I’ve been thinking… what does 343 really want?
I mean, it is clear they want to make a game. But is it Halo? I disagree. Their design team since Halo 4 hasn’t really felt… Halo. But they are really good designers. The multiplayer team is competent… but clearly doesn’t want to make a halo gameplay loop.
It feels to me, after looking back at 4 and 5, now with Infinite that… they just want to make a futuristic mobility focused game. Akin to BO3 and Tittanfall 2.
But then… why are they still working on Halo if they might not want to? Because they HAVE to. Without a publisher, like Microsoft, making a game off your own budget i’d assume is a pain. They’d be risking their own lives and family if they just… quit. For as much as they don’t want to make a Halo game… they have to, else no paycheck.
But then also… if they are able to make a game, but don’t want to make a Halo game… then why are they even a team to begin with? Microsoft. they are the ones who made 343I. They’re the ones who didn’t bother looking for people who CAN make a Halo game… just game devs that know how to monetize a game. So really, in the grand scheme of things… let’s complain about Microsoft. Is 343 in the wrong for not trying as hard as they can with Infinite? sure. But Microsoft was the one who even bothered hiring the workers at 343 to begin with. Blame the teacher for yelling at your kids, sure… but also put FULL blame at the school for not hiring someone who wants to teach or can even deal with teaching in the first place