Monthly Archives: November 2012

A quick unboxing of the Limited Edition Halo 4 box.

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Okay folks, if you didn’t get the Limited Edition, here is what you get:

The main box itself comes with a nice magnetic flap on it. As well, you can see these are numbered. Damn, if mine is 392097, how limited is this? It is folks. These are just about sold out everywhere. If you find it, GET IT!

The game comes in a nice tin case. As you can see it has two discs. One for Multiplayer, one for Campaign.

In the Red Foil are your codes for exclusive stuff. This includes Forward Unto Dawn the webisode series, a 14 day GOLD trial, as well as the recruit armor, AR skin, Avatar Recruit armor, Emblem and Avatar Cryo tube.

The silver foil has a mission briefing.

The booklet (has the “Infinity” metal plate on it is very nice. On the other side is a thick plastic backing with “UNSC” engraved on it. Within are noted about the Infinity, weapons, care for armor, and more. There were also two other inserted sheets. One was a war games summary, the other a Restricted ONI message.

Finally we see a large poster with the Spartan Warrior armor and details about it and other armor.

Is it worth the extra money? That depends on the individual. For me…HELL yeah it was worth it. All the extras are great to have. The exclusive codes make it practically worth it already. And that note book is fantastic.

I definitely recommend it, if you’re on the fence about it.

-Sal

Halo 4 HFFL launch release poster!

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I gave out a limited edition poster I created at my local Gamestop’s midnight release. Only 75 printed total. These are slightly different than the one posted below. (They did not have the Didact symbol on them.) Note you can see this version in a much smaller form to the right—>>>

Feel free to download this and print as you wish or link it elsewhere. If you do link it, PLEASE be courteous and credit me as the designer. Please credit as:

Composition by Sal Salerno, of HaloFanForLife.com

You can get an even larger (hi-res) version here:
Halo 4 HFFL release poster

Please let me know what you think of it!

Again enjoy!

-Sal

My local Halo 4 Gamestop midnight launch!

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I got to my local Gamestop at about 9:30pm EST. I came with posters, Doritos, and promo cards to had out. I also brought out my prop Covenant Plasma Rifle and Plasma Pistol and let people hold them and try them out. Lots of fun!

We had a good amount of people show up. I don’t know the final count and unfortunately I was inside most of the time, so I only got one outside shot. (Also funny thing, why do I always forget to take pics of myself at these things…LOL)

Anyway, I handed out some Doritos and gave some away for answering Halo trivia questions.

I got to play some of the campaign there while waiting for Midnight to hit. I have to say the graphics are off the freakin’ chart!!! 343 didn’t just hit it out of the park, they blew it out of the atmosphere! This is SO awesome. I immediately drew a comparison to how I felt the first time I played Halo 3 on the 360. The graphics then compared to the old XBOX just blew my mind. My mind was once again BLOWN! Somehow 343 managed to really push the limits of what the graphics engine could do on the XBOX360 and it shows!

Be prepared for something MORE than awesome when you play.

Without further ado, here are the pics (sorry for the eyeflash…)

To say the night was a success is an understatement. I think I made some new LOCAL friends tonight… Thanks all for coming out! I had a blast. Now it’s time for me to have a blast of a different kind…Halo 4 Campaign!!!

-Sal

Excitement is brewing! Our friends from over the pond and on are already enjoying Halo 4!

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In just about 5 hours, I and many of you will be joining the rest of the world start a NEW fight!

After so long we finally have another Halo game with Master Chief.

I’ll be attending my local Gamestop in Pittsburgh. I’m handing out 75 posters I made. The poster will be available on the site tomorrow in a slightly altered version from what will be given away.

Feel free to download that when it becomes available. All I ask is that you credit me if you repost it anywhere. Please credit as: Sal Salerno @ HaloFanForLife.com

Enjoy your night folks, I’m heading out shortly to prepare. I’ll be tweeting from the event!

@HaloFanForLife

Please shoot me replies and e-mails ( sal@halofanforlife.com ) about your Halo 4 launch event experience. I’ll be collecting them up and posting them on the blog. Feel free to include pics too, the more the merrier!

-Sal (HFFL)

Forward Unto Dawn: Master Chief Vs Hunter Gallery

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For those that missed out on ordering this statue (it’s sold out now), here is about the next best thing, the official pics from McFarlane.

Small consolation I know…

Isn’t this a beauty though! Great detailing and paint application.

If any of you did manage to order this, when you get it, take a bunch of photos and I’ll feature it here on the blog.

-Sal (HFFL)

Forward Unto Dawn part Graphic Novel halfway done.

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I’ve got the images edited. Now need to lay them out in the graphic novel and then add text and text bubbles.

I pared down the 429 images to exactly 343…(Just worked out that way) Though I may decide to delete others along the way, so that total may not be accurate at the end.

Anyway, with less than one day left until Halo 4, I’m racing to get this done. I’ll be working through the night to get it as done.

This one is likely to be even bigger than part 4’s graphic novel was.

-Sal