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Subject: Halo CE Remake Conjecture

Ratermelon416

While a Halo: CE Remake has not been confirmed, I think that it is coming, and it is going to run off of Reach.
Let me explain: If the remake is to happen, it will very likely be DLC. Why? Frankie O' Connor has said that there will be no new Halo games this year; he did not, however, say anything about DLC. This remake may also repopulate Halo: Reach to Halo 3 Levels.

If this remake was to exist and did run off of Reach, I believe it would have its own spot on the main menu along with Campaign, Firefight, Forge, and Theater.
The remake would likely not be a full game. I would think that it would only include Campaign (in HD) and theater mode.
Anything from theater mode would be tied into the Reach files, much like Halo 3 ODST to Halo 3.

The remake itself would likely cost more than $20 in Microsoft points. Having the game as DLC will cause many people to pick up their copy of Halo: Reach and play it again. This would make a ton of money, so long as they don't change much.

While I do not have much proof of this supposed remake, I do believe it will be released on the 10 year anniversary of Halo's launch, November 15.

There may also be further DLC with the original CE maps. They would be usable in Reach Forge and Matchmaking.
The two games, Reach and the remake, would be intertwined. They would run on the Reach disc, as I have already explained.

The Campaign itself would, in my opinion, be slightly changed from the original. There may even be an extra level or two bridging the gap between Halo Ce and Halo 2. This would also leave room for a Halo 2 remake in 3 more years.
I think there would be limited encounters with Brutes and maybe one encounter with Drones. Engineers would also be in the missions they were originally supposed to be in in the original. The flood would also be updated to include Pure Forms from Halo 3. The only remnants of armor abilities would be Sprint. Most of the weapons would remain, but I would expect some of the following changes: inclusion of the Carbine/ Needle Rifle, addition of the spiker and/or brute shot if Brutes are in the game, faster grenade explosion times, longer shotgun range, usable wraiths and usabble Fuel Rod guns, weaker pistol, inclusion of the DMR and/or Battle Rifle, addition of the Falcon/ Hornet, addition of Revenant and/or Spectre, and reappearance of Night Vision and Flashlight. Textures would use the Reach Engine, and would therefore be much more appealing than the original.
Keep in mind: as the author of this post, I do not support all of these ideas even though I created them.

Oh yeah, this is related to Halo: Reach because it would be an add-on, so don't say it is unrelated

Please discuss below. Keep it clean.

-Ratermelon416

Joystiq Article Confirming Remake

To clear things up: The Remake would be DLC. In order to play it, one would need to own Halo: Reach.
After downloading the Remake, a new option would appear on the Halo: Reach menu.
Clicking on this option would lead a player to a graphically enhanced remake of the Halo CE campaign.
If the player wanted to go back and record something in campaign, they would go into the default Halo: Reach theater mode and record clip/take screenshot.
Along with the remake of the campaign, the DLC may come with remakes of all of the original Halo CE maps.
These maps would be utilized in Halo: Reach's forge, custom games, theater, and would be incorporated into Halo: Reach's matchmaking.
They would have their own dedicated playlist and would also be possible to play in Team Slayer, Multi Team, etc if all of the players in the party had them.

Thanks again. Keep all of the replies coming.

Edit 3:
I recently sent a private message to EvilOtto asking about the possibility of a remake.
He responded:
"Joystiq said so in this article:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/halo-combat-evolved-hd/
That's as much as I know. Microsoft doesn't tell us things like this."

This neither confirms nor denies my claims, but it shows how Bungie is splitting with Microsoft. I thought that was pretty interesting.
He used the same link as I did, so it shows that a Remake is not out of the question (if it can fool a Bungie employee, it could very well be real).
If it is being made, it is being solely handled by 343 industries.

If it would run on the same engine, the remake would be very likely to share matchmaking and other Game Modes with Halo: Reach default (like ODST, but downloadable)

The DLC itself would likely have Co-op campaign over Xbox live and share the rest of online functions with Reach

Edit 4: 343 has previously mentioned that they will do big things for the 10th anniversary of the release of Halo CE.

