essarr71 wrote...
kylecouch wrote...
Cortana has everything to do with the point. People swear up and down that Halo = Chief AND Cortana, well now Cortana is gone and Halo is still around. Like-wise, Halo Reach was not about Chief at all, and Reach was a fantastic Halo game. Halo Wars was also a good Halo game that had nothing to do with Chief, the only reason that didnt sell was because ppl are anal about RTS games on Consoles. There are also MANY Halo books where Chief is barely even mentioned let alone appear, and they sell and make money. Much like the Mass Effect books pre Deception which pretty much killed the books I assume.
And yet Chief is still around and still the face of the franchise. Once again, you seem to just ignore the fact that the face of the franchise is still around. Despite having success without them, despite there being tons of stories to tell without them, Microsoft knows Chief sells.
And I'm not talking about other media. We're not talking about books or movies or fanfics. If you need those to push your point... Nor did I say that it was "required" to have Shep to have ME. I said EA knows Shep sells. That WILL effect how they handle the series.Just like how Star Wars has thousands of stories that does not involve the name Skywalker, or Star Trek has dozens of episodes that does not involve the names Kirk or Spock. The fact of the matter is anyone who thinks the entire ME universe revolves around Shepard is quite frankly delusional. ME can easily survive without Shepard as long as there are enough open minded people willing to realize Shepard does not = the MEU.
And yet every Star Wars movie has involved a Skywalker. And every Star Trek movie has involved the Enterprise. Sure, you can make a point about DS9 and Voyager being different - but these, while perfectly interesting and well written, were nowhere near as successful. In fact, DS9 couldn't go a few seasons without prying an Enterprise crewmember to cameo or change the direction of the series. "See everyone! It's still Star Trek!"
That's the point I'm making. Stop trying to defend your point and read. I'm not saying ME doesn't have the material to move away from Shepard. I never had. I'm saying Shepard sells. Fans love Shep. Bioware - and especially EA - know this. That fact effects buisiness decisions. But you want to argue that Jack Harper was the main protagonist in a comic book and think you've shut me up.. The series revolves around Shepard. It does. And, especially if they don't change the endings, any continuation will always refer to Shepard.
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