We both know that Halo stories have been done very well

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 21:08 (3886 days ago) @ Avateur

Wait, what? Not that I want to get into a breakdown right now, but H1 and H2's narratives, plots, and stories are actually very well written, especially considering the troubles that hit H2 during development and the changes in direction that the game and story went. All gameplay aside, those stories are actually very, very well done. You've even said so yourself many times and in very well written fashion at HBO. It's H3 where it all falls apart.

They are structured fine, and did the job they were supposed to do. In fact, Halo had a pretty good video game story. However, I would not say any of Bungie's games even came remotely close to the types of stories that shape our cultural collective, nor do they offer anything morally, intellectually, emotionally, or philosophically interesting.

Edit: And with regard to the human condition, while Halo absolutely had some aspects of that,

Only if you were 12 years old and thought action movies were real life.