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Joystiq: Halo being remade by Saber Interactive, release November 15 (rumour)

claviertekky said:
I thought Frankie account suicided here.
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Nope he got unbanned during the Nemesis rumors, he has just NEVER said anything about these rumors though which makes me believe its real also with Microsoft "we can not comment at this time" statement makes it more and more likely.

I still want my damn Halo 2 on XBLA though!
 
Please, do not change up the gameplay or throw invisible barriers everywhere. All I want is a little visual upgrade, and xbox live integration with online MP and maybe co-op. Also up co-op to 4 instead of 2. But other than that do not mess with what made that game a true classic.
 
claviertekky said:
I thought Frankie account suicided here.
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Temp ban.

And yeah, to me silence is as good as confirmation - they're really fast to call out fakes.

I think a bunch of people will buy this for the MP alone, assuming they put in LIVE support which I think they almost have to do.
 
Big Ass Ramp said:
Not sure what this is worth, but I seem to remember the Giant bomb crew talking about a remade Halo: CE using the Reach engine on the Giant Bombcast as a possibility a few months back. So, if you aren't a fan of Joystiq, Giant Bomb also has thrown their cred into this stable.
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They spoke about that because the rumour has been going around for months. Joystiq just came out today and spoke about specifics.
 
You know I doubt they would charge $60 for this, but If they ever do make Halo 2 on XBLA and make a Halo CE remake edition include it, I would happily pay $60 for it lol.
 
Sounds sketchy, but plausible. Don't know if I'll want someone else's remake of a classic though. Might have wanted the exact same game in a newer engine more...
 
wwm0nkey said:
Nope he got unbanned during the Nemesis rumors, he has just NEVER said anything about these rumors though which makes me believe its real also with Microsoft "we can not comment at this time" statement makes it more and more likely.

I still want my damn Halo 2 on XBLA though!
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I would most definitely play Halo 2 on XBLA.
 
bigdaddygamebot said:
I...I just can't help but think it's too soon.

Unless they're somehow incorporating Kinect controls...
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I don't see how it is too soon at all when you see the God of War collection and things like that being made. Halo CE was a good while ago.
 
If this is true I would so play it.

If it sucks, I'll just play the original again.

Win-win situation here for me.
 
Speedymanic said:
3D? Supports 1080p? Not using the most up to date Halo engine?

Fake. :/
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Its possible it could use some oddball resolution which isn't fully 1080p (like MGS4's 1024x768). Also, with advances in Anti-Aliasing (PS3 MLAA, AMD MLAA, Force Unleashed II's AA/motion smoothing) and 3D rendering methods (TriOviz 3D, Crysis 2's claim of 2% performance hit on 3D) I could see it having 3D and AA. In 3D mode you get free 2xAA anyways because your eyes will be blending two images together which produces that effect.
 
I'd personally rather they use the original engine/physics and just make it higher resolution than using an all-new engine....the Halo "feel" (control) is what appealed to me most back in the day. I'm a bit worried.
 
NO

the only things that should happen:

- fix the framerate
- add online support, including co-op
- put in some more controller options
- include the stuff from the pc version (maps, features, etc)
- add the decent maps from the other ones (lockout, midship, etc)
- possibly add some new maps (if you can find a competent designer)
- add theatre, forge, firefight
- after all that, upscale the resolution or w/e, just don't mess the look up like with the other games

DON'T TOUCH:

- graphics
- gameplay
- physics
- weapons
- maps
- campaign (except maybe the library, but i still dont trust anyone with that)
- everything that made it the best halo game by a million miles

don't add kinect, 3d, etc, and don't mess with the fov ffs!

IF THEY CAN'T FOLLOW THIS PLAN, THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO REMAKE HALO 1
 
squicken said:
b/c they've actually shipped a game
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Two games, actually. And both were really mediocre. That's why you think they're 'far more qualified to run things' than a first party studio (that was created for the Halo franchise) with well known devs?
 
JdFoX187 said:
I'd buy it Day One and play the ever living hell out of it. Then again, this exact same scenario is also called Halo 2 PC. Get it you dirty ponces!
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Sending you a FR. Been asking around the Reach thread for Halo 2 Vista players.
 
Surprised so many people dislike The Library to this day. That level provided some intense co-op moments with suicide runs and finding just the right corner to hide in so one partner could go out and suicide. It's not even the weakest level in the game.
343 GS
 
I don't know whats more offensive, the thought of fucking Saber remaking Halo:CE or the disgusting British spelling of rumor.
 
I like how every time a potential 3D 360 game gets mentioned we get questions about how it's possible without HDMI 1.4 and firmware updates. Shows how effective marketing can be.

