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Posted by: grey101
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Posted by: Chopsticks08
So far it sounds like the Halo franchise is in good hands currently.
It seems
I like how 343 has shelled out more content and control than bungie has in 8 years within the last year and a half yet people are still stupendously skeptical.
In terms of stories, they probably have already. Granted this might have been MS's doing, but with Bungie I didn't get the impression they really worked with the authors nearly much, and barely acknowledged them.
343 seems to embrace everything Halo related. If you go to their site, they seem like fans of things. They seem like fans of Red v. Blue, MLG, etc. and Halo in general. It's more mutual than Bungie was.
I mean, so far they're much more open to their community than Bungie is, and now that Bungie is sort of going dark on their work it's just such a stark contrast, with 343i starting to show really good content and frankly opinions and outlooks that it's hard not to view 343i in a positive light.
And then there's the fact that it seems like more notable people and Bungie people (Shishka most recently) are going to 343i. I mean, I'm not calling Bungie bad or anything, but it's hard not to get the impression that, especially with Aerospace and what their new game is supposed to be, that they're not going to go the way of Blizzard-- profits with good games, but the games not being really how/ what the games should be.
I mean, don't get me wrong, 343i has to prove itself as a game development studio. I think they'll succeed, but it's still something we need to see. That being said, I've deeply enjoyed what they've done so far, especially the motion comics and legends (though the comics are better). Add their tendency to release a documentary slides narrated every bit and adding pages about their fiction so often, it's really just hard not to like them.
It is a Halo studio after all, not just a game development studio, which is partially the reason. I feel like this honestly will result in the best for the franchise.
[Edited on 07.24.2011 2:49 AM PDT]