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Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain Remake
Posted By: Dani <slightlylive@forwarduntodawn.com>Date: 4/23/11 2:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain Remake (Cody Miller)


: I think we are at odd as to what we want in a remake.

Maybe we are. That's no bad thing.

: You seem to want something as close to the original experience as possible. I
: don't.

As close as possible? The way I see it, if it doesn't feel like Halo, it isn't Halo. If the Silent Cartographer doesn't feel like the Silent Cartographer then it isn't.

I'm not against slight changes and updates here and there but why even go to the bother of remaking something if you are going to fundamentally change it in any way serious fashion.

: The fact remains that if I want to play Halo and take a trip down memory
: lane, I can just play it. It works on my Xbox, and it works on my Xbox
: 360. I can get some people together to play a LAN. It's still available to
: me.

This is one of the reason why I question why a remake is even needed. Yeah, I could be playing Halo right now on my PC. I played it for an hour the other night. I've already bought the game twice on two platforms. 343i need to convince why a remake is better idea than, say Halo Wars 2 or maybe Elite 3rd persion action adventure or something. Why is treading old ground better than delivering fresh new content?

: Do you remember Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake? It's understandable that you
: don't, because it wasn't very good. It was more or less a shot for shot
: remake of the original, even going so far as to emulate editing and camera
: movement.

: Do you remember Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear remake? I'm sure more people do.
: It was very good. It was not however, faithful to the original. A lot was
: changed, and new aspects of the story and characters were explored. In
: fact, I'd say it's a better film than the original.

Look at planet of the Apes remake. They tried to adapt that to modern tastes and failed. Heck, I question why they felt the need to remake it in the first place.

: If a Halo remake is straight up Halo in HD I'm not going to bother with it.
: However, if they redesign the levels, redo the cutscenes, tweak story
: points (don't have to retcon here, just deepen things), add new mechanics
: and elements, and of course have online multiplayer, then I might check it
: out.

I'm the kind of guy that would be afraid that adding new mechanics and elements into a classic. I think it would risk alienating a large portion of fans.

Yeah, looks like we have different opinion on this, but I sincerely respect your position. I guess I'd lean closer to your side of the argument if I wasn't so conservative about why I like the original Halo.