The Avatar tie-in supported stereoscopic 3D on both HD consoles, and this was long before the PS3 received a firmware update adding support.

A new HDMI standard was needed because some 1.3 hardware but not all can handle 3D. By creating HDMI 1.4 with mandated support, people could buy 1.4 hardware and be safe in the knowledge that it would work. Hardware would be far more of a clusterfuck if they pressed on with 3D without it.
 
VGChampion said:
Surprised so many people dislike The Library to this day. That level provided some intense co-op moments with suicide runs and finding just the right corner to hide in so one partner could go out and suicide. It's not even the weakest level in the game.
343 GS
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I honestly enjoyed The Library - Just not on my first run through.. I had a lot of fun playing through it when I learned how to tackle the flood without "tensing up" and instead let everything flow, like conducting a symphony (Yeah ok I know..., I'm stretching it, but it's just in a gaming context so don't take it too seriously..). It's one of the levels I enjoyed and played repeatedly in Halo CE, and yes in co-op it's a even nicer level.
 
VGChampion said:
Surprised so many people dislike The Library to this day.
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The Library was fun, it was a zombie level grab a shotgun and proceed cautiously. Two Betrayals was by far the best level, three sided fights(a mixture of flood, covenant and sentinels), banshees, tanks, warthogs, sniping. Every thing that was awesome about Halo in one level. 343GS was a weak level, but it was more about story-telling than gameplay.

I'll get this, but if they modify gameplay or levels I will not be happy about it.

rar said:
don't mess with the fov ffs!
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I fear for this. Did any Halos have a 90 degree FOV other than CE?
 
Dani said:
Fixed.
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Indeed.

What's interesting is how many games we'll have had before the main Halo story moves forward. The core trilogy was a unified story. Since then we had a side story set during Halo 2, a prequel that takes place before the first game, and a (rumored) remake of the first game. So a three game trilogy, and then three games spinning in different directions but without moving the story forward.

I'm curious how 343 will kick off their take on the series; a whole lotta baggage comes with resuming the Chief's story, not the least of which is the Legendary ending, which relatively few people saw but is kinda important.
 
They better not change a thing about the pistol for nostalgia's sake.

Sounds like it's worth a look. Never heard of Saber, but they had to have made something impressive to really woo 343 and Microsoft.
 
GhaleonEB said:
So a three game trilogy, and then three games spinning in different directions but without moving the story forward.
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I wouldn't be shocked if the MC story is left hanging there for if or when Bungie want to make another game themselves.

riceandbeans said:
They better not change a thing about the pistol for nostalgia's sake.

Sounds like it's worth a look. Never heard of Saber, but they had to have made something impressive to really woo 343 and Microsoft.
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xD xD
 
Just a couple things -

1) Fans are crying for a Halo remake because the Xbox version never had online play, not because they want better graphics.

2) Halo's single player campaign was and is the most amazing thing ever. Don't even come in here talking about Halo 2.
 
GavinGT said:
Just a couple things -

1) Fans are crying for a Halo remake because the Xbox version never had online play, not because they want better graphics.

2) Halo's single player campaign was and is the most amazing thing ever. Don't even come in here talking about Halo 2.
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I like you.

I hope they make some original SP levels I love replaying the early levels but 343 on wards isnt as good, a few more Covenant only scenarios would make the Remake worth it.
 
GhaleonEB said:
Odd choice of developer. And part of what made this rumor make sense in the last iteration was it was the 343i team getting familiar with Reach's engine and with the nuts and bolts of Halo games, and as a way to build the studio with an "easy" first game.

But outsourced on a different engine? Not sounding like a good idea.

Though the remake releasing for the 10th anniversary makes too much sense.
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This.

At this moment, I don't want to believe it because it could be complete trash. A remake of one of my most precious games in the hands of a team whose last game was pretty average.... fuck.
 
They damn well better make sure that the gunplay feels identical.

Don't go changing the gun sound effects either...

I'm really skeptical about this one. Why didn't they hand this one off to 343?
 
My favorite game ever, and I think it's still perfect as it is, if this is just a 1080p 60 FPS version of the exact same game with online multiplayer I will be VERY excited about it. Anything else and my interest will be very minimal.
 
DancingJesus said:
They damn well better make sure that the gunplay feels identical.

Don't go changing the gun sound effects either...

I'm really skeptical about this one. Why didn't they hand this one off to 343?
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Pistols only, Blood Gluch, CTF., Final Destination.
 
CrazedArabMan said:
Please, do not change up the gameplay or throw invisible barriers everywhere. All I want is a little visual upgrade, and xbox live integration with online MP and maybe co-op. Also up co-op to 4 instead of 2. But other than that do not mess with what made that game a true classic.
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Listen to this man
 
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