Jaffe on Halo: ‘I don’t get it’
When not working on premiere titles like God of War, David Jaffe is just another gamer like the rest of us. Or at least, that’s what most would figure out after spending some time reading his personal blog. His latest post is an IM conversation with a designer from Sony, but it’s not about the dynamics of a game or how to make hardware work – it’s about their opinions on Halo with no PR obligations attached.
Jaffe seems to be among those guys who enjoy Halo, but don’t believe it’s worth the attention. Here’s what he told Sony’s Adam Orth:
I just don’t get HALO. I don’t think the story is all that special, don’t think the world or characters matter much. I don’t know if I am simply not ‘getting it’ and it really is all that…or Microsoft has simply purchased rabid fan reactions for what is a great game but nothing more.
Make no mistakes though, because Jaffe stressed it out that he likes Halo. He even considers himself as among the minority who enjoyed Halo 2’s single player more than the first. “I DO LIKE HALO! I just don’t get the religious fervor and feel much of the fervor has been purchased by Microsoft,” Jaffe commented.
Orth, on the other hand, is not very fond of Halo; their conversation kicked off because of his dislike of a Halo 3 ad, after all. He made his opinions with strong words, but we’ll leave them on Jaffe’s blog. Find the entire post by clicking on the Read link below.
When not working on premiere titles like God of War, David Jaffe is just another gamer like the rest of us. Or at least, that’s what most would figure out after spending some time reading his personal blog. His latest post is an IM conversation with a designer from Sony, but it’s not about the dynamics of a game or how to make hardware work – it’s about their opinions on Halo with no PR obligations attached.
Jaffe seems to be among those guys who enjoy Halo, but don’t believe it’s worth the attention. Here’s what he told Sony’s Adam Orth:
I just don’t get HALO. I don’t think the story is all that special, don’t think the world or characters matter much. I don’t know if I am simply not ‘getting it’ and it really is all that…or Microsoft has simply purchased rabid fan reactions for what is a great game but nothing more.
Make no mistakes though, because Jaffe stressed it out that he likes Halo. He even considers himself as among the minority who enjoyed Halo 2’s single player more than the first. “I DO LIKE HALO! I just don’t get the religious fervor and feel much of the fervor has been purchased by Microsoft,” Jaffe commented.
Orth, on the other hand, is not very fond of Halo; their conversation kicked off because of his dislike of a Halo 3 ad, after all. He made his opinions with strong words, but we’ll leave them on Jaffe’s blog. Find the entire post by clicking on the Read link below.