: Or maybe he recognized that his community would have an interest in this IP,
: and applied his strengths to address that interest, just as he has to
: other IPs.
That's not incompatible with the way I put it.
: I assume you haven't watched the first five minutes of the video, else you
: wouldn't so blithely question his motives.
It wasn't a question. It was a statement.
Have you guys seen Jeoku's take on it?. This is a man who's done the research. He's been doing Marathon in-depth videos, level by level, well before this reveal trailer existed, going as far as looking at Bungie's old level design notes and old tapes they made of Marathon's in-development progress.
