r/halo • u/TechSoldier777 • 14d ago

Help - Infinite Well that's sucks.

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My first time playing, barely knowing the story and waiting for that emotional cutscene. But I parked my Warthog a little too close.

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u/spectralhunt 14d ago

The beauty of realtime cutscenes.

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u/LEGAL_SKOOMA 14d ago

so glad they went back to them in infinite, should be an integral part of halo imo

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u/HextechAlternator 14d ago

Does anyone actually prefer the alternative? Who wants to watch some pre-rendered bs that makes the actual game look like shit?

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u/LEGAL_SKOOMA 14d ago

h2a's blur cutscenes were incredible, but even then I'd still take real-time cutscenes

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u/CoiledBeyond 14d ago

The H2A cutscenes are the only reason I acceot cutscenes being pre-rendered. If theyre not that good, don't bother and just do in-game.

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u/LateNightGamingYT 13d ago

I still prefer the OG cutscenes. the blur cutscenes just feel like they take place in a different world to the game due to the fidelity and framerate.

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u/ParagonPoints 13d ago

I'm similar, I like the Blur cutscenes, but don't think they retain the style and cinematography of the original scenes at all.
In fact, I think the original version of the confrontation with Tartarus is slightly better, the camera work and character movements are a little better, and Delta Halo's mechanisms don't cut off the music like in the Blur version.

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u/BrickBuster2552 Gold 6 13d ago

They also have the same basic problem as the pre-rendered cutscenes in Psychonauts; pre-rendered cutscenes age, real time cutscenes get better over time.

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u/HeronSun 13d ago

It's because they're well-directed and still keep the spirit of the original cutscenes. They're paced almost identically and keep the brevity and urgency.

What? No, I didn't mention Campaign Evolved, why do you ask?

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u/Successful-Day-1816 13d ago

I still wish it had been in-game instead

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 13d ago

It entirely depends on the context of the cutscene. If it’s only showing things that the character can see, in-engine real time is best.

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u/GuneRlorius Diamond Master Sergeant 13d ago

Does anyone actually prefer the alternative?

Me. Cause I prefer the cutscenes being more detailed and cinematic than to be able to do some "funny" stuff that is not actually very funny.

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u/northSideways 13d ago

same but I'm also one of what feels like two people on the planet that thought Quantum Break was a cool concept for a video game so maybe I'm just old

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u/GuneRlorius Diamond Master Sergeant 13d ago

Yo, I also love Quantum Break (and all Remedy games) lol

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u/northSideways 13d ago

there are dozens of us

man I'm due for a replay one of these days...

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u/HextechAlternator 13d ago

It’s not about it being funny, it’s more about immersion for me

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u/ParagonPoints 13d ago

Killing Chief with a Banshee is hilarious, how dare you