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Re: Of Facts and Figurines *SP*
Posted By: NotTheVacuum <j.dyson@mac.com>	Date: 8/13/12 8:39 a.m.
In Response To: Of Facts and Figurines (Hawki) : : http://www.examiner.com/article/new-halo-4-details-gleamed-from-new-mcfarlane-action-figures?cid=db_articles : : http://www.examiner.com/article/halo-4-s-storm-covenant-faction-officially-revealed : Appologies if these two sets of info are old news, but at the least, the : Covenant faction reveal definately seems to be new. Either way, it's not : something I often do, but when you combine the need to vent your spleen : and procrastinate...well, here's the result. : So...looking at the figurines for starters. Not much to say, as I've never : been a collector of figurines of any series. But...ugh. You know, seeing : the Jackal's in-game render was bad enough, but somehow its figurine has : gone even further from the core aesthetic. You know, I could at least see : the in-game image shown ages ago as being on the same evolutionary tree, : but this thing? What, did kig-yar evolution go from bird to reptile? Also : the sangheili seems a bit too reminiscent of the pfhor for my liking. I : mean, I admittedly like the aesthetic itself, but there were enough : similarities between 'Halo' and 'Marathon' before-I don't need 343 to hit : me over the head with it. : Looking at the reveal article...so, the Covie faction is "the : Storm." Not "Storm of Faith" or "Storm of the : Prophets" or "Storm of (insert term here) but...the Storm. As : in, the name of a 'Halo 3' level if I remember correctly. What, were the : Servants of Abiding Truth too mouthy a faction for an in-game appearence? : And looking at the plot reveal...the Storm are on Requiem to find...a weapon. : Yep, we're once again copying the plot of 'Combat Evolved', only with a : weapon being on the Forerunner installation rather than the installation : being one itself (or maybe it is...). Sigh...you know, I've said before : how the 'Halo 4' plot seems to be a rehash of 'Combat Evolved,' but I was : able to put my concerns aside when I saw the Prometheans, how at the very : least, they had a different feel to them than the Flood. But no, it seems : that 343 is content on altering Covenant physiology for no reason, while : refusing to deviate from the plot of past games. : Believe it or not, I'm usually one who comments on other complaints/praise : than starting it. I'm still willing to give 343 the benefit of the doubt : but I'll admit my anticipation for the game did indeed go down a notch. This should be spoiler tagged. I wouldn't be surprised if these are in fact the Servants of Abiding Truth, just by another name. Maybe that's fleshed out in Thursday War. Storm is more wieldy in conversation. Dialog would be kludgy if you have to use Servants or Abiding Truth or whatever other variant each time. Storm is atomic and meaningful. I'll let them run with it. I've talked about appearances of enemies before, and made my position clear (as have a lot of other people). That horse is pretty much glue by now.

Message Index

Of Facts and Figurines	Hawki	8/13/12 5:35 a.m.
SP ^ *NM*	Urban Reflex	8/13/12 7:30 a.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines *SP*	NotTheVacuum	8/13/12 8:39 a.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Quirel	8/13/12 12:14 p.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	NotTheVacuum	8/13/12 12:32 p.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Quirel	8/13/12 4:44 p.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Hawki	8/13/12 6:06 p.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Quirel	8/14/12 12:33 a.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Hawki	8/14/12 2:37 a.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	General Vagueness	8/14/12 12:47 p.m.
Re: Of Facts and Figurines	Quirel	8/14/12 3:25 p.m.