Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary was not ready for release and I'm disappointed | Port Report

About a week ago, Combat Evolved Anniversary was dropped onto Steam and with it came a massive content update for the MCC that included along with the game, various quality of life tweaks, options and whoooolllle lot of bugs and glitches which we will discuss.
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[@LateNightHalo]

Many of the sound issues I reported have been neatened up in the latest patch. The port is still rough but it’s not AS rough.

[@teneesh3376]

Now all that needs to be fixed is all of the other many, many issues

[@maxmax9050]

Doubt they'll go the full mile. Which is an annoying thought that I hope is wrong. Why not just fix everything?

[@teneesh3376]

@@maxmax9050 I'm hoping fans would fus the issues instead. I do not trust 343 when it comes to halo at all

[@maxmax9050]

@@teneesh3376 There are some issues that can't be fixed via mods alone. For example, when you take sheild damage on the original CE version the chunk of shield loss lights up before it's subtracted. Last I heard, modders working on the Xbox restoration project for Gearbox Halo PC said it was not possible to fix. *my point is, 343 will have to fix it because they have exclusive access to the source files.

[@teneesh3376]

@@maxmax9050 true, but the main issues can be fixed by modders. I know what you're getting at, but do you think 343 would bother? I used to have hope for them. Until the gameplay for halo infinite came out, and they said that the sidekick and the bulldog are replacing the magnum and shotgun respectively. That was the nail in the coffin for me on 343

[@TheMartyODonnell]

Regarding 5:10. There’s nothing we did in 2001 that can’t be done 19 years later.

[@Tetribution]

I love you Martin

[@MBKill3rCat]

Martin, you and your guys did a fantastic job with the audio for the Halo games. The soundtrack is by far the best I've heard in a video game. Hat off to you!

[@dbzwarrior4321]

MARTY!

[@oriontheghost5094]

Holy shit

[@bretmorris830]

@@MisterDodos117 Hush

[@robbiejelsomeno5679]

Every time the CE Spartan in the customization menu does the shoulder thing it reminds me of pushing and pulling the wheels on my Hot Wheels toys when I was little.

[@typeable]

RobbieJelsomeno, 343 Industries is becoming a new Bethesda.

[@shutupgaydog827]

@@typeable bruh

[@purpleemerald5299]

Derek Miller *You’re scaring me.*

[@Ayeato]

@@typeable you realise it's Microsoft making them rush this

[@michaelg2502]

Reminds me of Vectorman

[@voodsood]

To be fair to 343, with the way they were straight up saying Reach may not release in 2019 *IN THE SAME WEEK AS ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE DATE* and how they sorta surprise launched CE, I'm pretty sure Microsoft forced them to release the games early. Remember this is the company that almost forced bungie to release Halo 2 a full year before it was finished. Don't get me wrong, 343 has made their own mistakes, and Reach probably should have been fixed by now, but I'm gonna be blaming Microsoft for this one. (I doubt Halo's janky engine helped either).

[@gabbyprincip1575]

I imagine Microsoft is stepping up and telling them to release the full collection before Infinity comes out

[@thegrayghoul4638]

Yeah I thought the same, but I figured microsoft did it as a one off thing to meet christmas sales, but that obviously isnt the case if thats whats happening and they just keep pushing them to release these games.

[@dragonspear570]

That’s a fair point, keeping in mind that they’re the same company that put a cease and desist on a fan project; Microsoft is really petty when it comes to Halo.

[@ZunaZurugi]

Microsoft or ... Rather the Xbox Devision changed quite alot tho so its hardly comparable. But very likely that Xbox Dev, want this Collection out before Infinite.

[@chrisrichfield8906]

@Uncle Ho ya I would have actually just preferred a picture swap of the original chief, rather than a janky looking animated chief that doesnt even accurately represent what I will look like in game.

[@LateNightHalo]

Let’s pray for more time being spent on bug fixes 🙌 halo is too good to have STEAM releases being overshadowed by bugs, glitches and missing QOL features. Let the devs have more time!!

[@crustypaladin]

In 343 we trust

[@aggressivelythicctrap2455]

Tell that to the absolutely RABID 343 fanboys in the official discord who are defending the port to their last breath, blaming every problem on "well that was obviously in legacy, you just don't remember it", and forcibly muting you when you try to prove otherwise.

[@crustypaladin]

Oh ok sorry to hear that

[@LateNightHalo]

@@aggressivelythicctrap2455 Legacy issues I completely understand but for the sake of a good PC port, some things must be addressed such as the animations beyond 30 fps

[@PackHunter117]

Well maybe now because of the Corona Virus they’ll get more time thanks to all the delays

[@MJRNRD]

Maybe attempting to release all these games on PC the same year as they're working on a brand new title for the series was a bad move.

[@gabbyprincip1575]

Its of no surprise that the pc version is being outsourced to two different dev teams

[@AJ287772]

I was surprised the released CE right now since they have have problems mcc wide, especially Reach, and now they have to patch halo CE but halo reach should be fixed first, but their just going to delay patches and do big ones that mess up more things . And especially all the different platforms, different versions of mcc people are playing as well, I feel like their gonna have a failure in something big if they don’t clean up their coding . Their basically making a game since they can’t work with what they have now.

[@theorangebear5809]

I think they have to release all of the mcc games before Halo infinite

[@MJRNRD]

@SonnieSlim1 The issue isn't when they are and aren't developing Infinite. The issue is that they basically have to release MCC on PC (with ALL the games) before Infinite comes out, otherwise PC players will be missing key parts of the story. They can't just pull a Kingdom Hearts and release Infinite on a platform Halo hasn't been on since 07 (IE Kingdom Hearts III on Xbox One). Thus, they kinda have to rush the games out, overlooking all kinds of bugs and glitches and whatnot.

