>>536526179
Multimedia really is the worst thing to happen to video game storytelling. 343 absolutely used it as a crutch to hand-wave their retarded in-game writing and dismiss complaints by telling people to go read the books if they REALLY care about the story.
See also: Mass Effect 3 shoehorning in some donutsteel faggot from a book nobody read and having to break pacing to infodump you about him. It feels so forced that by the time you fight him you just don't give a shit and want to get it over with.