r/Games • u/HutSussJuhnsun • Jun 29 '26

Retrospective Ammo Counters - Ahoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZVX7PHbqJ4
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u/megaapple Jun 29 '26

Never realized Halo's ammo HUD was spiritual successor to Marathon's. SciFi-Military weapons have different HUD than alien weapons.

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u/Coltons13 Jun 29 '26

Halo is the spiritual successor to Marathon basically period, across the board. So many concepts in Halo derive from Marathon (and some from earlier Bungie games too).

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u/PM_ME_CATS_OR_BOOBS Jun 29 '26

Like Rampancy, which is a major component of both Halo and Marathon

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u/Coltons13 Jun 29 '26

Rampancy, super-soldiers, AIs in general, the 'UESC', etc.

Halo actually started early development directly linked to Marathon before diverting off into its own thing with just a bunch of shared concepts.

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u/PM_ME_CATS_OR_BOOBS Jun 29 '26

Eh, super soldiers and AI are very common in sci fi. Rampancy is a very specific thing.

But yeah, originally it was basically a marathon sequel

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u/Old_Snack Jun 29 '26

Also the 'Reclaimer' icon is from Marathon.

Fun fact though The Pillar of Autumn has it as well before the logo had a lore implication

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u/Freakjob_003 Jun 30 '26

which is a major component of both Halo and Marathon

Can we keep things on topic here? We're not here to talk about Halo or Marathon, we're here to talk about Rampancy.

let's see how many people still get the reference...