A new Halo 3 leak online shows some alpha scenes from the project development.
A new leak shows some scenes from the Halo 3 project development. If you look closely, you will see in one design that it was possible to peek around corners, more precisely to lean around corners.
Even Joseph Staten spoke up about the leak, saying, “Ah, memories! While we decided that corner picking didn’t fit the fantasy and flow of a super powered Spartan, it was one of the many inspirational cores for H3 ODST. I remember talking to Bertone and thinking, ‘OK, not for Spartans. But what if you weren’t a Spartan…?'”
“And yes, you can’t lean in ODST either. During the concept phase, we thought about an even slower and more stealthy version of ODST combat (inspired by Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, etc.). But due to our small team size and limited development time/budget, this approach was not possible.”
So 343 Industries experimented a lot and discarded the idea of ”leaning around the corner” for a super soldier. But there were also situations where there was discussion about whether the player should control marines in addition to Spartans, in which case these new movement elements should then be used.
What do you all mean? Would you also like to take control of a marine in Halo and would you like a “peek around the corner” feature?