[Gonzo]

It is hard to say, I mean the game is pretty excellent. My complaints are really creative disagreements and not technical flaws.

I will say that I do wish they had more original music and didn't recycle as much from Halo 2. I guess the biggest problem with that is the fact Halo 1's was almost all synthesized and Halo 2 used a lot of actual orchestrated pieces, which is the same for Halo 3 so the differences will be less obvious. I will have to go back and compare the two games back to back but from what I recall I think the music for Halo 2 was better suited to the action.

Also Bungie apparently still pops a big one for the Flood. I understand their role as far as the plot goes but they are not fun to fight and it seems Bungie never got this through their heads. Aside from the absolutely painstaking task of completing the level "Cortana" on Legendary (just so I can say I beat all levels on Legendary) I will never go back and play it again. That really should light up Bungie's radar that an entire level of their game is not only not fun, but it is a freaking chore. I thought they learned their lesson from "The Library" in Halo 1 but obviously I was mistaken.
Bungie made such a big deal about how the Brutes in Halo 2 weren't very entertaining or fun to fight and how they set out to change that big time in Halo 3. Why the hell does it not occur to them that the Flood is 10x worse to fight and has no payoff.

The best for me is yet to come. 4 player online coop is going to be an absolute blast. I can't wait to finally get one going. I played my first multiplayer matches tonight on Live and had a great time with some guys I used to play with a lot. As long as you have a clique you can play with Halo's multiplayer is fantastic. Otherwise you are going to have the long arduous task of trying to either get a crew of cool people from the vast sea of a-holes, or just run into an already good group of folks and see if you can break your way in. Halo 2 had more jack holes per capita than any other game I have ever played.