Due to the catastrophic state of Halo. It is easily worse than Sonic the Hedgehog’s fall from grace. I also think it may be even as bad as 007‘s fall from grace In the gaming sector.
WARNING: My recommendations will not be popular.
1.) The original Halo trilogy needs to come to all platforms. ALL PLATFORMS. Sony, Nintendo, Mac, Xbox, PC, and optimized for Steam Deck. REASON: to remind people of the greatness of the original trilogy. Scale back the multiplayer and make it a flawless experience. Target Christmas 2025! Half way thru Xbox/PS5 lifespan.
Kids don’t even know what Halo is, other than a meme. Introduce them!
This is being done to salvage the Xbox brand and attempt to build hype. Halo 5 and Infinite have done catastrophic damage to the Halo brand and to the Xbox brand!
2.) Begin a “REINVENTION REMASTER” of Halo. One game at a time. This is very important. PC/Xbox/GAMEPASS exclusive. Games should look amazing and run at a perfect frame rate. HALO1R is a launch game for NeXTBOX.
Single Player: Re-write the story to make it easily adaptable for hollywood blockbuster movie. Polish gameplay and remove bugs. Have branching story paths for slightly unique story for players. Add more mystery and intrigue to the story. The audience should see the story unfold from both the protagonist and antagonist point of view. We should be able to see there is NO CLEAR ”Right way”.
Campaign should be no more than 8 hours for single player with replay ability being a focus. Learn new abilities, different endings, etc. One ending should be a cliffhanger leading into Halo 2.
Multiplayer: Each Halo game should have basic mutilplayer, but the additional modes should be different so each game can stand on it’s own and not be replaced by it’s sequel.
3.) Get HOLLYWOOD to make a big budget Halo movie. Something along the lines of a budget of an Avengers movie. Each game is told in one movie. Halo 1, Halo 2, and Halo 3. The movies must follow the basic structure and story of the “REINVENTION REMASTER”. HALO1R movie should launch one year after NEXTBOX.
4.) Halo tv series, has only the second season to get the show correct, or cancel it. The Halo tv show needs to move away from Master Chief and become about Halo ODST. So the show is not held to the same standard as the games. Allow the tv show to tell a story about a team of Spartans. Like Star Wars Bad Batch. Not about Master Chief.
5.) Halo mobile. The rumored Battle Royale for Infinite needs to be sunset or canceled. Bring a standalone version to mobile, Xbox, pc, Sony, Nintendo, Mac. Make it more ”cartoony” look. F2P with season pass. Free perks and outfits with Gamepass subscription. Essentially, you are going after Fortnite.
6.) Spin-off games like Halo Wars need to be brought back between “Reinvention Remasters”. Make Halo Wars similar to a SRPG like X-com. Make a Halo Warriors 3rd person style game. ODST game like Gears or War Or SOCOM. Maybe have Obsidian make some kind of Western RPG in a pre- Master Chief universe.
7.) Support Halo Infinite, but also kind of put it in the background so it can be quietly forgotten. Focus on step #1 and Step #2.
8.) Work on getting the Halo IP more exposure. A better Toy line, get Master Chief into SMASH BROS! Get a Halo villain into Mortal Kombat. Get some sort of crossover into Marathon by Bungie.
9.) Other HALO games should not star Master Chief and should introduce more characters. Including women, etc. They need to expand the brand to appeal to all segments of consumers.
10.) consider using halo novels as source material for further adventures. Or to be incorporated into the Halo1R story
This is a $1 Billion to $2 Billion investment to save Halo franchise. Possibly Xbox as well.