: I distinctly remember during Halo 4's development when 343 was all like
: "Yeah, Bungie was good and all, but we've got top-tier, world-class
: artists working for us now so we're even better" (it was a vidoc or
: something). Then the visual style of their game has all the artistic merit
: of one of those cheap bargain bin shooters. I always say this (because it
: cannot be emphasized enough), but a better graphics engine doesn't mean
: you should abandon the basic rules of design. The human brain can only
: process a limited amount of visual information and the more noise there is
: the more forgettable your designs will be. Detail is good and all, but
: only to a certain extent, and it should always serve to complement the
: overall design in some way. Not as a cheap attempt to hide the fact there
: is no cohesive overall design.

One of my biggest issues with Halo 4 was my inability to distinguish enemy ranks.

I've seen the Vidocs detailing the differences between the Promethean Knights, but when I am playing, I don't see them. I see Knights. I shoot 'em. I get killed way more frequently than I should because I didn't notice the flares or armor variant of a leader and get blasted by a Scattershot or something.

Color is a huge factor that 343i has generally ignored.

Why don't I have the same issue in Matchmaking? I am blue. They're red. I always know who my targets are and I can (usually) tell what their weapons are. Halo 1-3(ish) only had different colors to distinguish classes of enemy... but when you saw a White Elite vs. a Blue Elite, you knew not to mess with him.

Halo Reach and Halo 4 were "oh, he's got fancy armor..." "....Oh, so does he...." "...and him."

It's Silent Cartographer all over again.

The floor texture is too complicated and doesn't make sense with the art style.

Basically, make Levi fix it.