BT writes: 343 Industries have created a title here with sparks of brilliance, making me really get into the Chief/Cortana relationship for the first time, but the whole experience is let down by lackluster gameplay and poor pacing. This studio obviously has it in them to produce, and the last few sequences show promise that hopefully can be expanded upon in the sequels. Despite this, I fail to see how I can possibly rank this game anywhere above average. 5/10
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there are many factors that go into how someone reviews something. It could be that they just simply didnt like it and had to give it a score.
Or it could be someone trying to stir up stuff for hits (as others have said). We all know that opinions differ but we should reserve our. The game IS for me so I will judge it accordingly.
I would expect someone who has played the series and understands the story dynamics to be a rational person the review. I would NOT expect someone who's main role in life is to say "what fries with that" to be the voice of reason in writing a game review.
There are people suited for certain tasks that are just better at it than others. And by no means was i implying the reviewer is the "fry guy". That was just an example.
"you have no sub-par exclusives to pretend are good (ie uncharted, killzone). we get it."
Are you joking?
Sounds about right.
There are plenty of Halo fans and they'll always buy and like these games no matter the flaws.
People don't understand that it doesn't have to be revolutionary or that it doesn't have to win over new gamers. It just has to be good enough to satisfy the fans.
Maybe the reviewer is jaded. And although some points he made were quite valid, maybe he was a bit too harsh.
They're called outliners, and they're ALWAYS there.
"looking for hits" is cheap but works
People gotta remember there are 2 halves to the 10 point scale.
Some "gamers": "if they say it is bad that's because it is.
Halo 4: 5/10 7/10
Some "gamers": "nahh they are just looking for hits"
lmao! some people..
IGN
reputability
BAHAHAHHA!
A 5 is a broken, unplayable mess.
A review is supposed to be a reflection of quality. Some of these hacks need to get the notion out of their heads that calling it opinion justifies anything they want to say including baggage they brought with them.
Well said. A lot of reviewers these days review games based on bias and opinionated thought and no actual work goes into reviewing the game for what it actually is.
Simple instances such as rating the game bad because of 1 issue (eg. a bad ending), and disregarding the rest of the game's quality.
I think one game that suffers from this is AC3. Most of the low rated reviews for AC3 only have pointless complaints and a bad ending. A bad ending doesn't justify a 5/10.
Er, I was under the impression that a 5 meant 'average' - not "an unplayable, broken mess".
Don't get me wrong, this score certainly seems drastically lower than the consensus and would appear to be quite harsh. But I blame review score inflation generally for the kind of ire these verdicts attract. If the writer did indeed feel the game was average and, under their site's score criteria a 5 is considered to signal as much, then there you go.
"theres no better review than your own"
5=average. You're just accustomed to the elementary school grading scale.
Im actually interested in video game stories, Im gonna judge this game myself solely on the story. When I play this game the story better blow me away or Im pretty much going to agree with this review...
How different can this Halo be from the other ones anyway? C'mon be real....
It's one that has grown over the series.
That is part of what makes Halo.. well Halo.
what does this got to do with anything??? Tetris doesn't have story, bomberman had a short simple story, but it was all fun to play, people gave it high reviews, to me i think this game is a plus to even have a story, they can just make online play only and everyone will still love it.
Take Spelunker, it's a simple game about a spelunker in a cave. Sure odd stuff happens to him, but do you really need a story about how aliens came to Earth to create creatures, which resulted in these series of odd caves and the creation of the human race? (thats pretty much what the mural you could form / true ending implies) If you ask me, a story like this would be dumb as **** and I would give the game less credit over having absolutely nothing.
In the end, we all ascribe different meanings to different things. These can change wildly based off the most minor of differences. Mass Effect 3 was highly regarded, but the ending apparently "ruins the series". This basically suggests that the scores would be wildly different between someone that finished and someone that played till some point. While I certainly agree gameplay is the most important, these are subjective things. I thought Bioshock was an okay game with an amazing story. Does it really warrant a 5 or even as low as a 7? Ultimately we should expect more from developers, not less.
So it's humanly impossible for someone not to like Halo 4??
Wow...
>:L
And no Halo 4 doesnt deserve a 5/10. This guy just doesnt get that for Halo to be awesome, it has to play like Halo and feel like Halo. This reviewer thinks everything would change, but its not how it works.
