dancrane212
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Spotted over on the Halo reddit page.
It looks incredible. More art at the link.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e6mDY
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Art From Cancelled Halo Wars 3 Pitch Released (Space Battles, X-COM Style Base)
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Spotted over on the Halo reddit page.
It looks incredible. More art at the link.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/e6mDY
NippleViking
Banned
So is Halo Wars dead again? God damn it.
Halo Wars in space would have been great, but it's a strange pitch. Ground battles and space battles? Could effectively be 2 different games.
That said, Halo is such a mismanaged IP. The universe is so rich with potential for a variety of games, and yet they're struggling to even push the main entries.
Halo Wars in space would have been great, but it's a strange pitch. Ground battles and space battles? Could effectively be 2 different games.
That said, Halo is such a mismanaged IP. The universe is so rich with potential for a variety of games, and yet they're struggling to even push the main entries.
Dreadnought
Member
So is the halo wars series canned?
dancrane212
Member
Could be, or MS could have gone in a different direction. This was just one pitch.
Though I doubt HW2 set the world on fire in terms of sales.
Hero of Legend
Member
2 just came out and they already canned 3? The hell? Did Halo Wars 2 bomb or something?
Japanmanx3
Member
Back to the grave it goes.
I'm all but certain it did. I'm fairly surprised they actually put out a DLC campaign.
PhantomThief
Banned
How long have you known MS? They won't.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Lol, let 2 hit steam first before people claim it's cancelled.
Heavily doubt they would show cancelled pitch material if the game was still to exist, how would the developers feel about that? A: Not happy.
Unless this was put out to gage the response, we may assume that HW3 no longer exists. This shouldn't surprise anyone that pays attention to Microsoft's approach to first party development.
On NeoGAF?
Lol, no.
More seriously whilst it looks cool I can't see how they would be able to design space battles to play well with a controller. Unless they completely remove the Z-axis which would be really boring and kinda make the move to space fairly pointless.
Or you know this pitch isnt the road they gonna take.
In which case, like I said, what on Earth are Microsoft thinking allowing this to go to press? Utter incompetence.
Dude ptiches get canned ALLLLLLLLLL the time, just because one goes down the drain doesn't mean it wont happen. Now if it was in a playable state and had some work done like Phantom Dust or Mega Man Legends? Yeah that shit is dead.
Why not. Dont see the harm. Games get ton of pitches.
If we're lucky, we might get something next gen. Neither Xbox nor Halo are as dominant as they were when HW1 first came out, so HW2 was never going to sell as much. But lack of widespread marketing meant a lot of people never really knew the game was even out.
I should probably grab Halo Wars 2 when it goes on sale this holiday. I enjoyed the original Halo Wars enough and still love and respect the Halo story (even though Halo 5 butchered the very interesting direction they had set up in Halo 4 and all the Forerunner books).
This pitch looks good though. I wonder what direction they'll end up going. I wish they went further in the X-Com direction, but probably not?
Give me my Covenent Elite Special Forces X-Com Game, Microsoft.
This pitch looks good though. I wonder what direction they'll end up going. I wish they went further in the X-Com direction, but probably not?
Give me my Covenent Elite Special Forces X-Com Game, Microsoft.
this is VERY pretty
#sorrynotsorry
Member
I agree. This does mean the game is not currently in development. That said, it could have been allowed to be released in order to gauge support, as another poster said. I imagine HW2 didn't sell well at all and you can't expect MS to keep funding underperforming series. They'll use that money for something else. We won't get less, we just won't get Halo Wars.
dancrane212
Member
Goes against it being an RTS but a system like Flotilla used could be fantastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN5fJB0bo48
Jawmuncher
Member
Eh can't say i'm feeling an Space Combat game going by this pitch.
Would be more interested in an actual Xcom style Halo game with Marines and such and keeping it at that level. With the home base just being for set up and the like.
Also this to me just screams out that Halo Wars 3 isn't happening at all. Considering how poorly Halo Wars 2 sold even as a pack-in.
Would be more interested in an actual Xcom style Halo game with Marines and such and keeping it at that level. With the home base just being for set up and the like.
Also this to me just screams out that Halo Wars 3 isn't happening at all. Considering how poorly Halo Wars 2 sold even as a pack-in.
YuriLowell
Member
I don't see how you could shove loot boxes in the game, so it's probably canceled.
LukasTaves
Member
Why are people suggesting Halo Wars 3 is outright cancelled and not just one pitch?
The very fact he is making a distinction to call this just one pitch should be telling that the series is likely to continue.
The very fact he is making a distinction to call this just one pitch should be telling that the series is likely to continue.
In general, any series has a bunch of internal pitches, most of which never get approved. Considering they went pretty heavy with the funding on the Flood campaign expansion, I'd bet it's still going (as much as it ever has).
If there's more specific info that the pitch getting turned down was because there's no product development happening, that would be something else.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Probably one of the worst managed franchises out there.
dancrane212
Member
The bit about what the artist was required to include in the pitch (home base, space battles), and that CA had put together pitches is now gone from the page. Now listed as additional art for Halo Wars 2.
Caayn
Member
They managed to shove lootboxes into HW2 so this shouldn't pose that much of a problem.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Cute, lol.
Jawmuncher
Member
Considering how long of a wait from Halo Wars to Halo Wars 2 was.
It's not like we'd be seeing a 3rd game anytime soon anyway.
Phil Spencer is like the master smoke blower. Reggie and the new Sony guy should take notes from this slippery dude.
superNESjoe
Member
10 years ago I would've never guessed Halo would be in the state it is today. There's an exceptional lack of enthusiasm for the series compared to then, even the main entries.
Like...I was a diehard Halo fan. I consumed all fiction outside the games and adored Halo Wars. I was banging the drum for a sequel just like everyone else, and then when we finally got it I'd gotten so soured on not only the main entries, but the direction of the lore and universe that I never even played it. I came across a copy for $10 and still couldn't muster up the interest to actually buy it.
I want to see this series correct itself so bad.
Like...I was a diehard Halo fan. I consumed all fiction outside the games and adored Halo Wars. I was banging the drum for a sequel just like everyone else, and then when we finally got it I'd gotten so soured on not only the main entries, but the direction of the lore and universe that I never even played it. I came across a copy for $10 and still couldn't muster up the interest to actually buy it.
I want to see this series correct itself so bad.
ButteryPie
Member
The responses in here are unfortunately unsurprising.
-This is a pitch, not a greenlit game.
-If this was meant to release on consoles, would controlling units in space have felt satisfying?
-Also, Halo Wars 2 bombed.
But it looks pretty and Microsoft is involved and they are the devil so ripperoni.
It makes sense, from the outside, why this pitch wasn't accepted. I wouldnt hold your breathe for Halo Wars 3 in any form.
-This is a pitch, not a greenlit game.
-If this was meant to release on consoles, would controlling units in space have felt satisfying?
-Also, Halo Wars 2 bombed.
But it looks pretty and Microsoft is involved and they are the devil so ripperoni.
It makes sense, from the outside, why this pitch wasn't accepted. I wouldnt hold your breathe for Halo Wars 3 in any form.
Of all the known cancelled Halo games the only one worth mourning was Halo Mega anyway
Jaguar Victory
Member
Everyone wants this but barely anyone supported HW2. It's just not a great genre for console.
AcePartyN7
Member
OMG that looks so amazing 