Susan Arendt
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David Jaffe Doesn't Get <cite>Halo</cite>, Either

Many folks adore Halo and everything having to do with it, but just as many, it seems, don’t understand what all the fuss is about. According to a recent post on his blog, God of War designer David Jaffe falls squarely in the second category. Here’s an excerpt, which is a copy/paste of an AIM […]

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Many folks adore Halo and everything having to do with it, but just as many, it seems, don't understand what all the fuss is about. According to a recent post on his blog, God of War designer David Jaffe falls squarely in the second category. Here's an excerpt, which is a copy/paste of an AIM conversation Jaffe was having with designer 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.

Orth and Jaffe also discuss whether or not this Halo 3 ad was disrespectful to actual war veterans. (Adam says yay, David says nay.)

Shit...did he just say FUCK HALO!?!? [Jaffe's Game Design, via Kotaku]