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Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY Canon
Posted By: Lord Osiris <justin.azevedo20@gmail.com>Date: 10/28/09 7:56 p.m.

In Response To: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thing (rolandk73)


: I know that Halo Wars has come under a lot of fire. It is considered the
: worst Halo game to date. I though it was pretty good, but I still agree
: that it is the worst of the five. However, we must remember something.
: Halo is no longer a budding franchise. It's been around for over ten
: years. It is a huge franchise with international appeal.
Using a term like "worst of the five" is extremely misleading. Even if you are you are using metacritic as the measuring stick (which you shouldn't, because the way they transfer some review scores is just wrong,) then ODST is only 1 point better then Halo Wars. Can you tell me what One point accounts to over a 100 scale? What is significantly different between the games that gives Halo Wars one point less?

: For the worst game in the franchise, Halo Wars was fine. It could have been
: much worse. This was no Halo Kart. This was no Super Halo Bros. This was
: no Halo Holiday Special. Halo Wars had game play problems and canon
: problems. That was it. It wasn't innately stupid. It was simply imperfect.
: And this will help teach MS and 343 a series of important lessons.
From where are you coming from with the gameplay problems? What specifically irked you or disappointed you? What canon issues did you see that you can prove was not accepted by 343/MS or added to the Halo Story Bible? If it is approved by MS, and by a function of that, in the Halo Bible, then it MUST be considered canon. What is canon and what is not is not up to us to decide.

: Halo Wars was not a Halo shark jump, like it could have been. We are still
: here, playing a new Halo game. However, it's issues have been noticed and
: acknowledged and will be a constant reminder to whoever controls the IP
: that the fan base is a tough critic. 343 will always be saying to
: themselves "We better not make those mistakes again."
MS will always control the IP, and they are smart enough to make sure that Halo games are good. As much as the franchise is exploited, I have faith that if it is a Halo game, it will be good.

: Halo Wars could have been better. It also could have been worse. If it was
: bad enough, it could have crippled the franchise. It will now serve as a
: warning to all that work on Halo. It will remind everyone that we must not
: let Halo jump the shark or nuke the fridge. That makes the whole thing
: worth the frustration. Because now we can learn from the mistakes.
I don't think it was as much mistakes as it was exploration into territory that they couldn't completely solidify, if that makes sense. I agree with the other points in this paragraph.

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Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:27 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingsharpsniper99 10/28/09 4:42 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:45 p.m.
                 Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingSonofMacPhisto 10/28/09 4:50 p.m.
                       Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingBry 10/28/09 5:07 p.m.
                             Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingbluerunner 10/28/09 6:43 p.m.
                                   Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingGeneral Vagueness 10/28/09 7:00 p.m.
                                         Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingStephen L. (SoundEffect) 10/28/09 8:29 p.m.
                                               Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingSilent Knight 10/29/09 6:43 a.m.
                                         Me too!!! *NM*mendicantbias00 11/3/09 1:23 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingFyreWulff 10/28/09 9:39 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingYNation913 10/28/09 4:46 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:50 p.m.
                 Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingYNation913 10/28/09 4:54 p.m.
     Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonLord Osiris 10/28/09 7:56 p.m.
           Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 10/28/09 9:11 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCasimir 10/28/09 9:50 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 10/29/09 9:12 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 10:36 a.m.
                       Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonLouis Wu 10/29/09 11:31 a.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 10/29/09 11:35 a.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 12:30 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 10/30/09 9:03 a.m.
                                         Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/30/09 9:32 a.m.
                                               Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 11/1/09 4:08 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonMiguel Chavez 10/31/09 1:29 p.m.
                       Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonYNation913 10/31/09 4:24 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonOmega 11/1/09 12:57 a.m.
                                   Thank you!Miguel Chavez 11/2/09 12:49 p.m.
                       Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 11/2/09 1:00 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 11/2/09 1:21 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonEiii 11/2/09 4:52 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonLeviathan 11/2/09 1:34 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonStephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/2/09 2:46 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonAndrew Nagy 11/1/09 4:17 p.m.
           Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/28/09 10:12 p.m.
                 Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/28/09 11:48 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 2:22 a.m.
                             Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/29/09 3:49 a.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 4:26 a.m.
                                         Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/29/09 5:25 a.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyBry 10/29/09 4:33 a.m.
                                         Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 5:25 a.m.
                                               Re: Lol you're funnyBry 10/29/09 8:30 a.m.
                                                     Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 2:56 p.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyBernard Strauss 10/29/09 11:57 a.m.
                 Re: Lol you're funnyFrankie 10/29/09 3:36 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 4:01 p.m.
                             Re: Lol you're funnyPhoenix_9286 10/29/09 5:51 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyYNation913 10/29/09 6:04 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 9:17 p.m.
                       When life gives you canon, make cannonadeNarcogen 10/29/09 10:55 p.m.
                             Re: When life gives you canon, make cannonadeStephen L. (SoundEffect) 10/30/09 6:40 a.m.
                                   BUT MAKE SURE THE CANNONADE IS SWEET. PLZ.AngelicLionheart 11/3/09 6:20 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingreprobate 10/29/09 1:10 a.m.
     But Halo Wars Isn't Bad... *NM*Morpheus 10/29/09 12:28 p.m.
     Halo Wars is not a Halo Game. Move along people *NM*MasterChief2829 11/1/09 1:33 a.m.
           Of course it is. *NM*Ragashingo 11/1/09 1:02 a.m.
                 Really? This Again?Lord Osiris 11/1/09 1:40 a.m.
                 rabble rabble rabbleZaneZavin 11/1/09 1:42 a.m.
           Troll *NM*Metalingus627 11/1/09 3:25 a.m.
           QQ moar. *NM*Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 11/1/09 9:22 a.m.



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