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"its not the years, its the mileage"
I missed the epic story/mystery of halo. Obviously, that is an aspect that can only be captured in the first game. Other than that, I missed having elites as an enemy, sun flare effects, and health packs. It may sound goofy, but I remember the sun flare effects really blowing my mind when I first saw them, and I missed them in Halo 3. As far as health packs go; it always seemed more "epic" when you finished a mission on legendary with only one health bar. The health bars/packs added a level of tension/feeling of accomplishment that was latter lacking.
As far as the elites go, I never enjoyed playing as the arbiter, and for whatever reason did not enjoy the brutes as enemies as much as I did the elites. I can't fault Bungie for wanting to expand the universe rather than sticking strictly to the formula, but it was just never the same.