For the life of me I can't fathom where all the hysteria over this game comes from. The story line is hammy at best, the graphics are pixelated and very poor for a next gen, allegedly hi-def title, and the characters unlovable. Play Bioshock, then tell me Halo 3 has great graphics. Better still, play Crysis and tell me Halo 3 even looks next gen. It, at times, looks like it's being played on a Wii or PS2. I will say that the landscape scenes have a certain alien prettiness, and the hype (if you buy into it a little) can make it seem involving and worthwhile, but on the whole a huge disappointment unless you're a 360 fan-boy. If you want the most honest opinion, look up zero punctuation's review. Forget everything else because it's all rubbish.