Well this is a little vague to be honest. From the title of this thread to your OP.
And I think the idea "replacing" Halo as their "main IP" is also a little subjective. But I happen to feel that Halo won't ever go away. There's no reason to unless it stops being successful, which isn't likely. But of course I'd have to think that newer IPs are on their way. And given how quite they've been for the last year or two on the 360, I'd imagine they are working on stuff for the next Xbox console. It should be an exciting time
Why would they? Nintendo will never kill of Mario or Zelda. Sony has Gran Turismo (for now) and God of War. Microsoft would be insane to drop Halo, Forza, or Even Gears.
why replace the greatest franchise ever? keep it going make millions, sell millions, fans happy, sony fanboys jealous cause they never had a franchise even nearly as good is all this boils down to, shut the fvck up and go play/watch mgs4 or uncharted and leave halo out yo stankin ass mouth ok
Why would they want to? It is incredibly commercially viable and beings them great successes. The least they could do would maybe branch out from the SPARTAN-shooter every once in a while. I'm playing ODST right now and find it an extremely fresh take on the IP. Though, being a "normal" human and still being able to handle a Brute Shot and Plasma Turret as deftly as a SPARTAN-II is somewhat disheartening. At the very least, I'd like to feel what it's like to go up against Covenant forces without being a super-soldier. There is a lot of potential for the IP, they just need to capitalize on it.
i hope not. the more halo games the better. but they need to experiment more with it. give us halo wars 2 or an rpg or a odst 3rd person shooter or something. its such an awesome universe, they need to do more than just the core halo games with it
why replace the greatest franchise ever? keep it going make millions, sell millions, fans happy, sony fanboys jealous cause they never had a franchise even nearly as good is all this boils down to, shut the fvck up and go play/watch mgs4 or uncharted and leave halo out yo stankin ass mouth ok
They won't replace it until it's a total and complete commercial failure. Why should they, though? They could always ADD a new IP and keep the old ones rather than add a new one and trash the old one for no good reason.
[...] or a odst 3rd person shooter or something. [...]mems_1224
Or a proper ODST game where you play out missions on numerous planets from initial drop to recovery in a kind of Ghost Recon kind of way. But first person (I've never enjoyed a TPS as much as a FPS). When I first started ODST today, I was fully expecting to gain control of the drop pod... but was disappointed it was all automatic. They spent all that space in the manual playing up the "Helljumpers" and them being all badass mother f*ckers and flying manually... then the drop lasts 15 seconds. -_- But other than that, so far it's my most enjoyed Halo game. The atmosphere at night is to die for. And dat music!
The problem with Halo is there simply isn't enough of it. Halo Wars and Halo ODST were both good. I am not a fan of RTS so Halo Wars was not my thing but most people I know like it. I am wanting to try it again. There is a lot they could do with it if they did it right. Tatical shooter, Space Combat, A Starhawk type game but make the single player actually good.
With a franchise that popular they need to milk it. Look at Mario and Sonic? We get 4 Mario games a year.
why would they. it was the one that really kicked off the first xbox/xbox live MP. there is tons to do in the world of halo. Has long has halo is still popping there is no reason for it to lose number one spot
MS will replace Halo once Nintendo replaces Mario.
crusadernm
but Mario has no time limit, it doesn't follows anything. Nintendo just makes Mario after Mario just like Square with FF but Halo actually follows a story. I don't think they'd be able to keep pulling off stories out of their arse for 25 more years. Sooner or later Halo will need to be rebooted or something.
[QUOTE="mems_1224"][...] or a odst 3rd person shooter or something. [...]Zeviander
Or a proper ODST game where you play out missions on numerous planets from initial drop to recovery in a kind of Ghost Recon kind of way. But first person (I've never enjoyed a TPS as much as a FPS). When I first started ODST today, I was fully expecting to gain control of the drop pod... but was disappointed it was all automatic. They spent all that space in the manual playing up the "Helljumpers" and them being all badass mother f*ckers and flying manually... then the drop lasts 15 seconds. -_- But other than that, so far it's my most enjoyed Halo game. The atmosphere at night is to die for. And dat music! i agree, i 4 player co op odst would be amazing where they give you control where to drop, kinda like section 8 prejudice i also wish they would improve the main characters and give them more personality. masterchief is kinda ok, hes a bad ass super soldier with some good one liners. in ODST though, the rookie never talked and in reach noble 6 barely said anything.
MS will replace Halo once Nintendo replaces Mario.
Gue1
but Mario has no time limit, it doesn't follows anything. Nintendo just makes Mario after Mario just like Square with FF but Halo actually follows a story. I don't think they'd be able to keep pulling off stories out of their arse for 25 more years. Sooner or later Halo will need to be rebooted or something.
