E3: Microsoft Announces Halo 4 (and 5, and 6)

[Tdc2182]

Well... No.

No, I'm not excited for this. Halo has always had at the least a decent single player, but most of the team is gone. Halo 3 was idiotic by leaving the ending open.

Yeah, I'm really not all to excited for this.

 

[Siuki]

I can't believe I forgot that Bungie isn't making Halo anymore. No wonder they said they weren't presenting at E3.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

Random derogatory comment about Halo.

I joke, I joke. I love Halo, new game should be fun .

 

[klaynexas3]

whoever made that bet owes me money.

also, microsoft milking something for all it's worth? never saw that one coming

 

[Inkidu]

But, it's not done by Bungie anymore, right?

 

[klaynexas3]

Did anyone else think that looked less like "some kind of jump gate" and more like Unicron? It would certainly explain how that planet from 3 disappeared before the ship could smash into it.

I thought it looked like some kind of Forerunner construct so probably a docking bay or tractor beam?

Fighting Forerunners could be interesting if that was the case.

What about that line from Guilty Spark "You are Forerunner!"?
That would seem to imply that a Forerunners were the ancestors of Humanity if not actually just Humans.
So fighting the Forerunners would be sort of bland. Since they would probably just be something like Humans with advanced technology... and possibly entirely just dead.
Although this is all speculation and I could easily be misinterpreting that line...

Halo Games Counter:
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo Wars (not an FPS)
Halo: ODST
Halo: Reach
Halo 4
Halo 5
Halo 6
Total: 9
...This may be becoming the Final Fantasy of FPS. =P

naahhh, final fantasy has no chronological connections, what we got is the zelda of fps.
if there is some higher order in the universe, it help us all.

 

[Melon Hunter]

You have to admit at least they didnt call it
H4lo
I would have to kill them then.

Im gonna be the bastard on this forum thats going to be different and say I'm actually excited for this. F*** the haters.

Finally, someone cool on this site

Thanks!
You're a man of good taste.

what about me good sir!

Your avatar makes that bolded line all the more chilling.

On topic, I'm also quite excited for this. To be honest, I was never completely satisfied that the story of Master Chief would end at Halo 3, particularly after seeing the little bit of footage tacked on the end of the Legendary ending. Remember that there's 8 Halos out there; there's plenty of room to expand the lore of the Halo Universe. What if a different alien civilization is introduced?

 

[Angus565]

I think it looks pretty cool, I just hope to god that they add some new mechanics and weapons. Maybe have it open world? I would totally play that!

 

[Cowabungaa]

Alright, just gonna do some copy-pasta from the accidental reveal here...

As much as I like the idea of making more games to explore the world and setting of Halo, I really don't like this. Reach did it right: Halo 3 is really the end, there's not much more you can do with the story after that. Prequels are definitely the way to go; there's like 20 years of the Human-Covenant world to explore, after all. As much as it makes sense for Microsoft to milk this cash cow, there's far, FAR better ways to do this. This isn't just greed, it's crass, stupid storytelling.

Still relevant here.

Be that as it may, Halo 3 had an open ending. And that's exactly what they're going to resolve now. My guess is; Onyx. That's what they can do with the story.

So yeah, I can't wait for this game. Always liked the Halo gameplay. Shame I don't have a 360 any more though... Ah well, they're cheap. Might get one down the line.

But you know what I'm most curious about? What they're going to do with the music. As far as I know the original composer has left. Will they be able to match the music that elevated the Halo games from pretty cool to very epic?

 

[Jimbo1212]

Would it be asking for a fucking miracle for someone to start a new franchise?

...I guess so.

 

[Knife-28]

Gah, I'm torn. On the one hand, I was happy where the series left off, but this looks just interesting enough to work. If it brings enough new things to the table, with out causing a large amount of clutter, then color me curious.

 

[Outcast107]

Its funny who people say "Keep milking the series MS!" when Final Fantasy been milk for how many years and they keep making, at least to me, the same game over and over and over with the char being the same but with different name.

 

[Calvar Draveir]

This is the kind of topic on the Escapist that writes itself. Just put "M$" and "milk" at the end of the OP, and close the topic. Anyway, looks good, if is good, will buy. Still not as milked as CoD. It's taken them 11 years to make 7.

 

[Jabberwock King]

Project director of 343i Frank O'Conner has said before that the Chief's story wasn't over, and now that this video is out, everyone is whining because they didn't hear him (not really).

Anyway, it looks like a forerunner world. Seems like we're going to be blowing up a lot of sentinels, I wonder if we'll get to fight the Onyx sentinels. Maybe 343i will reveal an enemy in a similar fashion to the Flood, which would make sense if they wanted to capture the feel of the originals 4-way war. I've also noticed that many people are commenting on the "jet-pack". I doubt that it is a jet-pack, more likely a low gravity propulsion system that was built in for EVA action.

 

[lukemdizzle]

I totally get why everybody is tired of Halo I feel the same way about COD. But Im not tired of halo , I really love halo. I am a little nervous that bungie is not in charge but Im still exited. I just can't help it, My excitement is probably entirely based on nostalgia for the other games but I don't care some of my best memories with games are playing halo 1 with my best friends. I don't really care if everybody's tired of it I want more.

 

[Hosker]

It could be interesting if they do something a bit different with it.

 

[Swarmcrow]

hurm ,,, you know,, I just don't give crap,,,, I Love Halo: Combat Evolved and I used to love the franchise as well, but the truth is that every single other halo game that has come out is not nearly as good as the first one, Hell they not even as epic as their own commercials (why making a new game? Make a freaking movie !!!!!) .

The thing is, I'm getting tired of it , and this trailer is not helping the case

 

[Terminate421]

I am a die-hard Halo fan but I hope that this is good. I'm just dissapointed about the release date, we litterally JUST got Halo: Reach, there wasn't need for this one so soon. At least give it 2 years before making another one.