Halo 2

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 16:53

Widescreen Grade: B
Multi-monitor Grade: C

Read Full Detailed Report - Halo 2

Halo 2 is a Vista only port and sequel to the Xbox hit Halo. Once agian you play as Master Chief and perhaps more later on....

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 06 Jun 2007, 17:37

==Version==

This report is based on the retail release of Halo 2 seeing as how the patch was only created for a problem where nudity was shown in game.

==Cynagen's Notes==

I like my ingame nudity, remind me NOT to install the patch.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:05

It doesn't look vert- to me ... it just looks like the camera moved as it has more at the to and less at the bottom ... and the HUD doesn't look stretched either.

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:09

Looks like perfect hor+ widescreen goodness to me :mrgreen:

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:25

ahh I neglected to mention that the reason you see more *on the sideis b/c the camera was moving and I could not take the SS at the exact same time as the first one. :)

3rd edit,I realized what qualifies as hud stretch, I got confused.

So I re-examined the cinematic pics and you still see the same amount of in-game rendering but in widescreen mode you don't see the black bars, so that qualifies as hor + ?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:30

I still think it isn't vert- ... can you not take a couple of screenshots from the exact same spot without moving ?

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:32

I tried but there's no in game ss option so I couldnt start hitting a button asap, I had to do the whole printscreen alt tab and paste in paint type thing.

the only perfect comparison is in game when nothing is moving, the reason the crosshairs are in slightly different places is I accidentally moved the mouse, but it is still HOR b/c I barel'y moved the mouse, I can take 2 more that are perfect if you want

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:33

By the way, the cutscenes are Anamorphic. They're widescreen by nature, not vert-. I'm not sure if this is what the others were talking about but I noticed you said the cut-scenes were vert- which is incorrect.

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:35

I misunderstould the terms a bit, but I now understand. I seem to have thought that if the hud wasn't smaller when you use a Widescreen Rez that it is Vert - .

I'll edit my report now

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:37

Use Fraps to take the screenshots ... http://www.fraps.com/

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:57

2 perfect SS's have replaced the bad ones now, :)

I also should add that Microsoft's inhouse team did this port but surprisingly it is a very nice port.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:59

Cool ... that is much better ... 8)

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 19:01

Awesome, I can stop spamming my own Detailed Report now ! woot

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 06 Jun 2007, 19:09

Good work mate :wink:

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:44

== Aspect ratio ==

This section is missing. Can you take two screenshots, one at 1280x720, another at 1680x1050?

== Grading ==

Calculated grade: C+
Potential grade: Certified

Major unresolved issues:
How does 16:9 compare with 16:10?
Is 1280x768 supported?
Are 1280x800, 1440x900, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200 supported?

Minor unresolved issues:
None

Cranky's coverage estimate: 77.5%

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:50

ill take one done at 1280x720, and 2 of the ss's above are 1680x1050

nvm, I see why you want another one at 1680x1050

EDIT, SS has been fixed

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 06 Jun 2007, 22:24

Not shown in this screen shot are the top and bottem bars that preserve the 16:9 aspect ratio on a 16:10 monitor. I do not know why they did not show up in this SS.

The reason is because the black bars you see are generated by your graphics card. Screenshots capture the pixels that are generated by the game, not what is ultimately displayed on the screen. This is the same reason why your 1280x1024 shot does not have black bars on the left and right.

Now all that's left to do is verify the remaining resolution support. And until nVidia releases Vista drivers with custom resolution support, that might be hard.

== Grading ==

Calculated grade: C+
Potential grade: Certified

Major unresolved issues:
Is 1280x768 supported?
Are 1280x800, 1440x900, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200 supported?

Minor unresolved issues:
None

Cranky's coverage estimate: 78.5%

StingingVelvet · Post by **StingingVelvet** » 07 Jun 2007, 00:20

I don't have bars that make it 16:9 when playing in 1680... it fills the screen.

Also, I swear when playing this it FEELS Vert-... Maybe it isn't, I never loaded it in a 4:3 res, but it FEELS like it is, so an FOV changing method would be nice.

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 07 Jun 2007, 00:23

look at the ss's and you'll realize the FOV is correct.
If it wasn't HOR + then going from 1280x1024 to 1680x1050 would show the exact same amount.

The bars appear when using a 16:9 rez on a 16:10 screen

StingingVelvet · Post by **StingingVelvet** » 07 Jun 2007, 00:35

I realize that, I'm just saying the game feels very confined and tight, like it needs a higher FOV value, even if it is HOR+.

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