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Re: Character investment | |
Posted By: Hawaiian Pig | Date: 9/19/10 12:37 a.m. |
In Response To: Character investment (kapowaz) : However, as much as I agree with your critique of the story arc (or lack : thereof), I remember not having anywhere near as much of a problem with : the absence of plot throughout the majority of ODST. I think the : characters there shone and made such a big difference that it highlights : what boring cardboard cutouts Noble Team were. It really bugged me that : Buck only had the tiny cameo he did; I was expecting him to be central to : at least one mission. His was an intriguing personality (more than a : little Malcolm Reynolds there) and his anguished remarks about it being : like Reach all over again at the end of ODST remain unexplored and : untapped. Missed opportunity. This. So much. : Really that sums up how I feel about Reach. The canon and their own previous
Was it subtlety? It seemed like inattentiveness. Four years ago I was raising my concerns about the Halo franchise changing hands, but the poor handling of Reach has got me questioning Bungie's ability to handle it themselves...
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