With Halo 4's release slowly creeping up on us, and few details released so far announced, we've put on our speculating hat and and drawn up a list of the things we'd like to see in 343's first Halo effort.
And if you're wondering: our speculating hat is a fez, because they're awesome.
Let us know what you want to see in Halo 4 in the comments below.
Mix it up, tough guy
We've been fighting the same grunts and jackals for over a decade now, and any enemies introduced in sequels didn't really force us to mix up our strategy too much. From our experience, the majority of the enemies in the Halo series could be defeated by staying on our toes and spraying our gun at them until they dropped dead.
We want to see something completely different in terms of enemies - a collection of foes that pressures us to adopt a variety of combat tactics.
And please, for the sake of all things holy - no Flood.
Comments
36 comments so far...
Dimpee on 26 Feb '12 said:
How about a decent title? Halo 4? Just no.
TheMopFromMars on 26 Feb '12 said:
The nearest thing to custom game matchmaking is action sack, but some more game modes submitted by players wouldn't hurt.
dicky1993 on 26 Feb '12 said:
i would love to see more open world levels again, more weapons aswell, i want my dual smgs back! powerful magnum, bots in multiplayer, same fantastic soundtrack, clever enemies, funny enemies (like the grunts!)
more maps to start of with and dlc which isn't always 3 maps
Zodiaron on 26 Feb '12 said:
This.
JCHN on 26 Feb '12 said:
I swear to God (or the Halo Universe equivalent) that if the Flood re-appear, I will somehow find a way to insert some grunts heads into the asses of 343.
This Memory on 26 Feb '12 said:
I definitely agree with the bots. I would also like to see "Forge" make its way into the game. And of course an awesome ranking system. Couldn't go wrong with one similar to the Halo 2 one with some tweeks.
loopholist3 on 26 Feb '12 said:
A universe where both the covenant and the humans don't exist, because master chief is supposed to be frozen in the middle of no where, and as such, neither should be finding him.
vvdanvv on 26 Feb '12 said:
How about a different alien race other than the covenant more halo rings and new flying vehicles for multiplayer.
Jentario on 26 Feb '12 said:
I want this game inside of me...
BenThomasFoster on 26 Feb '12 said:
I hope for more of a survival game than an action game. After all who the f is going to give him his battle rifle ammo this time
altitude2k on 26 Feb '12 said:
I agree for the most part about the death of the Reach characters. Except for Jorge's self-sacrifice - he was awesome.
Although I also thought that Noble Six's final fight was very well handled - fighting until your inevitable demise.
rivalz on 26 Feb '12 said:
Halo 2 was the best !
hixxy4 on 26 Feb '12 said:
A decent sp for a change.
CONVICT111486 on 26 Feb '12 said:
I don't buy many games, because I don't like many games. There are very few games I will play, Diablo, FFXI, Smash Bros, and Halo. Most other games do not provide the depth I like to master. The only games I am looking forward to are Diablo 3 and Halo 4.
Dayjtd on 26 Feb '12 said:
What I want to see is the old kind of halo. Like, Halo 2 and early Halo 3 kind of gameplay. None of this new JetPack, Sprint, kind of stuff. I want the old Battle Rifle back with new maps and enimies. And yes, for the love of god, please NO MORE FLOOD. I want the old style Halo back without them trying to use ideas from other games. You had an amazig franchise up untill Halo: Reach. Now I won't even play Halo anymore.
And yeah, the name, please choose a better one...Halo 4 just sounds awful...
Imaduck on 26 Feb '12 said:
The BR is not " good old", it's from 2, which was the point where the series spiralled downward rapidly. Also the flood have been there since the start, they ARE the old Halo and are almost guaranteed to feature in at least some form in the new trilogy as they are an unfinished story and an enormous problem.
Kambole on 26 Feb '12 said:
Would you rather have something along the lines of 'Halo: Revengeance'?
TehSlenderMan on 26 Feb '12 said:
This list is like dead on to what I would wanna see! Oh, and to add... I also wanna see it on PC.
Xan764 on 26 Feb '12 said:
Une nouvelle Trilogie ? pourquoi pas !!
gypsygib on 26 Feb '12 said:
"From our experience, the majority of the enemies in the Halo series could be defeated by staying on our toes and spraying our gun at them until they dropped dead."
They must not play on the proper difficulty level because without making a lot of head shots you're screwed in Halo on legendary and even heroic to some extent.
Halo AI is very good.
godyd87 on 27 Feb '12 said:
I DONT WANT TO SEE ANYTHING.
lcole2593 on 27 Feb '12 said:
I actually miss the flood.
SpandexArmstrong on 27 Feb '12 said:
I want to see Halo 4 in the next Xbox, that's it
MrPirtniw on 27 Feb '12 said:
I want to see epicness- which by looking at the concept art is exactly what we're getting. A sense of mystery, a well told story with plot twists, improved NPC AI (Your team mates in Reach were a bit dumb sometimes- whereas the enemy AI was generally very good). I want to see bigger scaled environments, space battles, awesome heart thumping music and generally everything else I love about Halo.
