Master Chief Won't Unmask in Halo 4
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if he dies without having peace they are going to die (not a treat just a assessment what angry fans are probably going to do)
I don't really see the big deal. Wouldn't he basically look like any other action game hero? Caucasian, brown hair, a bit grizzled, three day beard. Maybe a few scars. Hell, he'd probably just look like Jango and Boba Fett under that helmet. He's supposed to basically be human, right? Maybe genetically overpowered or something, but I don't really see how anything underneath that helmet could be that amazing. And that "identify with him"-crap? I don't wear a helmet 24/7.
Plus Mr Freeman knows how to carry more than two guns at once. Thats when he's using guns, and not playing with gravity...fix-the-spade said:
I've always thought the look they gave him was really bad. He looks like a very generic character, bland, rather drab and uninteresting, and honestly that's the look that suits him; drab and uninteresting. Worse than that is the voice, though. Like the unfortunately acted Agent 47, Master Chief sounds nasal and dorky. I don't know that I need to see what he looks like beneath the bland space armor, doesn't really matter.
I'd be more interested if they actually made a better than functional single player game, perhaps without the cliffhanger ending?
I'd be more interested if they actually made a better than functional single player game, perhaps without the cliffhanger ending?
Never seen anyone have anything bad to say about Bateson's performance as 47, especially considering the latest development's in Absolution's...er, development.Icehearted said:
What is it exactly that you don't like about it? I'm really curious.
I thought he was pretty well described in the books, so I really do not understand what all the fuss is about.
What do you expect that he'll look like?
A grizzled, short brown hai-
It would be an interesting experiment to release a batch of like, 30 copies in which he'd been changed to be revealed as a latino, or as a woman with a voice-altering device.
A grizzled, short brown hai-
damn.Skeleon said:
It would be an interesting experiment to release a batch of like, 30 copies in which he'd been changed to be revealed as a latino, or as a woman with a voice-altering device.
I think he's a fine actor, don't get me wrong, and I've sort of come to enjoy his work in the games, but as 47 there's room to improve. I think the best way of describing it is very off-pitched and wooden. I realize the character is generally unemotional, but there's a difference between stoic and bland. In some ways it actually comes off like trying to do an impression, and it's really nasal.fozzy360 said:
I apologize if that's not a very good explanation, it's difficult to quantify how it puts me off, but it does. By comparison, I actually liked Tim Olyphant's version a little more.
I dunno how I feel about this. On one hand, I already have a damn good idea of what he looks like, thanks to the comics and the books. On the other, if his face doesn't live up to my expectations, which is unlikely, I'll be disappointed. I'm sure I'd get over it though.
Eh, I say bring on the face. Bring it!
Eh, I say bring on the face. Bring it!
I personally believe it would ruin the character to reveal his face. I mean look what happened with Tali in Mass Effect 3... you'll never please everyone. Besides, is it really that important to everyone?
Just like you, I never run around in Halo pretending the character to be myself because I know that could never be possible. My life's bland as all fuck and I'd much rather learn about someone else, get to share their life for a bit. My game characters, even those I create in games like Skyrim, are invariably nothing like me. Relatable characters are one thing but blank slates that are nothing more than a site for the projection of my own self idealised fantasies? No thanks.
Well technically he did die in Halo 3. At least every character still alive believed him to have perished...GiglameshSoulEater said:
I have to agree with you here. This seems to be the attitude of most game devs who utilise a silent/ambiguous protagonist and it always comes off as being a tiny bit patronising, not to mention ignorant of their actual fan-base.Thyunda said:
Just like you, I never run around in Halo pretending the character to be myself because I know that could never be possible. My life's bland as all fuck and I'd much rather learn about someone else, get to share their life for a bit. My game characters, even those I create in games like Skyrim, are invariably nothing like me. Relatable characters are one thing but blank slates that are nothing more than a site for the projection of my own self idealised fantasies? No thanks.
If anyone's going to die, it's going to be Cortana. She's nearing the end of her life anyway, and since every other major Halo character is now dead, she's the only one left who you can kill. Granted, I hope they don't kill her, but if I had to place a bet, my money's on her.
No way Master Chief ever takes off his helmet to where we can see his face. That was something that always bothered me about the Legends movies and the books--the Spartans are ALWAYS taking their helmets off, even though it's said over an over that they practically live in their armor. I know they need to take off the stuff from time to time, but in the middle of a battle? Come on.
No way Master Chief ever takes off his helmet to where we can see his face. That was something that always bothered me about the Legends movies and the books--the Spartans are ALWAYS taking their helmets off, even though it's said over an over that they practically live in their armor. I know they need to take off the stuff from time to time, but in the middle of a battle? Come on.
Granted I already thought she was supposed to be dead at this point. With the crap she went through and although an AI lives for 7 years, the amount of information she was exposed to would have reduced those years significantly compared to a standard operating AI.Sniper Team 4 said:
The strange thing about characters like Master Chief is that even though they don't have a visible face, there's never anyone else that looks like them. You see that gold visor and that skid mark on the chest, and you know it's the badass that surfed the Dreadnought to Earth. Just like Gordon Freeman, the power armor becomes MC's face, which is why people like me get so angry at the new designs. And with this new face, these characters are able to transcend humanity. They cast off the imperfections and asymmetries of our mortal forms in favor of strong, thick, perfect suits of armor. They become symbols, ideas, perhaps even gods, and to many religions, it's heracy to try and put a human face on God. These characters, after all, are not made in God's image, but in man's image of God, and as such, they cannot be constrained to our own standards.
Now, of course, there is the idea that it's better to see our heroes as human, because then we can identify with them. Well, that's a good point. Someone else can argue that one for me, this post is already too long.
Now, of course, there is the idea that it's better to see our heroes as human, because then we can identify with them. Well, that's a good point. Someone else can argue that one for me, this post is already too long.
