Should Halo Be New? As in a place for people new too the franchise (Like Halo Reach). Or should it be Old? As in a place where only Skilled, Wise, Knowledgeable veteran players can come and enjoy. (Like Halo 3).
The Question is not that of which we must decide, the question should instead be…
> Why can’t they do both at the same time?
I once thought that too… But then I took an arrow to the knee.
All jokes aside, I Think that they really should do both. Bring in all new characters and environments, etc.
But at least leave Inside jokes, and easter eggs, and hidden stuff, that only us more veteran players would understand. Have flashbacks or Cameos of old characters, and leave little references in that that let us old timer fans (Fans for more than 11 years) know that that these newer halo games may be different and new, but their still the same old humorous, fun, and addicting games that we remember.
Think of the Halo Franchise like a tree.
The older it gets, the better it looks, and the bigger it gets, and the bigger it gets the more roots it lays, these roots become the past, and the tree is the present, and its leaves are the future. It gets new fresh leaves all the time, While the tree itself is always growing, shedding and changing, While it Leaves behind a deeper history of roots into the soil… And without Roots the Tree dies…
So in other words a tree with no roots(Past) will not survive. While a Tree with lots of Roots flourishes!
A game that has a Rich, deep, and compelling past and an incredible history established for itself, but does not tap into it, at all, is like a tree with no roots…
My Younger Self: Is it good to seek the past, Future self? Does it not rob the present?
My Older Self: Listen Closely Past Self… If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
