[*]The dialogue seems squeezed, or rushed--whichever makes more sense. It's like there's barely any space between lines. If you don't know what I mean, look at Blue Ninja. It's not a huge problem, but it does put a little bit of a hurt on the theatricality that we've been used to all these years.

[*] As sexy, sexy, sexy, sexy as these cutscenes are, I already miss the feature that showed your own weapons in the cinematics--again, nothing big--it's just one of those "Oh, man I miss that" nostalgia feelings. I have to say, I never felt cooler watching MC walk out of the smolders of that Scarab holding an Energy Sword. I'm guessing that will still work if I switch to Classic. I haven't done it yet except for quick before/after glances.

[*] Cutting to/from black remains too impersonal, too distant. This is a prime example. A consistent, seamless white fade is insurmountably better, and doesn't break the "illusion". On the bright side, however--at least I know there won't be any Dead or Alive Fades anymore, which is a good thing.

[*]While we're on that cutscene, I noticed when Miranda received her father's Colonial Cross, she sniffled, almost dramatically. That was not necessary. Adding that in the Anniversary edition(at least to me) weakened her image. In the original, she stood firm; while her expression was solemn, Miranda held her head high with honor and respect. I don't think it was right for Blur to "girlie" her up with an over-obvious reaction of emotion.

[*]Facial motion capture....aw, dude...I've never seen faces that realistic since L.A. Noire, and this blows it out of the water.

[*]NAY...it was heresy!!!

[*]I'm not gonna lie--I really would've preferred remastered graphics with classic music, but that can of worms I will choose to leave shut.

[*]I scoured the Metropolis closing scene--still no drop pods anywhere. They really could've fixed that in Anniversary--especially considering A) That's where ODST starts, and B)343 Industries ended up giving ODST to the Survivors.

[*]Description text shows up twice. That's an uh-oh. A pretty startling uh-oh.

[*] One thing that's extremely worrisome to me, is that the screen no longer flashes when I'm hit, which throws me off like crazy. I know this sounds like the stupidest thing, but without that screen flash like in Classic, I don't even know when I'm being hit until my shields are drained. I guess that's something I'll have to train myself for. And before you ask, my controller only vibrates when I'm shooting.

That's all I can think of for now. I'm sure I'll find something else to whine about. But Blur deserves a Blur-job for the incredible work they've done.