"Yeah, I just got Halo and it rocks. My aunt's third cousin removed told me that it was like their Marathon game, but I don't have a Mac. What are Cortana letters? etc & etc."
No one so far has stepped up to the bat to give capsule summaries of all the Bungie games. It occurred to me that instead of giving away the stories I could just educate people on common plot elements that most Bungie games share.
| Common Plot Elements | PID | Mara | M2D | Moo | Myth | M2S | Oni | Halo |
|---|
Eternal Champion
It is the nature of the hero to fight on the side of justice, sometimes to die and be born again. | - | X | X | X | X | X | - | - |
Augmented Hero
The Hero has special abilities, known or unknown, that set him apart from others. | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | X |
Unique Hero
The hero is either the last of his kind or the only member of his kind. | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | X |
Good AI Bad AI
Multiple AI personalities competing for the hero's attention. | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | X |
Assimilated Friends
Friends or allies are turned against you. | - | X | X | X | X | X | - | X |
Multirace Enemies
Enemies are composed of multiple species. | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X |
Conflicted Enemies
Enemies, Allied or Non-allied, sometimes fight each other rather than the hero. | | X | X | X | X | X | - | X |
Exploding Enemies
One enemy type's only attack is to run up to the hero and explode. | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X |
Mysterious Technology
Ancient technology unknown to both the hero and his enemies is encountered. | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | X |
Universal Threat
Ultimately, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X |
Past Game References
Oblique mentions of other Bungie games. | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Seven
Repeated references to the number 7. | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | X |
