Away from the Brutes, one of the standouts in thevideo was actual, in the flesh, single-player gameplay. You heard: actual single-player gameplay. Check out more screens from the video (by hitting the Images tab above) and you'll see that Halo 3 is going right on back to the series' roots. Expansive environments and multiple levels leading to an artistic style closer to the original Halo than Halo 2. It's a purist's delight. Plus, more too: along with the first non-multiplayer sections was confirmation of what we revealed months ago: the Arbiter is back!
It's also clear from the screens that the Arbiter will be making a return in playable form. Exactly how this will pan out visually is another matter, as the in-game HUD has changed to reflect the view of peering through the Master Chief's SPARTAN helmet, something old Arby plainly doesn't have. Will we get some sort of Predator-like purple vision for Elites? Maybe so. But Bungie will be keen not to change things too much, making sure not to disrupt the flow of the game and story.
