Hello so i thought maybe once a week i post a thread on the latest news and my personal opinions on and about Halo. Feel free to ask my questions on any topic and ill try my best to answer lets get started! So firstly i want to talk about Halo Wars 2 *NO SPOILERS* and how far 343 have come and my reactions to the base game. 343 i think are finally starting to understand that the fans dont want Halo to be THEIR Halo but more belonging to both the fans and the company. See this has been shown in Halo Wars 2 very well with the fact that even the game feels like a classic Halo game. Im not saying 343s storys where bad ( except Halo 5 ) because Halo 4 was very reminisent of Halo Ce with the fact your on a mysterious new world and a new enermy, its that close to Halo Ce even the covenant was stranded on Requim like they was on Instalation 04. Back to HW2, 343 have definatly started to take direction with the art style for a fact. But still the marines helmet looks....well you get the idea. Halo Wars 2 story was very well done too but i wont get into that. Bonnie ross has even tweeted that ALL FPS Halo games will be split screen which is very good to hear. Whether 343 will stick to that time will tell. 343 have been doing there best AFTER the launch of Halo 5, they could of pulled a finger out sooner in my opinion but we did see regular updates that added new maps armor and forge items WHOOP WHOOP TOM FRENCH but i have seen a decrease in updates which im not critising but more really complimenting as its sure that 343 are working on Halo Wars 2 and the next Halo FPS Halo 6 or whatever title it is given. Speeking of Halo FPS... HALO 3 ANNIVERSARY has to happen not just the fact its a iconic and just damm right awsome game but more to the fact on the impact it had in the world. I remember Halo 3 being on the news breaking records in the first 24 hours! Halo 3 means alot to us and i reckon at E3 Halo 3 A will be either teased or talked about. I can also see why it might not happen this year on next year or even till 2020 but Halo 3 A will eventually happen. Maybe it will be teased at E3 or its already in dev maybe thats why Blur Studios didnt make more than 7 cut scenes in Halo Wars 2 but then again there is gonna be campain DLC. Okay *SPOILER ALERT* ignore this paragraph if you dont wanna know . So during Halo Wars 2 a Halo is discovered now what i want to know is that is it a replacment for Instalation 04 this one being 04-C who knows time will tell? Well thats all for today thank you for reading i hope you enjoyed. Ask me any questions you may have! Thanks again goodbye Forgers!
Every time they have a "successful" title, there's always a catch. For MCC it was glitches, for Halo 5 it was campaign, for Wars 2 it was the CLIFFHANGER. Halo 3 Anniversary will probably be great though, if they use a different netcode.
I'm confused by your poll. It seems to have no relation to the thread title, lol. I'm not even sure what the question is, but I answered no anyway. No, I don't feel like 343 is finally getting hold of the ropes. No, I don't think we're getting H3A (at least not any time soon). No, I don't want H3A. Unlike 90% of Halo fans, I didn't like it when it was out, and I probably wouldn't play it much if it released again playing the same way as the original (which should always be the case with an anniversary version of a game). And despite the fact that I don't have much interest in H3A, it's further proof that 343 isn't getting hold of the ropes, because the vast majority of people would rather have that than Halo 6. Also, almost all of the stuff we've seen in Halo 5 post launch was done ahead of time and simply released later in an attempt to prolong the relevance of the game (which kind of worked, but still pisses me off). The forge team are gods though. Love those guys.
Halo 2 also had the ball busting cliffhanger, but there is a DLC campain to come still maybe that will have a much better ending
Halo 3 anniversary is poinless. The community isn't the same and 343 will find some way to mess it up.
I wouldnt say its point less, i think it would help 343i make a better halo title in the future by reminding them what makes halo halo, the large open level design to a good story much likr halo wars 2. --- Double Post Merged, Feb 28, 2017 --- What is everyone thinking when you saw that halo in hw2? Do you think its inatalation 04-C? Halo 6 might bring back 343 guilty spark as well as the flood?
Im not at all worried on what they will do i mean look at h2 ann other than the fact its on mcc its very good, im excited to hear remasted sound tracks
Halo 5 had the perfect multiplayer (imo), but I agree that the campaign was lacklustre at best. Really hoping for a H3A as I enjoyed Halo 3 a lot - it's pretty much how I define my early teenage years. I thought H2A was amazing, and If 343 can surpass that, then I have no problems at all. I also would get a sense of fulfilment knowing that the whole original trilogy has been remastered. Seems like a fitting tribute for a legendary trilogy of games.
