From a real world point of view, Halo Reach was as I’ve already said, the last game Bungie developed in the Halo series. As the creators of the series, they felt they had added everything they could, so they turned development of the Halo games over to new developer 343 Industries.
In terms of the Halo universe, Halo Reach was a prequel to the original Halo game. Players took control of a character who was part of the Noble 6 Team, a team of Spartan warriors. The game tells the story of this small unit of Spartans as they fight against the pact in humanity’s first real encounter with them, on the planet Reach.
Reach is a colonized planet that humanity has been occupying for a few years. The pact’s brutal attack on the planet is their attempt to take something humans have found buried deep beneath the plant’s surface, an incredibly advanced AI. As the story progresses, Noble 6 watches the colony fall to advanced technology and the relentless forces of the pact.
The game has an inspiring story, following the team as they each fall for the pact in different ways. More than anything it shows the tenacity of the Spartans, which is only present later in Master Chief, the Spartan in every other Halo game. More of the Halo universe is explored in Halo Reach than in other games, and players have the opportunity to explore what the Spartans are in more detail.
Through Halo Reach, players were also able to experience Halo space flight for the first time. An entire level was dedicated to fighting the Covenant in space, and players could use some of the first real space combat technology in the Halo universe to defend a space station against them.
The Halo series had already pushed weapons to the limit at the end of Halo 2, so in Halo Reach all Bungie had to do was provide players with the same weapons in a more fun way, as each installment in the series has. presented. New Weapons The classic Needler has been given a scope for ranged fire, making it a much deadlier addition to the Halo arsenal.
In general, Halo Reach was about bringing some finality to the Halo universe. Bungie kicked off on a high, showing gamers the beginning of the human and Covenant conflict, the conflict that is still raging in games like Halo 4 and Halo 5.