I think eventually they could pull a zelda. There is always a man in a green space suit who save the universe but after they end the current trilogy each time it could bea different spartan? Idk exactly what master cheif is to be honest I just play the games and ignre most of the cut secens since I missed the first two games.
but Mario has no time limit, it doesn't follows anything. Nintendo just makes Mario after Mario just like Square with FF but Halo actually follows a story. I don't think they'd be able to keep pulling off stories out of their arse for 25 more years. Sooner or later Halo will need to be rebooted or something.Gue1
2525: First contact with Covenant 2552: Events of Halo: Reach and 1-3/ODST That is 27 years. They have an entire galaxy of worlds to choose from. They have several established Covenant races that could be given back-stories. They have any number of types of combat associated with space, orbital, atmospheric and surface warfare. Reach was an entire campaign based around a single novel. There are 9 novels other than Fall of Reach. That is a ton of media to pull from.
i also wish they would improve the main characters and give them more personality. masterchief is kinda ok, hes a bad ass super soldier with some good one liners. in ODST though, the rookie never talked and in reach noble 6 barely said anything.mems_1224
I'm totally satisfied with the Chief/Rookie/Noble Six "avatar" type character. What they need to do is properly develop the non-player characters better. Give them more depth and a little less camp/cliche. I also really wish there were no unlocks for armor pieces. Complete aesthetic customization is something I'd like from the beginning, and would rather play the game for the game, than to climb up a ladder of points just to unlock a shoulder guard I really want. There is such a plethora of online content in Halo games, it makes me wonder why they ever integrated the point/unlock system. It distracts from the game at hand. Edit: Also, quick question. Is the Halo 3 MP disc that comes with ODST compatible with people playing online with Halo 3?
It seems like Halo has created itself a nice little universe if you actually follow the lore, so I doubt they will replace it, I can just see them expanding on it. Hopefully in the future they will can bring a new twist to on the universe and spice up the gameplay. My only problems with Halo is that its generic as hell when it comes to the FPS department and Master Chief is one of the most boring characters in gaming at the moment.
It seems like Halo has created itself a nice little universe if you actually follow the lore, so I doubt they will replace it, I can just see them expanding on it. Hopefully in the future they will can bring a new twist to on the universe and spice up the gameplay. My only problems with Halo is that its generic as hell when it comes to the FPS department and Master Chief is one of the most boring characters in gaming at the moment.OhJayDubya
see you was doing ok, till you said generic, do you realize how man games stole from halo?????????? maybe thats why it may seem generic to you if you dont know much about halo, but for those of us that do we know it far from generic it DEFINED fps on consoles
It seems like Halo has created itself a nice little universe if you actually follow the lore, so I doubt they will replace it, I can just see them expanding on it. Hopefully in the future they will can bring a new twist to on the universe and spice up the gameplay. My only problems with Halo is that its generic as hell when it comes to the FPS department and Master Chief is one of the most boring characters in gaming at the moment.OhJayDubya
see you was doing ok, till you said generic, do you realize how man games stole from halo?????????? maybe thats why it may seem generic to you if you dont know much about halo, but for those of us that do we know it far from generic it DEFINED fps on consoles
[QUOTE="mems_1224"]i also wish they would improve the main characters and give them more personality. masterchief is kinda ok, hes a bad ass super soldier with some good one liners. in ODST though, the rookie never talked and in reach noble 6 barely said anything.Zeviander
I'm totally satisfied with the Chief/Rookie/Noble Six "avatar" type character. What they need to do is properly develop the non-player characters better. Give them more depth and a little less camp/cliche. I also really wish there were no unlocks for armor pieces. Complete aesthetic customization is something I'd like from the beginning, and would rather play the game for the game, than to climb up a ladder of points just to unlock a shoulder guard I really want. There is such a plethora of online content in Halo games, it makes me wonder why they ever integrated the point/unlock system. It distracts from the game at hand. Edit: Also, quick question. Is the Halo 3 MP disc that comes with ODST compatible with people playing online with Halo 3? i could go either way with the unlock system. yea, the extra disc that comes with odst is just the halo 3 multiplayer i believe with all the maps. you dont need halo 3 to play it. the multiplayer disc that comes with halo anniversary does need reach to play mutiplayer, otherwise you're only limited to the classic maps i believe.
[QUOTE="OhJayDubya"]My only problems with Halo is that its generic as hell when it comes to the FPS department [...]Zeviander
Compared to what? I grew up with tactical FPS's like Delta Force, SWAT, Rainbow Six and others, so to me I find the Halo format very generic compared to those. Halo to me is more of a pick up and play Run and Gun where even the most careless of idiot can be effective due to the amount of hand holding.
