the most recent installment of the Halo franchise is also one of the most highly
franchise is also one of the most highly
franchise is also one of the most highly anticipated
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the studio creative director of
with the studio creative director of
with the studio creative director of Microsoft Studios 343 industries josh
Microsoft Studios 343 industries josh
Microsoft Studios 343 industries josh holmes about Halo Reach Halo Reach is
holmes about Halo Reach Halo Reach is
holmes about Halo Reach Halo Reach is the culmination of bungees 10 years
the culmination of bungees 10 years
the culmination of bungees 10 years working on the Halo universe it’s the
working on the Halo universe it’s the
working on the Halo universe it’s the biggest and most amazing halo experience
biggest and most amazing halo experience
biggest and most amazing halo experience today it tells one of the most important
today it tells one of the most important
today it tells one of the most important moments in the human covenant war which
moments in the human covenant war which
moments in the human covenant war which is the invasion of reach which is
is the invasion of reach which is
is the invasion of reach which is humanity’s most important outpost other
humanity’s most important outpost other
humanity’s most important outpost other than Earth it really centers on the
than Earth it really centers on the
than Earth it really centers on the story of noble team and their heroic
story of noble team and their heroic
story of noble team and their heroic actions and sacrifices to try and keep
actions and sacrifices to try and keep
actions and sacrifices to try and keep hope alive for Humanity
how would you say that reach compares to
how would you say that reach compares to the other games in the franchise it’s
the other games in the franchise it’s
the other games in the franchise it’s the biggest halo experience today when
the biggest halo experience today when
the biggest halo experience today when you take both the campaign and the
you take both the campaign and the
you take both the campaign and the multiplayer side and then add into that
multiplayer side and then add into that
multiplayer side and then add into that all the work that bungees put in to
all the work that bungees put in to
all the work that bungees put in to forge and forge world it’s just a
forge and forge world it’s just a
forge and forge world it’s just a massive game it’s incredibly epic in
massive game it’s incredibly epic in
massive game it’s incredibly epic in terms of scale it’s the first Halo game
terms of scale it’s the first Halo game
terms of scale it’s the first Halo game to really deliver planetary scale
to really deliver planetary scale
to really deliver planetary scale battles but also do that from the
battles but also do that from the
battles but also do that from the perspective and campaign of a really
perspective and campaign of a really
perspective and campaign of a really intimate story and the story of noble
intimate story and the story of noble
intimate story and the story of noble team
there’s apparently a level in the game
there’s apparently a level in the game that features ship-to-ship combat can
that features ship-to-ship combat can
that features ship-to-ship combat can you tell us more about that level this
you tell us more about that level this
you tell us more about that level this is from a campaign standpoint that the
is from a campaign standpoint that the
is from a campaign standpoint that the types of experiences that you have in
types of experiences that you have in
types of experiences that you have in reach are unlike anything that you’ve
reach are unlike anything that you’ve
reach are unlike anything that you’ve experienced before in Halo and it really
experienced before in Halo and it really
experienced before in Halo and it really speaks to that epic scale that bungees
speaks to that epic scale that bungees
speaks to that epic scale that bungees managed to deliver on it so there is a
managed to deliver on it so there is a
managed to deliver on it so there is a mission in long night of Solace where
mission in long night of Solace where
mission in long night of Solace where you fight to a saber launch facility and
you fight to a saber launch facility and
you fight to a saber launch facility and you sir strapped into a saber and you
you sir strapped into a saber and you
you sir strapped into a saber and you launch into space and you have this
launch into space and you have this
launch into space and you have this colossal space battle are there any
colossal space battle are there any
colossal space battle are there any other gameplay features that kind of up
other gameplay features that kind of up
other gameplay features that kind of up the ante for the game definitely the
the ante for the game definitely the
the ante for the game definitely the armor abilities are new for reach and
armor abilities are new for reach and
armor abilities are new for reach and they really change the entirety of the
they really change the entirety of the
they really change the entirety of the gameplay sandbox these sort of take the
gameplay sandbox these sort of take the
gameplay sandbox these sort of take the equipment that we’ve had in past halos
equipment that we’ve had in past halos
equipment that we’ve had in past halos and really expand upon that and make
and really expand upon that and make
and really expand upon that and make strategic elements that you can use
strategic elements that you can use
strategic elements that you can use throughout the game and they’re
throughout the game and they’re
throughout the game and they’re rechargeable abilities that really
rechargeable abilities that really
rechargeable abilities that really change up gameplay things like the
change up gameplay things like the
change up gameplay things like the jetpack and armor lock would make a huge
jetpack and armor lock would make a huge
jetpack and armor lock would make a huge addition to the halo sandbox what do you
addition to the halo sandbox what do you
addition to the halo sandbox what do you think it is about the halo story
think it is about the halo story
think it is about the halo story mythology that makes it so appealing I
mythology that makes it so appealing I
mythology that makes it so appealing I think the universe of halo is so deep
think the universe of halo is so deep
think the universe of halo is so deep and rich and multi-layered and there’s
and rich and multi-layered and there’s
and rich and multi-layered and there’s so much mystery that sort of permeates
so much mystery that sort of permeates
so much mystery that sort of permeates everything whether it’s in the games or
everything whether it’s in the games or
everything whether it’s in the games or in the other elements like the comics
in the other elements like the comics
in the other elements like the comics and the novels I think fans really
and the novels I think fans really
and the novels I think fans really appreciate the painstaking detail that
appreciate the painstaking detail that
appreciate the painstaking detail that has gone into crafting that and I think
has gone into crafting that and I think
has gone into crafting that and I think that it really touches on some sort of
that it really touches on some sort of
that it really touches on some sort of deep human elements these ideals of
deep human elements these ideals of
deep human elements these ideals of heroism and that humanity is something
heroism and that humanity is something
heroism and that humanity is something worth fighting for
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