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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:22AM syrik zero said

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Boom goes the dynamite.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:23AM ItsameMatt03 said

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Sweet. I don't preorder many games, but why not. I suppose I will make the short trek to Gamestop to plunk down a five dollar bill.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:23AM Pennegan said

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hhhhmmm..That looked pretty good, I just might change my mind and decide to get this. If they show some online mulitplayer that maintains the weight of halo 1 then it will be a buy.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:59AM 1337HammerBro said

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@Pennegan it wont have online multiplayer. the maps will be remade in halo reach.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:15AM syrik zero said

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@1337HammerBro

Are you sure? I thought it will have multiplayer, but it will be using the Reach engine rather than the Halo 1 engine. Which is a shame.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:20AM Pennegan said

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@syrik zero

Yeah Halo 1's multiplayer had a certain feeling to it, a certain weight that the other games don't have. In any case If I want to celebrate the anniversary of Halo CE I'll play the copy that I still have.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:47AM Tihn said

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@1337HammerBro
You're joking, right?
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:23AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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@Tihn

*sigh*

C'mon people, we've been over this:

- The 7 Halo Anniversary maps will be playable only in Reach.
- Halo: CE Anniversary will not support Xbox Live multiplayer whatsoever (outside of co-op)
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:42PM killer rin said

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@Captain Planet Planeteer Power'

Actually capt, your Sadly wrong also. On the 343 Sparkcast, Episode 3 (latest one) they talk alot about Halo CEA, such as multiplayer.

Halo CEA will come with 2 disks, Campaign, and multiplayer. The Campaign disk will have Campaign and some other stuff (maybe theatre?).

The multiplayer disk is a completely different game from Reach. on the multiplayer disk is ONLY those 7 maps from CE. Only the people playing on the CEA disk can play with people playing on the CEA disk. it has had some variables changed to make weapons the same power as they are in CE with the addition of some of the aspects from reach... such as Assassinations, Weapon Assassinations, and I think Sprint, Dive and Jetpack.

On top of this, the game comes with a code that will allow you to add the 7 maps to Halo Reach, so you can play them on Halo Reach if you like reaches mechanics better.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 6:46PM swajus said

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@killer rin

Best. News. Ever.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:25AM lawsmar said

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o cool, can't wait for this game:D

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:28AM Premature ejaculation man said

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Awesome.

Awesome to the max.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:58PM DarkNightRJ said

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@Premature ejaculation man
No jokes? There seems to be a lot of explosions here.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:35AM GTThaAceman said

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Oh yes I so cannot wait for this going to be awesome to relive my 13yr old memories of playing until 5min before i had to go to school and having LAN parties awww the memories.........

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 4:14PM byaboy said

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@GTThaAceman sounds like every day to me!
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:13PM Dlord said

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@humpy

Cool story bro.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:35AM foxhound said

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Eagerly looking forward to it!

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:43AM DSight said

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Why does the voice acting sound really really bad?

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:49AM The Tim said

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@DSight

That was what hit me too. Is that the same voice talent for Cortana? Seemed oddly more emotionless than i recall
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:03PM carbonize said

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@The Tim No I found it weird. Doesn't sound like Cortana at all and talk about dead pan delivery :|
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:09PM broken 4th wall said

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@The Tim

sounds like Cortana to me.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:00AM ll features ll said

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Mildly off topic....

haha they actually listened to the incredible nitpicky, Lore inspired complaint about the assault rifles skin (check the E3 reveal), mainly that they used the variant from Reach rather than CE, which in the story are effectively entirely different guns.

Just goes to show how serious 343 is treating this game as a fan service, very cool actually. :D

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:06AM RstyShackleFrd said

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looks like it could be fun.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:25AM byaboy said

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Is it every where you get the pre order bonus even in the uk.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:40AM SmilinGoat said

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My wife and I just played through Halo CE - Halo Reach. the story is surprisingly deep. the only one i did not really like playing was Halo 2. the story was decent, but i felt like the gameplay was lacking (single player, didnt play multiplayer)

we always assumed the game was for bro's and never really gave it a chance. This, Forza 4, Skyrm, and ME3 will make this fall/winter/spring very entertaining.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:01AM ll features ll said

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@SmilinGoat With Halo 2 and to a smaller extent Halo 3, I felt that the AI couldnt really handle ranged rifles like the BR and Carbine.