There are already plans to release a 10th anniversary Master Chief action figure/statue on 10/15/11. This does not confirm or deny anything, I just thought it was interesting.
Here is the link to a pic of the Master Chief Action Figure: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MCF13 410&mode=retail

Keep responding guys, I read every comment and reply often.
Remember, this is all conjecture. These are ideas supported by some facts combined with assumptions derived through unconfirmed (and undenied) sources. No hate.

I am expecting news on this to come at E3 or on Bungie Day.


tl;dr: I believe that a remake of Halo CE will be released by 343 Industries on the 10th anniversary as DLC that will share a game menu and Matchmaking/Theater with Halo: Reach. Watch E3

-Ratermelon416

  • 05.29.2011 12:49 PM PDT

If a remake was coming out, there would be advertising for it.

  • 05.29.2011 12:51 PM PDT

Ratermelon416


Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
If a remake was coming out, there would be advertising for it.
If it is announced in June, that will leave 5 months for advertising- far enough time to raise awareness

  • 05.29.2011 12:53 PM PDT

Maybe, if it was released in disk form it'd be fighting Gears 3, and battlefield 3. Not good as their already well known.

  • 05.29.2011 1:01 PM PDT
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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact

I agree with cmdr,would be a stupid marketing strategy to announce it close to it's release date.Unless it will be dlc for Reach.

Nah i think it's safe to say that Halo 4 will be announced at E3,but who knows with CE.

  • 05.29.2011 1:03 PM PDT

Ratermelon416

I believe the remake will be DLC and that Halo 4 will not be announced 2 years before it is released (2013)
Posted by: hotshot revan II
I agree with cmdr,would be a stupid marketing strategy to announce it close to it's release date.Unless it will be dlc for Reach.

Nah i think it's safe to say that Halo 4 will be announced at E3,but who knows with CE.

  • 05.31.2011 4:55 AM PDT

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Posted by: ParagonRenegade
You were totally and absolutely correct in every way, I don't know why we were arguing, you're so amazing I should never have doubted you.

The only changes I want to see are the addition of online Matchmaking, a nerf to the AR to make it a 20sk, a slight decrease of vertical blast radius on grenades, possibly the addition of hitscan, momentum-based splatter damage for vehicles instead of CE's instant-kill splatter boxes, possibly a reworking of the health and fall damage system, and a fully orchestrated remastery of Marty's music instead of the MIDI that CE had.

Any other changes would be detrimental and would be one less copy sold.

  • 05.31.2011 6:42 AM PDT
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Imagine a triangle. It's perfect, but a little plain. You take a chisel, and carve a small decorative symbol into it to make it a little more interesting. People like it, but it could use a little more.

So you then take a sledgehammer..

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Brutes and Drones won't be in the remake, if there is one.

[Edited on 05.31.2011 7:32 AM PDT]

  • 05.31.2011 7:32 AM PDT

Halo HD is a load of BS. And I will never go to joystic ever due to its lies.

  • 05.31.2011 7:36 AM PDT
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A few thoughts:
1. The Halo HD remake will use different engine then Reach and hence it would be hard/impossible to "forge" those maps.
I would bet a remake includes the original, campaign and maybe (if we're lucky) online co-op with friends.

2. Reach was a fail, the first week sales were good but the game lacked long-levity and even MS has realised they can't milk it any more.
Hence I doubt there will be any DLC for the remake, maybe a "classic mappack" for Reach but no more then that.

3. No freaking Armor abilities, Bungie copied them from Crysis and it made Reach even worse, not to mention it would be a taunt to Halo CE, not a remake.
No, every weapon and such will stay the same, maybe they update the fysics and instant-death warthog but I wouldn't count on it. A remake will be released, with co-op campaign even via live, but no other "multiplayer".

  • 05.31.2011 7:45 AM PDT

You are all constructs of my solipsist mind.

I like this idea.

  • 05.31.2011 8:22 AM PDT
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Pretty recent article.

  • 05.31.2011 8:48 AM PDT

Posted by: Mochamoo
Pretty recent article.