[@MJRNRD]

@@gabbyprincip1575 That might help their issue a little bit, but the issue isn't whether or not they can, it's the time crunch they're facing.

[@patymanthwee6434]

And this is just the anniversary side of of it. They still haven't fixed the original graphics :/

[@RunkkuRusina]

And they probably never will.

[@patymanthwee6434]

@@RunkkuRusina have a little hope, they always could.

[@redjakitdrgn]

U got a point

[@RunkkuRusina]

@@patymanthwee6434 if nothing else the modding community will

[@patymanthwee6434]

@@RunkkuRusina and that's why I like that halo mcc is on steam. The community can improve upon where the developers couldn't and add more spice to the game

[@MrChromed]

Remember the "Ready when it's ready" phrase? Yeah, me too...

[@punctuationman334]

MrChromed 343 just abandoned that mindset, because money.

[@PackHunter117]

Baby Blue Or Microsoft got too greedy and forced them to release it early

[@funkytown9822]

remember when halo and pc werent a thing?

[@punctuationman334]

PackHunter117 that’s what I’m saying.

[@tinyprince]

It's not though. 343 isn't Microsoft, just as DICE isn't EA.

[@jackpfefferkorn3734]

I think "Polish" was the P-word they actually avoided during development.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Jack Pfefferkorn Polish or Polish ? XD

[@jackpfefferkorn3734]

@@mrandrossguy9871 not the nationality.

[@AquarialTV]

@@jackpfefferkorn3734 so you're saying that you meant Polish, not Polish. Gotcha

[@jorgeglez7088]

oof

[@selohcin]

@@AquarialTV No, he meant "polish", not "Polish".

[@trblemayker5157]

It's sad that folks from the console releases are defending the 30 fps cutscenes because "It was like that in the original. Deal with it" Why pc games have to be constrained by console limitations is beyond me. The Chimera mod shows that high frame rate cutscenes are possible and look better than the originals.

[@Yakasuki]

ya like its a PC port, this is absolutely unacceptable in any standards and even then it's not even close to the original Xbox version anyway.

[@chrisrichfield8906]

I feel like it almost would have made more sense just to patch kb+m support into the xbox version then to go through all the work of making a PC version, that looks practically the same as the xbox one version.

[@DaRockCandy]

I'm sorry but no, we are not defending that thing you're saying, Halo 2, 3, 4, Reach and ODST also have 60 fps cinematics on console, I don't know who is dumb enough to defend 30 cinematics In a game with all titles being 60 fps. Combat evolved is the only title in the collection with the cinematics locked at 30 fps. We would happily accept 60 fps cinematics in CE.

[@skoldmo762]

holybagpipes it wasnt 30fps on the original. it was 60. 30 frames is a modern lie that has become the norm on all consoles

[@roflBeck]

@@chrisrichfield8906 Then I would've had to get an Xbox One.

[@Greg_Rock]

"But my patience is wearing thin with the bugs" -Me playing Reach ONI Sword Base on Legendary. Goddamn flying vermin won't let me get the checkpoint.

[@LateNightHalo]

Stay safe folks. Remember to wash your hands and stay away from other people if you feel ill. 343 will be working from home due to the outbreak in their homeland of Seattle so I would NOT advise annoying devs on social media who are stressed out by the latest release and actively trying to fix the problem from home. Be responsible, be proactive.

[@markiss69]

Thanks friend

[@TheMock5000]

Yep, my sister's college (I mean i used to attend too), is closed for the next 2 weeks, unless it escalates. So it just plainly sucks.

[@jimmythecrow]

then why did you make a video complaining? Its like you never played the MCC or any 343 halo game. Youre way behind buddy

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

Imma take a guess we can expect halo 2 by june 3 by september and 4 by december if they keep koing by the release schedule between Reach and Combat Evolved

[@LateNightHalo]

Bags 4 Days it’s a review. Would you have preferred I lied and said “there are absolutely no issues. No patches are needed” What a pointlessly regressive and lazy comment.

[@Masterofcandy4]

Thank you for addressing the capped frame rate on animations. I thought I was the only one who noticed. Great video man!

[@MrDgf97]

you have to be closing your eyes during them to not notice. that shit is nauseating as hell

[@Masterofcandy4]

@MrDgf97 Yeah. Unfortunately, 343 didn't seem to notice when they released the games. Seriously, you can’t make this shit up. How did that even get through flighting?

[@Gamer-df9xt]

I guess they're trying to get all the games out before Infinite releases even if it means releasing them before their ready.

[@stevenpaniagua8463]

Gamer 101 ya I’m sure they have the deadline to be done with the collection like a month before infinite launches

[@s1lenttaked0wn-90]

Gamer 101 seems like a cool idea on paper but it screws them over badly

[@SideStrafed]

S1lentTaked0wn - yeah I mean infinite comes out in November or around and we are already in March. That means 343 only has 2 or 3 months per game which honestly isn’t enough at all

[@stevenpaniagua8463]

@@SideStrafed I bet behind the scenes microsoft has given them more staff (the backwards compatibility team has been off doing something else for like 2 years) and I bet they consider this part of advertising for Halo Infinite.

[@Supernoxus]

This advertisement is backfiring badly if they release unenjoyable garbage ports.

[@5nanometers]

The original Halo CE feels better in terms of shot registration. There's something off about the new port. None of my shots land, regardless if I lead my shots like in the original

[@fallinghairlesscat]

Exactly my thinking. I was beginning to think I was too noob for the noob combo, but now I realize physics calculations are tied to the refresh rate

[@nstorm2415]

@@fallinghairlesscat i dont find anything odd, and i really like the multiplayer of halo ce more than the reach one.

