THis game is probably going to sell really badly as most people have played the original and this looks exactly the same, it dosen't really even have new multiplayer, just  Reach's. What I am trying to say is that no game should ever be remade.

Well, I mean, they've openly admitted that it is the original game repackaged with a new graphics engine.

So . . .

Isn't...that the point? To make the original game look better?

Its the original game updated so it looks good on a HDTV with better textures. Its got the ability to switch between old looks and new looks so you can compare certain parts of the game.

I'm pretty sure it will feature all weapons from Reach in Multiplayer. 
And you can play 4 players Co-Op with Live. 
 
But no, there's nothing "all new", really. Buy it if you like the old campaign and multiplayer maps.

Yeah I know its meant to be the same, but then why are we supposed to get it? Even if we liked the old campaign there are better games we could be playing ten yers on.

Yeah I know its meant to be the same, but then why are we supposed to get it? Even if we liked the old campaign there are better games we could be playing ten yers on.

I'm pretty sure it will feature all weapons from Reach in Multiplayer. And you can play 4 players Co-Op with Live.  But no, there's nothing "all new", really. Buy it if you like the old campaign and multiplayer maps.

Woah woah woa - hold up.

Does it include the original Halo multiplayer maps redone with Reach's graphics engine and online enabled or is it just the campaign?

Massively disappointed if just the latter (although I've been in a mood to replay the game recently anyway so would likely still get it).

@Zyte: So it's not the classic Halo multiplayer? I know they've redone a few maps but does that mean it'll have Reach's armour abilities and stuff? Hoping for some old school rulet set options along with that if so.

@Vitor said:

@Zyte: So it's not the classic Halo multiplayer? I know they've redone a few maps but does that mean it'll have Reach's armour abilities and stuff? Hoping for some old school rulet set options along with that if so.

There is already a playlist in Reach wherein you can play the multiplayer with old school rules, so I'd be willing to guarantee that sort of thing will be available for the Combat Evolved maps on launch.

I've never played a single Halo game (weird, I know), so I'm thankful for this remake at least since that gives me a chance to start the franchise from the beginning. I can even switch back and forth between old and new graphics if I so choose.

They couldn't specifically port the old multiplayer over - as the Netcode would not have handled that, so they're just moving the old maps to Reach, and I HOPE there's an old school playlist, where they put as many modifiers on the reach engine to make it as like the original as possible. I mean, those Pistols. I need them, always.

They couldn't specifically port the old multiplayer over - as the Netcode would not have handled that, so they're just moving the old maps to Reach, and I HOPE there's an old school playlist, where they put as many modifiers on the reach engine to make it as like the original as possible. I mean, those Pistols. I need them, always.

@CrazyChris said:

I've never played a single Halo game (weird, I know), so I'm thankful for this remake at least since that gives me a chance to start the franchise from the beginning. I can even switch back and forth between old and new graphics if I so choose.

I hope for your sake they decide to touch up Halo 2 as well.

Be sure to play through Combat Evolved with its original look sometime, though. I've always felt there was a really stark shift in art direction between the first and the second game, and that second iteration of Halo aesthetic has been the one to persist to the present day product.

@Sir_Ragnarok said:

@CrazyChris said:

I've never played a single Halo game (weird, I know), so I'm thankful for this remake at least since that gives me a chance to start the franchise from the beginning. I can even switch back and forth between old and new graphics if I so choose.

I hope for your sake they decide to touch up Halo 2 as well.

Be sure to play through Combat Evolved with its original look sometime, though. I've always felt there was a really stark shift in art direction between the first and the second game, and that second iteration of Halo aesthetic has been the one to persist to the present day product.

Most definatly! What makes this remake so interesting is that they're keeping the original graphics in the package for those who want to give that a try. Really a cool move I have to say.

@maddesthatter985 said:

THis game is probably going to sell really badly as most people have played the original and this looks exactly the same, it dosen't really even have new multiplayer, just Reach's. What I am trying to say is that no game should ever be remade.

I think you are underestimating the selling power of the words "Halo" on a video game box.

I'm actually looking forward to it.

This is probably going to sell really well, especially for the development cost, because it says "Halo" on it. And Halo is awesome.
 
Also, it's not like they are trying to hide that it's the exact same game. That's the point.

The original looks pretty good for a decade old game. Sure it's dated, but it's not FF7 eye-bleedingly ugly. I can still play the game.

Yeah I know its meant to be the same, but then why are we supposed to get it? Even if we liked the old campaign there are better games we could be playing ten yers on.

@dagas said:

The original looks pretty good for a decade old game. Sure it's dated, but it's not FF7 eye-bleedingly ugly. I can still play the game.

Yeah, but letterbox televisions compress the image into a 4:3 aspect ratio. Which kinda sucks.

@Zyte said:

I'm pretty sure it will feature all weapons from Reach in Multiplayer. And you can play 4 players Co-Op with Live.  But no, there's nothing "all new", really. Buy it if you like the old campaign and multiplayer maps.

It's 2 player co-op.  I thought it was pretty lame at first but then I realized 4 player wouldn't really work.  Warthogs only hold three people...the forth person would be fucked in the last mission lol.  edit... come to think of it, there are multiple warthogs on that last part, but there are sections where you only have the one warthog.

I don't ever not want to play Kingdom Hearts again, so I'm hopeful sometime in the future Square Enix will make an HD version. 
 
Also, Battle Creek is the best map ever made. So that's why I'm getting it.

So they're basically just up-resing the textures and lighting and stuff? Not re-doing any geometry? This is the only Halo game I beat (much or less get past the second level) but I am not going to trudge through the library again unless its redone.

@SomeDeliCook said:

So they're basically just up-resing the textures and lighting and stuff? Not re-doing any geometry? This is the only Halo game I beat (much or less get past the second level) but I am not going to trudge through the library again unless its redone.

The geometry is identical.

@EpicBenjamin said:

@MisterChief said:

@SomeDeliCook said:

So they're basically just up-resing the textures and lighting and stuff? Not re-doing any geometry? This is the only Halo game I beat (much or less get past the second level) but I am not going to trudge through the library again unless its redone.

The geometry is identical.

I heard that they were doing something to The Library to make it less terrible.

Every single person who saw the game asked about the library and they said that the geometry would be the same but they would give you different ways of playing the game that would alleviate it. That's all they would say.

The game has 'Halo' in the title.

It's gonna sell a lot of copies.

 I mean, those Pistols. I need them, always.

For the reasons you think this won't sell well are the exact reasons it will sell.

This thread seems a bit dumb.