And I'm talking about a full on, from the ground up remake, not a reskin of the original game like the first anniversary game did.
I want the entire game redone from the ground up in the new Halo Infinite engine. Follow the same general plot points, but change things up and add some new story elements, weapons, vehicles, enemy varients. Work around how the original had so much backtracking. Develop characters like Sargeant Johnson or Foehammer more.. maybe even squeeze a bit of Thel Vadamee's story into this? I'd totally be down with more insight from the Covenant side during the events of Halo CE.
The multiplayer could just be the Halo Infinite MP. Just add all the classic Halo CE maps remade. Maybe some CE inspired armors, vehicle or weapon skins, etc. I'd be cool with that, and it wouldn't splinter the userbase from Infinite. Everyone wins.
Halo CE deserves another chance to shine. I don't feel like the Anniversary edition from 10 years ago has aged well whatsoever, as it feels like a rushed job using a lot of Halo Reach's assets, quickly reskinning a first generation Xbox game while using all the same physics and rigging from the original. It's very apparent in the cutscenes. Nothing looks quite natural. I'd argue the original game is visually superior to the visual upgrades given in the Anniversary edition, due to this.
That being said, the original game, while still a blast to play through all these years later, could definitely use a more modern engine if it were remade again today.
The thought of the original Halo game having Blur cinematic cutscenes like this, or potentially being able to look anything close to this in-game on the next generation of Xbox is an exciting prospect. Let's hope the 20th anniversary of the series has something special in store.
I want the entire game redone from the ground up in the new Halo Infinite engine. Follow the same general plot points, but change things up and add some new story elements, weapons, vehicles, enemy varients. Work around how the original had so much backtracking. Develop characters like Sargeant Johnson or Foehammer more.. maybe even squeeze a bit of Thel Vadamee's story into this? I'd totally be down with more insight from the Covenant side during the events of Halo CE.
The multiplayer could just be the Halo Infinite MP. Just add all the classic Halo CE maps remade. Maybe some CE inspired armors, vehicle or weapon skins, etc. I'd be cool with that, and it wouldn't splinter the userbase from Infinite. Everyone wins.
Halo CE deserves another chance to shine. I don't feel like the Anniversary edition from 10 years ago has aged well whatsoever, as it feels like a rushed job using a lot of Halo Reach's assets, quickly reskinning a first generation Xbox game while using all the same physics and rigging from the original. It's very apparent in the cutscenes. Nothing looks quite natural. I'd argue the original game is visually superior to the visual upgrades given in the Anniversary edition, due to this.
That being said, the original game, while still a blast to play through all these years later, could definitely use a more modern engine if it were remade again today.
The thought of the original Halo game having Blur cinematic cutscenes like this, or potentially being able to look anything close to this in-game on the next generation of Xbox is an exciting prospect. Let's hope the 20th anniversary of the series has something special in store.
