toadslayer72 said: trasharmdsister12 said: I'm seeing Locust Theron Guards and Wretches. I don't know how I didn't see that at first but you are right.

Yeah, it slapped me in the face right when I saw it - just like the Elite armor looking like Theron Guards back when those scans were released. I'm not sure how to feel about it as I love the traditional design of the Elite and Grunt armor. But I can totally see how these designs sit more perfectly into the atmosphere and lore that 343 is trying to bring to the franchise.

I'm also kinda disappointed that they want to make Halo "more grown-up'. Part of the fun of Halo (to me personally) was that it didn't take itself too seriously, while also presenting a pretty rich story and beautifully balanced and fluid gameplay. For some reason when a game takes itself too seriously I tend to take it less seriously. Maybe it's the uncanny valley, maybe it's just poor attempts at being serious by the devs, or maybe it's a mix of both plus something else. Heck, it could just be me being overly critical when a game goes from being about fun to trying to be something more. Who knows? I mean, just look at the story in the latter half of Halo 3 - it was pretty abysmal IMO. Things that were being built up from the first two games came to a close but it just felt like "Oh, that was it? I knew it was coming but at least they could've made it more interesting or memorable" (like the Prophet being killed by the arbiter, and the deaths of Johnson/343 Guilty Spark). ODST on the other hand had characters with memorable lines/actions and distinct characters - simply because they delivered their lines as if they were having a good time. Then we got Reach which, while presented more aptly, was pretty boring and stale to me.

I fear Halo 4 will suffer the same fate for me by being too serious. It's weird because Halo 1 had distinct moments of trying to be serious too (Keyes grotesque flood form, Cortana warning Chief of Halo's true intent), but the way they were presented weren't overly melodramatic. They got to the point and that gave them impact. I guess dragging on scenes with major plot points just hurts their impact for me.

Yeah, I meant to tell you that I think it's great and I'm, glad you hooked it up.