I was wondering if there have been any books/ Expanded universe stuff announced after halo infinite, as they plan to keep it supported for at least 10 years, will they release tv shows, movies, novels, or comics?
well the tv show is nxt year. and there is a new book coming out on the 19th of october and point of light only just came out recently so yeh im sure the books will keep going
Everything is hinging off Infinite, I think, but I also think that their corporate attitude suggests that they are confident in its success.
So long as Infinite succeeds, they would be crazy to not immediately start working on books, comics and other media that I’m sure they’ve got sitting ready.
Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
With Halo Infinite multiplayer going free-to-play, this really gives 343i the opportunity to fully flush out a campaign since the story element needs to be worthy of purchase.
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> well the tv show is nxt year. and there is a new book coming out on the 19th of october and point of light only just came out recently so yeh im sure the books will keep going
to be fair the show seems to take place during the covenant war, and possibly an alternate take on the franchise, given some of its creative decisions.
Halo books have been coming out at a steady march basically since the franchise started. There is no reason to assume they will let up, and once the story of Infinite details what happened after the created uprising, a BIG chunk of the universe will be open for even more exploration. Right now, we are at a bit of an impasse as they don’t want to advance the universe too far after the end of Halo 5 in books alone.
The halo book and merchandise behemoth will stick around for some time, even if Infinite finds a way to flop.
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> Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
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> With Halo Infinite multiplayer going free-to-play, this really gives 343i the opportunity to fully flush out a campaign since the story element needs to be worthy of purchase.
Arguably, Halo 4 and Halo 5 didn’t have mandatory reading. Some things could’ve used better explanations (the Didact), but most of what the books covered that’s critically important is in-game.
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> Arguably, Halo 4 and Halo 5 didn’t have mandatory reading. Some things could’ve used better explanations (the Didact), but most of what the books covered that’s critically important is in-game.
What’s funny about that is when I played halo 4 and 5 when they first came out I had no clue about the EU. Then now that I’m replaying the whole series in anticipation of infinite, and reading the books for the first time, I think that Halo 4’s story at least is WAY better for me than what it was originally.
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> Arguably, Halo 4 and Halo 5 didn’t have mandatory reading. Some things could’ve used better explanations (the Didact), but most of what the books covered that’s critically important is in-game.
Ill let Halo 4 slide with your argument but Halo 5 leaves too many questions unanswered. If you feel that way about 4 and 5 thats fine. But Halo 5 did not go into who is Fire team Osiris? Why is buck a spartan? Where did Blue team come from? When you compare H4 and 5 to the original trilogy, 343 leaves way more questions than answered.
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> > > Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
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> Ill let Halo 4 slide with your argument but Halo 5 leaves too many questions unanswered. If you feel that way about 4 and 5 thats fine. But Halo 5 did not go into who is Fire team Osiris? Why is buck a spartan? Where did Blue team come from? When you compare H4 and 5 to the original trilogy, 343 leaves way more questions than answered.
For Buck, is his origin as a Spartan relevant to Halo 5’s story? It’s good background information, but not all too relevant to whatever is happening in 5. Blue Team’s introduction wasn’t conveyed well, I’ll grant that, but that’s about it. I’d still grant that as a lesser offense than, say, Bungie never explaining how Chief made it back to Earth in 2 or how Johnson survived CE and made it to 2. The First Strike book fills the gaps, but folks never seen all that bothered by it. Nor do they ever ask why Brutes or Drones weren’t in CE.
No game is perfect, but I think the sins of 4 and 5 relying too much on the EU is overblown many times.
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> > > > Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
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> For Buck, is his origin as a Spartan relevant to Halo 5’s story? It’s good background information, but not all too relevant to whatever is happening in 5. Blue Team’s introduction wasn’t conveyed well, I’ll grant that, but that’s about it. I’d still grant that as a lesser offense than, say, Bungie never explaining how Chief made it back to Earth in 2 or how Johnson survived CE and made it to 2. The First Strike book fills the gaps, but folks never seen all that bothered by it. Nor do they ever ask why Brutes or Drones weren’t in CE.
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> No game is perfect, but I think the sins of 4 and 5 relying too much on the EU is overblown many times.
