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:00:19 MDT

Ooooh very pretty indeed.

Salen

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mikecoscia — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:57:34 MDT

wish he had uploaded higher rez pics, these would make awsome backrounds.

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DannoHung — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:04:18 MDT

@.digiwalsh: He's also taken a lot of excellently framed and composed pictures.

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STARSBarry — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:59:55 MDT

if only he had done it for a game that actually was fun

STARSBarry

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Itsuru — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:50:26 MDT

I'm not sure why everyone is so impressed, it's just a load of adjustment layers topped off with some poor use of apply image + blur. : /

Itsuru

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hamandcheeseUK — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:09:42 MDT

In the first pic, if the spartan at the back was a little closer it would look like the front one was being done from behind..

You know.. just to point it out for you.

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SkutSkut — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:58:48 MDT

Hey, people download Zombie Classic and B&W Zombies (need Leg for the map) and lemme know how it plays. (infection of course)

Anyway enough of MY whoring. Those do look good, wish Halo has as many effects.

SkutSkut

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Captain Impulse — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:57:10 MDT

Okay guys, we get it. Everyone's who's commented could out Photoshop this guy. Now can we all just get over it and just enjoy the pretty pictures?

Captain Impulse

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.digiwalsh — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:46:36 MDT

All he's done is altered the levels and played around with the blur. No offense to him, but it's hardly anything more than photoshop photography 101.

In most cases the blur is completetly OTT as well.

.digiwalsh

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NessD12 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:01:08 MDT

@PhantomVI: no fuckin shit huh? He read the minature tutorial on some photoshop site. What makes him so special?

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j13 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:58:21 MDT

I played a game of zombies on H3 tonight using some of those filters to simulate daylight/dusk/nighttime changes. Wow, at night, you couldn't see anything but the glow of the zombie's swords lumbering at you. It was pretty creepy and effective at evoking tension.

j13

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billygoat117 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:57:13 MDT

I would love some hi-res versions of those. Pretty please?

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Demonbird — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:49:28 MDT

Screenshots and edits like this pop up quite frequently.

Demonbird

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Cogito — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:43:55 MDT

Sigh...every time I see someone claim that photoshop does everything I die a little on the inside. Photoshop is nothing more than a tool, no different than a paintbrush. You can't take an ingame shot, press "filter" and the picture is instantly beautiful. Try it sometime, and don't hold your breath. It takes legitimate talent to create something in photoshop, or to even edit something to look this good. If you don't believe me, just read up on Donato Giancola or Justin Sweet, or Phil Hale...I could go on, but you get the point.

Also, kudos to the artist(s?) that made these pics...excellent work, and don't stop! Personal favorite is the blue spartans in the snow.

Cogito

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trunbuns — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:36:55 MDT

Seriously, why do people compare Halo 3 to Halo 2 when it comes to graphics? I played through Halo 2 directly before I started 3 and the difference is astronomical, admittedly it's not Gears of War but not many games are, and Gears was a shock to everyone when it came to the 360's capabilities. Halo is a good looking, fun game that was over-hyped thanks to Microsoft's spin machine. there are very few games that have given me as much playtime per £ this generation of consoles. /rant

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ceokhan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:31:10 MDT

so beautiful. i have a tear drop in my eye

ceokhan

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PhantomVI — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:13:00 MDT

People think these are good? Wow. Make me rethink the virtual photography project I had going with Halo 3. I abandoned it because I didn't think the images were up to par even without using Photoshop. But if people like this stuff, DAMN, I could be a millionaire.

PhantomVI

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Hobbes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:09:03 MDT

Yup, filters like those can be applied in the Legendary Map Pack using the Forge.

Also, when you upload screenshots to your fileshare and download them to your PC, several effects and higher resolutions are applied. That's why they seem prettier than in-game.

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Ignorance's Enemy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:01:33 MDT

Awesome. The fine details reminds me of the Killzone Trailers. I wonder why? =X

Ignorance's Enemy

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scruffy, the janitor — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:44:21 MDT

@ph15h needs followers: No, it's not like that. That's actually what halo 3 on the PC will look like.

scruffy, the janitor

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Khabi — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:44:02 MDT

looks like regual ingame pictures, then using an effect like this: [livingwithstyle.com]

Khabi

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FP ph15h — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:38:24 MDT

Photoshop does wonders.

FP ph15h

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CanaryWundaboy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:31:24 MDT

Those are some damn fine pics.

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giovonti — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:29:43 MDT

"too bad..." -shut up.

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Xiedo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:28:39 MDT

All in-game probably. Pretty impressive on the largest sizing, too. The pics posted here didn't do much for me, at first.

Xiedo

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crusadernm — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:28:04 MDT

I don't care what the haters say, Halo 3 is a beautiful vibrant game.

crusadernm

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Lainface — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:27:06 MDT

Ah, these are the kind of graphics that made me fall in love with the third game.

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Captain Impulse — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:25:23 MDT

@Mpalm.: Those are all very clearly in-game shots. The doctoring comes in the form of filters and effects.

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jgross — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:25:20 MDT

@NitrousO: they did, with the Legendary Pack, you can add all sorts of neat, (mostly) utterly useless* filters to the levels via Forge's editor. You place them on the map like an other object.

* Beyond the initial 'wow' factor, that is.

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Venin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:23:51 MDT

Nice work, maybe he'll do requests with my own in game shots

Venin

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Snake726 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:23:06 MDT

Nice shots!

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WatershipDown — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:21:43 MDT

@NitrousO:

Umm. They did figure out a way. You need to read up on the Legendary Map Pack.

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MasterDex — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:17:09 MDT

I hate Halo but that guys got talent. awesome looking pics.

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MisterSleep — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:14:18 MDT

"JOSH DEHMUNN..."

Sorry, just coming off of the Matt Damon thread.

MisterSleep

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(俗・ ) Grey Gecko — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:13:38 MDT

shiny!

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NitrousO — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:12:13 MDT

They need to figure out a way to dynamically add filters like that to the game as your playing it (purely optional though for those who cant stand it). That would be effing awesome.

NitrousO

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Darthearl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:11:06 MDT

They all look like in-game pics. But still freakin sweet nontheless!

too bad ill forget all about halo after tomorrow..

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Mpalm. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:10:29 MDT

Very nice. Too bad the real version resembles Halo 2.

Mpalm.