The Flood in Halo 1 were feral. They sure weren't connected to the Delta Halo Gravemind, or they wouldn't have started trying to build another one out of the Keyes biomass. Still, the fact that they can collectively think and act at a higher level humanized them too much. It makes them more dangerous without a doubt, but getting absorbed into a collective that is still intelligent is not as bad as becoming consumed by a faceless, brainless tide. The Flood can at least contemplate the meaning of life, a zombie cannot.

And yes, we need more Devils...Monsters. That track was so iconic to the Flood. We got a Perilous Journey remaster for Halo 3, why no Devils...Monsters?

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I'm not saying strolling past hordes of brainless zombies without worry is a good thing.

I was going to put "The Flood need to be scary and tough again." to my post, but I thought it wasn't necessary to add that from how I was reading it. I can see how without it, my view could be confused.
Yeah, with so many opinions being tossed around it's best to be specific in a thread like this. Normally I'm pretty good at reading tone through the internet, but it's better safe than sorry,