- prometheus25
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- Exalted Mythic Member
Old school Bungie, born and raised,
In the Septagon is where I spend most of my days.
Relaxin', maxin', posting all cool,
Talking about Halo, life and some school.
Got in one little argument, and the mods got scared,
they said "You're gonna get banned and your member title'll be bare!"
Many factors. Some of which were touched on above, but I'll elaborate...
The universe is what drives me the most. Not necessarily the plot, as that is a bit more cookie cutter, but the sheer depth has always been something I keep coming back to. The fact that there are many books that cover so many facets that aren't even mentioned in-game...you just don't see that in video games.
Halo is a story, told through a video game, then other genres. It's an experience. The protagonist, Master Chief, isn't the best. He's quite over-matched, really. It's not some adventure of how to kill cannon fodder. The character draws you in, makes his struggles your own, and vice versa.
Then there is the social aspect that Halo brought about. Halo multiplayer redefined the video game industry. Never before had gamers lugged consoles and TVs to one location just to laugh, fight, struggle, win, and bond on such a scale.
Halo pushed the bounds of everything. It's an example of what can be accomplished when a creative entity asks itself "We know this is great, but can it be better?"
This seems to be much of what this new project is about, too. "We've made some great things, but can we make something better?" We'll see, Bungie. We'll see.