Seriously. And don't say the ghost counts because the ghost does literally jack shit. Why after games like the Halo Series would you experiment with making a world feel less alive? Is it too hard to program AI for an actual helpful NPC? Why didn't Kabr's spirit guide us through the vault? Why did Eris Morn not come with us to exact revenge? Why did the queen's guards wait until we had almost killed Skolas to show up to the party? Why the -blam!- did the queen's people talk about field work when all they did was stand around computer's in the reef. Where the hell is the Vanguard? Are we the Vanguard? The -blam!- are they guarding? Why doesn't Crow- I mean the "queen's brother" (give him a name damn it) go with us on any mission? Who do you think you are kidding? The reason there is no story is A: no cutscenes and B: NO CHARACTERS!