For those of you who haven't kept up with recent Halo lore...

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 05:29:20 PM

Last Light releases next month. It's about Blue Team and, more importantly, the Spartan III's doing shit between Halo 3 and 4. It would seem that on the cover is Fred (S-II), Olivia (Spartan next to him) and likely Tom and Lucy in the background.

so, for people who want to know more about what happened to those characters after GoO, you might want to pick this up

I can't wait for it.

Doctor Doom · August 20, 2015, 05:31:00 PM

I'm glad the IIIs are still relevant. They were always much cooler to me than the IIs.

True Turquoise · August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM

I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno

Thun · August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM

I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno

Not weeb enough for you?

Girl of Mystery · August 20, 2015, 05:35:06 PM

New Spartan III stuff makes me happy.

Still holding on to the hope of a Headhunter game.

True Turquoise · August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM

Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?

>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

Mr. Psychologist · August 20, 2015, 05:37:32 PM

I love it when halo gets kawaii as fuck

Doctor Doom · August 20, 2015, 05:39:46 PM

Anyone else think Haloball Z could be awesome?

True Turquoise · August 20, 2015, 05:40:28 PM

Quote from: Liquid Plotmaster on August 20, 2015, 05:39:46 PM

Anyone else think Haloball Z could be awesome?

yes

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 05:45:25 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM

Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?
>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

y'know what's creepy?

cortana was technically 7 in halo 4

that's all i'm saying

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 05:46:15 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 05:35:06 PM

New Spartan III stuff makes me happy.

Still holding on to the hope of a Headhunter game.

Just make far cry with a halo skin and I'll die happy

True Turquoise · August 20, 2015, 05:47:24 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:45:25 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM
Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?
>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

y'know what's creepy?

cortana was technically 7 in halo 4

that's all i'm saying

Doctor Doom · August 20, 2015, 05:48:47 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:45:25 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM
Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?
>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

y'know what's creepy?

cortana was technically 7 in halo 4

that's all i'm saying

Buuuut if we consider that she's supposed to look and act like a twenty-something Halsey she's not jailbait.

Elai · August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM

I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 05:50:00 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:47:24 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:45:25 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM
Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?
>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

y'know what's creepy?

cortana was technically 7 in halo 4

that's all i'm saying

Girl of Mystery · August 20, 2015, 05:56:17 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM

I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

Why?

Girl of Mystery · August 20, 2015, 05:56:54 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:45:25 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:36:22 PM
Quote from: Thunder on August 20, 2015, 05:34:26 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on August 20, 2015, 05:31:13 PM
I'm not a fan of that art...

eh, I dunno
Not weeb enough for you?
>no boobs
>no anime girls
>no over-sexual looking 15 year olds

Yeah, this wont cut it

y'know what's creepy?

cortana was technically 7 in halo 4

that's all i'm saying

She was 3 in CE - 3.

DAS get in here.

Elai · August 20, 2015, 05:57:23 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 05:56:17 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho
Why?

IMO, it hasn't really been interesting since Halo 3.

The Forerunner saga ruined a lot of the intrigue for me.

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 05:57:29 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM

I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

but... muh blind wolves

Thun · August 20, 2015, 05:59:28 PM

stop quoting me fgts

Elai · August 20, 2015, 05:59:52 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:57:29 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

but... muh blind wolves

Pretty meh tbh

what are you

like

lord of admirals now

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 06:00:06 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:57:23 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 05:56:17 PM
Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho
Why?

IMO, it hasn't really been interesting since Halo 3.

The Forerunner saga ruined a lot of the intrigue for me.

Yeah. I can understand that. It's a shame though, some of the more recent stuff this and last year has been great. We've had a book all about Buck and what happened after the war, a book about the Covenant just after it's formation, one about going back to the Ark, this and soon one that we don't know much about apart from the title 'Shadow of Intent'. The 2557-2558 time period stuff is really ramping up now. It's good

True Turquoise · August 20, 2015, 06:01:21 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:59:52 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:57:29 PM
Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

but... muh blind wolves

Pretty meh tbh

what are you

like

lord of admirals now

well Bacon's always just been a big fan

not a huge shill

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 06:01:51 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:59:52 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 05:57:29 PM
Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho

but... muh blind wolves

Pretty meh tbh

what are you

like

lord of admirals now

I've always liked halo lore since I first got introduced to the games

like, I played the halo 3 campaign at a friend's house then went home and found out there were books (I spent the rest of the night reading on the story) and so I bought and read all the books and comics.

This was years ago.

Girl of Mystery · August 20, 2015, 06:01:57 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:57:23 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 05:56:17 PM
Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 05:48:52 PM
I haven't kept up with the lore for a good reason tho
Why?

IMO, it hasn't really been interesting since Halo 3.

The Forerunner saga ruined a lot of the intrigue for me.

Some of the best stuff is post-Halo 3 and post-Bungie, though.

Elai · August 20, 2015, 06:03:23 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 20, 2015, 06:00:06 PM

Yeah. I can understand that. It's a shame though, some of the more recent stuff this and last year has been great.

Well I mean I'm probably going to get Halo 5

and if that's any good it'll probably rejuvenate my passion for halo

if not i'll probably sell my xbox tbh

Elai · August 20, 2015, 06:03:46 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 06:01:57 PM

Some of the best stuff is post-Halo 3 and post-Bungie, though.

I doubt it gets any better than Halo 3's terminals.

Sandtrap · August 20, 2015, 06:05:41 PM

Always was a fan of the gear the III's wore even if it was essentially ODST plate with built in camo tech.

BaconShelf · August 20, 2015, 06:08:57 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 06:03:46 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 06:01:57 PM
Some of the best stuff is post-Halo 3 and post-Bungie, though.

I doubt it gets any better than Halo 3's terminals.

You'd be surprised.

Honestly, I'm just looking forward to when the terminals can stop having to be summaries of what we already know and we can start getting new stuff again. Halo 4's were a recap of the forerunner books and the Halo 2 terminals a recap of what we knew of Thel from Cole Protocol and the history of the Arbiter.

Of course, it depends on your interests. I've never been overly excited about having the precursor trope in sci-fi, I'm more interested in the human-covenant political stuff so the recent emdia has been great for me. A lot of it has been dealing with the UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios alliance after the war and the ongoing Great Schism.

Girl of Mystery · August 20, 2015, 06:09:25 PM

Quote from: Saladin on August 20, 2015, 06:03:46 PM

Quote from: Solid Lemon on August 20, 2015, 06:01:57 PM
Some of the best stuff is post-Halo 3 and post-Bungie, though.

I doubt it gets any better than Halo 3's terminals.

You mean Halo 3's vague terminals that barely made up for the game's lack of story?

Yeah, it's better.
Writing was never Bungie's strong point. That's why the books released during their time with Halo were good.