[@MisterN1]

I knew I wasn't the only one who experienced this.

[@caseyhall2320]

Oh thank god. I thought I was going crazy 😂. I've been playing Halo since I was 7, I knew I wasn't total crap at the game hahaha.

[@MisterN1]

@@caseyhall2320 I saw shots literally not hit the enemy despite being dead on. I've beaten the original halo on PC and even that didn't have this many problems. I still have it installed too.

[@myrb2622]

This honestly scares me a lot for the MCC. It seems someone with more say is forcing out these releases. Hell Reach could have used a few more months before it was pushed out. Especially with a release of Halo 3 on PC. That can't go wrong. That is when all eyes will be on them.

[@SonGoku-hr5kz]

Myrb it could have been, but people are too damn impatient

[@devonlambert9131]

It never even occurred to me that Halo 3 would even release on PC, I have no idea why. You're right tho, as soon as H2A is out, it's gonna be a waiting game to see just how much effort they really out into Halo's *halo* game (pun intended and very deliberate)

[@zorletos]

@@devonlambert9131 Real. I've never owned a 360, so the expectations for Halo 3 are probably unreasonably high as it is. Botching the port could do horrendous things for public perception I think

[@devonlambert9131]

@@zorletos yes but you gotta remember that the publics opinion of halo 3 is very reasonably unreasonable as in there's good reasonable reasons for this unreasonability

[@syloui]

@@SonGoku-hr5kz People are way more patient than Microsoft and by proxy 343 think they are. They need to trust that we're ok with waiting for this stuff to be polished and fixed, and give their devs the time to do it. Even if it means it's not finished in time for Infinite

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

Cutscene audio was also heavily compressed in this version compared to the originals.

[@masterofdisaster26]

DiegoAlanTorres69 exactly I did a comparison from my pc gearbox and of Xbox to this in my God they really compromise the audio

[@micah4993]

Something I noticed is that the shadows seem way to dark. To the point of making players in them almost invisible.

[@elementsk8er40]

Turn up your gamma setting

[@grob8367]

elementsk8er40 That’s not the point 🤦‍♂️ After the update, the over all gamma has been lowered. Then again, that’s what the flashlight is for.

[@micah4993]

elementsk8er40 I did, but the gamma shouldn’t have been that low in the first place.

[@mdioxd9200]

Me: *shoots a few plasma pistol shots* The plasma pistol: *WWWWOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM*

[@ethanieldude1]

MdioxD Same shit happens to me all the time lol

[@Spetsnaz271]

*just shoots one shot WWOOOOMMMMMM

[@JacobBite]

it does that in the original pc port too, this is nothing special

[@mdioxd9200]

@@JacobBite no it doesn't 😂😂😂 and I've been playing the pc port for YEARS

[@Hirotoro4692]

@@JacobBite it doesn't do that in the original pc port. Don't talk about stuff you don't have a clue. And even if it did, it would still be unacceptable, not 'nothing special'.

[@Razgriz_01]

Ah, the animations being stuck at 30fps. A hold over from the gearbox port that MCC uses. It took fans to create a fan-made patch, chimera, to even fix that. I wonder if chimera would work for Halo 1 MCC on PC. Chimera even fixes some of the weird graphical issues like the sky in Assault on control room not properly fogged, and fixed the Jackal shields' glow. Not sure if it fixed transparent glass though, like the view in the PoA bridge.

[@LateNightHalo]

Razgriz❶ chimera only fixed the animations. The rest was fixed by a mod called “Refined”

[@whodatninja439]

343 clearly doesn't want to work with modders, despite Indicating they would

[@Razgriz_01]

@@whodatninja439 This is going to be a bit *optimistic*, but I think they're trying to get all the games out first before fully contributing resources to custom content. I mean, they still have to iron out issues from Halo Reach and now they have to worry about Halo anniversary too, can't even imagine what sort of issues we'll get for halo2A and Halo 4, the latter using an engine similar to Halo Reach. I guess they can't contribute more resources to halo MCC yet because of Halo Infinite.

[@whodatninja439]

@@Razgriz_01 I wasn't referring to custom content, I'm referring to to the fact that modders fixed a lot of the issues long ago and 343 should've just worked with them from the start.

[@Razgriz_01]

@@whodatninja439 Ah Ok.

[@FyreNano]

*Still plays CE on the original Xbox*

[@lenol0315]

*salutes *

[@LuneyN]

same here.

[@Mortis-rb2bp]

You deserve a veterans discount

[@chrisrichfield8906]

Just put it in my cart after trying my old scratched up disk. I'm sick of waiting for a good version I'm just going back to the OG.

[@32-bitcloud]

@@chrisrichfield8906 Indeed, I mean if it still works then why not. lol

[@RebSike]

Microsoft be like: "hmmm today I think i'll sabotage myself"

[@kittyrules]

everyday since 2012 :P

[@vanitymanatee3202]

@Chris Goody oh stfu fanboy

[@chrisrichfield8906]

@Chris Goody he right tho

[@MasterHall117]

Microsoft, not 343 As long as 343 can get some of that blame off of them

[@ExtremelyTastyBread]

This might be a bit of a weird kink, but I always liked the echo effects in Halo, and am sad to see that Steam MCC doesn't have proper audio. Sad!

[@Masterofcandy4]

lol

[@AeroFix94]

yeah mean the EAX reverb from the og pc game? ;)

[@Dan-1031]

Of course you lowered the reticle

[@MrDgf97]

ok now i'm tripping, i was sure i replied to someone saying they didn't see any problem and that LNG was just being a baby

[@LateNightHalo]

MrDgf97 you did, I removed the comment when someone else replied with a particular nasty slur I’d prefer not be in my comments section.

[@Zandroid01]

@@LateNightHalo the "P" word?

