Not only do I find these gifs with texts forced on lame, but Souls game never had and never will have the mass appeal of Halo. Megaton only on GAF.
After Halo 4? True, the Halo name carries a lot more weight than "______ Souls", but Halo 4 was considered a disappointment by the majority of the community. Just look at the mp numbers. Look at how most of those frothing at the mouth for H2:A are pretty much only doing so on the condition that the multiplayer is 1:1 with the original H2. As a result, most halo fans are merely cautiously optimistic about halo 5 as 343i haven't quite gained the trust of the fan base.
H5 could change that, but as yet, 343i are unproven to a lot of the community. Is it going to be call of halo, or a true halo 5? If it's the latter, it will be a massive success and will no doubt shift xbones quicker than you can say "Phil Spencer". If it's the former, it will probably still be very successful, but the community will burn out and lose even more trust in 343i quicker than you can say "Don Mattrick".
Now imagine if Bungie came out and said "Destiny was a joke. We're really working on a new Halo trilogy". The excitement would be unbelievable. That's what we're getting in Beast souls. A new experience from one of the best new directors out there after a slight disappointment from the (and I hate saying this) "b team". That's why the excitement is so high. True, these games are possibly slightly too hardcore to gain massive mainstream appeal, but if 343i codify halo to the point of no return, the series will suffer massively, whereas project beast is a highly important game and will no doubt be a huge success with the hardcore crowd. And let's face it, pretty much everyone on forums like gaf are part of the hardcore.
