Maybe the writers were scared of drawing unfavorable comparisons to "The Mandalorian," but Chief really could have benefitted from a bit more time under the helmet. Schreiber isn't bad in the role, but the material he's given gets increasingly challenging as the first season progresses. It's clear that they chose the second option, but the end result is questionable at best.
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Essentially, the show's writers had two choices: Make Master Chief a secondary character who stays basically the same as he is in the games, or change him dramatically so that he fits the mold of a live-action protagonist. That's fine in a video game, but it's far from a great recipe for the main character of a TV show. He's a seven-foot-tall quip machine who does cool stuff and never gets bogged down in the details. In the games, Master Chief isn't much of a character. To be fair, the show was already going to have a difficult time bringing its protagonist to the big screen. If nothing else, the show does an excellent job of reminding you that you're in the "Halo" universe.
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Energy Swords crackle with electricity, Master Chief pistol-whips enemies with visceral "thwacks," and each Covenant race speaks in recognizable tones and lilts. Certain sound effects - like the warning alarm that sounds when a Spartan's shields go down or the reassuring "whoop" that plays when they recharge - are pulled directly from the audio files of the games. This level of accuracy is even true in the show's audio design. Needlers, plasma grenades, Brute Chieftains, Sangheili Elites - all these and so many more are instantly recognizable, ensuring that the "Halo" show looks the part every step of the way. And because the "Halo" games are designed to give players multiple options in combat, there's a lot of inspiration to pull from.
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Every UNSC and Covenant weapon, every Warthog and Banshee, and every piece of Mark VI Mjolnir armor is recreated in expert live-action detail. If the "Halo" series has one supreme triumph, it's that almost every visual aspect of its world is copied perfectly from the games.