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'''Brian Reed''' is the ''Halo'' franchise lead writer at [[343 Industries]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/BrianReed '''Twitter:''' ''Brian Reed'']</ref> Previously employed by [[Marvel Comics]], his first ''Halo'' work was ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic book adaptation of the [[Eric Nylund]] novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|The Fall of Reach]]''. He served as a writer for ''[[Halo 4]]'' and was the lead writer of ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/04/Spartan-Ops-Episode-Review.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Spartan Ops Episode Review'']</ref> Reed later wrote the comic miniseries ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx Dark Horse Announces Halo: Initiation]</ref> and subsequently issues [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|7]] through [[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|10]] of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-707/Halo-Escalation-7/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 7'']</ref><ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-710/Halo-Escalation-10/ '''Dark Horse Comics:''' ''Halo: Escalation #10'']</ref> Reed is currently the lead writer for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-8-27-14 '''The Halo Bulletin 8.27.14''']</ref> | '''Brian Reed''' is the ''Halo'' franchise lead writer at [[343 Industries]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/BrianReed '''Twitter:''' ''Brian Reed'']</ref> Previously employed by [[Marvel Comics]], his first ''Halo'' work was ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic book adaptation of the [[Eric Nylund]] novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|The Fall of Reach]]''. He served as a writer for ''[[Halo 4]]'' and was the lead writer of ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/04/Spartan-Ops-Episode-Review.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Spartan Ops Episode Review'']</ref> Reed later wrote the comic miniseries ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx Dark Horse Announces Halo: Initiation]</ref> and subsequently issues [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|7]] through [[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|10]] of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-707/Halo-Escalation-7/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 7'']</ref><ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-710/Halo-Escalation-10/ '''Dark Horse Comics:''' ''Halo: Escalation #10'']</ref> Reed is currently the lead writer for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-8-27-14 '''The Halo Bulletin 8.27.14''']</ref> | ||
He needs to stop writing for Halo entirely. The evidence of this being the trope-filled, convoluted mess which is Halo 5: Guardians' story. A story which failed to produce any meaningful conflict between Master Chief and Jameson Locke (which was the entire basis of the marketing campaign), a completely redundant and dull antagonist in the form of the Warden Eternal, a lack of character development for Osiris bar a few 'Buck buys the drinks' quips, and a woefully cliche 'created vs creators' plot 'twist', which appeared from literally nowhere and makes Cortana's sacrifice in Halo 4 meaningless. | |||
Halo 5: Guardians is otherwise a pretty enjoyable game and a solid Halo title; however Brian Reed's amateur writing spoils the otherwise fun gameplay and beautiful environments of the campaign. Replace Reed with Christopher Schlerf, for the franchise's sake. | |||
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Brian Reed is the Halo franchise lead writer at 343 Industries.[1] Previously employed by Marvel Comics, his first Halo work was Halo: Fall of Reach, a comic book adaptation of the Eric Nylund novel The Fall of Reach. He served as a writer for Halo 4 and was the lead writer of Spartan Ops.[2] Reed later wrote the comic miniseries Halo: Initiation[3] and subsequently issues 7 through 10 of Halo: Escalation.[4][5] Reed is currently the lead writer for Halo 5: Guardians.[6]
He needs to stop writing for Halo entirely. The evidence of this being the trope-filled, convoluted mess which is Halo 5: Guardians' story. A story which failed to produce any meaningful conflict between Master Chief and Jameson Locke (which was the entire basis of the marketing campaign), a completely redundant and dull antagonist in the form of the Warden Eternal, a lack of character development for Osiris bar a few 'Buck buys the drinks' quips, and a woefully cliche 'created vs creators' plot 'twist', which appeared from literally nowhere and makes Cortana's sacrifice in Halo 4 meaningless.
Halo 5: Guardians is otherwise a pretty enjoyable game and a solid Halo title; however Brian Reed's amateur writing spoils the otherwise fun gameplay and beautiful environments of the campaign. Replace Reed with Christopher Schlerf, for the franchise's sake.
