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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 529 | Halo: Campaign Evolved Review Discussion and Spoilercast (Patreon)

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2026-08-08 16:00:22
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2026-08-11 13:39:18
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Please welcome Sacred Symbols co-host Chris Ray Gun and Summon Sign host Brad Ellis back to Sacred+. This time around, I (Colin) invited the boys to the show so that we might share our thoughts about one of the most unexpected PlayStation releases, potentially ever. That's right! After 25 years, Halo has arrived on Sony hardware, a remake of the 2001 Xbox classic FPS Combat Evolved, built from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5, both true to the original game and also packing a slate of fixes, tweaks, updates, and even new missions. How does Bungie's remade and redone classic hold up after all of these years? Naturally, there's only one way to find out.

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Lockmort

Video will follow shortly, there's an issue with YouTube right now. - Lock

Solid Skink

I have already listened to the entire thing and I am choosing to disagree.

Carlos

Halo, it’s finished.

TheWubbz

Halo: Campaign Devolved

BigDumbStupidIdiot

Rest in RIP and peace, Halo. You've been fucking dog shit since 2011. Thanks 343

Daddy T

Put some respect on ODST & Reach dawg

BigDumbStupidIdiot

Oops! ODST and Reach are good. Got my years wrong when 343 took over

Shadi Haddad

What's with the transgender lighting in the thumbnail

Cloud

I think Colin has the complete wrong read on eday

Zachary

Matty or cog should have been on this

Pan Ic

Criminal that neither Matty nor Cog is on this

Michael Thew

When we bring up first modern shooter, how about perfect dark? I’m not too familiar with the game anymore. But I remember it getting real high scores.

Evan Cooper

That slideshow stuff happened in Halo 5 for sure. It was insane on the first mission actually

Big Booty Latinas Can Stay

The fact that Colin can look at a grunt and an elite and think they’re not different species is wild.

Chris Morton

One might say you were... a BigDumbStupidIdiot ;)

SL

Colin, if you’re looking for answers to your questions regarding first contact between humanity and the covenant, check out the novel Contact Harvest… or just ask your ai chatbot of choice for a summary.

Izzy Smalls

Im thoroughly enjoying Halo Campaign evolved. Playing on PS5 pro and it looks great. Im not a Halo die hard so idgaf about any of the nitpicky stuff. That being said it shouldve had mp and playing this is a stark reminder how Microsoft fumbled this franchise because i forgot how cool this game/universe can be.

Virgin Barry

I’m surprised Colin doesn’t see the inherent contradiction in saying this was the chance to modernize the game forever. Isn’t the problem with remakes that eventually, even the remake will be ‘outdated’? The same games praised for being accessible to modern audiences now will be scoffed at by future generations

PairOfShuse

Overall a good discussion. Great show One thing I wanted to comment on was, I really think we shouldn’t give developers a pass on all the obvious connections and little things. I think there is a big trend in media, and consumer products in general where everyone is just accepting a lower level of quality. The discussion on the continuity between versions, the prequel missions and what they could have done, and other things I’ve seen online like the horrible textures when shooting into rocks and walls in the game (where it looks like bullet holes are a texture floating over the wall), are quite frankly unacceptable to me. We pay 70 dollars for a game (which I’m ok with, hell I’d pay 100 for them) but we are getting worse and worse quality, unfinished games, upon release. Rarely were we left with games like this back in previous generations before patches and updates. Every once in a while we would get a game with a serious game breaking bug, but definitely not like we do now.

Addison117

Chris fulfilled the spirit of the platinum.

LastStandMedia

It's not quite that. I just figured they were a Naboo-like coalition from a single planet. -Colin

NeO JD

I like every mainline Halo game. Some more than others for sure, but the gameplay has never felt bad to me. I would’ve liked to see more of these remakes since I do think this is the best version of 1, but it’s clear Halo Studios has no direction over there.

Save The Game Media

There is a lot to like about the remake - gameplay, visuals are really good. It’s still a blast to play with friends. But - it has a lot of issues, especially on the technical front. On PC (Steam and Xbox PC) the game is a mess. Constant disconnects, achievements not popping, enemies disappearing, lighting going crazy. Add in weird changes to line delivery/dialogue throughout - I find it hard to call the game the definitive version of CE.

Chris T.

This is my first time playing Halo…. This game is the perfect example of what’s a 9 in 2001 isn’t a 9 in 2026. This game is an outdated piece of SHIT. The level design is so boring!!!! The warthog controls are AWFUL!!! The story is eh. The gorgeous visuals didn’t save this game for me at all

Terminal Creative

It is hilarious that Colin accidentally reinvented the Cole Protocol

Dr. N-Word Cortex

I think one of the fascinating wrinkles in this that was unfortunately not touched on in this spoilercast, particularly with regard to the development of a remake that should have been handled reverence/care is that - it appears/was reported to have been a pretty much solely outsourced project. Specifically in the DESIGN area. Which is fucking crazy to me considering we also have no idea if Halo Studios have anything else past a prototyping stage in the works. It just exemplifies the cost-cutting and get it out the door directive they clearly had. Needed way more time and more curated hands on leadership. It’s like Naughty Dog barely “overseeing” a third party-led development of an Uncharted 1 remake and missing glaring issues and ignoring quality checks because they were working on other things. I just cannot imagine an Uncharted remake coming out anywhere near the overall quality level this did - and I say that as someone who has had a great time with Halo CE Remake. It’s just all baffling to me how they could manage an IP like this (as if this hasn’t been the case for years yeah I know!) But great show boys! X

Victor Melchor

Didn’t even realize Brad was on this episode lmao

Hippopotamus Anonymous

Unless I'm misunderstanding what he means, I feel like Colin's PC blind spot is showing when he calls Halo the first modern shooter. While obviously very important, Halo only proved that what was already happening on PC was also doable on console. I can't really agree with his take when a game like Half Life came out 3 years prior to Halo.

Gooch Gobbler

damn I played the whole series for the first time a few years back, I don't even like old games usually, but I loved all of them. Please play 2-4 as they are so much better

Zealander

Did the video version go up? I don’t see it on the channel or in here, unless I’m missing something? Thanks

Zealander

Halo sits above a planet, Threshold, a purple gas giant.