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29 Sep

Former Bungie Dev: “Halo Reach Will Be F**king Awesome”

Author: Split-Screen Filed under: Gaming News and Reportage 19 Responses

“Imagine living in a commune where everyone loves what they do and does their all for the community, but instead of growing hemp and playing hacky sack, you are making kick ass video games and playing hacky sack.” This was Lead Game Designer Christian Allen’s answer when asked what it was like to work at Bungie – and when he personally referred to Halo: Reach as “Super-Secret Next Project”.

After leaving Bungie recently, he stated on his blog:

“I am supremely confident that the crew at Bungie will continue to kick ass on Halo: Reach. It was an honor to work on a great title with some of the most talented folks in the industry; Reach will be fucking awesome.”

Allen also worked at Red Storm Entertainment as Lead Multiplayer Designer on Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, a critical and commercial success that released first on the Xbox 360 and later for PC, PS2 and Xbox. He’s currently working as Lead Designer at WB Games on an “unannounced, AAA game title”.

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19 Responses to “Former Bungie Dev: “Halo Reach Will Be F**king Awesome””

	mierdaSeptember 29th, 2009 at 3:22 am huh… that’s funny cuz he hasn’t even played the final product… how the hell does he know it’ll be “fucking awesome”?
	ProdigySeptember 29th, 2009 at 3:45 am Cause he worked on it.
	DJDingDongSeptember 29th, 2009 at 3:53 am The exclusion of the PS3 version of GRAW in the article leads me to believe the author is biased.
	SanzeeSeptember 29th, 2009 at 3:56 am @mierda dumbasses, I swear. Bungie is great because of the amount of polish they put into their games. On Bungie Day of this year (07.07.2009), the employees announced that everyone at Bungie will be playing Halo: Reach that night. Reach has been playable for well over a year now. Development began in 2007, my friend. And considering the fact that Christain Allen worked for Bungie all those years, I think it’s safe to say he knows what Bungie is capable of. That applies to any successful game developer. No doubt Allen knows alot about the project, as he was there when it was first concieved, and having worked for multiple game studios in his career (allowing him to compare other companies to Bungie), and in the end still saying that Reach will kick ass… obviously Bungie is a talented studio. Literally. They have a rigorous job interview process that lasts over 8 hours. They won’t even read your application if you’re not among the most talented in your field. It’s like getting into MIT or Columbia Law. Bungie has high standards. Since the founding of Bungie in 1991, they have yet to make a bad game. Every game they’ve made has been successful, both critically and commercially. These are facts, so please take into consideration ALL ASPECTS before jumping to conclusions… ecspecially retarded ones. I can’t argue against stupid.
	BigKev45September 29th, 2009 at 4:11 am @ Sanzee. Where did the hell did you get this info from? “They have a rigorous job interview process that lasts over 8 hours.”
	RaviSeptember 29th, 2009 at 4:11 am @DJDingDong: The first GRAW, which is being referenced here, was released only on PS2, XBox, XBox 360 and PC in 2006. This was six (PC) to ten (360, Xbox, PS2) months before the release of the Playstation 3. It wasn’t released on PS3 because there was no PS3 at the time, which could be why it went to the PS2 instead. GRAW 2 on the other hand came out in the PS3′s life cycle and was subsequently released for the same 5 months after the 360 version’s release.
	DJDingDongSeptember 29th, 2009 at 4:20 am I was o/j to get the Playslaves rallied up… XD… I’m hoping Reach goes for a realistic graphical style… But with colour. If a dev can pull it off it’ll be Bungie (or Naughty Dog). @Sanzee Alluding that someone is a dumbass and then spelling “especially” wrong… Poor form. Keep it respectful and respectable in here.
	RaviSeptember 29th, 2009 at 4:30 am @DJ: My apologies in that case.
