Halo Wars 2 was one of my first experiences working on a large-scale game, and an incredibly formative one.

As a junior designer, I got to explore how a well-established visual language like Halo could be adapted to a very different kind of game. Designing for an RTS meant constantly balancing information density, readability and familiarity, while making an experience built around mouse and keyboard feel at home on a controller.

Looking back, there are plenty of things I would approach differently today, but many of the fundamental challenges like simplifying complexity, designing within constraints and finding the right balance between function and character are ones I still work with today.

I still adore Halo and hope to revisit the potential that still lies undiscovered in the francise.