Really? I haven’t heard that. Most excellent news.
Can’t find the source, nothing online seems to mention Steve Downe with Halo Reach so perhaps I was mistaken :sad:
Oh my god. Why do they insist on fucking up what’s not broken?
If they would have copied the book to the T, they would have had a good story automatically. The childhood levels could have acted as tutorials with some story build up. Some super deep scene showing the augmentation (most spartans die, some live, yada yada yada). A few spartan vs human missions to add some variety and introduce weapons. And then as the game picks up, we’re introduced to Captain Keys and the covenant.
But no, they gotta do some stupid shit. With that said…still interested.
A lot of fans seem upset about Bungie not sticking to the book lineage, but they say the books are not canon. With exception to Halo 2, I’ve been really happy with every Halo installment, I’m sure I’ll be happy with this one too.
Question about Beta: does anyone know how long beat will last? Will they have it up and playable up to launch or has anyone heard if it’s limited?
Have Bungie said that the books aren’t cannon?? Halo 3 beta was about a month long, if Reach is the same I will be hugely disappointed I was planning on spending the entire spring and summer playing it.
I’ve never seen Bunjie say the books aren’t Canon. That would make no sense considering they pull SOOOO much from that rich Expanded Universe they got there. Almost all those books are really good (The FLood is pointless though.) I’m reading the Halo Legends short story collection right now.
I’m positive that I’ve read somewhere that Bungie says the books are not canon, but I can’t find the source.
How is the Halo Legends book? I’m thinking of picking that up next.
Pretty good. Each story is written by a different author so your mileag may very. I’ve liked most of the stories so far. though one of them I really didn’t like. So far I recommend it. It’s been great bathroom reading, you know, the best kind of reading.
Pretty good. Each story is written by a different author so your mileag may very. I’ve liked most of the stories so far. though one of them I really didn’t like. So far I recommend it. It’s been great bathroom reading, you know, the best kind of reading.
Fall of Reach was fantastic. I read it a good 3 times before Halo 1 came out (9 years ago O_o) and damn was it a great introduction to the game. First Strike was the last book I read. Halo 3 had definitely killed my interest in the series by that time.
Yea Fall of Reach was really good. One of the short stories in this new book is written by the guy who wrote Fall of Reach. Haven’t gotten to that one yet though.
Th books are canon. Fuck, it’s the only damn canon the Halo universe has. And why are you guys bitching about the story? Read ‘The Ghosts of Onyx’ and you’ll learn all about the Spartan III program. And I don’t see how being based on The Fall of Reach would make any sense as a game at all…
Th books are canon. Fuck, it’s the only damn canon the Halo universe has. And why are you guys bitching about the story? Read ‘The Ghosts of Onyx’ and you’ll learn all about the Spartan III program. And I don’t see how the game being based on The Fall of Reach would make any sense as a game…
Kelly!
Almost finished reading fall of reach, MC just got his full MJOLNIR armour, epic shit :rock:
forgot to post this but there was nice update regarding the multiplayer maps -
IGN Article - http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1082381p1.html
Bungie Article - http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_040910
Yea, that book was a lot better than I was expecting. Some time I should get around to reading onyx.
Halo 2 story was a joke. Halo 3 was only slightly better. That’s why I’m bitchin’.
Eric Nylund has been producing a superior story in the same universe for years. If they’re going to rewrite what’s there, then they shouldn’t call it Reach.
They aren’t rewriting, Halo Reach is about another team of Spartans. I’m still reading the book but it states JC hears the Dr and Mendez talk about them training new Spartans but MC never meets any other Spartans other than those he was brought up with.
Oh and Crysis 2 writer calls Halo bullshit - http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2906/crysis-2-lead-writer-halo-is-bullshit
There’s more to crysis than pretty graphics :wtf:
:lol:
Because Crysis was filled to the brim with fantastic story.
Oh hey I’m on the beach that they show when referring to the graphics. And now I’m on a spaceship. How the fuck did I get here? Don’t know, I was skipping all the cinematics.
I wanna know at what point someone in Halo said "Okay ? I?m gonna get up there and kill those guys?,? Cuz I sure as shit don’t remember that.
I don;t remember anything about Crysis except “woooo pretty” and that’s about it. It didn’t even play that well in my opinion.