narrative truth and reconciliation
“We need to fight.” It’s hard to believe that this time of year has come around again so quickly, but here we are. Next year, Microsoft’s next console – Project Scarlett – will launch with Halo Infinite, and we were given a glimpse at the game’s opening cutscene, titled ‘Discover Hope.’ Naturally, it’s time to get […]
Read More (Re)Discover Hope – Analysing Halo Infinite’s Opening“It only takes one mistake, kid. You went a long time before you made it.” In the Halo community, there are certain topics you can always count on to rise to the surface every few months. “What’s the deal with that mysterious ship in the Halo 1 Terminals?” is one that’s been going for eight years now, […]
Read More Halo: New Blood – Why 343 Was Right to Kill The Rookie“They say that they want to help, but they only say it to themselves. Don’t we have a say in our salvation?” I’ve never been much of a fan of Halo: Reach. At the end of 2016, when the game went backwards compatible on the Xbox One, I reinstalled it for what I thought would be […]
Read More Remembering Halo: Reach – Why I Love ‘The Assembly’…It’s More Likely Than You Think! Something I still often hear when Halo 4 is discussed is: “You have to read The Books™, and if you didn’t read The Books™ then you require a protracted ‘filling-in’ lesson that sounds a lot like George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones commentaries.” As a matter of fact, […]
Read More Understanding Halo 4… WITHOUT the Books“In her final confrontation with the rogue scientist Dr. Chen, Spartan Linda-058 and her AI companion find themselves in a race against time to end the threat posed by the disenfranchised doctor and evacuate the endangered civilian settlement before Covenant forces overwhelm them all.” Last week, the final issue of Halo: Lone Wolf released and I […]
Read More Halo: Lone Wolf #4 – Review“Didact, if the Composer is our final hope to defeat the Flood… no Promethean would resist.” Let us consider an unfortunate truth: The Didact probably won’t be in Halo Infinite. We last saw the Didact in the The Next 72 Hours arc of Halo: Escalation, which, puzzlingly, concluded with him being Composed – despite stating […]
Read More Why the Didact CAN be Composed and WON’T be in Halo InfiniteOh, hello! It’s been about a month since Halo: Renegades released and Kelly Gay’s latest foray into the Halo universe has given the lore community plenty to discuss. As such, Dave and Dani of Forward Unto Dawn invited me onto their podcast (again!) to discuss some of the intriguing developments that came from this story – mysteries […]
Read More FUDcast #28 – Halo: Renegades, ‘Forerunner Dynamite Fishing’ (feat. Me!)