SYNOPSIS:
While investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra, Jameson Locke and his team are caught in a horrific biological attack that exposes them to a much deeper danger.
Halo is easily one of the biggest franchises in gaming to date, with an epic story full of grandiose sic fi tropes and strong characters by the bowl full. So it was always going to be a difficult prospect to translate its story into a live action TV show.
Forward Unto Dawn was the first attempt and despite some flaws it pretty much got the tone spot on and by choosing to focus on human characters rather than good old John Spartan aka Master Chief, a lot of that burden was lifted.
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Microsoft gave us its opening salvo for this year’s E3. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, led things off. He made a point to concentrate on gamers specifically, shifting focus from the other media aspects of the Xbox One highlighted in last year’s panel. “Today we are dedicating our entire briefing to games,” Spencer stated, leading to uproarious applause from the audience.
The lineup from Xbox is truly diverse. Sledgehammer Games began the show with an extended look at
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
We take the POV of Mitchell, with a team flying in futuristic aircraft, and crash landing in a city. It transitions seamlessly from cutscene into gameplay, with lifelike animation of the NPCs, great dynamic lighting, and a hive swarm of drones. In many ways, this seems to be the campaign mode many gamers wanted out of EA’s Titanfall.