For me it's kind of like Darth Vader getting his helmet removed at the end of RoTJ. There's just more of an air of mystery and coolness by not having an exact representation of what he looks like.
Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series Trailer
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For me it's kind of like Darth Vader getting his helmet removed at the end of RoTJ. There's just more of an air of mystery and coolness by not having an exact representation of what he looks like.
MORTALIS
Member
This
Which is personally something I've never cared much for.
While Sequence terminals use a combination of full 3D animation and "static" 2D storyboard- style elements, this project is fully animated from start to finish but still stylized with painterly effects and brush strokes.
That's fantastic news then. I thought I read somewhere it was the same studio who did the terminals, so I assumed it was the same animation techniques.
FunkyDealer
Banned
This. And the fact he'd probably end up looking really generic if they did show his face.
Like Batman, the Master Chief is more of a figure for people than a person.
I imagine him looking a bit like Max Payne (in 4) but pale and with a military cut.
I loved the book, but went with the standard digital edition as I think the deluxe one was too expensive for what it offered.
Yup.
Though, I think they strike a nice balance in their media by showing the face of him through adolescence and then keeping him faceless (minus Halo 4, kinda).
badboy78660
Member
Looks sick, can't wait! :-D
billmcdougal
Member
I'm definitely interested, but don't feel like dropping extra cash for mostly req packs.
I'll wait for the separate release.
I'm pretty hyped though. About to finish last light and then i will read the last handful of escalation comics and then hunt the truth s2 to be fully halo-lore'd up for h5.
The extended universe is fantastic and i especially can't get enough content about AIs and forerunners.
I'll wait for the separate release.
I'm pretty hyped though. About to finish last light and then i will read the last handful of escalation comics and then hunt the truth s2 to be fully halo-lore'd up for h5.
The extended universe is fantastic and i especially can't get enough content about AIs and forerunners.
Stinkles, as a fan of Halo, I clearly know what 343i needs to do to obtain super mega awesome success. So what do you need to do?
Open your email, compose a new email, find Eric Nylunds email. Then tell him how it's been 14 years since he wrote TFoR and because of his work, halos universe has gotten big and the very characters he wrote are now in the games proper. So with it being the eve of the TFoR animated series, ask him if he wants to write a new halo novel of his choice and put his take on the older halo universe.
Because let's be honest, we need a new Eric Nylund novel. Not because the other writers are bad, but that it would be cool to see what he would write in the 343 era Halo universe.
Open your email, compose a new email, find Eric Nylunds email. Then tell him how it's been 14 years since he wrote TFoR and because of his work, halos universe has gotten big and the very characters he wrote are now in the games proper. So with it being the eve of the TFoR animated series, ask him if he wants to write a new halo novel of his choice and put his take on the older halo universe.
Because let's be honest, we need a new Eric Nylund novel. Not because the other writers are bad, but that it would be cool to see what he would write in the 343 era Halo universe.
...Scatter...
Banned
Besides, Chief clearly looks just like me 
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
I second this notion. No joke, Fall of Reach is a book that's fun to read multiple times, and it has that "must keep reading" feeling. It's what I consider to be the greatest video game novel of all time, by quite a large margin at that.
Reach was good to him, don't deny him this...
I'd love it if Jorge made a cameo seeing as how he was the only Reach native and Spartan-II on the team in Halo: Reach.
I can't wait to watch this. Ideally I'd want it the night of or night before when I'm in full hype mode and likely to buy right away. Otherwise, I'll be too busy with campaign and warzone and Arena to want to sit down and watch until a while later.
Remember Reach!
Apollo Cree
Member
Is Chief's face out of the bag now? I know that we've seen child chief before but a 15 year old's face doesn't change too much.
SmartWaffles
Member
The only new character in Reach that has anything to do with this IS Jorge, there is no other answer.
Exploratory
Banned
That would be so cool watching it at launch parties or midnight openings.
The Master chief was at the battle for reach. I believe his mission was to secure a data center or something on the orbital shipyards with Linda
Soon as in more than a few hours before the release of the game? Cause once H5 actually drops I'm just going to play the game and maybe I'll get around to watching this eventually. Right now though the hype train is full steam ahead and I would make time to watch it and it would be even more beneficial to people who haven't read the book to introduce Blue Team.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
This would be amazing.
