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Posted by: cortana 5
Look, I'm not going to argue personal taste. If you like it, fabulous.
But I have come to accept that if it has "Halo" on the cover, then people won't care what studio is making it. I'm not telling you what to like and what not to like.
I'm saying that I did not like their work so far. I do not like how things are being run and handled. I didn't like seeing Bungie tangled in a contract that required them to make two more Halo games, then forced to dump it on Microsoft's doorstep completely.
Personally, I would have hoped that Halo could have ended with dignity at the end of Halo 3.
This is why we have a million sequels. Publishers are scared -blam!-less of taking up new IPs, and would rather churn out sequels. This is not about whether or not the sequels are good. It's about moving the hell on and having the courage, as the industry in whole, to start something new.
343i has a team of talented fans and Microsoft's resources to do something great. While I wish them well (because who am I to tell someone to stop working on a project of such caliber) I just wish that things had turned out differently.
Business decisions suck sometimes, but I've got thick skin.
Anyways, I stand by saying that I wish it ended at Halo 3.
Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: cortana 5
Which is why I base my dislike of 343i based on their previous projects, Microsoft's behavior (let's be clear, 343i and Microsoft aren't exactly two separate entities), and how Bungie was trash talked after Halo was completely handed over.
Oh, and you know, irresponsibly milking a franchise to death isn't helping their case.
Long post here
Back to the OP:
This is what I've been arguing for months. Halo's story-arch, the big threat, the huge struggle, was over. The galaxy was spared and our dynamic-duo could finally rest.
Everything else is just the falling action. We left him alive, and the fanbase will never be satisfied. Sure, they'd be enraged over the chief's death, but death is final and leaving us with the cliffhanger is, besides corporate greed, what gave us Halo 4.
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Edit-AJW, I understand your concern but Halo 6 to be fair, is miles away. Who knows, people might actually stop caring at this point.
Had he died in H3 would have been a more fitting role IMO, anything after this is just like Cortana 5 mentioned as "failing action". It wouldn't amount to as much significance and the fanbase won't be satisfied.
The only way they can kill him off successfully again[IMO] would be if they done it well. Akin to Kurt in Ghost of Onyx. Something that is beyond drivel which extends Halo's lifespan.
[Edited on 12.29.2011 6:48 PM PST]