- DM Charlie
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Okay, so since the Halo: Reach trailer was unveiled a few short weeks ago the Internet's been abuzz with rumors about whether or not this is really Halo 4, whether this is a prequel where you're still playin' as the Chief 'cause for some reason he went back in time when the portal closed and all sorts of other crackpot theories. I'm not saying that they're without basis, i'm just saying people are lookin' at this thing either too hard or just not lookin' at it at all. So for those of you who are, for lack of a better term, handicapable in the brain area (like how I dodged the word "stupid"? oops, sorry), here is a list of some of the rumors I've heard over the past couple weeks and why, in my view, they are wrong (using what I've gathered from the E3 trailer, the special Legendary ending to Halo 3 and lil' snippets of information I've gotten from a friend of mine who collects info on video games religiously).
Halo: Reach is not Halo 4.
It has been in the works since E3 of last year at least when Bungie announced they were working on Halo 3: ODST and two other secret projects.
The trailer was unveiled two days before Microsoft announced they'd fired Gearbox and come back to Bungie with an extremely generous offer if they'd do Halo 4.
The anonymous marine in the trailer says, "...it's them," referring to the Covenant not, "...it's him," which would refer to the Master Chief.
The ship orbiting Reach that's been cracked in half is not the Chief's. If you remember from the end of Halo 3 the front half of the ship ditches into one of Earth's oceans with the Arbiter inside. The back half is left floating above an unknown planet with the Chief sleeping inside. The ship orbiting Reach HAS been cracked in half, but if you'll notice, the WHOLE ship is there.
Anyone who thinks Halo: Reach has nothing to do with the planet Reach need only look at the title to realize how ridiculously, obviously they are wrong.
Alright, we all clear on this stuff now? If you have any complaints to voice or any evidence that what I've said in this post is false, please, by all means contact me via my bungie.net profile. I will be happy to debate with you about what I thought was fairly obvious and noone seemed to be picking up on.
[Edited on 07.15.2009 1:09 PM PDT]