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Subject: So this is basicly Halo 4? *Update*

I'm more Rad than you.

From what I've heard so far about Halo: Reach (next to nothing), it seems as though this is going to be Halo 4, with less 4 in the title.

First of all there is no 3 in the title, like Halo 3: ODST. Which means that it is probably not just another expansion pack to Halo 3.

Plus the fact that they are going to have a Multiplayer Beta means that there is going to be a whole new multiplayer. Unless of course Bungie is just testing new maps, but I doubt that.

So Bungie, Is this in fact Halo 4?

*Update*

I would just like to clear up the confusion for some of you.

Halo: Reach (supposedly and probably) takes place during the Battle of Reach. This IS NOT the first encounter with the Covenant. The first encounter with the Covenant is during the Battle of Harvest. The battle of harvest took place 20 years before Halo 1.

The Battle of Reach takes place about 10 minutes before Halo 1. So quit arguing about it, and read the books already.

[Edited on 06.01.2009 7:43 PM PDT]

  • 06.01.2009 5:04 PM PDT
Subject: So this is basicly Halo 4?
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We only seen one trailer so who knows

  • 06.01.2009 5:04 PM PDT

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No, a Halo prequel. I takes place right before Halo 1. If it was Halo 4, its storyline would take place after Halo 3.

  • 06.01.2009 5:05 PM PDT

In high definition baby!

No, a Halo prequel. I takes place right before Halo 1. If it was Halo 4, its storyline would take place after Halo 3.

  • 06.01.2009 5:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: HOTPOCKET1000
We only seen one trailer so who knows
Exactly, It isn't even confirmed to be a fps.

  • 06.01.2009 5:06 PM PDT
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The trailer didn't give us too much info, it could be Halo 4.

  • 06.01.2009 5:06 PM PDT
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PREQUEL. As in, before Halo 1!

  • 06.01.2009 5:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: Halodeth
No, a Halo prequel. I takes place right before Halo 1. If it was Halo 4, its storyline would take place after Halo 3.

What he said. Although if it really is the battle of Reach, we lose this battle.

  • 06.01.2009 5:06 PM PDT

I'm more Rad than you.

I'm going to cry if its not an FPS.

  • 06.01.2009 5:07 PM PDT
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Perhaps you can say it that way but it's not called Halo 4 i believe because of A) the time era and B) Maybe you're playing as Spartan 117 or another spartan who was on Reach

Chronologically i think this how the halo games go:
Halo Wars, Reach, H1 , H2 and ODST, and H3

  • 06.01.2009 5:07 PM PDT

I'm more Rad than you.

I guess you guys are right, it is in fact a prequel.

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but i think we play as spartans in the end it says spartans drop so :)

  • 06.01.2009 5:09 PM PDT

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  • 06.01.2009 5:09 PM PDT

Given that the title is Halo: Reach instead of Halo 3: Reach then it seems likely that this will be an entirely different game. But think of it more as being the same as GTA: VC / SA with GTA 4 coming later.

  • 06.01.2009 5:09 PM PDT

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Yes its a prequel, but that doesnt mean its not Halo 4. The TC made many valid points, for example multiplayer beta, and the exclusion of 3. So in all likely hood, its unrelated to Halo 3 and is in fact a new game (call it Halo 4 if you want). I'd say the only reason its not called Halo 4 is becuase it is infact a prequel.

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If we want to get technical this is the 4th full-length Halo Project in development. However, my guess as to why it's not being called Halo 4 is
1. The game probably won't be centered around a Halo.
2. The game is a prequal and number them all probably get's really boring from a marketing standpoint. For instance Final Fantasy XIII? What kind of name is that?

  • 06.01.2009 5:11 PM PDT

I miss playing Halo with my friends.

More like Halo 0, or Halo -1.

  • 06.01.2009 5:11 PM PDT

Posted by: n0t_s0_tuesday
I'm going to cry if its not an FPS.

Squad based always works better in 3rd person.

I'm just assuming it's a squad based game, seeing as how it's probably the main reason they're making it Reach.



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  • 06.01.2009 5:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halodeth
No, a Halo prequel. I takes place right before Halo 1. If it was Halo 4, its storyline would take place after Halo 3.


Well, the fourth Star Wars was actually the first one....

  • 06.01.2009 5:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: SacxRazor
Chronologically i think this how the halo games go:
Halo Wars, Reach, H1 , H2 and ODST, and H3

I think it would actually be:

Halo: Reach, Halo Wars, Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 3

In The Fall of Reach, they meet the Covenant for the first time. While in Halo Wars, it starts off fighting the covenant.

OK I just looked it up on Wikipedia, The Fall of Reach takes starts in 2517, while Halo Wars takes place around 2531. So Halo: Reach is before Halo Wars


[Edited on 06.01.2009 5:29 PM PDT]

  • 06.01.2009 5:21 PM PDT
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Thanks for choosing to whine over being a productive member of the community and possible element towards advancing Reach.

If anything this is a prequel. As it stands Halo: Reach is not Halo 4. If it was going to be Halo 4 it would be titled as such.

  • 06.01.2009 5:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: SacxRazor
Chronologically i think this how the halo games go:
Halo Wars, Reach, H1 , H2 and ODST, and H3

I think it would actually be:

Halo: Reach, Halo Wars, Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 3

In The Fall of Reach, they meet the Covenant for the first time. While in Halo Wars, it starts off fighting the covenant.

OK I just looked it up on Wikipedia, The Fall of Reach takes starts in 2511, while Halo Wars takes place around 2531. So Halo: Reach is before Halo Wars

I think your right, seeing as how Contact Harvest is after Fall of Reach, and in Halo Wars they mention Harvest a lot, right?

  • 06.01.2009 5:24 PM PDT

Well, I do not see the word "four" or the number "4" anywhere in the title. Though that is just a observation. I think this will be a lot like Halo 3: ODST except this one is centered around Reach, not New Mombassa. Though that is only speculation.

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  • 06.01.2009 5:25 PM PDT

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  • 06.01.2009 5:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: SD2522
If anything this is a prequel. As it stands Halo: Reach is not Halo 4. If it was going to be Halo 4 it would be titled as such.

This.
It's title says it all, really. It's focused on the events of Reach, which was before Halo and therefore not Halo 4. Halo 4 will take place after the events of Halo 3, not before.

  • 06.01.2009 5:27 PM PDT