Im about 1 1/2 hrs into it and not that impressed either. So far I've just had to pick the brutes off at a distance unlike the last 3 games where the battle was close up. I hope that it gets a better as I get deeper into the campaign, but so far it lacks the intensity that the previous three had. Also, w/o Master Chief its just not the same. Hopefully Reach will be better. The MP doesn't really bother me as I just stick to GOW on live.
But the thing that sucks about this the most is with these two games comming out we wont see Halo 4 for a long time
Hah, based off your pic and posts you sound like a fan and not a fanboy. Good for you.
I'd had heard bungie say there will "be no halo 4" but I won't believe that until... well I won't believe it. I'm not optimistic for reach based off what I have here. I don't want an expansion pack, or at least I don't want it for full price.
I think its very much like Halo 3 only your a bit more fragile and have two new weapons. I knew the multiplayer was the same going in (they just included all the Halo3 maps on a second disc). Thats a good deal if your going to play multiplayer and never bought those maps before, otherwise meh. I'm really looking forward to trying firefight as I really liked Horde in GoW2. If your only interested in the single player, rent it. But if you want co-op and are interested in the Reach beta, its worth it.
In theory the stealth idea is cool, but there is no stealth factor built in. IE grunts see me from great distances when I'm crouching in the dark. So now I just feel more fragile, which isn't fun since one of the coolest parts in any Halo game is when you are having trouble in a tough situation... and just decide to charge in guns blazing and fight through it. At least, it's cool when it works, which for me was often. I don't expect that to work now.
I'm keeping my mind open. Really I've only played 1.5 levels, so I'm judging early, but Bungie needs to be careful. Halo 1-3 were all "big deal" games. System makers. Now Halo Wars and ODST are out and they seem pretty lackluster. They might be dilluting their own product.