Comments on: More On Cancelled Halo MMO

By: Surgeon

Surgeon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:33:10 +0000

the affront says:

No great loss, then.
If it had been Planetside-styled I’d have raged, belatedly.

My feelings exactly.

By: the affront

the affront — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:29:18 +0000

No great loss, then.
If it had been Planetside-styled I’d have raged, belatedly.

It’s about time someone grew the balls to make something like it again… too bad all the higher budget MMOs these days try to steal a slice off Blizzards cake instead of going for a niche and being happy with <1 mil subscribers.

By: Jonathan Strange

Jonathan Strange — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:25:35 +0000

I liked the concept art they leaked for the game, very stylish over-the-top sci-fi stuff. I’d love to have an MMO in that sort of setting, and before you say ‘Tabula Rasa’ I tried that and it’s not quite what I’m looking for…

Then again I also have only played the first Halo, so I don’t know much about the setting or whether the concept art was true to the setting (I’m guessing it wasn’t by the uproar!). Kinda reminded me of the old Bungie game Oni, from before Bungie was conscripted into endless Halo clones. I liked that game too!

By: Pags

Pags — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:47:43 +0000

While on the topic of generic games, it would seem the interview also mentions that despite preparing to dismantle Ensemble after they’re done with Halo Wars, Microsoft appear to want to continue the Age of Empires franchise. Oh dear.

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:02:50 +0000

I shower once a week, whether I need it or not! :P

By: Klaus

Klaus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:40:41 +0000

Is there an FPS in existence that is not semi- (or wholly) generic?

Hmm, all genre’s must subscribe to sort of semi-generality don’t they? JRPG’s follow a formula, as does Sport’s games and RTS’s.

By: Starcide

Starcide — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:36:01 +0000

damn i shouldn’t post when tired

By: Starcide

Starcide — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:33:56 +0000

am I missing something?! —> http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=307462

By: Saflo

Saflo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:32:31 +0000

Is there an FPS in existence that is not semi- (or wholly) generic?

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:27:46 +0000

Not sure if this is really related, as it wasn’t really an MMO, but I just want to play the original Halo that was first shown at Macworld, not the fun, but ultimately semi-generic FPS that was released.

By: Klaus

Klaus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:16:27 +0000

I shower.

By: Saflo

Saflo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:08:51 +0000

It has a Q if you’re Canadian. I don’t know, old zoning laws or something.