beep1d ago

When the game franchise you used to love keeps going downhill, and you realize it is finally time to let it go

https://piefed.world/c/gaming/p/1039161/when-the-game-franchise-you-used-to-love-keeps-going-downhill-and-you-realize-it-is-fina

Show threadNOT_RICK
Halo. Still holding out a sliver of hope that something cool in the universe will be made one day.
Apr 14 at 11:13pmWeb
Show threadaMockTie1d ago

The Bungie Halo era games had problems, sure, but overall were a masterpiece of a series. Everything since then has been ok at best, and borderline insulting at worst.

So much retconning, characters with zero arc, contempt towards the fandom, and build up with no onscreen payoff.

From what Halo Studios has announced regarding Campaign Evolved, and how they’ve dug in their heels in response to fan feedback, I wish I were as hopeful as you.

In my opinion, Halo should have always remained a Bungie property with connections to the Marathon universe, and neither series should have ever been a live service game.

Show threadNOT_RICK1d ago
I found some of 343’s multiplayer fun, but yeah their storytelling has been dog water
Show threadOldQWERTYbastard1d ago
Halo was DoA for me after growing up with twitchy PC shooters like Unreal Tournament, Quake and Starsiege Tribes. The gameplay was glacially slow compared to what I was used to, but it did usher in online multiplayer to the console masses.
Show threadNOT_RICK1d ago
I really loved that about halo. The slower TTK makes for more chess like engagements, well with the exception of eating a shotty or a rocket to the face. Still, bouncing a perfect grenade or pulling off a ninja jump just feels so satisfying
Show threadMonkeMischief1d ago

Halo

The games? Yeah, eh, one of these days I’d consider Infinite single player if it’s like $10.

The series? I can’t remember if people said Season 2 was…watchable…but that makes me sad…

I remember liking the books, though. The books were rad.

Show threadNOT_RICK19h ago
I didn’t even make it through more than a handful of episodes in season one. The books are solid, yeah. I did fall off after the Forerunner trilogy, though.