So let me start by saying this is not a rant simply because different people like different styles.
So more like a question.
What is it that makes the armors in Halo 4 bionycle like or power ranger like ?
Obviously Halo reach looked different but how?
Are the colors more vibrant in Halo 4 or is it the armor design?
To be fair tho they did say that the visual style would be more mature and close to combat evolved (halo 1) so I would have expected them to have darker colors.
Armor color themselves and the armor skin stuff under the armor has some color.
What the skin cloth looks like without armor
> Armor color themselves and the armor skin stuff under the armor has some color.
> What the skin cloth looks like without armor
What was different about halo reach visually ?
Well Bungie specifically made the visuals in Reach so that the colors as well as the armor sets themselves were worn down by making large indention, scratches and taking some of the color off the characters themselves and leaving it with a dark grey color, so that it seemed like it had been through a huge battle. It gave the game a more eerie and heroic feel, when compared to Halo 1,2,3 were the armor had little scratches and the colors were much more vibrant. That answer your question OP??
*Bionicle
OT: Halo 4 armor is less bulky and more bright in color, giving it less of a military look.