Talk:Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

The actual title is Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, not Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition. I do agree, though, that it seems logical to think the latter would be the title...but it is not so.

The accepted articles (actual articles/pages and redirects, both) should ONLY be the following: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo: CEA, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition. The main page is this one, the other two should redirect here.

Legendary Ending
I think the Legendary Ending for Halo Anniversary will be changed cause Sergeant Johnson never died until Halo 3. From what I read, it states that Sergeant Johnson and a couple of other surviving Marines escaped Halo by Pelican before Master Chief destroyed it, so it is a possibilty. Exteminator101 01:27, June 28, 2011 (UTC)

They probably wouldnt change the legendary ending because it's the same game but it would be nice to see the cannon escape provided it's an epic enough tale to actually tell. I would much rather they add a bonus level that takes place between Halo: CE and Halo 2 to show what happend in between. PP7Silenced 14:32, June 28, 2011 (UTC)

Exterminator, that easter egg in Halo's ending was indeed non-canon. Stated by the Bungie crew themselves, I doubt that a human would hug an alien never before seen or known. Nanosoldier 19:56, June 28, 2011 (UTC)

They will not change it, as everthing in the game is identical, they have not changed the gameplay/cutscenes/ai animations/scripts/physics etc. They are simply putting a new graphics layer over the top of the original engine. The egg will remain, as it is considered classic to the game. Keygenftw 8:20, 4th July 2011 (AEST)

Speculation and Discussion
I am absolutely sure that one of the 7 multiplayer maps will be Blood Gulch: that's THE most popular Halo Maps: it reappeared as Coagulation, there are pieces of it in Valhalla. It even appeared in Halo Wars: a FPS map in an RTS game. Blood Gulch HAS to be popular. People would be very upset if Blood Gulch DIDN'T appear. IceBite 23:01, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

Amd I would be one of those people. The Trucker 23:32, June 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * There already is a Blood Gulch remake for Reach multiplayer; it's called Hemorrhage. -Karl-591 01:48, June 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant the original. Reach version just doesn't have that Blood Gulch feel. The Trucker 18:59, June 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant the original. Reach version just doesn't have that Blood Gulch feel. The Trucker 18:59, June 23, 2011 (UTC)

343 Industries said that "Blood Gultch would be redundant..." so, no it won't appear. Elite  B   81  08:58, June 26, 2011 (UTC)

No, they are not remaking Blood Gulch, as they 'already have' in Hemorrhage. It is not, however (in my opinion) a faithful remake. If you look at the screenshots of Damnation (the only map they have really showed off) you can clearly see that it not a faithful remake either. This is a dissapointment. 6 Multiplayers maps, 1 Firefight map (all in the Reach engine). The firefight map is said to take place 'very much in the Halo: Combat Evolved Universe' but in the Reach engine. This could look nice. It is also speculated that this map could feature the flood. Again, since it is in the Reach engine as opposed to the CE/Reach hybrid that the campaign is running off, the flood could look very nice, and could maybe even have infections. I doubt the campaign will though, as they are keeping all the AI/gun animations to keep it authentic. This is a great shame. I personally do not think a Firefight map should have the flood, fighting flood should be earnt by progressing through the campaign, not by pressing a simple button in the menu. They claim that the reason for using the Reach multiplayer is so they 'don't split up the multiplayer community'. If it splits up, MS won't get any more money from people buying map packs! =O Money is what is has and always will be about with Microsoft (Bungie is a different story). Halo: CE was released for PC 2 years after it was for the XBOX, Halo 2 was 3 years, 3, ODST, Reach haven't and won't be. This all to make us buy consoles. I did. Off eBay, second hand, RROD, repaired, opened up, warranty voided. =D As for pressing the 'back' button to switch between old and new graphics, it's a nice feature, but I can't imagine myself switching back to the CE graphics too often. I find it a little tedious. I also think they are rushing to get it out by the 10th Anniversary release date. This is a small novelty that I find unnecessary. In my opinion, they should wait and do a far more proffessional job of it. I would release it at full price, or even maybe more, on two discs. One disc would include the original CE campaign, with support for Co-op over live, all multiplayer maps (including PC ones) with live, split screen, 360 controller settings, theatre, etc ALL IN THE ORIGINAL ENGINE, so fans get online multiplayer in our original engine. On the second disc, they should have the exact same thing, except all in the Reach engine, albeit still with exact same campaign layout, faithful multiplayer recreations etc. This would also allow the remake campaign to have better features, without being restricted by original CE animations etc. When switching between graphics, I suspect they will make a new HD hud (layout identical to the original) and won't bother changing it to the original one when switching back. The flood are shown in the trailer? The flood have never been shown in a trailer and never should be. They are kept a surprise; exception. My suspision is, that with the original CE engine running beneath the Reach graphics layer, and the price tag, Theatre will not be supported. Master Chief's helmet. I literally vomitted the first time I watched the trailer. 'This is now' BLLAARRRGHHH. This needs improvements. The Mark V armor featured in Halo 3 was more or less perfect, why not make it more like that? However, the helmet on the box art looks fine, hopefully will we see either of these in the final game. As it appears in the trailer, the Assault Rifle is the MA37 from Halo: Reach. *Sigh* I would like to see a nice remake of the ugly MA5B. Links to interesting articles, interviews:

