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Subject: Great, Halo: CE (Anniversary) is just a skinned SP and Reach MP

From the trailer, it looks like the Anniversary edition of Halo: Combat Evolved will be exactly what Halo: ODST was to Halo 3.

In Halo: Combat Evolved, there was no:
-Sprinting (looks like it when showing the redone Damnation)
-Assassinations (shown on the Damnation remake)

Additionally, the walls of Halo: CE were mostly flat. This cut down on polygons at the time, but it also helped define the way the game was played.

What does this mean for the remake if the following are true?
-The double melee (BLB) will be gone.

-The backpack reload (XXY) will be gone.

-Nade points (specific spots a grenade could be thrown to get a weapon from across a map) will be gone.

-Quick-invis (shooting an unscoped weapon after picking up invis to become invisible more quickly) will be gone.

-Nade jumping (using a grenade or rockets after picking up the overshield to help blast you higher for a jump) will be gone.

-"Silent" weapon change (switching from AR to the Pistol then meleeing made your spawn quieter, helping in competitive 1v1's or 2v2's).

The game will be fundamentally different than the original Halo: CE we came to know and love when the original Xbox released.

Nothing more than a simple retexturing (if that) and online multiplayer (possibly with extended options) should have been added.

I'm just frustrated that a classic video game that defined my childhood and entrance into FPS's is going to be tarnished with this remake.

Edit: Oh look, a guy is armor locking. Awesome...


EDIT: It looks like Halo: CE Anniversary will be redesigned Halo: CE campaign and Halo: Reach multiplayer.

The only good thing out of this, I won't be wasting my money on this when it launches. Thanks for nothing Bungie/343 whatever you want to be called.


[Edited on 06.06.2011 5:47 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2011 12:57 PM PDT
Subject: Great, Halo: CE (Anniversary) is just a skinned Reach
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Sup.

Posted by: Brother Kania


Stoopid retard.

Single player is a remake. Multiplayer is Reach DLC. Everything you posted was seen from the multplayer parts.

  • 06.06.2011 1:00 PM PDT

At least we have cooperative campaign to look forward to...

  • 06.06.2011 1:00 PM PDT

Yeah they figured out a way to "pretend" to give the fans what they wanted.

  • 06.06.2011 1:01 PM PDT

Posted by: Bullet Spread

Stoopid retard.

Single player is a remake. Multiplayer is Reach DLC. Everything you posted was seen from the multplayer parts.

Ok, besides the ad hominem (thanks for letting me know right away that either you weren't around for the original release or have the maturity of a pre-teen), I thought that the remake was supposed to be just that: a remake, not an expansion of a game that doesn't deserve to be called a Halo title.


[Edited on 06.06.2011 1:03 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2011 1:03 PM PDT

I personally loved the original Halo Combat Evolved for the X-Box, and since then, have played every Halo game that has been made. While I agree with some points of this post, I have to disagree about the remake bit. Yes, Halo CE WAS a good game, and it opened the door to many who wanted something better than Golden Eye, Call of Duty, or Medal of Honor. A remake is what they promised, and that is what they gave. Personally, I would love to see the effects of the armor abilities in Reach, just not in the Campaign missions. Just my 2 cents.

  • 06.06.2011 1:12 PM PDT

no. nonono

Where are you getting this info from? I know the remake is pretty much confirmed but wasn't that all the info that was given?

  • 06.06.2011 1:17 PM PDT

Single player is exactly the same. Multiplayer is just a map pack for Halo Reach

  • 06.06.2011 1:18 PM PDT

Have Recon and want to hang out with other people with it.
Then join :: We are RECON or W.A.R

Posted by: illlusAlive
Yeah they figured out a way to "pretend" to give the fans what they wanted.

  • 06.06.2011 1:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Lugianite
I personally loved the original Halo Combat Evolved for the X-Box, and since then, have played every Halo game that has been made. While I agree with some points of this post, I have to disagree about the remake bit. Yes, Halo CE WAS a good game, and it opened the door to many who wanted something better than Golden Eye, Call of Duty, or Medal of Honor. A remake is what they promised, and that is what they gave. Personally, I would love to see the effects of the armor abilities in Reach, just not in the Campaign missions. Just my 2 cents.

Just an FYI, Call of Duty wasn't released until 2003. Golden Eye was for the N64 (previous gen, obviously) and Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Underground were released for the Playstation in 1999 and 2000, respectively.

Back to point however: if I remember correctly, a FULL remake with multiplayer is what was promised. Unfortunately, a full* campaign is all that we are looking at at the moment.

*If Reach abilities are included in the campaign, a fundamental change has been made.

I've played all of the games in the series starting with Halo: CE in 2001 when I was nine years old. I've steadily hated the series more and more after Halo 2. Halo 3 wasn't necessarily bad, but I surely didn't enjoy it as much as Halo: CE on XBC or Halo 2 on XBL. Reach, however, is a different story all together. In fact, I think what I hate the most is armor abilities. They completely ruin the game in my opinion and have no place in the francise, much like how equipment in Halo 3 had no place and took away from the experience.

