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by Robot Chickens, Monday, May 11, 2015, 23:17 (3275 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I was just about to write something about how mystery is the WORST way to get people into your story, and it's something Bungie tries a lot. Interesting that's the first piece of advice. Coming soon.

I dunno man. A good mystery almost always works as a hook for me. For instance, Halo:CE was great because we were trying to figure out what the ring was and why it was built most of the game. Then, even when we figure out the main plot, there are a ton of unanswered questions still looming in the background. That is a good thing. It builds communities that speculate and invest in the game. Now look at 343 and the way they have taken all the mystery away. Much less compelling.

Marathon does this well as well. Who is the main character? How do all these pieces fit together? I think mystery has been working for Bungie pretty well.

It worked to draw me into destiny too. Bungie just erred in the direction of not explaining enough, or anything really. The mystery is good, just poorly executed.