The massive player drop a month after the game launched is a fact. The current state of MCC, with barely a population to sustain most playlists, is a fact. Halo 5 selling poorly, so poorly they had to lump Halo 5's sales with console sales, is a fact.
Fact: Halo 5 is 84 on metacritic.
Fact: Halo 4 is 87 on metacritic.
Fact: Halo MCC is 85 on metacritic.
Fact: Tons of people play Halo.
Fact: Halo 5 has the best multiplayer since Halo 2.
Halo CE has a 97
Halo 2 has a 95
Halo 3 has a 94
I don't understand what point you're trying to make anyway. I never stated that the game didn't receive critical acclaim. It doesn't matter whether or not the critics liked it, when the fans have already spoken.
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