343 Industries plans to restore a ton of cut content for the first game in theHaloseries,Halo:Combat Evolved. 343 Industries will restore this cut content toHalo: The Master Chief Collectionwith the help of a group of molders who are dedicated and passionate about preservingHalo: Combat Evolved.
In the world of gaming, very few titles are as beloved asHalo: Combat Evolved, a story about a super-soldier named Master Chief and his AI companion Cortana taking down the evil Covenant.Halo: Combat Evolvedranks as one of the most important games ever madefor many fans, and is often cited as the game that revolutionized the first-person shooter genre. The game was originally developed by Bungie in 2001, with 343 Industries taking over the series in 2011 and eventually including the game inHalo: The Master Chief Collection.
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Halo: Combat Evolvedis so popular with the fan base that it’s not uncommon to find more fans playingHalo: The Master Chief CollectionoverHalo Infinite, the newest game in the franchise. But what many fans don’t realize is that the firstHalogame has a lot of cut content that players never got to experience. 343 Industries is looking to finally bring this unseen content to the world with the help of Digsite, a team of modders dedicated to the idea of restoring the originalHaloto its full potential. This includes a series of multiplayer maps that were cut from the PC port of the game, back when Gearbox Software worked on it. Some of these maps, such as “Indoor,” were close to be completed and only required some polishing, while other maps, like “Dusk,” took a lot more work from Digsite to bring to life.
Digsite is also restoring the cut RTS content from the earliest plan for the game, whenHalo: Combat Evolvedwas originally conceived as an RTS game. The RTS content includes cut vehicles and enemy types. Maybe the most impressive piece of cut content is the long-lost Macworld demo from 1999, which will also be added toHalo: The Master Chief Collection. The Macworld demo will be a sandbox area for players to explore and have fun running around in.
Adding cut content like this into an old game is a very rare thing and acts as a historical moment in game preservation. For fans of the series, adding this cut content will makeHalo: Combat Evolvedclimb even higher on their favorites list. 343 Industries also stated that the team at Digsite will be going through the archives of the series and that there’s plenty of content to show off.
Halo: The Master Chief Collectionis now available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
