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Re: Simple, really *SP*
Posted By: serpx <god.of.design@gmail.com>Date: 11/21/12 8:44 p.m.

In Response To: Simple, really *SP* (Avateur)


: Actually it's quite simple. This game is the first to introduce the concept
: that humanity was actually chillin and doing great things going back
: 100,000+ years ago and were actually de-evolved because Mr. Didact be so
: mad. But they don't do a really good job of explaining it or even implying
: it in this game beyond a line or two of dialogue. Suddenly anyone who's
: followed the previous games (no expanded universe) finds out that it
: wasn't the Halo rings that technically wiped us out and then we got
: re-seeded or somehow survived and continued to grow, but we went to war
: and stuff went down.

: Wait what? Humanity's been around before? This war goes back forever? We're
: not okay to take this so called Mantle? What? We can't even get Covenant
: or Prometheans to bow down to us? How? We just met them. What is this guy
: implying?

: And I won't even get into the plot devices used to progress the story (or the
: ridiculous one at the end). From the standpoint of Forerunner vs humanity
: vs random Covenant sect alone, there are so many unanswered questions and
: so many things left unexplained that make no sense to someone who just
: picks up the game or has even played the previous games (but possibly
: didn't explore) that to disregard and be insulting toward those who don't
: understand is, frankly, fairly obnoxious on your part. I'm glad you
: understood it, don't disregard those who didn't.

: Personally, I understood it just fine. I just feel that the story itself was
: a mess and has a lot of problems, and if you're so awesome and amazing
: that you can understand the most complex of all tales or even the most
: simple of tropes in such a brilliantly condescending way, one would assume
: that you could comprehend why this story might be jarring or hard to
: follow for those without your inate ability to be so pompously and
: condescendingly capable of following stories.

Yeah. No intention to be offensive to 343, they've done an amazing job, but I almost recall mentions of how they wanted to make sure Halo 4 was something people who've never played the Halo games could get into. With over a year of cushion time to think about the story, how to tell it, and where the universe should be going, I'm disappointed at some of the delivery story wise. But, again, I'm not entirely disappointed. A lot of elements in the game is also some of the best Halo story presentation I've ever seen. Minus the complicating of things with the Didact, and the Librarian, and the ancient war, things were superb.

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     So about that story...davidfuchs 11/21/12 6:50 p.m.
           Re: So about that story...Leisandir 11/21/12 7:39 p.m.
           Simple, really *SP*Avateur 11/21/12 8:28 p.m.
                 Re: Simple, really *SP*serpx 11/21/12 8:44 p.m.
                 Re: Simple, really *SP*Dervish 11/22/12 2:55 p.m.
           Re: So about that story...Leviathan 11/21/12 10:08 p.m.
                 Re: So about that story...davidfuchs 11/22/12 7:45 a.m.
                       Re: So about that story...Leviathan 11/22/12 11:27 a.m.
                       Re: So about that story...*SP*Kermit 11/22/12 11:35 a.m.
                             ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itIbeechu 11/22/12 11:56 a.m.
                                   Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itKermit 11/22/12 12:16 p.m.
                                   Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itMiguel Chavez 11/23/12 10:02 a.m.
                                         Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itCody Miller 11/23/12 10:41 a.m.
                                               Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itMiguel Chavez 11/23/12 10:44 a.m.
                                                     Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itCody Miller 11/23/12 12:27 p.m.
                                                           Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itMiguel Chavez 11/23/12 1:34 p.m.
                                                                 Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itCody Miller 11/23/12 2:51 p.m.
                                                                       Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itKermit 11/24/12 2:05 p.m.
                                                                             Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itCody Miller 11/24/12 9:48 p.m.
                                         Re: ^^^ Kerm and Levi get itIbeechu 11/24/12 1:51 a.m.
                             Re: So about that story...*SP*Avateur 11/22/12 12:44 p.m.
                 Re: So about that story...Cody Miller 11/23/12 9:00 a.m.
                       Re: So about that story...Miguel Chavez 11/23/12 10:00 a.m.



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