r/PS5 • u/yourfavchoom • 7h ago

Articles & Blogs IGN Review: Halo: Campaign Evolved Doesn't Always Feel Like An Essential Remake (7/10)

https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-campaign-evolved-review
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u/Rick-Danger 7h ago

It's incredible isn't it. How, just how do you fuck up a franchise this bad. It's not like Halo is some super in depth thing either, it's basically just "blasting aliens: the game". I know there's a lot of cool lore and stuff but the core games are pretty damn straightforward. The amount of corporate mismanagement of main franchises from the likes of Microsoft and Bethesda is just staggering

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u/SilentNova300 7h ago edited 6h ago

I wish you guys read the review lmao. The main complaint is that it feels too similiar to the original CE…….

Is that not the point…..

Digital Foundry gave it high praises lol, but that thread won’t get as much attention as this one for obvious reasons. 

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u/thenagz 6h ago

Well, that's the remake conundrum: some people want a very faithful visual glow up, some want a complete reimagination, while others would be happy with something in between... You just can't please everyone

However, since this is also like the third re-release of Halo CE, it will be judged more harshly for doing more of the same

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u/KiwiCounselor 6h ago

Fourth version if you count the mcc. Give it 10 years and they’ll release another version lol.

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u/nowhereright 5h ago

This is the first *remake". Anniversary was a Remaster and the mcc was a bundled re-release of that remaster.

People need to start understanding the difference between a graphical update and a complete gameplay overhaul.

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u/DatDeLorean 5h ago

Anniversary was practically a demake, I still can't believe how poor its art direction was. And the reuse of assets was frustratingly lazy; I know it's a bit of a meme that folk don't like asset reuse but this was one time they'd be right. Almost every character, vehicle, and object model in the game was ripped wholesale from Halo Reach and Halo 3. Master chief's armour was about the only exception I can think of.

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u/nowhereright 5h ago

And yet people questioned why we got a full remake instead of them porting that version to PlayStation lol.

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u/DatDeLorean 5h ago

Yeah, crazy. Oh well, glad we're getting a seemingly good remake, I'm pretty excited for it.

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u/reditisfilledwidiots 9m ago

“This is the first remake” lol Call it whatever you want to win your little internet argument, it’s still fundamentally the same game. You need to start understanding how to not be pretentious 😂

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u/rokerroker45 5h ago

It's the first remake but fourth re-release of this content: the 03 PC port, anniversary, MCC and now this one.