- Acres 057
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I'm an Anarchist. I don't need a government to be a good person, but I'm glad it's here because some of you clearly do.
Posted by: Scottus4
Posted by: Acres 057
No, I don't. Halo left quite a stamp, and has even reached far beyond gaming itself with tie-ins everywhere from Megablocks, to more books than the Harry Potter series, to almost having a big-budget AAA feature film, to a legitimate show.
Halo is comparable (not equivalent) to Star Wars in what it was in the wake of Reach. I believe it's fallen since then, but that's another discussion.
Can they do it again? Maybe, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll still pick up their next game though. They've earned my support.
Lol.
Comparable to Star Wars? I don't think so. Halo is what, 5 games? Star Wars has more content related to each specific movie, and there's six of them mind you, than Halo has in its entirety. That's just movie tie-in games. Then you've got TONS of spin-off games (the Old Republic series is just one of many spin-offs and probably has as much fan attention as Halo). There's probably been 50+ books and comics as well. Numerous, numerous toys. Halo has some toys but it isn't near comparable to Star Wars (I work at a retailer, Halo has like 1/4 of an aisle for all of the toys, Star Wars has basically a whole aisle dedicated to just action figures, and then bleeds into another section with all the LEGO stuff, and Star Wars is hardly in its prime).
Star Wars is a cultural icon. Mario is likely the only video game franchise comparable to Star Wars.
I like how you started your response with "Lol." Clearly you have a lot of respect for my opinion, despite having misunderstood it. Good on ya.
Halo in the wake of Reach was comparable to star wars. It had three games from which a complex and detailed Universe emerged with supporting assets from different forms of media. This phenomenon is very similar to what happened to Star Wars was when it was new.