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Subject: What happened to the seriousness...

... in the Halo books? everything now is "haha i just blew up a grunts head and his blood spurted all over the floor"

and "5 cheiftans and 2 hunters? piece of cake"

i would enjoy it a lot more if everything seemed more of a 'fight for humanity' type of thing.

but when you add the IWHBYD skull, i still want the funny grunt lines etc...

  • 10.18.2009 8:14 PM PDT

Things become more of a "fight for humanity" type thing when theres plasma raining from the sky burning the world around you.

  • 10.18.2009 8:15 PM PDT

Perception is everything.

Why so serious? Lighten up! The mega awesome UNSC planet just blew up...yeeahh!!!

  • 10.18.2009 8:17 PM PDT
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Agreed, that's a part of what makes Halo 1 so much better than Halo 2 and 3.

  • 10.18.2009 8:23 PM PDT
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Agreed. They need to give that feeling that the humans are LOSING the war.

  • 10.18.2009 8:31 PM PDT

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstien

Posted by: BOB570
Agreed, that's a part of what makes Halo 1 so much better than Halo 2 and 3.

Yes, all the "Yeehaw!"s, "Roadkill!"s... I mean the game couldn't be more serious.

But seriously, the game was never the same tone as the books. While I would love them to be so, another Halo game is also fine. ODST had the right blend of serious and comedic though. Walking around as the Rookie was downright tense.

Quotes from Halo CE
* "Tell my mom I love her" - When stuck with a plasma grenade
* "Oh, God! I recognize that one! That was Bob!" - Chips Dubbo upon killing a Human Combat Form.
* "One down, a billion to go." - After killing an Elite Major.
* "Boo-yah!" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping of a hill, ramp, etc.
* "Woo-hoo!" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping of a hill, ramp, etc.
* "Do you know how to drive?" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping off a hill and failing to land on four wheels.
* "Ay?! Where'd you get your license?" - Said when spinning/crashing/flying of a cliff in the Warthog.
* "Uh, that thing on the left is the brake..." - When the Master Chief is driving the Warthog.
* THE THING ON THE LEFT! IT'S THE BRAKE!" -When the Chief drives the Warthog badly.
* "YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" - When on last bar of health.
* "Hey, did you hear that?" - When a Covenant sneaks up behind a Marine.
* "What, the Covie behind you or me -blam!- my pants?" - After killing the Covenant, in response to above.
* "I'LL TAKE YOU ALL ON, YOU BASTARDS!" - In an Australian accent.
* "Hey, you stole my kill!" - When you kill a Covenant they were shooting at.
* "Aw, come on, that tickled!" - When shooting a Sergeant while rampant.
* "See that? Next time, you guys can help!" - When a Marine kills a Covenant.
* "How do you like that?" - When a Marine kills a Covenant.
* "Oh, I understand: You want more of THIS!" - When gunning a Covenant down from the gunner seat.
* "Bueno amigo bueno."
* "Oh, God! Oh, God! OH, GOD!!" - When stuck by more than six Needler rounds, a Plasma Grenade, or a Flood spore.
* "Hope you brought some butter, 'cause you're about to get fried!"
* "Fire in the hole!" - Throwing a Grenade.
* "Good one!"
* "(Now), who's your daddy?" Reference to IWHBYD.
* "Come get some!"
* "Damn it!"
* "Ay! The burn!"
* "Leave some for me!"
* "That one's down!"
* "They're even uglier when they're dead!"
* "Get your own! I saw it first!"
* "Get outta the way!"
* "One Alien Down!"
* "Yep. He's dead."
* "Killzilla!" - When getting into the gunner seat of a Warthog.
* "Call 911! I mean... if it's still on." when hit.



[Edited on 10.18.2009 8:43 PM PDT]

  • 10.18.2009 8:41 PM PDT

bungie has proven that a bunch of monkeys sitting in front of keyboards can randomly type out a masterpiece. the thing is, when you go to play the masterpiece, you cant help but notice all the monkey s**t smeared all over it.

it gets real old having to wait months for someone like mlg to clean off all the monkey poo.

Posted by: ugoindown444
"5 cheiftans and 2 hunters? piece of cake"

i would enjoy it a lot more if everything seemed more of a 'fight for humanity' type of thing.


set your sensitivity to 10, invert your controls and play legacy southpaw while wearing mittens. that should make it more of a serious fight and less of a ho-hum walk in the park.

  • 10.18.2009 8:45 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

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Posted by: BOB570
Agreed, that's a part of what makes Halo 1 so much better than Halo 2 and 3.

Yes, all the "Yeehaw!"s, "Roadkill!"s... I mean the game couldn't be more serious.

But seriously, the game was never the same tone as the books. While I would love them to be so, another Halo game is also fine. ODST had the right blend of serious and comedic though. Walking around as the Rookie was downright tense.

Quotes from Halo CE
* "Tell my mom I love her" - When stuck with a plasma grenade
* "Oh, God! I recognize that one! That was Bob!" - Chips Dubbo upon killing a Human Combat Form.
* "One down, a billion to go." - After killing an Elite Major.
* "Boo-yah!" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping of a hill, ramp, etc.
* "Woo-hoo!" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping of a hill, ramp, etc.
* "Do you know how to drive?" - Warthog gunner or passenger after jumping off a hill and failing to land on four wheels.
* "Ay?! Where'd you get your license?" - Said when spinning/crashing/flying of a cliff in the Warthog.
* "Uh, that thing on the left is the brake..." - When the Master Chief is driving the Warthog.
* THE THING ON THE LEFT! IT'S THE BRAKE!" -When the Chief drives the Warthog badly.
* "YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" - When on last bar of health.
* "Hey, did you hear that?" - When a Covenant sneaks up behind a Marine.
* "What, the Covie behind you or me -blam!- my pants?" - After killing the Covenant, in response to above.
* "I'LL TAKE YOU ALL ON, YOU BASTARDS!" - In an Australian accent.
* "Hey, you stole my kill!" - When you kill a Covenant they were shooting at.
* "Aw, come on, that tickled!" - When shooting a Sergeant while rampant.
* "See that? Next time, you guys can help!" - When a Marine kills a Covenant.
* "How do you like that?" - When a Marine kills a Covenant.
* "Oh, I understand: You want more of THIS!" - When gunning a Covenant down from the gunner seat.
* "Bueno amigo bueno."
* "Oh, God! Oh, God! OH, GOD!!" - When stuck by more than six Needler rounds, a Plasma Grenade, or a Flood spore.
* "Hope you brought some butter, 'cause you're about to get fried!"
* "Fire in the hole!" - Throwing a Grenade.
* "Good one!"
* "(Now), who's your daddy?" Reference to IWHBYD.
* "Come get some!"
* "Damn it!"
* "Ay! The burn!"
* "Leave some for me!"
* "That one's down!"
* "They're even uglier when they're dead!"
* "Get your own! I saw it first!"
* "Get outta the way!"
* "One Alien Down!"
* "Yep. He's dead."
* "Killzilla!" - When getting into the gunner seat of a Warthog.
* "Call 911! I mean... if it's still on." when hit.

Just goes to show you how when people like something they construct reasons as to why it is better than something they don't like.

  • 10.18.2009 10:20 PM PDT