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Subject: Bungie....Why is the game taking place in Africa again?

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" -Prophet of Truth (Halo 2)

In Halo 2 part of the game took place in New Mombasa which was the best part of the game IMO. That was realistic because america shouldn't be the focus of every alien invasion story. Now with Halo 3, the game is going back to Africa which just makes the setting appear like a rehash. Why isn't the Ark in a different part of the world? The desert seemes like a very boring game locale. Also, if you guys must use Africa, can we go to other parts of the world too? The Covenant has to be attacking France or something. Anyone agree?

  • 05.18.2006 11:28 AM PDT

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Because that part of the world is significant to the storyline. There's a reason that Regret went there instead of anywhere else.

  • 05.18.2006 11:29 AM PDT
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Supposedly, Africa is where human life started.

  • 05.18.2006 11:32 AM PDT

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" -Prophet of Truth (Halo 2)

Posted by: an REG Omega
Because that part of the world is significant to the storyline. There's a reason that Regret went there instead of anywhere else.


I played Halo 2 many times, did they actually specify why? I don't remember.

  • 05.18.2006 11:32 AM PDT
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plus thth huge thing in the ground in the trailer might have somthing to do with it

  • 05.18.2006 11:33 AM PDT

Facts are the enemy of tru7h....

Posted by: Gamefan360
Posted by: an REG Omega
Because that part of the world is significant to the storyline. There's a reason that Regret went there instead of anywhere else.


I played Halo 2 many times, did they actually specify why? I don't remember.


Nope, all Cortana says is that it's the only place that Regrets ships decided to land so they better check it out.

-Stu

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  • 05.18.2006 11:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gamefan360
Posted by: an REG Omega
Because that part of the world is significant to the storyline. There's a reason that Regret went there instead of anywhere else.


I played Halo 2 many times, did they actually specify why? I don't remember.
No, but it was heavily implied that there was a reason for the Covenant to look for the artifact under New Mombasa. I think Cortana talks about it towards the end of Outskirts.

  • 05.18.2006 11:34 AM PDT
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Was going to Delta Halo 05 in H2 a rehash as well? We probably won't even play as MC in the majority of it. Just like the majority of Halo levels in H2 were performed by The Arbiter.

  • 05.18.2006 11:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: an REG Omega
Because that part of the world is significant to the storyline. There's a reason that Regret went there instead of anywhere else.


I played Halo 2 many times, did they actually specify why? I don't remember.


Nope, all Cortana says is that it's the only place that Regrets ships decided to land so they better check it out.

-Stu



Ok, if thats the case. Its open season on other places the game can take place. I really hope the game has good locales instead of Forerunner designed hallways, and desert. =P

  • 05.18.2006 11:36 AM PDT
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Who cares if we see more of Earth? The reason the Covenant are attacking that spot is because that's the place that holds the item significant to them. Read the books. They only attacked one part of Reach as well.

Also, I hope we don't spend too much time on Earth. I don't wanna just be traveling around defending different places.... I wanna go to another Halo, (easily my favorite part of Halo 2) and eventually to the Covenant Homeworld.

  • 05.18.2006 11:37 AM PDT

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6 levels versus 7... yeah, the Arbiter had the majority of levels, all right.

  • 05.18.2006 11:38 AM PDT

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it would be cool if when regret jumped into the city he unerthed the site below new mombasa
he did take all kinds of buildings with him

  • 05.18.2006 11:39 AM PDT
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ya u right u don't want this to turn into a game were ur defending earth u wanna be able to see places other then earth mybe like the ark

  • 05.18.2006 11:40 AM PDT
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Only said The Arbiter had more levels on the Halo. Not the whole game.

  • 05.18.2006 11:42 AM PDT
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i was talking to poobone

  • 05.18.2006 11:43 AM PDT

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" -Prophet of Truth (Halo 2)

Posted by: Nefasus
it would be cool if when regret jumped into the city he unerthed the site below new mombasa
he did take all kinds of buildings with him


Maybe, but New Mombasa is in the background of the structure in the Halo 3 trailer. That was confirmed by Frankie.

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but thh could be wut is left of the space lift if it went all the way to space some of it had to fall

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Posted by: Gamefan360
In Halo 2 part of the game took place in New Mombasa which was the best part of the game IMO. That was realistic because america shouldn't be the focus of every alien invasion story. Now with Halo 3, the game is going back to Africa which just makes the setting appear like a rehash. Why isn't the Ark in a different part of the world? The desert seemes like a very boring game locale. Also, if you guys must use Africa, can we go to other parts of the world too? The Covenant has to be attacking France or something. Anyone agree?


Because the cairo station was above the ark defending the earth. The malta, Cairo and Athens all created a triangle around the location of the ark on earth.

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You raise a good question. I would like to see what Europe, Asia, or the U.S. looks like in 2552. Africa in 2552 just looks like what the U.S. and the rest of the world will look like in 2030. Imagine what other parts of the world will look like in 2552. I really think Bungie could make an awesome futuristic world. Maybe the reason Bungie set in Africa is because they lack the creativity to make a very futuristic world. I mean it would be difficult to think of technology for a country that far in the future.

  • 05.18.2006 12:00 PM PDT

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i wonder if other continents r being attacked also lol. if the entire earth would ban together in africa they could pwn the covenant

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ya but you think the covannent would be stoping any possiable threat to the artifact under the ground

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it seems to me that everything came from africa and also Africa is where the Ark Of the Covenant is supposed to be.

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Africa is where The FIRST human Beings started appearing on earth like 6000 years ago...

Its only logical that the Ark be there...

That's why Master chief fought there in the first place...

The prophet of regret was looking for the ARK...

he jus didnt know where exactly...

Bungie is tryin to make their story as believeable as possible...

  • 05.18.2006 12:08 PM PDT
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ya thier was thth guy with proof today lol htat the artifact in the trialer is the ark

  • 05.18.2006 12:08 PM PDT

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" -Prophet of Truth (Halo 2)

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You raise a good question. I would like to see what Europe, Asia, or the U.S. looks like in 2552. Africa in 2552 just looks like what the U.S. and the rest of the world will look like in 2030. Imagine what other parts of the world will look like in 2552. I really think Bungie could make an awesome futuristic world. Maybe the reason Bungie set in Africa is because they lack the creativity to make a very futuristic world. I mean it would be difficult to think of technology for a country that far in the future.


Right...

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