Last time we saw Buck he was an ODST so yea it is relevant but like I said if you like H4 and 5 and the necessary expanded lore just to understand what is happening within the game then I don’t fault you. But to those who just play these games, 343i is doing a poorer job than Bungie did. At least when it came to the major plot points they were explained far better than what 343i has accomplished. You can play Halo 1-3 and follow the story. H 4 and 5 seem to be all over the place, granted H4 did a far better job than 5 in terms of story. H 5 tries its best to wrap up and burry whatever plot points H4 started.
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> > > > > Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
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> Last time we saw Buck he was an ODST so yea it is relevant but like I said if you like H4 and 5 and the necessary expanded lore just to understand what is happening within the game then I don’t fault you. But to those who just play these games, 343i is doing a poorer job than Bungie did. At least when it came to the major plot points they were explained far better than what 343i has accomplished. You can play Halo 1-3 and follow the story. H 4 and 5 seem to be all over the place, granted H4 did a far better job than 5 in terms of story. H 5 tries its best to wrap up and burry whatever plot points H4 started.
It’s hard to follow if you don’t pay attention I suppose, but I’d say the community is also very inconsistent about what they are willing to actually pay attention to and/or ignore depending on the game.
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> > > > > Speaking of expanded universe, lets hope 343i has learned their lesson about how books should complement the game’s story and not be manditory for you to understand what is going on. A few red flags are there like the main antagonists for Halo infinite is the Banished. If I didn’t play Halo Wars 2 then I wouldnt know who these guys are, and since HW2 is a RTS and not a FPS anyone who doesnt know who the banished are, I cannot hold them responsible instead it is on 343i.
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> Last time we saw Buck he was an ODST so yea it is relevant but like I said if you like H4 and 5 and the necessary expanded lore just to understand what is happening within the game then I don’t fault you. But to those who just play these games, 343i is doing a poorer job than Bungie did. At least when it came to the major plot points they were explained far better than what 343i has accomplished. You can play Halo 1-3 and follow the story. H 4 and 5 seem to be all over the place, granted H4 did a far better job than 5 in terms of story. H 5 tries its best to wrap up and burry whatever plot points H4 started.
I don’t see how Buck being a Spartan-IV is necessarily a difficult thing to parse. Spartan-IVs are taken from ODSTs, especially seasoned ones. It makes perfect sense that Buck would be chosen. I mean, when you boil down New Blood, it is literally ‘Buck is asked to join the program, and eventually he accepts.’ Not exactly crucial.
I would definitely dispute that Bungie was better in relaying information. I honestly think people just ignore things that aren’t explained well: How Chief went from bumcluck nowhere in space in a small spacecraft to fine and dandy at Earth in Halo 2; character resurrection for Johnson; Chief deciding to yeet himself at the beginning of Halo 3 for no discernible reason.
I’m not going to claim 343i doesn’t rely at all on EU, but I don’t think it’s as egregious as usually claimed, nor do I think Bungie is as exempt from it, either.
yeh i think saying bungie done a better job at eu and linking the games is far from correct. if you dont include halo reach which totally didn’t give 2 -Yoink- about the canon / eu at all, and just look at halo 1-3 the games have a lot of holes that are missing. like Chief origin, ofc what was going on at the start of halo ce, or how the covenant came to earth in h2 not even knowing it was humans home world. or how about how chief ends up crashing down in africa at the start of halo 3.
343i has as many issues with linking the books with the games just like bungie did, the issue is there like 20 x more books and canon outside the games now than there was in the bungie era so its a much bigger issue.
If you read the books ur know that playing halo 4 and 5 help alot filling out the blanks and getting a better grasp on whats going on in the world of halo , it helps explain and give depth on characters like the didact in h4 and makes h im a fantastic character, and helps explain alot of really cool info about forerunners , precursers , flood, domain ext which is all very important in 5 and going into infinite. So yes i think the books are important when it comes to halo games and even more so now under 343i games. Most of the important and interesting stuff in halo is actually now outside of the books, and has been for awhile.
Id love some spin off games about some of things that happen in the books because its often alot more interesting than anything that has happened in any game.