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If this shows us one thing...
Posted By: BlueNinja <kennethdemuyt@msn.com>	Date: 9/25/08 11:58 a.m.
In Response To: Notes from the frame-by-frame (Jordan117) : Just watched the hi-res version frame-by-frame, pretty sure I caught : everything meaningful. : * Corporate logos seen in the first shot: Traxus and AMG . Traxus we all : know from Halo 3. AMG is the maker of the Warthog, and is likely loosely : based on the real-life AM General, which manufactures the Jeep and the : Hummer. : * The city is definitely New Mombasa (multiple signs prove this). The : architecture, however, is unfamiliar, and the space elevator looks very : different. : * The large words that appear periodically at the bottom-left corner of the : screen are the names of neighborhoods in the city. The ones shown are: : Tanaga, Lumumba, Mbaraki, Sidiriya . : Tanaga and Lumumba are, as far as I can tell, fictional neighborhoods. : Mbaraki is real, however; it is the name of two different streets on : either coast of the southern of Mombasa Island, one of which runs directly : through the Old Town historic district that Old Mombasa is modeled on. ( : Here is a map for reference ). That one was used as a base for some Old : Mombasa concept art in the Art of Halo; here is the original photo . : Sidiriya is also a real neighborhood, but it is, oddly enough, the one that : has been replaced by the large industrial canal in Bungie's map . : * ODST drop pods can be clearly seen falling past the elevator. However, : there is a different group which falls in the opposite direction, which : the automated city camera seems to take an interest in. Also, one lone pod : falls near the end, smashing one of the cameras. Could this be the : player's character? : * Phrases of interest: MADDIE, WHERE ARE YOU? : One of the messages on the Superintendent's red banner. : ACTIVATING SUBROUTINE "VERGIL" : WARNING! DATA LEAK ON LEVEL 9! : Vergil , or Virgil, is the name of a famous Roman philosopher. Perhaps here : it is a subcomponent of the Superintendent AI? : EMP TRIP DETECT : An EMP is an electromagnetic wave that damages all electronic components. It : usually accompanies an atomic bomb, but can also be deployed on its own to : wreak havoc on enemy tech. This is most likely the nature of the blast : that hits the city. (The blast cannot be the one caused by Regret's : fleeing ship, as it does not originate near the space elevator). : EVAC: COMPLETE : POP: 0 : This lends credence to the idea that New Mombasa had a high-tech evacuation : system in place to empty the city in case of Covenant attack, explaining : the ghost-town nature of the levels seen in Halo 2. : [SUPCONDITION:DATE:] + 1117 : Most likely meaningless, as other similar tags appear, but one must still : consider: is this a hint the game could come out November 17th? Or perhaps : in 1117 days? The latter produces a date of Monday, October 17, 2011 -- : three years after Halo 3. : Also, the final frame of the teaser has a garbled image of some kind of : glowing blue symbol. Could it be the Ombudsman ? : And let me close by saying thank you, Bungie, for this delicious slice of : mystery, and for getting back to some of your earlier Halo roots. The : first piece of media I saw from Halo 2 was the shot of that metal hive : called Earth City, with the Master Chief flying in to deliver ten minutes : or so of uninterrupted kickass. After all these years, I, for one, look : forward to another chance to explore and defend New Mombasa, East African : Protectorate. It's that it wasn't Regret's slipspace jump that completely leveled New Mombasa: in the trailer, most of the city is still standing, while nowhere near that much of the city is still standing during Halo 3. Although we can't be sure, I guess... We never really got a clear look at New Mombasa during H3's campaign.

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Message Index

Notes from the frame-by-frame	Jordan117	9/25/08 10:03 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Avateur	9/25/08 10:11 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	mendicantbias00	9/25/08 10:32 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Hunt3r	9/25/08 11:25 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	DrDoctor	9/25/08 10:12 a.m.
Here you go *IMG*	Jordan117	9/25/08 10:21 a.m.
Looks like the SI symbol to me *NM*	SPU7N1K	9/25/08 11:35 a.m.
Re: Looks like the SI symbol to me	DrDoctor	9/25/08 11:58 a.m.