The description says "relive the origin of Master Chief" but Master Chief wasn't at Reach (at least not in the book). Is he in this in any significant way?
Edit: Took out my question because it was already addressed, but someone already quoted it so I edited it back in.
Also had an epic brain fart. MC is in the book.
Edit: Took out my question because it was already addressed, but someone already quoted it so I edited it back in.
Also had an epic brain fart. MC is in the book.
It's based on the Book.
EDIT: The book covers the Spartan II project, so will this feature, since it follows the book story.
EDIT 2: ^^Nevermind. lol
Twilight Gap
Member
I agree. Are those book quotes?
Bornstellar
Member
I see Sam
I'll take this in lieu of a big budget film.
I'll take this in lieu of a big budget film.
The Lamonster
Member
whoa, this looks good
can't wait to get this in my veins.
same. Seeing Darth Vader's face in ROTJ was an incredibly powerful moment.
Twilight Gap
Member
looks more consistent than Halo Legends and that's good.
Well that certainly would elicit emotion-filled reactions from me.
Bornstellar
Member
-hadouken
Member
Excellent! Streaming of Nightfall was a little odd on my end.
hey stinkles will we get it with the halo 5 console bundle, i hope so!
SmartWaffles
Member
The console bundle comes with a copy of the LE so yes you do.
u sure, i thought it was just a regular digital download copy of h5
alright! thanks, wanted to make sure because i need something to do when it launches at midnight, doesn't look like ill have anybody to play campaign with at 12, everybody i know is working the next day
I love that you guys are staying so true to the novel. I was ridiculously (and in hindsight, needlessly) worried that you guys would write Samuel-034 out of it in favor of simplicity. Super excited for this, and you guys can expect a full written review of it on BestGameEver.co.uk from yours truly
Well you will definitely see all the very cool not-at-all-questionable things she did when she was young.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
If anything, I find the lack of accountability and dismissiveness of her actions in TFoR to be more uncomfortable.
Look, I'm not opposed to making Halsey out to be anything other than an angel. I'm happy with her being a questionable character morally - but the difference between her earlier depictions was her self-awareness of that fact. I liked her better when she was a scientist struggling with a moral dilemma between her maternal instinct and her responsibility to her government and duty.Well you will definitely see all the very cool not-at-all-questionable things she did when she was young.
I just want a more balanced depiction, which I'm hoping H5 and further EU content will serve.
Really? I don't think TFoR was particularly 'dismissive' of the morality of Halsey's actions. I mean, maybe not from a Doylist perspective. The book itself doesn't condemn the ultimate good or evil of the project, but Halsey herself is an extremely conflicted character throughout the events of the book and that conflict was what made her interesting. She gets attached to the children in spite of her attempts to distance herself from them (and therefore the underlying horror of the program), she tries her best to soften as much of the program as she can, for the benefit of the Spartans and her own peace of mind. Her most morally unjustifiable action, pushing ahead with the augmentations, were made specifically because she was warned ONI would replace her with someone who cared a little less about the children's wellbeing if she didn't hurry ahead.
The moral question of the Spartan IIs is a good one, but I don't think it needed to come at the expense of Halsey's nuance of character and her legitimately well done inner conflict central to her role in TFoR.
DanteRavenkin
Member
I remember at the beginning, with CE, Bungie said he would be faceless so that everyone could relate to the Master Chief (except women I suppose). He had no race or defining characteristics beyond being a super soldier/cyborg. But just Googling it, it seems Fall of Reach was published two weeks before CE was released on Xbox, so I dunno.
Fall of Reach was available six weeks before the game- and the needs of a game don't need to be confused with those of a novel.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
True. But that legendary ending in 4 kinda kicks all that into the long grass.
That appearance, which was isolated in the novels (mostly TFoR and The Flood), was definitely brought into in-game canon by that scene. He's clearly can no longer be black, for example.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
Unless the lighting was way too bright in there, and the camera had some sort of vaseline on it, and there was a lot of glare.
There has never been a canonical difference. It's experiential. Which is one of many advantages games have over other media.
Stare-Bear
Banned
Any news on the Steven Spielberg produced HALO tv show that's supposed to be launching this fall?
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Me OL Near.
