Hello everyone! lonewolf here, for about the past 2 months i have been thinking about this idea and i would love to see it actually made if possible haha, anyways... What if we took Halo and Skyrim and mixed them??
BEFORE you leave and think thats crazy, allow me to explain in a really long post!
When i say "mix" i dont mean putting swords and guns together because that would just be plain dumb in my opinion, i meant take skyrim's game purpose (and Bethesda's games) and make Halo a FREE ROAM.
I know with Skyrim with it being free roam you dont have to always go in order of events to complete a specific storyline, because you could get distracted and go off and do something else then come back later. But this game will have a more focused story.
So...
Who will our main character be??
The main character will be you obviously, and it will be single player only (like skyrim). Your character can be customizable through gender, appearance, emblem and name. Because spartans are strong and in ways, invincible. You will start out a marine.
How will the game start?
The game starts off similar to skyrim, in skyrim you are in a carriage, but in this halo game you will start in a falcon, pelican, or a warthog, along with other recruits for the UNSC. the vehicle will be headed to the academy where you'll walk in the registration office and the person will ask who you are (which leads to customizing) When customizing is done your person will walk to the bunk rooms and meet some characters, talk with them, etc. there will be at this point mini quests around the academy to get you trained and ready for war. once all the training is done you will ship out in a pelican to the beginning of the game.
Weapons/armor?
Because you arent a spartan there wont really be super cool customizations, but you will be able to take other armor in crates, off bodies, pelicans, etc. same as weapons. All halo weapons from CE-4 will be available. depending on the mission/quest, suppressors, extended mags, etc will be available to take off/put on.
Followers/squads?
In skyrim you can only have one follower, because this game is basically a war, you will need squads. there will be squads of 10 max (10NPCs and you). you simply walk up to an NPC and activate a conversation and ask something like "Follow me, i need your help" or "you are now assigned to my squad soldier" and they will come, but if you come accross another officer/commander, you can sacrifice some of your guys and give them to him and ask the commander to bring his squad with you, making two squads/fire teams.
Vehicles?
Same as weapons, all vehicles CE-4 human and covenant are available to drive. they will not get destroyed like in the game however, what i mean is that in the game a falcon will be flying then when taken enough damage just blow up right there. lets throw in some suspenseful crashes! have a wing get shot off, an engine fail, have the falcon fall to the ground intact then depending on impact blow up. A banshee flying then when hit have it lose control and spiral into something!
There will also be, like in skyrim, carriages. but in halo, a falcon/pelican. the carriages stay in spot and are always there, but to make it harder and have to hold out depending on situation, have it take time to call it in, or if you are lucky its already there! and just because youre the main character doesnt mean youre lucky! if youre in combat or flying around, have something attack it, shoot it down! here you are escaping when suddenly you crash, some people may be alive with you then you have to call in an evac!
Enemies?
Covenant! Good old fashioned Covies will be best! all covies CE-4! In my opinion in the games, i didnt like how half of the game or less was covenant then flood/prometheans came and then there really werent any more covenant, lets keep it to the good 'ol war!
Setting?
Anywhere on earth, good old earth. Access to New Mombasa, military camps/bases, forerunner artifacts, glassed areas, destroyed cities, farms, old neighborhoods, OCEANS!!!!!!!!! BOATS!!!!!!! maybe throw in some easter eggs or some old maps in specific locations! How about SPACE! throw in some frigates you can fly to, Reach's orbit, Halo?? lets get some space battles
Development of character
You will obviously be a marine, but like in skyrim there are guilds, but by guild in halo, i of course mean ODSTs! take drop pods and stuff! you will be able to choose your weapon specialty, sniper, demolition, etc. over the game many of your soldiers will die but it is all necessary to win the war
Main enemy?
Nothing but the prophets, lets make one of those ugly things control them, he will be the Alduin of this game, the game can end with boarding a main capital ship that he's on, attacking high charity?
Strength/damage?
Normal halo rules, enemies have shields based on rank, like elite generals are strong, grunts are weak, BUT, if youre in a sniping mission or just sniping, obviously you want that first shot to count, suppress your sniper, pull the trigger, headshot=KILL, i dont know about you guys but i hate it when im sniping and i have to take two shots to kill a guy, especially if its in the head the first shot. basically lets not have the enemy health bar on the top of the screen and it goes down after an unrealistic amount of shots. like in skyrim where you may have to stab/slice someone 10 times to kill them, i know they kinda need to do that so its not instant kill every time, but make it a little realistic when youre shooting up some bad guys.
As for you, somewhere around ODST health in that game, not too strong, not too weak!
BATTLES???
BATTLES! WE NEED HUGE BATTLES! Remember in halo reach with the hundreds of warthogs, falcons and scorpions??? DIDNT YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT?? a huge, wide open area, with hundreds of enemies, gun shots, explosions, make it a huge WAR! make it feel like youre in war! in halo there are some pretty good combat parts, but in other times its kill enemies in a room/canyon/etc, move on to the next room/area, kill them and so on. lets get some full on landscapes, fields, city streets, lets get destruction, war, fighting, holding out, calling in evac/reinforcements!
Halo is a wonderful game, i love it and so do you guys, this game wont follow the main storyline of halo obviously, just a side game! something WORTH trying! something needs to be done and this game would be amazing. People have their opinions, and this is mine obviously, give me feedback please because i would love to hear what you guys think!
