I really can not believe the people who rage in butchered posts about how this game is not Halo. Nevermind the fact that they forgot the title of the game, i’d like to make the revolutionary claim that adding one mechanic (in a unique fashion, I might add) is not identity theft.
Most FPS games today have an aiming feature, I still believe that Halo does it in a way that distances it from other FPS games substantially.
I don’t think most FPS games or COD, have Ground Pound. Or Thruster Pack in the way that Halo does it. Or charge up sprint. Or shields. Or the millions of things that Halo has retained and expanded upon over the years that make the game Halo.
I’m sure that you could name a game that has one or two of these features, but that doesn’t automatically mean that Halo stole the identity of those games.
If we apply the “Adding a mechanic that some games have = Identity theft” rule to other franchises, it shows how ridiculous it really is.