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Posted by: gregkoch
I liked all the halo stories except halo 2 was kinda stupid.
Halo 2 had the best story.
The Covenant became a character itself instead of just a race of aliens we shoot, we were given a reason to fight them because Halo 2 expanded the story hundred-fold. Not only that, we saw that the Covenant was unstable. You never kill a human as Thel, only Covenant Heretics and Flood - it shows humanity to be united against a common foe whilst the enemy is divided.
Also, the Flood became more than just a mindless parasite. I enjoyed the Gravemind twist and how Mendicant Bias is manipulating events in humanity's favor.
Halo 2 is like Firefly back in the day. The design is good, but nobody appreciates the substance, to quote from Jubal Early.