The History of Halo: Campaign Evolved | Know Your Game

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a full remake of the original Halo campaign, but much of its story began years before this release. This episode follows the people, studios, and technology that carried Halo from Bungie to Halo Studios and from BLAM to Unreal Engine 5. Know Your Game is where I research the development history and lesser-known stories behind games I care about. For Halo: Campaign Evolved, that means Microsoft and Bungie, the creation of 343 Industries, the move to Halo Studios, and the old Halo simulation still running underneath the new presentation from Halo Studios and Xbox Game Studios. I also look at game director Greg Hermann's connection to Combat Evolved Anniversary, Project Foundry, art director Donnie Taylor's return to the darker mood of the original, and the new Operation: METEORITE missions. Then I get into the new mechanics, missing competitive multiplayer, launch reception, and what I thought after playing the Xbox version on Legendary with the boys. Chapters: 0:00 Halo: Campaign Evolved Explained 1:11 Bungie, Microsoft, and Who Made Halo 2:14 From 343 Industries to Halo Studios 2:49 Greg Hermann Rebuilt Halo 1 Twice 3:35 BLAM, Slipspace, and Unreal Engine 5 5:47 Donnie Taylor and Halo's Art Direction 6:44 New Mechanics, Skulls, and Missions 7:19 Playing on Legendary 7:44 Reviews and Missing Multiplayer 8:22 Why Halo Studios Started Here 9:00 The XoneBros Legendary Playthrough Related / Mentioned in the Video: XoneBros YouTube channel and blind Legendary playthroughs:    / @positivegaming   Sources / Credits: Introducing Halo: Campaign Evolved: https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/int... Microsoft acquires Bungie, June 2000: https://news.microsoft.com/source/200... Microsoft and Bungie evolve their relationship, October 2007: https://news.microsoft.com/source/200... Combat Evolved Anniversary postmortem: https://media.gdcvault.com/GD_Mag_Arc... Halo Studios and Unreal Engine interview: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/10/0... Inside the art of Campaign Evolved: https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/ins... Halo: Campaign Evolved on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/28... Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/game/halo-... Hashtags: #Halo #HaloCampaignEvolved #KnowYourGame