- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Does no one else feel that bungie is uh... oh it's on the tip of my tongue... ssss.... sss...omething... sssSelling Out! Yeah that's it! Owned by Microsoft means directed by Microsoft of course. And to make such an obvious strategic marketing move with their seemingly-already-doomed zune thingy by putting pictures of it together with Halo on the weekly update just insults my intelligence. Two Microsoft products! Who could've imagned?! I SO want one now!
So Bungie is infallible! PJ is infallible! So much so in fact, that not only can he pull off a VG based film, but a VG- based-Film based video game! Does this not appear to fie in the face of epistemology of the conusmer electronics world? King Kong was okay. Just okay. And so was the game. They both got mixed reviews from everyone I've spoken to. And it's gonna be hard to screw up with such awesome support from Bungie, but even after everything, I'm left with a resounding "Dude... what the hell?"
And didn't Bungie say that Halo 3 was the last game with MC's storyline?
Anyway, the biggest trigger on my BS meter is the impending flood of Halo. Microsoft has invested in a Halo Tsunami! Will all the games be fun and the movie be awesome? Of course they will! Will I try to play and master every one? Of course I will!
But it all comes down to this: On this track, the Halo universe will no longer refer to the original story and backstory of the covenant-human conflict, but rather to the financial empire that Microsoft has/will have tortured out of it. And that makes me really sad.