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Has Halo lost some of its popularity?
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As a huge Halo fan id say so. I haven felt "it" since after Reach. I'm not a fan of the direction the second trilogy has gone in story or MP(I'm over the story at this point, MP is great, but forge was neutered). My memories are the random game modes and arenas wed make in forge which got me thinking. It was kinda the Fortnite before Fortnite. Most of the creativity came from the community and that's been lacking in every release since 3. If they have a complete forge mode I would be pretty hyped for the MP portion. SP is beyond saving for me at this point. I just want a reboot.
Most likely. Still big though. I used to be a large fan, but today, I can't say I care much anymore. Hope the new one is good though.
Halo was the only well thought out console shooter for a time, but then MW etc happened. I remember getting Halo 3 and playing it with lots of people, and then we all defected to MW. I've never played another Halo since.
Its not the go to shooter anymore. Its mostly for fans nowadays.
Its not the go to shooter anymore. Its mostly for fans nowadays.
Not even remotely true on the xbox part. Xbox as a brand is far far larger than it was when Halo was at it's peak. The problem is multiplayer shooters in the console space have evolved massively. THere wasn't much competition back then.
Yeah, taking it away from the development studio that was specifically founded to do Halo projects makes absolutely sense...
If MS wasn't serious about Halo, they wouldn't have given them the time and funds for the Slipspace Engine. MCC on PC probably wouldn't have happened either.
I hate to be negative towards a developer group but 343 hasn't made a single game that even compares to Bungie's worst Halo games in my opinion.
The Master Chief Collection being highly anticipated on PC just proves my point. No one plays Halo 4 on that collection and no one is clamoring for Halo 5 to be added.
The problem with Halo is that the new developers best games are the remakes of the previous developers best games.
I'm sorry
The Master Chief Collection being highly anticipated on PC just proves my point. No one plays Halo 4 on that collection and no one is clamoring for Halo 5 to be added.
The problem with Halo is that the new developers best games are the remakes of the previous developers best games.
I'm sorry
How can you possibly think there's no buzz? Every reaction I watched of the conference people were hyped about Halo. All the big Twitch streamers were very interested in Halo. The chat was going pretty wild for Halo.
Please don't tell me you're using Era because this is not the place to go for Halo hype.
If you think Halo Reach MP is better than Halo 5 MP than you truly are l-
Sorry I couldn't finish that sentence because I was stopped by ARMOR LOCK.
The next Halo is a year and a half away on a new console no one has seen or really knows anything about. Ask again this time next year and there will be considerably more hype surrounding it.
I don't think there's any question that it's no longer a major figure in the zeitgeist. The last few games have been mediocre and they don't release them that often. Certainly the hardcore are still there, but it doesn't hold the wide appeal it once did.
I suspect it still has decent name recognition though, so I suspect if it gets a marketing push come next gen, it'll still do good numbers.
I suspect it still has decent name recognition though, so I suspect if it gets a marketing push come next gen, it'll still do good numbers.
Uh, I'm seeing more people talking and getting excited by Halo than I have since after Halo Reach.
There is very much a lot of hype online.
Rose tinted glasses and all.
Halo 3 MP is fun these days...
...If your like incredibly drunk.
Halo is the only reason I got an Xbox One, but my god the games have just gotten worse over time. I'm sure I'll still pick up Infinite on PC though. Halo is one of them games that will always have a die-hard following.
Speak for yourself. The Story is a massive reason as to why I'm a halo fan, along with all of my siblings. We only ever played local multiplayer and campaign. Hell, for us, Halo was always a campaign game first.
Oh for sure, I'm a campaign man myself. But I like the sandbox gameplay and exploration aspects.
I feel you, the reason I love Silent Cartographer isn't the story of the level, it's just the sheer level itself.
But I'm still very much invested into the overall game stories, and with Halo Infintie acting as a soft reboot, I'm actually pretty excited.
It's a lost a ton of popularity. It was THE shooter before CoD4. Now it's like maybe the 10th most popular shooter if you're only counting Xbox.
It's just another game. I was a big fan back in the day but I honestly don't care that much anymore. Hopefully I'm surprised by the new one
It's just another game. I was a big fan back in the day but I honestly don't care that much anymore. Hopefully I'm surprised by the new one
I feel like halo, gears, uncharted and god of war all went through the same popularity cycle. They were on top of the world last gen and slowly lost thier appeal due to repetition.
God of war is the only one that managed to rekindle the interest to the franchise so far, curious to see how rest of those ips are gonna handle it.
God of war is the only one that managed to rekindle the interest to the franchise so far, curious to see how rest of those ips are gonna handle it.
