No, it was reviewed widely as being one of the best halo story's in a game. I know it's cool to say it's corny but to all the critics, having the story focused on the duo that defined FPS gaming was a big deal. No matter how many times you consider it "melodramatic" everyone else found it cinematic. They finally put effort into showing the differences in the two, Cortana being the machine who's more human than her human partner that acts more like a machine. Like the last convo chief has with lasky at the end of halo 4 was fucking beautiful. I can't fathom of how macho of dude you have to be to have the entire premise of that game come off to you as corny. The writing was so damn good, Cortana especially. And lol at all the stop making Cortana the center of halo, what did you guys think halo 3 was about lol? Majority of it was saving Cortana.
It's definitely right up near the top of my list. OG Titanfall might beat it out just because it was so different and fun. Nothing matches it for custom game options, impeccable player movement mechanics, and excellent precision gunplay unless you go back to Counter Strike on PC.
Thank fuck someone understands. I hear all this space opera shit and I'm like yo, that is LITERALLY what halo is. With a touch of lovevraft horror sprinkled throughout. Sure it may not be everyone's cup of tea but that what halo is no if ands or buts about it. Halo 4 was just the first halo to not move the story along entirely through corny one liners, people actually talked like people. And somehow that's more melodramatic than the previous games?? Halo 2 was half a damn Shakespeare book because of the covenant and arbiter and NOW halo is being melodramatic???? 🤦🏾♂️. Like dislike halo 4 as much as you want, each their own. But calling it out on things that halo has always been about is just stupid.
The sentiment on them, in the press included, has changed over time.
This is what I can't comprehend with hate bandwagons. Again, I am not making this up. I had the steel book version of this game, I remember watching all the reviews before it's launch. Hate the game, say the story sucks fine that's your opinion. But the general critic consensus was that the main saving grace of halo 4 was the story. You think it got good reviews because of it multiplayer?? Or what, you think spartan ops pushed it to get numerous 9/10's 😂😂😂😂. Just YouTube it buddy it's fun trip down memory lane tbh.
Sorry what I meant to say was hype goggles are now a thing to dismiss critical reviews if and when they don't fit your agenda.... Fixed
Two way street I guess.
That would be odd since this is the same game and same genre of game from the same studio instead of a massive undertaking of games as service for a stuido that does single player only games.
Exactly so how about we not overreact and wait and see how it pans out?
man i care not one whit about Halo reviews from publications, being a former hardcore Halo player. Regardless of the whole 3.8 out of 4.0 ratings mechanic that damages game media credibility with large flagship projects for companies. I just recall that it was impossible to get all of my friends together for any kind of coop playthrough because they all just beat the game and reboxed it, unless they played with the MP for a little while and THEN reboxed it. My friend group wasn't unique, because I heard stories like that everywhere. Did games media journalists like Halo4? Did they say "all in all, considering everything, the campaign isn't bad, it isn't horrible, it may even be a saving grace"? Maybe, I didn't hear or read or pay much attention to what they were paid to say, but I did notice that I wasn't playing and re-playing Halo4 for years after getting it, and the MP populations were anemic compared to previous games.
Why does he need to comment on his companies internal dealings? Its not the buisness of anyone here how or why someone left or whether or not its affecting development, and depending on the situation, kind of disrespectful. Nobody here is owed any explanation.
Yeah, could have basically closed the thread at this. He did great work on Republic Commando and the Tomb Raider reboot, but fumbled Halo 5's campaign spectacularly. I'm surprised he wasn't shuffled around ages ago.
So you're going to hate on this game with no reason or evidence to back that hatred? Seems logical.
