Latvian Hitman
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MCC included remasters of Halo CE and Halo 2. Halo 3 and 4 were ports.
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Another hint to Halo 3 Anniversary from 343i
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MCC included remasters of Halo CE and Halo 2. Halo 3 and 4 were ports.
High.
Halo 3 will bring a lot of attention on PC, and will butter people up for Halo 6 on PC. It's a smart move I think, bringing the titan there.
All 4 games were basically ports. CE and 2 just had an additional graphics layer running on top of them.
Open E3 2017 with it.
Or maybe at the Scorpio event in April-May, but I think they might save it for E3 and blow the roof off.
Could Halo 3 really "blow the roof off"? It doesn't have the advantage of being the first remake like CEA, or being packaged with three other games like H2A. They're gonna have to do something special to make H3A compelling.
Or maybe not. I'm a huge Halo fan, but not a huge fan of Halo 3, and sometimes I forget how insane the hype was for it back in 2007. A lot of people still adore it. Maybe it can do fine on nostalgia alone.
DryvBy
Member
I thought it was better than 2 but still weak. Halo 1 for me.
is it? The architecture, color palette, art direction, lighting, physics (the river in Valhalla whew) still look really nice to me.
CertifiedFP
Member
Halo 3's graphics are fine as-is IMO - If it really needs an update it should just be to put H2A's assets in Halo 3.
Still holding out for that mythical MCC Win10 port.
How dare you insult JFKeyes.
Still holding out for that mythical MCC Win10 port.
How dare you insult JFKeyes.
Emperor Bohe
Member
i would rather they fix MCC completely, port it to PC, and then add Halo 3 anniversary to that. keep the player base together please.
QuantumSquid
Member
The game is still broken today on the Xbox One, whose internals are exactly the same for every user. MCC on PC would be a shitshow with all of the different hardware configurations at play there.
Yeah, I feel the same. CE and ODST are the only campaigns I really enjoy replaying these days, but mostly just CE. Halo 3 MP is pretty bad and I have no interest in playing it again. I'd be down for a new content update to Halo 5 with "Halo 3 inspired maps and gameplay" though. Turn off some/all spartan abilities, and bring back The Pit, Guardian, Citadel, and a few others.
Diablohead
Member
MCC really soured me on the halo games but if they do plan to remaster halo 3, at least make it a stand alone game with a LOT of effort involved so it's not buggy and runs well, and make it for a scorpio so the visuals can have a HUGE bump up.
Honestly I think mcc ruined any real chance of a halo remaster appearing any time soon.
Honestly I think mcc ruined any real chance of a halo remaster appearing any time soon.
infinityBCRT
Member
If this is happening it should be integrated into an updated/working version of MCC which also includes Halo 5 stuff and Reach as DLC. Halo 1&3 updated with blur cutscenes. And then finally graphically all of the main games will be on par.
Also, add 4 player split screen stuff to Halo 5 on Scorpio at the very least if not on Xbox One. And make all of the split screen modes run at 60fps.
Oh, and Halo 6 multiplayer should be part of the MCC hub as well IMO. Similar to what Battlefield is doing.
Also, add 4 player split screen stuff to Halo 5 on Scorpio at the very least if not on Xbox One. And make all of the split screen modes run at 60fps.
Oh, and Halo 6 multiplayer should be part of the MCC hub as well IMO. Similar to what Battlefield is doing.
Yea, if priced accordingly, say $29.99-$39.99. It's still regarded as the best Halo, it was a massive titan back in its day. If they give it the anniversary treatment and have an open beta for multiplayer and show that they're taking the multiplayer component seriously, it could be a huge release. Maybe have it packed in with every Scorpio as well.
amdb00mer
Member
I could see them offering an upgrade to current digital owners and the ability to buy an updated collection and even H3A by itself.
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
ill pass on this. halo 3 in mcc hold up really well, the graphics are still nice and the game is perfect 60 fps.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Make this happen. Embrace the Bungie art style, but make this the best fucking looking game on the Xbox platform. Go all Scorpio with it.
Also, include MCC (and patch that shit up some more!) and perhaps a Halo 3 themed Halo 5 MP expansion.
Edit* Or if not MCC (though they should), release it with Halo 3 ODST..remastered. This time include Firefight, with matchmaking and better netcode. Actually, yeah definitely do this one.
Also, include MCC (and patch that shit up some more!) and perhaps a Halo 3 themed Halo 5 MP expansion.
Edit* Or if not MCC (though they should), release it with Halo 3 ODST..remastered. This time include Firefight, with matchmaking and better netcode. Actually, yeah definitely do this one.
Complicated
Banned
Yea thinking about it some more I don't think I would be interested in another version of Halo 3. If they absolutely had to tie a Halo 6 beta to something a paid expansion pack for Halo 5 would be much better. Not sure what they would put in it though as campaign content would probably be too costly and time-consuming.
