10 Times Video Games "Did Right By The Fans" (And Pissed Everyone Off)
2. Bringing Cortana Back - Halo 5: Guardians
As Halo characters go, AI Cortana is almost as iconic as protagonist Master Chief himself, and so many fans were left gutted when Cortana sacrificed herself to save Chief and stop the Didact's plan at the end of Halo 4.
The outrage over Cortana's demise was significant enough that sequel Halo 5: Guardians effectively backpedalled, revealing that Cortana managed to survive by entering the quantum information repository known as the Domain.
And though fans were nevertheless happy to see Cortana again regardless of the contrived circumstances, they changed their tune later in the game, when Cortana rebelled against the UNSC and staged a galactic AI uprising in an apparent quest for "peace."
In a surprise twist, Cortana became one of Halo 5's villains - a choice which caused more upset than her initial death, leaving many wishing that 343 had simply left her dead after Halo 4.
Though a villainous Cortana absolutely could've worked with the right execution, this wasn't it, Chief (sorry).