Finally saw the trailer last night.

Not much content to speak of. But, the game is still a year away from release.
The music was familar and nice, with some new changes.

I thought the graphics were nice and the scattered video transmission parts were nice to watch.
Overall, I thought it was a good trailer.

I enjoyed the teaser but i'm also a sucker for the Halo storyline. I'm anxiously awaiting the next three novels (having already read the first trilogy) as well as the Halo graphic novel. I'm just hoping we see something like the ilovebees ARG for Halo 3.

Bungie already told Billy Gates to stick it over the Halo 3 release date, when Bill Gates told Time magazine "Halo 3 will be out day and date with PS3". From my understanding, they have complete creative control.

Marathon was a Mac game, it was the Mac's version of Doom. Although it actually had a story. It was an extremely popular Mac series.

It's always possible they could go back to any series, but Bungie's history says don't bet on it.

hmmmmmm a new updated marathon would be the shit! but halo has marathon stuff all over it. remember the hand gun!!!

No I don't

Any chance we'd see an update of Combat Evolved and Halo 2 that would be included with this game.

In essence making all three into one big game?

Four-player co-op over XBOX Live through the entire H A L O saga.

I wish they would just release a multi-player LIVE disc for now...I could live without the campaign for a year, I just want some new maps to play on. If it's gonna be that long, give us some new H2 maps!!!! How hard can it be?? As for the trailer, I thought it was pretty cool.

I wouldn't count on it. Bungie doesn't really revisit its past games, and even if they did, I would hate to have a remake of 1 and 2 crammed onto the disc with 3, because I'd want Bungie to use more space one 3 than 1 and 2 combined. Besides, if they did that, it would probably be 2009 before we say any of it.

I thought the trailer was extremely light on gameplay details. But the music and the effects were superb and really got me excited.

My problem: The big, playable Halo 2 demo debuted at E3 in 2003. The game came out 18 months later. This trailer was only CG (although I have no doubt it's in-game quality)... I don't see a Halo 2-level quality game coming out before 2008 unless Bungie is keeping their cards close to their chest.

Glad they worked on a trailer that really demoed nothing about the game, instead of spending some time fixing the cheating and stuff going on with H2.

I think they are really dicking their fans around saying this will be the final game of the Halo series. I'm sick of these guys just trying to do more than Halo... Just stick to the one thing you do best and shut up and make Halo games. Cut this Live Arcade crap and supprt your fanbase.

Pretty mediocre teaser. I know its a teaser but they could have shown us more than this vague space crap. I really hope they add something to the gameplay though. Halo 2 was a good game but it felt like Halo 1.5.

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if it did get pushed back to 2008. From what I've heard, the only Halo 3 work Bungie has done is what we just saw.

Huh?? What else have they been working on?

Wasn't too impressed with the trailer, just Master Chief walking up to a ledge and looking over. Sure the graphics were great, but I want to see footage of the actual gameplay, the video does nothing to get me excited about playing Halo 3, and/or what new elements they will bring out for the 360.

I seem to recall the Bungie guys saying that they have in fact been working on other stuff. What exactly, I do not know.

You sure about this?

I thought the general consensus was they will release the same engine for the 360 with a graphics/HD overhaul. And that they would finish the major cliffhanger of 2 relatively easily.

I'll go on record and say this comes out early 2007, January. Maybe they'll push it to Fall 2007 but I don't see why. They should have really pushed it out this season to counteract the PS3.

Bill Gates wanted to put it out same day and date as the PS3, but Bungie told him to shove it. They're mad at him for forcing them to release Halo 2 before it was ready, so I almost think they're going to take extra time on this one just to get his goat.

Wow, I really think we need to stop using the term, "Trailer" for this HALO 3 deal. To me it was more of a tease and teasers, by their very nature, don't show everything. It wasn't meant to show you anything more than what it did. I love how everyone is writing it off when all they've seen is a short teaser.

You are correct sir! Taken from the Halo 3 FAQ on the official site:

Q: Is this the last ever Halo game?

A: It is the conclusion to this story arc.

I haven't bothered to check it in quite some time, so I don't know if their stance had changed, but awhile back everytime he was asked about it in the Weekly What's Update on Bungie.net, Frankie would state that they were working on "other projects" before starting Halo 3.

I disagree. The Halo 2 trailer was a success. It was a tease, but a giant tease that made you want to play the game. The Halo 3 trailer didn't succeed on either level.

Like msdmoney said, it was master chief walking up to and looking over a cliff. Ooooh, let me get my hands on that game NOW!

Well hell, what did the Halo 2 teaser feature other than prettier colors and better shading/lighting effects? This Halo 3 teaser has me just as excited.

The Halo 2 teaser did a great job getting you excited. Listening in on generals bickering with each other over strategy, you heard the urgency in their voices. Watching Master Chief flying out of the cargo hold into space and heading toward a Covenant ship, all the while seeing Earth getting nuked to hell in the background. "What if you miss?" "I won't." <-- Classic Master Chief - Cortana moment right there. I remember thinkin', my gawd, fighting the Covenant on our soil and saving the human race, this is gonna be soo badass!

This Halo 3 teaser is way more subtle. Not much to see. But I have to admit, the more I watch it, the more I'm digging it! It's Cortana's lines that does it. "I have defied gods and demons." "I am your shield. I am your sword." "I know you. Your past. Your future." "This is the way the world ends." The last one just kills me. BRING IT ON!!

Bull!!! If I remember right people bitched about that trailer too!!!


I agree.

On the bungie.net site it says work on Halo 3 started right after Halo 2.

I found this at bungie's site. http://bungie.net/games/halo3/conten...lo3AnnounceFAQ