- Wolverfrog
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- Fabled Legendary Member
ODST was brilliant.
At the time I didn't appreciate it. I thought it too short and I'd let my hype get the better of me. But going back to it after the disappointment that is Reach's campaign, I can truly appreciate it.
It told a very human story, and told it very well, linking threads of the plot together in a way Reach just utterly failed to do. And to say they were cracking jokes all the time isn't true; there were moments of true emotion in ODST, where the despondency the troopers were battling through really crashed into you. Not to mention how great the voice acting was; when compared to Reach's it's really clear how good ODST's was. Now as a bit of a Browncoat and a huge BSG fan, I might be a bit biased, but I thought Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin and Tricia Helfer did an amazing job. Nolan North was pretty good too.
And the music and art was really something. It created an ambience that was wonderful, and I'd often just roam around the city enjoying the phenomenal soundtrack and looking around at the ravaged metropolis and its absolutely gorgeous night-time skybox.
The game had its flaws, but all in all I loved it. Hopefully 343i will return to the ODST's story some day. I'd love to see the cast of the game post-Halo 3, even if it's just for a cameo in the new trilogy.