Hari Seldon
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I had to think a good 5 minutes about what the hell the OP was talking about. I thought I missed a new Halo game lmao.
The lack of interest is probably related to the fact it doesn't take place in the mainline Halo universe. So it basically adds nothing to the plot of the books and games.
I see lots of people mentioning this, but did they have any choice in terms of revealing him?When they said they plan on revealing Master Chief, I already knew it would bomb with the core halo fan base and was aimed at people vaguely families with the franchise or just at Sci fi fans.
I'll still watch it once it's fully released but it's not something I expect to blow me away in any way but be a mediocre halo series. But I'll give it a shot to convince me otherwise.
They taking too long to add content to Infinite to make a Live service game you need constant content
Did they really have to do it in the first ep without building up any mystique around him first?I see lots of people mentioning this, but did they have any choice in terms of revealing him?
I mean a faceless hero throughout isn't going to appeal to the mainstream. Same reason I guess they had the Mandolorian take off his helmet several times.
Just watching it now, waiting for the reveal. The action is OK, some nods to the game.Did they really have to do it in the first ep without building up any mystique around him first?
LOL shit well it a gaming forum i thought it was about the game yeah my bad lol i was caught lackingDidn't even read the first post huh? This is about the show, not the game. I'm sure there's a couple concern threads for the game already.
The Witcher would like a word…It's a tv series based on a video game. It was dead on the drawing board.
We have a main topic. Discuss there.
The Witcher had the huge advantage of being on Netflix. I don't know how Halo will end up doing in the ratings, but clearly it would do much better on a service people actually subscribe to!The Witcher would like a word…
Did you notice they were desperate to get across the fact that it was based on the books and not the games?The Witcher would like a word…
Paramount +So the long awaited Halo series came out this week and where is all the interest or advertising?
- Nothing on Xbox
- Nothing on Xbox's Socials, yesterday the fact that Xbox were sponsoring the French National Football team was the big news for them
- Nothing in Halo Infinite
- No crossovers in Infinite
- Not even advertised on Gaming sites
- Outside of the US, hard to find a place streaming it until the last minute
- Speaking of which, you'd think you could by it Episode by Episode on Xbox
Did they just send this out to die?
I've not seen it yet (I'm in the UK so only found out that Sky is streaming it, and I hate Sky so the High Seas for me)
Game movies are terrible, aside of few lucky movies. same for the shows
wait, are you saying the Uwe Boll Postal movie was bad?
I see lots of people mentioning this, but did they have any choice in terms of revealing him?
I mean a faceless hero throughout isn't going to appeal to the mainstream. Same reason I guess they had the Mandolorian take off his helmet several times.
It's a tv series based on a video game. It was dead on the drawing board.
I wouldn't say it ruined the character, not by a long shot. That's hyperbole at it's finest. I do think the face reveal was premature, probably would have been better to let that "Machine" persona/mythology play out a bit more to strengthen the face reveal.Correct me if I am wrong, but the Mandalorian wasn't a Character that fans were already familiar with for a very long time but never saw his face.
We also have Boba Fett who never got a face reveal in Star Wars Episode 6 and he was a big fan favorite despite that, so it's not like it's impossible.
By this point, his "face-reveal" would be a huge moment to see happen on screen. We know how he looks, it was described in the books etc. so it's not a complete mystery box, but still, seeing how he looks now, after all the main Halo-games and how those affected him, is something many core fans die to know.
Doing a complete 180 to what the games have been doing just ruins the character and spits into the face of the original story creators intention.
Darth Vader also wasn't completely revealed until the last movie. Imagine if you would have had games for over 20 years with Darth Vader and you always saw him in his suit, his face kept a big secret, then a series comes along and just spoils this by making him take off the helmet. It just ruins the fun and mysterie about that character and shows how little respect the creators have to the games and their story.
"Well yeah, you kept his identity a secret, but you know what. Yeah we're not gonna do that, sorry!", this is how this looks like, at least too me.
I also dislike the cast choice for Miranda and Jakob Keyes, but that would be another huge topic that was debated to death when the cast was announced.
Honestly they could have even just retold one of the books.yeah, that is the reason I am completely ignoring it... also it can only be bad lets be completely honest here, the day the decided to make the story revolve around the main characters of the games it was doomed to be shit.
what they should have done is a canon side story
I heard it was pretty bad so maybe it’s for the best.So the long awaited Halo series came out this week and where is all the interest or advertising?
- Nothing on Xbox
- Nothing on Xbox's Socials, yesterday the fact that Xbox were sponsoring the French National Football team was the big news for them
- Nothing in Halo Infinite
- No crossovers in Infinite
- Not even advertised on Gaming sites
- Outside of the US, hard to find a place streaming it until the last minute
- Speaking of which, you'd think you could by it Episode by Episode on Xbox
Did they just send this out to die?
I've not seen it yet (I'm in the UK so only found out that Sky is streaming it, and I hate Sky so the High Seas for me)
Which YouTuber’s thumbnail did you see to come to that conclusion?I heard it was pretty bad so maybe it’s for the best.
Are you joking?They forgot to edit out the wooden prop gun in one scene.
Lol that’s so funny…plz go let your god critical know!!!!!!! Maybe he will acknowledge you!!!!Are you joking?
This helmet thing is absolutely stupid, next game should have him taking it off if required. It just makes no sense anymore.There's an ad on the bus station close to were I live.
I also received an Amazon Prime Video e-mail. Aparently, you can subscribe to Paramount+ or use the trial and watch through the Amazon Prime Video app/site.
But honestly being non-canon and rumors of Master Chief removing his helmet is putting me off.
Yeah, Alex from Digital Foundry was looking forward to the raytracing being added. I believe MS must've said something about it early onWas that ever even speculated about? Or is it just something new to bash the game over.
Honestly been wondering the same about Infinite. Came out with so much positive buzz and momentum and feels like it's just dying on the vine. No one is talking about it.
I actually liked it for what it was.wait, are you saying the Uwe Boll Postal movie was bad?