>343 and the modern Halos are what happens when a bunch of people who said "I WANT TO WORK FOR VIDEO GAMES WHEN I GROW UP!" actually get what they want.
No, 343 and recent Halo games are the result of MS hiring a "who's who" of developers from dozens of different companies and proceeding to throw money at them hoping it will result in the next "million dollar series".
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Does no one remember that all of the campaign staff just walked out at the beginning of Halo 5s development?