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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, How friendly is Halo 4 to series newcomers?.

    The Halo universe can be bewildering at times. Like any good sci-fi franchise, it has its own vocabulary--Forerunners, the Flood, the Mantle, Reach. It also a lot of backstory, most of which has been parceled out in licensed books and other material over the years. Is it even possible to get into Halo 4 without knowing about the original games? Should you be playing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary first? Here's the case for both approaches.
    Nov 02, 2012 1:00pm PDT
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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, How friendly is Halo 4 to series newcomers?.

    The Halo universe can be bewildering at times. Like any good sci-fi franchise, it has its own vocabulary--Forerunners, the Flood, the Mantle, Reach. It also a lot of backstory, most of which has been parceled out in licensed books and other material over the years. Is it even possible to get into Halo 4 without knowing about the original games? Should you be playing Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary first? Here's the case for both approaches. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Halo games are perfectly playable even if you have no idea what the sweet heck is going on. To this day I... : Dave-A
      • Not a man alive could. : ughhhhhhh
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        I think the fact you jumped back and forth between John and the Arbiter made it harder to follow. Kinda g... : jackomackThis person is cool!
        • That may have been the case fictionally, but I liked the invisibility mechanic that being the Arbiter inc... : ughhhhhhh
        • I thought it was cool that the co-op dude was the arbiter in H3. : ThomWThis person is cool!
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        the first Halo I played a bunch was Reach. After that I went back and played some of the older ones, but... : sposh
        • Reach is a Halo game that can be self contained, as it's not really much on the whole story other than a ... : jackomackThis person is cool!
      • Talking plants : PointlesS76
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        Hopefully you've played it, despite the plot. It was a good game, quite different. : shirif
        • Many times! : Dave-A
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        I have ignored the plot of all of them and have beat every one on Legendary. Plot is pretty much never go... : bozerThis person is cool!
        • : facepalm : : wrecker77
      • Beginning the fight? : walker270This person is cool!
      • Hahaha... y'all should try playing the Marathon series. They toned down the insanely complicated story qu... : datoo
      • I've always liked the lore, even back through PID and Marathon. I will agree, wholeheartedly, that it has... : silaslangThis person is cool!
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        the covenant found and invaded earth. the arbiter was tortured and humiliated for failing to protect Hal... : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
        • I agree. It was ballsy, however, the new fans got bent out of shape. It lent some cool new mechanics to t... : silaslangThis person is cool!
      • I kinda thought Halo 2 was dumb because, if the fight was on Earth... how come you still jump high and fl... : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • I wish they'd drop all the pretentious crap and just simplify the story. :/ : ThomWThis person is cool!
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      So, only 2 of these games are on pc? I've only played a bit of some demo long ago : rmsThis person is cool!
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        I really miss them on PC. Don't seem to enjoy them as much on 360. Maybe because I am controller-impaired... : Keefinator
        • Maybe? : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!