Forum:Halo 4... so what's new?

Every Halo game has brought something new to the franchise (or at the very least has drastically improved the existing systems).

Halo 2: The first practical multiplayer system Halo 3: Forge mode, theater mode Halo 3: ODST: Firefight Halo: Reach: Space combat, improvements to all systems

Now, the question is, what will Halo 4 bring to the table? I honestly doubt this game will do as well as the others in the series if it does not find something fresh. There aren't very many improvements to be made to anything, except perhaps the space combat. This leaves a new game mode or some kind of dynamic new gameplay mechanic. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be?

pestilence  Phil,  pestilence!  19:44, 18 July 2011 (EDT)


 * I think the biggest thing Halo 4 will introduce is a whole new style of story never before seen in the franchise games as well as many new gameplay styles/elements as the series is maturing and John and Cortana find themselves in a foreign situation.


 * I like the idea of having a different kind of story. It would be good to have something interactive perhaps? Even to the point where you get to control your decisions. Thinking as an editor though, that would be beyond irritating and confusing... pestilence   Phil,  pestilence!  23:34, 18 July 2011 (EDT)


 * I don't think Halo is at the point where it can have a "decision" gameplay style. Not that they certainly can't introduce one...but unlike games like Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, etc., it would be quite belated to do such a thing. For Halo to do it properly, I would figure that they'd have to go into the far past or near/far future to introduce it.

Seems you forgot about Halo: Wars which represented about Strategy games, similar to Command and Conquer series which you have to drag to select the units that you want to do. I hope at Halo 4 was the completence of the puzzle about the mystery around the planet though this also questioned me about Serina's last quote which was "Captain, wake up. Something has happened" which refers to the missing of Spirit Of Fire who holds knowledge about the Flood. There was a possible that Spirit Of Fire also have the same things just like Forward Unto Dawn where John and Cortana are sucked into the Forerunner Facility.

Ramero


 * Well Halo Wars is just so.. different. It didn't feel like a Halo game at all. If it is in Halo's future at all, it would be another Halo Wars game or a novel. I doubt it'll be in a game about the chief. Also, that line by Serina was just to open up the story to any future stories, it doesn't mean there will be one though. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see the Spirit of Fire again, just not in Halo 4. pestilence   Phil,  pestilence!  13:31, 19 July 2011 (EDT)


 * Well, i'd like to see the Spirit Of Fire again as soon as possible, because you might noticed that both Cortana and Serina holds the different intelligence about the Flood so they might can comparing with it when they met. For the weapon, i think it was primarily on Sentinel's weapon and remaining human weapons on Forward Unto Dawn. During at Halo 4 trailer, the possible pistol which Master Chief uses was likely Concussion Pistol, much similar to Concussion Rifle at Halo Reach but in this pistol it have less Blast Damage as you can see at the trailer. Ramero 18:34 20 July 2011 (EDT)

Don't forget about the dual wielding in Halo 2 but by the looks in the halo 4 trailer when the chief does some trippy moves in zore g, maybe the might bring in some type of action sequence where you press random buttons to avoid objects and shoot things out of your way as seen in the trailer. Just saying that's what they could bring in. SPARTAN-225 01:22, 22 July 2011 (EDT)


 * I really want them to add a command button. Something similar to the ones in Star Wars: Battle Frontier. Press a button on the D-pad to command your subordinates. Press Up, and you hear John saying "Hold position!" Or, press Down, and you heard John saying "Follow me!" No more watching allies running towards enemies that can kill them with one hit! 343i might also add even more sandbox ideas. — S331  Bubbleshieldhud.svg(When I played Halo: CE, we didn't have any fancy-shmancy armor abilities...) 12:28, 22 July 2011 (EDT)

I just noticed about several weapons which not showed up yet and Halo 4 might will show it like Gauss Sniper Rifle which was previously used by Avery Junior Johnson at Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE to honor him as a main role of Protagonists in Halo Trilogy, using a Battery like a Spartan laser but when shooting it'll less used batteries than using Beam Rifle. Well about at Zero G, it has similarity to Halo: Reach when Noble Six boards Ardent Prayer after landing Sabre on it as you can see the sound are also scrambles or supressed when shooting or talking without COM. Ramero 04:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

My belief is that the story line will be set a hundred years in the future. I know that Smart AI cannot live more then seven years but cortana might be an exception. But I think the master chief has been in sleep for a while


 * According to this guy, Halo 4 will feature destructible environments. Which is an exciting thought. I don't know how accurate his statement is, but his past videos have been informative, insightful and pretty absent of too much unfounded speculation. It also makes sense - destructible environments would be spectacular in a Halo game. --  Specops306   Autocrat     Qur'a 'Morhek   07:08, 9 September 2011 (EDT)


 * According to Origins, Cortana was at an early stage of rampancy before Forward unto down approach the Legendary planet. I wonder if this is going to be take into account by 343i. But yes, she should normally become rampant at that time, so she may start "losing it" during the events of the game. Shadow Dancer |contribs| 08:53, 9 September 2011 (EDT)

Destructible elements, ala Battlefield. --164.104.240.153 10:24, 12 September 2011 (EDT)


