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7/15/2012 10:53:56 PM
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Do you consider Halo Wars a Halo game?
I don't. Henceforth I don't accept the events in its campaign as belonging to the halo universe. To me it isn't Halo if not made by Bungie or 343.
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Its a Halo game and a great one at that. Just because its not an FPS doesnt mean its not canon. Also, i love Banshee rushing.
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Yes, anyone saying it's not Halo is fool or quite quite amd.
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NO! no,no,no,no NO!
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I don't.......I've never played it and I don't care to play it. It's probably not a bad game but I'm not into RTS games anymore. [Edited on 08.04.2012 12:36 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gdahan no . a true halo games is a first person shooter , not a RTS ...[/quote] People like you don't even belong in this forum to begin with if you have that type of mindset.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheSpiderChief Personally I think Halo Wars is a great game. It took the series in a new direction which, I think, worked well. Also, as Teagg said above me, just because Bungie/343i didn't make the game doesn't mean it isn't canon. It's still a Halo game despite it not being an FPS.[/quote] I feel the exact same way. It could have been a lot better, but it was still good. Edit: Spelling Error. [Edited on 08.03.2012 3:17 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ajw34307 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] tutueater Why not? Does it conflict with the existing canon?[/quote] Not at all. People seem to have put themselves under the delusion that because the Spartans have shields in gameplay the whole thing is non-canonical when we've known for [i]years[/i] that gameplay is not representative of canon.[/quote] It should be noted that 343i more or less made the shields canon according to their visual guide book by adding in a bit about fielding prototype shield modules for testing the same year Halo Wars takes place. Other gameplay factors such as AI integration and what have you have yet (if ever) to be canonized and still fit under the realm of gameplay-only though. [Edited on 08.04.2012 4:58 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gdahan no . a true halo games is a first person shooter , not a RTS ...[/quote] -_- So explain this then. [quote][url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/features/132939.20090304.Halo-Wars-Q-A-session/][b]GP:[/b] [i]Do Bungie consider the story of Halo Wars to be a part of their official canon?[/i] [b]Jason:[/b] [u]Yes, Halo Wars is canon. Frank O'Connor is the Halo "canon overseer" and we have his official signoff![/u] [b]GP:[/b] [i]Did Bungie reject any of Ensembles ideas?[/i] [b]Jason:[/b] [u]The Bungie guys were great partners during the development of Halo Wars[/u], and we all take the Halo canon very seriously. [u]Ensemble consulted Bungie throughout the development of Halo Wars, and those guys were instrumental in helping us make sure the game was a genuine Halo experience[/u]. From the game standpoint this is 100% an Ensemble creative project, however it's fair to say that Ensemble had great feedback from Bungie, but Bungie didn't provide creative oversight for the project.[/url][/quote]
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no . a true halo games is a first person shooter , not a RTS ...
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You very well understand the point i was making, not a large percentage of fans read the books and a even smaller percentage actually understands them.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TheSpiderChief [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] grey101 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] collingwood13 "extreme face palm." ever heard Of a book called ghosts of onyx? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ROBERTO jh It's even more important when you consider that HaloWars is technically the reason Halo 4's story exists as it does, since Wars introduced the Shield World.[/quote][/quote] Does a causal gamer read the books? *facepalm*[/quote] I do.[/quote] as do I
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] grey101 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] collingwood13 "extreme face palm." ever heard Of a book called ghosts of onyx? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ROBERTO jh It's even more important when you consider that HaloWars is technically the reason Halo 4's story exists as it does, since Wars introduced the Shield World.[/quote][/quote] Does a causal gamer read the books? *facepalm*[/quote] I do.
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Lol OP, you can't decide on your own what you consider part of a series or part of canon. Anything MS/Bungie/343i/associates have released (with the exception of that one Legends episode) is official canon. Wether you like it or not. Pretending things you don't like aren't canon or didn't happen is not only pointless, it's also a bit sad to be honest. To answer your question: Yes, I consider Wars a Halo game for the simple fact that it is an official Halo game...And the best console RTS game out there. With an enjoyable story that is more in line with the books in terms of storytelling, epic cutscenes, great mixture between Age of Empires and Halo styled music and gameplay.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] collingwood13 "extreme face palm." ever heard Of a book called ghosts of onyx? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ROBERTO jh It's even more important when you consider that HaloWars is technically the reason Halo 4's story exists as it does, since Wars introduced the Shield World.[/quote][/quote] Does a causal gamer read the books? *facepalm*
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Halo Wars is based off of the Halo universe, by definition it is a Halo game. Was it good? Well, it proved that an RTS can be done on consoles if its ridiculously simple. Build spam of x unit to counter spam of y unit to counter spam of z unit.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] collingwood13 It is a halo game rife with inaccuracies but still unfortunately it counts as a halo game.[/quote] Er... no. Other than the behaviour of the Elites in the 'Monsters' cutscene, there are no inaccuracies in the game extending beyond gameplay elements (Mark IV having shields) - but gameplay has never been a canonical representation of the Halo universe anyway. [quote]Even though when you look at most halo canon the only fight at harvest was in space with Admiral Cole.[/quote] Again, no. There was the first battle of Harvest set during Staten's novel (Contact Harvest) which marked the first proper battle between humanity and the Covenant. Then they lifted Cole out of retirement and he went with 40 ships for the second battle of Harvest while Covenant forces on the ground searched for Forerunner relics (tying in with Halo Wars and the discovery of the Star Map). [Edited on 07.29.2012 7:24 AM PDT]
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It is a halo game rife with inaccuracies but still unfortunately it counts as a halo game. Even though when you look at most halo canon the only fight at harvest was in space with Admiral Cole.
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"extreme face palm." ever heard Of a book called ghosts of onyx? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ROBERTO jh It's even more important when you consider that HaloWars is technically the reason Halo 4's story exists as it does, since Wars introduced the Shield World.[/quote]
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Halo wars is a part of the franchise but it is not a part of Bungies Halo hence why it is not on the website. Any Halo game that is not made by Bungie and possibly 343 I do not regard as the Halo I grew up playing.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] tutueater Why not? Does it conflict with the existing canon?[/quote] Not at all. People seem to have put themselves under the delusion that because the Spartans have shields in gameplay the whole thing is non-canonical when we've known for [i]years[/i] that gameplay is not representative of canon.
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Why not? Does it conflict with the existing canon?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MAnTiTail227 The only thing that makes it a halo game is it begins with Halo.....simularities stop there...[/quote] why do idiots keep posting in this thread without reading any of the previous pages?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] grey101 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2 It is called "Halo" Wars...[/quote] I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not. Seeing as the forerunners created Shield worlds and Halos i don't see what you are trying to get at if you mean "if there isn't a halo it isn't a halo game". by that logic (if you meant that) ODST isn't a halo game.[/quote]By that logic neither is Reach. You never actually play on a Halo ring. [Edited on 07.26.2012 2:40 PM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2 It is called "Halo" Wars...[/quote] I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not. Seeing as the forerunners created Shield worlds and Halos i don't see what you are trying to get at if you mean "if there isn't a halo it isn't a halo game". by that logic (if you meant that) ODST isn't a halo game.
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Opinion: Halo Wars was a great game. Declarative: It is considered a Halo game, it followed previous Halo lore and the Halo Bible.
