The new engine Is a mix of cartoon and “realistic” settings. this combo provide a quite pleasurable experience in campaign but I feel it is a little dark in multiplayer. The reach engine which I think to be the best game to date, provided me with a comfortable feeling. Yes reach was more cartoony. Was this game justified bringing a new engine? Still sad I sold my reach
Halo 4 has the best graphics, without any doubt. I find it odd that you say Reach had cartoony graphics compared to Halo 4, since I find it to be the opposite, Reach had darker and gritter graphics. Halo 4, on the other hand, follows Halo 3’s trend a bit more by having lighter and more cartoony graphics.
Either way, Halo 4 is a beautiful looking game, one thing that nobody can deny.
I like Halo 3’s engine and uber colorful style. There’s nothing scarier than haven your back turned and then see everything light up blue around you. (Wraith Plasma Mortar)
Im really looking forward to seeing Halo 5 on the next Xbox, that im sure will be sick
CE.
The way I see it, the better the graphics, the more annoying details I have to put up with (Cortana, those damn tall grass, super complex rocks, extra background noise).
Also, less emphasis on graphics means the game is free to prioritize on more important things, like keeping the weapons on the map, supporting a heck lot of AI, and being lag free.
And who could forget about CE’s massive blood splotches? That was used to a great effect on 343 Guilty Spark. And of course, the plasma grenade/needler explosions!
CE’s isn’t horrible. It could have been worse without it’s specular effects.
Halo 4 has superior graphics, sort of like an upgraded H3 style but I put H3 because I don’t like the way some things are redesigned in H4 (Cortana, Elites, Forward unto Dawn, Guilty spark in forge (What is with his eye?!), Master Chief’s twin visor is less prominent and he looked better in H3, Warthog, etc)
I was really happy with what Halo 4 looked liked. When you first see Halsey up close wow epic detail