[@dawsongranger4940]

Zan poopy

[@Dan-1031]

Late Night Gaming iiiiiyyyyuuuuu

[@ToxicBalloon360]

I know this wasn't the point of the video but I'm glad you commented on Halo Anniversary's skyboxes. They are by far some of, if not THE best, skyboxes in the entire series. You could just stare at them forever.

[@ToxicBalloon360]

NOOOOOOOO I DIDN'T KNOW EDITING MY COMMENT WOULD UNHEART AND UNPIN IT :(

[@HardCorePoration]

The one in Two Betrayals kind of ruins the atmosphere of that mission for me though.

[@ToxicBalloon360]

@@HardCorePoration I am of two minds about that one. On one hand I feel like the dull glow from the sky sort of casts a gloomy-yet-beautiful atmosphere on the level and complements the story events at that point in the game. On the other hand I agree that the original darkness was much more fitting. Perhaps this just stems from the fact that Two Betrayals is my favourite mission in CE, so I'm okay with either one.

[@LateNightHalo]

DanFilmsLtd. The one in two betrayal’s classic graphics is broken anyways. There should be a thick fog in the sky

[@gurmble]

Something odd I've noticed in my time with CE:A's campaign is that voice over volume is handled by your voice CHAT volume setting.

[@sceligator]

That explains a lot! I was woundering why the dialogue was so quiet.

[@Boltscrap]

Clearly your marine buddies are using headsets, that's how chief can hear them despite wearing double helmets.

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

Does that apply to Reach as well?

[@gurmble]

@@plasmaoctopus1728 I don't think it does.

[@FUJIIDEW]

What's up with all these weird audio glitches? Reach still has them

[@CtKEngage]

That and in my experience so far post patch H2 classic matchmaking on Xbox has a very low audio threshold and makes it hard to hear anything without cranking your speakers up to almost max. How the hell did this break audio for a different Halo?

[@FUJIIDEW]

@@CtKEngage Maybe the update had some files in it regarding Halo 2, it would make sense considering how messed up all the other audio is... I just don't get why they need to make console and PC versions the same. Like why break console audio as well

[@CtKEngage]

@@FUJIIDEW That's just it, they shouldn't be, they inherently aren't the same. Someone at 343 must have made a mistake issuing out the patch 😆

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

Yeah I played Pillar of Autumn in Halo Reach just a few days ago and Emile was very quiet unless I was directly looking at him.

[@DanStormVO]

I'm really disappointed in the scheduling of updates for these games. If we have to wait until a new game is ported to include major updates like audio fixes for Reach then I won't even play. I had some major audio issues for Reach's campaign and multiplayer, stuttering and delayed audio. Most of it is fixed for the cutscenes but Long Night of Solace and forge multiplayer maps for some reason still have this issue. Speaking of forge, STILL NO FORGE OR THEATER! C'mon!

[@muffin6810]

I mean halo reach still has audio bugs etc and have yet to patch any of the issues known since before it even released...

[@RevanAckre]

The only way they can repair Reach's audio is by completely recreating the original samples. They're working on it, but its going to take a *lot* of time. I'd rather have the game now, which some slightly janky but okay audio, than have to wait another year for something to sound a little bit prettier.

[@Garthorium]

@@RevanAckre I wouldn't. I would have been happier having to wait another year to have bugs and kinks ironed out. They dropped the ball on this, big time. 2 reasons why: 1. They PROMISED that all the bugs identified in the flight would be fixed by launch, especially the audio. 2. Buying the product in its current state communicates to Microsoft, and 343 really, that we are tolerant and accepting of launch conditions. We absolutely should not be supporting this. Microsoft/343 are not running out of money anytime soon. Bite the damn bullet and wait until the product is in a much more stable state as was originally intended. Then by all means buy it. This was 343's last chance to really prove to the Halo fans that they honestly cared, I would think that if MS pushed them to release early, 343 would have kindly reminded them how crucial this is. I don't think that happened at all.

[@thenonexistinghero]

@@RevanAckre That's complete nonsense. Even just recording the original game's audio with good equipment and then inserting it into the PC version would be far better than the shitty job they have done right now. Stop defending shitty devs when they do shitty jobs.

[@cherlojomzyaduermanse]

And reach on MCC isn't even remotely close to how bad CE turned out in terms on gameplay

[@KYOTYouTube]

5:46 "The announcer..." So....Jeff Steitzer. The one we've been hearing for nearly 19 years. "Jeff Steitzer, the multiplayer announcer..."

[@blackmamba7732]

Latenight boy needs to recognize OG Steitzer .that man b workin

[@chocolatesquares8756]

Careful fellas. We don't want latenight to have another one of his temper tantrums :P

[@grey5528]

The plasma rifle is also broken in multiplayer. In the original, it 'froze' whoever it hit, slowing them significantly. Not anymore.

[@superscrungus]

works for me

[@Levdrekinn]

It did it to me the other day. Seriously.

[@ethanmarley678]

It also didnt do it in the later games

[@vaahtobileet]

it definitely has at least some effect when I use it. Their turn rate (mouse sensitivity) is lowered and I'm pretty sure their movement speed is slowed too.

[@pierreo33]

@@ethanmarley678 ...

[@Xenasis34]

And they still didn't add the "shader_transparent_generic" line to the original graphics. It sucks to say so, but this is ugly without it

[@EchoLocoCJ]

Can I just say, seeing CE, the most open an large scale halo game with a lowered redicle, is AWESOME!

[@teneesh3376]

It's weird how just the position of the reticle can change how the game feels

[@nicksiegfried4906]

As a Tarkov player, I always focus on center screen so a lowered reticle really messes me up on pc. Especially if I gotta flick the sniper or something

[@Hirotoro4692]

@A Henderson you don't need the lowered crosshair for that. Just up the FoV.