	lonlySeptember 29th, 2009 at 8:59 am Xbox 360 FTW Halo Reach = GOTY 2010
	JdigitalsevenSeptember 29th, 2009 at 10:42 am LOL 3 Halo games (4 if you count PC) in a year and a half span. M$ is DESPERATE!!! Halo ODST was DLC for Halo 2….you can tell by the 2004 graphics engine and story. So ODST is what they scraped from Halo 2 and sold for $60…LOL Hey its your money but you all are getting played and this article is simply paid advertising to start the hype. I wish you will find freedom from Halos over rated self.
	nameSeptember 29th, 2009 at 1:10 pm it hope its better than ODST. biggest waste of 110 AUD since leisure suit larry box office bust. as for GOTY 2010 thats taken by god of war 3. or RAGE, only time will tell. ID have dissapointed me lately so im not holding my breath with RAGE
	Turd FarmerSeptember 29th, 2009 at 4:47 pm @Name Admitting that you bought Box Office Bust is admitting that you have poor taste. Your credibility has been compromized.
	BenjaminSeptember 29th, 2009 at 7:30 pm I walk in a restaraunt and ask how the food is…. WTF do I expect them to say? It sucks … Its terrible. No everyone down to the lowest common denominator says there the best. What did you expect him to say? It sucked. Even if it was the worse game EVER created, in this day and age it will recieve a 9.5. Is the food good here?
	FuzzySeptember 29th, 2009 at 8:03 pm @jdigitalseven dude your a dipshit! you obviously dont read enough about what your trying to diss cause you retarded. it was made by the halo 3 engine! overall i think i was a good game and im not a “halo” fan boy. i dont mind paying $60 because it helps them create amazing games. i didnt pay $60 for a demo unlike sony who release the Gt5 demo for $50! now thats stupid
	JasonSeptember 30th, 2009 at 1:46 am @ Turd Farmer I bought Box-Office Bust. I thought it was hilarious. The gameplay was god-awful though. Go back to your Turd Farming
	ODST is Halo 3! LMFAOSeptember 30th, 2009 at 2:05 am Who cares if it was the Halo 3 engine? ODST still sucked! I meen it says new hero, new campain, new “multiplayer”? Wtf happened? Lol, they’ve always had co-op! so I confused, is the “NEW” multiplayer the same Halo 3 disk? M$ is majorly f*cked up 4 skrewing 2,000,000,000 ppl out $65 to buy the same game they bought 4yrs ago! Xbots r funny! I hope u injoy playing a half ass made campain or a GOW style bots coming at u, but 2 me Firefight is the worst game mode ever made! It sucks for those of u that don’t have a PS3 bc, Halo 3 was fun like 3yrs ago, but I’m not spending $65 on the same fucking game I’ve bought 2 times b4! M$= greedy bastards! ODST= Epic Fail! PS3= Total domination 4rm 2010 on! Break box 360 could be used as an a heater! It’ll be winter soon, something 2 keep u warm! Me ill stick with a company that don’t charge me $65 on the same game! PS3 has all the best exclusives! Xbox has Halo rehashed 1,000,000,000 times! Have fun 360 owners! BTW, PS3 is only $299 its well worth the purchase! God Of War3 will leave u crapping urself u 360 fanboys! Y, Bc u have nothing on ur console that could match Uncharted 1, let alone GOW3! Quit denying it 360 owners, ude get a PS3 Today if u could aford it! Right? Right! ODST= Halo3 Rehash!
	Turd FarmerSeptember 30th, 2009 at 2:56 am @ Jason Seriously if you want humour and sexual content, go get yourself a porno. It’s funnier and more explicit. Now if you don’t mind I’ll go back to tending turds.
	LTwitt3RSeptember 30th, 2009 at 4:09 am For all of the stupid comments here, like this one “Quit denying it 360 owners, ude get a PS3 Today if u could aford it! Right? Right! ODST= Halo3 Rehash!” well your an idiot, you’re denying something also, I have have all three Next-Gen consoles, I love to have choice and The PS3/ XBOX 360/ and Wii all have Great Exclusive Title for them, like Killzone 2 for PS3, HALO franchise and Gears of War games for XBOX360, super smash bros brawl… etc… Clearly you are a PS3Fanboy so your opinion is Biased, And as for HALO 3 ODST being a Rehash… umm… well get Frak’d! PS. Tell the truth, if you could Afford it you’d have all 3 N-Gen Console like I do!