Bungie's very real "Halo: Reach" Legendary Edition materialized in retailer listings for $149.99 with a special case, collectibles and an assortment of in-game armor, as well as a "Legendary Noble 6" sculpture. Bungie waited until nearly the eleventh hour, however, to go into detail about their "two full hours of exclusive, behind-the-scenes campaign commentary covering unrevealed aspects of 'Halo: Reach''s production" that are now officially part of the package.
Creative director Marcus Lehto, audio director and composer Marty O’Donnell, cinematics and story lead Lee Wilson and effects lead Steve Scott will all contribute to the extra content, according to a post on Bungie.net. Their reflections will cover "a full campaign play-through, from start to finish." It will be "judiciously edited to excise the downtime and deliver only the most impactful moments," however, so it sounds like they'll try to keep it lively. Don't watch the commentary before playing "Reach" yourself, though, because they also say it will be laced with spoilers.
Remember that this will be the last time you can expect to hear the franchise's original developers contributing to such a commentary track, since they're departing Halo and their relationship with Microsoft Game Studios to focus on their mystery Activision game once "Reach" ships. That's next week, by the way, on September 14, so the time to choose your level of "Reach" investment is nigh.
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