Yea, especially if they go nuts with the graphics, take full advantage of the Scorpio, but unlikely since they will probably just do the best they can with Xbox One's hardware at 1080p/60 and then the Scorpio version will be running it at 4K/60.
The more I think of it though, holy fucking shit, some of the best gaming experiences in my life happened in late 2007. And it can happen again, all three titles remastered and looking fantastic.
Please please please let H3A be real.
Ditto. Although, you forgot Orange Box in October and SMG a few days before COD4.
Samurai G0SU
Member
I love halo 5, but the graphics, even in 4k, wont make it that much prettier. We've already seen the videos the PC version will have with Forge and the 4k versions are nothing to gasp about.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Make it a Scorpio pack-in and I'm in there day one.
I love halo 5, but the graphics, even in 4k, wont make it that much prettier. We've already seen the videos the PC version will have with Forge and the 4k versions are nothing to gasp about.
Halo 3 would look better in a newer engine with better lighting capabilities than it's original engine with some high resolution textures.
I'd like to see a full on remake rather then the 2 for 1 graphics switching of the last 2 games.
Halo 5's lighting has some serious drawbacks compared with Halo 3's, though. There doesn't seem to be any directional modulation for area cubemaps (ditto for Halo 4), resulting in a weird kind of hazy rim lighting and reflections from nowhere. It's also surprisingly low-precision, there's a lot of posterization.
Halo 5's lighting advantages are mostly tighter materials and increased throughput.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Yeah, I find Halo 3's lighting to be way more appealing.. there are a few effects from Halo 5 I'd like to see applied alongside them, though.
The biggest thing Halo 3A would need to do is a completely revamped Polycount, with matching texture work.. though even some of Halo 3's textures and foliage is damn solid on close inspection.
The biggest thing Halo 3A would need to do is a completely revamped Polycount, with matching texture work.. though even some of Halo 3's textures and foliage is damn solid on close inspection.
wesleyshark
Banned
Speaking of...this came in the mail today. Won't spoil any of the artwork inside... It's worth picking up.
Halo 3's lighting makes that game. Some of the models were bad even by 2007 standards. Still has my favorite chief model though. Something about the combination of lighting, color, reflective qualities, visor and general helmet geometry all come together. Even with the rest being really lackluster looking.
Ive played Halo 3 more times than I can count. As much as CE probably. Remaster would be welcome.
Ive played Halo 3 more times than I can count. As much as CE probably. Remaster would be welcome.
Yeah, the graphic switch needs to go and I would say all three if they use the power for better performance. Halo 2A isn't 1080p native and I still wish they would redo Halo CEA to something more in line with the original art style. By all means keep the old graphics of the games as a menu toggle but no switch to push the new games performance to the best it can be.
I'm not sure if they can make most of MCC as is. Would porting that to PC even be possible for varied hardware?
Could they put serious effort into a Halo CEA, Halo 2A, Halo 3A/ODST, Reach Anniversary, Halo 4 for Xbox and Windows 10. They've used all this time to redo it and offer something much better for current and new owners. Pay a fair price to upgrade MCC with Reach, Halo 3A, through gritted teeth accept the bug fixes and improvements to MCC. Release on PC.
Then when the Halo 6 train ramps up, you'll hopefully have new consumer interest, fans back on side because you did the right thing and fixed and went the extra mile on MCC. Pre order Halo 6 and get Halo 5 Guardians on PC. Boom, everyone is on the same page. Halo community bigger, on the up. One can dream.
Halo 3 MCC is a port, not a remaster.
Although it certainly wouldn't hurt if they'd fix some of the remaining quirks with the MCC version. Like making the the audio filtering/mixing and the tone mapping match the original game.
PROh1bited
Banned
Oh cool, you fuck up the Halo 2 anniversary by including it in a broken collection, and now you wanna give Halo 3 the proper anniversary that 2 deserved.
How about you fix TMCC first instead.
How about you fix TMCC first instead.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Better be a free update to MCC launch buyers.
Yup, that is how I feel if this is happening.
Aren't like--ALL Xbox games on PC now?
Gareth Bale
Member
This better be the reason we don't have Halo 3 on steam yet
Because not doing that is one of the most stupid decision Microsoft have ever made and I hope whoever made that decision is no longer working for them
Because not doing that is one of the most stupid decision Microsoft have ever made and I hope whoever made that decision is no longer working for them
You are only going to see Halo on PC on Windows 10, better get used to that.
They were testing 3 out on Steam forever ago but it never turned into anything
Fahzgoolin
Banned
yeah, had to adjust my TV to get the colors looking better.
Halo 3 is the best in the series. I would buy this day 1 for sure. Such an amazing game.
If it is real, it will 100% come to PC.
If it is real, it will 100% come to PC.