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1J3z_2Uep8&feature=related

Anniversary 'Exculsive' (shows gameplay): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riJUuSq4MZ4&feature=feedu

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-preview-combat-revolved/#continued

http://www.frontloadgaming.com/2011/06/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-the-full-scoop-on-the-long-awaited-remake/

http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-inaugural-frankie-edition/59856

http://halo.bungie.org/misc/foconnor_haloanniversary_qa.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1to-3FCApk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm7Rd9kabAo (shows the menu)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQTGjZ2SEtw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgsVs7_EA68

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71_MeaO5QPg

Keygenftw, 8:55 AM, 4th July 2011 (AEST)

Read page before you edit.
Somebody keeps coming in and posting rumored information, speculation and previously posted content on this page. People are editing this page to conform to all of the other main Halo game pages but I have to come in every day and delete speculation that is already posted in the trivia section and delete a feature paragraph that I always find posted right below a paragraph that states the same features.

Whoever is doing this, please understand that your content is still in the article just put in coresponding sections. I know you worked hard on it but if you read the entire page it is STILL THERE.

Or you could just sent him a message. The Trucker 18:57, June 23, 2011 (UTC).

Clarification
Just wanted to make sure the record is straight about this. The campaign is basically untouched aside from graphics and music right? Aside from 343 wanting to make the game look like it's from 2011 it's going to play like it's from 2001? The plasma pistol will not EMP wraiths, which you cannot board and drive. The pistol will be as strong as it was in the original, which in turn will compensate for the lack of the newer weapons like the DMR and the sword (good riddance). The needler will go back to being a crap weapon while the assault rifle will gain it's respectable 60 round clip. The driving mechanics and vehicle speeds that were excellent in Halo Reach will devolve, turning the once-again indestructible warthog back into the wedge-hog, capable of driving under scorpion tanks (whose aim will be abysmal again) and flipping them. All this for 40 bucks with a shiny new look and some Halo Reach recreated maps. For most of us this'll be mostly just for a new layer of varnish over a game most of us already have and some new Reach maps which might not be even shipped in a separate disc in the retail and may just be buyable online. I'm all for a remake of Halo CE, but I'd also like at least a little bit of the 10 years of progress to make it in. Better driving controls, and a tank that can actually aim, and some weapons tweakage would not kill the game. As is it seems like a cheap cash-in on our nostalgia with the least amount of effort. Unless someone has some info on whether some of the things I mentioned have been tweaked a bit.--Zervziel 19:05, July 8, 2011 (UTC)

Correct, this game runs on the Halo (2001) engine. The only difference they have made is that due to the XBOX 360's increased performance, now they can run a second graphics layer over the top. This changes only what you see, not what you feel. Think of it like each time you switch to classic mode the new textures become transparent and the old textures become visible. They are both always running simultaneously. Any lack of features you had back in 2001 you have now. Hey! The needler wasn't that bad. I agree with the dissapointment of using the Reach engine for the multiplayer, even worse with the unauthentic map remakes. Keygenftw 14:18, July 9, 2011 (AEST)

They should still make some slight tweaks to certain things, namely the AI. Maybe not the enemy AI, i replayed Halo 1 again and i thought it was pretty cool with the Elites crouching just in time to avoid being headshotted (which they don't do anymore, i think), etc. but definitely the Marine's AI (Marine in a Ghost is more dangerous than an Elite in one). Serithi 01:22, July 10, 2011 (UTC)

In the page it states that it runs on the saber3d engine or is that for graphics. Fuzz 02:49, July 27, 2011 (UTC)

MASTER chiefs helmet
is it me or does johns viser in the trail looks eraguley big. and his whol armor looks kind of wird. please leave you feedback so i know its not just me

First off, leave a signature.

Second, The armor and helmet you saw in the trailer were just placeholders. don't worry.

HaloReplicas 16:03, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

oh relley thank god oh and sorry about the name next to the post iam new so ill do that next time

raggedcozy 12:30, july 15,2011

Red Visor
I've heard that 343 leaked info that the red visor will be on Waypoint after beating legendary. Can anyone point me to this information?Fuzz 02:36, July 29, 2011 (UTC)

Timberlands confirmed to be remade for CEA
In the following g4 interview Frankie confirms that the map with the warthog from the e3 trailer was, in fact, Timberlands from Halo PC. Since I can't seem to edit the article someone else should put that in. A few other tidbits of good information are in there as well such as one of the maps coming from Halo 2 and something "new" for the firefight map.SBP 00:45, August 4, 2011 (UTC)SBP

Marines
Will the Marines AI be improved? Or will the Covenant be able to kill them as easy as they did before?


 * Nope. The AI is exactly the same as the original game. Honestly the only difference between the two games is the graphics and a couple sound effects. But hey you never know. Maybe they will improve the AI. Xboxannihilator 23:04, August 10, 2011 (UTC)

Demo
Any news of a demo being released? Xboxannihilator 23:05, August 10, 2011 (UTC)