  • 06.06.2011 1:27 PM PDT

Posted by: Smug Dark Loser
Single player is exactly the same. Multiplayer is just a map pack for Halo Reach


I've just read that in part of the announcement. I could not be more disappointed with Bungie (or 343 Studios, whatever they want to call themselves now).

  • 06.06.2011 1:34 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

it looks more like a remake of reach rather then a remake of ce.....

meaning the vast majority looks like and seems to play like reach with some aspects from CE Campaign......

this isn't ce it's reach with some parts of ce's campaign.

I'm unhappy!

  • 06.06.2011 1:35 PM PDT

Posted by: totallymassive
it looks more like a remake of reach rather then a remake of ce.....

meaning the vast majority looks like and seems to play like reach with some aspects from CE Campaign......

this isn't ce it's reach with some parts of ce's campaign.

I'm unhappy!


From what I understand, nothing from Reach is in the campaign... the CE campaign is exactly the same and even use's the CE engine (gameplay, physics, collisions, etc), they just redid the graphics. Its the multiplayer that is Reachified.

[Edited on 06.06.2011 1:40 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2011 1:39 PM PDT

50s in: Slayer, Doubles, Lone Wolves, Objective, Ranked BTB, Swat, Snipers.

Looks terrible for all the reasons you stated. It's just an add-on to Reach with a few maps that resemble maps from Halo 1. I also think the graphics look too dark and blocky. I'll be sticking with my original H1, regardless of online co-op.

Also, did anyone have a laugh when Chief came out of cryo-sleep with a jetpack in his armor in the Halo 4 trailer? I don't recall him having that ability anywhere in H3, including when he went in to cryo-sleep. So sad how this has franchise has just turned into a cash cow with no regard to continuity or sense.

[Edited on 06.06.2011 1:48 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2011 1:40 PM PDT

The campaign is a re-skinned CE, not a re-skinned Reach,with everything kept as close to the original as possible.

The multiplayer is a Reach expansion. While this is odd, it's pretty obvious that 343 didn't want to steal Reach's thunder when it has only been out for a year, and decided to make it an expansion instead.
While this is not exactly what we thought we were getting, I guess that this is why the price tag will be lowered, just to ensure there's no confusion.

  • 06.06.2011 1:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: Smug Dark Loser
Single player is exactly the same. Multiplayer is just a map pack for Halo Reach


Do we know that FOR SURE?

That would be the best case scenario, like in ODST, multiplayer disk would just be Reach's muiltiplayer plus the maps.

  • 06.06.2011 1:59 PM PDT

Posted by: JABBERWOCK xeno
Posted by: Smug Dark Loser
Single player is exactly the same. Multiplayer is just a map pack for Halo Reach


Do we know that FOR SURE?

That would be the best case scenario, like in ODST, multiplayer disk would just be Reach's muiltiplayer plus the maps.

Best case scenario?

Haha, you're joking right?

Oh wait, probably not.

Edit: Damnit I miss gaming in the early 2000's.

[Edited on 06.06.2011 3:11 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2011 3:10 PM PDT

Posted by: Brother Kania
Not an expansion of a game that doesn't deserve to be called a Halo title.

Oh you're one of those people.

*Leaves Thread*

  • 06.06.2011 3:16 PM PDT

Zombie? What are you!? Racist? Its called "living impaired" you idiot!

The multiplayer is still for Reach? Thats it, f*** this game. Halo is officially dead to me. Thanks 343 for ruining something great. Just make CE like ODST, Halo Reach with all the maps but let Halo CE have all it's glory, give us Halo CE's multiplayer, not Reach maps.. Just so you don't p*** off a lot of hardcore fans that liked Halo CE's multiplayer, not Reach's.

  • 06.06.2011 3:20 PM PDT

To be totally honest, I get the feeling that they are releasing this game this November just so they have something to give the Halo 4 Beta away with.......

  • 06.06.2011 3:21 PM PDT

im pretty sure the multiplayer is reachs engine but the campaign is made from the halo 1 engine but its just digitally remastered

  • 06.06.2011 3:32 PM PDT


Posted by: JaHawk2009
To be totally honest, I get the feeling that they are releasing this game this November just so they have something to give the Halo 4 Beta away with.......

good point

  • 06.06.2011 3:32 PM PDT

Half of the time I'm dead serious.
The other half not so much.

This thread is retarded. Know your facts before you post, you uneducated piece of dirty fluff.

  • 06.06.2011 3:34 PM PDT


Posted by: L3GEND411
Posted by: totallymassive
it looks more like a remake of reach rather then a remake of ce.....

meaning the vast majority looks like and seems to play like reach with some aspects from CE Campaign......

this isn't ce it's reach with some parts of ce's campaign.

I'm unhappy!


From what I understand, nothing from Reach is in the campaign... the CE campaign is exactly the same and even use's the CE engine (gameplay, physics, collisions, etc), they just redid the graphics. Its the multiplayer that is Reachified.

its true and you can even switch from the new graphics to the old ones with a click of a button 343 probably used that feature to compare things with the old halo then decided to keep it

  • 06.06.2011 3:36 PM PDT

Betrayals:196 and counting dont make me mad!!

Im sorry but ima laugh when the games turn out great and you buy them

  • 06.06.2011 3:55 PM PDT

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