: They moved really well, with a very fluid galloping stride, unlike the
: mincing gait of later games. The different movement style in H2 was a very
: noticeable change to me, and when you couple that with humanistic speech,
: Elites just weren't animalistic and scary any more. Give me the H1 guys
: any day!

I think most of this comes from making them playable, and needing to make their movement more like that of the spartan. It is a shame though, as the stronger/faster/smarter elites of H1 are really what made it so much fun.