[@deafbyhiphop]

You know our motto! "3 steps forward, 43 steps back!"

[@thomasmolony5099]

Halo Reach was also in a pretty rough state. It's quite frankly unacceptable and if this trend continues for the rest of the MCC on PC the game will not last very long I fear.

[@utisti4976]

343 is just the worst..

[@thomasmolony5099]

@@utisti4976 I used to think this opinion was too harsh, but honestly? After a decade without a truly special, or even adequate/working Halo experience I'm starting to actively dislike this company and it's handling of the Halo franchise. The fact they are unable to even remake previously working & beloved games, never mind create their own is quite frankly embarrassing. Especially as their company was literally founded to maintain Halo.

[@kiranearitachi]

What is wrong with reach?

[@punctuationman334]

kiranearitachi mostly the sound, and there’s still some issues with frame rate and probably some other issues I’ve forgotten about.

[@thomasmolony5099]

@@kiranearitachi Population is nearly dead in some regions on PC thanks to numerous issues that are for the most part still present: Mouse Input lag, mixing KB+M & Controller, the Audio, no Theatre, no Forge, no server browser and other many more less severe issues.

[@commanderkei9537]

Do they need some play testers because I will legit to it for free. Damn, how does this even happen?

[@ve6009]

That's what the flights are supposed to be for.

[@undead2481]

@@ve6009 And these were issues that was posted on the flight tests (I was one of them) so I can only hope theses issues get fixed eventually

[@max3eey]

@@undead2481 do get to keep ur steam game?

[@undead2481]

@@max3eey If you're talking about the flight tests, no they remove it after the test

[@tostadorafuriosa69]

probablly they did notice but could fix it on time for the release.

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

The Pc port of a PC port of a PC port. And they couldn't get it right...

[@ActualGremmlinz]

Beat Pillar of Autumn on Legendary and got the Steam achievement for beating Truth and Reconciliation. Also beat the second level, Halo, and got the Steam achievement for the Silent Cartographer. BuGgY bOi

[@darthvaderken]

Xbox Game Bar achievements are correct, but the steam ones are out of whack like you say. Really weird

[@ryantheminer1]

Its not fair that they rush jobbed CE Anniversary and now I gotta: A:Have more space taken up on my Xbox, B: wait for the really freakin long updates, and C: have my game ruined. Next update 343 needs to fix the bugs, and take their time on H2A and not completely ruin a game I love so much. I feel like this is all because 343 wanted to go to fast.

[@roflBeck]

About A: you can just uninstall the CE portion if you want.

[@MarfeeWarfee]

I feel like Microsoft is pushing 343 to release the games in a time window. I doubt it's 343 that's wanting to go fast.

[@Kekktye]

"Was not a consensual change" I like how verbose you are a lot of the time, it adds to your meaning and matches the video's tone but sometimes its just needless and weird lmao. Word associations are sometimes important

[@LateNightHalo]

Kekktye nobody is perfect. Got an example of a dumb/needless word? I could always use the feedback!

[@Kekktye]

aaaaa its pinned aaaaaaa fbekwjebfkj lol

[@Kekktye]

@@LateNightHalo Not at the moment (Though i think i've noticed one or two others in the past) and tbh u seem like you put a lot more effort into your scripts than most i think this one just stood out. I love how you actively look for feedback though, the attention to detail shows and i always look forward to your uploads. :D I guess just.. talk more or less naturally rather than a narrated essay, despite the fact it is one.

[@punctuationman334]

Kekktye I really don’t see how that’s worth pointing out. It wasn’t a consensual change, it’s a perfectly fine word to use and it works.

[@Kekktye]

@@punctuationman334 tbh i didn't expect 10 upvotes and a pin i was just screemin about what was on my mind at 1am lol like i explained in my reply though sometimes the verboseness is good and sometimes otherwise. Still an amazing vid tho

[@ClickyCrisp]

I am more bothered at the fact that you will beat mission 1 of CE and unlock the achievements for mission 3 None of the mission related achievements are correlated with completing them

[@thegrayghoul4638]

343 be like: We arent fixing reach lag in campaign coop 343: Releases reach and ce with issues that I can find in 5 mins of gameplay when its being tested by them, external partners, dozens of youtubers, and thousands of fans and releases a build knowing it has issues Also 343: iTs ReAdY wHeN iTs rEaDy... This is just a joke at this point, im so glad we will get to play all the halos on pc but I was 100% defending them with their little motto, now I feel like ive been manipulated and/or just told a broken promise. Sure hope infinite doesnt have these types of issues at launch or just be generally buggy which is what im starting to think after this. Theres also the possibility though that microsoft has been forcing them to push out the games.

[@agilisprime]

I thought I accidentally lowered my settings when I saw CE's animations...Then I realized I didn't. The shader bug you mentioned bugs me (no pun intended) like crazy.

[@CasepbX]

It's far better than what Reach is at STILL.... Seriously how long does it take them to fix the mess that is Reach?

[@G-0]

@@rishavroy3756 I agree, Reach is in a far better state now. I avoided playing Halo 1 multiplayer but now that I know how to fix the spread issue I'm gonna try it.

[@G-0]

@@rishavroy3756 Sounds good!

[@MobiusGang]

Porting a console game to PC isn’t an easy process and Reach is no exception.

