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Posted by: George 257
Well, the Marathon references in Halo were there at least to make fans feel welcome in the new universe (I personally think Bungie likes to reference to the good ol' days).
Look at it: There's the main character, an AI guiding you, a ship you are on, ancient and extremely advanced civilization that is exctinct or simply gone (this ancient civilization isn't hostile) and a really powerful handgun :)
But yeah, they do differ at some points. Cyborg is much like the game as Chief is a lot like Halo. Marathon is a bit more rough (Cyborg fights for bare survival and is usually alone) and the story can get pretty sad and very philosophical (and is unbelivably beautiful) and has references to the Old Testament at times. While Halo is more optimistic and fun. And we didn't know Humanity was so desperate until the books came out and even then - the games still retained their optimistic feeling.
I've gotta say for myself, the more references from Marathon the more happy I am and the recent lack of Marathon symbols in Reach and Halo CEA made resentful - but I think there are some hints hidden deep down in the games.
While the lack of Marathon logos in Reach and Halo CEA are a little sad to see, they are a result of good things. Bungie in gaining it's independance left Halo with MS, but they kept Marathon, so there would be some legal and copyright issues involved in putting the logo they own in a game property they don't. So while sad to see, it means that Marathon is Bungie's alone.