Apparently they're going to reveal a bit more of the Chief's character- hopefully not so much that he goes into whiny douchebag mode or reveals his face but it'd be nice to see him free of his UNSC shackles so to speak. Cortana at this point is all he has left and she's about to go chicken oriental so I'm looking forward to how that plays out.
EDIT: I think the Flood appearing is going to be pretty much inevitable as it is the ultimate bad guy in the Halo Universe and the sole reason the Forerunners built the Halo array in the first place. Perhaps they'll be equipped with Forerunner technology this time and fight more intelligently?
whencowscomehome on 27 Feb '12 said:
Well I hope this is like the old school halo 1 but with a faster run speed. I am sure bungie with make the game amazing as always. I am so happy they did not stop the series I was sad when they said it was the last one. I am glad they took that back. Why stop something that everyone loves still. Hopefully not because of call of duty because seriously its apples and oranges. They are both great.
JBurby on 27 Feb '12 said:
i want to see more COD style gameplay..yeah I said it. haha
whencowscomehome on 27 Feb '12 said:
yes its halo combat not so evolved anymore because the rings were destroyed and the flood is built the halo. Anyhow I am just glad they will be releasing it by the holidays it should be epic.
SunStart on 27 Feb '12 said:
Halo 2 was great
illage2 on 27 Feb '12 said:
The flood cannot and will not appear, if you remember correctly the flood were completely wiped out by activating Halo. I think the forerunners might be enemies, that to me would make the most sense.
If the flood are going to make a return then I want to see them drive tanks, operate turrets, use guns. There was a massive battle in Halo 2 where the flood drive tanks
I'd like to see that again.
MrPirtniw on 27 Feb '12 said:
True- but we still don't know where the flood originated other than the forerunners discovering some kind of wierd powder stored in a some derelict ship and it growing and evolving from there so it might be possible that they'll return. Seem like too bigger threat to have got totally rid of.
POTENTIAL SPOILER
In Halo Anniversary, during one of the terminal cutscenes, Guilty Spark does mention the Librarian- I think she's going to be the main bad guy in this trilogy from what he briefly mentions about her.
davion505 on 27 Feb '12 said:
No Flood, keep the old pistol, utility like Reach
Anon-e-mouse on 27 Feb '12 said:
I really want Halo to come back to it's roots..
Namely... A FARKING PC VERSION FOR FARK SAKE!!!
ApollosKeeper30 on 27 Feb '12 said:
So Excited the next game that i am getting on the 360 and i would like to see more weapons and much more in depth storyline o and the return of the BR
Imaduck on 27 Feb '12 said:
Pirt wins the caek
Indeedy. The Flood are much older and their origins still unexplored beyond a few "oh s**t teh Flood" logs etc.
Montee on 28 Feb '12 said:
Bungie aren't developing the new trilogy 343 are.
On the note of what wee all want ... I would say more weapons and vehicle I think there were way to little of them in the sequels to make any difference to game play... On the note of the flood I think they may come bank at some point hopefully in a shocking unexpected way like they originally were rediscoveredin CE.. I have very high hopes for the trilogy hopefully 343 can do something good with the franchise and restore in to it's former glory.
slampunk on 28 Feb '12 said:
Cant wait for Halo 4.....the things i want to see are the following......They are nearly all about multiplayer as i'm going to assume the campaign will be good and have co-op etc......
Forge World - Halo reach had forge world which was huge.....initially i was wowed but the environment was never really utilised and so nearly all user created content became concrete jungles.....for Halo 4 i would prefer say, 4-6 different forge maps with their own unique styled pieces. Eg: deser map, forest, industrial, larger map for BTB.....this is number one on my list as it makes the game better and more appealing in the long run.....look at H3 MLG compared to Reach MLG....H3 had much better maps. pit guardian, contruct etc....and it was far more appealing to the eye.....
Equal number 1 - Ranked play lists......heard rumors of 1-100 instead of 1-50 (which would be great)......this is a must....halo is at it's most rewarding chasing the next level.......The only gripe is how to punish quitters in ranked playlists? this needs to be addressed...
Armor abilities as pick ups similar to H3 equipment......sprint as default.....
I'll bet a lot of money the BR will be back in H4......to combat sprint as default bring back the 4 shot kill so a good player can still punish bad positioning
More maps from launch..........reach didn't have enough professional maps that shipped with the game....also incorporate mlg maps in normal slayer etc so players can get familiar before going into the mlg playlist......mlg usually has some good arena style maps.....non of which are in other playlists in reach?
Fix DLC......i purchased all DLC from reach and have barely played it due to all players in the lobby having to have purchased it before it will show up as an option.......there has been some changes now but the DLC playlist is never usually populated enough.......perhaps if 4 of the 8 players have the dlc then offer up some dlc maps in rotation?
No Elite Slayer!