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Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?
Posted By: SalientOne <bruckheimer@gmail.com>Date: 5/5/12 3:50 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4? (General Vagueness)


: So, is he the main writer? If you can't tell me, can you at least tell me,
: well, you have a main writer, right? I don't know how you could pull off
: any kind of substantial story and expect it to be good without some kind
: of guiding... I don't even know what to call it. too many cooks,
: basically, that's my concern

Making games is a team sport.

There's a team of writers and narrative designers working for Armando and lots of people contribute ideas, but the longest-standing member of the team and the writer who has had the most impact on the story (created the original draft of the Halo 4 script and has been writing on the game since) is Chris Schlerf (@schlerf). Brian Reed (@brianreed) joined us midway through the project and has also been instrumental.

Telling effective story in a game like Halo 4 is a complex challenge. You have a high level franchise story plan and canon that needs to be respected, you have creative direction for the game that helps shape the story, and you have a constant marriage of storytelling and gameplay. The latter is carefully managed by the Narrative team, working with the other stakeholders to ensure the right balance. Ultimately there is a clear structure for creative decision making, but the best ideas come from all over and it's usually a matter of choosing which ones fit the creative vision (or not), which to incorporate and how.

We are lucky to have such a talented group of writers & narrative designers at the studio, who all care passionately about the Halo universe and are working hard to ensure that we are delivering on the story we aspire to tell.

I hope you that guys enjoy it when we're done. :-)

http://halowaypoint.com


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           Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?Archilen 5/3/12 2:58 a.m.
                 I didn't mind glass lands....Bryan Newman 5/3/12 7:02 a.m.
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                 Nylund's PreoccupationsThe Lionheart 5/3/12 10:00 p.m.
                       Re: Nylund's PreoccupationsKP 5/3/12 10:42 p.m.
                 Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?General Vagueness 5/5/12 3:16 p.m.
                       Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?SalientOne 5/5/12 3:50 p.m.
                             Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?Dani 5/5/12 4:14 p.m.
                             Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?General Vagueness 5/5/12 4:25 p.m.
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                             Thank you very much, Salient One!The Lionheart 5/5/12 11:57 p.m.
     Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?TDSpiral 5/3/12 3:14 a.m.
           Re: Who's the writer for Halo 4?Joony Joon 5/3/12 5:47 a.m.
     YES. A THOUSAND TIMES YES.Bones 5/3/12 5:46 a.m.
           Re: YES. A THOUSAND TIMES YES.davidfuchs 5/3/12 8:25 a.m.
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