Halo Reach had it down right. Armor looked metal. Halo 4 got it wrong because the armor looked like bright plastic.
I agree. And I think it has more to do, honestly speaking, with the way the models/normal maps handle refraction/reflection of light than anything. They don’t even have to physically redesign anything model-wise. A retexture (which at the point the Beta seems to be in is not an issue as they have very basic textures even compared to Halo 4’s) and retool of the way light interacts with the armor pieces would fix this entirely.
I did like the bulky look of GEN1 armor, but there’s a reason GEN2 is how it is. I would, however, hope they take advantage of the hardware to render the different materials under proper lighting (a la Forza). I’m pretty sure they’ve heard loud and clear what the community thinks of the shiny plastic look and will more than likely address it in some manner.
You guys are mission the details , the armor looks bad because the undersuit is not full black, it has color patches that makes them look like power rangers.
Make the undersuit full black.
While Reach’s armor was more realistic, it was also very muddy and an eyesore for me at times. I don’t know what it was, but it just didn’t sit well with me. IMO, the armor should be designed like it is in Halo 3, big, simple pieces of armor with not too much detail on each piece. As for it looking metal or plastic, thats just a matter of opinion. Sometimes the color doesn’t help. Obviously a bright red scheme is gonna look more fake than the traditional dark green Master Chief sports. While I don’t exactly believe these armor sets are looking plasticy, I do hope for a more dark matted pallet.
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You sure you’re the one not missing a few details?
Full black undersuits…
As for the armor, its been stated its still a work in progress.
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yeah im sure, those are pre game renders, im going off the in game spartans shown in the beta.
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I don’t know, there seems to be a lot more black this time around
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> Halo Reach had it down right. Armor looked metal. Halo 4 got it wrong because the armor looked like bright plastic.
I agree… Reach and halo 3 armor looked the best by far. HATED halo 4 and 5 isn’t looking much better so far…
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The big color patch on the back of the spartan on the waste and the space in between the shoulder armor and some other space around the chest . And the big blue patch on the stomach( not sure if that part counts as undersuit or armor)
I agree. They do need to make the armor feel like armor and not like plastic.
I don’t just want the armor itself to look better and more like Reach; I want the armory UI to be more like Reach, too. H4’s armory UI was absolutely terrible.
Plastic spartans is what we’ve had since day one. If it wasnt for the weapons id think metal textures were banned from use in the development. Reach was the only one that used them on the spartans but given reach’s washed out look everything looked bland but that was the goal for reach’s look.
I like the new look of the armor so far. It’s more matte instead of bright and light reflective the way it was in 4. It’s a step in the right direction. If they could add big shoulder pieces in Halo 5 like Security, my life would be complete.
I honestly didn’t like Reach’s over-bulky armor. Didn’t seem like something 25th century elite soldiers would wear. I think that 5 is doing it right.
I think halo 5 armor and spartan models is far better than halo 4’s already because red vs. blue team colors look darker than light. I couldn’t stand the light colored Spartans of h4. Plus the armor pieces, visors and suits look better than h4…
Halo: Guardians in game models from the gameplay reveals already look better than H4s, but I would love to see a more gruff looking aesthetic of Reach’s likeness in the future.
Agreed. The art direction 343 is going just seems like way over the top generic sci-fi. The weapons aren’t any better either.
Well it is on beta so can’t really judge the armours yet. But as advice I would like that 343I would make armors style more metallic and shape of helmets should make sence.
I’m just glad that the armor makes us unique so we don’t look like a much cookie-cut soldiers like other triple A shooters nowadays.
And who knows, maybe armor finish will be another customization choice this time?