I was too! But After reading this post from BS angel, my hope has been restored!
Here is what she said to the people complaining about there only being 8 missions:
> The number of levels in the game (as revealed via Achievement listings) has no particular bearing on the length of the Campaign – and our levels are split thematically and for reasons of fiction as much as they are by location or “map.” There are a couple of instances in the game where a “level” actually comprises different environments and radically different play styles that might otherwise have been split into different levels. In terms of length of Campaign, it’s similar to most other Halo games and the number of hours to complete will depend on difficulty level, number of players and play style, just like before. Some folks will rock as many vehicles as they can and try to blast through as fast as they can, while others will stare at every rock, blade of grass or hidden corner and take weeks to get through a level.
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> And Halo 4 - in a doubling down of the grand tradition of previous Halo games, encourages exploration, experimentation and replay with all sorts of methods, from hidden story content, to achievements, to easter eggs and beyond.
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> Over and above that, every copy of Halo 4 includes access to Spartan Ops, with ten weeks of content, and five missions for each of those weeks means that in terms of story-driven gameplay experience, this has far more single player and cooperative content than any other Halo game, period.
Was never even worried. Look at how much 343 is giving us with Halo 4, yet we still want more?! I have no doubt this campaign will be satisfactory, and the fact that we have Spartan ops and an amazing multiplayer only seals the deal
> > it’s not all about length!
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> > you forget that girth is also important
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> what does girth mean? lol and yeah i understand that its not always about length. But i really didnt want to end up with a 5 hr campaign
Girth means width/thickness. And calm down, it won’t be a 5 hour long campaign. This has been blown way out of proportion.
Anyone worried about the length of the campaign has clearly missed the statement from 343 that the campaign would be longer than those of previous games.
Hopefully the missions will be ‘split’ up, in the sort of way Halo 3’s were with bold ‘sub-mission’ headers and vehicle sequences, so they don’t seem as long as they may be - I personally feel that’s one of the pacing issues Reach does have, as most missions tend to overstay their welcomes.
> > > it’s not all about length!
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> > > you forget that girth is also important
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> > what does girth mean? lol and yeah i understand that its not always about length. But i really didnt want to end up with a 5 hr campaign
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> Girth means width/thickness. And calm down, it won’t be a 5 hour long campaign. This has been blown way out of proportion.
Yeah i was only worried when i first saw the achievements, and now im relieved from BS angel
> > it’s not all about length!
> >
> > you forget that girth is also important
>
> what does girth mean? lol and yeah i understand that its not always about length. But i really didnt want to end up with a 5 hr campaign
> Anyone worried about the length of the campaign has clearly missed the statement from 343 that the campaign would be longer than those of previous games.
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> Hopefully the missions will be ‘split’ up, in the sort of way Halo 3’s were with bold ‘sub-mission’ headers and vehicle sequences, so they don’t seem as long as they may be - I personally feel that’s one of the pacing issues Reach does have, as most missions tend to overstay their welcomes.
thanks and i agree with you completely. I think Bs angel basically hinted at that in the quote actually
> Was never even worried. Look at how much 343 is giving us with Halo 4, yet we still want more?! I have no doubt this campaign will be satisfactory, and the fact that we have Spartan ops and an amazing multiplayer only seals the deal
Yeah, I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that people see 8 missions, and think the campaign is going to be short.
