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Subject: Forward Unto Dawn series Opinions.

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I love how they threw in some many book references, Fred-104 and the Commander saying Cortana's first words.
What were her first words?

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.


Thats pretty cool, I didn't even noticed that.

I hope they keep adding little stuff like throughout the series.

[Edited on 10.19.2012 12:40 PM PDT]

  • 10.19.2012 12:40 PM PDT

So far, I'm enjoying it.

One of the problems I have is John's Mark IV armor, seriously, it's just plain weird. So we have this awesome armor design, next time we can upgrade it, let's dumb it down (Mark V), and if we happen to upgrade the armor again, let's recycle the old design (Mark VI), and we might as well just add their respective number in the armor, just because we can. I didn't mind it so much back in "The Package", but now it just happens to be canon. Then what happened to Halsey? Awww... -blam!- it, a wizard did it. And yes, I'm just nitpicking, this won't ruin the series for me, that's for sure.

Overall, I feel the main leads are likeable, though I can't say the same of the secondary characters, except for Frankie, made me laugh when he appeared.

[Edited on 10.19.2012 12:48 PM PDT]

  • 10.19.2012 12:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Juan Teran
So far, I'm enjoying it.

One of the problems I have is John's Mark IV armor, seriously, it's just plain weird. So we have this awesome armor design, next time we can upgrade it, let's dumb it down (Mark V), and if we happen to upgrade the armor again, let's recycle the old design (Mark VI), and we might as well just add their respective number in the armor, just because we can. I didn't mind it so much back in "The Package", but now it just happens to be canon. Then what happened to Halsey? Awww... -blam!- it, a wizard did it. And yes, I'm just nitpicking, this won't ruin the series for me, that's for sure.

Overall, I feel the main leads are likeable, though I can't say the same of the secondary characters, except for Frankie, made me laugh when he appeared.


Well At least your enjying it haha

I like the armor though in my opinion even though we haven't seen it too well yet. But like you said there is always little stuff to nitpick for everyone.

  • 10.19.2012 12:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: Juan Teran
So far, I'm enjoying it.

One of the problems I have is John's Mark IV armor, seriously, it's just plain weird. So we have this awesome armor design, next time we can upgrade it, let's dumb it down (Mark V), and if we happen to upgrade the armor again, let's recycle the old design (Mark VI), and we might as well just add their respective number in the armor, just because we can. I didn't mind it so much back in "The Package", but now it just happens to be canon. Then what happened to Halsey? Awww... -blam!- it, a wizard did it. And yes, I'm just nitpicking, this won't ruin the series for me, that's for sure.

Overall, I feel the main leads are likeable, though I can't say the same of the secondary characters, except for Frankie, made me laugh when he appeared.


I think after Halo:Reach both Bungie and 343i just agreed to let it be that what determined the grade of MJOLNIR armor was simply the internal components and not at all what the external bits looked like.

For example the rest of Blue team in Forward Unto Dawn are sporting what we aesthetically recognize as the [B] variant of Mk V armor introduced in Reach as seen here
While likely a budget issue, it could canonically be argued that so long as the armor system shown here didn't have the range of suites available to the Mk V armors, chief among them being energy shields, it is still a variant of Mk IV armor.

[Edited on 10.19.2012 1:04 PM PDT]

  • 10.19.2012 1:01 PM PDT

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That third episode was amazing, too good for me to express how much I loved it!

  • 10.19.2012 1:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: Elite assassin 1
That third episode was amazing, too good for me to express how much I loved it!


Yeah I agree!! I'm really excited for next weeks!

  • 10.19.2012 2:21 PM PDT


Posted by: Elite assassin 1
That third episode was amazing, too good for me to express how much I loved it!
FINALLY! *throwing hands in the air* THE GOODS!!

  • 10.19.2012 8:57 PM PDT

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I'm loving FuD, kudos to 343 for really taking the Halo lore to heart.
We're supposed to be seeing more than just John someone mentioned? link to source?

[Edited on 10.20.2012 1:17 AM PDT]

  • 10.20.2012 1:15 AM PDT

I love seeing the Halo universe being brought to life through other forms of media besides games.

  • 10.20.2012 2:06 AM PDT

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It's not perfect, but nonetheless, 343i has something special here.

Something I feel all other forms of Halo media have failed to convey is the horror the Covenant presented to humanity. They were an unknown with much more sophisticated technology with the intent and ability to wipe out humanity. While some books and Reach in particular tried to convey this, they all failed in the end because it all came down to shooting cartoonish aliens that sounded funny.

