Ideas for Other Halo Games Part 1

[Goldfish Lord]

I've come up with a few ideas for future halo games. I'm not talking about the Reclaimer series here. I'm leaving that in the capable hands of 343 Industries. This is the only the first of my ideas, but I'll post them separately so that the responses don't get confusing.

 

1) A game in which you play as an Covenant Elite, fighting against the Brutes on their home planet.

 

It is unclear what's happened with the Brutes as far as Halo 4. All I know is that the Elites and Brutes have always hated each other, the Prophets are out of the picture (though I don't believe their race is extinct), and the Elites are in charge of the Covenant allied with the humans.

 

The story would go something like this (keep in mind, this is not meant to be back-cover material):

 

Though the Brutes have been beaten for now, they remain strong in places, and they continue to raid Human and Covenant outposts and organize assassinations on the Elites. The Covenant is forced to continuously fight the Brutes and their supporters, though the Elite leaders would be content to have peace. Yet peace is not in the nature of Brutes. The Elites are their old enemies, and the Brutes have been ridiculed by them. They refuse to stop attacking, and they refuse to surrender, prompting the Covenant to launch an attack on their home world.

 

This game could serve as a great way to fill the gap between Halo 3 and Halo 4. It'd be cool to play as the Arbiter if there aren't other plans for him, but any Elite will do.

 

The humans would offer assistance in this war, but the Elites have their pride at stake, and they would decline. It is their responsibility.

 

The Covenant races I envision in this game are:

 

Brutes

Grunts, but only because they were already under Brute control, and they are too scared to desert

Jackals, because they seem to hate humans almost as much as Brutes, and they're almost as ugly

Drones

Engineers, as slaves

 

I am not sure about Hunters. Hunters seem pretty loyal to Covenant leadership, yet you see them in Halo 4. Not too many though. Perhaps they were there unwilling, or simply a minority? Anyway, I don't recall in any of the games seeing Hunters in the same group as Brutes, so it's unlikely that they would side with them against the Elites and the rest of the Covenant.

 

Of course, the Covenant itself would still have all of its races, except perhaps the Drones. I've never seen Drones without Brutes nearby (I think). I believe their loyalty would shift to the Brutes.

 

This game would be the continuation of an on-and-off civil war that's been underway for quite some time.

 

Thoughts?

[Teutonic]

A classic halo styl game or perhaps a game along the lines of Halo Wars, with a much more open world capability. Even a tactics-style game, involving recruiting and training a party.

 

Point being, I think that this would lend itself to some more creative expansion in style, or it would rely almost entirely on having a good story.

[Goldfish Lord]

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