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It’s nice to see Bungie taking this opportunity to try a little something new: Recon, the Halo 3 expansion pack that’s actually a complete game and takes place during Halo 2, will have a semi-open world that sounds more like a multi-linear hub world with a few enemies in it, from where you can access four “flashback” missions to investigate the disappearance of your team-mates.

Nothing revolutionary, of course — and Bungie already tried the idea of changing characters mid-game in Halo 2, after all — but it’s still an interesting idea. Judging from the few details we have, it doesn’t sound like it would make sense for the main game to have co-op multiplayer, but the flashback missions could (along with the finale, where presumably all characters come together or something).

And, if the story is delivered through four 30-minute flashbacks, it’s really hard to imagine the game selling full-price. Which is a good thing, unless Microsoft really wants to screw Bungie and sacrifices the game.