"I haven't touched Halo 5 and Destiny is to blame" (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Friday, October 30, 2015, 17:42 (3407 days ago) @ Xenos

Don't throw me in that crowd :) I enjoyed Halo 5's campaign quite a bit, and the multiplayer is MUCH better than Halo 4's, and I can even see myself playing it from time to time. I was just pointing out my one big disappointment with the game, which really just comes down to the fact that Bungie's style of storytelling is very different from 343's.

No, I wasn't trying to! It's just something that popped into my head after reading your post. I've seen a lot of Halo 5 hate (which is totally fine!) here and at HBO, and it just makes me a little sad. 343i is definitely different from Bungie in a lot of respects, but in my eyes they're not worse. Just different.

I guess I just don't like reading negative things, especially about things I enjoy (who does?), and it bums me out to see so much of it. And I've just never really understood it, I suppose. Sure, make a post describing your issues, engage in that discussion, but at a certain point, it's just regurgitation of the same negative talking points over and over, and points that 343i has made pretty clear aren't going to change. They've changed Halo to fit their style, obviously very intentionally. At this point I feel like it's silly to go into any new Halo experience expecting the glorious return of Bungie style Halo. It's not going to happen, and some point folks have to just accept that.

Again, not directed at you, Xenos! Just stuff that's in my head from the discussion, and honestly, probably stuff that doesn't need to be rehashed again as we've collectively had multiple similar discussions about folks expecting Destiny to be more like Bungie Halo, which Bungie has made pretty clear by now isn't happening.