The problem I've always had has been with the theme. The desert was chosen for a very specific reason. The desert is a very common archetype.

Because it symbolizes death, it foreshadows the following events. It's not meant to be "Oh yes, I'm back at the Autumn!" - It's "Oh shit, I'm going to destroy everything on this ring!"

There's also the theme of actual desertion, being that now it's only you and Cortana who have come back, now that you're separate from any marines and Keyes is dead. It's like you've lost everything you came to Halo with.

But like I said, it's a common archetype. It's seen in various places. One of the most recent I can remember is the ending of FEAR2, and one of the more wideknown ones is the one in The Lion King.

In The Lion King, you start the movie in a lush, beautiful, lively Savannah. Everyone is happy, and Simba is born. (Oh, by the way, *spoiler alerts!* ) As the movie progresses, and as Simba leaves Scar to take over, their environment is turned into a bone-dry desert that can't sustain life. Everything is ruined, everyone is sad, everything is doomed. Once Simba kills Scar at the end, the Savannah turns all green, everyone's happy, and once again, the circle of life continues.

You can also see it in Madagascar 2 with the desert (I love the Madagascar movies %-) ).

It's pretty much elementry school English class: themes.

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I don't remember any sand in tsavo highway only rock and ocational grass....
You probably need to play Halo 3 again.