The shine may have shown off the capabilities of the xbox, but it also did something very important, which was to show the compound surfaces of covenant construction, be it weapons, vehicles or architecture. By the very nature of the color palette intended for covenant items, no, the dull colors and lack of shine do not work, it is not esthetically pleasing and the juxtaposition to other covenant equipment is so far away that this piece of work is not justified.
We don't care what the descriptors of human and forerunner architecture are when we are discussing covenant visual style, nor do we care that you can quote from a book. Please stop trying to justify your point of view when you seem to not understand the established visual style.
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