VGA: Halo Reach

When I first saw the Halo Reach world premiere trailer during the Video Game Awards (live stream) on Sunday morning, I felt cheated. So much hype and they just showed a 2-minute pre-rendered cutscene without a single gameplay video.

It was only later in the day that I realized that whole trailer was running on the in-game engine. I went to catch it again on Gametrailers and also downloaded it off Bungie to watch on my laptop. Still felt it was nothing to write home about.

I got back from work today and saw that the HD trailer was up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. I decided to give it one more shot.

I ended up watching it several times. It suddenly looks and sound so different on my usual gaming setup. I managed to catch little tidbits that I missed out. The music of Halo never fails to impress. Spring 2010 seems so far away.

For those wondering why the game has such an odd name, it's based on the events of the first novel.