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Posted by: iDarkWint3r
Halo 4 looks disdainful for me to watch. Regardless of their continuation of the series. I would've left Halo 3 as a final remnant to the fans. The story provided closure and an exemplary plot. Halo 4 is just a knock-off amateurly produced game, judging by the graphics. Another disgraceful presumed Halo title. I seriously doubt they would amuse me than I presumed for ODST and Reach. Impudent on my judgment and hypocritical as I am. I'm willing to endure with just null curiosity. In a nutshell, 343 will probably not measure up to Bungie. Even though, they provided us mediocrity on the pre-quels for a cheap buck.
Reach was a failure, and ODST wasn't much more than a party game to tide us over until Reach came out. Halo 3 is about where I draw the line on good Bungie games. Their lack of spirit started to show then, but the core of the game was sound enough to push it to the top for a while. Reach and ODST were just laughable, but more importantly, they felt like a slap in the face to most of the Bungie community. Perhaps Bungie was just out of ideas, perhaps they were pushed to make deadlines, or perhaps they overnight turned into -blam!-s. We don't really know the cause, but the results are fairly clear. Bungie couldn't make quality Halo games anymore. Passing the baton off to 343 and seeing them take an active role in fixing your spawn-camping and out-of-map hiding spots is more impressive and encouraging than it is upsetting. They care enough to go out of their way to fix problem areas in a game they really have no stake in. As for Halo: AN... What did you expect? It's Halo: CE with a graphics update. Nothing more or less. I'm not sure how you can bash them for a game that does exactly what it was advertised to do. Bringing new life to a classic title isn't a reason to be displeased unless you're just looking for reasons to whine (which is exactly what it sounds like).
Personally, I've more faith in 343 to make a true successor out of Halo 4 than I would've if Bungie had still been at the helm. As for everything you said about Halo 3 providing closure, that's not even close to true. Without delving into the canon, you're still left wondering what happens to MC (even more so if you got the Legendary Ending), and there are still the other rings to worry about. Bring the novels into the mix and you've even more unanswered questions. Halo 3 didn't answer -blam!-, lol.