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Subject: Microsoft doesn't care about PC, Steam+Valve are win.

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

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http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/halo-combat-evolved-hd/

Steam+Valve are win.

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  • 02.04.2011 7:59 AM PDT
Subject: Halo 1 remake confirmed for Xbox 360, big F U to Halo on PC fans.
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  • 02.04.2011 8:05 AM PDT

it hasnt been officialy confirmed.

until 343 say so than yes it has.

what i heard last is that 343 is going to continue the master chief story.

  • 02.04.2011 9:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: SlowBullet93
it hasnt been officialy confirmed.

until 343 say so than yes it has.

what i heard last is that 343 is going to continue the master chief story.
I also heard, Microsoft is a Corporation.

  • 02.04.2011 9:27 AM PDT

Other than legal issues, I don't understand why they wouldn't use the Reach engine. I'd love to assassinate in Halo: CE the way I can in Reach.

  • 02.04.2011 10:45 AM PDT

I don't think this "remake" is going to end well.
If it isn't a <2400MSP downloadable expansion for Halo: Reach and if it breaks story cannon even more, it will fail miserably. Halo:CE is the holy grail for Halo fans.
It needs alot of content to sell well again I think: all remade multiplayer maps and new ones, flamethrower, new armor permutations and abilities, etc. If it is an add-on, it needs to let Reach remain a sort of central hub, otherwise that will die out in no time.
I don't know anyone that would buy this, a 10-year old but brilliant game, at retail anymore.

[Edited on 02.04.2011 11:50 AM PST]

  • 02.04.2011 10:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Thief000
new armor permutations and abilities, etc


Please, don't. If this goes ahead then they really need to leave the gameplay alone, period.

  • 02.04.2011 11:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Thief000
new armor permutations and abilities, etc


Please, don't. If this goes ahead then they really need to leave the gameplay alone, period.
It's running off a completely different engine. We already know the gameplay isn't going to be the same. I wouldn't want a game with the exact same gameplay anyways. I can still get on Halo PC and play a good game. Why would I need a second one?

  • 02.04.2011 12:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dr Syx

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Posted by: Thief000
new armor permutations and abilities, etc


Please, don't. If this goes ahead then they really need to leave the gameplay alone, period.
It's running off a completely different engine. We already know the gameplay isn't going to be the same. I wouldn't want a game with the exact same gameplay anyways. I can still get on Halo PC and play a good game. Why would I need a second one?


Running on a different engine doesn't mean the gameplay has to be any different. Besides, we don't even know if there's going to a remake let alone whether the engine will be the same. I'd be astounded if they delivered a faithful remake with a modern engine and redid the assets to match. It wouldn't be a copy/paste job, it'd be a 'we have to remake the entire game' job.

I also don't see why you'd mess around with the game mechanics when it's the mechanics that made the game what it is. Messing around with a winning formula is dangerous territory.

[Edited on 02.04.2011 12:30 PM PST]

  • 02.04.2011 12:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: Thief000
new armor permutations and abilities, etc


Please, don't. If this goes ahead then they really need to leave the gameplay alone, period.
It's running off a completely different engine. We already know the gameplay isn't going to be the same. I wouldn't want a game with the exact same gameplay anyways. I can still get on Halo PC and play a good game. Why would I need a second one?


Running on a different engine doesn't mean the gameplay has to be any different. Besides, we don't even know if there's going to a remake let alone whether the engine will be the same.

I also don't see why you'd mess around with the game mechanics when it's the mechanics that made the game what it is. Messing around with a winning formula is dangerous territory.
They would be willing to go into dangerous territory seeing as though they're already letting another team other than 343i to make it. Halo has always gone into dangerous territory when being made. That's why every Halo is different. That's why they're all so good.

What I'm saying is that if the engine is different then everything is going to feel very different.

  • 02.04.2011 12:30 PM PDT

Halo Reach PC über alles!

It's still rather early to jump to conclusions such as that. I say wait 2 months or so, and we will see what happens. If it doesn't come to PC, than, oh well. M$ sucks.

  • 02.04.2011 12:33 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

The article says Xbox 360. Though it doesn't say "exclusive" anywhere, I seriously doubt we'll see it on the PC.

Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.

  • 02.04.2011 12:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dr Syx
They would be willing to go into dangerous territory seeing as though they're already letting another team other than 343i to make it. Halo has always gone into dangerous territory when being made. That's why every Halo is different. That's why they're all so good.

What I'm saying is that if the engine is different then everything is going to feel very different.

Again, we don't even know if that's true.

You're confusing a graphics engine with the feel of a game. There's nothing preventing them from using an entirely new engine and preserving the mechanics of the original game.

