(though that likely means -once again- abandoning the storyline they were on).

What storyline is that again? Halo Infinite’s campaign was like 10 hours of absolutely nothing happening. Honestly, I don’t remember anything about it at this point it was so boring.

Wild that Halo 5’s campaign is a masterpiece in comparison.

That said, what they showed looks cool, and despite how hit or miss 343 was, a new Halo game never failed to be exciting to me.

Yeah, I happened to see that video on my walk. The assets look good; I bet a lot of people are happy to see Flood material again. The team is speaking with enthusiasm, but sadly I've heard that before.

But I'm just going to keep my mouth shut until I see an E3 trai—oh. Damn.
Time just sweeps us away...

Well...I'm going to wait until I see something more concrete. Although, this makes me curious—with them switching to Unreal, will that make the next Halo game(s) "open source", so to speak? I mean, they're bound to have anti-cheat systems in place, but other than that, UE is one of the most widely available software programs on the planet. Hell, TECHNICALLY I have a copy of Unreal Engine 5. I wonder what that means going forward.

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It looks great, but I'll wait to see how it plays before I get excited.

Infinite was already the "last chance" for Halo in my book, and it failed to deliver, so the franchise is dead to me. They're all out of chances. It's a cold re-start and nothing short of an absolutely stellar public beta can get me on-board with the series again, at least pre-release.

The re-brand belies an internal awareness of the 343 stink, which is certainly promising, but does not necessarily indicate any awareness of the reasons for the 343 stink, which is far more important.

Side note: I have gotten to the point that I cannot stand this fluffy self-congratulatory style of vidoc. The company talks a big game about how great the future looks, but fails to actually say anything of substance. It's just a big waste of everybody's time. How about you quit jerking yourselves off and come back when you have something substantive to tell us?

It feels almost like watching a cult indoctrination video and I actually get second-hand embarrassment if I have it on while someone else is in the room with me.

Hello Halo Studios!

Pierre gives me quite a bit of hope, given his track record with MCC, and the proper rebrand really emphasizes how much they don't want the 343 "stink" to follow them forward (though that likely means -once again- abandoning the storyline they were on).

From the looks of it, a Halo 1 reimagining looks likely, though it could be argued that it’s just concepts made using Unreal. But I think given how a jump backward is doing wonders for The Coalition with Gears, this might be the best option for Halo Studios to flesh out their talent with familiar ground and assets (as they state in the video).

I don't know why, but with 343 I always had this feeling that they were trying too hard, that they cared too much about whether we liked them, and the weight of expectations was a burden they were afraid they couldn't lift. That bit of fear was understandable. It WAS a burden to take over one the most popular franchises in gaming history. With all due respect to friends who worked there, the presentations could come off as stagey, and the enthusiasm a little forced. Frankly, that same "one more time with feeling" vibe has made its way into Bungie vids, too.

For whatever reason, I didn't detect any of that in this. It seemed simple. Someone had an idea that excited them, and they acted on it. I don't know what they're doing, but I think they really want to do it. Here's hoping that makes all the difference, because it certainly can.