Josh Barker

Well Halo has been my favorite fps since the Xbox came out. I have owned every Halo since the first. I hate cod. Modern warfare was a decent game and innovative. Since then it has been a regurgitation of the same game except for when zombies was introduced in WaW (I believe it was). Going in to this I was expecting little tweaks that improve the game like every other Halo. It seems like every game has built on the last one. So I was expecting the same with this one. Me and 3 of my friends tried to do a co-op campaign Monday night. After taking 45 minutes to finally get into a party together we were all thinkîng 4 was starting out on a negative note. Then it started and the cutscenes were absolutely phenomenal. We were blown away with how the game looked. We played a couple of missions and called it a night. I was extremely happy with this game. It was everything I was hoping it would be from a campaign standpoint. So this morning I couldn't way to jump into multiplayer. I played for about 45 seconds and the only thing I could think of was call of duty set in the future. After such a huge buildup from the night before that is maybe why I was so disappointed in how the multiplayer plays. But as I said earlier I hate cod and unfortunately this game feels very similar to me. I also don't like how I can't keep the controls the same but make melee B and crouch RB.

Does anyone else feel that this game feels a lot like that miserable franchise? One thing I loved about the Halo universe is that there were no loadouts, there was an actual rank not just a number an actual title, and the fact that you had to know the multiplayer maps to get the weapons on the map. Now there are loadouts so people are all on different playing fields when the game starts, not everyone starts the same. Now there are no ranks but simply a number in which to achieve. What I loved about the past halo games was that in multiplayer you had the name and an icon to show the hard work and dedication that you put into the game. Now you simply get to see a number. Now where the guns are show up in the multiplayer maps so everyone can see. Need more grenades? Just look to see if the game is showing you where you can find more. I am thoroughly disappointed with this game. It looks absolutely amazing but the gameplay is nothing more than a futuristic call of duty. Everyone that loves and appreciates everything that made halo different than call of duty and other shooters should be disappointed in this game. 343 industries I hate you for what you have done to this franchise. You took a series that I loved and have played since the original Halo and turned it Into a game that I think most die hard halo fans don't care much for, call of duty.