Well, a poorly-constructed trailer aside, I'm excited for this.
I mean, 343 is including classic maps, they're including classic gameplay (they confirmed that CE gameplay can be found in multiplayer, but it will probably be relegated to a seperate playlist. Not sure what they mean by this, as the only example that they highlighted was that some gametypes can feature the Halo 1 pistol in MP), and they're only charging $40 for it.
VladG said:
So is this just a HD remake of the original Halo?
(Before you jump me with "omfgrofl how can you not know this" take note that I am a pc gamer, have tried Halo 1 and 2, was thoroughly unimpressed and have cared very little about the franchise).
And if it is, what's the point of buying it? Isn't the 360 supposed to be backward-compatible? (instead of just backward? hur hur. Sorry, couldn't help myself.) Is simply a HD remake worth buying? Full price?
The PC versions of Halo 1 and Halo 2 were both released some time after their respective XBox versions. By the time they were released, their PC competition had far outdone them.
To put this in perspective, Halo 1 was released for the PC in late 2003, while the original XBox version was released in Late 2001. Halo 2 was released on the PC (as Halo 2 Vista) in 2007, the same year that it's 360-exclusive successor came out (also, the same year that CoD4 was released). By the time either game made it to PC, it was rather dated, and, in Halo 2's case, had technical issues. If there's one silver lining to the release of the first 2 Halos on PC, it's the fact that Halo 1 was ported well, was given additional maps, and recieved Custom Edition.
To answer your question on whether it's worth it to buy it; it's debatable, but the game isn't being released for full-price, it's coming in at around $40, so, it's a matter of whether you liked the original campaign (and Reach's multiplayer) enough to justify $40.