George_Wrisley July 31, 2008 Xbox 360 7 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Eurogamer reports that Bungie is quite pleased with the way Halo Wars is coming along:

Bungie AI boffin Damian Isla reckons Ensemble Studios has “really
understood what things Halo is known for”, claiming Halo Wars will be
top drawer.

“We’ve done a lot of talking with Ensemble guys, and
we’re all really excited about Halo Wars, because from everything we’ve
seen so far it’s a very cool, faithful adaptation,” Isla told Eurogamer
at the Develop conference in Brighton, where the sun shines and pigeons
fight outside office windows.

“Everything we’ve seen has been
very, very encouraging – we’re very excited about it. And of course,
[Halo Wars is] also getting right the basics, the general roles – even
fictionally. What role do grunts play in the Covenant fighting forces,
what role do the Elites play, what role do Warthogs play, what role do
Spartans play… All this kind of thing. I think they really nailed
that. It’s encouraging.”

Sounds awesome to me.