: I think 343 is in a much better place than they were 3 years ago though. The
: studio started out with like, what, just a handful of people? They ended
: up with 200-300 something people by the end of Halo 4's development cycle.
: Either way, I'd rather they take their time and make a great product
: rather than shitting something out because of trends in modern gaming.

Agreed. For their first game, reasonably speaking, I think 343i did a fantastic job. Did Halo 4 live up to my personal standards of what a Halo game should be? Nope. But I'm sure they did their best to do it. Now they can't fall back on not having enough experience working together. Halo 5 or whatever their next project is needs to strengthen the weaknesses that drowned Halo 4 and deliver a rich experience unique only to a universe like ours. They seem to have a good ear to the heart of the community so I'm guessing this won't be much of a problem.

At the very least, they could do is not make me have to go to Waypoint to view the goddamn Terminals.

: What about another studio doing like a cheap spin-off game using Halo 4's
: engine in the mean time? I think that could turn out... alright.

Which would hopefully be an ODST sequel! But every Halo game to date, even ODST, seemed to have some grand galactic consequence. I just want a deeply personal tale that only affects those people we'll learn about. Screw the Forerunners, let's kill some Innies and Kig-Yar pirates!