The Year is 2552, bent on Humanities Extinction, a powerfull fellowship of Alien races known as the Covenant has been wiping out Humanities outer and inner colony worlds.
After the fall of Planet Reach you and and the other survivors of Reaches destruction make a desperate attempt to lure the Covenant fleet away from earth.
Shot down and Marooned on the Ancient ring-world Halo, you begin a guerilla-war against the Covenant while you you race to uncover the mysteries of Halo.
Well, on my first playthrough through the main storyline I guess what first got my attention was the games musical score in the opening scene that sets the mood, the great voice Acting helps aswell, Marty O' Donnel did a superb job with the soundtrack.
The Controls in the game are also very well thought out, the best controls in a console Shooter since Goldneye and Perfect Dark on the N64. The additions of two grendade/weapon limit one button for everything (grenades and melees aswell as regenerating shields also makes this game innovative to the FPS genre in it's own right.
The AI is very well put into the game, the Elites Constantly take cover when in danger, Grunts will run away when the odds tip in your favour, but sometimes enemies will get stuck in geomitry, or even jump off of edges to their deaths in order to dodge your grenades.
I think what stands-out the most though is the awesome story Bungie created that many of todays Gamers can relate to, especially in a post 9/11 world where Religious extremists are after us in the name of their Religion.
The games Multiplayer though was where it got allot of recognition though, 16 player Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and gametypes like Oddball and Capture The Flag really set this game apart and at the top for LAN tournaments and get togethers, the game also has two player Co-op.
The games main storyline though has it's fualts, after the 6th mission you fall into repetitive level designs and you revisit old locations from previous missions, but the final warthog run in order to beat the clock while everything is blowing up around you makes for an adrenaline pumping moment.
I would reccomend this game to anyone, whether you are a casual gamer or hardcore gamer, or just looking for something to pass the time, you will find something here that you like. The storyline also has many plot twists that will surprise you and leave you in shock at times.
Xbox Game Studios' Halo: Combat Evolved Remake is reportedly planned to release in late 2026 to celebrate 25 years of Xbox.
No official update on anything?
They replaced studio leadership
They changed the studio name
They announced the change to UE5
... all while supporting Infinite
The support to Infinite isn't what it originally should have been but they've still been providing tons of official updates over the years, and as recently as two months ago added a brand new weapon.
I think remaking Halo Combat Evolved, and going to 2 and 3 again, will help give the studio an idea of how to make a Halo game feel like Halo again
Infinite did feel like Halo, that's not what the complaints were...
The complaints were almost literally everything else. Monetization, netcode and desync, the campaign structure, story, and single biome, the weaker-than-expected post-launch content.
Dev times in modern days 4 years of silence isn't unheard of when things are running smoothly.
And around 6 months ago 343 did show a tech demo of ue5 using halo assets so it's not radio silence.
Given all the shake ups i am more surprised we're getting anything next year at all.
They coulda started with Halo 3 remake ... I know Halo CE remaster was not proper with the art style but still, remaking after a remaster seems dull, when Halo 3 and Reach have started to show some age.
Yeah I hate they used Halo reach artstyle. Hope this remake feel authentic yet fresh
Probably the simplest to work around with. They are reportedly doing it in UE5, so its just as much an Anniversary thing, as its probably the studio getting familiar and setting up their tools and processes in the engine with an actual game, to facilitate the development of the next Halo
I'm guessing combat evolved has a smaller scope in general the later half of the game features a ton of backtracking and reused assets making it a easier game to remake on a deadline
Its also a better choice if this is the first game to be multiplatform mind you I think it's pretty much a given that anyone with a passing curiosity has played this by now in some way be it pc or brought a used console for a few bucks
I would love to see Lost Odyssey come over to PS5. I would definitely buy that again. That was the first game that I played on my 360. Loved the story and battle system. One of the best JRPGs of all time in my opinion.
A new set of Halo: Combat Evolved glitches allow players to control enemies such as The Flood and fly The Pelican airship.
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"INSIDE" was bloody amazing, and I miss Uncharted's sci-fi and paranormal aspects greatly.
TBH, 3 and 4 still have them, but they are heavily implied, which can be terrifying the more you think about it, but it is admittedly, much less scary and less interesting gameplay-wise than what 1 and 2 have done.
U3 did show the Jinn's "bottle" in the end and the city was pretty f-ing dope. Just a little disappointing that they didn't lean just a bit more on the mythical parts of the series. Uncharted is a world rooted in reality and Drake knowing all these mythical stuff exists could've led into something cool.
I remember being particularly confused by the twist in LA Noire where Cole Phelps is sort of "exposed". If you've played it you know what I'm talking about. It always felt weird and odd because the player is Cole Phelps. How can the player not know about these sorts of things happening with their own character? I felt like it came out of nowhere.
Is Twelve Minutes on that list? Because IT HAS TO BE ON THAT LIST!
Don’t spoiler yourself with that humongous twist :D
sorry double post
bs police nice...just edit gameplay section lol
nice review
i love this new UR section
Yet you give the game a 9.5, talk about consistency. Also, how is the story awesome? The game is childish, I mean Aliens that talk our language? Cartoon colors? I'm surprised it got an M-rating. This game is nothing new really, except that it added vehicles; but wasn't that already present on Unreal Tournament?