Millions of innocent people murdered. Slaughtered in their own homes, no distinguishing between man, woman, child, elderly. No mercy, just killing like you would swat a fly out of your face.
This is Reach. The story of the fall of the human colony at the hands of the brutal Covenant.
Yes, its a game, no I haven't played it yet. This is a game that has me truly moved and excited, and not just in a fan boy manner either.
My inability to sometimes distinguish the lines between fantasy and reality are both a blessing and a curse. In this instance I can't decide.
While many will enjoy this game and be moved by the story line and the fact the game is portrayed as a memorial to a fictional fallen planet, that isn't what I'm going to get out of this. To me, these are real people, real lives, real families torn apart with no warning, no feeling of guilt. All because we are different and stand in the way.
Every time I see the advert for the game I get the type of feeling most get when looking at something sad or remembering lost opportunity.
This is only because when I do finally get it, every battle I fight, every enemy I slay will be one more life saved, one more family given a chance.
To me, these are real lives.
To me, this IS Reach.
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