- The Dutchman
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- Senior Legendary Member
I'm glad theres so many like minded individuals around here :)
The books are great. They add to the story, keep the canon in mind, but add some perspective you just don't get playing the games. For example, the viewpoint of Yayap really adds something to Contact Harvest.
I think the games are better for the books. The whole Halo universe is fuller, richer, and a damn sight more interesting with all this backgroung info.
That said, Dietz did a hash job of The Flood, and he had a blatant disregard for the previous books in the case of style and character behaviour - OK, he made Silva look like an ass and maybe he was, but he made Chief look like a religious nut - he "gives thanks" 2 times in one chapter! - not to mention all the characters onboard the Autumn who we learned about in Fall of Reach being executed 2 chapters in ++++PLUS! By an Elite using a human HE pistol which they would never do! Except, maybe, that one at the end of Halo: CE legendary :P
I could go on... i won't. Basically, if you haven't, read the books. If you have, good work. See you on reach when the time comes. I'll be in my Pelican... maybe i'll give you a lift...
-TDM