Halo Reach Limited Ed.

I have to say that I am REALLY impressed with the Halo Reach Legendary Ed.  The Halsey Journal is easily the most interesting, involved, and well thought-out piece of collector’s edition material that I’ve seen in any game so far and the production value is excellent.   They could have charged $20-$30 for it alone and I think it would have sold.  If you’re at all familiar with and/or interested in the Halo universe and back story (believe it or not, they are very well developed), I highly recommend it.  The way that the journal ties-in other characters and events from the previous Halo games and lore is also very impressive.

I’d love to meet whoever was responsible for putting this thing together.  I’m not kidding when I say that my first 2 hours after opening the box were spent reading the journal.  For that matter, I also recommend watching the Halo Legacy animated shorts (think of the Animatrix, for Halo).  All of this is making me seriously consider reading the Halo novels, which I’m told are actually pretty good.  Talk about Transmedia…