[@masterofdisaster26]

Rishav Roy exactly even some of my old school friends dude that we used to play the original halo reach back in glory days and you know what they told me this is garbage they basically rip you guys off with this release on reach

[@masterofdisaster26]

Yuji Silva actually no it is maybe it’s only good for your PC but for us it’s garbage dude it’s horrible honestly so maybe you should think before you say something dumb like that seriously think before say something

[@tygersigma7454]

I’m so glad i seen this video. I was really getting annoyed that i was missing easy headshots and my accuracy was not consistent on campaign when using the magnum just to find out it’s busted playing at 144fps. So sad because the game is stunning above 60 but will play at that for now. Awesome video nonetheless

[@staryoshi06]

10:00 Actually it's not using the Reach animation rig. It did in the first flight (hence the incorrectly-sized models issue), however it has since been changed. This seems to be a custom rig with custom anims.

[@hypernova6096]

The audio issues i have are in halo 2 anniversary when i reload my gun it doesn't make any noise

[@Genod3500]

Hey, so when playing the combat evolved i have this issue where i can't pick up weapons or use scopes or switch weapons easily. When i try the game reacts as if im either tapping the buttons very quickly or not registering at all its not my controller because it works on reach and any other game i own and when i use keyboard and mouse same issue. Anyone have the same problem or anyways to fix it?

[@ToxicVortex8]

i dont like how they patched the rapid fire for the plasma pistol, thats what made the noob combo so great, now you can only fire like... once every 1/3 of a second

[@justyouraveragefan855]

Take a shot every time he says “retroactively”

[@bignaaasty5096]

im pretty sure hes not even using the word right lol

[@poenadaemonum3652]

Bignaaasty he isn’t

[@LateNightHalo]

Poena Daemonum he is. Previously fine audio has be retroactively changed into something broken. These ports were supposed to be representative of the game that came before.... they aren’t

[@bignaaasty5096]

@@LateNightHalo No. As far as I know retroactively changes something but has affect before its change date. like how boating licenses did not retroactively require people of age to get a boating license. I'd think since this is a modern/port release and the changes dont effect previous versions. (og xbox, and og pc port) it doesnt retroactively do anything because it doesnt change anything in the past. but why am i typing such a long paragraph to something idc about when i have an essay due tonight smh

[@bignaaasty5096]

@@LateNightHalo ah wait. yes i see. because it affects the xbox port as well? ah yes. indeed. retro active

[@grillipoppop7037]

i have this game breaking glitch that makes me unable to pickup new weapons and zooming is like i was spamming the button really fast if someone knows how to fix this please tell me

[@lockdown13trd22]

What about the bug on the Xbox One where there is no audio for Halo 2, and there is no way to fix it that I have found including restarting the the Xbox.

[@vibrid2810]

Another thing is that MCC has now be crashing for me and my friend whenever we try to boot up multiplayer, This wasn't happening before they added CE and now I can't play Reach's MP either

[@Snadzies]

10:38 What are you talking about? Halo (single or multiplayer) has always had a SLOWER pace as far as first person shooters go.

[@LateNightHalo]

Sounds like someone doesnt play much Halo if you think CE is "slow paced"

[@Firenmage433]

Try the new swat mode and see how slow paced it is

[@yannickveldhuis]

Ive played it since CE came out on Xbox bro its slow paced compared to other games

[@guilhermesada5840]

Some effects like shell casings ejecting guns and smoke from some guns firing(the assault rifle) are also not showing.

[@Snoozie]

Question for others on PC When using the anniversary graphics, I can't see the covenant's overshields when shooting them, so I can't tell when they have no shields. So playing the campaign pretty much forces me to use the classic graphics because on Legendary it'll pretty much mean death if you don't know if you actually took down an elite's shields. Is this a normal thing that was on the original anniversary? I don't remember it being when I played it on the xbox one a couple years back, so I'm feeling like it's a bug.

[@Hirotoro4692]

It's always like this on new graphics, though it's something I suggested they improve during flighting.

[@Mageh533]

Every single bug i reported in Halo CE’ flight is still there! And most of them are pretty obvious too so i am sure I wasn’t the only one who reported them. The flight build also crashed a lot less for me.

[@cherlojomzyaduermanse]

Yeah, even the flight build was better with input latency and you could pick up weapons without waiting for like 2 seconds

[@privatepessleneck]

I hear they wanted to release each game in three month intervals, Reach, was Dec, CE was Mar, so Halo 2 would be June, and Halo 3, September.

[@masterofdisaster26]

privatepessleneck yeah but if they don’t fix the problems what they have now they’re going to screw up really bad but those games and believe me when that happens things do not end well with them I mean it hasn’t been well with them since they released master chief collection on the Xbox one ever seems they released it’s always been a freaking problem with it

[@deus_nsf]

Please I need helo, how do you make SSAO work with CE ? I have problems when I try different shaders...

[@InnuendoXP]

As for the "hold to pickup" I think that's a holdover from the original Xbox version where interacting, reloading, and picking up new weapons were all bound to X. I do agree they should give an option for this though.

[@extremelyboredtatsumaki.495]

Sad wort wort wort noises.

[@alknud9448]

Jeeze I thought this was just an issue with my game or my settings. The pixel shadows are driving me insane

[@alknud9448]

the dialogue also stutters and repeats or i hear the plasma charging sound all the time

[@onelonepotatochip4121]

I play mcc on pc and I have this weird “glich?” With ce. When I tapp my grenade button or (any button for that sake including mouse) the game registers it as if I am spamming the buttons. This makes it so I can’t easily swap grenades and it is *LITERALY* impossible to pick up new weapons. Does anybody know how to fix it? Ps. I discovered it halfway into a level after going to my second monitor, has no effect on reach. Please help me if someone might know a solution.

