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Subject: Halo CE remake feature requests

These are just some of the features I'd like to see unchanged, changed, or added in the Halo CE remake possibly coming out later this year. Feel free to add anything that you'd like to see in the remake. I do realize that the developer might not be able to retain everything that was great from Halo CE, but I thought I would try and point out some of the intricacies that I felt made it such a great FPS.


Single Player


Keep as much the same as you can. I wouldn't recommend changing anything about it other than possibly adding a little detail to the level environments. I'd even be happy if that didn't change

The A.I. in Halo CE is some of the best I've fought against in an FPS. I'm not saying that the enemies were the smartest. They had simple attack patterns that were easy to recognize and react appropriately. I would try to retain that. Don't add all the different variations of grunts, jackals, brutes etc. Keep it the same. It was a great campaign because of the A.I. was fun to fight against due to its simplicity. I also thought the way the Hunters animated in Halo CE were the best out of the series. Please don't make them shoot at the ground like they did in Reach.

Keep the functionality of the flashlight

I wouldn't change the difficulties either. Legendary in Halo CE was my favorite. I actually felt like I had to get better at the game to beat it and had to use every weapon I could find due to scarce ammo resources in some levels which was cool because it felt more realistic.


Multiplayer


Things to retain-some of these are general weapon systems that should be preserved everywhere they are applicable in the game.


Human Pistol bullet delay physics

All of the human weapon bullet phsyics should work the same as well

All weapon damage should remain the same excluding some functionality of the Assault Rifle and Needler mentioned below in things to change.

Plasma Rifle should immobilize other spartans

Weapon set should remain the same. Please don't add any new weapons from later Halo games. There weren't many weapons from Halo CE, but most weapons were unique and very polished in their functionality

I know they are planning on revisiting the environments to make them look more detailed. Keep the level geometry simple so that players and interactable objects are easy to read

Keep the spartan armor generally the same so that the helmet can be easily read as a separate object from the main body target. I wouldn't change the spartan animations. They looked the best in Halo CE in my opinion

Grenade physics including blast radius, smaller bounces, damage, detonation time, and how they affect player maneuverability, and weapon physics when they fly through the air

Weapon/power up spawning so that they come back on a schedule from when the game starts rather than spawning depending on when the player picked up the weapon or if the player still has the weapon

Double Melee glitch/This is a balanced tactic and is risky to perform

Quick cloaking by firing an assault rifle, shotgun, plasma rifle etc

All Vehicle physics should stay the same

Keep all 13 maps from the original xbox release

Fall damage

Health/Shield system with simplistic UI read very well in the original. I wouldn't change this

No lunging melee attacks please including using the hammer/sword. Make melee animations as exact as you can to the original. They really helped in properly timing a melee attack.

Please don't add any equipment or armor abilities.

Please don't add the ability to play as a Covenant Elite.


Things to change


The player spawning should be updated to work more like Halo Reach/Halo 3 to avoid players spawning right next to their teammates on top of grenades

Make the needler as good as it is in Halo Reach so that it is useful. It was pretty terrible in Halo CE.

I would make the assault rifle inflict more damage when firing up close to an enemy to help balance out the human pistol that some players have expressed as being too powerful. The AR is a little weaker than it should be when fired up close in my opinion. The spread should remain the same. Don't make it more accurate like the assault rifle from Reach. For the record, I don't feel the human pistol is too powerful. I think its perfect.


Things to add


Xbox Live multiplayer feature set similar to Halo Reach with all the added bells and whistles of stats, playlists etc

Possibly add some of the maps from Halo PC and new designed maps that will support the simplicity of the original Halo CE maps

Add a level editor with the depth of Forge from Halo Reach so that players can build levels with simple level geometry.

  • 04.19.2011 1:50 AM PDT
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I would like to see ODSTs added to the campaign, updated AI and hunters that are challenge to fight.

  • 04.22.2011 11:00 AM PDT

I like armor abilites. They were very cool. I would not mind them in Halo: Combat Evolved. The majority of you say no, no way. But they could be great. I of course mean mostly, Invisibility and Overshield. Maybe put a jetpack in. The rest I can do without. Otherwise I want cR and customizable armors. Plus the ability to hijack vehicles, that was something that was missing from the original. Maybe a new difficulty level, Legendary on CE is no longer Legendary, we need a Insane skill level.

  • 04.22.2011 11:35 AM PDT
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I also think they should keep the elites the way they are in Reach.(armor wise)

  • 04.22.2011 11:43 AM PDT


Posted by: mooncow027
I like armor abilites. They were very cool. I would not mind them in Halo: Combat Evolved. The majority of you say no, no way. But they could be great. I of course mean mostly, Invisibility and Overshield. Maybe put a jetpack in. The rest I can do without. Otherwise I want cR and customizable armors. Plus the ability to hijack vehicles, that was something that was missing from the original. Maybe a new difficulty level, Legendary on CE is no longer Legendary, we need a Insane skill level.

Are you kidding me? Jetpack?
The simplicity is what made Halo CE so great. No changes, please.

  • 04.22.2011 12:14 PM PDT
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Here comes Tulkas

Slartak! What's up man? Hopefully we'll be lanning Halo 1 next week at Porter's, it's been awhile.

Anyway, on-topic- I agree with what you have listed here, and while it was quite the wall of text, 343 should really take a look at what you have suggested.

It's difficult to see any change happen to this game, because it was about as perfect as a shooter has ever gotten. With any remake, there will be changes made. I would recommend that the release should also come with the original game in it's current form. That way they can kind of cover up their butts in case the remake is a failure. In any case, Halo 1 will always be there. If I don't care for the remake, I'll always be able to go back to the original.

  • 04.22.2011 1:47 PM PDT

Team Unicorns all the way!


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Please don't add the ability to play as a Covenant Elite.




What? Hell no that would be boring as hell! That was one of the things I didn't like about Halo Combat Evolved back when it first came out. It's boring to play and fight with just Spartans plus it made machinima boring. So yeah defiantly no to this good sir!

  • 04.23.2011 4:13 AM PDT
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Argh nooo Halo 2 me speak no Dual Wieldinco!

Bish Bash Bosh Sudo!
Smigger SAY WHAT! WORT WORT WORT!
*I.W.H.B.Y.D.D.D.!*
It's not about the 7 anymore I'm all about the 8's and the 9's!

I agree, apart from the needler is awesome in Halo:CE!

Basically this remake should have nothing extra in terms of weapons and should include only the flood, Hunters, Elites, Jackals and Grunts.

No Phantoms.

Halo PC maps - defiantly.

Add the SPNKR Warthog from Halo PC.

Include the incredibly slow Rocket Launcher.

Include new Legendary Ending. with me in the background!

Basically, don't ruin the best Halo made.

  • 04.24.2011 5:04 AM PDT

~Thomsn0w

I think that the ODSTs should actually be ODSTs just minus the helmet. Would look Badass!

  • 04.24.2011 2:54 PM PDT