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[Overdoziz]

Will there be remakes from Halo 3 maps like Guardian? –xRCNx VorteX

We aren’t discussing MP maps beyond Wraparound and War House, and while the vast majority of our maps will be brand new, we also know what the ladies (and gents) like.

remakes confirmed

Confirmed a long time ago.

/hypertrooper

 

[StalkerUKCG]

Will there be remakes from Halo 3 maps like Guardian? –xRCNx VorteX

We aren’t discussing MP maps beyond Wraparound and War House, and while the vast majority of our maps will be brand new, we also know what the ladies (and gents) like.

remakes confirmed

Awesome new avatar, Lockout confirmed.

If i remember correctly they couldnt use the old BSP from the Halo 2 lockout because it was ... broken in some way.

Hopefully the can get a remake as close to accurate as possible.

Ideally id love EVERY old halo map to come back but if i had to pick 5.

Last Resort/Zanzibar
Lockout
Midship
High Ground
Sidewinder.

Alt list

Backwash
Isolation
Elongation
Spire
Orbital

 

[WJD]

Awesome new avatar, Lockout confirmed.

If i remember correctly they couldnt use the old BSP from the Halo 2 lockout because it was ... broken in some way.

Hopefully the can get a remake as close to accurate as possible.

Ideally id love EVERY old halo map to come back but if i had to pick 5.

Last Resort/Zanzibar
Lockout
Midship
High Ground
Sidewinder

Add Burial Grounds to that list and you're onto a winner.

 

[The Librarian]

Halo 1: NONE
Halo 2: Breaking Benjamin - "Blow Me Away"
Halo 3: NONE

I hope Breaking Benjamin makes it's way into Halo 4 in a big way.

I laughed. Anyway...

Halo 1: Brothers in Arms, The Maw, Undercover of Night, A Walk in the Woods, Beyond a Pale Horse
Halo 2: In Amber Clad; Heretic, Hero; Remembrance
Halo 3: Behold a Pale Horse, One Final Effort, Halo Reborn, Tribute, Never Forget.

None of these three, however, compare to ODST's soundtrack.

ODST: Deference to Darkness, Neon Nigh, Traffic Jam, The Rookie...all of it.
Reach: Winter Contingency

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Awesome new avatar, Lockout confirmed.

If i remember correctly they couldnt use the old BSP from the Halo 2 lockout because it was ... broken in some way.

Hopefully the can get a remake as close to accurate as possible.

Ideally id love EVERY old halo map to come back but if i had to pick 5.

Last Resort/Zanzibar
Lockout
Midship
High Ground
Sidewinder

The Pit and a good Blood Gulch/ Valhalla remake should be on there.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

If we get a remake, I want it to be one we never got a remake of it before. So no Zanzibar, no Lockout, no Midship, etc. I'd love to see Valhala, if I had to choose just one.

Really, I just want good BTB maps more then anything. *watch everybody vote BTB Slayer every time*

*sigh*

 

[Homeboyd]

I too would be willing to accommodate a Valhalla remake.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

You know, I do enjoy Reach despite its many flaws, and I have defended it in the past.. That said, I recently picked up Halo 3 and man did it click.. while the game is perfect, it is very refreshing to play compared to Reach, and I really hope Halo 4 can capture best of the Halo 2/3 gameplay.

On the subject of remakes, while tough here is my list of wants:

Lockout
The Pit
Guardian
Valhalla
Terminal
Midship
(And almost every other map from Halo 2. My god where they good.)

While Day 1 DLC is a sour spot for most, and for good reason, I think Gears 2 handled it well with the 'flashback mappack'. I would love for 343 to get something out like that which comes free with every new copy of the game, maybe they could work with Certain Affinity again to get some remakes out there while 343 ships the game with new maps.

 

[op_ivy]

am i the only one that loved colossus? i never hear it mentioned in favorites lists (or, unfavorites even)

 

[The Librarian]

am i the only one that loved colossus? i never hear it mentioned in favorites lists (or, unfavorites even)

That was the Forerunner map with all the gas tanks right?

 

[StalkerUKCG]

You know, I do enjoy Reach despite its many flaws, and I have defended it in the past.. That said, I recently picked up Halo 3 and man did it click.. while the game is perfect, it is very refreshing to play compared to Reach, and I really hope Halo 4 can capture best of the Halo 2/3 gameplay.

On the subject of remakes, while tough here is my list of wants:

Lockout
The Pit
Guardian
Valhalla
Terminal
Midship
(And almost every other map from Halo 2. My god where they good.)

While Day 1 DLC is a sour spot for most, and for good reason, I think Gears 2 handled it well with the 'flashback mappack'. I would love for 343 to get something out like that which comes free with every new copy of the game, maybe they could work with Certain Affinity again to get some remakes out there while 343 ships the game with new maps.

Gods be good forge will be so diverse we wont need any remakes.

Forge 3.0 AKA Holodeck. BELIEVE

That was the Forerunner map with all the gas tanks right?

