Note #1: This post is me expressing my personal opinion. Note #2: This post contains artistic depictions of male and female nudity. With Halo 4, 343 got criticized because one of the two female characters, the A.I. Cortana, was naked. In response to this criticism, in Halo 5 343 made a male A.I., Governor Sloan, … More How 343 Industries gets equality wrong

Note: This post is me expressing my personal opinion. As I have said elsewhere on this blog, I didn’t like Halo 5’s story. I think it is the worst story in the series, and it dealt a mortal wound to my fanboy heart. But, you know what? I’m, ultimately, happy. Why? This is why: If I were … More Why I’m glad for Halo 5’s story

Note: This post is me expressing my personal opinion. Microsoft is going to milk the Halo series for all it’s worth. This is not an opinion: This is good business sense. But that makes me, a Halo fan, feel like a cog in a machine — or to put it another way, the oil that keeps … More Why it doesn’t feel good to be a Halo fan right now

I’m a Halo fan. I’m a brony, too. What can 343 Industries, the caretakers of Halo, learn from an animated series about ponies aimed at all ages that just finished its 5th season? Here’s two things: Diversify. Tell different kinds of stories in your universe. 2. Encourage fans to have more of a sense of … More Lessons 343 can learn from the My Little Pony community