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Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 12:26 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeMoorpheusl9 4/23/11 12:39 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 1:06 p.m.
     11th Suggestion.Bones153 4/23/11 12:44 p.m.
           Re: 11th Suggestion.padraig08 4/23/11 1:16 p.m.
           Re: 12th Suggestion.DMFanella 4/23/11 1:27 p.m.
           "I never want a remake. Period." Mentality.NsU Soldier 4/23/11 7:23 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakePkmnrulz240 4/23/11 12:53 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 1:15 p.m.
     One Amendmentpadraig08 4/23/11 1:10 p.m.
           Re: One AmendmentDani 4/23/11 1:18 p.m.
                 Re: One Amendmentpadraig08 4/23/11 1:31 p.m.
                       I remember thatSEspider 4/25/11 1:30 a.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeTaco Power 4/23/11 1:42 p.m.
           Would prefer it remasted than remade meself *NM*Firestorm12 4/23/11 1:50 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeCody Miller 4/23/11 1:45 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 2:03 p.m.
                 Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeCody Miller 4/23/11 2:07 p.m.
                       Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 2:18 p.m.
                 Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeRC Master 4/23/11 3:53 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDHalo 4/23/11 2:11 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDHalo 4/23/11 2:08 p.m.
           We can rebuild it, we have the technologySonGoharotto 4/23/11 3:26 p.m.
                 Argh, want to reply to OP... *NM*SonGoharotto 4/23/11 3:29 p.m.
                 Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologyQuirel 4/23/11 6:01 p.m.
                       Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologySonGoharotto 4/24/11 8:09 a.m.
                             Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologyQuirel 4/24/11 12:28 p.m.
                                   Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologySonGoharotto 4/24/11 2:15 p.m.
                                         Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologyQuirel 4/24/11 3:38 p.m.
                                               Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologySonGoharotto 4/24/11 4:38 p.m.
                                                     Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologyQuirel 4/24/11 10:22 p.m.
                                                           Re: We can rebuild it, we have the technologySonGoharotto 4/25/11 4:18 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeBanditORR 4/23/11 2:13 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeDani 4/23/11 2:18 p.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeQuirel 4/23/11 5:49 p.m.
     "Softly Does It"Hyokin 4/23/11 2:17 p.m.
           Re: "Softly Does It"Dani 4/23/11 2:29 p.m.
                 Re: "Softly Does It"Hyokin 4/23/11 2:40 p.m.
                 Re: "Softly Does It"Kermit 4/23/11 2:58 p.m.
           Re: "Softly Does It"The BS Police 4/23/11 5:21 p.m.
                 Re: "Softly Does It"Hyokin 4/23/11 9:41 p.m.
                       Re: "Softly Does It"The BS Police 4/24/11 4:17 a.m.
                             Re: "Softly Does It"Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 4/24/11 5:21 a.m.
                                   Re: "Softly Does It"The BS Police 4/24/11 6:19 a.m.
                                         Re: "Softly Does It"Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 4/24/11 6:47 a.m.
                                               Re: "Softly Does It"The BS Police 4/24/11 7:13 a.m.
                                                     You just don't get it.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 4/24/11 7:29 a.m.
                                                           Re: You just don't get it.The BS Police 4/24/11 7:46 a.m.
                                                                 Re: You just don't get it.Kermit 4/24/11 8:37 a.m.
                                                                 Re: You just don't get it.Hyokin 4/24/11 11:59 a.m.
     I just don't care.uberfoop 4/23/11 3:16 p.m.
     Boo this man. *longish*Gravemind 4/23/11 6:23 p.m.
           Addendum.Gravemind 4/23/11 6:34 p.m.
           Re: Boo this man. *longish*Dani 4/23/11 6:52 p.m.
                 Re: Boo this man. *longish*DEEP NNN 4/23/11 7:05 p.m.
                       Re: Boo this man. *longish*Cody Miller 4/23/11 7:15 p.m.
                             Re: Boo this man. *longish*DEEP NNN 4/23/11 7:22 p.m.
           Re: Boo this man. *longish*Narcogen 4/24/11 11:12 p.m.
                 Re: Boo this man. *longish*Gravemind 4/25/11 2:35 p.m.
                       Re: Boo this man. *longish*Narcogen 4/26/11 1:48 a.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeFyreWulff 4/23/11 6:59 p.m.
           I should addFyreWulff 4/23/11 7:02 p.m.
                 Re: I should addDani 4/23/11 7:16 p.m.
                       Re: I should addFyreWulff 4/23/11 7:21 p.m.
                             Re: I should addGeneral Vagueness 4/23/11 9:42 p.m.
                                   Re: I should addThe BS Police 4/24/11 8:36 a.m.
                                         Re: I should addGeneral Vagueness 4/24/11 11:09 a.m.
                                               Re: I should adduberfoop 4/24/11 2:06 p.m.
           Wait, what?uberfoop 4/24/11 2:25 a.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeThe BS Police 4/24/11 4:12 a.m.
                 Before somebody takes that comment out of contextThe BS Police 4/24/11 6:26 a.m.
                       Re: Before somebody takes that comment out of contDEEP NNN 4/24/11 8:08 a.m.
                             Re: Before somebody takes that comment out of contThe BS Police 4/24/11 8:21 a.m.
           Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeGravemind 4/24/11 12:02 p.m.
     No new multiplayer!ElzarTheBam 4/23/11 7:00 p.m.
     Re: Ten Suggestions For A CErtain RemakeSEspider 4/25/11 1:23 a.m.
     "DUMB" are we?!SEspider 4/25/11 2:46 a.m.
           ::facepalm::Louis Wu 4/25/11 7:45 a.m.
                 Re: ::facepalm::Quirel 4/25/11 9:41 a.m.
                 Re: ::facepalm::CaneCutter 4/25/11 10:52 a.m.
                 Re: ::facepalm::Narcogen 4/26/11 1:53 a.m.
                       Re: ::facepalm::Dani 4/26/11 2:47 a.m.
                             Re: ::facepalm::Kermit 4/26/11 9:44 a.m.
                             Re: ::facepalm::Narcogen 4/27/11 12:12 a.m.
     HBO: Sarcasm? On the Internet? Impossible. *NM*General Vagueness 4/25/11 7:34 a.m.



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