You are right about Gears and Halo, but God of War and Uncharted is more popular than ever
Hell, Uncharted has become bigger than Halo this gen
I'm actually somewhat surprised Halo is getting the next gen treatment at the outset of next gen considering its decline in popularity, but MS got that Azure money now and their general trajectory is completely different from how others are operating with Gamepass so its clear subs are their focus now not traditional game sales. Which is very cool for the consumer, seriously I have too many gamepass games and too little time HELP.
Just telling it how it is. No need to be sorry. I feel the same way.
MCC is the top of Steam Wishlists and the Infinite trailer was trending on youtube. The love for Halo is still here. If Infinite is good there will be a resurgence.
i don't know but what more evidence do we need that 343i doesn't have what it takes?
at least they could do some real shakeups inside the company. I can almost guarantee that Infinite will once again be lukewarm at best. Not a single thing they've done convinces me otherwise.
I've always had a odd complaint about Halo and never quite found the best way to describe it. I absolutely adored Halo 1-3, I was there in line buying the super duper editions and always had friends clamoring to get home from school to continue the campaign and discover how trash we are pvp.
Then Halo 4 came out, it had been awhile, I still went through the motions and stood in line, still have my pre-order poster from Best Buy, got home and me and my friends couldn't even get through the story. The game literally felt unrecognizable to use, a game we felt invested in suddenly felt like a stranger.
The way I used to put my biggest issue into words was the game under 343 seemed to take on the approach of "lets make thinks way overly sci-fi, it'll be really cool", I....hated....it. I hated that guns materialized out of air, the enemies seemed foreign to me, no personality, the game simply lacked any heart and soul that the previous ones had.
Then 5 came out, I didn't buy it, I have it downloaded, and maybe have played 30 minutes tops. I can't even convince my friends to hop on anymore. The Halo franchise is tarnished at the moment, 343 has a chance to turn things around but Infinite is going to have to be BETTER than older titles to get the franchise back on track. It can't simply be good, or serviceable, it has to literally be the shit when it comes out from day one and blow every ones mind. SO FAR, 343 hasn't proved they can do any such thing.
Unfortunately it's the same way I feel with the Gears franchise, but that's a different thread.
Then Halo 4 came out, it had been awhile, I still went through the motions and stood in line, still have my pre-order poster from Best Buy, got home and me and my friends couldn't even get through the story. The game literally felt unrecognizable to use, a game we felt invested in suddenly felt like a stranger.
The way I used to put my biggest issue into words was the game under 343 seemed to take on the approach of "lets make thinks way overly sci-fi, it'll be really cool", I....hated....it. I hated that guns materialized out of air, the enemies seemed foreign to me, no personality, the game simply lacked any heart and soul that the previous ones had.
Then 5 came out, I didn't buy it, I have it downloaded, and maybe have played 30 minutes tops. I can't even convince my friends to hop on anymore. The Halo franchise is tarnished at the moment, 343 has a chance to turn things around but Infinite is going to have to be BETTER than older titles to get the franchise back on track. It can't simply be good, or serviceable, it has to literally be the shit when it comes out from day one and blow every ones mind. SO FAR, 343 hasn't proved they can do any such thing.
Unfortunately it's the same way I feel with the Gears franchise, but that's a different thread.
Halo 5 still sold a lot compared to other games just nowhere near Halo 3. 5 mill in 3 months back in 2015.
Combination of PC and gamepass along with cross gen should easily push Infinite to be more popular than any halo game since 3.
Gears and Halo are like the Goldberg and Undertaker match from a week or so ago. They were great in their prime but now it's hard to watch what used to be great continually flounder and come up short.
Reach was the start of the decline, especially in the comp community. AA's and Bloom are still awful, happy the MCC version is launching with all the fixed TU settings.
I think the answer is certainly yes. I also think Infinite could be the highest selling Halo. I don't think Halo will ever have the impact it once had. The impact Halo 2 and 3 had on gaming in general was huge. It's also hard to imagine a game doing more for a specific console than Halo did for Xbox. There are just so many different shooters to pick from that I don't think another game will have the universal appeal those had.
Halo infinite I think will be the greatest selling Halo game though. It's release on PC, and the fact that it is on gamepass while releasing on new hardware is the perfect storm. I think Halo Infinite will be a huge game.
Halo infinite I think will be the greatest selling Halo game though. It's release on PC, and the fact that it is on gamepass while releasing on new hardware is the perfect storm. I think Halo Infinite will be a huge game.
It's definitely going to launch to the largest user base...ever? (for Halo) Current/next gen console, PC/Steam, Game Pass... lots of people are going to be playing. Pretty excited about that prospect.
Yes, it has lost a lost of momentum over the last decade. That said, and even if it´s not zeitgeist-defining anymore, I would argue that a significant portion of its original (now aging) fanbase still considers it a juggernaut, a system seller. Even after Bungie´s departure and 343´s multiple mistakes, IMHO it has aged much better than other franchises of its era.