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I hope that no one else has brought this up. For all of you that have read First Strike, doesn't the new screenshot almost remind you of the tunnels that the Spartans found on Reach under the ONI facility? No where on the book does it say that it takes place before Halo 2, so maybe the next game starts off where Halo 1 ends, with the MC in the Longsword. How else, short of including the book with every Halo 2 purchase, could Bungie fill in that many gaps in the storyline? And to support my idea is the fact that Bungie has said before that you don't spend that much time on Earth compared to the rest of the game, and that the announcement trailer (where the MC jumps out of the space station, for those who don't remember) is not the opening cutscene, therefore there is at least one level before that.

  • 04.13.2004 8:15 PM PDT
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That actually exactly what they reminded me of - the tunnels on reach

  • 04.13.2004 8:16 PM PDT
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Now that you mention it, they do look a lot like how I pictured those tunnels would look. Freaky.

  • 04.13.2004 8:18 PM PDT
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Yeah if you look at some of the storyboards or whatever they are called you will see more than one Spartan.....and one with a sniper rifle like in the book. But yeah those do look like the tunnels...........

  • 04.13.2004 9:05 PM PDT
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If you read the fine print next to the guys you mentioned, though, it calls them ODST's, who are not Spartans, just hardcore Marines.

  • 04.13.2004 9:10 PM PDT
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Yeah, but, Earth City will be one of the very early stages of the game. Not enough room before that level to fit "First Strike"

  • 04.13.2004 9:10 PM PDT

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they don't have to include the book with every purchase, just put in an intro movie

  • 04.13.2004 9:10 PM PDT
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this is exactly what i thought when i saw the new screenie.. by the way, why is it that you hope that no one else has brought this up?

  • 04.13.2004 9:11 PM PDT
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I think that they will start the game with a flashback and it'll lead up to the beggining of Halo 2.

  • 04.13.2004 9:13 PM PDT

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There is definately not enough time to fit First Strike into the first level or two. And there could be a couple cutscenes before that, but not have an actual level.

  • 04.13.2004 9:14 PM PDT
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I thought that human's couldn't wear the MC's armor cause it responded to thought and would move too fast for normal humans to take, it turned there arms into slurpys.

[Edited on 4/13/2004 9:18:28 PM]

  • 04.13.2004 9:17 PM PDT
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Yup, that's basically what would happen if they tried to wear it

  • 04.13.2004 9:23 PM PDT
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I don't think that the halo 2 story is going to pick up where halo left off, but it could be possible that Reach is a new multiplayer map since some think it's the tunnels and this is a new MULTIPLAYER map. I mean do any of the halo multiplayer levels tell you anything about the single player game?

  • 04.13.2004 9:23 PM PDT

I hate everything, but it's not my fault.

The reason GolanX4 hopes it hasn't been brought up is so that darkfire/me yell at him for reposting a topic (although I wouldn't yell). To be fair to darkfire, he only told people that were posting things that had obvioiusly already been said, like the screenshot and what's you favorite weapon polls. I'm sorry if my anger at spammers annoyed people, but the spamming has mostly stopped. YAY!

  • 04.13.2004 9:24 PM PDT
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I may be mistaken, but I think Bungie said that Halo 2 will pick up right where First Strike left off....unfortunately I haven't read First Strike. Gotta get around to that one of these days.

  • 04.13.2004 9:28 PM PDT
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It would take too much time to introduce all the new characters to those who haven't read the novels. and there are some parts in first strike that would be lame in a video game. like when they are in that gigantic cavern and none of the thousands of covenant are allowed to shoot at them. what would be the challenge in that? I think first strike is just supossed to be filler for in between the games.

  • 04.13.2004 9:28 PM PDT
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Yea, they kinda have too. The book ends with them headed to Earth.

  • 04.13.2004 9:30 PM PDT
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halo 2 does start exactly where halo left off. reach was destroyed, so earth was the only other place master chief could go. they found the first halo ring because they were trying to lead the covenant away from earth. master chief realized that the covenant didnt follow him there, they were already there, so their plan didnt work, he went to earth to make sure the covenant didnt go there after reach, but when he arrives at earth he see the covenant blockade there, as you see in the halo 2 trailer

  • 04.13.2004 9:35 PM PDT
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Err....the novel Halo: First Strike takes place after the first Halo, Halo 2 comes after First Strike.

  • 04.13.2004 9:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: jharbst
Err....the novel Halo: First Strike takes place after the first Halo, Halo 2 comes after First Strike.


Yup, they're on their way back to Earth via The Gettysburg

  • 04.13.2004 9:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: haloruler33
halo 2 does start exactly where halo left off. reach was destroyed, so earth was the only other place master chief could go. they found the first halo ring because they were trying to lead the covenant away from earth. master chief realized that the covenant didnt follow him there, they were already there, so their plan didnt work, he went to earth to make sure the covenant didnt go there after reach, but when he arrives at earth he see the covenant blockade there, as you see in the halo 2 trailer


you haven't read any of the books have you?

  • 04.13.2004 9:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: haloruler33
halo 2 does start exactly where halo left off. reach was destroyed, so earth was the only other place master chief could go. they found the first halo ring because they were trying to lead the covenant away from earth. master chief realized that the covenant didnt follow him there, they were already there, so their plan didnt work, he went to earth to make sure the covenant didnt go there after reach, but when he arrives at earth he see the covenant blockade there, as you see in the halo 2 trailer


you haven't read any of the books have you?



What do you think? lol

  • 04.13.2004 9:50 PM PDT
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Thanks for all the positive responses! And if you want to see some really wild Halo speclulation, then go to http://halosm.bungie.org/story/news.html.

[Edited on 4/14/2004 3:01:40 PM]

  • 04.14.2004 2:59 PM PDT