: Bungie is amazing at creating atmosphere in a game world that you believe
: you're in. When it comes to story, as I kept playing the newer Halos, I
: began to see it wasn't their strength. Destiny is showcasing fully that
: weakness.

Bungie has been historically really good at world building, and backstory, but not so great at the actual narrative. I think this worked out in Marathon and Myth, since so much of the story was "off screen", and it was presented to you in text. The technology was also not what it is today, so everything was somewhat abstract and you had to fill in the gaps yourself and use more imagination.