- RogueAssassin27
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Posted by: Will 043
It seemed to me to be something in the lines of a prequel to Halo 3, but ultimately along the lines of "side-story". It's the kind of thing you would release with a team that small as an expansion. Halo 3: ODST, were it multi-platform or a PC title it would have been an expansion/addon. It was M$ that pressured them into releasing it for the full $60 as a standalone game by including the Halo 3 multiplayer. It's a side story. Missing it doesn't detract from your Halo 3 experience, but it definitely adds to the lore.
It was conceptually an addon. Remember when the SuperIntendent (ARG thing) was in swing, then anticlimactically M$ (their publisher) forced them to release it a year later? Instead of being released relatively close after Halo 3 as that expansion it was further detached by moving it to the later date. IMO people got hyped for something that it wasn't meant to be. It was great, but it was never meant to be standalone. Then by the time Reach rolls around the world says, "OH Halo 5. We're so over that." It hurt their rep in the long run. M$ hasn't been good for Bungie or Halo. May it rest in peace.
My point.. they were meant to be related. The title says it the most. And when you put the facts together, it makes sense.
Posted by: RogueAssassin27
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Posted by: Xplode441
Why not separate Halo 3 and ODST? Well, I came here January '08.It's called Halo 3:ODST...So makes sense not to separate them.It's called "Halo 3" ODST because it uses the same engine as Halo 3. It has, as far as I'm aware, no significance to the story.My pride says to compromise and say it's both, being that the previous is a part of the latter.