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6/23/2012 10:28:34 PM
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Does anyone else refuse to accept the Halo:Reach story as canon?
I remember I first read Eric Nylund's The Fall of Reach when I was about 7. I remember being in love with that story, even though I didn't even entirely understand a lot of it. Since then I have read the book COUNTLESS times. Now I can recognize that the writing style and general mechanics aren't all that impressive, and some parts that could be amazing with more details and elaboration, but the story itself is amazing. When Halo Reach came out, the entire battle is on a much smaller scale, and simply doesn't feel as good. I understand that Nylund's version wouldn't make for much of a campaign, but at least the story is excellent. The Reach campaign just moves around too much and I can't seem to get myself to enjoy it.
I have heard that the events of a video game override books in terms of what is canon, but I can't bring myself to accept the game's story. Does anyone else feel this way?
[Edited on 06.23.2012 2:28 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SyK0sAm In my mind [i]Halo: Reach[/i] never was canon and [i]Fall of Reach[/i] was. [quote]I have heard that the events of a video game override books in terms of what is canon, but I can't bring myself to accept the game's story. Does anyone else feel this way?[/quote] I'm with you there. I won't deny that [i]Reach[/i] was a very epic game and it gave you a good feel of loosing your closest squad members e.t.c, but I would've preferred to have experienced it from the story of [i]Fall of Reach[/i] just simply because it was a great book.[/quote] While it may have been nice, bungie did say (I believe very early on) that the game wasn't going to be a "book events straight out." Personally, I felt one of Reach's best mission sets was Exodus-New Alexandria. Parts could be improved (Like the triage station... with zero civilian doctors or UNSC medics helping the wounded), but overall I enjoyed the feeling they put out. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BenTheSlayer011 Halo Reach didn't give you the sense of urgency it truly needed, Reach was THE military stronghold of the UNSC but it gave the sense you was saving a warehouse full of forklifts (pretty damn important). [/quote] At the same time, the book didn't portray the ground forces of Reach to be anything like how a military stronghold world would be. That meaning, competent, prepared, or even being there in great number.
