By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Jay520 on 29 August 2011
Edit Thread
Rpruett said:
Jay520 said:


Like I said, they're using Kinect to expand the userbase while leaving 3rd parties for the core. Is that a good idea? Possibly. As far as sales are concerned, they seem to be doing just fine.

I only count Halo 3 & Reach. What are you including? Halo Wars or ODST ? Even if there's been 3 releases, that would mean only 4 Halos this gen. (Halo 5 will be releasing two or more years after Halo 4, at which point the nextbox will likely be out.) Games like Uncharted & AC will likely be seeing 4 releases this gen, and I wouldn't call either of those milked. But then again, that's just my opinion.

No, if the quality is consistent, then I wouldn't say Halo is milked. But then again, my definition of milked is dependent upon quality, while yours isn't.

Halo 3, ODST, Reach (3 Full priced retail games).  Wars is a usage of the Halo IP but different game.  4 Halos so far with one releasing what ... this Christmas? Again you said that 343 Studios might not have the talent to make another game quality, yet you are entrusting them to take a game that has a high bar set for quality and making a quality game?   By your very words, you are saying that if 343 studios makes a poor Halo then it would be a milked franchise.

The other aspect to this story is, type of game.  Uncharted doesn't have a wildly successful multi-player component. Most people who purchase the game, purchase it for Single-player and the new treasure hunting story.   In my opinion, Uncharted would be slightly better then Halo for releasing 4 games based on this movie-esque dynamic to it that drives the fun.  However, Sony would still be milking it dry.

Four releases (minimum) is far too many for a game like Halo.  It tarnishes the image it has and the quality it has.  Just like it would if Nintendo released four Zelda's in one generation, or 4 Mario Platformers, Or 4 Mario Karts. 



I wouldn't consider ODST to be a full-fledged title, but for the sake of the argument, let's say it is. That makes 3 Halos so far with another releasing next year. That makes 4 releases this gen.

As for 343 studious and their future with Halo. They are pretty experienced with the IP. They've been working with Bungie on Halo for over four years and there've been some ex-Bungie devs who went to 343. I think they'll do fine. But if they fail, then yes you could call Halo milked

The second & third paragraph is subjective. I would say four Halos/Uncharteds/AC this gen wouldn't constitute them being milked, nor would it cause a tarnish in quality, especially when consider the length of this generation. But that's my opinion.