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08/26/09
Maybe it's just me though.
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08/26/09
I mean I have been since the first game, but still. I've been getting progressively MORE sick of it as time goes on.
Can it stop so that people will buy good FPS's now? Would that be ok?
08/26/09
I eagerly await your post so that I may either:
a) Laugh at your choice
or
b) Point out that the game lacks a critical feature that Halo offers that developers won't follow through on for another franchise (like co-op in Half-Life).
08/26/09
We'll all bitch and moan and I'm more than happy to jump in, but I'll be honest with myself. I'll buy another Halo game and I'll anticipate another Star Wars movie. Why? Because I'm a fan, and unlike the weather, that's one thing that won't change overnight.
08/26/09
Star Wars is a little more embarrassing because almost everything outside the original trilogy sucked.
At least so far I've enjoyed everything Bungie have done with Halo.
08/26/09
Halo 4? Halo Stealth Action? Halo Party Mini Games? Throw us a fucking bone Bungie.
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I was more referring to how the actual GAMEPLAY would be...not so much the story.
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@somarix:
08/26/09
Ok I admit, I laughed. In all fairness, there needs to be a picture of a dead cow with Mario's face on it with the milker saying the same thing.
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08/26/09
I am a Halo fanboy, and I have to admit the series is being milked. Have a look at the list of upcoming Halo projects that have been announced:
Halo: Reach
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Legends
Halo Wars Risk
Forerunner trilogy by Greg Bear
Halo: Helljumper (comic)
Halo: Spartan Black (comic)
Halo: Evolutions (short story compilation)
Halo Encyclopedia
And what's already out there:
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Six novels
Halo Graphic Novel
Halo board game
Halo trading cards
Halo figures by Joyride Studios(RIP)
Halo figures by MacFarlane Toys
Special edition Xbox consoles
Posters
etc etc
08/26/09
but i agree halo's been pimped to death
08/26/09
I do go to HBO. Daily. Usually more than once.
11/12/09
Now if you want a see a game get milked, go look at * Hero. #haloreach
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08/26/09
PLEASE, Bungie, do something else. Make a new Myth, make a new IP. Just something that isn't Halo.
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08/26/09
Bungie decided to go independent again so they could do whatever they want, if whatever they want is finishing off Halo: Reach so be it, if doing whatever they want is creating a new IP afterward, so be it.
And seriously, they're just Bungie, they make good games and bad games like everyone else. I'm not expecting, anticipating, or even worried that what they do next will be any good. If they make a good game I'll buy it like I'll buy other good games, if they don't I wont. I try not to buy into this whole "fan of a certain studio thing" any more than I try to buy into being a fanboy for any given console.
08/26/09
Either way you always seem to manage to come on halo boards and complain about not having new IP :/
08/26/09
really, halo was going to make a fps triliogy - and they did it. an mmo fell through. an rts did get made, and now theyre making an fps that's fundamentally (well maybe not) different. and halo:reach has been announced. but 3 games more than the original isn't terrible. and let's face it, if theyre making millions with every game (and if theyre well made) well i guess theyll keep doing it. and as far as i'm concerned, that's fine with me if they're still game. i'm not getting Halo Wars. it doesn't interest me. so if im not affected by it, why should i care? if they're still making games in the same vein that i /do/ enjoy, then im happy.
i don't disagree that i would indeed love a new ip from them, my point is that bungie could be doing a lot worse of a job of milking the halo franchise.
08/26/09
If Infinity Ward doesn't announce a new IP within the next year, I'm done with them.
If Blizzard doesn't announce a new IP within the next year, I'm done with them.
Did any of those three statements make sense to you?
08/26/09
Rockstar owns Myth, if I recall correctly. Unless they sell it back to Bungie, I don't think it's happening.
08/26/09
Call of Duty is one of the least interesting franchises I've ever seen in my life.
