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Re: Wow, slow forum lately.
By:Chewbaccawakka
Date: 5/7/13 1:45 am
In Response To: Re: Wow, slow forum lately. (Grizzlei)

: I never once saw the benefit in having everyone at 343i be a fan of Halo.
: Concerning writers, fans seem to have the desire to have every little
: detail explained about the most niche aspects of a universe. Someone who
: is either only familiar with Halo or is a foreign to it completely doesn't
: have the tendency to just give what fans want. Rather they craft an
: excellent story that fans didn't know they wanted but gives them a richer
: and more memorable experience.

This could be a good point if it weren't for the fact that, arguably, Halo 4 did not possess an excellent story. Full of trite dialogue, poorly executed cliches, and forgettable or down-right loathsome characters, it was one of the poorest sci-fi stories I've ever encountered (And I've suffered some TERRIBLE sci-fi). Not even mentioning that if I wanted full, comprehensible context (relatively so), I had to: Read at least two expanded universe books, find all the terminals, exit Halo 4, load up Halo Waypoint, watch terminals and cross reference the events they detailed with what I learned reading the EU books, load up Halo 4 and continue playing the game. All of that to simply have a basis with which to build an understanding of the games so called "story".

The purported excellence of H4s story has to date eluded me. Though I do remember a plot that was as rich as spoilt milk, memorable in that, try as I might, I cannot forget it. Suffice to say that I believe staffing your team with people that, for whatever reasons, hate Halo wasn't the best idea for developing Halo games. My opinion.


Messages In This Thread

Wow, slow forum lately. *NM*pete_the_duck5/6/13 3:03 pm
     Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Revenant19885/6/13 3:13 pm
           Re: Wow, slow forum lately.serpx5/6/13 3:17 pm
           Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Pkmnrulz2405/6/13 4:29 pm
                 Re: Wow, slow forum lately.pete_the_duck5/6/13 5:23 pm
                       "Well THERE'S your problem." *NM*Chewbaccawakka5/6/13 5:43 pm
                       Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Pkmnrulz2405/7/13 9:13 am
                             Re: PiiiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaRevenant19885/7/13 12:16 pm
                       Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/13/13 3:31 pm
                 Re: Wow, slow forum lately.GrimBrother One5/6/13 5:37 pm
                       Re: Wow, slow forum lately.RC Master5/6/13 6:50 pm
                             Re: Wow, slow forum lately.GrimBrother One5/6/13 7:00 pm
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.uberfoop5/6/13 7:29 pm
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Kermit5/7/13 1:04 am
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/13/13 3:36 pm
                                               Re: Wow, slow forum lately.TDSpiral5/13/13 7:19 pm
                                                     Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/14/13 12:40 am
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.RC Master5/7/13 7:31 am
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.scarab5/7/13 3:11 pm
                                               Would a passing Hog create doppler effects? *NM*scarab5/7/13 3:14 pm
                                                     Hmm...gamerguy20025/7/13 9:11 pm
                                                           Re: Hmm...Kermit5/7/13 9:36 pm
                                                                 Re: Hmm...gamerguy20025/7/13 10:34 pm
                                                                 Re: Hmm...Avateur5/7/13 11:16 pm
                                                                       Re: Hmm...Kermit5/8/13 1:40 am
                                                                 Re: Hmm...Pkmnrulz2405/9/13 8:14 am
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/13/13 3:41 pm
                             Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Grizzlei5/6/13 8:25 pm
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Chewbaccawakka5/7/13 1:45 am
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Grizzlei5/7/13 2:03 am
                                               Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Chewbaccawakka5/7/13 3:03 am
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Cody Miller5/7/13 11:35 am
                                               Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Kermit5/8/13 2:11 am
                                               Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/13/13 3:45 pm
                       Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Quirel5/6/13 7:58 pm
                             Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Louis Wu5/6/13 8:30 pm
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Captain Spark5/6/13 8:59 pm
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Revenant19885/6/13 9:08 pm
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Grizzlei5/6/13 9:09 pm
                                   Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Quirel5/6/13 9:25 pm
                                         Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Ducain5/7/13 1:05 pm
                       Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Avateur5/6/13 10:08 pm
                             Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Schooly D5/7/13 2:48 am
                             Re: Wow, slow forum lately.General Vagueness5/13/13 3:21 pm
                 Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Cody Miller5/7/13 11:56 am
                       So what's wrong with H4 is all Cody's faultCaptain Spark5/7/13 1:29 pm
           Re: Wow, slow forum lately.LostSpartan9875/6/13 4:55 pm
                 HBO Planetside?Nikko B2015/6/13 5:25 pm
     Netcraft confirms itCody Miller5/6/13 4:14 pm
     Re: Wow, slow forum lately.ZackDark5/6/13 4:29 pm
     It's my fault.GrimBrother One5/6/13 5:22 pm
     Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Asian Inferno5/13/13 11:30 pm
           Re: Wow, slow forum lately.Pkmnrulz2405/14/13 7:18 am
                 I think you are finally seeing the light.Revenant19885/14/13 10:39 am
                       ^ this. Well said :) *NM*Lawnmower1725/14/13 12:23 pm
                       Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Avateur5/14/13 10:04 pm
                             Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Revenant19885/14/13 10:51 pm
                                   Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Avateur5/15/13 12:40 am
                                         Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Louis Wu5/15/13 10:19 am
                                               Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Avateur5/15/13 8:40 pm
                                   Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Quirel5/15/13 2:01 am
                                   Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.munky-0585/15/13 2:04 am
                                   Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Stephen L. (SoundEffect)5/15/13 7:37 am
                                         Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Hyokin5/15/13 12:06 pm
                                         Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.thebruce05/16/13 11:46 am
                                   Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.thebruce05/16/13 11:41 am
                                         Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Revenant19885/16/13 12:49 pm
                                               Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.thebruce05/16/13 1:23 pm
                                               Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.Avateur5/16/13 8:56 pm
                       Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.General Vagueness5/15/13 3:19 am
                       Re: I think you are finally seeing the light.thebruce05/16/13 11:38 am

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