Vgamerz writes: "Halo just doesn’t want to stop. The original developers, Bungie, called it quits after Reach, which was not only marketed as the game that brings the series full circle, but the last, as well. Well, Microsoft didn’t like that very much, so now, new Halo trilogy incoming. 4, 5, and 6, plus I’m sure we’l either see a new Halo Wars or an ODST-style game as well. So why doesn’t Halo just die?"
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Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.
I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.
To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.
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With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.
Halo will hopefully continue on forever.
To this day I have yet to see a shooter that has come close to Halo as far as single player, features, and story. The most feature enriched shooter I have seen on console. The same game that successfully advanced online and home console death matches. Pretty much paving the way for Microsoft to land a seat in the gaming industry. Sometimes I feel that some games are put down due to them being popular and successful. There are many other inferior less successful experiences in the gaming realm that should be vaporized before a franchise like Halo. Not one of the Icons of the industry.
Halowars was the single most successful and properly made RTS titles on home consoles today. I play it every weekend and there is still a respectable population. Even 3 years later. Not many non first person shooters can make a claim like that. Each Halo title released so far, may it be spin off or a main title has been of AAA quality and high praise. Setting new trends and pushing new boundaries with each release.
Halo 4 will release to the consumer very soon. The sales, and play time of that title will show nay sayers why the Halo franchise deserves to live.
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who cares if some ip's last forever, thats usually because the developers created a universe that fans don't want to leave. for example im a star wars fan, always will be idc how many things they do in the universe i always want more. and in gaming places like the metroid, zelda, mario, halo, sonic, etc universes always have more to offer to fans.
Halo is Microsoft's flagship first-person shooter franchise and it's obviously not going anywhere. Hardcore fans of the series will buy whatever Halo game is thrown at them( for example Halo 3: ODST)... Unless Microsoft just decides to stop making Xboxes, you'll never see this franchise die.
Halo 4 Life people! It isn't just a catchy line, it is the truth
A really simple opinion of the life of a great series. Read some of it's novels and you'll understand that there's a lot more story to be told. Story which I'd happily pay for. If that's exploitation, then every book publisher, game dev and media company are guilty.