And Blizzard...well...I just want Lost Vikings 3. :[
Seriously, though. It's ALWAYS better when developers try new things instead of just retreating into their shells and going with what sells. When Bungie broke off from MS, I was hoping they'd go back to their old, actually CREATIVE mentality, maybe even make a Mac game again like in the old days.
Instead, they just keep announcing Halo games, and what's worse, they seem to be getting shorter and shorter each time, as if their playerbase is too braindead to handle even a 10-hour campaign. I'm tired of watching them slowly bleed to death in the pursuit of money.
08/26/09
Also, if a developer is known for their expertise and specialization in a certain genre of game, or even a certain niche genre, then why should they change?
Why should they throw away their expertise (or at the very least, not use all of the knowledge) on a new, untested franchise or game genre?
Ensemble Studios, known for their magnificent Age of Empires series, tried their hand at a non-base-building Halo game, and were subsequently gobbled up by Microsoft.
Westwood studios, known for their RTS expertise as well, tried their hand at an FPS game. EA noted disappointment at the sales, and gobbled the studio up.
Blizzard, who was known for their RTS successes, managed to pull off creating a successful MMO only because they had experience with the RPG aspects of Diablo, combined with a rich background of lore for Warcraft.
You see where I'm getting? A developer that is known for their franchise or their genre will often stay within that franchise or genre simply because it's easier and more affordable to do so.
Resource-wise, it's easier to recycle and expand on development resources and stay within a single franchise. It saves money and man-hours.
Valve has been using the same engine (albeit they add on to it as they go) since their Half-Life days. Portal, which has been hailed as a great new IP, reuses a lot of the textures and resources from earlier Half-Life games. Making a new engine from scratch at this point whilst still retaining a massive range of backwards compatibility in terms of computer requirements would take longer than the development of the original Half-Life 2.
Naughty Dog has stuck with platformers ever since their Crash Bandicoot days. The result up to now has been some pretty good Jak games, and the Uncharted games, which have been hailed as some of the best games on the PS3.
Insomniac has also stuck with platformers, this time almost exclusively with their Ratchet and Clank franchise. When they tried their hand at FPS games, they faced a little stumble with Resistance, and their experience with Resistance 2 has been received with mixed reviews.
Square Enix, which has been milking the Final Fantasy name since the NES days (albeit with... mostly different stories), has always stayed in the RPG realm, only moving to MMOs with a stumbling FFXI and FFXIV.
Relic Entertainment has great experience with mobile RTS games, with their Homeworld, Dawn of War, and Company of Heroes games. Does that mean they should try out an FPS or an action adventure game? They're doing so with Space Marine, and responses have been mixed.
Again, do you see my point? Just like in anything else, once a certain entity has been typecast, it's easier for them to stay stable in their niche. Any change of plans might result in being swallowed up by a greater entity unless it specifically agrees that it will not do so.
Should you change cities and careers every 10 years just because you've been doing the same thing for a decade and milking your career during that entire time? No, that's insanely foolhardy. Change is not necessarily a good thing.
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MS may be all powerful but they still can't control the weather, future and definitely not Bungie.
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I don't own any Halos though. It's a fact. One out of One corned beef and havarti eaters prefer CoD4.
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Also no more Halo! I wanna see Bungie do something new.
08/26/09
LIES!!11!!
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@NeVeRMoRe666: Mmm... lies... (Homer Drool)
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@GunSilence: Fuck mammal meat. It's all about SOLE!
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Seriously. Nintendo's primary market is people who don't care (or even know) that the Wii remote doesn't have 1:1 motion. Who is this peripheral for?
03/10/09
So then they'll get the new one, have this fancy little attachment and realize how it changes the controls. If they like it, BAM they buy more.
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03/10/09
Heck, for all we know WiiSports Resort may not even REQUIRE MotionPlus, and could just be a way of demonstrating how the controls improve with the device attached.
Of course, it's not like 3rd party devs are making smart use of EXISTING Wii Motion controllers at the moment.
03/10/09
I am happy for Mad World, but it's not like you made it.