I don't know if it's the new packaging smell affecting my judgement or not, but I'm actually excited to get Reach. I haven't salivated at the sight of Halo since 2, but I surely am getting revved up for this one. It sounds silly to judge a game by it's title, but I just wasn't expecting much until just a week ago. Luckily for me, I just started Gamefly and if I'm lucky I'll have Reach in my hands just days after it's release.

BTW, this achievement tracker to the left is quite nifty. I like it.