Yeah, the Arbiter sucked. I'm hoping they don't bring him back in Halo 3, or he dies in it if you have to use him or something so he's not in Halo 4! Wink
And Halo 2 is more modern, and tries to tell a story. And it doesn't try to do like some of the new 360 FPSs are trying to do by telling the story while playing the game, so it kinda requires the scenes to advance the story. And its got enough story to qualify three (very good) novels, so, there! Razz
I'm hoping there's more... how do I say, "war-like" scenes in Halo 3. You know, where you come out on a ledge... look down... and there's millions of enemies and allys fighting below you... and you know you gotta go through them all. Luckily, you brought a shotgun, a rocket launcher, and a ass-load of frags. Cool Yep, it's goin' down!
Get an Xbox 360, which I find very worth it, or an Xbox. By now, Xboxes probably aren't much more than $150-200 New, but I don't know that fo' sho'. So... get a used one. You can probably find a workable one for pretty cheap on E-bay/Amazon.
Trust me... you'll want the marines on Legendary difficulty... but you won't keep them very long!