What graphical improvements are being made over the original Halo?
A Besides a pumped up bump-mapping system, Halo 2 will really shine due to the inclusion of a new advanced real-time lighting engine. Dramatic lighting and shadows will behave realistically and interact with characters and environments. We’ve also got a new subtle technique called “self shadowing” where every model in the game will cast shadows on itself as well as its surroundings. Most of our new graphical effects are still in heavy development so we can’t say too much about them yet. We can say that our goal is make sure that Halo 2 looks better than Halo in every way!
