>>718448964 >8 year old me >like Halo because you get to shoot aliens
>32 year old me >like Halo because the aliens you shoot are an allegory for the Bible/why culturally stagnant authoritarian societies are doomed to fail
Reminder that Halo did the "genetically bred supersoldiers raised from childhood for war" trope more justice.
>years of conditioning for unthinking obedience renders Spartan IIs and IIIs severely emotionally stunted and unable to empathize with other people on a fundamental level