The Halo shield recharge sounds we had in Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo Reach are probably the most icon sound pieces in the Halo franchise and 343 needs to bring them back before Halo 5 launches. This is a change that 343 should not have made in Halo 4 and many people complained about it being gone. They already brought back the classic Halo announcer in Halo 5 (no longer autotuned) but we also need the classic and very icon Halo shield recharge sounds back in Halo 5. It’s such a small change that can make a very big difference in the way we experience Halo 5. It immediately adds a very positive nostalgia feeling to the game and will definitely help Halo 5 in creating an amazing Halo experience.
Please 343 listen to us and bring this icon piece of sound back in Halo 5 before the game launches, there is still plenty of time to implement this and it won’t be too much work to make it happen.
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> The Halo shield recharge sounds we had in Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo Reach are probably the most icon sound pieces in the Halo franchise and 343 needs to bring them back before Halo 5 launches. This is a change that 343 should not have made in Halo 4 and many people complained about it being gone. They already brought back the classic Halo announcer in Halo 5 (no longer autotuned) but we also need the classic and very icon Halo shield recharge sounds back in Halo 5. It’s such a small change that can make a very big difference in the way we experience Halo 5. It immediately adds a very positive nostalgia feeling to the game and will definitely help Halo 5 in creating an amazing Halo experience.
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> Please 343 listen to us and bring this icon piece of sound back in Halo 5 before the game launches, there is still plenty of time to implement this and it won’t be too much work to make it happen.
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> p.s. looking forward to Halo 5!
Totally agree with you on this. The new sound is just really annoying and don’t even get me started on the low shield/health sound…
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> > I for one totally agree. I liked the old shield sounds much better.
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> I posted this on Reddit as well and someone said it’s as iconic as the Mario Coin sound. Totally agreed with that statement.
Can we please stop calling everything that we personally like but is now gone/slightly altered iconic? Next we’ll be saying that the Jackal tongue texture is iconic, or Thel’s left thigh.
I agree, the new one is not as clear as the older one when the shield is recharging and when it’s done.
It was very easy to hear when the shield was fully recharged, now I can’t really make out when my shield has recharged, I have to look up, which is bad game design.
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> Can we please stop calling everything that we personally like but is now gone/slightly altered iconic? Next we’ll be saying that the Jackal tongue texture is iconic, or Thel’s left thigh.
Nah, in this case the shield noise is iconic and in most cases all the things are gone/slightly altered were iconic. It’s like changing the noise of a lightsaber.
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> Can we please stop calling everything that we personally like but is now gone/slightly altered iconic? Next we’ll be saying that the Jackal tongue texture is iconic, or Thel’s left thigh.
In this case if you play the sound to anyone who has played Halo they would immediately notice it. Plus I would be ok with the change if it was better than the old one but the new one just sucks.
Though I am more concerned with the beeping for “shields down”, and “shields broken”. I find that the “shields down” blends into the multitude of background noise effects, and that “shields broken” is just jarringly annoying.
Yes please, I just watched the fathom gameplay and that is the only problem I had with it. Jeff Steitzer is back to his old self, now all we need is a shield sound that doesn’t give me a headache
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> Can we please stop calling everything that we personally like but is now gone/slightly altered iconic? Next we’ll be saying that the Jackal tongue texture is iconic, or Thel’s left thigh.
OMG marry me. I’m so tired of that word being thrown around, even though it’s slowed down quite a bit lately.
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> Can we please stop calling everything that we personally like but is now gone/slightly altered iconic? Next we’ll be saying that the Jackal tongue texture is iconic, or Thel’s left thigh.