Halo: The Fall Of Reach

[Black Guard]

This is an early in development game based on the events of the novel: Halo: The Fall Of Reach.

Story: The events surrounding the Master Chief as he and his fellow Spartans carry out missions eventually leading up to the battle of Reach.

Download: Download Here

Screens:





Progress:

- graphics 5%
- scripting 5%
- music/sound 5%
- story 80%

completion date: 2006?

[SVCoyle]

I see you have weapons in your inventory, is this gonna be somewhat of a shooter game like the original halo?

[Kal-El]

Interesting!

Is this based on the Halo console games?

[i k a r i]

The character looks great!... but maybe the backgrounds need a little work..I wish you good luck.

[Black Guard]

Yeh, it's based before the first game. google 'fall of reach synopsis' or something if you want to know more.

It will be a cross between adventure game, arcade shooter, and top-view vehicle levels.
Ie. point and click levels where you progress with the story and talk to people, arcade shooting levels using arrows and shoot, grenade etc., and driving levels using the warthog, tanks and longsword bombers etc.

The backgrounds are just quick ones I mocked up that won't be in the game.

thanks for the feedback.

[PsychicHeart]

wicked!  I'm a huge fan of the Halo games, they're
the height of sweet!
When you say it will be partly arcade shooter,
does that mean the AI will fire back?
Anyway congrats and good luck!

[Elliott Hird]

Sorry, but this gets a meh. I don't like halo, and besides it barely has any story, no chance of an adventure game out of it.

[Kal-El]

Well that's what will be interesting though. Just because Halo is known as an action shooter-up doesn't mean that Black Guard can't make an adventure out of it.

Remember Star Wars: Rebel Assault II? I thought that was brilliant, what with it's blend of action and adventure.

[Black Guard]

'The Fall of Reach' is the prequel to Halo, and it's novel 'The Flood'. You get less then half the story in the game than you do with the flood novel.

The FoR goes through John's life from when he is 6 years old when he undergoes intensive military training on Reach along with 74 other Spartans, until his late teens, during which they recieve cyborg implants (where the game starts), their earlier missions against rebel pirates, When they get the Mk-V armour, until their first contact with the Covenant,through to about 25 years later at the Battle of Reach, by which time John is around 42.

It will be a side scrolling shooter sort of like Metal Slug, but will involve allies, some (hopefully) good AI, destroyable cover, etc. and will go from side scrolling room-to-room. (It's not really what AGS was made for after all.)
And some stealthy levels (which will probably be point and click like where they infiltrate th asteroid).

Anways, if you like the game I highly recommend the books. you can get the triple book set from Amazon.com.

Star Wars may be evil, but what does it have to do with this???!!

http://shop.ogresnet.com/info.php?asin=0345451325&PHPSESSID=e2c2a68eafdaab2221c0891e30fe5ac9
http://www.iblist.com/book5836.htm
http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=QX6SzcRC7q&btob=Y&pwb=1&ean=9780345451323

[Kal-El]

Well I'm really interested Black Guard. I can't wait for this. It'll be refreshing for a game with a different genre so to speak

Keep up the good work!

[Black Guard]

Hey people,
its been about four months since I last visited AGS, and I've barely done any work (on the game). I'm busy with my prelim assessments and school to continue making this game on my own and am asking for volunteers to help me develop it.

Since those screens that I posted I've fixed th UI heaps and added weapons but not much else.

I need some people to make backgrounds and object/character sprites etc.
You do not have needed read the book(s) just played the game and know the storyline.

Please PM or email me if your interested.

Thanks

[mwahahaha]

Halo, as a game thats best aspect is multiplayer, focused has nowhere near enogh of a good story to make a worthwhile adventure game.  My brother has already tried.  Also, inventory style shooting will just end up taking to long to be that good.  You should try and code some shooting instead.