Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: Chester Duncan
It doesn't explain ANYTHING. Like why Ur-Didact is an -blam!- or why the covie's are in the game.
1) The Didact's reasons and motivations are explored in the Terminals, and have been at the forefront of an entire novel...
2) Again, the Covenant's reformation is at the forefront of an entire novel as well.
You can say go read the books (And I have read every single halo book at least three times.) but for the normal Halo player, having to pay 80$ for four books is kinda stupid when you already have to buy a 60$ game.
What you fail to understand is that, at long last, Halo's story isn't being dumbed down. It is a complete, cohesive and consistent universe now within the new fiction. While yes, new players are likely going to be confused, that's their fault for buying a game with a 4 on the front. Players who don't pay much attention to the story outside the games are going to be scratching their heads a bit, but that's because they have segregated themselves from the fact that Halo is a universe.
Over 100,000 years of history cannot be explored in a game without abnormal chunks of exposition. Yes it could have been handled a bit better, but no it shouldn't have to largely cater to people who pay no attention to Halo's story as a whole. Hey there awj. The point I was makin gis that yes they can't explain everything but they just throw you in to middle of a new war and tell you nothing. I know whats going on since I read anything that has to do with Halo. But I was playing with three friends that have been playing since 2 and they had no -blam!-en clue what the hell was going on.
Yes for those who know everything about Halo it was a good game. But to your normal player who is just that a player, they won't understand anything.