Multiplayer is AMAZING! Dominion is one of the greatest MP additions ever to come to Halo. The gameplay is fast and smooth(a little too fast tho, respawn should return to 3 seconds). MP has come a long way since H3, and is extremely satisfying after Reach’s failure. Anyone who thinks otherwise is part of the noobish minority with nothing left to do but lurk around the forums.
The Campaign is what Really let me down. I mean, i thought reach’s campaign was a little sub-par for Halo, but H4 has definitely set the bar when it comes to linear, generic story telling and cinematics.
Here’s my Pro/Con list
Pros
-343i succeeded in creating a more “human” Chief, especially in the after-credit cutscene(Gave me shivers, and I actually felt very empathetic towards the chief).
-The Prometheans are a refreshingly original enemy class, and very fun to fight.
-Cinematic-to-gameplay transitions were an improvement.
Cons
-The campaign is the most linear in the halo series. They showcase awesome new environments with no emphasis on exploration.
-The First two missions fail at gripping the players attention, and involve some confusing backtracking(I almost thought the game glitched and restarted from checkpoint, that’s how bad it is).
-Some of the dialogue is very “cheesy”. I feel like they just went on Thesaurus.com to find some fancy synonyms in an attempt to make the characters feel more “educated”.
-Cinematic-to-cinematic transitions were poorly edited(or planned?).
-A very “Call of duty esque” take-down at the end of the game. I mean cmon…Really?
I am not hating on this game at all. I know that 343i is still very young and will make mistakes. This is all purely constructive and hopefully beneficial to Halo 5.
Thoughts? Anything they could improve on, or add to H5?