Oooooooooh lol.

Porcelain_Chicken <--- Feels dumb now. (,_, )

Ellen Page has definitely been riding the Last of Us hype train. People don't think that is the case because she is a movie star and we are talking about a game. But what people need to realize is that video games are huge forms of entertainment. I heard Ellen Page name like crazy doing the Last of Us because the game is incredibly popular. I heard her name mentioned more than when Beyond 2 Souls came out and that game actually starred her. So yeah, she has definitely been riding the Last of Us hype train for a while now.

On a side note, Ellie looks like every young, slim, white brunette girl ever. The character is very nondescript looking. The idea that Naughty Dog modeled it after a young Ellen Page is kind of weird and creepy. Also it is disrespectful to Ashley Johnson for people to constantly talk about Ellen Page when mentioning Ellie. Ashley Johnson amazing performance really made this character and Ellie is modeled after her.

I didn't play halo but I would hate to see master chief takes his helmet off.

Brand recognition isn't enough. You still need a compelling story and interesting characters, both of which Halo is sorely lacking. I think if you introduced Master Chief as some kind of legendary/mystical warrior who is killed off, and his identity is assumed by a grunt who we have already been introduced to, it might work. Maybe if this new nightfall show takes off we will see renewed interest in a Halo feature, but at this point dropping 200 million on a production of this nature just seems like huge gamble.

Can anyone actually sum up what the story behind Halo is? The actual 'Halo' only plays a role in a few games. It's a very basic set up, one that we have seen in countless sci-fi films. Movies actually cost a lot more to produce than videogames, and you have to sell a lot more tickets to make back your profit than you do copies of a videogame. They are both risky ventures nonetheless, but I fear that interest in Halo might be waning a bit.

Most people play games like Halo for the online, and Halo's activity has been waning on XBL with the last few iterations of the game. Their window of opportunity may very well be closing. For being one of Microsoft's flagship franchises, I haven't been too impressed with the advancements from sequel to sequel. I think Destiny is really going to give the Halo franchise a run for its money.