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Posted by: Viper Skills
Because it has the worst writing AND gameplay of any Halo game. Don't get me wrong, it's a good campaign, but for a Halo game - for Reach of all battles - it did NO justice whatsoever.
This.
On one hand, as a generic FPS with aliens, a cast of one-dimensional archetypes and the stereotypical 'planet-under-siege' vibe. Reach excels.
As a Halo game where we're given a dark and mysterious storyline filled with dozens of memorable and replayable moments, biblical allegories, references to classic literature (e.g. Divine Comedy in ODST), stellar missions, sublime music and compelling characters, it falls flat on its face.
ODST should have been the 3 year project, they could have done so much more with it. It's about as close to perfect a Halo story has come with the juxtaposition of the audio logs and the main story along with the film-noir atmosphere.