Halo 3 Essentials (2007)

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Completely remastered, high resolution versions of the Halo and Halo 2 cinematics with 5.1 audio and an optional "Director’s Commentary" track featuring Martin O'Donnell, Joseph Staten, and Jason Jones. Bestiarum: An expanded digital guide to the creatures, cultures, and worlds of Halo 3, with art and assets exclusive to this interactive edition. The Cortana Chronicles: Jen Taylor, the voice of Cortana, takes us on a tour of the worldwide Halo fan community, where she meets Halo fanatics from near and far, obscure and famous alike. All-new, exclusive Machinima episodes from Red vs Blue and This Spartan Life, as well as a novel "mockumentary" voiced by Sgt. Johnson himself, David Scully.

Introduction
"Halo 3 Essentials" was a two-disc DVD established launched in 2007, as a friend to the extremely expected video game "Halo 3" by programmer Bungie as well as author Microsoft Game Studios. It was included within the restricted, collector's, as well as legendary editions of the video game as well as provided beneficial understanding and content for fans of the smash hit video game franchise, which started with "Halo: Combat Evolved" in 2001. This collection consists of special behind-the-scenes video footage, game documentaries, artwork, and neighborhood material to improve the total experience.

Disc One: Halo 3 Developer Content
The first disc includes a series of docudrama video clips and also comprehensive consider the development of Halo 3, providing gamers a close-up consider the creation of the video game as well as its detailed world.

Et Tu, Brute?
This 25-minute documentary especially covers the creation as well as development of the Brutes - a powerful, gorilla-like unusual varieties in the video game. Designers, artists, and programmers discuss the challenges they faced, consisting of the style, AI behavior, as well as animations for the Brutes, intending to make them really feel believable and also challenging adversaries.

Armor: Through the Ages
This feature focuses on the background and also style of the famous Spartan shield, worn by the player-character Master Chief. From concept to implementation, the Bungie group specifies on the procedure of creating new shield permutations, progressing the design from previous installments of the collection to offer gamers numerous ways to personalize their in-game look.

Structure Your Map
This video clip highlights the advanced introduction of the "Forge"-- a map editor function consisted of in Halo 3. Forge enabled players to make customized maps, modify existing ones, as well as create brand-new game settings utilizing their very own one-of-a-kind layouts. The Bungie team showcases the advancement and also testing process, while sharing their enjoyment regarding placing the power of creation in the hands of gamers worldwide.

Out of package
This item details the Level Design procedure in the game, focusing on the building of the aesthetically outstanding mission "The Covenant". The designers assess the repetitive procedure that went into fine-tuning the level experience, circulation, as well as equilibrium.

Disc Two: Community Content
The 2nd disc is concentrated around community-centric content and attributes artwork, developer discourses, and also other interesting extras for the devoted Halo fan.

Fan Art
This area showcases a wide array of fan-submitted art work, depicting Halo characters, landscapes, and ships. Many of these items were entered into a follower art contest, with the champions' work appearing in this component of the disc, highlighting the creativity and enthusiasm within the Halo community.

Red vs. Blue: Episode 1 Remastered
This featurette has a remastered variation of the really initial episode of the preferred fan-made web series 'Red vs. Blue.' Created by Rooster Teeth, Red vs. Blue is a comic apology of the Halo multiplayer universe, using in-game video and also voiceovers to inform an original tale.

Red vs. Blue: Episode 106
This special feature sees the personalities from Red vs. Blue clarifying the value of the term 'Pwn'-- a gaming term indicating a gamer has actually controlled their opponent-- to the Chairman of a fictitious Congressional committee.

Glow: A Burning Passion
This mockumentary is focused around a computer game QA tester named Jason Hough, who gets discovered via his Halo 3 machinima work to guide a live-action, big-budget movie adaptation of "Halo". The video humorously follows his supposed increase to popularity as well as the challenges that include it.

To conclude, "Halo 3 Essentials" is a bonanza for Halo followers, offering one-of-a-kind insight right into the game's advancement, in addition to celebrating the interest and also creativity of the video game's neighborhood. This two-disc DVD collection captures the essence of the game while extending the experience beyond the screen, using a perfect buddy to the epic Halo 3.

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