News > Halo 3 Graphics Questions Answered
May 30, 2007
For those of you who have been playing the Halo 3 beta every waking hour, you may have noticed that the graphics are not an astronomical step up from Halo 2. For many, this is not an issue. The game still looks and runs well - not to mention it is a BETA. For the die-hard Halo fanatics out there, though, it is simply not enough. The internet has been abuzz with complaints about the "sub-par" graphics in the beta; videophiles are appalled. Bungie has been listening, and basically, they say stop whining:
"Multiplayer is by necessity a more sterile iteration of our graphical style and will always be tuned for performance and elegance rather than jamming the screen full of pixels. We think that the final aesthetic look of our game will be judged at launch in September and in part based on the more intense single player spaces. We're also focused on maintaining the Halo character and atmosphere in our visual design - we're competing with ourselves, and not simply trying to match the aesthetic of other games. We think that folks will be happy with Halo 3's graphical polish come September."
There you have it. It's a beta, folks - and multiplayer only. Things will be better on launch day.
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
