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Otherwise, my post would blot out the sun.
If you're going to replace that which caused so many people to fall head-over-heels in love with something over the span of a decade with something ELSE, then you had better be DARN certain that what you're replacing it with is better.
I think it's safe to say that Halo's new direction is NOT better. While Halo 4 is a fine example of the muscle at 343, it's not a fine example of what I fell in love with over the past decade.
I would not have replaced things so much as I would have carried them forward. It would have to feel the same as what came before in every way that wasn't different for a very good/specific reason.
It appears to me, an outsider that has not witnessed how things *actually* work inside 343, that artistic ego, creative license, and office politics are likely the culprits behind 343 causing Halo to take a radical departure from the well-established identity it has enjoyed for the past decade.
Anyone else find it strange that 343i put out two books called "The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe" and "The Essential Visual Guide" and then Halo 4 doesn't adhere to any of it? http://i.imgur.com/1K07y2j.jpg
At the same time, people make mistakes--entire studios can stumble. I'm willing to be won over again. When I first heard of this new Sarah Palmer comic, I was already rolling my eyes, but upon actually seeing the preview for it, I am shocked to see Halo being Halo, visually. The text doesn't seem too out of place either.
I remain hopeful. Barely. But it's there.
Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Schooly D | 8/9/13 2:27 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 5:01 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | bluerunner | 8/9/13 8:00 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 10:19 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Captain Spark | 8/9/13 10:42 am |
$10 to the charity of your choice | kidtsunami | 8/9/13 5:31 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | ZaneZavin | 8/9/13 8:22 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kal | 8/9/13 9:36 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Pkmnrulz240 | 8/9/13 10:31 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kal | 8/9/13 10:57 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Ragashingo | 8/9/13 9:55 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | The Lionheart | 8/9/13 9:57 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | DEEP NNN | 8/9/13 10:22 am |
It's no secret... | padraig08 | 8/9/13 10:50 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | TDSpiral | 8/9/13 12:16 pm |
Positive comments inside | Urban Reflex | 8/9/13 1:59 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/9/13 2:26 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:10 am |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:46 am |
Re: Positive comments inside | DEEP NNN | 8/9/13 2:56 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | stabbim | 8/9/13 8:53 pm |
Re: Positive comments inside | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:49 am |
Speaking as a fan of Halo 4... | Dervish | 8/9/13 2:30 pm |
Re: Speaking as a fan of Halo 4... | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 10:58 am |
Re: And by David I mean... | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 11:25 am |
I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/9/13 5:05 pm |
here here *NM* | davidfuchs | 8/9/13 7:00 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Schooly D | 8/9/13 7:06 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/9/13 7:32 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:48 am |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 8:26 am |
Re: I am minority. | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:45 am |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 9:37 am |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Quirel | 8/12/13 8:25 pm |
Re: I am minority. (pt 2) | Avateur | 8/12/13 9:35 pm |
I definitely stay for the people | padraig08 | 8/12/13 10:26 am |
Group hug time! | LostSpartan987 | 8/12/13 8:49 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Kermit | 8/12/13 1:03 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Revenant1988 | 8/12/13 1:24 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 8/12/13 2:57 pm |
Re: I am minority. | Miguel Chavez | 8/13/13 12:00 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Cody Miller | 8/9/13 7:34 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Kermit | 8/13/13 11:54 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/9/13 8:26 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Quirel | 8/9/13 9:09 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/9/13 9:39 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Quirel | 8/10/13 12:30 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | nillapuddin | 8/10/13 4:45 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | stabbim | 8/9/13 9:25 pm |
My thoughts... | bryan newman | 8/9/13 11:08 pm |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Avateur | 8/10/13 12:15 am |
Re: Halo 4, fans, and 343 | Azo 'Galvat | 8/10/13 1:07 am |
A challenge to the lurkers: | Quirel | 8/10/13 2:27 am |
Re: A challenge to the lurkers: | Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) | 8/10/13 5:55 am |
Re: A challenge to the lurkers (and 343) | thebruce0 | 8/12/13 11:41 am |
Figured it out | Cody Miller | 8/12/13 3:01 pm |
Re: Figured it out | DHalo | 8/12/13 3:02 pm |
Johnson! | scarab | 8/12/13 3:18 pm |
Firefight and Orbital don't count | scarab | 8/12/13 3:30 pm |
Elite plasma rifles! *NM* | scarab | 8/12/13 3:19 pm |
Reach - DOH! *NM* | scarab | 8/12/13 3:20 pm |
Re: Figured it out | Captain Spark | 8/12/13 3:22 pm |
Re: Figured it out | rhubarb | 8/12/13 4:05 pm |
'What could have been...' | rhubarb | 8/12/13 5:46 pm |