Seriously? Goddamn, I'm tired of the frikken-Chief. Why can't the makers of Halo come up with anything original. I'm beginning to feel Halo is at an end, if 343 betrays its fans like this I won't by another Halo product, period, unless they change the Chief into a deeper character with more emotional attachment to the gamer.

  • 05.31.2011 9:42 PM PDT

Reach and Halo 3 were made to not be able to support DLC, I remember reading it somewhere. It won't be a DLC.

  • 05.31.2011 9:50 PM PDT

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  • 05.31.2011 10:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mochamoo
Pretty recent article.


Man, it has been proved as fake.

We already spoke about that in other thread. >.>

I seriously doubt that Halo CE HD or Halo 4 is coming out in fall 2011...

Know why? Because Frank, himself said that it'll be no Halo game in this year!

So don't get your hopes up, guys.

  • 05.31.2011 10:13 PM PDT
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Why bother making it as only a DLC and without multiplayer? In fact, making a remake is pointless if it doesn't have online multiplayer, because online multiplayer is the only reason the remake should be made. Otherwise, why wouldn't we just play the old game? Why would I play it with boring Halo Reach graphics when I can play it with beautiful original graphics? Making a remake exactly like it was made ten years ago is waste of time. Online multiplayer is the only reason I would by the remake.

Posted by: mojeda101
Reach and Halo 3 were made to not be able to support DLC, I remember reading it somewhere. It won't be a DLC.

Umm... Halo 3 and Reach have DLC, they're called map packs. Unless you mean campaign DLC. Which by the way hasn't been proven impossible in Halo Reach.

[Edited on 05.31.2011 10:34 PM PDT]

  • 05.31.2011 10:31 PM PDT

Oh hey there

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*crosses fingers* Please don't remake CE.

  • 05.31.2011 10:41 PM PDT

Guitar Hero > Halo 3
I'll destroy you in GH but possibly only swat in H3

Too late for this whole forum.
E3 has definitely got 2 new halo games.
Halo 4 and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • 06.07.2011 5:26 PM PDT

7,777,777splats,headshots,lasers,beatdowns,incenerations,
assasinations,and sticks seven differnet types of kills.... 7,777,777 times each (Thats seven sevens)

I don't see what all of you are complaining about, CE anniversary looks awesome.

  • 06.07.2011 6:16 PM PDT
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Hey dude sorry to intrude in your bubble but Halo: CE 10th Anniversary is the remake of the original. Note to Bungie Employees: DONT PUT THE FOCUS RIFLE IN THIS GAME! PUT THE BEAM RIFLE after all; you dont want your fans to hate you right?

Posted by: A Random Turtle
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Brutes and Drones won't be in the remake, if there is one.

  • 06.22.2011 9:49 AM PDT
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Deva Path


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We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: iEdge3
Hey dude sorry to intrude in your bubble but Halo: CE 10th Anniversary is the remake of the original. Note to Bungie Employees: DONT PUT THE FOCUS RIFLE IN THIS GAME! PUT THE BEAM RIFLE after all; you dont want your fans to hate you right?

Posted by: A Random Turtle
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Brutes and Drones won't be in the remake, if there is one.

huh? brutes and drones weren't even in the original version.

So is this when i remind people that when flat out say "it will happen" it always has? not to mention i along with others were right when we said " a remake is not a new game".

and yes this is me being outright cocky, but hell i was right again..

  • 06.22.2011 9:53 AM PDT


Posted by: iEdge3
Hey dude sorry to intrude in your bubble but Halo: CE 10th Anniversary is the remake of the original. Note to Bungie Employees: DONT PUT THE FOCUS RIFLE IN THIS GAME! PUT THE BEAM RIFLE after all; you dont want your fans to hate you right?

Posted by: A Random Turtle
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Brutes and Drones won't be in the remake, if there is one.


Its not being done by Bungie by the way. They are done with Halo with the conclusion of Bungie Day '11. 343i is taking over the reigns of the Halo series completely now rather than just little side projects like Halo: Legends, and yes this includes both the development of Halo CEA and Halo 4,5 and 6.

  • 06.22.2011 9:57 AM PDT