Poodlestrike
Banned
Well well well, what's this, then? Looks like the Infinity.
And also a tree, but I get the feeling the Infinity is going to be more important.
Halo 5 Guardians: #huntthetruth
- Thread starter Wario64
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Well well well, what's this, then? Looks like the Infinity.
And also a tree, but I get the feeling the Infinity is going to be more important.
LordOfChaos
Member
Yeah, it's probably the infinity with the sci-fi-hi-tech blue patterns of Forerunner engine-ness.
That side thing, is that just one of the MAC cannons on Infinity?
EDIT: Someone said it's just from this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafAQFvdYoA
That side thing, is that just one of the MAC cannons on Infinity?
EDIT: Someone said it's just from this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafAQFvdYoA
oreomunsta
Banned
Decided to give the audio recordings a go... and damn, they are so good.
My prediction on what will be in the next episode:
My prediction on what will be in the next episode:
pivotal-ness
wesleyshark
Banned
Honestly, I think the Hunt the Truth ARG is the best marketing for a Halo game that has been done in the entire franchise. I've never been so riveted by an audio drama before.
Compsiox
Banned
What is iLoveBees?
wesleyshark
Banned
Also a really good ARG. But this is butter.
No, better.
Wait, I'll stick with butter.
Compsiox
Banned
You should probably look into just how big the communities involvement and excitement was around ilovebees before saying that.
Glad you're enjoying this ARG though.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Heeeey, you're back!
Get adult diaper and rage kleenex for Sunday then.
Samurai G0SU
Member
So this means we will poop in hype thrusters over-reacting and then angry cry when we hear the last 30 seconds?
Ah man.. i'm way too excited now. WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO US!?HUH
OopsICrappedMyPants are ready.
LordOfChaos
Member
Is it ARG related? I mean, you posted lots of teasers in the last coupple days.
They're a bit different though.
Hunt the truth isn't really an ARG, it's far more traditional marketing (not counting hunt the signal). That said I can honestly say that Hunt the Truth is one of the best marketing campaigns I have ever seen (or listened to I guess
). It's extremely well acted, directed and written. It's just very entertaining. I'm more hyped for the next episode of Hunt the Truth than I am Game of Thrones. That's pretty damn impressive for what is essentially a predominately audio based ad campaign.
Captain Zyrain
Member
First, I don't think #HUNTtheTRUTH and #HUNTtheSIGNAL are the same, HTT isn't really an ARG as it is a media release.
ILB's was awesome, and was a good mix of ARG + media release.
I think the QUALITY of HTT is far above ILB (though I think that should be somewhat expected considering). I really enjoyed ILB's and thought the story was good, though I wish it'd ended up more pivotal in the story of Halo 2 (minor footnote really). HTT is shaping up to not only be exceptional quality wise, but really have true and lasting meaning in the Halo universe. It's also been wonderful seeing all the lore details come to light for people who may be unfamiliar with the books etc.
Regarding #HUNTtheSIGNAL.. I think HTS had a really rocky start. SEEMS like it got advertised before they had all their ducks in a row, and I wonder if some of the #Circuits shenanigans was to give them time to get everything else set.
Once we passed the #Circuits though? It's been FANTASTIC. Some of it is hard, for sure, but the lore info is delicious. They did a great job incorporating aspects of the Halo universe into the puzzles (post social media BS).
But anyway, I am really excited for Sunday.
wesleyshark
Banned
I'm glad I have a use for all of these adult diapers I had stockpiled in the basement. Not sure how they got there...
Wait, what happened? Where am I? I blacked out for a bit.
Just caught up on the Hunt the Truth audio episodes. God DAMN that is some great Voice acting. Good job to the writers too.
My feels are ready
My feels are ready
wesleyshark
Banned
Just caught up on the Hunt the Truth audio episodes. God DAMN that is some great Voice acting. Good job to the writers too.
My feels are ready
The last couple episodes were AMAZING. Absolutely top notch stuff.
rokkerkory
Member
Please bring it
NobleGundam
Banned
Yeah there's a big reason why I don't trust HF.
There's times when they get their sources very wrong and now fake content is made to deliberately gain more tricked followers.
User 73706
Banned
Looks like the Spartan on the cover of Halo Escalation #21 is the same Spartan (same color armor, similar shoulder pads, antena, same blue streaks, same foot design, etc.) as the one on Locke's team and I'd my money on it being Tanaka, which means the red one is Macer and the other one is Buck. That mirrors Blue Team in that both teams have 2 males and 2 females.
Oh hey, I was right! I had initially predicted that one Spartan would be Tanaka because its "original" design (in the H2A opening cinematic) looked a lot more like Reach-era HAZOP, and considering Tanaka was Army (Reach Spartans worked alongside Army) and grew up in an inhospitable environment it made total sense to me.
