Monday, 2 May 2011

Some thoughts on putting Halo in Gears of War

Hello there friend,

For those of you who cringed at the title, let me rest your minds at ease that it's not happening.  Yet.

http://kotaku.com/#!5797291/cliffy-b-implies-no-master-chiefgears-crossover-because-microsoft-is-kind-of-squeamish

Now aside from what has already been said in the article, there was something in the comments that got the 'gears' turnin'.

Spartain-458:  Nichole.

For the uninitiated, during the earliest releases of 360 launches, Dead Or Alive 4 had an additional character.  Many at the time thought this was Master Chief, but this was suppose to be 'another' Spartan.  Paper thin mind you, how ever, if we can distinguish anything from her play to what she is like, she is ALOT better of a character for this task.  Particularly when we are talking about someone who had a maneuver in Gears of War 3 BEFORE we were even playing the originality.  Try and pick it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRoy9Jgu_cM


If Cliff Bleszinski wants to try and find a loop-hole to give him a chance to play with a Spartan model, perhaps this is the better route.  Not only that, it injects something a little different;  A character who would be in multiple games, be a part of the world of a franchise, without BEING a part of that franchise.

Nichole has never made another appearance, but if you ever played DOA4, you know she's one of the most entertaining characters to play, and surprisingly requiring skill to play competently.

Of course, he could try to get a different Spartan in (Hey, why not Spartan 1337?!  Oh wait, they already have Carmine), but I digress.

Until next time,

- D-Pad Duke

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