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Subject: Why call it Halo 3: ODST?

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THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT Only a friendly discussion/question.

PART UNO
I mean if your going to call ODST, "Halo 3: ODST", why don't you guys (Bunige) change Halo Reach to Halo 3 Reach! Hey what the heck why not!

What im saying is Whats with the three in Halo 3: ODST, its practicly a new game, new plot, new characters, new gametype/gameplayness (Firefight), adn mayby something I missed.

What are ye 'ol opinions?

PART DOS
Think about this, is there a Halo in ODST? Well personally I don't know, they havent really shown us that. Just think about the plotline of Halo 3, Were just walking around on Earth.... "PLOP" Now we are Billions/millions of lightyears away fighting on a Halo Factory destroying Scarabs left and right.

PART THREE
Don't know how to spell three in spanish

ODST might be just the same, (as in traveling a heck lot) or new and just sticking to the city, I want to stick to the city more, and mayby a little space fighting, (not much in Halo 3 like Halo 2).

Well Bungie thanks for making such great games, I can't wait for this one and the next!

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  • 06.16.2009 8:01 PM PDT
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The circle is now complete.

It uses the Halo 3 game engine, hence the "3".


[Edited on 06.16.2009 8:02 PM PDT]

  • 06.16.2009 8:02 PM PDT

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I didn't read much of this, but after you said, "is there even a Halo," I realized you had a good point. I sort of think it should just be called ODST.

  • 06.16.2009 8:02 PM PDT

Halo 3 ODST uses the same multiplayer as Halo 3

  • 06.16.2009 8:03 PM PDT

Posted by: SR2O
It uses the Halo 3 game engine, hence the "3".


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  • 06.16.2009 8:03 PM PDT
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Why not call it Halo 2.5. Doesn't it take place between Halo 3 an Halo 2?

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The only sense I can see in having the 3 in there is because when you go into matchmaking in Halo 3: ODST, it will be the same thing as in Halo 3. Otherwise, I think Bungie should have just stuck with Halo: ODST.

So then it won't be Halo 3: Reach because Halo: Reach has it's own multiplayer and is going to be a totally separate story arc than that of the original Halo trilogy.

  • 06.16.2009 8:03 PM PDT

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Well Bungie did originally just have Halo 3: ODST as an expansion but, it turned out to became more than that. Plus the name of the title doesn't mean anything about where it is taking place. Also, as my final thought, it's still a prequel to Halo 3 and might have a coupe of tie-ins to Halo 3...

  • 06.16.2009 8:05 PM PDT

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Why not call it Halo 2.5. Doesn't it take place between Halo 3 an Halo 2?


That would be more like if they remade Halo 2 for the 360.

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1. It's an expansion from Halo 3.
2. Halo 3: Reach has nothing to do with halo 3. At all. Nothing.

3. Why did you make this pointless thread..?

  • 06.16.2009 8:14 PM PDT

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Well it technically is Halo 2.5 given its setting, but it has its own campaign, and addons. I would much rather call it Halo: ODST as well, but its still based in the Halo 2 and 3 timeframe. But you guys are looking at wrong, just because Halo 3 came out first does not mean ODST should not be called Halo 3 : ODST, simply because its a different part of the Master Chief Halo 3 chapter, so look at it like this, if Halo 3 : ODST would have came out first and then the original Halo 3 would have come out, would you guys want to call Halo 3 something different? I honestly dont care if they called it Halo 8 1/2 i am still going to buy it, play it and love it...and kick ass.

Further more..leave halo reach out of this..it has nothing to do with halo 3 lol

P.S. I expect there to be a tie in to the original Halo 3.....

[Edited on 06.16.2009 8:21 PM PDT]

  • 06.16.2009 8:20 PM PDT

http://www.forgehub.com/forum/aesthetic-maps/68563-sphinx.htm l#post850282
http://www.forgehub.com/forum/competitive-maps/69714-coventry .html#post860181
http://www.forgehub.com/forum/competitive-maps/69421-ivory-to wer-h3.html#post857275
http://www.forgehub.com/forum/competitive-maps/69648-hangem-h igh.html#post859461
http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3f ileid=75416482
http://www.forgehub.com/forum/competitive-maps/69452-blamnati on-h1.html#post857500

Answer to part 1:
Because it is running on the Halo 3 engine and is a campaign expansion. No new gametypes no new gameplay. It is just a campaign expansion therefore it is still halo 3.

Answer to part 2:
Halo is the name of the series, halo wars didn't have a halo and halo reach won't have a halo.

Answer to part 3:
There wasn't even a question here

  • 06.16.2009 8:26 PM PDT

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3 in spanish is tres

  • 06.16.2009 8:39 PM PDT

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PART DOS

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  • 06.16.2009 8:50 PM PDT

Halo 3: ODST is the prequel to Halo 3. But, Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved. Therefore the storylines in each game follow the games they come before. Halo 3: Reach wouldn't make much sense because Reach fell long before the events of Halo 3.

  • 06.16.2009 8:56 PM PDT

Since there will be a Beta for Halo: Reach, You can safely assume that it will use a new game engine instead of the Halo 3 engine.

  • 06.16.2009 9:01 PM PDT
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Halo 3: ODST is an add-on (short prequel to be more specific) to Halo 3. It uses the same game engine also (Halo 3 Engine), and is Bungie's overall decision for the finalized title.

Halo: Reach is going to be a prequel to Halo: CE, which is why you can't include the Halo 3 tag in the beginning of the title.

  • 06.16.2009 9:15 PM PDT