I have posted in several threads with these remarks but I will put this out there once again.
Halo is evolving and with that things change with adding new features and or changing existing ones. Let Halo 4 be the start of A NEW series and do not compare it to the older games. You should still be able to play classic game modes in the many playlists or older games. A new game deserves to be judged on how it plays rather than its name association.
My whole point is people are judgeing a game before it is out and comparing it to a series/trilogy that has ended. Halo 4 is the start of a NEW series in the Halo universe. The game WILL be different and that is not a bad thing. If I wanted the same game I would have stopped buying Halo games after Halo CE. I still play Halo CE regularly but I do NOT want every Halo game to be a carbon copy of it in fact I want all the Halo games to be different. I want the universe to expand and change not remain still and to spoil by becoming stagnant.
We should be thankful for that we were shown anything this indepth at this time. We were talking about what might be shown yesterday and none of us suspected this. We all thought maybe some info and screen shots of the enviroment or concept art. What we were shown was gameplay,information based on some equipment,the new look,some multiplayer and story elements,as well as a look at some multiplayer maps. We were given so much yesterday in terms of information that we can discuss.
I would hope that all of you take into consideration these aspects of this game and Halo in general. Halo is changing and there are still plenty of the old nostalgia but we shouldn’t be so quick to condemn the game with no hands on game testing yet. One reason Halo Reach disapointed many is that they compared it to the previous Halo games and wanted it to be so much like them rather then taking the game and judging it for what it was if it were a stand alone with Halo cut from its title. The game as a shooter is great compared to many and we as a community judged it to harshly because of its previous installments.
Lets not do the same with Halo 4 ,lets give it the chance it deserves.