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Posted By: Quirel <I_am_quirel@hotmail.com> | Date: 7/11/11 10:52 p.m. |
In Response To: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. (padraig08) That's honestly how I feel. I'm an old timer. I've been on this block for years. And I don't want to see Halo watered down to appeal to the new guys. I cringe whenever I hear something justified as "It's supposed to bring new people to the franchise", especially when it's a sub-par entry in the Haloverse.* We're already loyal fans. We don't just buy the games that come out, we hunt down the novels and the comics and the action figurines. We're the ones who are slavering over the Grunt Plushies. So, why are you abandoning us? Are we not enough? The following is a bunch of random thoughts on this topic. -Star Power
It's like the Terminator franchise. In the second movie, we get a different model of Terminator (T-101/T-800) that nevertheless has the same skin as the first one, only visibly older. It was worth it, though, for the people who went into the theaters and thought Arnie was the bad guy, only to have that "Wait, what?" moment when he tells John to get down, and proceeds to pump the T-1000 full of shotgun pellets. In the third movie** we have a new model (T-850) that nevertheless has the SAME exterior as the first two, only ten years older... and it doesn't work. That whole "Man of Iron" presence Arnold had in the first movie is completely gone now. I'm sorry, but if bringing back a big-name actor means that I have to shut my brain off, don't bring him back. If his presence is unnecessary, it's only going to run the movie/game/story into the ground. And I, as a fan, will take my money elsewhere. -FNG Familiarity
That's where continuity lockout comes in. It's like looking at "The Forgotten Realms" books at the bookstore. All you see are thirty books by R. A. Salvador, and you start sweating and wondering "Oh, crap, where do I start?" Which books came first, which stories do I need to read to understand this one right here? I guess this is where external help comes in to tell you what is going on and where/when this is taking place. Stuff like story segments in the manual, blurbs on the back of the box, and the good 'ol intro. Smaller things, like timestamps and consistent armor** could help as well. -Reach and ODST?
Could this be a prelude to coming out and saying "Hey, let's just forget that fiasco ever happened"? *And I think y'all know EXACTLY what I'm talking about here.
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One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:05 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | SonofMacPhisto | 7/11/11 7:12 p.m. |
Phil Spencer is wrong about ODST. | Captain Spark | 7/11/11 7:45 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? *NM* | pete_the_duck | 7/11/11 7:13 p.m. |
The foot in his mouth. *NM* | rhubarb | 7/11/11 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:27 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? | SonofMacPhisto | 7/11/11 7:33 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | squidnh3 | 7/11/11 7:22 p.m. |
Well when going up against Bungie..... | PsychoRaven | 7/11/11 11:44 p.m. |
Re: Well when going up against Bungie..... | Kalamari | 7/12/11 10:24 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Kalamari | 7/11/11 7:25 p.m. |
That's what I'm afraid of. *NM* | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:27 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Dagoonite | 7/11/11 7:37 p.m. |
Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | DEEP NNN | 7/11/11 7:43 p.m. |
Re: Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | General Vagueness | 7/11/11 8:05 p.m. |
Re: Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | Cody Miller | 7/11/11 8:20 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Azo 'Galvat | 7/11/11 8:11 p.m. |
Things that make you go "Hmm." | AngelicLionheart | 7/11/11 8:45 p.m. |
I believe one of the reasons people want MC now... | Leviathan | 7/11/11 9:13 p.m. |
Am I the only one... | Phoenix_9286 | 7/11/11 9:35 p.m. |
Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about Halo | Avateur | 7/11/11 9:44 p.m. |
Beautiful. | Hyokin | 7/11/11 10:01 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | SIX min WHISTLE | 7/11/11 10:44 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | Azo 'Galvat | 7/11/11 11:54 p.m. |
I disagree | ghost faction | 7/12/11 1:45 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | General Vagueness | 7/12/11 1:56 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Ragashingo | 7/11/11 9:46 p.m. |
Joystiqs take on it | Sqorck | 7/11/11 10:28 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 10:33 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | ZackDark | 7/11/11 10:37 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/11/11 10:49 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 11:14 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 11:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Phoenix_9286 | 7/12/11 12:27 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Ragashingo | 7/12/11 1:00 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:36 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 5:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Quirel | 7/12/11 5:35 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 6:42 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 6:45 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 7/12/11 6:17 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:28 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 7/12/11 6:50 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:23 a.m. |
Git the Hell off mah lawn! | Quirel | 7/11/11 10:52 p.m. |
Re: Git the Hell off mah lawn! | Asian Inferno | 7/12/11 11:47 a.m. |
That's annoying | Joony Joon | 7/12/11 6:53 a.m. |
Wow. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 9:05 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Beckx | 7/12/11 9:36 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Leviathan | 7/12/11 9:57 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Hedgemony | 7/12/11 10:06 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Revenant1988 | 7/12/11 10:27 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | ZackDark | 7/12/11 11:37 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Kermit | 7/12/11 2:46 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Hedgemony | 7/12/11 5:19 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Avateur | 7/12/11 7:01 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 2:28 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 2:41 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | SIX min WHISTLE | 7/12/11 5:41 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:32 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:18 a.m. |
Screw their H4, I want my Halo Wars 2 dammit! *NM* | kornman00 | 7/12/11 10:53 a.m. |
Re: Screw their H4, I want my Halo Wars 2 dammit! | Asian Inferno | 7/12/11 11:48 a.m. |
Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 5:04 a.m. |
Re: Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | Avateur | 7/13/11 5:24 a.m. |
Re: Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 7:51 a.m. |
Also.... | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 9:58 a.m. |
Re: Also.... | Avateur | 7/13/11 10:48 a.m. |
Yeah, he doesn't get it. *NM* | BlueNinja | 7/12/11 3:29 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Time Glitch | 7/12/11 5:01 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:35 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Avateur | 7/12/11 7:07 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 7:28 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 8:13 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Avateur | 7/13/11 3:51 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/13/11 7:01 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:30 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 8:53 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Cody Miller | 7/13/11 11:41 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 12:44 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Cody Miller | 7/13/11 8:12 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | General Vagueness | 7/13/11 1:24 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | RC Master | 7/13/11 9:10 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 9:34 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | RC Master | 7/13/11 5:11 p.m. |
Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | SPARTAN-034 | 7/12/11 9:30 p.m. |
Re: Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | Quirel | 7/12/11 11:47 p.m. |
Re: Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | MacGyver10 | 7/13/11 4:33 p.m. |
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