'I Bet Many of You Would Not Like It' — Halo Co-Creator Says He Would Make Series 'Darker' if He Made a New Game

The co-creator of Halo claims fans wouldn't similar his imaginativeness for caller games successful the bid if helium were inactive moving connected the franchise.

Marcus Lehto outlined his imaginativeness connected Twitter, saying helium would person a darker and much "grounded subject feel" if helium made a caller Halo game. He believes that galore fans wouldn't really similar it and it wouldn't beryllium "everyone's Halo." He went connected to enactment that, though helium would respect the existent lore of the Halo universe, helium would "bench" it to pave the mode for a caller communicative aboriginal for caller and aged fans alike.

When a instrumentality asked if his imaginativeness was adjacent to thing similar Halo: Reach, Lehto pushed backmost and seemed to explicit displeasure with that game: "God no." Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski chimed successful connected the thread, noting that helium wanted to spot a "hard R" Halo game, apt suggesting thing much edgy and violent. Lehto responded by saying helium would privation Bleszinski's assistance with specified a thing, prompting the Gears of War creator to invitation Lehto to DM him.

I would astir apt seat overmuch of the existent lore - respect it, but physique a caller aboriginal communicative for some the aged and caller audiences which makes overmuch much sense.

Later on, Lehto told fans that his imaginativeness is "fanciful" and doubts Xbox CEO Asha Sharma "gives a s**t." In essence, don't expect immoderate of this to go a reality, astatine slightest nether the Halo IP. He did, however, connection a portion of proposal to leadership: "Halo MUST beryllium built by a section squad together, not outsourced astir the globe to a radical that has ZERO concern successful making thing great," helium said.

This is partially successful notation to the information Halo Studios utilizes a batch of contractors with dependable turnover. In galore cases, these contractors are chopped escaped erstwhile their task is over, and they bring successful a caller batch of developers connected the adjacent game. Halo: Campaign Evolved experienced a batch of difficulties arsenic a effect of outsourcing, and the improvement challenges reportedly led to enactment diverting resources from a caller Halo multiplayer crippled to prevention the remake. Lehto has besides been outspoken successful criticizing the caller Halo remake.

As of close now, the aboriginal for Halo is unclear. It seems similar a Halo 2 remake whitethorn hap astatine immoderate constituent and determination volition astir surely beryllium different mainline game. What that adjacent measurement looks similar remains up successful the air, however.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.