- RabidNutCase45
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Posted by: urk
Eat raw meat.
Punch a bear in the face.
If you don't know who I am, the feeling is mutual.
A lot of my friends tell me that ODST sucked. I usually get disappointed at that point, because ODST is definitely my favourite Halo title! I loved the atmosphere, the music, and the story far more than any game I've ever played (okay, the Fallout games are close).
Out of curiosity, would it be a good idea if Bungie explored a true sequel or a spiritual successor to the ODST idea? Even if the Covenant and the UNSC aren't involved, would a game with the same amount of intrigue, mystery, and darkness do well? My biggest complaint about ODST is that it wasn't given the credit it deserved. Yes, Bungie did know that it was going to be a smaller game from the start, but it grew into something amazing!
Imagine if Bungie waited to make Reach and instead put a whole three years into ODST: maybe there would be more clue missions, maybe a larger New Mombasa, maybe more things to do around the city, maybe a deeper look into Dare and Buck's relationship, maybe more interaction between Dutch / Mickey / Romeo, maybe some backstory into the Rookie, and maybe there would be a Sniper mission where enemies would DIE from headshots (okay, I'll be honest, Romeo's mission irked me SOLELY because the Brutes took more than one headshot). Based on what my imagination produces, I'd buy that game six times.
Okay, I know that Bungie doesn't have the Halo IP, but that doesn't stop them from exploring the same ideas: a mystery, missing teammates, a dark night, a guiding helper, finding clues, etc. Frankly, there's enough FPS games with just nothing up shooting; ODST could have been a game that broke that mould and created something completely new! Halo meets L.A. Noire!
Even if Bungie never wants to go back to ODST and have Achronos ban me for my insolence, could they at the very least add more saxophone to everything they do?