Halo 4 has been out for almost a month now and plenty of people have had time to play it.
Creating a thread to get my views across and have a discussion about the game in a positive manner.
Personally, I believe 343i did a great job on this game as the production is amazing. The graphics, presentation, and music are really top notch and match the standard set by halo games.
However most of my gripes come from the campaign and multi-player facets. Multi-player feels like it borrowed much more from COD games then previous halo. Incorporation of loadouts, ordinance drops, instant respawn and faster rate of death really let me down in a way. Not saying it is bad but just not as good as Halo 1,2,3 multiplayers (Reach is an acquired taste.) Also, the maps all feel the same in terms of layout but that might be me.
As for campaign, incorporation of forerunners and the relationship between MC and Cortana are a great foundation. But the second Halo 4 was announced I thought to myself, why is another Halo being made? Is it absolutely necessary to create an entirely new trilogy on a series that ended well (IMO). Seemed like a cash grab, especially if creating a new trilogy. Why not create Halo 4 but tie all loose ends and make it one long epic campaign contrasted to a 6-8 hour one. 343i could have easily developed the Didact more and create an epic 15-20 hour long campaign that could be the end all be all.
Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the Halo series and will support 343i, just getting out into the message boards to see the overall opinions.
Rating: 8/10