[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Remember Reach (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/15/2010 8:25:21 PM EDT
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Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. But, wasn't Halo based on an existing fictional series of books? So technically it wouldn't be based on a game like Doom. Although I will say Doom was a pretty damn fine adaptation considering the games age. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. But, wasn't Halo based on an existing fictional series of books? So technically it wouldn't be based on a game like Doom. Although I will say Doom was a pretty damn fine adaptation considering the games age. No, novels of the series came out after the big success of the original Halo game. |
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For all intensive porpoises you're link is broked. Its 'intents and purposes.' Know, its intensive porpoises. Sea, theirs even an website: http://intensiveporpoises.com/ 
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Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. Tell me you have seen a resident evil movie please.
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I really hope they can make a non suckjob Halo movie. Reach would be a great place to start. Only problem is Reach doesn't introduce the Covenant. The Covenant make contact with humans much sooner than the assault and destruction of Reach. This is true, but can be explained away with 5 min of footage and voice over narration. It just depends on how the movies are planned, ie... one off or planned sequel, trilogy LOTR style, etc |
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For all intensive porpoises you're link is broked. Know, its intensive porpoises. Sea, theirs even an website: http://intensiveporpoises.com/ Dam! That was two funny! Eta: can someone give me a quick synopsis of the game? My nephew has been playing since the beginning and I don't get it. What is the covenant? And who is that white dude that you're always looking for |
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Quoted: a massive 24 hour epic that covers beginning to endQuoted: Quoted: I really hope they can make a non suckjob Halo movie. Reach would be a great place to start. Only problem is Reach doesn't introduce the Covenant. The Covenant make contact with humans much sooner than the assault and destruction of Reach. This is true, but can be explained away with 5 min of footage and voice over narration. It just depends on how the movies are planned, ie... one off or planned sequel, trilogy LOTR style, etc  |
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Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. But, wasn't Halo based on an existing fictional series of books? So technically it wouldn't be based on a game like Doom. Although I will say Doom was a pretty damn fine adaptation considering the games age. No, novels of the series came out after the big success of the original Halo game. Probably meant Ringworld, but that's just where the idea for the Halo arrays came from, not the whole mythos. Isn't Reach the game based on a novel? I'll have to wait til the weekend to get the game as all my time's spent on schoolwork now . 
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I really dont see why they have not got picked up for a movie deal. On a side note are the books any good? I've read 3-4 of them. The Fall Of Reach, the original 'Halo' novel, whichever book(s) deal with the development of the Spartant IIIs and another one or two. I got 1/4 of the way through Sgt. Johnson's story (whichever book that was) but lost interest. If you're a Halo fan, the Reach book and the one dealing with the Spartan IIIs are must reads. The original 'Halo' book was a little meh...but 'Reach' was definitely worth the time. Clearly not on the level of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars stuff...but still worth a read on a rainy afternoon. That said, I'm 2 hours into the campaign. Started a little slow but I'm really getting into it now. They went back to the original 'Halo' formula and feel combined with modern graphics and a kickass storyline. If you're a Halo fan, the tale of Reach is pretty damn good. Thus far, the 'Halo: Reach' is living up to the hype. If you've been putting off buying it because of 'Halo 3' or 'Halo: ODST' (although I rather enjoyed ODST, personally, despite the nearly universal hatred for it), then this is the game that will get you excited just as the original 'Halo' did. |
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Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. I may be wrong, but did'nt the original Mortal Kombat movie do ok? |
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For all intensive porpoises you're link is broked. Its 'intents and purposes.' Intents and porpoises? That purpose doesn't look very intents. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Wow. They've been spending ALOT of money on marketing. And maybe even testing the waters to see how well they could create a Halo movie. Every single movie based on a video game has FAILED. I don't want the same thing to happen to Halo. Tell me you have seen a resident evil movie please. That movie fucking blew too. We're not talking about the movie needs to be good enough to appease the nerds that play the game all day long. It needs to become like a big time blockbuster hit, and Halo is certainly capable of being one, IN THE RIGHT HANDS. |
