This is going to be the halo game I take away the least from. Even though I disliked playing Halo 1 more, it left a very sincere impression of a fun world and promising ideas. This game, however, kind of felt a bit blank. The open nature of the game, on top of the fact that no characters from the main halo storyline appear until the very, very end, kind of means I have nothing to latch onto or invest myself with. The game plays fine, by Halo 3 they got the gameplay on lockdown, but there really was nothing for me. I didn't feel much for atmosphere, I didn't really feel a sense of journey, it was just a very solid, but bland, Halo experience.