Ascend Hyperion
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"The Homeslice". Game design analyst and the host of One Minute Halo.
What are some of your favorite, but underrated GENII armor sets?
I've ALWAYS had a soft spot for Tracker.
I've ALWAYS had a soft spot for Tracker.
January 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What are some of your favorite, but underrated GENII armor sets?
I've ALWAYS had a soft spot for Tracker.
I've ALWAYS had a soft spot for Tracker.
Halo is a great example of well executed diversity and inclusion in gaming but funny enough, it was NEVER on purpose.
Instead it's because of its setting in a post-modern future, where space colonialism and the Covenant war make modern civil/social issues irrelevant.
Aka, Literal ancient history.
Instead it's because of its setting in a post-modern future, where space colonialism and the Covenant war make modern civil/social issues irrelevant.
Aka, Literal ancient history.
January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Halo is a great example of well executed diversity and inclusion in gaming but funny enough, it was NEVER on purpose.
Instead it's because of its setting in a post-modern future, where space colonialism and the Covenant war make modern civil/social issues irrelevant.
Aka, Literal ancient history.
Instead it's because of its setting in a post-modern future, where space colonialism and the Covenant war make modern civil/social issues irrelevant.
Aka, Literal ancient history.
The Created Conflict was introduced to Halo in 2012.
It was ended off screen in 2021, following a massive cliff hanger in 2015.
Some non-game media covered the post Halo 5 Created Conflict, but that doesn't cut it imo.
The Endless/Banished might get the same treatment. [More]
It was ended off screen in 2021, following a massive cliff hanger in 2015.
Some non-game media covered the post Halo 5 Created Conflict, but that doesn't cut it imo.
The Endless/Banished might get the same treatment. [More]
December 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
The Created Conflict was introduced to Halo in 2012.
It was ended off screen in 2021, following a massive cliff hanger in 2015.
Some non-game media covered the post Halo 5 Created Conflict, but that doesn't cut it imo.
The Endless/Banished might get the same treatment. [More]
It was ended off screen in 2021, following a massive cliff hanger in 2015.
Some non-game media covered the post Halo 5 Created Conflict, but that doesn't cut it imo.
The Endless/Banished might get the same treatment. [More]
Reach is more widely explored in-game, in-franchise than Earth has been.
I think the ambiguity of Earth in Halo is part of the franchise charm. Humanity in Halo is realistically advanced, compared to other sci-fi narratives.
It's not far fetched that Earth, to many, is 'alien'.
I think the ambiguity of Earth in Halo is part of the franchise charm. Humanity in Halo is realistically advanced, compared to other sci-fi narratives.
It's not far fetched that Earth, to many, is 'alien'.
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Reach is more widely explored in-game, in-franchise than Earth has been.
I think the ambiguity of Earth in Halo is part of the franchise charm. Humanity in Halo is realistically advanced, compared to other sci-fi narratives.
It's not far fetched that Earth, to many, is 'alien'.
I think the ambiguity of Earth in Halo is part of the franchise charm. Humanity in Halo is realistically advanced, compared to other sci-fi narratives.
It's not far fetched that Earth, to many, is 'alien'.
The Halo titles have a reoccurring theme of a warship being the "home base" throughout the campaign.
For me, the Spirit of Fire is the coolest in the franchise.
Whats your favorite?
For me, the Spirit of Fire is the coolest in the franchise.
Whats your favorite?
November 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The Halo titles have a reoccurring theme of a warship being the "home base" throughout the campaign.
For me, the Spirit of Fire is the coolest in the franchise.
Whats your favorite?
For me, the Spirit of Fire is the coolest in the franchise.
Whats your favorite?
Halo 4 and Halo 5 deserve more props in my book for successfully having the BR, DMR, Carbine and Light Rifle all coexist in one sandbox, each with small but palpable differences in function.
It puts power of preference in the players hands.
Small Variation = Diverse Gameplay
It puts power of preference in the players hands.
Small Variation = Diverse Gameplay
November 14, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Halo 4 and Halo 5 deserve more props in my book for successfully having the BR, DMR, Carbine and Light Rifle all coexist in one sandbox, each with small but palpable differences in function.
It puts power of preference in the players hands.
Small Variation = Diverse Gameplay
It puts power of preference in the players hands.
Small Variation = Diverse Gameplay
Despite the success of Halo Wars 2 in its circles, it wasn't til Halo Infinite that the majority of fans got to see The Banished in action.
But I don't think Infinite did it right... Their portrayal really felt stifled by this need to "soft reboot" Halo, and they just ended up as the red Covenant.
But I don't think Infinite did it right... Their portrayal really felt stifled by this need to "soft reboot" Halo, and they just ended up as the red Covenant.
November 14, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Despite the success of Halo Wars 2 in its circles, it wasn't til Halo Infinite that the majority of fans got to see The Banished in action.
But I don't think Infinite did it right... Their portrayal really felt stifled by this need to "soft reboot" Halo, and they just ended up as the red Covenant.
But I don't think Infinite did it right... Their portrayal really felt stifled by this need to "soft reboot" Halo, and they just ended up as the red Covenant.
I am specifically anti Spartan Strike and Assault
November 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I am specifically anti Spartan Strike and Assault
Where there's Halo, there's the Homeslice.
November 13, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Where there's Halo, there's the Homeslice.