Halo 5 and 2015 sidegame...

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Everyone knows that Halo 5 is planned to release in 2014 probably close to the end of the year. But when 343 Industries makes a main game a side game follows the following or gap year between main titles.

Halo Timeline(343 Industries)
2011 - Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary (Side Game)
2012 - Halo 4 (Main Title)
2013 - Halo: Spartan Assault (Side Game)
2014 - Halo 5 (Main Title)
2015 - ? (Side Game)

And so I have a few ideas on what it should be… perhaps Halo: ODST 2; Halo 5: Great Schism; Halo Wars 2; Halo: Spartan Assault 2

Halo: ODST 2:

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Microsoft is being ridiculous. They ought to release Halo 2 Anniversary for 2014 (10 year anniversary and then of course everyone would stop asking for it) and Halo 5 for 2015 (more development time for polishing and such).

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> Microsoft is being ridiculous. They ought to release Halo 2 Anniversary for 2014 (10 year anniversary and then of course everyone would stop asking for it) and Halo 5 for 2015 (more development time for polishing and such).

Thats exactly what i was gonna say. It would be more logical to do it this way. H2A- 2014 and Halo 5- 2015

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What do you mean Halo 5: Great Schism. Do you mean a side game detailing the war on Sanghellios?

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I’d like to see a lot of things but H2A isn’t at the top of my list. I’d prefer a Halo original trilogy pack in 2021 so Halo 3 wont get left out and it’ll only take up one slot for a side game.

New stories like ODST 2, Spartan ops, Halo wars 2, Spartan Assault 2 etc would be brand new experiences story wise and game play wise. I would like any of these over a H2A.

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> Microsoft is being ridiculous. They ought to release Halo 2 Anniversary for 2014 (10 year anniversary and then of course everyone would stop asking for it) and Halo 5 for 2015 (more development time for polishing and such).

I agree completely! 2014 is far too early for Halo 5 to be released, I feel as though they’re rushing it. That is the worst move they could do right now, since 343i really need to take their time to make sure that Halo 5 is the best game that it can be, and that it makes the fans happy. It’s the make it or break it game for many fans, and they can’t afford to fail.

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What would be ridiculous is letting your new console go two years without your flagship exclusive franchise having a new installment on it.

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I’m almost certain that the next “side game” will be Halo 2: Remastered.

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> Microsoft is being ridiculous. They ought to release Halo 2 Anniversary for 2014 (10 year anniversary and then of course everyone would stop asking for it) and Halo 5 for 2015 (more development time for polishing and such).

Maybe they are going to release H2A. I know they’ve stated that it’s not in production and such but the same was about CEA. Halo 5 may not come out until 2015. The announcement was just for Halo in general and that leads me to believe that we will see a H2A this year. I’m probably just thinking this way because I’d really love to relive the glory days. If I was a Halo 2 hater I’d probably be telling you how Halo 2 is never going to be remade. Either way I have my fingers crossed. 343 did say they were working on something else… :slight_smile:

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Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.

Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.

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> Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.
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> Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.

This^^^^

while I am def not a H2 hater I want to see other things in the universe other than what we have already seen

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> Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.
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> Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.

This is why I’m a fan of outsourcing the creation of a product like Halo CEA. It doesn’t have to impact the resources available to construct an original product.

Although in the case of Halo 2, I would be super interested to see them to give us the campaign that Halo 2 was intended to have as a non-canon piece of fan service.

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While h2 had some great vistas that’d be great to see in good graphics, I would also prefer something new to something we already have.

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I’m more anxious for this new trilogy to continue than remake 2. I say keep the focus there, a sidegame comes the year following.

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> > Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.
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> > Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.
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> This is why I’m a fan of outsourcing the creation of a product like Halo CEA. It doesn’t have to impact the resources available to construct an original product.
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> Although in the case of Halo 2, I would be super interested to see them to give us the campaign that Halo 2 was intended to have as a non-canon piece of fan service.

Still, I’d rather move past the more established bits of Halo, for example The Fall of Reach getting a Definitive Edition and comic series about it was ridiculous. I also see a Harvest game as a popular demand along with H2A, nevermind Harvest has been done to death already.

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> Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.
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> Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.

Of course. I, and those of like mind, will definitely let go of our need for Halo 2 Anniversary; after it is released. After looking back, we can all move forward together. Delaying Halo 5 until 2015 and filling 2014 with Halo 2 Anniversary could only be good for Halo 5 and the franchise as a whole. Side games and other media that advance and enrich the plot could, of course, accompany both titles, be released in between, and in the years to follow.

Think of it this way. Once Halo 2 Anniversary is released, it won’t be in the way, hordes of Halo 2 fans won’t be requesting it, and it won’t, contrary to popular belief, start an endless chain of remakes. It would take up minimal resources, be outsourced to another team, satisfy a large portion of the Halo community, make a hefty profit, as well as re-expose that vital part of the story to Halo players - in glorious HD.

Honestly, at this point, it’s more realistic to expect Halo 2 Anniversary to happen than to expect its proponents to stop wanting it so desperately. Of course, it’s not confirmed, and it could still not happen, but it’s something that a lot of people desperately want to see and that, if it happened, would have a negligible impact on its opponents. Seriously, it wouldn’t hurt you guys at all, unless you were sad and angry that a small group of people could re-experience the joy and wonder they felt in 2004 in a whole new way. :stuck_out_tongue:

Microsoft is milking Halo for all it’s got right now, so you really don’t need to worry about a lack of new material. Revisiting the past to see what made Halo great (to a lot of fans, at least) is never a bad idea. Some of those people might be disappointed when Halo 2 Anniversary doesn’t include multiplayer, but I have realistic expectations. If it is released, it will most likely only include Campaign, which I’d be more than happy with.

