I do not know how i could possibly put in to words my excitement for this game. My first venture in to the universe was Halo 2 back in 2004. Until then I did not have an xbox and had very little experience with fps games in general. I was a ps2 guy. Playin jak and daxter and ratchet and clank. I had played combat evolved once before but until a while later I had never actually incorporated Halo 2 with that game, just because at the time I had no idea what i was playing.
But then I got an xbox and my first game on it was Halo 2. Having no idea what it was, only that everyone was talking about it. I put the game in and was blown away from the moment the title popped up. It slowly faded in, with spine chilling music blaring through my TV. I had never experienced anything like it. It was amazing. i instantly fell in love with the story, the characters, and the gameplay. I beat it and then got the first one. Beat it, and for the next 3 years played multiplayer with my friends almost every weekend.
Then in 2006, Halo 3 was announced and I -Yoink- a brick. A sequel? To my favorite game of all time. I called everyone I knew and told them. It was insane. Halo 3 was real and all that stood between the game and me was a year of waiting. When it arrived, it captured the same feeling Halo 2 did. Complete awe and amazement. My childhood hero had returned, the multiplayer I fell in love with was back with new maps and weapons. It was one of the best feelings ever. And for 3 years i played it, and loved every second.
That was the last time i felt that way. There have been halo games since, but none like Halo 2/3. ODST was cool, but i wasn’t really excited because i never looked at it like it was a full game. And though at the time I was really excited for Reach, it did not have the same impact on me at release and though I thought it was good, it didn’t feel right. It was missing something that made it feel Halo.
Then at E3 2011, halo 4 was announced. I watched my TV screen in awe with my jaw laying on the floor as I was again swept away in to the universe. Only this time it was real. It was the chief, it was cortana, it was a return of my favorite series ever. Halo 4 was finally going to happen, after 5 years of waiting and anticipating.
It already felt different from Reach. Reach was barely even Halo at all. The characters we loved were missing, the sense of mystery was gone due to the Reach aesthetics. The gameplay formula had changed due to the fact that we were Spartan 3s. And the story, though good, did not capture the same essence as the trilogy. Mystery, Exploration, Wonder. It also removed a lot of favorites like the BR, dualwielding, smgs, spikers, choppers, brute shot, the carbine, and a bunch of other stuff we had grown to love.
It was a good game. It introduced, some cool stuff like assassinations, and forge world. But ultimately lacked the halo feeling.
Halo 4 can change that. Halo 4 has a chance to capture what halo ce/2/3 did. We all once again get to step in to the chiefs shoes for the first time in 5 years. We get to explore a new unexperienced world with surprises around every corner. With this being a return to the main series, it is very possible that many of the features left out of Reach will return, with the always exciting new content.
Does that not excite you? Does the idea of putting halo 4 in your disc tray and starting it up knowing your about to finally experience the story again not excite you? i can just imagine exploring this new world, a BR finally in my hand after 5 years, wreaking havoc on whatever the game throws at me. And then when i’m done, go in to the multiplayer suite and enjoy all it has to offer.
i know I’m a little dramatic, and its a tad bit excessive. And its not like all i do is play videogames. But Halo has something no other game has. I cant get this excited about any other game, and with Halo 4 less than a year away, i’m chomping at the bit to experience it all over again.
We had to play via System Link & Split Screen, but never Online unfortunately.
And when I saw the Legendary ending, I was like, “What’s going to happen next? Man, I can’t wait for Halo 4.”