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Re: Let's Talk Halo 4
Posted By: thebruce0 <g.may@thebruce.net>Date: 11/19/12 3:27 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Let's Talk Halo 4 (Architechnid)


: See I'm on the opposite end. I think they did too much. If they wanted to do
: something radically different than the past, they shouldn't have used a
: well established franchise. That's why I think Bungie was so ready to move
: on. Why make a Halo game if you're going to change things up too much?
: Make a new shooter, and really do something new and awesome. Leave this
: awesome for us old geezers who remember when we had to use cords for our
: controllers to work, and lug big CRT's to play with friends. We had to
: walk to school, uphill both ways, in the snow... barefoot.

I think the point was that 343 was in an unwinnable position. Fans want more Halo. But in wanting more Halo, do they want more HALO, or do they want something new? 343 took up the reigns to provide more Halo, and in doing so were trapped in the middle. In a sense, it was even "damned if you do, damned if you don't" just on whether to create another Halo game :P ie, fans created the dilemma of NoHalo/MoreHalo; 343 took the route that allowed them to create, but meant they'd be putting themselves in the middle of that OldHalo/NewHalo battle.

: Yea, I think Frankie did us a disservice with all the hype that the
: Promethians were going to be a much different way of approaching AI. I
: found that they played very similar to the Elites. I'm not convinced it's
: a bad thing that they play similar, just that Frankie hyped it that way.
: Frankie, stick to the space mops! ;) Clearly you have no experience at
: this whole managing expectations for a new game thing.

All I got from Frankie was that players would have to create some new strategies for dealing with the Knights. I think he was spot on. Whether people enjoyed having to create new strategy, doesn't matter so much. But given all the threads discussing how people approach their Knight battles, I think it was an accurate statement from Frankie. :P

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Replies:

Let's Talk Halo 4Cody Miller 11/16/12 1:12 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Flynn J Taggart 11/16/12 2:06 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4JDQuackers 11/16/12 6:29 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Architechnid 11/16/12 7:03 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4thebruce0 11/19/12 3:27 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Kermit 11/16/12 8:13 a.m.
     The graphics are too good. For shame, 343. *NM*mr_mcmurder 11/16/12 8:25 a.m.
           Don't conflate two distinct thingsscarab 11/16/12 8:47 a.m.
                 Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingsmr_mcmurder 11/16/12 6:04 p.m.
                       Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingskapowaz 11/16/12 8:19 p.m.
                       Re: Don't conflate two distinct thingsuberfoop 11/16/12 8:38 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 8:28 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4scarab 11/16/12 8:44 a.m.
                 Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 8:54 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Nash 11/16/12 9:45 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Schooly D 11/16/12 10:22 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kapowaz 11/16/12 11:36 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Ibeechu 11/16/12 2:47 p.m.
           Agreed.Bones 11/16/12 4:16 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Azo 'Galvat 11/16/12 10:44 a.m.
           Re: Let's Talk Halo 4SonGoharotto 11/16/12 11:44 a.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4kidtsunami 11/16/12 3:17 p.m.
           Sorrykidtsunami 11/16/12 5:18 p.m.
     Great post. Two thumbs up.Gravemind 11/16/12 3:34 p.m.
     Re: Let's Talk Halo 4Avateur 11/16/12 11:11 p.m.



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