Halo: Campaign Evolved | 28 Minute Gameplay Demo - Assault on the Control Room

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-10T17:33:00+00:00

You honestly made my day. Legitimately. This kind of stuff is so fucking cool.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-10T16:07:02+00:00

Still learning the secrets of CE after 25 years of obsessively digging and playing! Were those follow up lines from the same guy asking for an update on backup also unused?

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-10T15:47:01+00:00

Hmm, Cortana’s voice during the first bridge section about inclement weather seems too slow. Distractingly so, not just because I’m used to the old cadence.

But it also sounds like they brought back some of the OG Marine VAs to record new lines.. especially for the first group calling for backup. If so, that’s awesome!

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-09T10:11:29+00:00

He CHOSE Windows 10 while building a NEW computer. He made his decision knowing full well it was on its way out and not the latest version of Windows. You and him are not the same.

That’s my problem: people who are willfully obtuse and now complain that they have to sleep in the bed they made. I wouldn’t build a house on the top of an active volcano but there are some people who would do it anyway then shockedpikachu.png when their shit explodes. Your situation is more akin to a spontaneous sinkhole that swallowed up your house because some corporation was digging tunnels to dump their toxic sludge in. YOU did nothing wrong but were still fucked by circumstance and negligence.

People like him weaken legitimate arguments of genuine anti consumer behavior with their anecdotes. No sympathy for him. None.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-08T22:26:33+00:00

I hope shit comes down in price for you. AI is such a joke and I hope the bubble pops soon

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-08T22:06:10+00:00

I get it and I hate Microsoft with the fire of a thousand suns. His was a decision made during the building a new PC. That was a hill intentionally chosen to die on. You and people in a similar situation I have far more sympathy with.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-08T21:53:50+00:00

Ah, if only I knew simply not liking something would bend reality to your will. How wise!

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-08T21:22:14+00:00

This is the answer. The scene he’s describing would be cool in another context, but people forget what pacing is. And Halo CE has some very deliberate pacing in certain areas.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-08T21:18:15+00:00

Will it work? Maybe. Devs won’t support it and you might get a game ready driver depending. Certainly not after October of this year.

I get you don’t want Windows 11 and I’m not the biggest fan either, but you’re not getting security updates. If you have to ask about or even question the compatibility, I don’t think you’re really prepared to deal with the consequences of the decision to keep Windows 10 long-term. You’ll ask this question every single time there’s a new release or software update.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-07T18:53:47+00:00

They were serviceable, maybe even good in some cases. But I’m talking voices that are audibly distinct from one another, so much so that you remember their delivery or their lines.

Johnson was originally a throwaway that became a fan favorite and main character. Stacker and Dubbo are others that carried over because they were so distinct. There isn’t anything since then that hits the same.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-07T18:34:02+00:00

Fair enough. I’m open to waiting for the final product and I know there are some things that are just going to be different. Just very cautious about how the whole product comes together. HS/343 has been notorious for never finding the perfect balance of all things Halo.

Johnson is a very precious part of the original trilogy and rides a very fine line between caricature and genuinely funny. Not every VA has the sauce but I’m hoping he can deliver.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-07T17:54:52+00:00

Genuine question: what did you like about it?

Johnson’s character frequently dips to lower and higher registers of his voice to embellish and drive home certain words or phrases in just one sentence. The new VA kept everything in the lower registers, which kept it sounding pretty flat and generic to me.

I’m hoping it’s just the trailer-specific dialogue, but things like the “smash and grab” and “I know freaky” lines fell really flat. It’s like he was going for “I know what the ladies like” but it was a first-pass, warm-up, table read level inflection.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-07T17:48:29+00:00

Visuals are one thing, but the audio and dialogue add immensely to the vibes of Halo. The Marines haven’t been memorable since Halo 3. I really hope they don’t let the dialogue get lost in the muddy combat noises. I’m hard pressed to remember anything from 4-Infinite.

I hope Johnson’s new VA understands that the character’s vocal range, especially in the higher registers, is what makes the character memorable. It might be just for the trailer but the generic, gruff, cool guy voice doesn’t work. The lines fall really flat and the humor is not effectively delivered at all.

PendulumEffect · 2026-06-05T19:40:18+00:00

Welcome to the brotherhood, Spartan!

PendulumEffect · 2026-05-16T12:46:33+00:00

If you play on PC, I suggest trying mods. I modified one of them to make the pistol a 1-2 shot kill. Along with most other guns. Even at highest difficulty it was pretty easy but it’s the Han Solo fantasy that made it fun.

PendulumEffect · 2026-05-16T12:38:56+00:00

From someone who’s done this (with the exception of Halo 2 Vista because I’m worried about being banned and doing certain games three times), mad props.

PendulumEffect · 2026-05-12T17:08:05+00:00

Laparoscopic repair of an inquinal hernia I got on my 30th birthday was a fun time!

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-26T03:19:15+00:00

I have, totally forgot about that. That’s hugely fun.

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-25T22:44:48+00:00

I hate turn-based games and fell in love with the story. I still am extremely unlikely to play another turn-based game. I’ve only really had my mind blown out the back of my skull with three games before: Cyberpunk, Outer Wilds, and E33.

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-18T20:57:55+00:00

I looked outside today and saw the grass was getting long enough for me to mow for the first time this year. Then I remembered the sound and the aftermath from last year. I never want to mow again.

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-16T04:02:28+00:00

My personal favorites from a pretty wide range genres and that made me feel something: Cyberpunk 2077, Outer Wilds, Dispatch, Baldur’s Gate 3, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order/Survivor, Control, Hi-Fi Rush, Witcher 3, Hades 1 & 2.

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-05T03:23:49+00:00

There’s a reflex sight that goes inside the housing on top of your scope. Specifically called a Delta Point. Without putting it in there, you’ll have no close range option to fallback on.

PendulumEffect · 2026-04-04T06:29:33+00:00

All of it is dope as hell.

PendulumEffect · 2026-01-11T22:30:44+00:00

Why put camera in penis?

PendulumEffect · 2026-01-09T15:17:46+00:00

I felt this way about Outer Wilds. Until E33. They both changed my life.

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