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Subject: Vote what you think about the marathon remake!
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Poll: Vote what you think about the marathon remake!  [closed]
Yes!:  38%
(3 Votes)
No.:  62%
(5 Votes)
Total Votes: 8

Leave your name here so we can get it petitioned.

  • 01.20.2012 8:10 PM PDT

They should release the other 2 titles on XBL Arcade.

Although, I wouldn't mind seeing a mobile version (phone/tablet) or perhaps even a version for PS Vita now that Bungie is no longer shackled to Microsoft.

  • 01.20.2012 10:05 PM PDT

Yes, there're too many numbers in my name.

Sounds like a decent idea, so long as the designers know what they're doing, as well as how the original game felt and what emotions it elicited.


Posted by: SLAMtastic
Although, I wouldn't mind seeing a mobile version (phone/tablet)

Already exists.

  • 01.20.2012 10:19 PM PDT
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Im talking about a halo graphics fps engine style marathon with a story mode and all 3 games combined to 1 tell people to vote on the poll

  • 01.20.2012 10:34 PM PDT

Posted by: SLAMtastic
Although, I wouldn't mind seeing a mobile version (phone/tablet)

Posted by: Tycho_005917
Already exists.


My brain just exploded. So much win...

Posted by: funnyspartan
Im talking about a halo graphics fps engine style marathon with a story mode and all 3 games combined to 1 tell people to vote on the poll


If this was the case I'd like to change my vote to no.

[Edited on 01.20.2012 10:42 PM PST]

  • 01.20.2012 10:41 PM PDT

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."

While I would love to type a long explanation for why a Marathon remake is unnecessary, in every thread that it's brought up in, there are simply too many. Therefore, I'm going to copy-paste a response I've already given.

Posted by: homocidalham
Nothing I say will stop people from wanting more marathon. Who can blame them? When Marathon was created, I would dare say that it was one of the best written and designed games around. However, much of the brilliance of Marathon was how it was able to utilize the technology available at the time. This is why Marathon must be kept what it is. Trying to chase the same feeling nowadays would feel artificial and forced, and any changes would deviate from the inspiration behind Marathon.

I would say that it would be interesting to see more games, or even other media, ask some of the questions that Marathon seemed to be concerned with or see the narrative strengths that existed in marathon be more common, but Bungie is still around and games are becoming more refined every day. Marathon is done. Finished. It's a complete thought. The only other thing that is left to be said about it is the reactions people have had to it. Fortunately, the community is going strong enough that people are still have reactions to it, good and bad.

With all that said, the ideas that inspired it aren't unique to it. Other games have been made and will be made. Thus, rather than pining for another game called "marathon," look for games that embody the spirit of wandering around an enigmatic area, uncovering a world much larger than one's self, and fighting a battle that one has little hope of winning. That is the true spirit of Marathon. No name, person, or company has a monopoly on it.

  • 01.21.2012 2:26 AM PDT

Quod Erat Demonstrandum.

If you're interested in Halo's music, check this out.

Posted by: x Foman123 x
Speaking of chuckles, let's all lol at IonicPaul, who makes friends with bugs to make up for his lack of human contact.

Posted by: homocidalham
:')

Also, are you a member of the Pfhorums as well? Around there I just go by Paul.

  • 01.21.2012 2:44 AM PDT

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."


Posted by: IonicPaul
Posted by: homocidalham
:')

Also, are you a member of the Pfhorums as well? Around there I just go by Paul.


Yeah, but I haven't posted in a long time. I don't map anymore, so most of my posts would amount to "cool" or "ok."

Maybe I should stop by sometime...

[Edited on 01.21.2012 4:04 AM PST]

  • 01.21.2012 4:04 AM PDT