The trilogy is complete with Halo 3 and let’s face it… Bungie has had a good run! The trilogy has become a classic and will be remembered. However, many people has also forgotton the original promise from Bungie, when they first announced Halo – BEFORE Microsoft bought the franchise. Back then it was to be a coop game with extreme difficulty and realism – meaning that you could take out one guard of course, but you would be in trouble and had to be tactic to take out two guards at once. This sounded brilliant… A coop game with a real difficulty, forcing real cooperation and not just run and shoot everything with ease FPS! That, however, was not the result after Microsoft bought them and forced it over as an Xbox exclusive… and with dissappeared the realism and difficulty. Yes, the opponents were still more clever than many other games of its time, but it was not a realistic game with enemies almost as good as yourself – it was a mere shooter for the console with good multiplayer gameplay and a good story.
The series then became better and better over time – both graphically but also gameplay wise…. Then Bungie called it quits and what happened? Microsoft wasn’t about to let this great franchise go into history just yet… No, let’s make a spinoff with Halo 3 : ODST… That’s apparently not enough for Microsoft! Let’s make another spinoff with the genre we know doesn’t work on the console, RTS, and call it Halo Wars! Dear god… help them see the error of their ways?!
So, instead of letting Microsoft’s poor managers run around frustrated about getting the next idea for a Halo spinoff out in time let me help you here and now… How about “Halo Pinball”? Naturally you need the younger audience as well, so why not “Halo Pokemon” and naturally “LEGO Halo”. Of course to let Sega think they have a franchise remember to do “Sony does Halo” . In order to better the chances of a movie adaptation how about “Harry Potter and the Mysterious Rings” then?… And what about a personal trainer program with Master Chief called “Halo Fit”? … For the brutal minded you need a combat game and why not go for something people remember? How about “Mortal Kombat: Halo Vs. Sesame Street”? That way you ensure that you both get the young ones in on it and that the Halo team always wins! The last one for today is that you need a racing game in that little franchise of yours… How about “Project Gotham Racing: Halo Kart”?
Well, that should get you through this week of poor spinoff, Microsoft…. Call me next week when you need more ideas!