I know there are -Yoink!- out there for this company, and that’s fine. But a reputation doesn’t fade away with a few good moments in time.
This is who they are. The monetization scheme is just another red flag to their history.
Take them for what they are. A bad company, that occasionally does good things.
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That’s not a bad comparison. 
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I don’t buy this, I think 343i (as is the case with most devs) never really understood Halo, never understood why something was so popular in the first place.
They’re a crappy development team with a good heart is what I think about them.
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Good way to put it. They’ve made what could be great games if they were in their own franchise. But none of them have been Halo games. No amount of “halo is back hurrhurr” is going to change that. Short ttk and AR headshot bonus, no friendly fire is not Halo. It’s something else.
Good game, easily the best fps out at the moment, but it’s the best of a bad bunch in a terrible era.
Someone needs to lend me a few hundred mill to make a reach/3 hybrid with infinites armor abilities and some of the movement. I really do like the abilities.
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Bungie doing the exact same things in Destiny- 
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Thank you. I swear to god the amount of people whining about 343i over things that are literally industry norm is maddening.
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Kind of weird. They make two wishy-washy games and finally make a good one, but now it has this horrible system locking all the content behind a paywall.
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Maybe they could try not following every industry norm? Considering DOOM didn’t and that worked out just great. Halo fans aren’t young kids looking for the next fortnite, they should’ve probably understood their fan base better.
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Brutal, but accurate 
Maybe Staten will be to Halo what Jon Favreau is to Star Wars. We can only hope.
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If you mean to say that Disney makes great Star Wars movies and thus 343 has made a great game then yes.
If you mean otherwise then you are dead to me. Dead to me I say!
The Disney SW were -Yoink!- hahaha I didn’t even go to see the third one after the -Yoink!- show that was the second one
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You are wrong. That’s okay though. You can’t be right about everything. I’m sure you’re right about at least something.
Ok if I’m wrong then I don’t want to be right.
hahaha, I’m not sure what was worse. Episode 8 or Halo 5.
Surprised 343 didn’t go with “somehow, the flood returned”
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Whoa, you are wrong about two things! That’s okay though…I’m sure you’re…right about…….something??
Glad you like the new movies, nothing wrong with enjoying terrible stuff.
I liked Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon city
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This bait is tasty (characters)
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Resident Evil also good! Very good!
I really liked The Force Awakens, despite its flaws (being an obvious retread of A New Hope; Han Solo having much-faster-than-light speed and reaction times due to somehow being able to stop a hyperspace jump after passing a planetary shield but before hitting the planet, with no outside stimuli whatsoever). The other two sequels, though, especially The Last Jedi, were a depressing disappointment.
Edit: Oh, yeah, I also really liked Rogue One.
As far as multiplayer goes, I think I like Halo 4’s multiplayer more than Infinite’s. I haven’t played 5’s multiplayer yet, but it’s possible I’ll like that more too.
That’s pretty much canonical, actually.
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Except the only content behind a paywall is cosmetic. Every playable aspect of the game is free and openly accessible.
Acting like microtransactions are somehow aimed at kids is not only categorically false but it’s simply disingenuous. Microtransactions have been supplementing AAA games for years, offering up one title that bucked the trend is hardly a war-cry for overturning industry practices.
That said, I’d have been perfectly happy to pay $100 upfront for everything, all cosmetic content and a durable seasons pass included, but the general consumer base won’t, which is why we still have $60 price points (after several years) and an increase in microtransaction models.