[@VengeanceLN]

I have this odd bug where I CANNOT earn achievements so I can't unlock the nameplates and such. I've beaten Reach on legendary and It never game me the achievements (yes I bought for full game)

[@moregrapespls4469]

What ever happened with games taking their time to look at all the bugs and fix them before release

[@skoldmo762]

"non compromised experience" my ass

[@MrBrown1106]

I can’t scope on the pc version, my screen just flickers like a strobe light whenever I right-click

[@Hirotoro4692]

Please report it as a bug to 343

[@lionsfan3581]

Whenever I fire the plasma pistol repeatedly it keeps sounding like I’m charging and uncharging it but it shoots regularly it’s really annoying and I thought the shields sounded so low i couldn’t hear them when they are broke or recharging.

[@aggressivelythicctrap2455]

Tell that to the absolutely RABID 343 fanboys in the official discord who are defending the port to their last breath, blaming every problem on "well that was obviously in legacy, you just don't remember it", and forcibly muting you when you try to prove otherwise.

[@whodatninja439]

Or they say that we should just be grateful to have Halo on pc.

[@gangweedernigga4012]

the HALO discord in general is cancer, overly strict, you get banned for not being good at english, having a certain name with special characteristics or talking over mods, not to mention how power trip cutthroats certain mods can be, submitting an innocent claim will net you an "ok boomer" response from an admin gg, also its supposed to be family friendly when halo's foundation was built on having thicker skin, atleast back in the day

[@Griffith74]

Fuck halo discord shitty ass mods

[@JJAB91]

@@gangweedernigga4012 That all stems from Snickerdoodle

[@gangweedernigga4012]

@@JJAB91 ikr, not to mention she rocks the blue hair too, ironically she is a community manager for 343

[@qgqsrg1]

damn, i finished the campaign twice and didn t notice any of them xD

[@Hirotoro4692]

So not once in your campaign runs you noticed bad audio loops or plasma pistol sound, or weapons struck in walls rattling around? Either you play without audio, you're deaf, a liar, or you're just fucking oblivious and have absolutely no awareness.

[@ryans6969]

@@Hirotoro4692 why so hostile lmao I can guarantee you don't talk like that in real life to people

[@eazhe3716]

Will Davis Damn dude chill. Just take a minute to get the Dorito cheese out of your neckbeard. Only problem I’ve had with CE was the plasma pistol audio bug

[@qgqsrg1]

@@Hirotoro4692 first I barely ever use the plasma pistol, never liked it (if I use it, it s only to drain the shield of an elite so no need to rapid fire) No, I Haven t had weapons stuck in walls rattling around. As for audio loops, I don't care nor listen to them enough to notice it, it s just background noise to set a mood. I just played the game to reminince about the first time I played halo years ago. So quite frankly I wouldn't even care had I come across these bugs. Btw chill out, u sound like someone so obsessed with irrelevant details that they miss out on signals of their partner cheating on them.

[@HerrenGamingNews]

I've noticed the plasma is rendered at 30 fps so when I use a ghost I often miss because of the fps

[@TyrantJaeger]

I've always noticed on every version of the game that the opening cutscene for 343 Guilty Spark plays at a low frame rate. The way the fleeing grunts and jackals move is so jittering. My computer says it's 60 FPS, but it looks more like 15.

[@absect]

Guarantee they mess up halo 3, 343 are working hard tho in a short amount of time so I’ll give them that.

[@oldman222]

And that's why you wait for a game to be completed before buying it. Btw, halo reach still has issues and the leveling system sucks now... I mean, I'm disappointed. I can just hope mods are gonna fix everything... hopefully...

[@ewjfpoefjwoiefj]

Release day is when a game should be completed

[@TheMufflinator]

They seem to have de-completed it with the port, though. Couldn't have expected that.

[@ewjfpoefjwoiefj]

@@TheMufflinator It's actually impressive that they've managed to do that. Wtf is going on at 343i?

[@benvids]

Did they fix the Jackal shields? Do they change colour again and have the correct textures?

[@crashbash8549]

Nope, they also haven't fixed the graphics to act like how the og xbox looked

[@josealigueri1570]

I Just recently got 2 errors on my copy of the mcc for pc on is 0x000 etc, and other about an untrusted system file notmaliz, do you have any advice on how to Deal with this errors?

[@radrares4056]

they should've listed it as Early Access

[@Zecovex]

343 HAS ALOT of work to do Let's hope they fix stuff when they can

[@Hirotoro4692]

A lot

[@maxim196]

guys...is the halo ce gearbox port physics\mechanics tied to the framerate in any way ? I'm playing at 120 fps and im feeling like the radar doesnt feel like in the xbox version (yellow ed markers aren't as smooth and disappear eappear too quickly )

[@goofy3357]

I cannot pickup weapons bro? Where do i report this problem? Like seriously i tried changing bindings for it still didnt worked

[@derp3305]

This is most definitely Microsoft fault, they just don't want to spent any more time and resources on an old game. They're just focus on the next titles and next xbox. Like always, modders will always pick up the slack. The one thing that I expected is Halo CE and Halo 2 to have better optimization options since those games had PC versions made, unlike Reach, H3, Odst, and H4. Console to PC port games tend to be very shitty since the were made on limited hardware, if it was the other way around, it would've been easier to tampered with. Here's an article that PCgamer had about the *Unlocked framerates in old ports* from the developers. www.pcgamer.com/uk/halos-developers-explain-what-can-go-wrong-with-unlocked-framerates-in-old-game-ports/

[@robertcop3736]

Digital Foundry is great and all but this is the tech analysis I was waiting for

[@saunshilu]

Another problem I think I've noticed is that the enemy so after a bit of time in afire fight will correct for slower projectile shots and start aiming ahead of were your moving, I never had this problem with the gearbox port with refined/chimera mod

[@josephmcsticc164]

Thinking retrospect when i first saw the announcement the game came to steam, i thought it came way to quickly, and these issues highlight that.