Re: Here you go *IMG*	Aglor	9/25/08 4:17 p.m.
your tax dollars at work	Schedonnardus	9/25/08 10:13 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Psychophan7	9/25/08 10:17 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	pete_the_duck	9/25/08 10:18 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	radda	9/25/08 10:25 a.m.
Point/Counterpoint	Jordan117	9/25/08 10:32 a.m.
Re: Point/Counterpoint	Phoenix_9286	9/25/08 10:36 a.m.
Point, Counterpoint, $0.02	pete_the_duck	9/25/08 10:37 a.m.
Re: Point, Counterpoint, $0.02	InnerRayg	9/26/08 1:15 a.m.
SIERRA117 LOC UNK	iNteRn	9/25/08 10:39 a.m.
Re: SIERRA117 LOC UNK	vlad3163	9/25/08 11:08 a.m.
Re: SIERRA117 LOC UNK	iNteRn	9/25/08 11:12 a.m.
Re: SIERRA117 LOC UNK	Jinno	9/25/08 11:21 a.m.
Re: SIERRA117 LOC UNK	Falagard	9/25/08 9:33 p.m.
OH NO HE DIDN'T	Free Weights	9/25/08 11:06 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	MaximXT	9/25/08 10:59 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Sep7imus [subnova]	9/25/08 11:15 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Jordan117	9/25/08 11:33 a.m.
Oops...	Jordan117	9/25/08 11:53 a.m.
Re: Oops...	Sep7imus [subnova]	9/25/08 12:51 p.m.
Re: Oops...	Louis Wu	9/25/08 12:53 p.m.
Re: Oops...	Sep7imus [subnova]	9/25/08 1:25 p.m.
Was that a HAFT reference? *NM*	xMixMasterX	9/25/08 1:27 p.m.
Re: Oops...	Louis Wu	9/25/08 6:52 p.m.
Gah!	Jordan117	9/25/08 2:19 p.m.
Re: Oops...	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/25/08 1:04 p.m.
Aeneid	Narcogen	9/26/08 2:21 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Antimortal X	9/25/08 12:10 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	plsh	9/25/08 12:11 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	AngelicLionheart	9/25/08 9:21 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Omega	9/25/08 10:01 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Ragashingo	9/25/08 10:11 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	AladelAngel	9/25/08 11:57 a.m.
I could see this...	oddworld	9/25/08 12:03 p.m.
If this shows us one thing...	BlueNinja	9/25/08 11:58 a.m.
Re: If this shows us one thing...	Jordan117	9/25/08 12:06 p.m.
Actually...	BlueNinja	9/25/08 3:35 p.m.
Re: Actually...	Stormwing	9/25/08 3:52 p.m.
Re: Actually...	imbranc	9/25/08 4:55 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	b0anerges	9/25/08 12:45 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	grantix	9/25/08 12:53 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	plsh	9/25/08 1:00 p.m.
No way	Jordan117	9/25/08 2:23 p.m.
Re: No way	stabbim	9/25/08 3:05 p.m.
Wouldn't it be too late by then?	Jordan117	9/25/08 3:14 p.m.
Re: No way	iNteRn	9/25/08 3:16 p.m.
Re: No way	Ragashingo	9/25/08 3:37 p.m.
Re: No way	iNteRn	9/25/08 3:47 p.m.
Re: No way	Ragashingo	9/25/08 4:17 p.m.
Vergil	Hawaiian Pig	9/25/08 1:16 p.m.
Re: Vergil	Psychophan7	9/25/08 1:20 p.m.
Regret's ship...	nash--housewares	9/25/08 1:20 p.m.
Re: Regret's ship...	iNteRn	9/25/08 2:08 p.m.
Not to worry...	nash--housewares	9/25/08 9:16 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Ragashingo	9/25/08 1:46 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	kr-1426	9/25/08 2:38 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	imbranc	9/25/08 3:13 p.m.
A slight correction	Jordan117	9/25/08 3:12 p.m.
Re: A slight correction	AngelicLionheart	9/27/08 2:53 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	imbranc	9/25/08 3:42 p.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	Joseph117	9/29/08 12:38 a.m.
Re: Notes from the frame-by-frame	BlueNinja	9/29/08 10:30 a.m.