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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
[[File:H2 Illustrator file for Emblems.jpg|thumb|250px|A suite of emblems made for ''Phoenix'' by Chris Barrett. The "Runes" emblem later featured in ''Halo 2'' can be seen in the middle.{{Ref/Reuse|BarrettPhoenix}}]] | |||
Beginning with its inception in 2000, ''Phoenix'' had a troubled development. Bungie hired a number of developers to work on the game, shortly before the company relocated from [[Wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] to [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]] following its acquisition by [[Microsoft]]. Among these developers was [[Paul Bertone]], who stated that after nearly a year of development and despite having good ideas, sufficient technology and a really close team, the game still wasn't "coming together", which he attributed to a lack of leadership. According to Bertone, while they had crystalised ideas and concepts for the game, they were unable to turn these into a bug-free prototype to convince people of the game's viability.{{Ref/Reuse|HistoryOfHalo}} | Beginning with its inception in 2000, ''Phoenix'' had a troubled development. Bungie hired a number of developers to work on the game, shortly before the company relocated from [[Wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] to [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle]] following its acquisition by [[Microsoft]]. Among these developers was [[Paul Bertone]], who stated that after nearly a year of development and despite having good ideas, sufficient technology and a really close team, the game still wasn't "coming together", which he attributed to a lack of leadership. According to Bertone, while they had crystalised ideas and concepts for the game, they were unable to turn these into a bug-free prototype to convince people of the game's viability.{{Ref/Reuse|HistoryOfHalo}} | ||
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After working on the project for nearly a year, LeBel and the ''Phoenix'' team were able to produce a playable build. LeBel felt that it was not up to scratch and had doubts about whether it could be turned into a full game, so advised that the project be discontinued. Jones heeded LeBel's advice, and the project was cancelled some time in late [[2002]] or early [[2003]]. However, Jones had promised the ''Phoenix'' team that they would get to develop their own game. Thus, rather than disband the team, he joined the team as creative director and project lead, and they began work on another project, ''[[Gypsum]]'', in early [[2003]].{{Ref/Reuse|HistoryOfHalo}}{{Ref/YouTube|3ZzZD91OCE8|IGN|Canceled Bungie Game 'Gypsum' Revealed - IGN Unfiltered}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/21/canceled-bungie-game-gypsum-revealed|Site=IGN|Page=Canceled Bungie Game 'Gypsum' Revealed|D=26|M=9|Y=2021}} | After working on the project for nearly a year, LeBel and the ''Phoenix'' team were able to produce a playable build. LeBel felt that it was not up to scratch and had doubts about whether it could be turned into a full game, so advised that the project be discontinued. Jones heeded LeBel's advice, and the project was cancelled some time in late [[2002]] or early [[2003]]. However, Jones had promised the ''Phoenix'' team that they would get to develop their own game. Thus, rather than disband the team, he joined the team as creative director and project lead, and they began work on another project, ''[[Gypsum]]'', in early [[2003]].{{Ref/Reuse|HistoryOfHalo}}{{Ref/YouTube|3ZzZD91OCE8|IGN|Canceled Bungie Game 'Gypsum' Revealed - IGN Unfiltered}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/21/canceled-bungie-game-gypsum-revealed|Site=IGN|Page=Canceled Bungie Game 'Gypsum' Revealed|D=26|M=9|Y=2021}} | ||
A number of vector emblems were produced for ''Phoenix'' by [[:Category:Images by Christopher Barrett|Christopher Barrett]]. One such example was later reused in ''[[Halo 2]]'' as the "Runes" [[Emblems|emblem]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=BarrettPhoenix|cgbarrett|1665022552270581761|Christopher Barrett|Quote=@cia391 @DC_moments @haruspis Made in Chicago in 2000 for a cancelled game.|Detail=Additional replies in this comment chain confirm the game in question as Phoenix|D=04|M=06|Y=2023}} | |||
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