: This is actually a very similar conclusion that I've reached lately. In mine
: however, I speculate that I was more of a fan of HBO that I was of Halo or
: Bungie. I am still a fan of Halo and Bungie, but nothing approaches those
: heady days on HBO before the release of H2....

: Ah, I am old.

Yeah, the last few years have revealed to me it wasn't so much the content or details of Halo but Bungie's style and presentation of it that really captured my imagination. I think that's why I can still enjoy Destiny: remnants of that style can be found there, whereas 343i's Halo feels alien to me despite the fact that many pieces of the old Halo content is sitting right there in front of me.

But Destiny has yet to wow me like the first time I played the Maw. Bungie+Halo is still the golden age. And HBO during that was amazing. :)