I don't want to go into a long rant about how I'm a long time halo fan, etc. However, I will say that I'm severely disappointed in how Halo 4 turned out, and there's really no point in me listing my reasons.
Long story short, it's no secret that Halo 4 is the classic "We want the COD audience" that has been running around devs and publishers like a plague. Want a latest example? Look at Gears 3 for a lesser example, and the upcoming Gears of War: Judgement, for a prime, full-blown example.
Now, I don't solely blame 343, because I'm fully aware that Microsoft have the final say so on what can, and cannot be done. Publishers never seem to understand that you will NEVER obtain the COD audience. They might play for a short while, but they will drop you like a bad habit when their yearly COD title comes out. Want proof? Check out how Halo 4's online population TANKED during the week Black Ops II came out. For that reason, among many others.
Halo 4 is a dumbed down, shell of what Halo was to appeal to an audience that they will never obtain, and at the same time, not only did it fail, all it did was alienate the real fans, and that's the saddest part. It's happened many times, and I'm not at all surprised, it's just a sad fact in today's industry.
Suffice to say, Halo 4 will be my last Halo game I buy, unless 343, and mainly MS, realise what's really important.
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It was exactly what the forums asked for, just like Reach was, but the forums don't speak for the world. We don't know what we want, it's their job to know what we want and give it to us. That was one of Bungie's many gifts.