Everybody knows that when I fill out census forms, under ethnicity I put ‘Halo fanboy.’ So yeah, I liked Halo: ODST. (For the spelling I would also accept OSDT, OTSD, and the M-for-mature title OSTD.

For the few months prior to Bungie's prequel to Halo 3, I had been doing rather well. For the most part, I was able to keep my nerd-like tendencies at bay. Sure, I knew there would be midnight release ...