Comments on: Halo Franchise Being Stretched Another Six Years http://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/ because the games we love could be better Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TheGyrohttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21643 TheGyro Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:38:23 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21643 It's the videogame industry. New IPs cost dollops of money to develop, and are risky *points to Mirror's Edge and Dead Space for EA.*Halo is a safe investment for Microsoft, and since Master Chief has become the face of the Xbox 360, this was always going to a-coming. It’s the videogame industry. New IPs cost dollops of money to develop, and are risky *points to Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space for EA.*

Halo is a safe investment for Microsoft, and since Master Chief has become the face of the Xbox 360, this was always going to a-coming.

]]> By: Glassninjahttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21633 Glassninja Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:57:13 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21633 Let's be honest here, who <em>didn't</em> see this coming? As long as anything with the Halo tag on it sells like hotcakes covered in meth, they'll keep making them. The 6 year plan is going to grow into an 8 year plan, and then 10, and so on.Now that's not to say that the games aren't good. I love me some Halo multiplayer with friends, and I feel like 3 and ODST finally brought in enough of a story to make the campaigns worthwhile. It'd be really nice if future iterations would try to break away from the mold and do something new, but that's not going to happen. In all fairness, that may not necessarily be a bad thing; Bungie has proven that while they may have become a one-trick pony, it is still a pretty damn good trick. Let’s be honest here, who didn’t see this coming? As long as anything with the Halo tag on it sells like hotcakes covered in meth, they’ll keep making them. The 6 year plan is going to grow into an 8 year plan, and then 10, and so on.

Now that’s not to say that the games aren’t good. I love me some Halo multiplayer with friends, and I feel like 3 and ODST finally brought in enough of a story to make the campaigns worthwhile. It’d be really nice if future iterations would try to break away from the mold and do something new, but that’s not going to happen. In all fairness, that may not necessarily be a bad thing; Bungie has proven that while they may have become a one-trick pony, it is still a pretty damn good trick.

]]> By: n3rv3http://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21632 n3rv3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:26:44 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21632 @<a href="#comment-21627" rel="nofollow">Ron Workman</a>: The hay day was halo 1 not halo 2. @Ron Workman: The hay day was halo 1 not halo 2.

]]> By: Pyrophhttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21629 Pyroph Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:31:54 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21629 @<a href="#comment-21624" rel="nofollow">NoZart</a>: Haha. I loved ODST, by far the best structured game in the series. Halo 1 will always be my favorite though, and Halo Wars did not suck. ;) @NoZart: Haha. I loved ODST, by far the best structured game in the series. Halo 1 will always be my favorite though, and Halo Wars did not suck. ;)

]]> By: Ron Workmanhttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21627 Ron Workman Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:35:18 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21627 Yeah, I think its sad how many Mario knock off... I mean 5 Halo games total. And how could they even think to sell items based around a universe that is popular. OMG. Because your hayday was during Halo 2 it doesnt mean that someone elses wont be in ODST. Yeah, I think its sad how many Mario knock off… I mean 5 Halo games total. And how could they even think to sell items based around a universe that is popular. OMG. Because your hayday was during Halo 2 it doesnt mean that someone elses wont be in ODST.

]]> By: NoZarthttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21624 NoZart Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:13:58 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21624 i never liked halo. The designs of the creatures (them grunts being sync`d by angry teenagers), some very weird vehicle designs (come ON, PURPLE fighters?) and a sub par story kept me off. Only H3 could overcome that with really good dramaturgy and the graphics. So from my point of view, they can milk Halo a little more. But if its going in the direction of ODST and Halo Wars, no thanks. Those sucked. i never liked halo. The designs of the creatures (them grunts being sync`d by angry teenagers), some very weird vehicle designs (come ON, PURPLE fighters?) and a sub par story kept me off. Only H3 could overcome that with really good dramaturgy and the graphics. So from my point of view, they can milk Halo a little more. But if its going in the direction of ODST and Halo Wars, no thanks. Those sucked.

]]> By: Riceboyhttp://nukezilla.com/2009/10/12/halo-franchise-being-stretched-another-six-years/#comment-21623 Riceboy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:25:31 +0000 http://negativegamer.com/?p=4614#comment-21623 yeah you be on ta something there. this is sadly true man... grrr wish bungie would just go and do an original IP which might be fresh and interesting. instead theyre turnin into Kojima; trapped making the same type of games in the same universe cause too financially successful to be creative. yeah you be on ta something there. this is sadly true man… grrr wish bungie would just go and do an original IP which might be fresh and interesting. instead theyre turnin into Kojima; trapped making the same type of games in the same universe cause too financially successful to be creative.

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