[@edboysvarietyhour6565]

Why are you cranking your FOV to go faster just use Sprint get with the times

[@LateNightHalo]

ahh yes. I too like to lose the ability to fire my gun simply by "moving at max speed"

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@Chris Goody It's "You're" not "your." Improper grammar can change the entire meaning of a statement.

[@halo_legacies]

best post

[@KillerChickn]

@@jackmcphee2341 Well when you do not understand what a port is or how technology has advanced in both software and hardware, and you expect things to be as good or better than before after considering those things, then yes you're being pretty pathetic. The fact you get to access this at all is more than you deserve. No one had to spend time on porting old remasters to new PCs and you never had to play these new ports of old games. I'd rather get a slightly buggy copy I can play while it gets fixed over time, than not being able to play while they hold it back to polish things. If you could have waited an extra month or two, you still can wait an extra month or two...but you get to play it while you're waiting. This is just a video for clicks and to whine.

[@COMDStudios]

Rathfor when I buy a game I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect it to work as advertised.

[@Julianrocker200]

I think they released it early because they’re trying to release everything before infinite

[@Xizor15]

I really appreciate how you express your personal opinion and hold it to a high standard without getting irrationally angry and absolutely slamming the game, its fans, and developers. Pokemon fans should take notes.

[@Rogue615]

I tried playing Reach Multiplayer from the Master Chief Collection and the stuttering is so bad it's unplayable. The single player offline seems great though but I bought it for the multiplayer ☹️. Anyone know how to fix the MP stuttering?

[@IONLYKNOWMOVESTHATKILLPEOPLE]

Last time I was this early, there were a bunch of "last time I was this early" comments

[@Varlerie]

I'm upset because it somehow runs worse than Halo Custom Edition. I'm getting constant frame drops. My Laptop is a potato, but I expected an easy performance from a 20 year old game.

[@southpaw117]

There's more going on under the hood than the original PC version, so don't expect the same performance even if the visuals are practically identical.

[@Varlerie]

@@southpaw117 even in multiplayer? That's where I'm really pissed at the frame drops, since it can make me lose gun fights. For campaign I could care less. I don't like the Anniversary look, and I don't have friends to play the game with, so I can just use Custom Edition for solo gameplay.

[@Darkdragon1120]

Is anyone else having a problem with the tutorial not showing up in the first mission and instead starting right away when the pillar of autumn is under attack? Its really annoying I cant to seem to fix it, if there ain't no master chief waking up in his cryo there ain't no immersion

[@Bingchilling2]

Also getting a bug where I get incorrect achievements when I complete a level, and even got an achievement for ODST the first time I booted the game

[@Luke-lv1fu]

I believe they changed the pickup to hold to help regulate whether you want to reload or to pick up a weapon. However I to prefer the old tap function but it had its issues. All in all the hold function is a little more casual friendly as opposed to competitive. As for the audio problems they are unacceptable. The glitches break the immersion. With the rush to release it the overlooked major problems, a trend I noticed as of recent. But I still find halo fun and support it to the fullest. My hopes are high but my patience dry.

[@LateNightHalo]

Luke441 the biggest issue with the control change is that this was not consensual. There is NO way for me to go back to the old system that I preferred

[@Luke-lv1fu]

@@LateNightHalo this is true and I believe that they should be able to switch back to it if they so choose. The impact of to the gameplay would be minimal if they could do so. Plus it would just be better for the people to choose their preferred method

[@blahmaster6k]

It was always hold to pick up weapons, at least on the original Halo PC iirc.

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

lol I wouldn't believe it if they told me they actually played their own games

[@HCAZz1224]

I noticed shooting at enemies behind rocks or trees there's an invisible walls larger than the objects blocking my shots from hitting them. Noticed it on silent cartographer moving up the hill to the hunters

[@Hilgax]

when i started Pillar of Autumn on mcc pc, after keyes give me his magnum the first room where you use it with 3 grunts just didnt happen. pistol didn't come out and no grunts were there. :/

[@Hirotoro4692]

That's a bug that existed since the original Xbox release. You just walk up to keyes and back out again and it'll appear.

[@5nanometers]

Thank god, someone had to say it

[@MatthewsGauss]

343 still are proving that they still don't know how to make games. How do modders fix most of these problems but a huge company with many hundreds of employees and many months of trial and error not fix the same bugs that a team of a couple dudes in their free time can?

[@LateNightHalo]

Its not that simple when dealing with the MCC which is 7 game engines unified under a pretty janky codebase. Don't devalue the work of the devs who had to release these ports before they were ready

[@MatthewsGauss]

@@LateNightHalo I understand it's hard to make things as big as this work but I guess I have a lower tolerance for this kind of bullshit. This is the second time they've released a game with many obvious problems and their only answer is "hehe sorry, we're fixing it soon dont' worry". At this rate halo 2 is going to be released with horrible audio and video errors and all 343 is going to say is "yea we know it's bad we're working on it. Yea it's been 4 months with no fix for halo reach but it's complicated man".

[@flaquito6296]

MatthewsGauss whats wrong with reach?

[@rickygforce4217]

@@flaquito6296 fucking everything lol. Considering a pc port that doesn't have good mouse input is generally a bad product. Audio is also fucked, render distance too, no anti aliasing, only 3 graphics options.

[@windebiesteultima3317]

Bethesda fans have been asking that exact same question for years now lol. Regardless, everyone’s gonna buy it anyway because both companies know some of their fans are stupid

[@ryantheminer1]

On MCC now that halo 2 got dropped on PC they tried to fix the shield sound effect and on Xbox I don't hear the shield alert sound at all now. It's silent

[@gamesmasher7120]

Would my ACER laptop crash if I try to play the master chief collection on steam?

[@Hirotoro4692]

How is anyone supposed to answer that without knowing your hardware specs?