I have never felt more detached from the Halo universe than I have with Halo 4. Not to discredit the game because it really is a lot of fun to play, good story, visuals and what have you. I'm just in the process of trying to get reinvested into the universe since it left Bungie. Honestly I'm more excited and looking forward to see what Bungie is capable of doing with their new (non-Halo) IP!