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Posted by: Ben2974
Posted by: General Heed
Posted by: Ben2974
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuE3cl9wSV8&feature=g-all-u &context=G2ab6328FAAAAAAAABAA
I'm really, really sad about this news. Any opinions?
P.S
Don't need to post anything here about this being off topic. It is, and I know it is. Just report the post if you feel the need. Ty.
Technically this is already being discussed in another thread in this same forum, but I think it's better if we shift the discussion here.
Clearly the multiplayer of Halo 4 is just call of duty now with hints of Halo: Reach, virtually no traces of the good'ol days of Halo. It's interesting though, in the video they said Microsoft is trying to reclaim the #1 spot on Xbox Live with Halo again and to do that, they're trying to copy the #1 game, which is CoD. But I feel by doing that, it's going to have the opposite effect. If Microsoft really wants Halo to be #1 again, they should go back to the roots of Halo. That doesn't mean just bringing back old weapons, but rather going back to a Halo 2/Halo 3 style gameplay.
I think that if Microsoft were to release a Halo 3 remake and Halo 4 at the same time, the Halo 3 remake would have more players in the long run. Microsoft has forgotten what made Halo so great...
The only hope for Halo 4 is its campaign. Halo 4 still has a chance to become like Mass Effect where it has a very strong campaign, but a very weak multiplayer.
Yeah I said this in the video:
People criticize the Halo Community for wanting to keep the "Halo feel" with the next sequels, and laugh at them for not accepting "change." Is it really any better for the name of Halo to COPY another franchises' elements and call it their own? In my opinion, i'd rather have Halo follow the initiatives that Call of Duty has always taken since 2007 and have the next Halos just have slight changes with every release.
But even so, me being the fan I am, i'll most likely be buying the game anyway :/
I'll definitely buy Halo 4 as well, but at this point it's mainly for the story. Microsoft is counting on the fanbase to buy Halo 4 no matter what.
However, if Halo 4 dissapoints, it'll continue to reduce my interest in the Halo series like Halo: Reach did. Halo: Reach happened to be the first Halo game where I stopped buying DLC. I couldn't stand the multiplayer of Reach anymore. But for Halo 2 & Halo 3, I bought all the map packs.
It's true the community will criticize Microsoft if they don't improve anything. However, Microsoft needs to find a balance between "Halo feel" and "change". They need to maintain what made Halo great, while adding new features. Bungie succeeded in maintaining that balance with Halo 3. They kept the same old "Halo feel" while adding new features like Forge and Theater.
The problem with Halo following Call of Duty's direction is that Halo loses what made it "Halo" in the first place. It will lose what sets it apart from Call of Duty and other shooters. A lot of shooters today are all converging into one simple style of FPS game. Halo was notable because it's different than your regular FPS game.
I totally agree with you, except for the Halo Reach part, I think that game was great (sure not as great as the first 3 Halo). Sure it was a kind of radical change because of the customizable loadout and all the armor abilities and yeah it did lose some of the Classic Halo look. That's just my opinion.
[Edited on 04.11.2012 6:14 PM PDT]