Campaign-Only Review

If you're an old campaigner like I, you might've heard disparaging things about this entry and may have some reservations. Firstly, the "4 hour campaign" reports are an abject lie. Unless you're playing four person co-op on "Easy," this is no four hour undertaking, it's a fully fledged Halo game that honors the series in every way. It's fairly obvious that multiplayer was the focus, as the radar and scope zoom have been cut in half at least (leading to some pretty irritating situations), but once you get the hang of it, it works pretty well. Yes, Jackals now scream in Muppet English and Prometheans taunt similarly, but when you get past the "Borderlands" plastic/everything glows aspect, the whole thing feels very canon, and that old CE sensibility comes back. A ton of care has been put into this and I'd rate it as slightly better than the dry, compromised feel of 4. Give its campaign a chance. As for the multiplayer experience, I leave that to the young people.Read full review

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