Yuh, gigantic ass map with bad sight lines and pretty bad weapon placement and a "Borken" man cannon + death traps in the floor.

Nice aesthetic

 

[Havok]

am i the only one that loved colossus? i never hear it mentioned in favorites lists (or, unfavorites even)

Some fond memories of that map, yeah, but the Beam Rifle domination was pretty ridiculous. That map would have been better without it.

 

[op_ivy]

That was the Forerunner map with all the gas tanks right?

 

[Falagard]

am i the only one that loved colossus? i never hear it mentioned in favorites lists (or, unfavorites even)

I loved all the Halo 2 maps. ALL OF THEM.

 

[BackdoorBeauty]

I always thought Standoff was the perfect BTB objective map.

(Make it rain)

 

[Fracas]

Borrowed Mass Effect 3 from a friend today, and just booted it up. Apparently I can't import my character's face from ME2? Awesome. I thought a major feature of the franchise was continuity?

Also saw the game breaking patch thread on the Gaming Side.
Didn't care too much for the demo either.

Obviously, expectations are sky high!

Spoiler

I'm sure I'll like it, I like ME1 & 2 a lot

 

[Overdoziz]

Please don't taint good maps with AAs, thanks.

 

[feel]

Yeah, that's the number one reason why I don't want remakes. AAs just shit all over the good memories.

 

[StalkerUKCG]

Borrowed Mass Effect 3 from a friend today, and just booted it up. Apparently I can't import my character's face from ME2? Awesome. I thought a major feature of the franchise was continuity?

Its a bug/error something to do with your previous imports and hard drives. Takes all of 5 mins to remake any character

Also saw the game breaking patch thread on the Gaming Side.
Didn't care too much for the demo either.

Multiplayer is the Tits in this game, so fracking good.

Obviously, expectations are sky high!

Spoiler

I'm sure I'll like it, I like ME1 & 2 a lot

Id lower them ..

 

[op_ivy]

Please don't taint good maps with AAs, thanks.

frankie seemed to readily shoot down that what we saw in the initial CG traile was a "jet pack", so i'm still hopeful that the "jet pack" we are still seeing in halo 4 is more of a boost pack and not as level breaking as the reach incarnation...

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Gods be good forge will be so diverse we wont need any remakes.

Forge 3.0 AKA Holodeck. BELIEVE

As long as Forge 3.0 brings to the table what every forge centric map has in the past, as well as new features it should be decent. But it absolutely needs more visual variety, whether from optional skyboxes, atmospheric effects or texture swapping options.

Yes, I loved that map! Halo 2.. how I miss you.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Please don't taint good maps with AAs, thanks.

What we need are maps designed with AA's in mind. I am thinking a Giant Jetpack flying through space will be a battleground designed with jetpacks in mind (complete with mini jetpacks which whizz around trying to knock you off the giant jetpack. Forcing you to jetpack back onto the jetpack.), a circus style hall of mirrors map would supplement Hologram. A map made completely out of see through glass will work well for Forerunner vision.

Thats the kind of forward thinking and innovation which will hopefully make Halo 4 brilliant.

If we get a remake, I want it to be one we never got a remake of it before. So no Zanzibar, no Lockout, no Midship, etc. I'd love to see Valhala, if I had to choose just one.

Really, I just want good BTB maps more then anything. *watch everybody vote BTB Slayer every time*

*sigh*

I think some maps have been done near to death at this point, I have never been a fan of beaver creek so I would be quite happy if that doesnt come back, that map has been in every Halo game except 3. Same with Hang em High which I did quite like. Blood Gulch is a series classic though, and needs to come back in some form.

 

[OverHeat]

I loved all the Halo 2 maps. ALL OF THEM.

Backwash framerate on 360.....

 

[derFeef]

I just played (well, tried) anniversary the first time today, it looks and plays pretty good except some small stuff. So much memories.... but I am pretty rusty. Those damn Elites in the narrow spaces.

 

[WJD]

Backwash framerate on 360.....

Backwash was terrible no matter the frame rate.

 

[heckfu]

Yeah, that's the number one reason why I don't want remakes. AAs just shit all over the good memories.

I just thought of how much shit Backwash would've been with active camo.

Jumpin Jesus.

 

[Overdoziz]

How about they just take Midship and raise to ceiling to accommodate Jetpacks? Ship it.

 

[BackdoorBeauty]

Please don't taint good maps with AAs, thanks.

Taint?

 

[Tashi]

How about they just take Midship and raise to ceiling to accommodate Jetpacks? Ship it.

Midship it

 

[Hydranockz]

Borrowed Mass Effect 3 from a friend today, and just booted it up. Apparently I can't import my character's face from ME2? Awesome. I thought a major feature of the franchise was continuity?

Also saw the game breaking patch thread on the Gaming Side.
Didn't care too much for the demo either.

Obviously, expectations are sky high!

Spoiler

I'm sure I'll like it, I like ME1 & 2 a lot

The patch allows you to import custom faces from 2 and the bug only seems to occur if you got th N7 Warfare pack thing.

