I think this is the Halo formula perfected. Halo 1 & 2, as great as they are, are host to some pretty severe problems, I would argue. Those problems are almost completely ironed out in 3. I never really get the feeling that they were running short on time and/or money like with the first 2 games. It feels very complete. It’s very well paced. There’s a nice variety of set-pieces. There’s much less flood fighting. It has one of the best soundtracks. It’s so fucking good.