Deviate too much from the original formula and you've got a potential disaster on your hands. It's a remake, not a new game. Unless you're going to verge on it being an entirely new game in its own right, you're going to have to be at least somewhat faithful to the original design.

You know all of those map ports we've seen? The Halo 2 Xbox map pack that featured Halo 1 remakes? All of these H3/H2 map ports to HCE? There's a reason why none of them have been terribly good and that's because you can't just dump design from one game to another without seriously considering the differences in mechanics. It just doesn't work.


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Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.


Incoming auto-aim! :(

As a side note, I've always viewed Halo as a series that's erred on the side of caution rather than trying to set trends. Pretty much every aspect and mechanic of the series has been done before.

[Edited on 02.04.2011 12:40 PM PST]

  • 02.04.2011 12:36 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.


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Incoming auto-aim! :(

Let 'em have their noob-bot, we'd still smoke 'em.

  • 02.04.2011 12:45 PM PDT

PC gaming is rubbish though, justbuy an Xbox.

  • 02.04.2011 1:12 PM PDT
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PC gaming is rubbish though, justbuy an Xbox.


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  • 02.04.2011 1:25 PM PDT

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PC gaming is rubbish though, justbuy an Xbox.
I'm sorry, but I already threw away this crapbox 360.

Also, you should really check out Steam, oh and incase you're an idiot on a Mac go here.

In other words, PC gaming is superior, GTFO.


  • 02.04.2011 1:27 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

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PC gaming is rubbish though, justbuy an Xbox.

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  • 02.04.2011 1:50 PM PDT


Posted by: viral exposure
PC gaming is rubbish though, justbuy an Xbox.


I already own one, I used to own two. Its only good for collecting dust and charging me $60 per year and yet I still haven't found the option to disable automatic renewal.

Did you know that $60 per year, the extra $10 on every game, and $30 mics that break easily can add up over time?

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  • 02.05.2011 12:41 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
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50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

You can get your xbox games cheap, if you know where to buy them, and you can also use any generic $10 cell phone mic with an Xbox 360.

PC gaming is better, but not all games are on PC.

  • 02.05.2011 1:10 PM PDT
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Chill out. It hasn't even been officially announced yet, so how can we know for sure what platforms it will be on?
Posted by: DusK
The article says Xbox 360. Though it doesn't say "exclusive" anywhere, I seriously doubt we'll see it on the PC.

Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.
*facepalm*

And once again, we have fanboys who are too blind to see anything positive about one side or the other.

If they did allow us to have cross-platform matches, chances are pretty good that they will even it out for the console players, just like in H2V. Chances are also pretty good that PC players would have to be subscribed to Gold as well.

[Edited on 02.05.2011 1:45 PM PST]

  • 02.05.2011 1:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: BOB570
Chill out. It hasn't even been officially announced yet, so how can we know for sure what platforms it will be on?
Posted by: DusK
The article says Xbox 360. Though it doesn't say "exclusive" anywhere, I seriously doubt we'll see it on the PC.

Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.
*facepalm*

And once again, we have fanboys who are too blind to see anything positive about one side or the other.

If they did allow us to have cross-platform matches, chances are pretty good that they will even it out for the console players, just like in H2V. Chances are also pretty good that PC players would have to be subscribed to Gold as well.
Exactly. Then when a console gamer beats a PC gamer they'll be crying "Aimbot!" because of the Aim Assist. Just like on Halo 2 Vista -_-'

  • 02.05.2011 2:06 PM PDT

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  • 02.05.2011 2:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: DusK
The article says Xbox 360. Though it doesn't say "exclusive" anywhere, I seriously doubt we'll see it on the PC.

Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.


Now, that would be a dream come true...

  • 02.05.2011 11:17 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.


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Posted by: BOB570
Chill out. It hasn't even been officially announced yet, so how can we know for sure what platforms it will be on?
Posted by: DusK
The article says Xbox 360. Though it doesn't say "exclusive" anywhere, I seriously doubt we'll see it on the PC.

Though if it did, I'd love to see it cross-platform so us PC gamers can laugh as we make those wanna-be "pro" console gamers ragequit every match.
*facepalm*

And once again, we have fanboys who are too blind to see anything positive about one side or the other.

If they did allow us to have cross-platform matches, chances are pretty good that they will even it out for the console players, just like in H2V. Chances are also pretty good that PC players would have to be subscribed to Gold as well.
Exactly. Then when a console gamer beats a PC gamer they'll be crying "Aimbot!" because of the Aim Assist. Just like on Halo 2 Vista -_-'

If the mouse/kb controls weren't absolutely crap on H2V, even aim assist to that degree wouldn't save them.

[Edited on 02.06.2011 12:50 AM PST]

  • 02.06.2011 12:50 AM PDT