For my part, for all its many ups and downs, it seemed like Destiny 2 is in a really good place. In a lot of ways, it really feel like they delivered a really satisfying conclusion to the story thus far with The Final Shape, and it feels like Destiny could maybe use a bit of a break before they jump into whatever their next “10 year journey” may be (I’m imagining they’ll abandon the Class structure in favor of more modular characters, and maybe more of Firefly’s space western atmosphere).
Not to trash on Halo Infinite, but it clearly didn’t hit the highs they were expecting. And really, with Microsoft seemingly moving away from pushing hardware, it seems like they might be in a much more collaborative space.
Combines with Bungie seemingly dealing with some stuff behind the scenes, this seems like something that could be a great opportunity for all parties involved — including Sony, of course.
Live service games have gotten a bad rap lately, but I actually think Destiny has generally been a pretty great example of live service done right. I would genuinely say that Destiny 2 has the most satisfying “feel” of any Shooter I’ve played, Call of Duty games included (albeit an obviously much slower pace).
My broad thoughts would be; you create your own new generation of Spartan, paired with an Elite, and the story treats your two characters as two actual characters working in unison for some kind of goal. I don’t keep up with Halo lore, so by all means modify as needed, but being able to swap between a Spartan and an Elite relatively seamlessly, sharing weapons but each having their own unique armor upgrades (mirroring Destiny and its loot system and class design), I could see actually being a pretty great fit.
While I’ve never followed the Halo lore, the most compelling stuff in the games to me were always the teases of the “Forerunners”. I always sort of assumed those to be “proto-humans”, and I feel like that would be a fairly strong narrative hook, and plays into the type of storytelling the Bungie has always excelled at.
Maybe the Spartans you play as are part of a new wave that were trained directly under the Master Chief’s supervisions. Hell, call it the “Spartan VII Program”, lord knows Bungie loves the number seven. I’m assuming the Elites would be on a mission of their own; maybe searching for a new home? Or maybe also being invested in the Forerunners, but where Spartans are more secular and pragmatic, the Elites are more religious in nature? (this could extend to their species-specific armor, with Spartan armor being more traditional Halo sci-fi/military gear, where Elite armor are more sacred relics with spiritual significance, their “power”).
Also, I know I’ve been typing “Elites” this whole time, but I would say that’s actually a pretty boring name. I remember their actual name being kind of dumb (I always think something like “Serengheti”), but I would either come up with a lore reason to call them all Arbiters, or give them something a little more evocative.
In any case, that’s my personal take. I can’t imagine the logistical nightmare it would be to get all of these organizations collaborating on a new Halo game, but I think it would be awesome. Plus, I think people would still love any reason to have the Firefly cast back together, even if they’re voicing characters in a completely different setting (I know Nathan Fillion played someone in a Halo game, but I don’t recall who or if they would still be alive).
Not to trash on Halo Infinite, but it clearly didn’t hit the highs they were expecting. And really, with Microsoft seemingly moving away from pushing hardware, it seems like they might be in a much more collaborative space.
Combines with Bungie seemingly dealing with some stuff behind the scenes, this seems like something that could be a great opportunity for all parties involved — including Sony, of course.
Live service games have gotten a bad rap lately, but I actually think Destiny has generally been a pretty great example of live service done right. I would genuinely say that Destiny 2 has the most satisfying “feel” of any Shooter I’ve played, Call of Duty games included (albeit an obviously much slower pace).
My broad thoughts would be; you create your own new generation of Spartan, paired with an Elite, and the story treats your two characters as two actual characters working in unison for some kind of goal. I don’t keep up with Halo lore, so by all means modify as needed, but being able to swap between a Spartan and an Elite relatively seamlessly, sharing weapons but each having their own unique armor upgrades (mirroring Destiny and its loot system and class design), I could see actually being a pretty great fit.
While I’ve never followed the Halo lore, the most compelling stuff in the games to me were always the teases of the “Forerunners”. I always sort of assumed those to be “proto-humans”, and I feel like that would be a fairly strong narrative hook, and plays into the type of storytelling the Bungie has always excelled at.
Maybe the Spartans you play as are part of a new wave that were trained directly under the Master Chief’s supervisions. Hell, call it the “Spartan VII Program”, lord knows Bungie loves the number seven. I’m assuming the Elites would be on a mission of their own; maybe searching for a new home? Or maybe also being invested in the Forerunners, but where Spartans are more secular and pragmatic, the Elites are more religious in nature? (this could extend to their species-specific armor, with Spartan armor being more traditional Halo sci-fi/military gear, where Elite armor are more sacred relics with spiritual significance, their “power”).
Also, I know I’ve been typing “Elites” this whole time, but I would say that’s actually a pretty boring name. I remember their actual name being kind of dumb (I always think something like “Serengheti”), but I would either come up with a lore reason to call them all Arbiters, or give them something a little more evocative.
In any case, that’s my personal take. I can’t imagine the logistical nightmare it would be to get all of these organizations collaborating on a new Halo game, but I think it would be awesome. Plus, I think people would still love any reason to have the Firefly cast back together, even if they’re voicing characters in a completely different setting (I know Nathan Fillion played someone in a Halo game, but I don’t recall who or if they would still be alive).
