God, my mind is truly out of whack. It's been so long since I played 3 I've even forgotten that the covenant and humans have reached a truce. Where has my mind been all this time? Oh, right, studies and teaching. Ugh. I need to get back into this stuff.
I'm torn. I'm not sure whether to be happy at the remake/new halo, or to be irritated. Part of me is gleeful because, well, duh, another halo (yaaayyee!!!) But part of me is like, "Well, they said there wouldn't be another after 3, so, hm. Are they just scrounging for money, now?" And as far as the CE remake goes, part of me is like, "I really don't feel like shelling out a ton of money for a game I pretty much already have," but the other side of me is like, "I get to play my favorite game in the series all over again, and live through it as if it was brand new, just like when I was a kid and first discovered it."
Again, I'm really torn. My inner geek is gleeful, but the side of me that has become jaded and skeptical about the video game industry is just wondering if this isn't just another money-making scheme. Because it seems major game studios are opting more for things that give them the most money, rather than the things that give gamers the most fun--original concepts, fresh content, brain-melting new ideas, and more fun than the typical stuff we've grown so used to but which feeds our mindless addictions. Even if it is substance-less, we play it anyway. And the big companies are soaking it all up. (end jaded rant)
But. Halo: CE. Mmmmmm.