Not something easily conveyable through text.
C'mon son, that was clear as day.
"I thought you would be taller" is her covering up her nervousness at seeing a living legend by using sarcasm. That's fairly interesting, IMO. She serves a purpose in that she's the commander of the UNSC Infinity's Spartan complement; basically, a close analogy to the Chief's role with the 2s. Thus, she contrasts. Does she have a central role in the plot? No, but neither would anyone else you drop into her position.
Personally? I think it's nerdrage over the "eggheads" line. Since D&D, us geeks have been putting intelligent, geeky characters on a pedestal (understandably, since those are the kinds we sympathize with) and having a character dismiss them rubs some people the wrong way. This then spreads out and amplifies until we have people dissecting the character for no particularly good reason. Seriously, she's practically part of the scenery. Why does she have to be super fleshed out?
Palmer's dialogue also fits the "military bro" attitude. You can say she's nervous about meeting MC, but she acts the same way towards other characters. I don't think she's nervous about talking to scientists or the other Spartan sergeants. What I think happened is that 343i wanted to design a strong female character, but when all was said and done, they designed a man with tits.
The UNSC is not this unstoppable force; the Covenant just fractured, dissolving into civil war. Sure, the UNSC has some cool new toys (mostly as the result of borrowed Forerunner tech), but they're not fighting the same enemies because those guys technically don't exist any more. The Covenant as an institution was dissolved when the Elites broke off. There's god only knows how many splinter factions at this point, and the largest ones appear to have no interest in going to war. If the UNSC seems unstoppable, it's because the dynamic has changed from a standard war into more of an anti-insurgency campaign.
It begs the question, how did the UNSC get so large in the small timeframe between Halo 3 and Halo 4? It's not so much how the UNSC is taking out the smaller splinter factions; it's pretty clear that the Infinity is the
deus ex machina here. The following quote from TheXbox is pretty good at explaining my position on it. I know Madness had a bunch of posts in the past covering it too, but I'm too lazy to look them up right now.
This is the weirdest thing about post-Bungie Halo lore. Human civilization was completely annihilated during Halo 3. It would not be exaggeration to call it an extinction-level event. Nobody seems to care or remember, including the story guys at 343. Instead, everyone is just crying over some dumbfuck city in Arizona that got vaporized. Even weirder is how Master Chief was single-handedly responsible for the salvation of the human race, and still nobody cares or remembers. I'm not necessarily opposed to the idea of humanity bouncing back and taking over the universe, but it's almost like Halo 3 never happened.
What is that supposed to mean...?
Look who you're responding to.
Halo 4 positivity is banned on HaloGAF.
Duh.
Oh, I don't care if you like the game. Just be prepared to back up your position with evidence supporting your claim. Beyond that, just be prepared to defend the evidence from dissection(although HaloGAF as of late doesn't exactly defend their evidence, instead just turning straight to insults).
Yeah, I agree. Man that final QTE was just captivating. I was so freaking excited that I must have pressed the wrong button several times. I also enjoyed the linear on rails sections that broke with exploration or just killed you outright. It really made Requiem feel alive and dangerous. And let's not forget to mention the fragmented storyline! Name one other game that was so disjointed that you needed to read a book to understand what was happening, and wasn't Assassin's Creed
Truly amazing stuff
Although I agree with this, I don't remember on the rails segments that weren't QTEs. I could be mistaken, as I haven't touched the Halo 4 campaign since December 2012.
Oh please. People have posted lengthy and completely legitimate criticisms about Halo 4 numerous times in the past
Yeah, but the post in question was neither lengthy nor criticism.
