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Halo: Reach may have ODSTs, will certainly have guns photo

The stars of Halo: ODST might catch some action in Halo: Reach.

In an interview with G4TV, Halo writer and game creative director Joseph Staten teased a possible reappearance of Buck and crew in Halo: Reach, a squad-based shooter set to be unveiled in moving-pictures at the Spike Video Game Awards show in a few days.

“I can’t comment on any future plans for our ODSTs,” Staten said. “But it would be a shame if we made a game about the planet Reach -- a place where Buck, the ODSTs squad leader was known to be -- and not have him appear in some way, shape, or form.”

If you squint real hard at the little people in the Reach promotional ad that shipped with copies of Halo: ODST, you can see an ODST in the middle of the image. Also, twinkles and lights -- but that was shortly before we lost conciousness.

[via CVG]








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RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:03
RenegadePanda
I'm interested. It'd be nice to see reach take a more ODST direction, as opposed to Halo 3. ODST's presentation and gameplay were just the change of pace Halo needed. Looking forward to the beta.
PreacherMan89's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:06
PreacherMan89
Tom Morello.
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:06
KingSigy
Wait, Tom Morello? That has be interested.
TheJesusNinja26's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:11
TheJesusNinja26
Hmmmmm... Based on the silhouettes it looks like there will be different playable classes, Gunner, Sniper, Toughguy, etc. Sounds like Borderlands maybe. Hmmmm... I'm paying attention BUNGIE, but I've never been a HALO fan, so we'll see.
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:14
Arkhon
That last paragraph made me chuckle.
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:18
Arkhon
Also, every time I read a quote by Joseph Staten, in my head it sounds like one of the grunts from Halo saying it.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:22
aaronf
Is anyone tired of Halo yet?
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:25
Jon B
Unfortunately, if Halo:Reach is going to go a seperate way from the main Halos but still trying to be the same, I'm going to give it a miss until Bungie makes that new IP. ODST wasn't very good and felt more like Halo With Less Health.
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:36
Arkhon
@aaronf:

Isn't anyone tired of Final Fantasy yet? There've been like two or three dozen FF games so far, haven't there?
RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:41
RenegadePanda
@Arkhon

Isn't anyone tired of Tetris yet? There've been like two dozen different versions of Tetris over the years, haven't there?
HEL105's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:42
HEL105
@Arkhon
Anyone who is tired of Final Fantasy, better shut their whore mouths.
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:48
Mr Andy Dixon
@HEL105

Mrrmrr mrrmrrmrr mrr mrr Mrrmrr Mrrmrrmrr mrr?
TheJesusNinja26's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 12:58
TheJesusNinja26
@mrandydixon - bwah ha ha. Comment win!
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 13:01
Arkhon
@RenegadePanda, HEL105:

I don't care one way or the other about Final Fantasy. It and Tetris still exist because people still like playing those kinds of games. Just like Halo still exists because it still has fans.
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 13:25
WarZombie
@ HEL105

OH NO! SOMEONE HAS DIFFERENT TASTES AS OPPOSED TO MY TASTES? BLASPHEMY!

Final Fantasy has had over 15 games already. Shut YOUR whore mouth.

And I wouldn't mind them ODST characters. They were a refreshing change of pace compared to the Master Chief. If Reach is anything like ODST, then it'll be the best Halo game since maybe the first one. ODST was better than Halo 2 & 3.
ArigusX207's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 13:28
ArigusX207
wait, I don't see the ODSTs! I just see the stars and twinkles.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 13:55
TheDreadHawk
I am fairly excited for Reach.
socialnorms's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 14:29
socialnorms
All I could think about Buck while I played ODST was "My name is Buck, and I came to f***." And that he was the same character from Firefly and the awkward romance and unit bromance was so cheesy that I wanted to vomit. If you're going to do involved characters, you'd better be ready to go beyond the Sci-Fi channel specials like "Yeti."

There are other Spartans that could be fleshed out. Or ODSTs. Or Grunts. What I wouldn't give to play as a freaking triangle.
HEL105's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 14:35
HEL105
@WarZombie
Relax man, that was obviously a joke. I love FF, but I don't obsess over making sure that everyone loves/hates exactly the same things that I do. Those kinds of people really annoy me, actually.

@mrrandydixon

You made me LOL
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 14:38
Tarvu
@RenagadePanda

Hasn't every iteration of Tetris other than the original gameboy game sucked?

And mawr Malcolm Reynolds.
KIHP's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 15:09
KIHP
Buck lost his squad at reach so it could be split between Spartans, odsts, and even Spartan 3s and 1s
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 16:05
Hamza CTZ Aziz
@mrandydixon HAHAHA

@KIHP: There were no Spartan IIIs on Reach. I doubt there were Spartan 1 either
Monte's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 16:59
Monte
@Arkhon
Well it's understandable why no one is tired of final fantasy... the games are so vastly different from eachother that you can hardly say they are the same IP; characters, universe, time period, story, combat system, level up system, just about EVERYTHING gets a make over... seriously, change the name of any of the main FF games and you might not realize you are playing an FF game (you might recognize certain names, but even then they still take the time to remodel and change their bodies).
its a SEABEAR's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 17:11
its a SEABEAR
header image is not up to the quality of tom morello's shots...needs more blurry
froman46992's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2009 19:41
froman46992
halo reach should have hot gun on gun action like i can shoot someones gun and break it with my gun. or a sex scene
Wheatspin's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/09/2009 11:54
Wheatspin
@ Arkhon. Stop. Don't read things about Halo if you're sick of hearing about it. Problem solved.
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