: When Halo 4 first came out, we were led to believe that Chief's armor was his
: redesigned Mk. VI. They later changed that to be a "firmware
: update" from Cortana, making his Mk. VI look like an old iteration of
: Mk. IV. Because… I dunno, rampancy

Doesn't explain why his newfangled armor still has battle scars.

: (and it does look damn good).

Hey, uh, I know this optometrist. Real swell guy, takes all kinds of insurance. Want his number?

: But now, if Halo 2 Anniversary is coming out, they're going to be redesigning
: the Mk. VI for real. Who's working on it? How faithful are they going to
: be?

So, at this rate, H2A Chief is going to look something like this:

: If the rumors are true, there's lots to look forward to seeing for the second
: time.

You know, after all this time... Halo 2 doesn't feel that special to me.
First off, Halo: CE wasn't perfect, but it very polished and well-put together.

Halo 2 feels rushed in a lot of places, and it could probably benefit from upgrades. Graphical, animations, gameplay...

But honestly, we don't need to retread old ground. We don't need it.
How about a game that imitates Halo 2's gameplay, but tells a sidestory? A game that parallels the Arbiter's and the Chief's journey, but doesn't revisit it.

Some of the Halo 2 cinematics just demand a big blockbuster visual upgrade. Not an overhaul, upgrade. Remember the opening cutscene of Halo 4? The cuts to Covenant invasions? Imagine Regret's assault carrier jumping into slipspace, rendered in that same detail. Or the encounter with Gravemind.

That said, why can't those moments be relegated to the terminals in a spinoff game?