Halo 2 Anniversary?!

Is Halo 2 Anniversary legit?

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Is it true that 343 will launch H2 Anniversary in late 2014? Halo 2 remastered would be tight for so many reasons.

First, it would look excellent. The new capabilities for graphics using XBOX One will give a greater image and better frames-per-second, giving much sharper quality. We have already seen this in the Halo for XBOX One trailer. The switch may or may not provide advantages, though. With the first Anniversary Edition, the original game engine was used to make the game, so they may be limited when it comes to visuals.

Second, the characters will be beast. I can't imagine what the Arbiter would look like! I hope they keep grunts looking like Halo 2 through Reach grunts and not the new Halo 4 Storm model.

SMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dual Wield would return, the trademark of Halo 2!!!!! I miss dual wield.

Halo 2 had tons of fun glitches, such as the Pelican glitch, and super-bounces. The jump height was crazy, and falling damage was gone. In Outskirts, you can wander the whole map on the rooftops.

Legendary in Halo Reach was like Heroic in Halo 2. Halo 2's Legendary difficulty was deserving of the title legendary.

Interesting Fact: Skulls actually exist in the original Halo 2.

Halo 2 had a feel to it that many Halo games could not top. It was a revolutionary game for 2004, held an epic, detailed story line, and should definitely be remastered like they did for Halo CE. I hope they keep the same gameplay engine and new/old graphics switches like the first Anniversary edition, if they decide to remake it.

Halo 2 was one of the best Halo games, and deserves to be enjoyed again on the newer systems.

Do you believe the rumor that Halo 2 Anniversary Edition is under development? There will be a poll.

The Best of Halo 2 - PART ZERO - INTRO

Halo 2 is great for several reasons:

-Gameplay (smooth play, fun, and stuff like dual-wield)
-Story (well-thought out story, great link to past events, and 2 stories that meet later in the game)
-Incredible moments (Funny, heroic, and surprising events unfold in Halo 2)
-Deleted content (It's amazing how much effort was put into Halo 2)
-Character personality (Even random marines and covenant have personalities)
-Humor (Some very funny things are said in Halo 2)

I will attempt to split these ideas into posts as I get the chance.

The Best of Halo 2 PART ONE - CAMPAIGN PART ONE

In my opinion, Halo 2 was the best of the original three Halo games, and possibly the best of Bungie's career. I will write multiple posts explaining why Halo 2 was, and still is, so great.

WARNING: CONTAINS SEVERAL SPOILERS

CAMPAIGN


Cairo Station

The campaign begins on a UNSC space installation called Cairo Station (also the name of the first level). After an armory officer informs the player of the Mk. VI armor, and a small ride with Johnson, the Chief, in body armor, walks out with Sergeant Johnson, dressed in a white uniform, into a room filled with camera drones and cheering marines. When the admiral is met, something funny happens between Chief, Johnson, and Cortana. The Admiral also awards Johnson a medal. I noticed that Johnson is currently wearing a purple heart medal, meaning that he was injured in previous combat. The Admiral has a purple heart medal as well, and a Congressional Medal of Honor, which is worth noting. The medal Miranda Keyes recieves is for her father Jacob Keyes, who was lost in a Flood attack. The beginning cutscene ends at 3:30.

The second part of the video is at the end. Cairo station was borded and Master Chief held off the Covenant forces. They get report of a bomb and eventually find it in a room full of Covenant troops, mainly elites. Watch what happens after Chief exterminates the Covies.

By the Way, the elite in the gold armor is Thel Vadam, the soon-to-be Arbiter. He is being punished for being a supposed heretic to the Covenant. The grunts can be heard screaming "heretic."

Outskirts

The mission Outskirts is one of my favorite. The beginning cutscene is great, and was originally supposed to be something different. The original opening cutscene follows.

The deleted cutscene (which I think Bungie should have used) fits in right after some familiar dialogue from the published scene.

The level outskirts is so great and so extensive, that I might make a whole post about it, so I might explain it another time.

I will get into more detail about Halo 2 when I can, and may update this post with more information.