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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] Cmdr DaeFaron [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the real Janaka 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.[/quote] Acting as if Bungie was ignorant of the forums when Reach was released won't change the fact they've known this for a while. Either way, it's no longer up to them if Reach is canon or not.[/quote] Good, let this be a reminder, let them never forget. That's the least we can do. We don't want to be that kind of relaxed fans do we, the kind who doesn't care, the kind who accepts anything and everything? What help would that be, would it be better if we praised everything they released even though it might have been disappointing in some aspects? Or is that the problem--speaking for myself, that I care too much, that I get disappointed when one of my favourite developers release a game that collides with their previous titles? Maybe... Also, what I meant with "[i]in the future[/i]", had nothing to do with Reach, but with whatever they do next. Apparently that did not come across?..

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