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> Of course. I, and those of like mind, will definitely let go of our need for Halo 2 Anniversary; after it is released. After looking back, we can all move forward together. Delaying Halo 5 until 2015 and filling 2014 with Halo 2 Anniversary could only be good for Halo 5 and the franchise as a whole. Side games and other media that advance and enrich the plot could, of course, accompany both titles, be released in between, and in the years to follow.

I don’t see how a remake is going to enrich the plot by rehashing the same material we’ve known for the past 9 years.

> Think of it this way. Once Halo 2 Anniversary is released, it won’t be in the way, hordes of Halo 2 fans won’t be requesting it, and it won’t, contrary to popular belief, start an endless chain of remakes. It would take up minimal resources, be outsourced to another team, satisfy a large portion of the Halo community, make a hefty profit, as well as re-expose that vital part of the story to Halo players - in glorious HD.

And yet I don’t see how re-introducing this story will do anything. It has very little grasp as to what is going on now. Post-Halo 3 is all about humanity rising from the ashes of the Human-Covenant War and finding its role in the galaxy. How does Halo 2’s story relate to that theme?

> Honestly, at this point, it’s more realistic to expect Halo 2 Anniversary to happen than to expect its proponents to stop wanting it so desperately. Of course, it’s not confirmed, and it could still not happen, but it’s something that a lot of people desperately want to see and that, if it happened, would have a negligible impact on its opponents. Seriously, it wouldn’t hurt you guys at all, unless you were sad and angry that a small group of people could re-experience the joy and wonder they felt in 2004 in a whole new way. :stuck_out_tongue:

It isn’t about not wanting to see people be happy, it is about wanting the franchise to grow. Remakes are essentially filler and filler is rarely ever beneficial to a growing or established franchise. Cortana said it best, a lot can happen in 5 years and a lot did seem to happen.

> Microsoft is milking Halo for all it’s got right now, so you really don’t need to worry about a lack of new material. <mark>Revisiting the past to see what made Halo great (to a lot of fans, at least) is never a bad idea.</mark> Some of those people might be disappointed when Halo 2 Anniversary doesn’t include multiplayer, but I have realistic expectations. If it is released, it will most likely only include Campaign, which I’d be more than happy with.

When it doesn’t let the franchise grow and is used to make a quick buck because of a lack of creativity or initiative, I’d say it can be a bad idea.

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> I don’t see how a remake is going to enrich the plot by rehashing the same material we’ve known for the past 9 years.

I didn’t say that the remake would enrich the plot, I said that there’d still be room for material that could, despite the remake.

> And yet I don’t see how re-introducing this story will do anything. It has very little grasp as to what is going on now. Post-Halo 3 is all about humanity rising from the ashes of the Human-Covenant War and finding its role in the galaxy. How does Halo 2’s story relate to that theme?

The Great Schism and the collapse of the Covenant, the reintroduction of the Flood, the introduction of the Arbiter, the Brute-Elite conflict, and the advancement of Cortana’s instability, are kind of important.

> It isn’t about not wanting to see people be happy, it is about wanting the franchise to grow. Remakes are essentially filler and filler is rarely ever beneficial to a growing or established franchise. Cortana said it best, a lot can happen in 5 years and a lot did seem to happen.

Filler is important to those who perceive it as interesting or beneficial, it’s all about perception. H2A may not grow the franchise, unless in regard to publicity and restoring faith with older fans, but it’d still be a seller that fans would enjoy, and that’s the point.

> When it doesn’t let the franchise grow and is used to make a quick buck because of a lack of creativity or initiative, I’d say it can be a bad idea.

Except that a lot of fans actually want it and that it really has no practical negative effects whatsoever, so I’d say it could only be a good idea.

I don’t know why you’re so against it. I understand where you’re coming from, but one game, one not even full game, a remake, could not possibly have any negative effect on the franchise. It’d be released, then Halo 5 would be (or the other way around), and things would continue as normal. Novels and comics and tv series and more games that advance the story would still be released, and that section of the fanbase would be satisfied, Halo 2 would be a done deal, and Milkro$oft would have more money in their pockets. Sorry if I’m ranting or being rude in any wway, but it’s something I’m passionate about and it’s 3:36 in the morning.

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> Can we let go of this need of a Halo 2 Anniversary? Why remake a game when there is a fertile universe just waiting to be explored in the years after Halo 3 and before Halo 4? We’ve got the reclamation of Terceira from rebels that involved a lot of sea-based operations. We’ve got classified raids against rebels on Talista. We’ve got the early exploration efforts on Installation 03. There is the Concord Incident of 2554, of which we don’t know what happened.
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> Events like these need to be a proper side-game, not a remake of Halo 2.

Even if you, personally, don’t want Halo 2 remastered, A LOT of the community still does, and 343 has to take that very seriously. Whether you like it or not, it’s happening.

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> Even if you, personally, don’t want Halo 2 remastered, A LOT of the community still does, and 343 has to take that very seriously. <mark>Whether you like it or not, it’s happening.</mark>

I wasn’t aware it was confirmed.