I’m not as enthralled with the Halo games as a lot of gamers are. They’re perfectly fine games, but not so much so that they deserve the accolades that they seem to get from a lot of people. So, I had planned to pass on Halo 3: ODST. I’ve played plenty of Halo, and didn’t really see the need for more Halo 3. I know you’re playing as a different character and that’s supposed to mean different dynamics, but when I’m hiding behind a car waiting for my stamina to come back, I can’t help having a sense of déjà vu. I mean, is it really that different from hiding behind a rock waiting for my shields to come back?

So, I hadn’t planned to buy Halo 3: ODST. Until I heard that Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Baldwin had done voices for the show. Since I’m highly unlikely to ever actually get a Firefly game, this might be as good as it gets. Until Bungie wants to make a prequel game about the war of Independence game, anyway. (Sure, we’d already know the outcome, but that’s the point of Halo: Reach, too, isn’t it?)