>TU Reach is better than H5's MP, almost as bad as H4's MP >The campaign was much more than lackluster, it was just straight up terrible >H3 doesn't deserve to be tainted and re-released, it's already on next gen and would probably accommodate half the population it had if it came to fruition >If anything was lackluster it's H2A, campagin was riddled with bugs and MP was clunky as **** >CE did not get a full remaster, H2A was mistreated and unfinished in a lot of aspects, yet again, It'd be best if we let it be, it's already on MCC
Enhanced mobility has completely screwed the game play of Halo. Whether you enjoy abilities or not is opinion of course but their negative impact on map design and sandbox balancing is objectively provable. The scaling on modern Halo maps is just awful and the weapons when designed around abilities are so broken in most cases. It has been explained in depth over and over but until 343 understand why the simplistic mechanics of classic Halo lead to better map design and balancing, I don't think Halo will ever be a better version of its old self. I think what 343 have been developing is a different kind of game that could certainly work in its own right but if we are talking about whether or not they can make a Halo game, I am skeptical. Also get rid of the f***ing micro-transaction BS. If we get a classic style game like H3A (that actually works) then I will be fine with that and 343 can go do what they want with their modern style games but right now there is a massive base of old Halo fans without a stable game to play anymore.
Ya see Slap, I would have said exactly this, but 343 will NEVER give us a full and dedicated remaster.
Even if they just did 6 maps like the last 2 remasters we would at least have a really good forge to continue to support the game ourselves. It would be nice to see a game that has well thought out UI again too if they could have a go at that.
I see both your points, its sounds strange from a long time halo fan but im kinda in the middle like i wouldnt say that the enhanst mobility is bad if anything better. Your a spartian you should be able to sprint around now dont get me wrong the sprinting since reach hasnt ever been perfect but halo 5s sprinting was so dam close. Abilitys such as spartian change and ground pound should be either be removed or nerfed lol and clamber well i really dont mind it at all its just useful but then again then whats the point in stairs. Regerding Halo 3 Anniversary i genuinly think would be bloody awsome. I am very nervous and scared on what could happen but you can see that 343 are making changes internaly and it wont be broken if it doesnt go onto MCC if it does MCC needs to be Updated/patched and relaunched to work accordingly. I was impressed with H2A and blur do a great job with cutscenes. I dont know we can all find out one day --- Double Post Merged, Mar 18, 2017 --- I think with Hw2 they wanted the Halo 2 effect lol but there is ltr DLC campain so its not tge end just yet
Sprint isnt even close to being good in Halo 5. Because it still influences and damages level design. Halo should remove the abilities, they have added nothing to the game worth keeping in favour of everything they removed, end off discussion. If they wanna turn ground pound into a cool mew melee weapon or keep stabalise because its ok, turn slide into a momentum sustaining abilitiy allowing you to crouch as fast as BMS for a brief time, fine. Get rid of sprint, it's negative effects on the gameplay are objectively provable. I really don't care if you think a super soldier should sprint, it always hurts gamepay, therfore remove it. **** even with the "balancing" of H5 sprint, newcomers to Halo 5 just get pissed off when a sprint mechanic they are used to seeing in other games being just "click to run" has so many little rules in Halo 5 it becomes unintuitive. Better to have no sprint than an overcomplicated and largely crap sprint that just annoys players and continues to **** with map scaling anyway.
Maybe they will make H3A a DLC to H6 like HA ala Reach. But who is going to buy H6? Unless they fire all their employees who hate Halo, you cannot seriously think they have learned how to make it great again.
Em none of the employes at 343 would hate halo? Other wise why did they apply for a job with a company that makes the games. I do see how h3a could be a dlc but its most likely to be a dlc on mcc like odst but before you jump to conclusion 343 could be behind the scenes fixing the mcc who knows! Im sure to buy halo especially after hw2! --- Double Post Merged, Apr 20, 2017 --- But the thing is 343 are going to need to do something new for halo to compete with other games otherwise why bring out a "new" halo game that works exactly like the last one? Its harder than you think to carry on such a sucsessful game it wont be to long until we all get something we want but 343 will choose majority over minority just like any developer would