Thank you for reading!
-Ian
BEFORE you leave and think thats crazy, allow me to explain in a really long post!
When i say "mix" i dont mean putting swords and guns together because that would just be plain dumb in my opinion, i meant take skyrim's game purpose (and Bethesda's games) and make Halo a FREE ROAM.
I know with Skyrim with it being free roam you dont have to always go in order of events to complete a specific storyline, because you could get distracted and go off and do something else then come back later. But this game will have a more focused story.
So...
Who will our main character be??
The main character will be you obviously, and it will be single player only (like skyrim). Your character can be customizable through gender, appearance, emblem and name. Because spartans are strong and in ways, invincible. You will start out a marine.
How will the game start?
The game starts off similar to skyrim, in skyrim you are in a carriage, but in this halo game you will start in a falcon, pelican, or a warthog, along with other recruits for the UNSC. the vehicle will be headed to the academy where you'll walk in the registration office and the person will ask who you are (which leads to customizing) When customizing is done your person will walk to the bunk rooms and meet some characters, talk with them, etc. there will be at this point mini quests around the academy to get you trained and ready for war. once all the training is done you will ship out in a pelican to the beginning of the game.
Weapons/armor?
Because you arent a spartan there wont really be super cool customizations, but you will be able to take other armor in crates, off bodies, pelicans, etc. same as weapons. All halo weapons from CE-4 will be available. depending on the mission/quest, suppressors, extended mags, etc will be available to take off/put on.
Followers/squads?
In skyrim you can only have one follower, because this game is basically a war, you will need squads. there will be squads of 10 max (10NPCs and you). you simply walk up to an NPC and activate a conversation and ask something like "Follow me, i need your help" or "you are now assigned to my squad soldier" and they will come, but if you come accross another officer/commander, you can sacrifice some of your guys and give them to him and ask the commander to bring his squad with you, making two squads/fire teams.
Vehicles?
Same as weapons, all vehicles CE-4 human and covenant are available to drive. they will not get destroyed like in the game however, what i mean is that in the game a falcon will be flying then when taken enough damage just blow up right there. lets throw in some suspenseful crashes! have a wing get shot off, an engine fail, have the falcon fall to the ground intact then depending on impact blow up. A banshee flying then when hit have it lose control and spiral into something!
There will also be, like in skyrim, carriages. but in halo, a falcon/pelican. the carriages stay in spot and are always there, but to make it harder and have to hold out depending on situation, have it take time to call it in, or if you are lucky its already there! and just because youre the main character doesnt mean youre lucky! if youre in combat or flying around, have something attack it, shoot it down! here you are escaping when suddenly you crash, some people may be alive with you then you have to call in an evac!
Enemies?
Covenant! Good old fashioned Covies will be best! all covies CE-4! In my opinion in the games, i didnt like how half of the game or less was covenant then flood/prometheans came and then there really werent any more covenant, lets keep it to the good 'ol war!
Setting?
Anywhere on earth, good old earth. Access to New Mombasa, military camps/bases, forerunner artifacts, glassed areas, destroyed cities, farms, old neighborhoods, OCEANS!!!!!!!!! BOATS!!!!!!! maybe throw in some easter eggs or some old maps in specific locations! How about SPACE! throw in some frigates you can fly to, Reach's orbit, Halo?? lets get some space battles
Development of character
You will obviously be a marine, but like in skyrim there are guilds, but by guild in halo, i of course mean ODSTs! take drop pods and stuff! you will be able to choose your weapon specialty, sniper, demolition, etc. over the game many of your soldiers will die but it is all necessary to win the war
Main enemy?
Nothing but the prophets, lets make one of those ugly things control them, he will be the Alduin of this game, the game can end with boarding a main capital ship that he's on, attacking high charity?
Strength/damage?
Normal halo rules, enemies have shields based on rank, like elite generals are strong, grunts are weak, BUT, if youre in a sniping mission or just sniping, obviously you want that first shot to count, suppress your sniper, pull the trigger, headshot=KILL, i dont know about you guys but i hate it when im sniping and i have to take two shots to kill a guy, especially if its in the head the first shot. basically lets not have the enemy health bar on the top of the screen and it goes down after an unrealistic amount of shots. like in skyrim where you may have to stab/slice someone 10 times to kill them, i know they kinda need to do that so its not instant kill every time, but make it a little realistic when youre shooting up some bad guys.
As for you, somewhere around ODST health in that game, not too strong, not too weak!
BATTLES???
BATTLES! WE NEED HUGE BATTLES! Remember in halo reach with the hundreds of warthogs, falcons and scorpions??? DIDNT YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT?? a huge, wide open area, with hundreds of enemies, gun shots, explosions, make it a huge WAR! make it feel like youre in war! in halo there are some pretty good combat parts, but in other times its kill enemies in a room/canyon/etc, move on to the next room/area, kill them and so on. lets get some full on landscapes, fields, city streets, lets get destruction, war, fighting, holding out, calling in evac/reinforcements!
Halo is a wonderful game, i love it and so do you guys, this game wont follow the main storyline of halo obviously, just a side game! something WORTH trying! something needs to be done and this game would be amazing. People have their opinions, and this is mine obviously, give me feedback please because i would love to hear what you guys think!
Thank you for reading!
-Ian