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Subject: Gawd, Please Tell Me that the HUD Will Be Different When Halo 2 Shi...
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Poll: Do You Like the Current Halo 2 HUD?  [closed]
Yes, I'm Fine With It:  53%
(8 Votes)
It's Too Plain, Spice it up A Bit:  47%
(7 Votes)
Total Votes: 15

It looks way too boring. It doesn't look like you're a Spartan looking through a visor. Why can't the Elites have a different looking HUD? I know Bungie wants to keep it fair and balanced, but come-on at least have it where visually it looks cool but it doesn't shift the balance. They should have it where the status indicators look like holograms on the chiefs visor with some concavity. The Elites should have a different view as well. If anything was lacking with the last Halo, it was the HUD, it looked too plain Jane. A great reference would be Metroid Prime. It gave you the perception that you were actually in the suit with a visor on. I'm sure Bungie could pull something off that meets this halfway. Simplicity is nice, but there's two extremes: Too simple (like Halo was) and too gaudy. I hope Halo 2's HUD is somewhere in the middle.

  • 05.21.2004 9:29 AM PDT
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As they say in the new FAQ:

Q

What's up with the HUD from the E3 build?

A

The HUD and most of the game UI shown at E3 this year were just place holder and are subject to change and revision between now and launch.

  • 05.21.2004 9:36 AM PDT
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I think the orignal HUD was very neat and clear, so I wouldnt mind if it didnt change much, but it would be very cool if we had the option to view it as though we were actually looking through the Master Chiefs helmet and visor...An option to choose between both HUD styles depending on your preferences would be very cool.

Like above, something similar to the Metroid Visor but not as imposing, and one that doesnt limit your overall view of the game, would be very cool.

  • 05.21.2004 9:41 AM PDT

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I'm sorry, but I'd rather Bungie look at everything Nintendo did with Metroid Prime, and take their work in the opposite direction.

  • 05.21.2004 9:41 AM PDT
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I think it is fine how it is. It is the military and it doesnt need to look beautiful.

  • 05.21.2004 9:44 AM PDT
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Well then, maybe they should use 10 pitch Courier font on the screen.

In fact the Halo 2 HUD should look like this:

Ammo: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||.....................Health:|| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grenades: 2....................................Shields:(((((((((((((( )))))))))))))))

It's the military, it doesn't need to look pretty.

[Edited on 5/21/2004 9:51:54 AM]

  • 05.21.2004 9:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: I no im stuped
I think it is fine how it is. It is the military and it doesnt need to look beautiful.

exactly. i think its fine too. i would not be dissappointed if they changed it though, but they should really try to keep it simple

[Edited on 5/21/2004 9:56:16 AM]

  • 05.21.2004 9:55 AM PDT