Microsoft Reveals Halo 4 Launch Date
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I do really hope Halo can continue to do very well. For all the hate it gets from people, it's always been a series that doesn't treat its players like idiots with excessively linear environments and stupid AI companions that sprint up ahead and do that "hey, over here!" shout every time you clear a room.
But it has been a franchise for a long time, so i understand people that are "Halo'd out".
But it has been a franchise for a long time, so i understand people that are "Halo'd out".
You know, I see a lot of people worried over the fact that it's not made by Bungie, but the way I see it is that if there was any other developer to be making Halo, it's 343, especially since a good chunk of that team is made up of people formerly from Bungie anyway.
But that *does* bring up the worrying question for me: Does that mean they're going to make a genuinely good game, or that it's going suck slightly less than what other developers would have done?
PLEASE be the former.
But that *does* bring up the worrying question for me: Does that mean they're going to make a genuinely good game, or that it's going suck slightly less than what other developers would have done?
PLEASE be the former.
As a longtime fan of Halo, I really.
REALLY.
REALLY.
hope this doesn't fail.
I mean, 343i has done some questionable things, such as the recent Halo Reach TU rechanges and their announcement of 'loadouts' in Halo 4's Multiplayer, but overall... it still looks good.
I'm dubious about the plot, what with Forerunners suddenly being alive and well and Elites wanting to suddenly kill you despite Halo 2 and Halo 3, but I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
I mean... this really is their debut title. They can't screw this up.
... Right?
REALLY.
REALLY.
hope this doesn't fail.
I mean, 343i has done some questionable things, such as the recent Halo Reach TU rechanges and their announcement of 'loadouts' in Halo 4's Multiplayer, but overall... it still looks good.
I'm dubious about the plot, what with Forerunners suddenly being alive and well and Elites wanting to suddenly kill you despite Halo 2 and Halo 3, but I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
I mean... this really is their debut title. They can't screw this up.
... Right?
I'm so effing staying up to watch that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know, I really don't like the halo series, but with the severe lack of decent sci-fi games and shows and movies out there nowadays I'm actually looking forward to this... I might actually get an xbox if it looks good enough. So tired of crappy games based on modern warfare. I miss the old days of Battlefield 2142!
"Confronting his destiny" and "saving the universe", eh? Well then what the heck was Halo 3? If that wasn't his destiny, then JEEZ, they'll have to have something really epic to top it. My outlook towards this game's potential quality remains dubious, and that's coming from someone who's enjoyed this series since its very beginning.
Captcha: hobby-horse ...they're on to me... *shifty eyes*
Captcha: hobby-horse ...they're on to me... *shifty eyes*
Cautiously optimistic.
They did a great job at making Halo: CE look great again. It's been the only "HD Remake" that's been truly HD.
I would hope they would put in that kind of care and devotion into a new Halo game.
We'll see.
They did a great job at making Halo: CE look great again. It's been the only "HD Remake" that's been truly HD.
I would hope they would put in that kind of care and devotion into a new Halo game.
We'll see.
Well, Halo has only had... what, 5 main games in the series in eleven years? Meanwhile, Call of Duty has constantly seen a major release every single year since 2007. Frankly, new Halo announcements always make me think, "oh hey, it's Halo!" as apposed to "oh God not more Halo"... I mean, I'm not the biggest Halo fan, and I've often spoken out against its rabid fanbase and its purposed milking of its franchise, but that doesn't mean their main releases have realistic timeframes. It's a reasonable franchise of games.Terramax said:
Hopefully 343 can bring back that true Halo multiplayer feel. If not, it'll just be another 2 weeks until I get bored and trade in the game *cough* REACH *cough*
I really don't like the marketing/tagline of Halo 4. WAY too generic and interest-killing. The main Halo trilogy did a great job of downplaying the Master Chief's status of Savior while still acknowledging you're the best hope humanity has.
Honestly, the WORST parts of the Halo series are the books and to a degree, Halo: Reach. To me, the books would have ruined the series if I'd paid them any heed because they derailed the two main characters: Master Chief, and the Prophets.
The Master Chief was derailed because he was defined as a person: Previously, he was a projectable Player avatar much like Gordon Freeman (But with fewer Annoying Fans worshiping him at every turn in-game), and trying to make him some kind of "John-316" with actual character traits (Good leader my ass!) and background.
They also derailed the prophets by making them generic "Corrupt Church Leaders" instead of being the genuinely enthusiastic zealots they were presented as in-game (I was particularly affected by Truth's dying words). Dooms-day cults are FAR more interesting when the leaders believe in their cause earnestly as well.
Also... I hate everything about the tagline in the game because it discredits the original trilogy: Master Chief already fulfilled his destiny and saved the universe: trying to top that is the exact wrong thing to do: Instead of trying to pitch him into another war, they should have taken a nod from Homer, and follow the galactic war up with an Odyssey for the Master Chief instead of another fricken' "Save the universe!" moment.
Captcha: "Beats Me"
Honestly, the WORST parts of the Halo series are the books and to a degree, Halo: Reach. To me, the books would have ruined the series if I'd paid them any heed because they derailed the two main characters: Master Chief, and the Prophets.
The Master Chief was derailed because he was defined as a person: Previously, he was a projectable Player avatar much like Gordon Freeman (But with fewer Annoying Fans worshiping him at every turn in-game), and trying to make him some kind of "John-316" with actual character traits (Good leader my ass!) and background.
They also derailed the prophets by making them generic "Corrupt Church Leaders" instead of being the genuinely enthusiastic zealots they were presented as in-game (I was particularly affected by Truth's dying words). Dooms-day cults are FAR more interesting when the leaders believe in their cause earnestly as well.
Also... I hate everything about the tagline in the game because it discredits the original trilogy: Master Chief already fulfilled his destiny and saved the universe: trying to top that is the exact wrong thing to do: Instead of trying to pitch him into another war, they should have taken a nod from Homer, and follow the galactic war up with an Odyssey for the Master Chief instead of another fricken' "Save the universe!" moment.
Captcha: "Beats Me"
As long as its not another Reach, I'll buy it. Why? Because Halo is a good series, they just sort of pulled a Ubisoft/Assassins Creed thing. Yeah it was a great idea, yes they built off it beautifully but it got distorted and ruined by stupid ideas. Hopefully they come back to the good ideas though.
I will fucking stab someone if they fuck it up.
Halo doesn't need to develop characters (Reach showed us that), it needs to create a universe filled with a reality in which a player can step into and feel like a hero.
I will fucking stab someone if they fuck it up.
Halo doesn't need to develop characters (Reach showed us that), it needs to create a universe filled with a reality in which a player can step into and feel like a hero.