: With that said I'd love for them to expand on the no-combat interludes we got
: here (I hesitate to say mission because more than any other Halo game, I
: think this one flows together and feels much less punctuated.) Getting to
: explore larger areas how you want, looking for collectibles or plot
: details or exploring, and maybe taking down the occasional baddy, is the
: enduring appeal of games like BioShock for me, and it was awesome having a
: taste of that in my Halo (in general, the intel has been really great from
: the ones I've picked up. Less than the terminals but a lot more
: encompassing due to their slight nature.)

I actually really like the data pads. They're interesting but short enough to not break gameplay. Locke's armor being able to highlight them is really nice too. I think I found around 35 of them on my first time through.

I do love the no combat sections too. Halo 4 had a short one in the hangar and I was wishing there were more segments like that back then.