Original Halo Developer Slams Campaign Evolved’s Changes

There’s been a lot of hype among Halo fans surrounding the long-rumored remake of the first game, Halo: Campaign Evolved. For one thing, It’s the first Halo game to arrive on PlayStation 5. However, Jaime Griesemer–a designer for Halo: Combat Evolved and the design lead on Halo 2 and Halo 3–isn’t happy about some of the changes that were made for the remake.

In a series of posts on X, Griesemer lamented the trailer’s sequence where the Warthog vehicle moved past obstacles that were placed in its path to prevent plays from being able “to steamroll the Hunters.” “When you can just smash the crates out of the way it wrecks the encounters,” added Griesemer. “But the worst part? They put trees in the landing area of the WooHoo Jump. Lame.”

Griesemer went to tag Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto (who is a big fan of the remake) before asking the following question: “What have they done to beloved B30?!”

In the replies, players pointed out that it was possible to get the Warthog past the rocks in the original game, it just took a few attempts. Griesemer acknowledged this and said it was by design.

Griesemer later wrote, “On further analysis I’m sure it’s because the vehicles take damage and so you’re just as likely to destroy the hog as get it over the rocks. If anything that makes it–worse–because–none–of the vehicle tricks are going to work anymore.”

After the initial reveal of the trailer, Griesemer questioned the point of remaking Halo.

During the Halo World Championships, Halo Studios confirmed that all future titles will be on PlayStation 5 as well as Xbox Series X|S and PC going forward. While Microsoft didn’t announce any other titles for next year’s 25th anniversary of the franchise, there’s a rumored live-service Halo game that may be released in 2026. Microsoft has previously acknowledged that there are multiple new Halo games in the works.

Halo: Campaign Evolved will launch in 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.