>>724183702
>The leves in that game were fucking wank, and most of the arby missions or even the first one was this gay drawn out survival section on a tram lift against the flood.
It's been a while since I last played these games, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but Halo 2 is the only game in the series where you actually play through the Battle of New Mombasa, a pivotal part of the overarching narrative and the setting of Halo ODST, from the main character's (Master Chief's) perspective.
And from what I remember of that, it was one of the best levels in the entire series.
The story and the levels are not inseparable. The levels in Halo 2 are great because they convey the gravity of the situation better, the Scarab fights were lame in comparison to 3, but they actually felt rewarding and climactic. It didn't feel like the game was just throwing a generic miniboss at you.