Rumor: Next Halo is 'darker, grittier,' tactical and without Master Chief

by Ross Miller on Jul 13th 2008 11:30PM

What's this? More rumors about another Halo? The latest Gamespot Rumor Control has a source that claims the next Halo title will be tactical, "a cross between Ghost Recon and Gears of War" and will be announced sometime this year (maybe tomorrow?). According to the source, the "darker, grittier" iteration is more akin to Neil Blomkamp's shorts. Oh yeah, and that Master Chief guy is nowhere to be found.

In terms of gameplay, you can reportedly play as an entire squad (huh?) in the entire campaign, and there will be online co-op. The mention of Ghost Recon is particularly interesting, as a former creative director from G.R.A.W. developer Red Storm joined Bungie in August 2007. Gamespot seems confident with their source, and that would make for quite a big E3 announcement.

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Tags: ghost-recon, graw, halo, rumor, Xbox-360

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I could go for some darker Halo. Count me in.

Don't worry I voted you up twice. Damn this could be sweet!

Read the books. The Halo series of games are like a bastardization of them. They have so much depth and complicated story structure it's just crazy to believe the games are so bland.

Please let the main characters include Linda and Kelly! Or *gasp* my favorite of the series, Ghosts of Onyx.

in this case tho, the books are based off the games, so you cant really make that argument. Your the type of person who doesnt enjoy 80% of the movies you watch because they dont follow the book their based on, arnt you? (although the da vinci code did really blow in comparison to the book I must admit)

007craft,
Really? I haven't seen the movie but I didn't think that anything could be worse than The Davinci Code book.

@007craft

No, the halo books really are that much better than the games. You should read them. If anything, just read the first one (the fall of reach). Learning about how master chief came to be is truly epic, IMO at least.

so what you guys are saying is that games aren't as deep as books? Or are you saying *gasp* that games aren't real art?!?!? ;-)

And why the hell aren't engineers in the games? They are like the most interesting species in the entire halo universe, but they aren't ever shown!

Did someone say enginee-SPY SAPPIN' MAH SENTRY

I could definitely go for the more "tactical" part. Get rid of shields in general and just use the same regenerating health system as Rainbow Six: Vegas. It still won't be THAT close to reality, but at least your enemies should take less than 50 rounds (not counting the sniper rifle) to die.

WRE - the movie was really really lame.

Regarding Halo, I love the idea of a darker element. It would be nice to see the story matured a bit. Add on a GRAW type element and its a win to me.

WTF is a book?

I could go for some darker Halo. Count me in.

oops. I'm so passionate about this I had to post it twice.

Ide love a change of pass in tactical games. I've become bored of 1 shotting enemies with rifles. I want multiple shots with space age weapons.

I could go for some darker Halo. Count me in

Are we really putting credence into gamespot rumors now?

Halo + Sunglasses + sand = Dark/grittier Halo

Only add Witty dialogue.

could go I darker some Halo for. in me Count.

More importantly will it be bigger and more badass?

Affirmative!

I could go for some darker Halo. Count me in.

I don't take anything with Gamespot as a source seriously.

Combine overhyped, underperforming franchise with new marketing campaign, bake for 12 months. Yields 100 million dollars.

Underperforming?

He's still hurt about Haze:P

Calling my Haloz a overhyped underperforming franchise.

Blasphemy! I say

He speaks the truth.

Overhyped? Sure. Under performing? ROFLMAO!

Actually, and you guys will prolly vote me down for this, he's right. While his word choice, per se, is off, Halo is VERY overrated. I find most of the levels to be bland and have "meh" design. Not to mention I always found the whole "walk slowly and shoot towards enemy, throw grenade, melee enemy when close" formula too repetitive for my tastes. Perhaps it's just that the game is too slow for me in too many parts?

Also, since most of you guys will jump on me for this, games I'd rather play over it: Gears (there is actual depth to gameplay when you're not shotgun-whoring), Unreal Tournament (no dull moments whatsoever lulz), Resistance (no dull moments), etc. The purpose of a shooting game is to blow shit up and have lots of action, not run like a retarded sloth and play rock-paper-scissors-esque matches in bland levels.

Not a fanboy in any way here, as many could tell you, just giving my two cents. Don't care if you love Halo to death or hate it like Jack Thomson to GTA - everyone is entitled to their own opinions - and, while I want to like Halo, I don't find it more than a modest 8/10 tbh.

EVERYTHING is overrated, but Halo is just flat out fun as hell online and the single player in 3 was pretty sweet also.

I'm sure MS is working on several new Halo games. One of them is sure to be "darker and grittier".

Isnt infinity Ward rumored to be working on a mysterious "sci-fi" themed shooter?

hmmmm....

Is it coming out before or after the "Happy and Delightful" version? Where soldiers frolic across a battlefield of clover and flower covered fields. The only enemy is too much fun and your only weapon is hugging.

@embassy, I'd love it if it were true. An Infinity Ward treatment is just what Halo needs. But I think I read that IW is supposed to be working on a *new IP* sci-fi shooter.

I could go for some peanut butter & banana sandwiches. And I'll take a side of darker halo, plz. Thanks.

Hi! Welcome to 10 months ago!

http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/10/06/next-halo-game-not-halo-4-still-in-the-universe/

hehe

Or 3 months ago:

http://www.gamestooge.com/2008/04/25/bungies-next-game-is-halo/

lolz

Did you say something? I can't read it for some reason

darker and gritier? Like in sewers? versus giant mechanical spiders?

I could go for some darker halo. Count me in!

Or a House Party movie without Kid N' Play.

The description of the game sounds like Halo Wars.

Or 101 Dalmatians with only 100!! NO MY NIGHTMARES ARE COMING TRUE!!!!!!!!!!

hmmm....
question xbox exclusive?
about master chief, well im good i wanna create my own chief anyways like halo 3 online

Yes because one of the last games that actually uses color needs to be made more generic...

Although if they made colorful Gears with a Halo skin I'd buy it

Yeah, people said Halo 3 didn't look next gen enough, so they're gonna palette swap it to brown and grey.

Darker = Grey
Grittier = Brown
Halo 4 = Gears 2

I wouldn't personally say master chief has the most exciting stories. The ending of Ghosts of Onyx will put any of the halo's series endings to shame.

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