I actually liked the writing- ODST was especially fun to listen to, for me. I also consider the books to be part of the plotline, so any connection between the books and games is a plus in my mind.
I'd say Halo 1 had a better subtle plot line in that it never explicitly stated the plot until after the player figured it out. The later games were a bit blunter- I agree that it would be nice if they went back to that subtle style of storytelling.
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