The difference between those games and this one is that the more laid back playlists featured a lot of larger maps like zanzibar, relic, whatever that map was with the train (terminal?) Etc. Asymetrical affair that hasnt really existed since 343 took over. Maps are designed these days for competition. Thier pretty much all circles and boxes with some ramps and walls. A few vertical areas. Halo 5 with its map remix is the apex of this kind of take on competitive, sweaty palm design.
Infinite at least has that one map I forget the name of. Its horseshoe shaped and plays 1 flag. That’s slightly asymmetrical and plays a lot like a asymmetrical social map should. I hope 343 invest more into these styles of maps or at least reimagines some of the aforementioned vlassics