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Let me start by saying that I love the Halo series (games, books, potential films, I love it all). But I think there need to be some changes to gameplay and mission structure.
I know a lot of people here hate CoD, but I don't think anyone can deny that the various campaigns (excluding CoD 3...*shudder*) have some moments of gameplay that are damn fun. And I think that Halo should borrow a couple ideas from CoD.
One of my favorite things about CoD's gameplay is that they change it up; one mission is just unloading clips amidst the chaos of urban warfare, another will be pure stealth and another will be blowing -blam!- up from an AC-130. I really think that Halo should start incorporating similar elements into the campaign. After all, the UNSC consists of many armed forces, not just a -blam!-load of infantry. I mean, I felt like Reach focused solely on the tactical side of Halo, but it just doesn't work if you're just in a "ground and pound" state throughout the entire game. For a game that centers around actual military missions (whereas the other Halos all had a sense of mystery due to the forerunners' involvement), Reach didn't have the variety in missions that should've been there.
Of course, these variations would also have to borrow another concept from CoD: switching characters in the middle of the campaign (maybe even in the middle of a mission). I think this would be essential, but don't think that I don't want SPARTAN gameplay. The Halo series is built on those "John Wayne" moments, where the SPARTANs achieve the impossible when the odds are stacked against them. These are the truly memorable moments throughout the Halo series. But I feel that if the gameplay and mission structure doesn't change, the campaigns could get stale. When I'm choosing a mission to replay in any Halo game, I usually make my choice by which level has the best environment, because the gameplay is still "go in this room, shoot everyone, go to the next room, shoot everyone," and so on and so forth.
Does anyone agree that Halo needs to change its campaign gameplay and mission structure? If you disagree, please explain why.
And if you're gonna troll, at least be funny. Most of the trolls on this forum are obvious and pathetic.