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  • Poll [17 votes]: Marathon remake? (or ONI re-release?)
Subject: Marathon remake? (or ONI re-release?)

Poll: Marathon remake? (or ONI re-release?)  [closed]
yes, there should definitely be a marathon remake!:  35%
(6 Votes)
A marathon remake would be cool and so would ONI.:  29%
(5 Votes)
no! that is a horrible idea!:  18%
(3 Votes)
I've played marathon and I don't like that idea.:  12%
(2 Votes)
WTF IZ MARATHON!!!!1111 I GUNNA GO PLAY HALOZ!:  6%
(1 Votes)
WTF IZZ ONI!?IGUNNAGOPLAYcod!ISUCHABUNGIEFANBOY!:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 17

come on bungie, this needs to be done. Who agrees with me? Even just a re-release of ONI would be nice too.

  • 12.30.2011 8:14 PM PDT

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  • 12.30.2011 8:16 PM PDT

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Marathon has been updated with a modern HUD, high resolution graphics as well as extensive changes to the scenario to create the most authentic Marathon experience since 1994.
Marathon 2: Durandal has been updated with the high resolution graphics previously only available for the Xbox LIVE Arcade game.
Marathon Infinity has been updated with high resolution graphics.

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  • 12.30.2011 8:18 PM PDT

I know about that, but I mean a full remake with halo style graphics. something that makes you feel like youre playing a brand new game but still feels and plays like the original marathon.
Posted by: Supernova33221
Marathon has been updated with a modern HUD, high resolution graphics as well as extensive changes to the scenario to create the most authentic Marathon experience since 1994.
Marathon 2: Durandal has been updated with the high resolution graphics previously only available for the Xbox LIVE Arcade game.
Marathon Infinity has been updated with high resolution graphics.

Get it here

  • 12.31.2011 1:57 PM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten

Take 2 interactive owns the Oni franchise along with the Myth franchise. Oni and Myth won't be remade any time soon.

Marathon is a classic and needs to stay that way. A remake is not really needed.

Also, Jason Jones said he "hates" sequels to games. Bungie would probably want to make a new chapter in their universe.

I think their ability to make so many unique and interesting gaes are some of Bungie's best qualities as a game dev. They don't "milk" a game series and are more than willing to move on the flex their creative muscle on something bigger.

  • 12.31.2011 2:00 PM PDT

I know that, but what I am talking about is a full remake with halo style graphics. something that looks brand new but still has the same feel as the original marathon.

  • 12.31.2011 2:01 PM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten


Posted by: lordpyromon
I know that, but what I am talking about is a full remake with halo style graphics. something that looks brand new but still has the same feel as the original marathon.


Ehh, no. It wouldn't be marathon, it would be halo. Marathon has a unique look as FPS's go and changing it that drastically would just make it another "sci-fi" shooter.

  • 12.31.2011 2:02 PM PDT

yeah youre right but by "halo style graphics" I really just mean modern day sci-fi fps graphics, its not like I'm asking for a new hud or anything like that. its just I think the game deserves a modern-day touch-up with cutscenes and the whole lot.

  • 12.31.2011 2:30 PM PDT

Posted by: lordpyromon
yeah youre right but by "halo style graphics" I really just mean modern day sci-fi fps graphics, its not like I'm asking for a new hud or anything like that. its just I think the game deserves a modern-day touch-up with cutscenes and the whole lot.

I'm curious as to how you think that style (Including gameplay style. Cutscenes? Really!?) could be ported into a modern engine.

I'm also curious as to why it needs to be; Marathon has aged just fine. It's extremely simple and stylized, so it takes some open-minded time to acclimate to if you're used to modern games, but it's quite beautiful and atmospheric once you get the hang of it.

And if you're going to modernize it to the extents that you described, you might as well call it an entirely new game. Doom 3 is a newer-styled interpretation of Doom, not an update of Doom or "Doom but better."

//=====

Again, though, cutscenes? Seriously? Pretty soon you people will be asking for equal movement speed in all movement directions, and maybe even reticles. Pfft.

:)

  • 12.31.2011 3:12 PM PDT

I was just using cutscenes as an example,I wasnt actually saying cutscenes MUST be included for it to be a modern game, I was just saying it would be nice.

  • 12.31.2011 3:21 PM PDT


Posted by: sdnomdE
Posted by: lordpyromon
yeah youre right but by "halo style graphics" I really just mean modern day sci-fi fps graphics, its not like I'm asking for a new hud or anything like that. its just I think the game deserves a modern-day touch-up with cutscenes and the whole lot.

I'm curious as to how you think that style could be ported into a modern engine.

well you pretty much explained that one yourself by saying "Doom 3 is a newer-styled interpretation of Doom, not an update of Doom or 'Doom but better.'"

  • 01.01.2012 11:33 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

I hated Marathon. The story was great but, as was typical of FPS games at the time, the mechanics and level designs were atrocious.

  • 01.01.2012 11:39 AM PDT

I agree that the original marathon wasn't that great, but durandal and infinity were beautiful and I would love to see what they would look like in modern times.

  • 01.01.2012 4:39 PM PDT


Posted by: lordpyromon

Posted by: sdnomdE
I'm curious as to how you think that style could be ported into a modern engine.

well you pretty much explained that one yourself by saying "Doom 3 is a newer-styled interpretation of Doom, not an update of Doom or 'Doom but better.'"

No I didn't. What I meant by that was that Doom 3 feels vastly different from Doom (Hence me calling it a reinterpretation as opposed to a port). Which is why I put it alongside saying that you might as well go ahead and make an entirely new project, and not even bother with presenting it as a direct remake.

My whole point is that it would be extremely difficult to realize the game in a current style and using current gameplay design and everything and have it still feel like Marathon; it wouldn't be "Marathon but better," it would be something quite different.

[Edited on 01.01.2012 4:58 PM PST]

  • 01.01.2012 4:56 PM PDT

well not all remakes are exactly like the original. take super mario 64 DS for example, it has MANY differences from the original, for example, they put luigi in the game because so many people were bummed about luigi not being in the original.

  • 01.01.2012 6:25 PM PDT

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As comrades we have outlasted this storm known as life.
As allies we have fought through the fires across the depths of Hell. As friends we are victorious but as brothers we stand united. WE ARE RESURCTED!
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I've played the Marathon series. Not ONI. I liked Marathon and think it would rock with a new engine and actual audio. DO IT!

  • 01.01.2012 6:53 PM PDT