- Thugzz Deluxxxe
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This is a long read, I'm warning you now, so I don't want to see a thread full of TLDR's.
Why Do We Love Halo?
Despite being asked this question numerous times, I've never actually sat down and thought about it. Most replies were hastily made and akin to something like "It's just a great game."
I've always loved science fiction. Apart from that, I've always loved science. I often times set my Stumbleupon to Science and stumbled for hours. It was in this that I found my answer.
We live in a time that is plagued with social and political imbalance. Every direction we turn our heads, we see violence and turmoil. Every direction... but up. When we turn our heads to the stars, we see an escape.
As man, we have a tendency to reach for things beyond our grasp. In 1969, we reached farther than we ever thought possible. We reached the Moon. Even planet-side, things were different. People would buzz about our accomplishment as a species. And even though there were still wars being fought, we, the human race were united. United by a dream.
But we've stopped dreaming. World governments can't see past a quarterly statement. The US's most recent Bank Bail-out cost more than NASA's net budget TO DATE!
Halo would seem to be just another science-fiction story, but it has something that most others don't. Can you guess?
Halo gave us that dream back. I know many of you are thinking: But Halo is about war. This is true, but more than that, it is about the unification of our race to protect our home. In Halo, humans are faced with extinction from an amalgam of alien species. But despite our inferior technology and numbers, we win. We win with our spirit. We put aside our differences and surge back against our foe with staggering courage.
The overwhelming feeling of pride I get when playing or reading through the Halo Universe is what I love most about Halo. The story makes me feel like as a human being, I... we can accomplish anything. Obstacles aside, we need to start dreaming again. We need to start reaching again.
Thank you Bungie for giving us this new outlook. We're all waiting with wide-eyed anticipation for your new universe.
See you all Starside.
Please: what do you love most about Halo?