Being one of those arrogant, egotistical pricks who has a Mac computer and will never own a 360 in his life (though my roommate has one, and the Gears of War co-op was very enjoyable), lets see if I can find some middle ground between flaming the entire Halo franchise and being a sold-out fanboy who would give his left nut to meet Master Cheif...or rather, someone dressed like him.
Halo is undoubtedly the most popular FPS franchise...ever. Hell, even I, the guy who thinks both Microsoft, and the Xbox 360 with it, are on the decline, had more fun playing Halo 1 in my friends basement with 4 TVs and 16 dudes hyped up on caffeine than he's ever had playing any other FPS. That's sayin' something.
Bungie struck this magical cord, and the game exploded. Other developers have been ripping the series off ever sense.
The point is, Bungie is no longer owned by Microsoft, so I can tell you that there will not be another Halo FPS. I think I'm stating the obvious here. If you disagree, I'd tell you to pull your head out of the sand, and realize that a single game can be enjoyed for years, so just keep playing the original three, and you'll be occupied until arthritis rears its ugly head or you grow up and become too mature for video games...which we all know isn't going to happen to anyone here anyways, least of all me.
So, now what we know a FPS is out the window, lets investigate other ideas!
...here's where some of you actually start giving a shit about my post...
The RTS form of the game, Halo Wars, is already in the works. From what I hear, that's what the series was meant to be, but they left that idea behind and went for a FPS. I bet the dude who proposed that got a nice bonus...at least, he better have. I also hear whispers in the wind about it being the prequel to Halo 1. Once again, I own a PS3, so I could be totally off.
MMO? Horrible idea. Microsoft would effectively be taking millions of college frat boys and sticking them in a nunnery. They want to enjoy it so badly, but it's the total antithesis of their nature, leaving them stranded in this limbo of "I can't stop playing it, but I hate every minute of it."
I'll step to the extreme and lump Halo LEGO, racing, and arcade games all into one category; Mircosoft will sell plenty of it, but they'll still be terrible games. Now, my perspective comes from that of a gamer, and not a business executive. I think that's the point of this thread, anyways. I don't give a rat's ass what makes Mircosoft money. I'm concerned about a good, solid game that will do the series justice. Malygris hit the nail on the head. It's the characters that drive the games. Every one of those ideas would destroy the fabric of what made the series popular.
In my most humble opinion, I'd say let it die. Microsoft, you've reached the pinnacle of your achievements, and it's all downhill from here. You'll make some more coin if you keep going, but you'll do your fan base an incredible disservice.
However, if they are set on releasing something, let them release the RTS, like was originally intended. The horse is dead, pal, but if you're convinced that the twitching of you hitting it in the head is actually signs of life, you'd be well advised to stop when rigor mortis sets in or you'll look like a damn fool.
Cheers
M
Halo is undoubtedly the most popular FPS franchise...ever. Hell, even I, the guy who thinks both Microsoft, and the Xbox 360 with it, are on the decline, had more fun playing Halo 1 in my friends basement with 4 TVs and 16 dudes hyped up on caffeine than he's ever had playing any other FPS. That's sayin' something.
Bungie struck this magical cord, and the game exploded. Other developers have been ripping the series off ever sense.
The point is, Bungie is no longer owned by Microsoft, so I can tell you that there will not be another Halo FPS. I think I'm stating the obvious here. If you disagree, I'd tell you to pull your head out of the sand, and realize that a single game can be enjoyed for years, so just keep playing the original three, and you'll be occupied until arthritis rears its ugly head or you grow up and become too mature for video games...which we all know isn't going to happen to anyone here anyways, least of all me.
So, now what we know a FPS is out the window, lets investigate other ideas!
...here's where some of you actually start giving a shit about my post...
The RTS form of the game, Halo Wars, is already in the works. From what I hear, that's what the series was meant to be, but they left that idea behind and went for a FPS. I bet the dude who proposed that got a nice bonus...at least, he better have. I also hear whispers in the wind about it being the prequel to Halo 1. Once again, I own a PS3, so I could be totally off.
MMO? Horrible idea. Microsoft would effectively be taking millions of college frat boys and sticking them in a nunnery. They want to enjoy it so badly, but it's the total antithesis of their nature, leaving them stranded in this limbo of "I can't stop playing it, but I hate every minute of it."
I'll step to the extreme and lump Halo LEGO, racing, and arcade games all into one category; Mircosoft will sell plenty of it, but they'll still be terrible games. Now, my perspective comes from that of a gamer, and not a business executive. I think that's the point of this thread, anyways. I don't give a rat's ass what makes Mircosoft money. I'm concerned about a good, solid game that will do the series justice. Malygris hit the nail on the head. It's the characters that drive the games. Every one of those ideas would destroy the fabric of what made the series popular.
In my most humble opinion, I'd say let it die. Microsoft, you've reached the pinnacle of your achievements, and it's all downhill from here. You'll make some more coin if you keep going, but you'll do your fan base an incredible disservice.
However, if they are set on releasing something, let them release the RTS, like was originally intended. The horse is dead, pal, but if you're convinced that the twitching of you hitting it in the head is actually signs of life, you'd be well advised to stop when rigor mortis sets in or you'll look like a damn fool.
Cheers
M
. Just overall, they seem to fail in many ways.