I grew up with tactical FPS's like Delta Force, SWAT, Rainbow Six and others, so to me I find the Halo format very generic compared to those. Halo to me is more of a pick up and play Run and Gun where even the most careless of idiot can be effective due to the amount of hand holding.OhJayDubya
Respectable answer; was expecting Call of Duty. And you should try it on something higher than Normal. Legendary is just stupid, but Heroic gives a very good challenge. Not sure what "hand-holding" you are talking about, other than perhaps pointing the player in the right direction if they can't navigate largely linear levels.
[QUOTE="Zeviander"]Why would they want to? It is incredibly commercially viable and beings them great successes. The least they could do would maybe branch out from the SPARTAN-shooter every once in a while. I'm playing ODST right now and find it an extremely fresh take on the IP. Though, being a "normal" human and still being able to handle a Brute Shot and Plasma Turret as deftly as a SPARTAN-II is somewhat disheartening. At the very least, I'd like to feel what it's like to go up against Covenant forces without being a super-soldier. There is a lot of potential for the IP, they just need to capitalize on it. That was my biggest problem with ODST. I really wanted to enjoy it, but it still felt like I was playing a spartan. Not the game I wanted it to be :(
[QUOTE="OhJayDubya"]I grew up with tactical FPS's like Delta Force, SWAT, Rainbow Six and others, so to me I find the Halo format very generic compared to those. Halo to me is more of a pick up and play Run and Gun where even the most careless of idiot can be effective due to the amount of hand holding.Zeviander
Respectable answer; was expecting Call of Duty. And you should try it on something higher than Normal. Legendary is just stupid, but Heroic gives a very good challenge. Not sure what "hand-holding" you are talking about, other than perhaps pointing the player in the right direction if they can't navigate largely linear levels. Hand holding to me is the regenerative health and the linear level design that make is hard to die or get lost, I prefer a FPS where you can get lost at any moment if you don't pay attention or die because you made a stupid move and didn't pick your shot or just ran around like a idiot. Regenerative health is good for Multiplayer as it allows the flow of the match to keep to a fast pace but I hate that it is forced in Singleplayer these days. I can understand why Halo would have such a feature due to its Sci-Fi setting and where such technology would be believable but it still doesn't emulate the feeling of panic if you are hurt and don't have a Med-Pack at hand.
halo is the future... babies that is engineered in a lab that is trained all their life then they put on a 2000 pound suit that is a moving tank to fight earths biggest threat. Of course that's just my opinion... :)
[QUOTE="TheGuardian03"]They can reboot it. Sony keeps making GT and nintendo keeps making Zelda and Mario and pokemon, why can't MS keep Halo? GT is a racing game, and Zelda, Mario and Pokemon have little connection between the entries. Halo has an overarching story that connects every single entry. In a franchise like that, making too many games without an end may destroy one of its biggest charms, the excellent lore.
If they need to replace a series its Gears of War. Decent mechanics, terrible terrible characters. Meatheaded idiots.
Chemical_Viking
Them being meatheads is like the whole point. They're all supposed to basically be Arnold from Commando and nothing more.
[QUOTE="TheGuardian03"]They can reboot it.
Sony keeps making GT and nintendo keeps making Zelda and Mario and pokemon, why can't MS keep Halo? IAmNot_fun
GT is a racing game, and Zelda, Mario and Pokemon have little connection between the entries. Halo has an overarching story that connects every single entry. In a franchise like that, making too many games without an end may destroy one of its biggest charms, the excellent lore.
But it's biggest charm is the gameplay since it's a game, not a movie or a book. As long as the gameplay is good, I doubt many gamers will be calling for it to go away.
If they need to replace a series its Gears of War. Decent mechanics, terrible terrible characters. Meatheaded idiots.
Senor_Kami
Them being meatheads is like the whole point. They're all supposed to basically be Arnold from Commando and nothing more. I read that Cliff regrets that about gears and wish he could've been able to work the story out better.
But it's biggest charm is the gameplay since it's a game, not a movie or a book. As long as the gameplay is good, I doubt many gamers will be calling for it to go away.
Senor_Kami
In a game like Halo? Where story and lore is very important? Sure gameplay is probably the most important, but many Halo fans I'm sure are just as mesmerized with its lore as they are with its gameplay. And in a franchise where its lore is so concrete, I don't know if a reboot is even possible. EDIT: well I guess Halo 4 is a reboot, but I think they are stretching too far already. But who knows, it may change my mind.
But it's biggest charm is the gameplay since it's a game, not a movie or a book. As long as the gameplay is good, I doubt many gamers will be calling for it to go away.
IAmNot_fun
In a game like Halo? Where story and lore is very important? Sure gameplay is probably the most important, but many Halo fans I'm sure are just as mesmerized with its lore as they are with its gameplay. And in a franchise where its lore is so concrete, I don't know if a reboot is even possible. EDIT: well I guess Halo 4 is a reboot, but I think they are stretching too far already. But who knows, it may change my mind. Just out of curiosity, how is Halo 4 a reboot?
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