It’s interesting that Xbox are the only Publisher that are making games on the same scale as Halo (including Gears). Campaign, multiplayer and extra game mode (Forge / Horde / Escape).
Games aren’t really made that big anymore despite it being a huge trend in the late naughties and twenty-teens. Though i suppose halo’s multiplayer is F2P this time around.
It’s crazy what fans are expecting from 343i… It’s like we are on another dimension in terms of expectations. And if they deliver, no one will say anything as it is expected from them.
I really hope they will blow us away with features and content, but the pressure on their shoulders…It’s insane compared to other franchises.
For sure, but I think managing a SP and MP game in this day and age is a massive endeavor. You have the media criticising the quality of the SP they just get through in one sitting to have their review ready on time and the fans that just demolish your servers because they all want to play at the same time and are getting angry because they want their money worse. And they also post reviews online and give their opinions on forums !
I mean, at this point, it’s easier to have this SP game only, polish those cinematics to Pixar levels, and get 9/10. Of course, you judge the end product and not what’s behind it, but sometimes it’s just not fair I think.
I really want 343i to win this time. Like they just release this game that is a massive hit and devs are praised for what they have achieved. I want to believe !
There are times when 343i has brought it on themselves but yeah, the expectations from Halo’s base is much higher than almost every AAA FPS out there in terms of the amount of features and the quality they have to reach.
Hopefully they can hit it out of the park because I strongly suspect going forward the multiplayer and campaign will largely be decoupled.
We’ll be going live with You Had Me At Halo at 11AM ET/8AM ET tomorrow morning when the multiplayer showcase video goes live leading into our post E3 breakdown of the halo info that came out and was shown.