I really hope someone sees this, wish there was another way of getting in touch with you guys, But I haven’t gotten a survey from the feedback forum in a while. I just played through Halo 4 again tonight and I just wanted to say thank you. I don’t know if I’ll be able to really convey how I feel but I’ll do my best. I am a Halo super fan, not only that but I grew up with this series like many people have. I didn’t have many friends growing up, I was scrawny and weak and a total dork, I don’t blame people. But because of that when I realized that I really enjoyed Halo’s universe I latched on like a life line. The games characters were like my friends, this wonderful and terrifying galaxy a place that I could escape to, in the games and in the books. But I didn’t become obsessed to the point of abandoning real life. The story of the Chief and the other Spartan IIs inspired me to join the football team, to prove my bullies wrong, to gain the respect and admiration of people who had spit on me previously. This all probably sounds really weird but I was young and though I can look back more objectively now and see that the Bungie games and writing certainly weren’t flawless at the time my interpretation of them was exactly what I needed. Halo made me a better stronger person. I joined up with the costuming group the 405th and found people who were more accepting and supportive than any I knew back home. Halo inspired me to start building suits of Armor from the games and now I’m in college learning to become a professional costume designer and because of the skills I learned from making Halo costumes I am light years more adept than any of the other undergrads. Halo has changed my life for the better and the characters have been with me through my great journey every step of the way. Anyone who knew the lore of Halo even remotely knew that Cortana’s days were numbered and as 343’s first venture I was really worried about how you would handle this and Chief’s responses to this. Looking at Halo 4 now from a narrative perspective it’s just unbelievable how on the money you all were. Hearing Josh Holmes speak at the Halo 4 post mortem about his mother was deeply saddening but also in a way unsurprising. The amount of love, care and authenticity felt in the parts of the story focusing on Cortana’s rampancy shines as something that came from a very real, very personal place. Halo 4 had heart in a lot of ways the other games simply don’t. I cannot thank you enough for that. You were able to take the inevitable death of a beloved character and make it heart wrenching and real. At least for me. Seeing Chief develop as the story goes on is also spot on. His distinctly distant demeanor works well for the original trilogy but witnessing the degradation of his best and (to his knowledge) last surviving friend. This was the game to finally show cracks in the metaphorical armor. The Didact could have been handled a little better but he easily could have been a fantastic antagonist for the rest of the reclaimer saga if he hadn’t been tossed in lore purgatory. The Librarian bit was pretty messy but it was your first game so I won’t really hold that against you all. But other than those two things the narrative of Halo 4 was handled incredibly well. It meant so much to me seeing characters I loved being handled with such respect. I love Halo 4’s campaign and I just wanted to thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to play it.
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> I really hope someone sees this, wish there was another way of getting in touch with you guys, But I haven’t gotten a survey from the feedback forum in a while. I just played through Halo 4 again tonight and I just wanted to say thank you. I don’t know if I’ll be able to really convey how I feel but I’ll do my best. I am a Halo super fan, not only that but I grew up with this series like many people have. I didn’t have many friends growing up, I was scrawny and weak and a total dork, I don’t blame people. But because of that when I realized that I really enjoyed Halo’s universe I latched on like a life line. The games characters were like my friends, this wonderful and terrifying galaxy a place that I could escape to, in the games and in the books. But I didn’t become obsessed to the point of abandoning real life. The story of the Chief and the other Spartan IIs inspired me to join the football team, to prove my bullies wrong, to gain the respect and admiration of people who had spit on me previously. This all probably sounds really weird but I was young and though I can look back more objectively now and see that the Bungie games and writing certainly weren’t flawless at the time my interpretation of them was exactly what I needed. Halo made me a better stronger person. I joined up with the costuming group the 405th and found people who were more accepting and supportive than any I knew back home. Halo inspired me to start building suits of Armor from the games and now I’m in college learning to become a professional costume designer and because of the skills I learned from making Halo costumes I am light years more adept than any of the other undergrads. Halo has changed my life for the better and the characters have been with me through my great journey every step of the way. Anyone who knew the lore of Halo even remotely knew that Cortana’s days were numbered and as 343’s first venture I was really worried about how you would handle this and Chief’s responses to this. Looking at Halo 4 now from a narrative perspective it’s just unbelievable how on the money you all were. Hearing Josh Holmes speak at the Halo 4 post mortem about his mother was deeply saddening but also in a way unsurprising. The amount of love, care and authenticity felt in the parts of the story focusing on Cortana’s rampancy shines as something that came from a very real, very personal place. Halo 4 had heart in a lot of ways the other games simply don’t. I cannot thank you enough for that. You were able to take the inevitable death of a beloved character and make it heart wrenching and real. At least for me. Seeing Chief develop as the story goes on is also spot on. His distinctly distant demeanor works well for the original trilogy but witnessing the degradation of his best and (to his knowledge) last surviving friend. This was the game to finally show cracks in the metaphorical armor. The Didact could have been handled a little better but he easily could have been a fantastic antagonist for the rest of the reclaimer saga if he hadn’t been tossed in lore purgatory. The Librarian bit was pretty messy but it was your first game so I won’t really hold that against you all. But other than those two things the narrative of Halo 4 was handled incredibly well. It meant so much to me seeing characters I loved being handled with such respect. I love Halo 4’s campaign and I just wanted to thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to play it.
I’m glad that Halo lead you towards a college position. I agree that the character introduction could have been a bit better, but overall a nice campaign.