People seem surprised that Bungie haven't changed their style completely. However, this would most likely have been met with hostiliy if they didnt get it 110% right. It seems to me as if they have played it safe and focused more on getting the small deatil right. That aside, What im really looking forward to is getting the gameplay of Halo 1 back (that was missing in Halo 2) via the orignal assault rifle. This will hopefully fill the void of the one handed short/mid range weapon that was missing in Halo 2 (where melee/grenades were redundant)- Can't wait!