So yeah, I much prefer Halo: CE, Reach over the rest.

I feel that the same problem would have existed in Halo: CE if the pistol was more readily available but even then it was never great at taking down energy shields in the campaign, so close quarters combat was the norm, and the game was more fun for it.

I found replaying Halo 2 and 3 more fun if i banned myself from using headshot rifles....... well to a point. Trying to finish Cairo station in Legendary without a BR is very very difficult. :S
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:13AM sammo21 said

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@ll features ll all depends...if you turned skulls on (which isn't really the default game, I know) then they dodged a lot of that stuff.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 9:37PM Intic said

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@SmilinGoat

Sadly, the depth is only from a glance. If you try to look farther than the games and delve into the novels and such you'll be horribly disapointed in how many things don't add up.

The Halo world has a perfect track record of not following the ground work from before it.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:54AM DesmondMiles said

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HOLY %$%$ This is what everyone tried to copy? wow looks amazing tbh
This coming from a huge sony nerd

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 10:56AM The Tim said

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November 15th? Oops, sorry Master Chief, I love you, you know that, but Dovahkiin beat you to the punch for my preorder money for November

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:07AM girlshatebrian said

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Where is this pre-order special happening? I don't see confirmation of this anywhere...

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:12AM sammo21 said

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Cool beans but this will be something tons of people have...so I probably won't use it. Just like why I use my Super Meat Boy item, which is something I feel really proud of earning (though I still haven't beaten the dark levels :p )

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:33AM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said

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Wow, that sure is the Silent Cartographer stage again.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:40AM Faceless Troll said

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Do they make the Library stage shorter in this edition?

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 11:47AM Ebok007 said

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@Faceless Troll
If there is any justice in the world, it will be extended. How do you like them apples? I like "The Library," it's an endurance test.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:05PM Faceless Troll said

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@Ebok007 An endurance test of your interest maybe. I get bored shooting endless wave after endless wave in samey, bland corridors.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:19PM daytripper said

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@Faceless Troll
Campaign is 100% like the original.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:33PM TheShaper said

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@Faceless Troll
A question I can't get out of my head myself.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:12PM sonicspike41 said

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My only question is how this will work with co-op. If one person in the party has the pre-order skull and the rest don't, can you still use it (a-la L4D2's bat), or is it going to prevent you from using it?

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:45PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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In Halo 3 if someone in your party didn't have a skull unlocked you could still play with the skull on, I imagine that's how it will be implemented here.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 12:33PM Zaubern said

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So where are we suppose to pre-order the game to get these extras? You kind of forgot to mention that Justin. I'll go ahead and stick with Amazon for now. But if you could let us know, I'm sure more than just me would appreciate it.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:38PM TehPeanut said

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Haven't been interested in a Halo game, despite playing them all, since Halo 3, but I'm looking forward to this. Weird to feel a sense of nostalgia for something that seems as "new" as Halo:CE. Still blows my mind I was like 16 when that game came out.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:49PM Tyrantbigbird said

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Hey lets spend extra money on decorating our avatar.... Or not

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:58PM alakai said

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Still doesn't hold a candle to the Grunt Birthday Party skull. Who doesn't love seeing little grunty heads explode with confetti and sounds of children cheering?

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 1:59PM Sc4rfac3 said

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LOL! Pre-order sold.

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:13PM swooded said

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This will be great for some good old fashion co-op shenanigans

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:19PM XD SGT CHAOS XD said

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ITS AH HALO 1 PISTOL, EVERY ONE RUN!!!!

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:38PM kgoo867 said

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What the hell? They're taking SKULLS out of the main game so they can horde them away as pre-order bonuses? What the f*ck is that?

At least it's not an online pass >_

Posted: Jul 18th 2011 2:47PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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Kinda have to agree with you.
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Posted: Jul 18th 2011 5:45PM Varia Suit said

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@kgoo867 They aren't "taking them out," skulls weren't introduced into Halo until Halo 2. It's a fun addition, for absolutely no extra cost. Why is everyone so ungrateful?
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