Hello, I have a question. If you were part of the team at 343 Industries, what will be your idea for the Halo spin off video games especially the story? And, which timeline will they set in the Halo universe? Would like to hear your thoughts.
For the sake of more artistic & overall liberty alltogether, probably ancient universe lore setting could work seeing as so much of the mystery about the Forerunners has been removed, so might as well try to make an impression through trying to create an image of tier 1 (Halo technology tiers) advanced civilization with new, weapons vehicles, characters, an entirely new worlds that are still alive & vibrant instead of AI infested ghost-towns, or rather ancient constructs.
It would be a risk without such a close connection to alredy known settings for sure but it would also be something where 343i would have a chance to show what they could do with more creative freedom without creating an entirely new IP, which I would personally like to see at some point too.
A story about Forerunners destroying Precursors which led to galaxy wide tragedy through their petty search for the precious title of holding the mantle.
Even if in 343i lore Forerunners aren’t the same as humans anymore it would still have potential for interesting story.
And if that would be changed back again, everything during & after H4 would fall like deck of cards, so likely wont happen in 343i product.
A human forerunner war game or the human covenant war played as the covenant.
Here are two that I’ve thought about a lot:
- An ODST 2 that follows the exploits of Alpha-9 after the events of Bad Blood (during the Created Uprising). It wouldn’t be a strict ODST sequel. More like a spiritual successor. - An RPG game set throughout the formation of the Covenant. It would require some time skipping, but you can go through all the major events of the Covenant, like when each client species was added. Each species comes with strengths and weaknesses. Like Unggoy are weak but can summon others for backup. Meanwhile, Sangheili can never back down from a fight, even if your character is clearly outmatched.
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My Halo would be another ODST game set just after Earth has gone dark in Halo 5: Guardian’s ending.The opening level starts with you and part of your ODST squad in the weapons deck on the UNSC Sunrise. The Sunrise shudders several times, eventually going dark and emergency lights flash on and off with an alarm blaring. The Sunrise’s captain, Captain Alexander Dawson, announces over the ships intercom that the Sunrise has lost power to the engines and is caught in the Earth’s gravitational pull. He orders all personnel to the escape pods. As your team put on their helmets and race to the lifts, you radio the other members of your squad to meet them at the drop pods. As you and your team sprint down various corridors, parts of the ship are being torn away as the Sunrise plummets to the Earth, with marines being sucked out into the atmosphere before the squads very eyes. Your team make it to the lift, and hold the doors open for a couple of marines. Unfortunately, a hole gets torn in the hull and you watch as one of the marines grabs the other in an attempt to stop being sucked out into the atmosphere. One of your squad starts to move foward but is too late as both marines zoom out of the hole. You hit the button, the elevator doors close, and the lift rapidly descends to the lowest deck where the drop pods are located. You meet up with the rest of your squad and tell them that they are going to drop in thirty seconds. You and your squad climb into your pods and close the hatches. As the pods move over to the drop point, part of the Sunrise’s structure slams into the pod next you, damaging it extensively and prematurely forcing it to drop. You order your squad to manually override the drop countdown and to just drop. As your pod drops you gaze upon the Earth’s horizon and you see that the Sunrise isn’t the only ship to plumment but the Sunset, Andromeda, and a few others are also falling in a fireball towards the planet below with pelican dropships, drop pods, and longsword, shortsword, and broadsword fighters escaping from the hanger bays.As the screen fades to white, lots of radio chatter can be heard with various voices overlapping one another, and then the letters O.D.S.T. fade onto screen followed by the number 2. Then everything fades to black.
Johnson. Just a story that follows Johnson. That man is why halo 1-3 work. Fans love him (until 3 happened) and boi would copies of that game fly off the shelf. Well… downloaded off a server