XMNR: It's hard to argue that the Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is anything other than a success following its conclusion on Friday. The live-action web-series from 343 Industries and Microsoft garnered millions of views on Machinima Prime and who knows how many more on Halo Waypoint. While this obviously helps build the hype for a movie based on the Xbox franchise, there is so much more going on in the Halo universe that could be explored either in TV or webseries. We take a look at three completely not serious "elevator pitch" possibilities.
In Halo 4, 5, and Infinite, Master Chief became a more nuanced, human character.
In spite of the Halo series’ struggles, 343 deserves praise for adding nuance and characterisation to the ever-beating heart of Halo - The Master Chief. Playing through Infinite, it's abundantly clear that the events of the current and previous trilogies have irrevocably changed the iconic hero. He’s no longer the ‘blank slate’ that was previously presented by Bungie. He’s a fatigued, damaged and fallible protagonist, and one who is meandering through currents of grief, while reveling in his newfound agency. Giving the Chief a compelling and meaningful voice was no small feat, and 343 should be proud of that victory.
This article completely misses part of the appeal of the original iteration of character in the original game trilogy. It was the Chief and Cortana vs an entire alien collective. The blank slate Bungie displayed in their games was genius, he was an mysterious hero a wide audience could identify with because he wasn't as clearly defined as most characters.
The books added a lot of lore and backstory but most Halo players just want a fun game with exposition that doesn't get in the way of gameplay, it's why the Cortana level in Halo 3 was derided.
Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty.
The 343i Master Chief has is based on the books. However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion.
It’s a law of nature that eventually, every long-running game franchise will have a particular entry that gets dinged for straying too far from what made it so fun in the first place. Your Super Mario Sunshine, your Dragon Age II, Assassin’s Creed III, and so on. Whether or not that opinion changes more favorably over time, the initial specter of negativity will forever hover it. Microsoft’s Halo is no exception, except that negative specter hasn’t hovered over one particular game, but one whole studio.
Halo 4 released 10 years ago today, and its disappointing reception was just an omen of things to come with 343 Industries at the helm.
Halo 4 and infinite have a 87 on metacritic and five a 84🤣. 343i need contents and everything else will play it self out.
Halo 4-6 are like the Star Wars sequel trilogy
They all just seem like a brand new games with small connections to the last one but no solid arc connecting them, you’re just told stuff that happened off screen in between the games and nothing makes sense
It’s like they didn’t plan a new trilogy out
I'm getting a good gaming laptop soon and i'm finally going to play through the Halo franchise again plus Infinite but i never played Halo 4 before .. can anyone tell me how's the campaign in comparison to the games before it and compared to Halo 5 ?
If it's so successful just make a damn movie. *please*
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I really enjoyed this web-series, it really surprised me. They should definitely consider putting Halo on the big screen, there's a crapload of money just waiting to be made.
Im going to have to rent this game to play the campain.. I dont have gold & dont even like shooters but the reviews say its amazing & i beat all the others so i must see what theyve done here.. Nx gen must have some truly spectacular offerings incoming
THEY..........NEED.......TO... .....MAKE........A.....F'N
MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!
I mean the writing, acting, directing, special effects, were all great. I'm a Halo fan, not a big fan where I play every day and have every game. But I like the series. Forward Unto Dawn was great.
My Opinion:
1)Drama Television show dealing with the Spartan Program. The first season should deal with Spartans vs the Insurrectionist. The last episode of the first season should cliff hang into the discovery of the Covenant
2)3 movie deal telling the story of the UNSC/Covenant war also tying in with the Spartans
3)Make money
Give me a F........................... movie already or a cool cable premium channel like HBO, Starz, series that leads up to a movie. But whatever you do stay the hell away from that SYFY shit channel they suck as a channel & their shows are horrible.