I played Halo 4 last night for a bit and I can honestly say that I am VERY impressed so far. The gameplay is fast, smooth, intuitive, and simple put: fun. However, there are just a couple of small issues that are keeping this game from being perfect and I’ll list what I feel keeps this game from achieving its full potential:
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Skill rank, which is coming anyways so this is already addressed. Awesome!
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Custom game options: Infection has been gimped, Race is gone, CTF options are slim, and other favorite gametypes are gone.
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Forge: Maybe it’s just because it’s a new system but so far using the Forge seems more complicated than it needs to be, especially with setting up game types and teams.
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Playlists: No Grifball, although I’m sure that’s coming. The bigger issue is no Big Team Objective, I hope that one shows up in a hurry.
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The BR: This is really nitpicking, but the BR sounds kind of lame. When I’m in a battle with someone on the other side of the map it sounds like I’m being shot at by crickets.
Again these are just a few small things that I hope to see looked at over the coming months, but overall great work with Halo 4. I had a lot of fun last night with my first go around and I’ll be playing more throughout the week when I’m not at work or spending time with my wife and daughter.