Graphics?

Double T wrote:

Is it just me, or do the armor permutations and color schemes seem to look like the people are playing CE?  The colors are flat and horrific.

 

Also, where are the medals?  All I see is tons of text and ZERO medals.  Disappointed :(

 

I really hope a lot of this is placeholders, but I highly doubt it.  The reds and blues seem to have contrast/brightness issues in every video (and no it's not my monitor, all other videos look normal).

 

Thoughts?

As for the colours, I recommend only using direct feed content from Waypoint or the XBox Press site.

I haven't experienced what you mentioned. At least, I didn't know I was. The word from people who experienced multiplayer action is the sound and imagery has been excellent.

Correction. I think I see what you are talking about. I just reviewed direct feed video and yeah, pastel colours and seeming low-res armour.

The only comment I've seen is that the composting system for de-resing objects seems to kick in early.

I've got my fingers crossed this isn't an issue in the final build.

i've thought the same thing for some time now, but didn't want to be a debbie downer. i think this is the worst looking coloration of all of the halo games.

one thing that drew me to Halo over other FPS's was the color scheme and crisp visuals.

All I'm going to say is that if 343 fucks up the graphics in this game, I am going to be hugely disappointed.  I'm going to continue to hope that the game is awesome.  I will reserve my final judgemnt until I'm acutally able to play it.  That being said, what I've seen so far looks promising.

i see what you mean, T. The armour looks too light? Pale? Not a REAL red and blue, like we're used to. i don't like it!

I guess I had not noticed until this topic was posted, as I was more focused on watching the gameplay, but I do see what you mentioned.

Overall, I'm not too concerned and I think the graphical standards for H4 are set pretty high based on the beautiful maps we've seen. Plus all of the the different armor combinations, you have to figure they want the Spartans to look the best they can look. I'm fine with a slightly muted look, but not "pastel"...lol

I don't think its just the armor. Everything in H4 graphic wise looks like H3, like ODST, and like Reach to me.

But hey, at least it doesn't look like Black Ops 2. 

There is an official Bulletin Q&A topic about PAX on Waypoint and I asked about this issue in there. If they answer, we'll know late Wednesday.

I guess maybe I'm in the minority for caring more about how the game plays than how it looks. Call me old fashioned. 

I've wondered since we first started seeing footage if it's not some sort of gamma setting within the game to better highlight the background details and all the other pretties so that they were easily visible. Side effect being that the spartan armor colors tend to look washed out and pastel. 

To be fair I think most people here would agree that they care more about how the game plays, but how it looks is still a partial reason a lot of people chose to play the game.  

So what you're saying is that Master Chief needs a diamond pickaxe?

343i was kind enough to answer my question. Well, one of my questions. They also changed my proper Canadian spelling of colour and armour to American. Horrors.

Members of 2old2play watched much of the video footage from PAX and are finding the armor color to be kind of pastel and eggshell in nature. Are any changes to the quality of color of armor expected in the final release of Halo 4? -DEEP NNN

As a very old, gray-haired fart, I resent you guys speaking on my behalf. But yes, these are indicative but hardly comprehensive color schemes.
 

This is what I had originally asked.

Members of 2old2play watched much of the video footage from PAX and are finding the Armour colour to be kind of pastel and eggshell in nature. We remember the Halo 3 Beta used similar colours but then the released product was quite improved/different. Are any changes to the quality of colour of armour expected in the final release of Halo 4?

We also are wondering why there seemed to be a high frequency of a low resolution look to the armour during kill cam sequences? We are used to seeing higher quality in both Halo 3 and REACH under the same circumstances.

So basically they said themselves, general not specific colors. Leaves them some wiggle room to tweak them. I'm sure they themselves were more concerned about how the game played than how it looked for what are essentially public beta tests of the builds.

And good point about H3 being slightly tweaked. Just means we can still get the colors you crave and the gameplay I do.