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Posted by: Scottus4
Knowing this or not knowing this has absolutely no effect at all on the story. It's not part of the story. There's no need to know these things unless you're interested in them. They serve to further flesh out the universe, not the story.
You can't possibly expect them to explain every bit of technology and history shown in the games.
This. I oftentimes like when I get a bit of background on technologies, but part of what makes some of these alien technologies so alien is that we have no clue how they work, and we merely have to contend with their results.
Like, the Ethereal in XCOM - their anatomy is so incomprehensible that our scientists don't believe they could be alive, and yet their frail frame supports incredibly powerful strength and resilience. I don't even want them to try to explain since it would ruin the sense of alien-ness.
Same with the Reapers. Some of their weapon designs have been incorporated into Council ships, but we're not any closer to developing resistance to indoctrination for example.
But we are given no real clue as to how he has the power he has. He practicaly pulls stuff out of his ass because the player hardly knows about what he can do. The only real tip-off is in Halo CE when 343 Guilty Spark comments on Mater Chief's armor... Actualy, was that only in the books?
IMO: Science Fiction is when Fantasy is scientificaly explained and is moderately feasable.
Fantasy is either pure fantasy or when crazy Science Fiction stuff is given no explanation.
As for your examples: their anatomy is so incomprehensible that our scientists don't believe they could be alive, and yet their frail frame supports incredibly powerful strength and resilience. That is a decent explanaion right there. You state that
A) The scientists you have access have no clue how the alien invaders are even alive.
B) Their Exoskeleton is frail, but supports "incredibly powerful strength".
That allows for an element of mystery while still holding up the veil of science fiction!
[Edited on 12.14.2012 4:22 AM PST]