The franchise has undoubtedly had it’s ups and downs from the lows of Halo Wars to the heights of Halo 4, but what does the future hold for the series? Thirteen years later and Xploregaming wonders if Halo needs to change to survive, or if nostalgia and Master Chief are enough to carry it on to the new generation of consoles. We take a look at the series has performed and ask the question: is the series on the verge of stagnation or is the Xbox One reason enough to hope?
Limited Edition Energy Swords (Only 100 of each).
Well these will match perfectly with my Halo nail varnish set too!
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Halo is the leading franchise on Xbox, and for good reason. Here are the top 5 campaign missions from across the Halo franchise.
Good list. I really enjoyed the level Cortana co-op, Assault on the Control Room co-op, and Spartan Ops.
Halo is Microsoft’s crowning franchise, a series that changed console shooters forever, and the face of the Xbox brand. Except, it actually almost didn’t happen that way at all.
I have to laugh when I see the word "only" beside games sales of 6 and 9 million. Other franchises last gen were lucky to hit 6m, never mind 9m, Halo did this on a ruler basis, and Halo 3's almost 12m is almost unheard of.
From what Xbox keeps saying they don't plan to release Halo 5 until next year sometime. I think it would be a horrible time to be putting out Halo against its original maker anyway. They will probably put out the Halo 2 remaster this year. To be honest I personally think it would be wise of MS to release Halo 2 remaster as a free game for Gold. This would not only rejuvenate the the spirit that once was Halo but it would also be in the hands of every subscriber. People who might not have live would sign up just to get it. Then when things cooled down for gaming after the holidays. They drop the hammer of Halo 5 at the start of the new year. Will this happen? Probably not but they should if they want to push consoles and the next game in the series. It would also be a way to make up for the lack of games free for gold by giving the remaster away for free.
I think this article has got a really weird out look.
First of all, Halo ODST and Halo Wars were well received, once you consider what they were. A console RTS selling 2.million is unheard of. And the expansion that was ODST topped the lifetime sales that most full games can only dream of.
There isn't a single halo game that you can put the word 'only' before the unit sales.
Then you ask if Halo's waning popularity is because it changes to little. Actually the majority of the complaints have been about how much the franchise has been straying from the original formula. (Loadouts, xp progression, weapon drops, etc)
I think the original halo trilogy were some of my most played and most loved games. But after that the games have lost their magic for me at least. I've played halo 4 and halo reach but they never could bring me in like the first three and I really think the overall halo community just kinda fell apart.