And its not like they didnt change anything. There is some new gameplay added without breaking the formula.
PS: And this websites really slow. Might pop up a second comment of mine. Sorry about that.
it's not that i don't like halo or gears , they are just really hyped , i love the original games , the sequels just doesn't worth above 9 for me compared to the first games ....
i think these sequels should be made in next generation to blow us again , but in this generation they are just normal games to me and im not impressed at all like before ...
Surely if that was the case then all that is required is to buy the game then review it? or does said author not wish to spend money?
according to what I've read other places, he is referring to MS asking reviewers not to reveal story spoilers and such in their reviews.
- Game isn't radically different from previous Halo games. Feels its uninspired because 343 chose to build upon the Halo formula and do it well instead of making something different
- Enemy types are too similar. The new enemies resemble the covenant to much and (according to him, didn't specify what difficulty he was playing at) they are dumb as hell
- To many character military stereotypes in the game, only well written ones are Cortana and Chief
- Weapons are varied but all feel the same.
- MP is bland
- Concluded game is unoriginal
Felt like I was reading a rant, but I won't know if his criticism hods any merit until I actually play the game because som of his points go against things that other reviewers have sad (AI behaviour for example)
I highly doubt he played on Legendary. Also, I can't wait to see what he gives other FPS games along the way.
Before I logged on today, I was waiting for the usual douche looking for hits. I knew this was coming before today. They do it to every exclusive, Uncharted 3 being the most memorable (a 4/10???? GET THE FACK OUT).
Seriously, put any Halo game on in normal and shoot at the enemies but don't kill them and you'll see the same AI routines as in the higher difficulties.
No, you are wrong. Everyone knows that Halo increases AI on harder difficulties. It waqs even in one of their interviews.
Heroic is when most of it comes in, the strategies and what not, and Legendary is more so a power up.
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/...
HEROIC DIFFICULTY:
"■Enemies are smarter regarding tactical actions, and are thus harder to kill (ex. starting to hide behind barriers when their shields are down)."
Meh, unless you want to disregard that. Plus, minor elites are replaced by zealots and major elites, who are smarter.
Sometimes true fans of a game who developed an emotional attachment to it expects a lot from his beloved franchise but when disappointed will honestly speak out his heart.
To be fair this is nothing new. Look at the case of Resident Evil when the original fathers of a game leaves it to the publisher most of the time the franchise goes downhill & the magic vanishes.
Also look at how M$ treated Halo Wars?
But like for any other game never let others opinions steal the fun out of your games.
Even if the author didn't like the fact that everything in the game wasn't changed (why would they do that anyways?), should that really knock the score down that low?
It seems most reviewers are regarding this game as being very good.
This same guy gave Fable: The Journey a 7/10.
Sorry, reviewer, but I'm not clicking that link.
Pre-order canceled.
*goes back to playing Assassins Creed 3*
I have never enjoyed a single moment of playing a Halo game, but giving this one a 5/10 is ridiculous.
I own a ps3. There are a number of ps3 games that people go on about that I have played and didn't really enjoy that much.
However, I can still draw a line between not liking it for my personal taste and seeing the more objective and technical achievements of the game.
that is what these reviewers need to remember.
Perfectly said. Plus bubbles.
Reviewers need to understand, that while a review is THEIR opinion, it doesn't ask them to give a score of how much THEY enjoyed it.
For instance, I didn't like GTA4. Does that mean I should give it a 3/10 because that's how much enjoyment I got out of it? NO!. Even though 'I' didn't liie it, I can still see it is an excellant game, so I'd give it a 9/10 at least.
I think proper standards need to be set, as their is too much corruption and hit seeking involved in game reviews. Maybe a swift knock on the door by a games authority followed by a knock-out punch and a few head stomps?
Seriously, what a shitty review. And site.
Anyways, because of the ease of creating a website, any noob can create one and put their crappy review. I miss the days of just EGM and Gamepro. Now everybody and their grandma's have reviews.
Word of advice, pick 1 gaming magazine, not some random website, and stick with them. I personally love and respect Game Informer reviews. They are always on point with their reviews and they gave this a 93 which is extremely high. And never never pay attention to Metacritic which adds every single random fanboy review that either gives it perfect scores or terrible scores just to move the average. Losers.