The third episode of Forward Unto Dawn perfectly captures the horror element. 343i really has something going for them. Given better actors, a bigger budget, and better writing, a Halo movie could really succeed. The key is to focus on a specific time in the canon rather than trying to explore everything, and keeping it focused on the characters rather than the action.

  • 10.20.2012 2:59 PM PDT

The series is great. Its what i look forward to every Friday.

  • 10.20.2012 7:40 PM PDT

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Did you get Master Chief's autograph?

  • 10.20.2012 7:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: Plasma Prestige
It's not perfect, but nonetheless, 343i has something special here.

Something I feel all other forms of Halo media have failed to convey is the horror the Covenant presented to humanity. They were an unknown with much more sophisticated technology with the intent and ability to wipe out humanity. While some books and Reach in particular tried to convey this, they all failed in the end because it all came down to shooting cartoonish aliens that sounded funny.

The third episode of Forward Unto Dawn perfectly captures the horror element. 343i really has something going for them. Given better actors, a bigger budget, and better writing, a Halo movie could really succeed. The key is to focus on a specific time in the canon rather than trying to explore everything, and keeping it focused on the characters rather than the action.



Yeah they really captured it with the Bodies falling down from the elevator i wasn't expecting something like that and how big they made the elite was awesome.

Yeah I agree with that also I hope a movie is made someday.

[Edited on 10.20.2012 8:21 PM PDT]

  • 10.20.2012 8:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: Lasky
The series is great. Its what i look forward to every Friday.


Yeah I look forward to it too it to can't wait to see whats next.

  • 10.20.2012 8:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: Lasky
Did you get Master Chief's autograph?


Haha I was thinking the same thing.

  • 10.20.2012 8:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Juan Teran
So far, I'm enjoying it.

One of the problems I have is John's Mark IV armor, seriously, it's just plain weird. So we have this awesome armor design, next time we can upgrade it, let's dumb it down (Mark V), and if we happen to upgrade the armor again, let's recycle the old design (Mark VI), and we might as well just add their respective number in the armor, just because we can. I didn't mind it so much back in "The Package", but now it just happens to be canon. Then what happened to Halsey? Awww... -blam!- it, a wizard did it. And yes, I'm just nitpicking, this won't ruin the series for me, that's for sure.

Overall, I feel the main leads are likeable, though I can't say the same of the secondary characters, except for Frankie, made me laugh when he appeared.


It became bulky because of the added shield tech. I believe they say that in The Fall of Reach, once they refined it, Mark VI.

Mark IV armor didn't have energy shields.

[Edited on 10.20.2012 10:06 PM PDT]

  • 10.20.2012 10:06 PM PDT

With the appearance of MC this whole thing just got a whole lot better. Makes me think that it is actually going somewhere.

  • 10.26.2012 8:17 PM PDT

What I don't like is 343 putting "their" Elites in this time period of the lore. The Spec Ops Elites look like the ones from the Storn rather than the ones from the Covenant. I think it goes against what the Covenant really should look like.

While it had great effects, I just don't like how instead of having "regular" Covenant armour, 343 swapped in their "Storm" armour as if the Covenant had used that all along.

  • 10.26.2012 9:05 PM PDT

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Really bad, cannon completly destroyed. I dislike everything so far, 343 keeps destroying the epicness I used to know of Halo.

  • 10.26.2012 10:55 PM PDT

I'm lovin it.

  • 10.27.2012 5:31 PM PDT

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

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I love the series thus far, though the only complaint I have is the body language Chief has. It's just... off.

  • 10.27.2012 5:56 PM PDT

for those upset about the storm armour, apparently at the start of the war the elites used it since the storm faction uses old tech (armour) it can be said at the start of the war what we see is new

  • 10.28.2012 2:18 AM PDT
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I really have a problem with the Chief's personality in the series. In my opinion, some of the things he has said makes it seem like he is almost trying to show off.

I for one was happy with the Chief who barely spoke.

Also, as someone else has said his body language does seem a bit strange, might just be a result of wearing the awkward extra weight of the armor.

Aside from that I have really enjoyed it, hopefully if they ever do bust out a film one day they will perfect Master Chief a little more.

  • 10.28.2012 2:50 AM PDT

Too much slow motion running with bullets whizzing from the left of the screen to the right.

  • 10.28.2012 3:52 PM PDT

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cannon completly destroyed.

Gotta destroy dem cannons!

[Edited on 10.28.2012 4:04 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2012 4:03 PM PDT