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Subject: Why do you guys even want the Halo 1 Remake?

I'm not trying to disrespect anyone in the forums, but could someone please explain to me why you are looking forward to the Halo 1 Remake? The multiplayer is just DLC for Reach (Like the multiplayer disk in ODST for Halo 3) and it is the same game that you can buy on Xbox Live Arcade for $10. The only actual update (other than aesthetics) is Xbox Live Co-op.

I loved Halo 1 multiplayer on Xbox Connect and Halo 2 on Xbox Live, but the others fell pathetically short. It seems to me like the ONLY thing they should have done was re-release the multiplayer with xbox live.

BTW, here is the video where Frank O'Conner says that the Halo Remake multiplayer is just part of Reach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kpCJWZrxAc&feature=player _embedded

  • 08.07.2011 9:18 AM PDT

Posted by: NeviK
I'm not trying to disrespect anyone in the forums, but could someone please explain to me why you are looking forward to the Halo 1 Remake?

The multiplayer is a large DLC pack that could probably go for $20 on its own, and it's the driving force and reason behind a large upcoming Reach TU that should expand custom game options and such.

Given how replayable Halo 1's campaign is, online co-op is a huge deal for some people; there are a lot of people who used to play split-screen co-op with people and can't anymore because of distance, but would still like to do it.

And, as much as I love the original graphics on a vivid CRT TV, I can understand why people with LCD TV's and such might not be quite as enthusiastic; on screens with a crappy contrast ratio, Halo 1 could probably use a contrast increase and some HDR at least. That people would dish out money for the new visuals on a game they love but can't play ideally isn't really all that surprising.

Though...

It seems to me like the ONLY thing they should have done was re-release the multiplayer with xbox live.

In terms of what I personally would have wanted out of the game, I agree.

  • 08.07.2011 10:13 AM PDT

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Because it's an updated version of the best game ever. There.

  • 08.07.2011 10:14 AM PDT


Posted by: HerSeksBiscuit
Because it's an updated version of the best game ever. There.


But it ISN'T! Halo 1 may be the best game ever, but there are at least 2 parts that make it that way, Campaign and Multiplayer. If you count Co-Op as Multiplayer it is only like 55% of the best game ever.

The person above you made good points though. I can see why some people want the game, but all the hype I hear is overboard imo.

  • 08.07.2011 10:28 AM PDT

Personally, I'm more a Campaign fan, than I am Multiplayer fan. I loved the Campaign of the original, and it's truly exciting to see the changes, in terms of visuals, it has gone through. It may just be presentation, but it goes a long way when the developer puts a lot of effort into it. It almost becomes a different, but yet familiar, experience. Going through each stage of the Campaign will feel new again, because of the impressive graphics engine that brings each environment to life far beyond its 2001 counterpart. Not only that, but the addition of much improved Terminals is a big draw for those who love the fiction; and skulls and achievements add a lot of incentive and fresh experiences to the game, as well.

In terms of the MP, however, as the poster above said, the TU update is a big part of the whole anniversary package. Said update will contain big changes in order to bring back MP experiences more akin to the past Halo games.

I'm happy they didn't just bring it back with online play (though Frankie stresses that it wouldn't be the game you remembered), or a basic HD upgrade.

  • 08.07.2011 11:13 AM PDT

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Posted by: HerSeksBiscuit
Because it's an updated version of the best game ever. There.

This. It's beautiful. How can you not want it?

  • 08.07.2011 9:31 PM PDT


Posted by: NeviK

Posted by: HerSeksBiscuit
Because it's an updated version of the best game ever. There.


But it ISN'T! Halo 1 may be the best game ever, but there are at least 2 parts that make it that way, Campaign and Multiplayer. If you count Co-Op as Multiplayer it is only like 55% of the best game ever.

The person above you made good points though. I can see why some people want the game, but all the hype I hear is overboard imo.


Its the best game ever to me and I didn't even play Multiplayer.
And even though it is Reach MP (that I hate) I am excited to play on the great maps. Battle Creek...Damnation... Hang'em high... and I know of the great PC maps as well. It is still an exciting time and I would pay a full 60 for this.

  • 08.07.2011 11:13 PM PDT

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I want to relive the best campaign ever again. That's all.

  • 08.07.2011 11:17 PM PDT

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  • 08.08.2011 6:23 PM PDT

"War is the science of destruction."

Because of the campagin with HD graphics, and online co-op, I don't care about the multiplayer.

  • 08.08.2011 8:52 PM PDT

It's kinda for moral reason. Plus, you know, Halo: Combat Evolved was what made the XBox what it is now and therefore deserves a remake.

  • 08.08.2011 10:19 PM PDT