All across this forum, I see people bashing halo 4 and it’s multiplayer, and things to remove for Halo 5’ multiplayer. But what about the campaign? Where exactly is Chief? in all prior games, we knew where he was or where the story was taking place almost immediately after the first trailer. But not this time.
However, looking over the trailer again, I have to say, it looks an awful lot like Reach.
The rocks and ground around the chief look like vitrified soil, and the mountains look vaguely triangular. Now, where have we seen that before? Also, there is a planet seen in the sky that has a reddish tinge. Could that be the planet we know is near Reach(We’ve seen it in the intro, and I think a few of the skyboxes in Reach as well)
Now, I could be totally wrong, and don’t be afraid too, but I am curious as to where he actually is. What are your thoughts on this?
But in all seriousness he’s probably joirneying theough all the emotional distress of losing Cortana possibly talking to the chip like an insane man. He could possibly be on the ark for all we know.
Look for “the Ark theory”. You will not regret it…
As for where the story is going, we have a number of things set up. Most notably these: ONI’s corruption and how it may affect humanity as a whole (especially with the potential Precursor test that can arrive any time now), Halsey and Jul’s alliance and what it may mean for the future (Spartan Elites as new enemy types? :P) and we’ve got the Janos Key split between the two of them, which needs to be combined and taken to “the Absolute Record” for yet unknown reasons. One other thing is Jon and his acceptance of Cortana’s death. She was the embodiment of his humanity, and without her he’ll have to find it in himself (through making difficult choices, maybe). All that is without even mentioning the teaser.
One last point: this isn’t called the Reclaimer Saga for nothing- the Mantle (and reclaiming it) stands at the center of this Saga.
Basically Uphill Both Ways
343i has alot to live up too and creating an Ark with Didact and the Prometheans and sort of kicking Didact to the side was a bit of a misstep. What 343i should of done was make Didact win in Halo 4 or at least get away obviously.
IMO Cortana’s death just seems to be only a tearjerker to me. It didn’t seem to flow like what happened in Halo CE-Reach. I don’t know why but I didn’t care at all about Cortana dying. Halo 3 i felt i had to save her and in Reach i felt i had to protect her but in H4 her death was just seen from miles away and i don’t think anyone was caught off guard by it.
But that is my option and i’m sure people see it another way. Either way for me to be drawn back into the story like every Halo before, H4’s Cortana story just seemed to try and coerce me into liking her relationship with MC. When i was perfectly okay with it before, maybe it was just for those who are new to Halo.
do people still really not believe that chief is on the ark in the teaser?
and i think its mendicant bias. thats the ark. the land formations are the same as the level from halo 3. the “moon” is actually the Forge–the planet that is mined to construct new halo installations. when the halo title appears u can see the curvature of one of the ark arms stretching out into the sky. we know mendicant bias was entombed in a desert on the ark by the Iso-Didact, and mendicant bias is thought to be heavily referenced in the halo 3 map epitaph–also in a desert. the fact that at least part of mendicant bias had escaped entrapment and traveled to the ark on the forerunner keyship in halo 3 and subsequently sent master chief to requiem is a plausible theory to support a full reintegration and emancipation of mendicant bias.
> Basically Uphill Both Ways
> 343i has alot to live up too and creating an Ark with Didact and the Prometheans and sort of kicking Didact to the side was a bit of a misstep. What 343i should of done was make Didact win in Halo 4 or at least get away obviously.
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> IMO Cortana’s death just seems to be only a tearjerker to me. It didn’t seem to flow like what happened in Halo CE-Reach. I don’t know why but I didn’t care at all about Cortana dying. Halo 3 i felt i had to save her and in Reach i felt i had to protect her but in H4 her death was just seen from miles away and i don’t think anyone was caught off guard by it.
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> But that is my option and i’m sure people see it another way. Either way for me to be drawn back into the story like every Halo before, H4’s Cortana story just seemed to try and coerce me into liking her relationship with MC. When i was perfectly okay with it before, maybe it was just for those who are new to Halo.
I agree. I was forcing myself to cry over Cortanas death, but it didn’t work. The direction 343i took here, was okay. Chiefs closest companion dies and he now has to overcome big emotional stress.
But if the Chief is still going to cry for Cortana in Halo 5, then I will be speechless. I hope 343i doesn’t make this mistake, because that would be really pathetic story-writing and character development IMHO.
And I agree about the Didact. Chief didn’t only make the Didact look like a fool, but together with Crimson and Majestic, they made Jul’ and the Storm look like blind religious maniacs who cannot do more except losing a battle.
> > Basically Uphill Both Ways
> > 343i has alot to live up too and creating an Ark with Didact and the Prometheans and sort of kicking Didact to the side was a bit of a misstep. What 343i should of done was make Didact win in Halo 4 or at least get away obviously.
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> > IMO Cortana’s death just seems to be only a tearjerker to me. It didn’t seem to flow like what happened in Halo CE-Reach. I don’t know why but I didn’t care at all about Cortana dying. Halo 3 i felt i had to save her and in Reach i felt i had to protect her but in H4 her death was just seen from miles away and i don’t think anyone was caught off guard by it.
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> > But that is my option and i’m sure people see it another way. Either way for me to be drawn back into the story like every Halo before, H4’s Cortana story just seemed to try and coerce me into liking her relationship with MC. When i was perfectly okay with it before, maybe it was just for those who are new to Halo.
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> I agree. I was forcing myself to cry over Cortanas death, but it didn’t work. The direction 343i took here, was okay. Chiefs closest companion dies and he now has to overcome big emotional stress.
> But if the Chief is still going to cry for Cortana in Halo 5, then I will be speechless. I hope 343i doesn’t make this mistake, because that would be really pathetic story-writing and character development IMHO.
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> And I agree about the Didact. Chief didn’t only make the Didact look like a fool, but together with Crimson and Majestic, they made Jul’ and the Storm look like blind religious maniacs who cannot do more except losing a battle.
I’ve been saying the same thing. Turning MC into a big emotional wreck just for losing Cortana would be a mistake. Remember Reach when he thought he lost everyone he knew including Halsey he wasn’t sulking like in Halo 4. When you see MC in Halo CE it was clear that it didn’t phase him at all yet losing Cortana he gets sent into a wave of depression.
Didact was as anti climatic as this guy. I thought he was going to be Jul M’damas Darth Vader. The guy he sends in with his elite legion of troops to destroy anything in their path. NOPE! All he does is talk smack stay in his ship when he clearly has the power to fight you and runs away. That was not The Didact that was a -Yoink- in Forerunner armor.
Same for the Storm Covenant, Gek had so much promise and yet the first time we see him in combat he was killed by 1 single DMR around. IT wasn’t even a headshot. I don’t even want to get started on how Fireteam Crimson basically is the attack force on Requiem and how it seems to be that Lasky nor Palmer gives a 1 third of a damn about us. Palmer even had the balls to say that the 5 storm elite she and Majestic were fighitng were more of an issue than the final part of episode 10. BS!
> I thought he was going to be Jul M’damas Darth Vader. The guy he sends in with his elite legion of troops to destroy anything in their path. NOPE! All he does is talk smack stay in his ship when he clearly has the power to fight you and runs away. That was not The Didact that was a -Yoink!- in Forerunner armor.
Uh… That makes absolutely zero sense. The Didact is the one in charge here. And generals don’t typically get their hands dirty.
And anyway, The Didact is so OP he would have ended the story the instant he showed up. An actual boss battle would be suicide.
