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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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Despite this threads ups and downs, it has, in the end, become exactly what I wanted. Nine pages in, and a flaming gorilla head, Bungie now has to know that there are just as many who aren't [i]fans[/i] of Reach, as there those who defend it, and that's all I ever wanted when posting in this thread; for Bungie to know. To ignore, or be aware of it in the future - is up to them, not me, not you. [b]@Ols Salty27:[/b] that's pretty much what I feel. Reminds me of what Sorkin did to The West Wing; he drove it into a fairly uncomfortable place, so that there would be annoying consequences when trying to drive it out.
