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@ResEvilDude Agreed. The stories had concluded.
They should have released MP only versions with the Xbox One. Evergreen titles to build out the portfolio like Mario Kart or Smash Bros.
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If Xbox had any sense, Halo & Gears should've ended in 2011. There was nothing left to add.
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@therealcliffyb Writing has been on the wall.
-Destiny didn’t deliver how Activision hoped
-Bungie tried indie w/ seasonal pass + Marathon as 2nd rev source
-Destiny got rocky; Bungie sought buyer
-Destiny collapsed; layoffs + pull plug
-Marathon released w/ controversy
Make or break now.
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@NilesSankey But hey, if you’re making the news that’s great publicity for your new game. I hoped they mentioned it.
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@NilesSankey It’s always the same replies where people claim the old games felt bad or it would just be Halo 3 again.
Ironic because 1) Halo 3 holds up graphically, past 20yrs have been diminishing returns and regressively chasing realism 2) 4/5/Infinite “modern gameplay” flopped.
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Comments for this article are entertaining as always.
One thinks I'm proposing making new Halo games at 30fps/640p 😂, one assumed I still worked at Bungie (I left in 2015), the last person actually gets it.
Windows Central Gaming@WinC_Gaming
Ex-Bungie lead Niles Sankey says Microsoft should revisit Halo’s classic era with smaller-scale games, inspired by Halo 3 and Reach. "I think personally that Microsoft is missing a massive opportunity with Halo right now." windowscentral.com/gaming/halo/fo…
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It’s time for the annual, “COD is returning to its roots” hype cycle where people get excited and then the game comes out, gameplay is a mess, and then it get filled with ridiculous celebrity skins 2 weeks later.
Wario64@Wario64
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer (Oct 23) youtube.com/watch?v=jLbst8…
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Remembering that @RazdByBears once said something about taking a Nintendo party game approach to Halo.
It really shows. Halo has many elements of Nintendo 64/GameCube era multiplayer.
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@ArcherThrone @Strittposter A lot of great ones lately. Mario Wonder in particular was excellent.
That said I have some concerns. I think the Mario Sports titles have been lacking in polish. Animal Crossing NH is too craft/mobile game focused. Metroid Prime 4…enjoy BOTW/EOW but miss trad 3D/2D Zelda.
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@Strittposter The hit rate has been ridiculously high since they gave up on hardware gimmicks. The latter half of the 3DS and the entire Switch generation really bored down into what made their franchises great and that's lead to newer entries being timeless.
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For every bad Nintendo game, they have like 50 good ones. Their track record for quality games is impeccable
F.K.B. Trance@Masterkaag8
Forget biggest mistakes, what are the best decisions Nintendo has ever made?
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Incredible and wholly accurate encapsulation of the issue with these “fans”.
The game explicitly states it is a message about accepting yourself. It is every character’s arc and the dialogue in every boss.
And yet people try to thrust their sexual desires onto it instead.
GodJaMeS@God_James_VII
Of course you do
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@NilesSankey It’s happened in other industries - mechanics can fix a car but can’t build an engine - but definitely most noticeable in programming related fields I think.
Massive gulf between “did it all in assembly” and default Unity/UE.
Less optimization but faster ideation/iteration.
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Exactly this.
The other thing that I think most people don't appreciate is that youtube/online tutorials radically accelerate learning, which means people today can educate themselves faster (but this also applies to fellow artists you're competing against.)
It also warps people perception of talent from 30 years ago. They think "My skills are comparable to x creator from the 90s" w/o understanding that x creator learned things the hard/slow way.
Christopher Barrett@oryxeleven
@NilesSankey You couldn’t make a film with an iPhone, or a visually advanced game with 1 person, or self publish (using platforms like YouTube, Steam, etc) 20 years ago. Sure the market is way more saturated but the tools and opportunity spaces are much more robust today
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It really is disheartening to see things I like paraded out like this.
I enjoy Persona immensely.
I used to enjoy COD a lot but that series has mostly been a lifeless husk since the 360.
This devalues former and what little might be left of the latter.
Call of Duty: Mobile@PlayCODMobile
Justice wears a new mask 🎭
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I wouldn’t compare; only commonality is angry forum post.
MS was good and bad for Bungie - enabled Halo but also contributed to issues.
2026, unlike 2000, Bungie IS different. They aren’t wrong to ice Destiny (a financial must) but they might not survive either.
Zak Shreve@allsofakehappy
@PaulTassi @Forbes A screenshot from the Bungie Forums on June 9th, 2000, right after being purchased by MS. Time is a flat circle, people will always hate change, always hate new projects when they have to let go. Destiny is my favorite game of all time, but there is no need to hate on Marathon.
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Not supporting competitive Smash Bros saved them from the biggest pr nightmare of all time
F.K.B. Trance@Masterkaag8
Forget biggest mistakes, what are the best decisions Nintendo has ever made?
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Here’s a hint of a show involving two old composers talking about the good ol’ days.
Get the full thing tomorrow at noon.
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@MartyTheElder I imagine this discussion will end up breaking a lot of narratives that Halo/Destiny "fans" have constructed.
"Death to my (political) enemies" ideology is counter to how functioning people work. Old interview w/ Max Hoberman showed character can connect people across beliefs.
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