Halo: Anniversary - The Halo 1 remake (fuck anyone who calls it "halo ce" remake)

[=sw=warlord]

That theory is also shit, because you never seen any shields flaring, popping, or sparking in that entire scene. They didn't think it through at all.

If the system itself was EMP'ed then of course there wouldn't be any popping or sparking because you know, the generators are turned off.
If a computer had it's electronics's burned out would you still expect it to boot up or attempt to?

Of course, a skilled player using a shotgun would open that scenario with a grenade, thus eliminating the pistol's advantage.

And of course a skilled player using the pistol would use a grenade and get a 1sk with the pistol.
Works both ways.

[Cortexian]

A skilled player with a pistol wouldn't get themselves into a situation like that

[Pooky]

Of course, a skilled player using a shotgun would open that scenario with a grenade, thus eliminating the pistol's advantage.

This is what people don't seem to get when they whine about the pistol. Yes, the pistol is easier to use than other weapons, but other weapons can be more powerful than it WHEN USED APPROPRIATELY.

e: in fact, let me just list some general uses for all the weapons that a skilled player can accomplish

Pistol: General combat. Use this to engage infantry at any range except very long, and to peck away at the health of vehicles.

Assault Rifle: Sidearm to the pistol. Use this as a finisher when you empty your pistol mag in close quarters. Also effective at close range against vehicles.

Shotgun: Other than the Rocket Launcher, the best weapon for taking on vehicles at close range. Capable of 2 or 3 shotting most vehicles, can also be used to engage infantry in tight spaces and around corners.

Sniper Rifle: Used for sniping, obviously. Also makes a good alternative to the Pistol for general combat in the hands of a sufficiently skilled player.

Rocket Launcher: Versatile and extremely powerful, limited only by slow projectile speed and low ammo. Use to quickly take down vehicles at any range, and to engage groups of infantry at any range from close to extreme.

Plasma Pistol: Highly effective against fully loaded vehicles. A single plasma pistol overcharge will lower the shields of ALL vehicle occupants, allowing them to be quickly killed with pistol fire or a single grenade. Also useful if you know an enemy has the overshield, and as a quick melee kill at close range.

Needler: Deadly on narrow bridges (like those on danger canyon and infinity) and in narrow hallways. Can also be used against unaware snipers for the lulz.

Plasma Rifle: Only really of use against vehicles at close to medium range. Can also be used as a quick burst to melee. Probably the weakest weapon.

If the system itself was EMP'ed then of course there wouldn't be any popping or sparking because you know, the generators are turned off.
If a computer had it's electronics's burned out would you still expect it to boot up or attempt to?

If the system was EMP'd we would have at least seen the pop of their already active shields dissipating. All logic aside, flaring and sparking shields are the accepted visual cue for shields being down. Not putting that in means they were either being really lazy or didn't think it through at all. The shield flare appears in other scenes, so there is a precedent.

[Warsaw]

Word up Pooky, word up.


Also, Needler is good for the lulz in any situation. It's lulzy whether you get the kill or not.

[=sw=warlord]

Joystiq has learned that the previously rumored remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will indeed launch this holiday season for Xbox 360 with a full visual overhaul. Sources explain that the re-release is not Bungie's 2001 Xbox game simply running at a higher resolution -- it's being remade with new art assets. While Halo's audio will likely remain unaltered, the controls will allow for more recent Halo configurations.

The Halo: Combat Evolved remake is allegedly being developed by New Jersey-based Saber Interactive, the company behind TimeShift and Namco's upcoming Inversion, but we've been unable to confirm the nature of the engine powering it. We understand that it's something other than the Reach engine.

This could be good or bad for us.
Why isn't 343I the one's working on this?

[Shock120]

It's bad.
NO PC VERSION.

[Kornman00]

Great, more media rumors.

If it's truly not using the Blam engine then it's going to flop. Remakes are risky to begin with, redos are just...well stupid. But whatever, at least there is a gang of game developers getting paid to do something. That's a big undertaking, to redo an entire game with new assets and different game data in a completely different engine. AI won't be (and thus act) the same. Different physics. Etc. Consider me ultra skeptical of this. There's no way in hell I'll pre-order this, and I'd expect no less from other hard core Halo fans.

[Ifafudafi]

I doubt MS would simply throw away a license to make a Halo game, considering it's their most valuable gaming property, and I'm sure there are some 343 vets watching over production, but Timeshift was pretty meh and having the series shift away from Bungie could possibly have conseqences nobody could really forsee, seeing that they've, you know, been its sole developer since the series began.

Color me skeptical but not hopeless. We'll probably see more at E3.

[Kornman00]

Ensemble did a good job as a Halo developer. Of course, they were gods of their respected game genre and had some pretty wide artistic freedoms.

[Patrickssj6]

Well at least the developers have to stick somewhat to the game...so not a lot of freedom to fuck up :P