Massive Halo leak (90+ GB) heralds the end of Digsite. (Gaming)

by Coaxkez, Friday, January 03, 2025, 07:32 (19 days ago) @ kidtsunami
edited by Coaxkez, Friday, January 03, 2025, 07:39

It's sad that they've been so flippant about the Digsite project, though, which was garnering a lot of interest in the Halo community and keeping the franchise alive during a time when the studio itself is busy licking its wounds and restructuring for the future. Like, they really couldn't be bothered to pay those guys? Not even on a limited-term contract basis?

I'm not as anti-343 as others here, but at this point it is hard to be optimistic. Time and time again, they refuse to invest in the things that work and show potential. They're too busy chasing trends and continually reinventing the brand.

Halo 4 had an intriguing, if somewhat impenetrable story. I was curious to see where it was going to go next. The character work between Master Chief and Cortana particularly was, in my opinion, a high point of the franchise. That shit just worked.

So what did they do? They discarded all of it in the next game and turned Cortana into a villain. Brand new plot too.

Then they discarded that, put Evil Cortana on a bus, and chased another brand new plot in Infinite.

It's just sad to me because they have done shit that works, so it's not like they're without talent whatsoever. There is great potential within the walls of that studio. It's not even limited to campaign; the gameplay in some of these 343 titles has been tremendous. I still think Halo 5's multiplayer is more fun than Reach's.

The problem is that it never goes anywhere. Nothing ever gets developed. Nothing ever gets resolved. It's continuous reinvention without purpose or authorial voice.