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So, Ive always seen the halo franchise as the titanic... An amazing ship, vast, open to exploration, with many features, and a good multipassenger experience...
Halo 1 was the launch of the ship, when all of its luxuries were put on board.
Halo 2 was the passenger boarding the ship and experience its social cabin and swimming pool (xbl)
and Halo 3 was the luxurious trip full of amenities (forge, theater) and luxury.
I think we all knew what happened to the titanic next.... It SANK.
Halo wars was the Iceberg....
Because of it bungie is in a tight spot.
It either lets microsoft let other game developers do a half-baked version of halo and make a mockery of Bungie's hard earned franchise, Or it forces itself to pick up the slack.
Right now, Bungie is the band onboard the titanic, cranking out songs to calm the passengers down, These songs may be masterpieces named ODST and REACH. But they cant help keep the boat affloat.... eventually the Halo bubble will pop. And Bungie needs to find plan B.... NOW.
Many feel that microsoft is beating a dead horse with the halo franchise, sure halo isnt dead... yet....
But wasnt halo 3 advertised as the end of the franchise / trilogy.... Why must microsoft beat out The phantom menace of Halo? ( i mean seriously.... a halo anime, really?)
Eventually Bungie will find itself in a position where they are defined by halo, this must not happen as it will ruin them... they need to branch out and try something different.
Bungie employees seem to have an affinity for fighters, why not make a fighting game? or better yet remake ONI, a mix between a third person shooter and a fighter?
Bungie as a band needs to find the lifeboat or else they will forever be seen as "those guys who made halo" not "that awesome game company whose accomplishments INCLUDE halo among other things"
REACH needs to be the last hurra for bungie halo.... or at least there needs to be another game to help bungie maintain a varied repertoire, You cant just play Bethovens fifth all day and expect tips!
Don't get me wrong, I'm very enthused about the upcoming Bungie titles, i just want something different, an ONI remake?, a third person shooter? a fighter? a racer? Tetris combat evolved?
I dont care what it is, i just hope as a fan of bungie, that it doesn't go down with the titanic, that this great chamber ensemble of a game dev. manages to find that lifeboat and get off the sinking ship to live another day and make great games.
As always i expect nothing but the best, and I'm sure ill get it. But i fear that halo as a franchise is doomed no matter how well bungie makes the next game.