I'd hope that they'd expand on that, even if just in the books. It's the only thing in Reach that gave me the same sense of wonder that every other Halo game has brought me.unabomberman said:
343 Industries Wants to Inject New Mysteries and Questions into Halo
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Very true, a lot of people were pissed about the fact that you played the Arbiter in Halo 2. Personally? I fuckin' loved it.hansari said:
This guy worked on Halo 2 and 3? That's cool, so they're not just newbies then.
I've been sceptical about the idea of a new Halo developed by somebody who isn't Bungie, but if these guys were Bungie, then it has a higher chance of turning out all right. It also sounds like they've got some pretty cool ideas for the Halo universe (though they were a bit non-specific). Personally I'd like to see them expand it outwards, much like Bungie did with ODST and Reach - fleshing out the background with actual games, rather than novels most people won't read. Halo's universe isn't as rich as Mass Effect's, but it's still pretty rich and would benefit from some more exploration.
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Also, new map packs? Huzzah! I loved the Noble pack. It's cool how Bungie also uses maps to flesh out the background a little, and add character to it (although the vanilla Reach maps didn't do this, sadly).
I've been sceptical about the idea of a new Halo developed by somebody who isn't Bungie, but if these guys were Bungie, then it has a higher chance of turning out all right. It also sounds like they've got some pretty cool ideas for the Halo universe (though they were a bit non-specific). Personally I'd like to see them expand it outwards, much like Bungie did with ODST and Reach - fleshing out the background with actual games, rather than novels most people won't read. Halo's universe isn't as rich as Mass Effect's, but it's still pretty rich and would benefit from some more exploration.
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I did notice Reach wasn't as awe-inspiring as the other games in the series. It felt more subdued, sort of - different, but not necessarily in a bad way; it swapped story genres from space opera to military last stand. The music reflected this (as expected - Halo music's always been great at fitting the particular game's mood). I still liked it a lot, so long as I didn't treat it like the others. And for the record, I also loved playing as the Arbiter in Halo 2 (it helped that his missions were the bestZeroMachine said:
).Also, new map packs? Huzzah! I loved the Noble pack. It's cool how Bungie also uses maps to flesh out the background a little, and add character to it (although the vanilla Reach maps didn't do this, sadly).
If they turn Halo into fucking Lost, I swear to god I will be arrested when police find me, covered in blood, teabagging their corpses.
(I WAS FRAMED!)
(I WAS FRAMED!)
Let's just hope this doesn't turn into CoD and they make some godamn PC versions. They'll fail on both fronts, but it's a nice thought.
My first thought upon seeing her name was "What Proud Warrior Tribe is she going to focus on in order to make UNSC marines and Spartans look like incompetent boobs?"Xombee said:
As long as one of those books tells me what happened to Kelly and the other humans on Onyx, I'll be happy.
I suppose one of the games could explain what that ending in Halo Legends was about. Cortana was talking with the Flood on some planet, and it was giving her something. I would like to know what that's all about. But honestly, I feel like Halo itself should be finished. After Kelly and the others.
I suppose one of the games could explain what that ending in Halo Legends was about. Cortana was talking with the Flood on some planet, and it was giving her something. I would like to know what that's all about. But honestly, I feel like Halo itself should be finished. After Kelly and the others.
Don't count on it. Imp Com 2 was canceled, and it is being replaced with a new Wraith Squadron story. Sad news for Traviss fans, but great news for Aaron Alliston fans.jaing1138 said:
Traviss haters gonna hate, but sucks to be them, deal with it.
I just hope that 343 makes another ODST game sometime.
Would you mind PMing me summing up what they say? I really can't be arsed reading them now. It's Ok if you don't want to.ZeroMachine said:
OT: I'm glad there's nothing coming out this year. I wouldn't want it to be rushed. Story about the forerunners? That's interesting, they should make the next game about them.
Eh, my favorite halo so far was halo 3. Reach was mechanically and graphically superior but IMO the multi player isn't as fun and the campaign wasn't nearly as awe inspiring as the others (excluding ODST and halo wars). When I would play halo 3 with my friends we would always gravitate towards custom games or forge because there were so many tricks to master and little things, that playing together was always fun and there were lots of innovative maps that shook things up. when i got to Reach there were few movable (as a spartan i mean chairs, barricades, etc.) objects and tricks/glitches to experiment with and find. While forge is easier to use than ever the maps you can make aren't as different and there aren't all sorts of tricks to discover. This would be less of a problem if you could tear people away from getting credits. Everyone wants to try to earn credits to buy armor so that they can show it off while they earn more credits for the next piece. I hope 343 can bring some of the wonder that was the campaign of the first 3, the community (one that takes screen shots of things other than Kat's...never mind) of halo 3, and some new twists to explore. I can't think of a time I was more intensely playing and working as a team in a video game than on a run for the vidmaster annual. That's what I want to see.
Well it's win-win really in this case as I LOVE the Wraith squadron books, but the closure would have been nice, imperial commando hinted at so much awesomeness in her final book but then it was cancelled so the books basically a giant tease really. Hell i'd settle for her just putting what she had done of it on her site. Still at least the halo books are in safe hands. Still should be interesting what her take on the spartans will be seeing as they are similar to the clones in star wars really: bred for war without a choice in the matter.
I tend to agree.Anton P. Nym said:
I also would like, as some of the other above commenters mentioned, to see the Halo franchise branch out, at least a bit, genre-wise. A combination of Mass Effect in the Haloverse would be very interesting. Something more focused on exploration than action would also be welcome.