Halo 4 - Xbox 360 (Standard Game)

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Shea, Jessica (November 29, 2012). "The Halo Bulletin: 11.29.12". Halo Waypoint. 343 Industries. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013 . Retrieved November 29, 2012. Sotaro Tojima, best known for his work on Konami's Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, served as Halo 4 's audio director. [32] The team performed many live audio recording sessions, several of which occurred in Tasmania, Australia. Some of these recording sessions took place in generally inhospitable environments, such as underwater, in fire, and in ice, through the use of specially designed microphones; [32] other recording sessions have utilized "home made" explosives. [61] Tojima intended for the game's audio to be clearly grounded in the Halo universe, while also having a more realistic quality than in past titles. [32] a b c Vasters, Clemens (January 17, 2013). "How Halo 4 is using Windows Azure Service Bus". Channel 9. Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015 . Retrieved February 5, 2013. a b Shea, Jessica (December 12, 2012). "The Halo Bulletin: 12.12.12". Halo Waypoint. 343 Industries. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013 . Retrieved January 26, 2013.

has also raised the bar in cut-scenes too compared with previous Halo titles - the new studio has made impressive strides in terms of facial detail and animation." Cut-scenes put 343 firmly in control of the rendering budget, allowing for models that are more detailed than their in-game equivalents and enhanced effects work including depth-of-field. Facial rendering and animation is also a clear step up from previous Halo titles. Halo 4 is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. Halo 4 's story follows a cybernetically enhanced human supersoldier, Master Chief, and his artificial intelligence construct Cortana, as they encounter unknown threats while exploring an ancient civilization's planet. The player assumes the role of Master Chief who battles against a new faction that splintered off from remnants of the Covenant, a former military alliance of alien races, and against mechanical warriors of the Forerunner empire known as the Prometheans. The game features a selection of weapons, enemies, and game modes not present in previous titles of the series. a b c d Graft, Kris (April 26, 2013). "Making Halo 4: A Story About Triple-A". Gamasutra. UBM plc. p.2. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015 . Retrieved October 7, 2013. However, despite the similarities with Reach, there are a clutch of differences too. Most games that aim for 30 frames per second do so with a very predictable cadence - on the 60Hz output of the console's HDMI port, we'll see a unique frame followed by a duplicate before the cycle repeats. Halo 4 can add - or drop - frames seemingly at will, upsetting the cadence and introducing micro-stutter into the motion of the game, even if the average frame-rate remains at 30FPS.

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Halo 4: performance analysis

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