| Re: Yes |
| Posted By: Spec ops Grunt <zachary.flesher@gmail.com> | Date: 12/4/11 10:46 p.m. |
In Response To: Yes (Avateur)
: I promise you that if you search HBO's front page (not that one exists :P) or
: Google, you'll find plenty of instances, particularly from Frankie, making
: it pretty clear where the TU would be and where it would stay. Now, they
: never said it'd stay that way forever, but it's been less than a month
: since H1A came out. In my opinion, that's pretty lame that they couldn't
: even keep to what they said less than a month after H1A came out.
: The irony in this statement is that "their work" in regards to H1A
: was mostly Certain Affinity and Saber Interactive. I know 343 Industries
: was deeply involved, but the majority of the burden appears to have been
: on the other two companies. Having read the threads as they've played out
: over here, people still can't seem to figure out whether or not they
: should be attacking 343 Industries or Saber Interactive or both for a lot
: of the "issues" or problems they're finding with H1A.
: But as for their now clearly inconsistent handling of multiplayer with Reach
: in how they're applying the TU to other non-Anniversary playlists, the
: inconsistency both in how they claim things will happen to their fans and
: what they actually do is concerning, especially if it translates into an
: inconsistent and disappointing time in Halo 4 later. I've already pointed
: out numerous times months ago about how disappointing and in many cases
: awful (my opinion) their marketing was for H1A from the start, but I've
: mostly held my tongue for H4 until they stop showing us contracted
: nonsense and show what they're actually made of. Alas, time will tell as
: far as Halo 4 is concerned.
: Agreed. They're extremely capable and are more than equipped to knock this
: thing out of the park. While everything I said above definitely has helped
: to form an opinion for 343 Industries in my mind, it's a self-contained
: opinion that applies only to H1A and their handling of it. I'm still
: unbelievably excited to see what's in store for us with Halo 4, and thus I
: haven't allowed the rather weak contracted trailer to dim my hopes of
: what's to come. I can't wait to see what actual game assets they have
: waiting for us to see. The only solid opinion I have right now is about
: how ridiculous their PR and marketing has been at times, and I'm hoping it
: improves drastically in consistency and execution by the time they're
: ready to start showing Halo 4 to the world.
I'll agree with that about still having hope for Halo 4, and I still think they can make a great game with the team they have, but their handling of Reach (In term of changes they have implemented and how they implemented them) is very disappointing.
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