I played the shit out of them, especially 3, so I'd like to think I do "understand". I just don't see it though. Framerate was rarely a problem for the Halo series and while the visuals have usually not been mindblowing, they were serviceable. Online infrastructure have always been pretty good AFAIK.
Sure, Halo (along with CoD) have effectively the best mechanics in the shooter genre but this really doesn't bring anything much to the table except for compiling four old games and making them conveniently accessible on a new console. Why are people so easily excited?
I have basically stopped playing Multiplayer because basically the new Halos have sucked. This is bringing back the King. the GOAT. Halo 1 Pistol on Hang em High. Halo 2 MP with the best maps ever. Its like being fed steak for years and then getting spam for year. The steak is on the menu again. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Do I really need to go on? If you are not hyped to have an actual game worth playing online again, then you have a different outlook. You might just not belong to the in depth community that is Halo. /shrug. It shouldn't have to be explained.
I really wonder how well the game has aged. Going back to no sprint/perk/progression/down the sights aiming is going to be a jolt for sure. I don't mind but I really wonder how different it's gonna feel.
I really wonder how well the game has aged. Going back to no sprint/perk/progression/down the sights aiming is going to be a jolt for sure. I don't mind but I really wonder how different it's gonna feel.
Till this was announced. Halo 2/3 & CoD4/MW2 are my favorite and first online shooters. I won't even bother with anything else when I get Halo 2 in my hands. I'm so excited. I don't even care about Halo 5.
I really wonder how well the game has aged. Going back to no sprint/perk/progression/down the sights aiming is going to be a jolt for sure. I don't mind but I really wonder how different it's gonna feel.
ADS has never been in Halo though. I think people who have played the games before will find it pretty easy to readjust to no sprint. Most people disliked perks in the first place so I don't see that being an issue for a lot of fans.
I played the shit out of them, especially 3, so I'd like to think I do "understand". I just don't see it though. Framerate was rarely a problem for the Halo series and while the visuals have usually not been mindblowing, they were serviceable. Online infrastructure have always been pretty good AFAIK.
Well for one, I think your point about visuals not being mind blowing is incorrect. The first Halo was incredible at the time, and each new Halo game, especially 3 and 4, have really ramped up the graphics department, if not in multiplayer, then at least in campaign.
Sure, Halo (along with CoD) have effectively the best mechanics in the shooter genre but this really doesn't bring anything much to the table except for compiling four old games and making them conveniently accessible on a new console. Why are people so easily excited?
Before you read this thread, step outside the world you know. Throw away any personal feelings you have towards Halo and try to think of something you love, something you cherish as an entertainment experience. Focus on those feelings and what they meant to you at they time that they did, in the way that they impacted you. Now, consider that same feeling for Halo fans.. But I think we all know there's more to it than that. Do you believe in fate, NeoGAF?
Let me tell you why you are here. You have come because you know something. What you know you can't explain but you feel it. You've felt it your whole life, felt that something is wrong with the world. You don't know what, but it's there like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
The Halo CE Pistol not having XBL multiplayer.
Do you know what it is? Halo is everywhere, it's all around us, here even in this thread. You can see it out your window or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, or go to church or pay your XBL Gold subscription. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
What truth you ask?
That this is one of the greatest fan services of any form of entertainment.
Think about it; for $60 you get quite literally every single Halo Master Chief experience that ever existed WITH online multiplayer at 1080p, 60fps and on dedicated servers. It's arguably the greatest thing since sliced bread.
All the arguments, all the debates, all the wars.. poof. The underground communities that still play CE now have a home on the Xbox One, better than they could have ever imagined. The millions who started with Halo 2, their most beloved Halo multiplayer game that had its servers shutdown several years ago can now relive those memories. Halo 3, which could have been a better experience if the netcode wasn't a complete disaster with the projectile-based weaponry may now be redeemed to many. So much potential for greatness, both for longtime fans and newcomers.
The memories. The Halo CE gameplay. The Halo 2 maps and Objectives. The years of conflict over which Halo game was the best and should server as the model for future titles. 13 years of nonstop discussion over these topics
(Seriously, how the hell are HaloGAF threads up to like 75* or some absurd number?
If 343 continues down this path of taking the community's suggestions more to heart when designing future Halo titles, there can only be bright things in their future. This Master Chief Collection is proof of that and serves as a metaphorical "first step" for a new studio that released the controversial (for a lack of a better word) Halo 4. Double Helix was in a similar position (in relation to how the community doubted/underestimated them), but with how they handled Killer Instinct before launch by showing the fighting communities so much love, they gained a lot of respect that propelled them into a rather exciting new KI release for a seemingly dead franchise. This approach could definitely benefit Halo 5.
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Every thread needs its hyperbole.
TLDR:
For a long time we felt like this:
At some points even like this:
And for years we thought there was no one who could help us:
I'd be right there with you if I had an Xbox One. I can't afford it right now, but if I could, I would buy that console just to play a bunch of games I already own multiple copies of.
it kinda feels like Halo fans are more exited for Halo2A than the next game in the series. that's not a good thing and kind of a slap in the face of 323i
I'm very excited just because Halo 2 is one of my favorite games ever and I truly miss its multiplayer. Halo 1 and 3 are very, very nice bonuses to the collection and Halo 4 was, well, OK I guess.
I think it has less to do with Halo 4 and more to do with the fact that people can go from playing 2v2 Chill Out straight to playing 4v4 One Flag CTF on Terminal.
After 2007, multiplayer shooters went in the wrong direction - overly complicated mechanics and systems with spoon-fed progression. So yeah, it's going to be exciting to recapture some of that earlier magic.
It won't be the same, but it's the closest we'll get.
That's not true. Halo 4 was a great game, a really solid FPS. However by Halo standards it was probably near the bottom of the pile. That's the issue; It wasn't a good Halo game.
Now I personally loved Halo 4 (I also love all the others) and I'm excited for this because we get to play Halo 2 and CE online again.
it kinda feels like Halo fans are more exited for Halo2A than the next game in the series. that's not a good thing and kind of a slap in the face of 323i
If anything, this is providing 343i with an opportunity to shape the experience of Halo 5 based on how the community receives and plays the Master Chief Collection.
hands down the reason people are excited are because of Halo 1 and Halo 2 being playable over XBL in their original form. hell, you could never play Halo 1's multiplayer over XBL before, so that reason enough. it'll be a lot of fun!
I'm not what you would call a Halo fan, I haven't really played the series yet (hence why I'm excited).
But this REALLY ups the bar as far as HD remastered collections go. 4 full games, custom playlists of levels across all the games, 100 multiplayer maps, intact multiplayer from all of them, the value is insane.
I hope it does gangbusters for Microsoft and other companies have to step up their game, I really do. Wind Waker HD looked beautiful and is a great game, but one game remastered for $50 versus 4 games for $60. It even kicks Sony's offerings in the ass, and I have a lot of Sony HD collections.
it kinda feels like Halo fans are more exited for Halo2A than the next game in the series. that's not a good thing and kind of a slap in the face of 323i
Not sure what a development studio should expect when being handed someone else's creation. Halo 2 created by Bungie will most likely be better than any Halo created by 323.
Hopefully MLG return, Twitch streaming, xbox Record that, late night multiplayer sessions with the friends, legendary 4 player co-op, 4000 gamescore, 1080p/60fps all maps, dedicated servers. OMG I JUST CANT TAKE IT ALL.
If I just want to play Halo 3 MP, is that a possibility or do the maps from Halo 1, 2 and 3 all appear in the playlists and players are at the mercy of the voting system?
