This is not the game I really wanted after what the first
announcement trailer showed us and after we waited 6 years. The deers, the rhinos, the snowy/desert/jungle biomes, the underwater machine which was possibly gonna be underwater exploration, are all missing in the campaign. While I love the campaign and I can forgive these things missing because Zeta Halo in the final is still so damn fun to explore and fight in anyways, it’s still sad to see those cut from the game, it would’ve made the campaign so much more enjoyable I believe. I bet it really would’ve boosted sales for Microsoft I believe if that was the game they marketed. But nope, they’re just possible things that’ll be added in future DLC because it’s a live service, right? Also this game rn is lacking so much content, it has a terrible monetization system, a bad progression system, and meh UI.
Microsoft is so bad at managing their studios, literally 3/4 of the game was cut in 2019 which definitely explains the terrible demo we got last year. They spent most of the time on a new engine yet they don’t even use it to it’s full advantage, the game looks good I think but it’s not jaw dropping. Graphics of course aren’t a big deal but Halo is their flagship title, it SHOULD look jaw dropping. Also when I fly a Banshee or Wasp in the game, I notice there is a lot of terrible pop in. Clearly the engine is struggling. They honestly should’ve just used Unreal Engine, that would’ve helped development A LOT, but it’s Microsoft and I’m pretty sure they didn’t want to spend money to another company while making the game. Unbelievable, I really hope 343 fixes all these issues because it breaks my heart to see a lot of people say ‘‘Halo is dead, 343 is the worst company’’ again…