I'm still putting my money on Romeo having some degree of involvement with Locke's squad, though.
Compsiox
Banned
They're a bit different though.
Hunt the truth isn't really an ARG, it's far more traditional marketing (not counting hunt the signal). That said I can honestly say that Hunt the Truth is one of the best marketing campaigns I have ever seen (or listened to I guess
I'm more hyped for the next episode of Hunt the Truth than I am Game of Thrones. That's pretty damn impressive for what is essentially a predominately audio based ad campaign.
Well calling Hunt the Truth an ARG wasn't the best idea. Since it technically isn't. That caused me to immediately to jump to the conclusion that you were talking about Hunt the Signal. Which is not very good in my opinion.
I absolutely love Hunt The Truth though. That's the shit. I could listen to those all day.
GringoSuave89
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Based on the ODST game and New Blood, he's such a bit character nothing of value will be lost. The guy that retired for family life was more fleshed out and interesting than Romeo.
User 73706
Banned
The same could be said about Macer and even Buck to a degree, though. I'm not expecting any of Locke's ensemble to be perfectly fleshed-out characters come their introductions in Halo 5; that being said, it'd be cool if we got a Fall of Reach-esque novel where the formation of Locke's team got some clarification and depth prior to the game.
oreomunsta
Banned
Regret Upon Approval
Member
I'm more worried about whether this batch of 343i characters will be better... executed/implemented than their first go about.
I hope they gave the feedback to del Rio and Palmer some serious thought.
I hope they gave the feedback to del Rio and Palmer some serious thought.
Compsiox
Banned
They should kill off Palmer. She's no Johnson.
wesleyshark
Banned
I'd rather see her developed and fleshed out that killed. It'd be a waste of a great voice actress also (though she's already the VA for another character in HtT).
Compsiox
Banned
I don't think Johnson will ever be replaced but I don't think it would be right to just clone his character. It's better to have a different character with a different personality.
Fair enough, I haven't actually been playing attention to hunt the signal. Too busy really...
If they do kill her off, I'd like them to do it in a way which makes us actually care about her character.
I'm thinking along the lines of a Boromir death. Going up against overwhelming odds in the attempt to save some egg heads.
Obviously it wouldn't be anywhere near as effective as Boromir's fight as she's not even close to as interesting a character. However I think it would be cool.
User 73706
Banned
Anyone else think M'shak may not be human? His general weirdness makes me think his space jargon may actually be due to an imperfect translator, not to mention his name and connections. I could see him being a Jackal.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I was thinking an AI. But that's an interesting possibility.
Xzilerate1690
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I'd love for Romeo to be part of the squad, but that prediction is beginning to look quite dim. It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that the white spartan is Tanaka and the red spartan is clearly another female based on the body frame (and the only viable candidate is Macer) and we know the other two spartans are Locke and Buck, so unfortunately I don't see Romeo playing a big part here.
Yankee Ruin X
Member
My first thought was that is was an AI, BB to be precise. His hacking skills seemed a bit to good to be human.
Twin Tails
Member
oh shit
get ya'll diapers ready
get ya'll diapers ready
GringoSuave89
Banned
Ah fuck....
Compsiox
Banned
Poodlestrike
Banned
Shit's about to get real up in here. Up until now, we've been covering old ground. Covering it very well, mind you, but still, the details of the Spartan program aren't exactly a mystery.
Now? Now the real fun begins.
If I'm right about FERO=Serina Osman and M'Shak = BB, this is where the real misinformation campaign begins. Everything up until now was done to get Ben to trust this new, totally anonymous source implicitly.
Just bought some adult diapers for this. My pants and my dick are ready.
I've not been following this thread super closely so I think a bit behind.
Who is Serina Osman? And what do you mean by M'Shak being "BB"?
Really like the misinformation theory though, I never thought of that. Now I'm gonna doubt everything.
Really like the misinformation theory though, I never thought of that. Now I'm gonna doubt everything.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Serina Osman is the director of ONI, and BB is her personal AI (amongst other things). Osman is an S-II washout who got taken under Paragonsky's (the previous director of ONI) tutelage.
Their role in this is all speculation on my part, though.
rokkerkory
Member
Sets alarm
I doubt FERO=
Osman. Why would she do this? She adores Parangosky, doing this would only do harm to her, because Spartan II project was authorised by her after all. Not to mention that Osman just gets promoted to admiral and there are many ONI high rankers wanna bring her down.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Weirdly, I thought that
Paragonsky
NobleGundam
Banned
"What are they gunna do? Tell their parents?"