: A big budget can be great, but it can also squeeze the heart out of things
: through expectational (made-up word) pressure. I think instead they can
: scale their budget to their fans, use less money on marketing, splashy
: cinematics, etc and make a great (or even better) game, uphold the legacy
: titles, and still make a profit. It's about scaling things back to
: maintain that creativity mentioned above.

That's what I was saying; having a big budget can be great if you utilize it well. Instead of creating 40 different armor sets, invest the time and money on employees to make Campaign scoring and theater available. I'm just hoping that these problems are remedied going forward now that 343 seems a little more stable than when it started.

: Indeed. Or it can keep on the path its on, which might be somewhere between
: the two?

Of course, yes. I was just thinking of a hypothetical situation where 343 is forced to re-evaluate the direction they want to take Halo in.