“Master Chief the John Wayne character.”
Microsoft has admitted losing its way with Halo following the release of Halo 3 in September 2007.
Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach both lacked one vital ingredient: “Playing Master Chief,” said Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer to OXM.
“We kind of lost our way a little bit, I’ll say. And that’s why I wanted to make sure that at the unveiling of Halo 4, you knew you were playing Master Chief, that John was back – because Master Chief is the John Wayne character of that universe, and that’s who you want to play.”