Everything’s Better When You Add Nathan Fillion
I am not a fan of Halo. Not so much because it’s a bad game — as a First Person Shooter it’s rock solid –but because I was mislead about Halo‘s supposedly deep and engaging storyline. Halo is a lot of things, but strong plot-wise? I don’t think so – far from it.
And while the latest push against the Covenant, Halo 3: ODST, is rife with military shooter tropes, Bungie has finally infused Halo with something largely missing from the franchise: personality, character. Namely, they injected Halo with a healthy dose of Nathan Fillion, who lends his voice and likeness as Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck. If Nathan Fillion was something found on a spice rack, creative types would add a dash of him to everything. Said everything would then pop with smarmy charm and wit. And sex appeal.
This is the power of Nathan Fillion. He turns unbelievers into believers. He feeds the poor and he clothes the naked. And steals hearts while narrating Halo 3: ODST trailers.
Now I’ll be first in line to pick up Halo 3: ODST on September 22, in lieu of my “blah” attitude towards Halo. And it’s all thanks to Nathan Fillion. If, after watching this trailer, you aren’t sold on ODST, well, then you have no soul and I must say Good Day, Sir. Good Day, Sir!
Or Madam. ‘Cause we here at Geekadelphia ain’t sexist.
Not the first time Bungie used him. Fillion also voiced various Sergeants in the original Halo 3.
So dreamy. <3
Man, that is awesome. Bungie storylines are always complex, but seem a bit abstract, or set off from actual game play. It’ll be wizard if they really tie the story into the heart of the game.
If I’m not mistaken, Adam Baldwin and Alan Tudyk are also doing voices for this game. It’s like a ‘dudes of Firefly’ reunion tour.