 

[kylej]

Taint?

Ruin.

 

[GhaleonEB]

What we need are maps designed with AA's in mind.

This. So much this. A map that plays well as is, but has certain chasms that can be crossed with jetpack, certain blind corners that Forerunner vision will be useful for, etc.

There's not a single remake in Reach that plays as good as the original because it wasn't designed with AA's as part of the sandbox.

 

[BackdoorBeauty]

Ruin.

I liked "Shit all over." personally.

 

[Fracas]

Id lower them ..

What's bad about it, other than the ending? What I'm worried about most is that this is gonna be essentially a 3rd person shooter, with any semblance of plot thrown out the window.
Or at least that's how the demo made me feel.

And yes, I'm definitely looking forward to multiplayer.
spoilerish story thing, not much of one if at all:

Spoiler

I was told that in order to achieve the ending desired (ie defend the galaxy in the best way possible? Not really sure, the guy I talked to was vague), I pretty much had to play mutiplayer to get "resources", sort of like ME2 and the ship upgrades. Is that actually true?

The patch allows you to import custom faces from 2 and the bug only seems to occur if you got th N7 Warfare pack thing.

Good, I'm to lazy to replicate my Bobby Flay looking Shepard lol

edit 2: Wat. This isn't my Shepard.

 

[Butane123]

I'd love a Colossus remake... sans a conveniently placed sniper.

 

[Karl2177]

Halo 1(Anniversary): The Maw (First Step)
Halo 2: High Charity Suite
Halo 3: Farthest Outpost

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

I really wish 343 would use this logo from now on. The previous one is so ugly in comparison.

 

[neoism]

I don't think it is Forerunners...if you read the lore it wouldn't sound like it at least. >__>

i stopped at first strike.. I usually am not interested in the halo books unless chief is in them...

 

[Overdoziz]

Midship it

 

[Bregmann Roche]

So cryptic.

I took it to mean "Nooooooarrrrrrrooooowwwwwwsssss is coming back in Halo 4 everyone!".

I too would be willing to accommodate a Valhalla remake.

Guesses for what will get the remake/spiritual successor treatment:
Valhalla (useful for BTB and Team Slayer games)
Lockout
Midship
The Pit
Sidewinder

Those five maps would be a good start towards a balanced set of large/small, symmetrical/asymmetrical, and objective/slayer spaces in which to play. Five remakes might be a lot but those seem like the five best candidates (not necessarily my personal preferences).

 

[zlatko]

Got a question. What's the rules on using that image I mentioned that is from a publication that isn't allowed to be posted here on GAF, as an avatar?

I mean I'll be cropping it and such, but just wondered if it's okay to do so?

 

[Kuroyume]

Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please don't waste a spot on a Valhalla remake. Just let your fans do it in Forge. Also, don't want to see yet another Hang em high remake. With the exception of Beaver Creek or Sidewinder I don't want to see any more CE remakes.

 

[kylej]

Please make Forge a legitimate feature this time too. If Trials can do it, and Far Cry did it 4 years ago, Microsoft's biggest first-party game of the year can do it.

 

[Overdoziz]

Got a question. What's the rules on using that image I mentioned that is from a publication that isn't allowed to be posted here on GAF, as an avatar?

I mean I'll be cropping it and such, but just wondered if it's okay to do so?

Go for it.

Spoiler

If you want to get banned.

Please make Forge a legitimate feature this time too. If Trials can do it, and Far Cry did it 4 years ago, Microsoft's biggest first-party game of the year can do it.

This reminds me, we should be able to place invisible barriers. Soft and hard kill zones only get you so far.

 

[Franklinator]

Please make Forge a legitimate feature this time too. If Trials can do it, and Far Cry did it 4 years ago, Microsoft's biggest first-party game of the year can do it.

Yeah, for sure. I screw around with Forge a lot, and having a terrain editor in addition to a bunch of other new features (can't think of any right now) would be great.

 

[thezerofire]

Please make Forge a legitimate feature this time too. If Trials can do it, and Far Cry did it 4 years ago, Microsoft's biggest first-party game of the year can do it.

Forget Forge World, just give us a couple generic spaces of different sizes, some topography control, and more color pallets

 

[neoism]

Halo 1: NONE
Halo 2: Breaking Benjamin - "Blow Me Away"
Halo 3: NONE

I hope Breaking Benjamin makes it's way into Halo 4 in a big way.

they broke up... I love that band too, but no

 

[Falagard]

This. So much this. A map that plays well as is, but has certain chasms that can be crossed with jetpack, certain blind corners that Forerunner vision will be useful for, etc.

There's not a single remake in Reach that plays as good as the original because it wasn't designed with AA's as part of the sandbox.

I disagree, fuck the armor abilities. I want the maps to be fun without armor abilities. Get those jetpacks out of my Halos.

 

[Risen]

Please make Theater a legitimate feature this time too.

Fixed

 

[kylej]

Fixed

Still have a hard time believing how Forge and Theater turned out after 3 years of dev time at Bungie. Bungie is terrible.