 * I certainly hope Spirit Of Fire comes back sometime, and it would make perfect sense too. I'm thinking that the Legendary Planet might be a Line Installation. Looking at the new concept art, the opening sucks in ships and there was wreckage of at least a dozen ships visible on the inside. Also that creepy thing with the red eye at the end could easily have been on of those tenticle things that grabs the survivors to test for Flood immunity/cure. We also know that Anniversary's Terminals will tie in to the Halo 4 story, and Spark make some strange remarks about his previous assignment, and we know that Line Installations have a monitor. This would also be an excuse to have Human allies, weapons, equipment, and vehicles, with them being trapped there and left from the crashed ships. They could also have Covenant enemies, even Elites, as they would probably know nothing of the end of the war, the Brute's takeover, and the Covie Seperatists. It's also possible that the Spirit Of Fire could have gotten sucked in and those characters could play a part. Given that 343 likes to use stuff from ALL of the Halo universe, and tie stuff together (terminals, Halo 4, the two new books) when Bungie almost never did, this seems quite possible to me. Also, Halo Wars felt a lot more Halo-y than Reach to me, but that's all opinion :/ Alex T Snow 06:52, 13 September 2011 (EDT)

I think that there should be Kinect-compatible Forge... That is all. Cool fool 21:05, 13 September 2011 (EDT)

I agree with Commander Tony. The story will probably offer the most innovation. We have very little of an understanding of where Chief is and what he will be facing. This is a great opportunity for 343 Industries to return to the suspense and and wonder we had while exploring Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved. This might hugely expand the lore of the Halo Universe (even though it was still pretty huge before).-- Brute Honour Guard  ( "Talk" ) 18:48, 16 September 2011 (EDT)

At Halo 4, all i wanted is Spirit Of Fire returns to the field which probably already inside UNSC Infinity to repairs as we noticed that the left wing suffers Major Damage because of crashes with Covenant Destroyer. Serina and Cortana can be a good pair of AI and of course, they can share the intelligence but to make it interesting Cutter must be suspicious about Cortana's action which Cutter can notices Cortana has a state of Rampancy. It's possible for Smart AI to live more than 20 years such as Serina. Without Serina, Spirit of Fire might not being operated anymore as the engine is turned off or Serina already makes an automatic program for it. For the gameplay, we might can see the Forerunner Dropship as we're noticed that some of us bored of only deals with Covenant Dropship such as Spirit and Phantom but i think Forerunner Dropship might get more interesting.

I just noticed at Halo 3 final cutscene where Master Chief puts his MA5C Assault Rifle at weapon rack beside his Cryo Pod before he enters Cryo Pod. True or not, i already tracked whole Halo Cutscene where Master Chief is and it's clear enough that Master Chief's Primary weapon was always MA5 Series except for Halo 2 which was not representing Assault Rifle. It is possible at Halo 4, Master Chief will carry Assault Rifle again (High possible MA5C Assault Rifle because at last cutscene he carry MA5C Assault Rifle) when he's on journey to explore Legendary Planet.

Ramero 22:27, 27 October 2011 (EDT)

The summary, "Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, Master Chief returns to confront his own destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Halo 4 marks the start of a new trilogy that begins with its release in 2012," seems pretty interesting. 343i could possibly be exaggerating, accidentally or not, the phrase "the entire universe" as they might have just meant the Milky Way galaxy. But if what they are saying is intentional, then I see an opening to reveal more about the Precursors, possibly setting them, or a faction of Forerunners, as the main antagonists. An "ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe" is a pretty drastic way to carry something, even a franchise as large as Halo. 343i might be stretching the limits of Halo and possibly even breaking the envelope on the believability factor of the story, but I am anxious to see what surprises Halo 4 will bring. As for gameplay I anticipate a feeling that will probably mirror the feeling brought upon by the Halo: Combat Evolved levels "Halo" and "343 Guilty Spark." The mystery and awe these two settings produce is probably what will be seen throughout the entire Reclaimer Trilogy. But, then again, these are mere speculations. All that can be done to find out is to wait for the release date of Halo 4 to approach. Ιι  Ηη   Ππ  15:36, 28 October 2011 (EDT)

The forerunners
After you've seen the Halo 4 trailer, you know there will be more Forerunner action. We all know that it was a forerunner shield world or somethin' that sucked "Forward unto Dawn's" aft section in via gravity. I think that forerunners will play a bigger part in the picture but whether they are friend or foe is still unclear. They might even be playable online (like elites). This will bring a radical change in the gameplay and storyline but it will without a doubt make the game unique to it's brothers (excluding Halo Wars). The Precusors might also be mentioned more and hopefully the flood will start infecting again. I have no doubt that we will see the covenant again, for without them halo would be similar to Dead Space or sometin'. And by the way: the post-war UNSC is certainly something to look out for!

The forerunners
After you've seen the Halo 4 trailer, you know there will be more Forerunner action. We all know that it was a forerunner shield world or somethin' that sucked "Forward unto Dawn's" aft section in via gravity. I think that forerunners will play a bigger part in the picture but whether they are friend or foe is still unclear. They might even be playable online (like elites). This will bring a radical change in the gameplay and storyline but it will without a doubt make the game unique to it's brothers (excluding Halo Wars). The Precusors might also be mentioned more and hopefully the flood will start infecting again. I have no doubt that we will see the covenant again, for without them halo would be similar to Dead Space or sometin'. And by the way: the post-war UNSC is certainly something to look out for! By EliteElite

Enemies and Allies
first I think we are going to see the covenant,or at least the covenant remnants,the flood no doubt,and lasly something new.After all it woudn't be halo without the Covenant.

In addition to enemies I think we will see the UNSC at least.Because what Happened to the spirit of fire was it just going to be lost in space forever?--Marine 777 17:04, 18 September 2011 (EDT)