Well, the day has finally dawned upon us as Halo 3 was made available to the world. Thousands upon thousands waited in lines Monday night to secure their copies, and I was one among them. But what's next? With the biggest release in gaming history in the rear view mirror, what does a gamer have to look forward to? Yes, of course, Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed will be coming out soon. For those of us that also own Wii's, there will be SSBB, Super Mario Galaxy, and Mario Kart Wii, but this is all for naught. Nothing will ever hold that magical place in our hearts like Halo has. The trilogy is over.
What's next? Sure, there will probably be some more games. Halo Wars, of course, is coming out sometime in the not-so-distant future, and I can definitely see some more prequel type games dawning the Halo emblem, but can anyone really say they expect these games to live up to the hype that Halo 3 has endured since its announcement? No, there's no way. Halo Wars will probably be a pretty decent game. What about Halo Wars 2? Is there a Halo Wars 3 in our future? No thanks, I say. As Halo 3 ends the trilogy that started so long ago on the Xbox, I can't help but feel a little let down. Is it because of Halo 3's inability to live up to the expectations? No way. It's because the next Halo title can't have those expectations. It can't have that hype. The trilogy's over. The next couple of titles will just be diluting the brand. Halo 3 is awesome, but now there's no more Halo to look forward to, and that my friends, is disappointing.