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Man. the first one on top was awesome. They did such a good job with that and the background music is just perfect for the way that film was shot. Sent chills up my spin watching that. Was that John (Spartan 117)? That picked up the bomb and threw it into the Covenant ship after the ODST got killed? |
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Quoted: just in case anyone is wondering... the game is no part to those clips. Nothing close. It is quite better, graphics, than Halo 3, but nothing like they are portraying in the videos that E_ATF posted. Nothing at all alike. Nothing. The films are to convey the emotion of how desperate the situation is. That the attack on Reach is like during the attacks of Pearl Harbor and Sept 11 times a million. The advertisement clips aren't ment to show images from the game. It is trying to get people emotionally involved in the struggle. "Remember Reach" conjures up ideas and feelings about like "remember Pearl Harbor" or "remember 9/11" |
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Quoted: just in case anyone is wondering... the game is no part to those clips. Nothing close. It is quite better, graphics, than Halo 3, but nothing like they are portraying in the videos that E_ATF posted. Nothing at all alike. Nothing. Um... what exactly were you expecting?  |
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Quoted: Mkay. Quoted: just in case anyone is wondering... the game is no part to those clips. Nothing close. It is quite better, graphics, than Halo 3, but nothing like they are portraying in the videos that E_ATF posted. Nothing at all alike. Nothing. The films are to convey the emotion of how desperate the situation is. That the attack on Reach is like during the attacks of Pearl Harbor and Sept 11 times a million. The advertisement clips aren't ment to show images from the game. It is trying to get people emotionally involved in the struggle. "Remember Reach" conjures up ideas and feelings about like "remember Pearl Harbor" or "remember 9/11" I didn't realize that pissing me the fuck off was part of a marketing strategy.  Fuck them. They sure as hell better not let anyone else but you know that they want to have a pretend event be on par with a real one. |
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just in case anyone is wondering... the game is no part to those clips. Nothing close. It is quite better, graphics, than Halo 3, but nothing like they are portraying in the videos that E_ATF posted. Nothing at all alike. Nothing. The films are to convey the emotion of how desperate the situation is. That the attack on Reach is like during the attacks of Pearl Harbor and Sept 11 times a million. The advertisement clips aren't ment to show images from the game. It is trying to get people emotionally involved in the struggle. "Remember Reach" conjures up ideas and feelings about like "remember Pearl Harbor" or "remember 9/11" I didn't realize that pissing me the fuck off was part of a marketing strategy.
Fuck them. They sure as hell better not let anyone else but you know that they want to have a pretend event be on par with a real one. Slow your roll. They're not trying to equate it to Pearl Harbor or 9/11. They're trying to convey it as something that has already happened. Here's some quotes from the marketing people. Originally Posted By Marketing Guy:
When XBOX says "go big" we try not to disappoint. First was the idea "Remember Reach"—an idea that anyone who touched this campaign could work off from sponsorship, media, content, CRM, PR. . . College football coaches could even weave it into a pre-game speech. It lets everyone know we are talking about something that already happened. Remember the Alamo. Remember Pearl Harbor. Remember Kirk Gibson. The story is about 700 million people and a planet that died soon after a surprise attack. What was that like? [We addressed that with] films about life on the planet moments before the attack. How will it be remembered by humanity on other planets? AKQA [created a] monument. What was it like in those fateful last moments for those who fought til the end knowing the end was inevitable—and who will you play the game as? |
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Was that John (Spartan 117)? That picked up the bomb and threw it into the Covenant ship after the ODST got killed? No. That was a Spartan (Sierra 320, AKA "Kat"/Noble Two) that got killed while carrying the "nuclear football". Another Spartan (Noble Six?) picked up the device, flew into the Covenant ship and detonated the device. Note the massive ground forces that were about to land on Reach at about 1:53. I'm roughly 3 hours into the campaign. Personally, I think it's the best Halo yet and I'm not even much of a "gamer". This movie must be fucking made. If you're even remotely familiar with the storyline of Halo (and the preceeding events at Reach) and the first video fails to stir something, then you have no soul. 
