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I remember at the time of completion being rather dissatisfied with the ending of Halo 4. Unlike some, I felt no emotional distress with the apparent passing of Cortana. The lines of dialogue between Chief and our girl Blue during the course of the game were so ham-fisted and awkwardly paced that I found myself hoping the game would end so that I could be done listening.
But all of this falls to the wayside after having watched the end in retrospect. I've found that the sentiments and setup for the future games stand fairly well on their own. Listening to the final words of the Didact I found myself genuinely interested in the future progression of the series.
Though most, if not all, of Halo 4's main dramatis personae were wooden and poorly constructed facsimiles of characters that one would actually find interesting, I have hope that 343i will take a cue from others. Others who have helped establish that the Halo Universe can have drama that we care about, people like Nylund, Bungie, and Bear.
Halo 4 wasn't my cup of tea. But I still love Halo, and I believe that with just a few lessons learned the coming games may be able to recapture the elements that made the earlier titles so engrossing.
tl;dr I like where things are headed.