Halo isn't as milked as everyone seems to make it out to be. 5 games (Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, and Halo Wars) within a 9 year period. That's nearly a game ever 2 years, which doesn't seem very bad in my eyes.
Just don't let M$ know that because even though I don't think Halo is completely milked yet, if they got that idea you know they'd continue to do so even more.
I see nothing wrong with expanding the universe though. The books are effing great, and from what I understand so are the comics and graphic novels. The anime looks interesting as well. So it's not like the stuff Microsoft is putting out is absolute trash *cough mario franchise*
This horse isn't just dead, it's been cut up into strips, dehydrated, packed and sold as horse jerky, eaten by 13 year old boys with terrible acne and potty mouths, digested, pooped out and flushed (hopefully) to a sewage processing plant.
Unless the liberals got to the toilets first, and we're now all drinking it in our water.
@Me_rock: it won't be enough till we get Halo Football, combining the two of the best selling franchises, Halo and Madden. the day the game releases, the economy will crash since no one will show up for work, and humanity will eventually lose over 85% of its population due to deaths from exhaustion.
As much as I love the Halo universe, I would not want this to happen anyway. There's no way you could make an individual character go off alone in this game. The game is two armies against each others, not a bunch of mercenaries picking sides.
Judging from this and previously released concept art from Ensemble's cancelled Halo MMO, I think the game would have taken place in either the Forerunner era (100,000 years before the events of the games) or a while after the Halo 3, with humanity reclaiming the Forerunner civilization. Either of those would make interesting storylines, but I have not, do not and will never want a Halo MMO, thankyouverymuch.
@starscar.exe: Do you guys think MAG will be any good? I heard from a few guys on my PSN list who are in the Beta that's it's really good. I don't know though. I can't wait to see how it goes when it comes out. At first I thought KZ2 would not be all that good, but now I almost have Platinum on it even if it's the first FPS I seriously played with a controller.
@starscar.exe: MAG is a standard online shooter that supports a huge number of players. It's not a constantly happening battle that you join when you play it.
@Kaneda: I'm in the Beta right now and there's some bugs that need to be worked out, but that's why we're there. It's pretty good thus far, especially when you go into the 128 vs. 128 battles. Which is why I felt MAG was like an MMO. *Hint: Massively Multiplayer Online for those who think I'm talking WoW or some shit*
@starscar.exe: Probably the best example of an MMOFPS is "Planetside". The game was never too popular, unfortunately. The genre has a lot of potential and it would be nice to see some devs experimenting with it.
Universe's are overrated! Now Galaxys on the other hand, I mean all things awesome have Galaxy in the title!
Super Mario Galaxy, Mars Galaxies....Star Wars Galaxies....ok yeah Universe is better
Really? A Halo MMO? Can any of you honestly, truly, look me in my comment box and say it think that this could end up as anything less than mediocre? Just like Halo itself?
@AgentMonkfish: You know what, I agree with you up to the "Like Halo itself?" comment. That just comes off as trolling.
You can spin it anyway you want, but Halo was revolutionary for the console FPS. "Oh, what about Doom? Goldeneye?" Sure, they got a loyal fanbase, but it was only after Halo came out that the market for console shooters exploded. I can assure you that had Halo never come out, or something that performed similar to it, we would not have had games like Left 4 Dead on consoles.
And sure it is clichéd, but to call it mediocre seems a bit harsh. It's story is just a hodgepodge of all known sci-fi, and it's main character is an empty shell, but it's damn fun to play, and millions of people can't be wrong.
Basically, a lot of smart and respected people disagree with you.
@eddienoteddy: As soon as game companies realize the futility of trying to defeat WOW and just accept that they need to find a different niche,the better they will be. All that money to try to get to Blizzards level is a waste. Just try to be a money making enterprise with your own little idea of the MMO space and settle for that.
I had two problems with the MMO. First that it basically stripped any semblance of military-scifi and added in a bunch of... I don't even know what to call that concept art. It was nonsense and seemed to totally cast out any and all backstory set up by Bungie. Secondaly, that they took the WoW route (appeared to). I mean seriousley, isn't it time for a next-gen Planetside? A blockbuster at that?
Come on, Bungie already has a tight shooter engine, all Ensemble had to do was apply the persistant world and brand-spanking new MMO Military systems. Oh well...
But don't get me wrong... I'm sure it would have been fun, and they were cool designs. Just... just not Halo designs...
Meh. Would have only touched this if it was PC. Even then probably not because I think the series lacks in many ways, but there are few decent Sci-Fi MMOs of late, so who knows.
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Just don't let M$ know that because even though I don't think Halo is completely milked yet, if they got that idea you know they'd continue to do so even more.
I see nothing wrong with expanding the universe though. The books are effing great, and from what I understand so are the comics and graphic novels. The anime looks interesting as well. So it's not like the stuff Microsoft is putting out is absolute trash *cough mario franchise*
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Sorry if I'm not informed on what this Halo project was supposed to be.
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You think MAG is an MMOFPS? Not even close my friend...Not even close.
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Huxley would have been a better example, but I'm sure there are some that I'm not aware of, as FPS isn't really my cup of tea.
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I can't really think of many (if any) MMOFPS games out there...
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Super Mario Galaxy, Mars Galaxies....Star Wars Galaxies....ok yeah Universe is better
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You can spin it anyway you want, but Halo was revolutionary for the console FPS. "Oh, what about Doom? Goldeneye?" Sure, they got a loyal fanbase, but it was only after Halo came out that the market for console shooters exploded. I can assure you that had Halo never come out, or something that performed similar to it, we would not have had games like Left 4 Dead on consoles.
And sure it is clichéd, but to call it mediocre seems a bit harsh. It's story is just a hodgepodge of all known sci-fi, and it's main character is an empty shell, but it's damn fun to play, and millions of people can't be wrong.
Basically, a lot of smart and respected people disagree with you.
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As soon as game companies realize the futility of trying to defeat WOW and just accept that they need to find a different niche,the better they will be. All that money to try to get to Blizzards level is a waste. Just try to be a money making enterprise with your own little idea of the MMO space and settle for that.
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That's the spirit. Just don't even try to beat the champ because you never will. Rocky would be proud. Haha.
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Come on, Bungie already has a tight shooter engine, all Ensemble had to do was apply the persistant world and brand-spanking new MMO Military systems. Oh well...
But don't get me wrong... I'm sure it would have been fun, and they were cool designs. Just... just not Halo designs...
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