Oral History Note:
The first draft said “Love, Bungie,” an homage to the Halo 3 beta, but I thought it was too intimate and try-hard. We tried a dozen different complimentary closes, but none fit the sentiment we were after. We had a heart-shaped VFX sprite for debugging materials, so at the last minute I suggested using that instead to soften the corniness — like literally the very last minute before we went gold.
Outside of “thirty seconds of fun” and “ninjas on fire,” it might be my stickiest contribution to the Bungie lexicon. It started out encapsulating everything I loved about Bungie but became more ironic and even sinister over time.
@MintBlitz The difference of quality and quantity between these two decades of Halo is staggering. And while some may say, "but the crunch culture!" I will say that all we ever hear from ex-343 devs anyway; are horror stories.
I hope things improve soon, but man, I really doubt they will...
Game devs, we’re begging you: What happened to the PvP fans in the below video is EXACTLY what has happened to Halo fans. There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of fans ready to throw our money at you if you can create a game that Halo fans want.