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Posted by: A1N2G3U4S
Posted by: Kaiyuss
Posted by: A1N2G3U4S
Posted by: Kaiyuss
Posted by: A1N2G3U4S
It's not based on the books.
Considering that the books are canon, it would be stupid to retcon them now.
I would think that it's based on parts of Fall of Reach, but as for First Strike, it's really hard to say. The time-altering parts of that story, and the fact that for the Chief, it was AFTER they left Alpha Halo, may confuse the more casual gamer. Then again, so did ODST's timeline so who knows?It would be stupid to make a 15 minute, one level game, and then mention "sierra 259" and "sierra 320" and "noble 1" in the trailer without having them in the game.
You must not have read the books. There were a lot of "playable" parts of Fall of Reach that didn't involve the final battle for Reach. Sierra 259 doesn't necessarily mean Spartan 259, it could mean anything that starts with an "S". Like how Charlie Foxtrot usually means Cluster F****d, which perfectly described that chapter in the first level of Halo 3 with that title :P And never did I say it would be strictly follow the book, but it will definitely include things from it.I highly doubt that the game will have us training under mendez, or fighting insurrectionists, or show the last level in the trailer. I never said that sierra meant spartan, but "this is sierra 259. You've got spartans on the ground, sir" shows that whatever S-259 is, it'll play a part in the game. And there was no S-259 mentioned in the books.
S-259 sounds more like the designation of a Pelican or something to me, based on the context. I have a feeling that there will be a lot of stuff in the game that wasn't in the books but I do feel that the stuff in the book will have a big impact on the game. Your first post, "It's not based on the books." is way off, and that is what I responding to. It doesn't have to follow the books to be based on them. You could be playing an entirely different group of Spartans, never before revealed, but it's still going to be based on the books and the other games because they're all based off the story-bible.