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Subject: is Halo 4 a reboot?

Will we be seeing a lot of changes in the next Halo? I mean besides Marty not doing the soundtrack, the director quit, and this by 343 will any of this be reflected in the next Halo game?

The trailer itself seemed a bit more darker or ominous than what we usually see. I would not expect a total reboot like Tomb Raider but will there defiantly be some changes taking place if not in terms of story maybe controls and weapons similar to Mass Effect 2?

  • 09.20.2011 8:50 PM PDT

I hope it won't be like Mass Effect. Halo would cease to be Halo for me :\

  • 09.20.2011 8:51 PM PDT

No not like Mass Effect. What I mean is that Mass Effect 1 was published by Microsoft Studios but Mass Effect 2 was made by EA and EA now owns the series. The game is now noticeably different since the first game. Controls, visuals, music and story have all been altered in Mass Effect 2.

IMO ME2 now lacks a story in favor for media coverage (-blam!- romances and sex scenes) and visuals. I won't even begin to rant on that here but yeah after the buyout things were defiantly different if you played the two. I was wondering if this would be the case here also without Bungie and Mark. Not that it would be a bad thing.

It just conveyed a darker more realistic/serious tone in that teaser trailer to me.

  • 09.20.2011 9:04 PM PDT

I think a darker tone would be welcome, but im still hoping nothing too big changes that would make it cease to be the "Halo" I came to know and love. Personally, Reach was borderline. I don't know why, but it just didn't feel truly Halo-esque. I just hope 343 won't take it in that direction again >.>

  • 09.20.2011 9:08 PM PDT

Halo 3 ODST is on the way and I am extremely excited. You should pre-order today to be able to play as Sargent Johnson. Im going tolink my gamertag to this account soon. In the meantime my gamertang is FA18FA22.

In the trailer you also see that all the sudden The Chief has a jetpack built into his armour which in my opinion is a little weird. I really hope they don't change up the series and I think that Mass Effect 2 was still a very good game despite all the changes. But Mass Effect isn't Halo, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what 343 brings to the table with Halo 4.

  • 09.20.2011 9:18 PM PDT


Posted by: RonMaverick291
No not like Mass Effect. What I mean is that Mass Effect 1 was published by Microsoft Studios but Mass Effect 2 was made by EA and EA now owns the series. The game is now noticeably different since the first game. Controls, visuals, music and story have all been altered in Mass Effect 2.

IMO ME2 now lacks a story in favor for media coverage (-blam!- romances and sex scenes) and visuals. I won't even begin to rant on that here but yeah after the buyout things were defiantly different if you played the two. I was wondering if this would be the case here also without Bungie and Mark. Not that it would be a bad thing.

It just conveyed a darker more realistic/serious tone in that teaser trailer to me.

EA owns Mass Effect now? I know they published Mass Effect 2, but was it explicitly stated they own it? Publishers don't necessarily make anything in the game. They mostly just fund the project.

I don't think any of those things you mentioned have anything to do with EA publishing the game. I think those were all Bioware's calls.

[Edited on 09.20.2011 9:24 PM PDT]

  • 09.20.2011 9:23 PM PDT

"Switching from Default to BJ is like moving from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air. The cab ride over is hard, but once you make it, you're the Fresh Prince." - Unknown

I hope it is very dark. I want to see the Chief supersoak some hoes on the new planet.

  • 09.20.2011 9:36 PM PDT

Animator, 3D modeller, Artist.

i personally liked reach and the changes it brought. Refinement necessary. However the fact i WASNT a spartan II actually does wear on you for a while. And the limitations that htey put into the customization system also feels like it is hampering me over letting me express myself. Loadouts were cool, but i really just wanted to be a spartan 2 damn it! so why not let us choose both?

back to topic.. err, Reboot? as in reboot of the series? no, reboot of controls as in back to basics? i really hope not, halo 3 and before were extremely 2dimensional, I think a darker tone is good for halo, But i think the fans would revolt if it suddenly became Story primary and action secondary.

in the end i think the obvious answer to your question is, Nobody except the dev's know. Go ask them.

  • 09.20.2011 10:59 PM PDT


Posted by: BAKALAKA
I hope it is very dark. I want to see the Chief supersoak some hoes on the new planet.


Err...

Ummm...

Uhhhhh........

Yes....

  • 09.21.2011 1:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: FA18FA22
In the trailer you also see that all the sudden The Chief has a jetpack built into his armour which in my opinion is a little weird. I really hope they don't change up the series and I think that Mass Effect 2 was still a very good game despite all the changes. But Mass Effect isn't Halo, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what 343 brings to the table with Halo 4.


It wasn't a jetpack,it has been said by Frankie a thousands of times.The armor changes have story reasons(said by Frankie too) it's probably a Forerunner-MJOLNIR hybrid

  • 09.21.2011 9:01 AM PDT


Posted by: FA18FA22
In the trailer you also see that all the sudden The Chief has a jetpack built into his armour which in my opinion is a little weird. I really hope they don't change up the series and I think that Mass Effect 2 was still a very good game despite all the changes. But Mass Effect isn't Halo, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what 343 brings to the table with Halo 4.

Thruster pack NOT jetpack.

  • 09.21.2011 10:49 AM PDT
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I'm pretty confident they're keeping the formula that makes Halo, Halo. With that said, they are trying to make Halo sell, so it wouldn't be surprising if they followed the current trends and make it more realistic or gritty. The concept art trailer showed something quite disturbing at the end, too.

  • 09.21.2011 11:43 AM PDT
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I usually associate reboots with successful franchises which have been driven to the ground, and then resurrected (whether or not the reboot revives the franchise depends on how good the reboot is obviously).
Hypothetically, let's say Modern Warfare 3 were to be awful, and received horrible reviews and sold poorly, then the franchise would most likely be put on hold for a couple of years for internal reassessment and then eventually, the developers would release a graphical master piece with never before seen fresh, innovative, and fun game play called Modern Warfare (notice the lack of labeling the game as a part of the original series) that spurs new interest and confidence in the franchise. That's a reboot - getting rid of the bad taste with time and then sending out a good product.

Because Halo never truly hit that low point, Halo 4 would be more appropriately regarded as Halo evolved. Or in different words, a way to assure fans that Halo as a franchise is not even close to being exhausted (whether or not that exertion is correct is beyond me - I haven't played Halo 4. If the game sucks, don't send me a PM saying: "I remember back in 2011, you said that Halo 4 would be HALO EVOLVED, LIER!")

  • 09.21.2011 4:28 PM PDT