Halo 4 is overdone. Aesthetics should have been left as aesthetics. Though I'd have liked to see a solid Scorpion turret like in CE. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's how the Covenant scopes are green. A clear blue scope would have been much better.

: The Ark is absolutely filled with available vehicles. Take advantage of them!

Compared to Infinity. :/ Honestly, 4 Mongooses appearing on Solo and not just Co-op. Spartans deloading. The Mantis section either has you mowing down enemies or driving/running past them.

: After we had our fill of good views, it was time to head inside. Into Halo
: 3's loving reference to The Silent Cartographer.

In terms of aesthetics, it was well crafted. But the gameplay and level design was sub-par. The level design in particular is a much smaller scale, severely limiting approach.

: The Cartographer structure features quite a bit of multi-level design, like
: its Halo 1 predecessor.

If only there hadn't been a death barrier (which fortunately can be removed via glitch). If fall damage was in H3, the falling distance could have been extended.

: At the level's end, a brute chieftain attempts to stop us. He used his
: invincibility equipment, but this does not protect against
: ShadowOfTheVoid 's assassination.

I loved how they presented that Chieftain, even though it was an ordinary enemy. I vividly recall speculation on whether or not that Chieftain had a similar role to Tartarus.