: Why is it not a smart move? If they hit their intended demographic, it was a
: smart move for them, whether we like it or not. If their sales reflect
: what/who they target for, then I don't know who the demographic is (why
: would you ask me to point to the demographic? sales are sales), but it
: exists. And that's the point.

Well then you didn't really make your point the first time. Also I don't see why you think they made a smart move when you don't personally like it and sales, enthusiasm, and public awareness haven't been anything out of the ordinary.

: From our perspective perhaps. Only the future will tell. As above, right now,
: it looks like (at least publicly) they are happy with the results.

: There's lots of things they could have done. I'm sure there are stories that
: could have been told that we'd love, perhaps even the non-story-driven
: gamer, and certainly there are amazing writers out there they could have
: worked with to provide that experience. Hindsight... They put out what
: they were happy with *shrug*

I don't know the details, but going by the post-mortem they did of the game a while back (at GDC, I think), they think they at least failed to make the Prometheans lively or engaging or three-dimensional or particularly fun to fight. That kind of goes back around though-- if they know they messed up, they don't need us to keep telling them.

: Either/or? Both? *shrug* Both are endlessly debated in Halo forums. Both are
: a matter of opinion.

what? he asked which one you were talking about in that sentence