I’m not sure this has been addressed before, but I wanted to bring it to everybody’s attention.
Does anybody actually like the font/size of the text that displays for events in Halo 4 multiplayer? Example: “PlayerX killed PlayerY.” Like the red X, it is another useful tool for determining what is happening on the battlefield. I find that in past Halo games, this text was much easier to read and I actually paid attention to it. But now, with the font and small text, it is almost unnoticeable when things are exploding left and right.
Here are some side-by-side comparisons for what I’m talking about:
Note: The Halo: CE screenshot is from the PC version. The white text on the side is not there in the Xbox version, it is instead like the larger blue text in the upper-left hand corner.
Halo: CE
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo: Reach
Halo 4
My theory: It’s the small, light text combined with the CAPS LOCK approach to displaying information that makes it less readable.
What do you think?