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Quoted: Mkay. I didn't realize that pissing me the fuck off was part of a marketing strategy. Fuck them. They sure as hell better not let anyone else but you know that they want to have a pretend event be on par with a real one. Stand down. "Remember _______" has been a rally cry in war and battle for longer than recorded history... Why does it surprise you that it would be used in a fictitious (but arguably realistic) story about a large human colony in the future, home to nearly a billion people, who are attacked, eventually overrun, and slaughtered by a unethical foe? I see nothing wrong with it... As a matter of fact, I give this marketing move my complete endorsement... A science fiction story where the humans, for once, aren't portrayed as the bad guys, is refreshing... As is the use of true-to-life scenarios. I don't see how anyone could see it as insulting to Thermopylae, Cherry Valley, the Alamo, Pearl Harbor or 9/11 (all events that became a "Remember ______" rally cry)... If it was some pathetic event, or was tongue in cheek, yes, I could see that... But the slaughter of about 700 million human civilians definitely ranks "up there", and the plot is completely serious. TR85. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Mkay. Quoted: just in case anyone is wondering... the game is no part to those clips. Nothing close. It is quite better, graphics, than Halo 3, but nothing like they are portraying in the videos that E_ATF posted. Nothing at all alike. Nothing. The films are to convey the emotion of how desperate the situation is. That the attack on Reach is like during the attacks of Pearl Harbor and Sept 11 times a million. The advertisement clips aren't ment to show images from the game. It is trying to get people emotionally involved in the struggle. "Remember Reach" conjures up ideas and feelings about like "remember Pearl Harbor" or "remember 9/11" I didn't realize that pissing me the fuck off was part of a marketing strategy. Fuck them. They sure as hell better not let anyone else but you know that they want to have a pretend event be on par with a real one.  They are trying to immerse people into the Halo Universe. Just like when movies can literally make you cry or make you angry; they want the audience to be emotionally invested in the characters and what is going on. It is important for ANY good story that the audience cares about the people in the story and what is going on. In Reach, they are doing same thing that any drama or war movie does. Which is to make you escape the real world and live in the universe that the artist has created. In this case, it is to make you feel "wow, hundreds of millions of people are getting slaughtered, but the human soldiers are putting up an amazing, heroic but doomed resistance". Reach is sort of the Alamo in space. But it isn't ment to replace your anger or sorrow over Pearl Habor or 9/11, it is just ment to immerse you in that story and make you feel like it's real. I am not sure what ya mean is ment to piss you off anyway. That's not the emotion that I get when I see the "Deliver Hope" movie. I know it sounds pathetic, but they did that sooo good, I actually got a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye when I saw it. That is a powerful film. The others were fucking outstanding as well. |
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Eta: can someone give me a quick synopsis of the game? My nephew has been playing since the beginning and I don't get it. What is the covenant? And who is that white dude that you're always looking for The story, reader's digest version: The covenant is a group of different alien races that are united under one religion, the different races had different strengths and weaknesses. Their religion is based on the 7 Halo rings, which are a super weapon designed to stop a parasite that will consume every living thing and is nearly impossible to stop. When activated they kill all life in it's blast radius, Several light-years IIRC. The rings were left behind by the forerunners, a race that is long gone or evolved into humans. Only humans can activate the rings because we are similar enough to the forerunners.. Reach is another planet that is a human colony and our military center and home to the Spartan program. Spartans are basically armored super soilders, chosen at a young age for high intelligence and physical traits, they are well educated, not just in military issues but many different subjects and had series of implants to improve everything about them. The covenant attack Reach and after a month or so of fighting literally nuke it from orbit. Reach falls This is the 5th game in the series, but is a prequel. The Fall of Reach is important because it is our last defense before Earth, luckily the covenant don't know where Earth is until later. The game: Noble team, a team of 6 Spartans.All other Halo games only have 1 Spartan. Perform some of the most dangerous and important missions to try to defend Reach against the Covenant and insure that they don't find Earth. They spearhead the counter assault, destroy important enemy resources, and buy time for civilians to escape.Once they realize that Reach will fall they have to get the top secret work done on Reach off of the planet and away from the Covenant, in the hopes that it is the key to what we need to defeat the Covenant. The game is different in that we know the story beforehand. I have no idea what you are talking about here, what white dude? |
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Man. the first one on top was awesome. They did such a good job with that and the background music is just perfect for the way that film was shot. Sent chills up my spin watching that. Was that John (Spartan 117)? That picked up the bomb and threw it into the Covenant ship after the ODST got killed? No, that is not an ODST, it is a Spartan, possibly Noble-2 and I don't know if that is Noble-6 six or just some other unnamed Spartan that takes the bomb. It doesn't show anything depicted in the game, but it gets the feel of some of the situations right. |