Oh, absolutely, I was just referring to the atmosphere and feel of the Prime games; I would still want the same Halo-style missions to branch off from the hub world. ODST used flashbacks, but I'd rather they just be doorways, vehicles, teleporter pads... whatever. Then you'd beat the stage and come back to the hub and have to cross the ghostly terrain to the next objective.
I'm hoping that there's a shitload of forerunner enemies like sentinels, enforcers, etc. Halo Legends had some pretty badass-looking Forerunner machines;
This was supposed to appear in Halo 3 but was cut, it's a "Strato Sentinel" apparently;
The idea of stepping into the shoes of Master Chief, alone on a planet filled with crap like
that thing hunting me as I make my way across a vast and impossibly ancient landscape like we've seen in the Concept Art trailer? The prospect of Halo 4 being like that makes me
wet.