Had a funny dream last night. It was E3, and 343i came out on stage. They had some new announcement…
Halo 5: Guardians was going to be a stand-alone multiplayer-only title releasing this year. The game was completely dedicated to multiplayer, featuring 25 maps at launch. The game retailed for $39.99 and the season pass was $20.
Then there was another Halo 5 title. They didn’t release the sub-name for it in my dream, but that release was going to be completely campaign and Spartan Ops. They promised a 20-hour campaign, which isn’t heard of in shooters. Purchasing the new H5 story title also gave you a code for the last Map Pack for Guardians (similar to Mythic map pack in ODST). This game also was going to cost $39.99. They said it would launch in early 2016, about 6 months after H5 Guardians.
All in all, these games added up to $80, but allowed the company to focus on one part of the game and deliver a more full experience. They then said that this would be their new development cycle.
I know this was just a dream, but how would you feel if this was the path they decided to take?