I thought Reach was a good game, I had a lot of fun with it. But by no means did I ever think it was better than Halo 3. Halo 3 is my favorite multiplayer game ever. And when Halo 3 came out, over time I though the campaign was a little worse than 2's, but never bashed it into oblivion like people are now with Halo 4. But Halo 4 deserves all the -blam!- it's getting. 343 knew fans wouldn't like this. They weren't doing it for the fans, it was for a new fan base that they probably haven't even gained.