I feel that as a halo fan from day one, it was almost an insult to mess with the basic things that made Halo, Halo. For example the first time I ever heard of the grunts who went to nipple academy together, I laughed with my brother for hours. I’m also kinda disappointed that you are no longer able to shoot the backs off from grunts and watch them spin around like a top, that was something that was super clever from bungie, and was described in the books in great detail. It felt great, and now it’s gone, along with the witty dialogue that you would expect from a halo game? These things seem small, but It’s the little things that sometimes make a game that much more enjoyable.
I miss the stuff like “Down in front!” when they spoke English.
I miss what they would say in Halo 2. I miss talking enemies in general. I’ll never understand why they got rid of it.
I can almost understand, they wanted to make the covenant, darker, and more dangerous feeling. But I think they failed in that regard by making them such pansy’s once I saw them warshiping the floating egg.
> I can almost understand, they wanted to make the covenant, darker, and more dangerous feeling. But I think they failed in that regard by making them such pansy’s once I saw them warshiping the floating egg.
Though they practically worshiped alien Eggmen in the trilogy.
well… every race that was assimilated into the covenant was conquered before becoming part of the religious fighting force. Not just instantly OMG your jangly neck is so holy I must bow down to your eggyness.
> well… every race that was assimilated into the covenant was conquered before becoming part of the religious fighting force. Not just instantly OMG your jangly neck is so holy I must bow down to your eggyness.
Yup yup, and the Didact is their god pretty much, a living Forerunner.
I’m OK that the Grunts and other Covenant don’t speak English (however I wish they still did, and Jul Mdama did in one SpOps) but I just want them to look the way they did before!. OP I agree with you I mostly want the old Grunts. Also if the Elites are the same “kind” of Elites (species wise) then why are they tan? Before, Elites were black/brownish. I could only imagine the Elites Grunts and Jackals in Halo 4 graphics. Grunts should bring more comedy to the game like they did before. If only. If. Only.
Oh god. The english was the worst. I hated their whiny little B-- voices. I much prefer the look and voices of the grunts now.
Did anyone else notice how cute the grunts were in Halo 2? They looked so friendly and happy but now the just look boring.
I really miss the old grunts.
“It’s funny but I dream in english” - Random Sleeping Grunt
I find the new ones a lot cuter and more sleek
I swear I heard a really weird grunt line about how the Spartans were gonna -Yoink!- them or something.
this devastated me. the grunts were part of what made halo halo. they dont even speak english anymore.
terrible decision.
> this devastated me. the grunts were part of what made halo halo. they dont even speak english anymore.
>
> terrible decision.
Well, even without speaking english, they are still comedy-gold. Like the Hunter-slap on Spartan Ops.
The new grunts look look like snapping turtles.
“Bad cyborg!!!”
“everybodys dead, run!!”
They’re still funny.
Imagine a little grunt screaming at you, holding two plasma’s while running towards you as fast as his stubby legs can carry him, lol. Now imagine him with camo…
I miss those funny English speaking grunts too… 