Halo 4 Review - IGN Reviews

[@kyleandersch1183]

>halo reach comes out >everyone hates it >halo 4 comes out >reach is called best halo i can't stand halo nation at times

[@squidlad1127]

Could not agree more.

[@michaelchristian3708]

I'm a die hard halo fan and I agree with you lol But me personally I love anything halo

[@Romulo_Andrade]

So true, i remember when reach came out, and everybody hate it

[@666ofdoom]

Word, farcry 3 blow halo out of the water

[@jmo7570]

Lol

[@emiliojaimes1021]

Am i the only one who really enjoyed this game??

[@FallingApplesVids]

no

[@kennedylon6720]

No. I loved Halo 4.

[@captainrex9406]

no

[@whatismypurpose1527]

Halo 4 was a great game. Just not a good Halo game. :(

[@aaaaa2098]

Halo 4 is my favorite halo game

[@TheLuckyShepherd]

What puts Halo over the top of other sci-fi shooters for me isn't the set pieces, isn't the gameplay, not the story, and not the world lure... its the background music. So sexy!

[@usul573]

I think from Halo 1 they felt strongly that the sound and music was critical to the series, the original Xbox was the system with the best audio at that point. George Lucas claims that the audio side of a film is about half the fun, for games I wonder if that might be true or not.

[@TheLuckyShepherd]

Yea I agree. I think game devs often don't put enough time and money into the sound of games. TLOU is an another amazing example of great audio. BFBC2 has amazing audio, because of that game I bought my first headset. If Halo didnt have that amazing music it would be another Resistance, Killzone, Syndicate, or Crysis. Which are just O.K games. But I admit the visuals of Halo 1 were something extra special at the time but now other shooters have great visual set pieces too.

[@Xxbte96xX]

I agree, but did you hear the bad news? Marty left Bungie. I'm scared to hear Destiny, even though it already sounds pretty great, but.....god dammit.

[@skyturtle4583]

Graphics 10/10 Story 9/10 Multiplayer 8/10 Sound System 8/10 Vehicles 9/10 Gameplay 9/10 Overall Score 9/10 Excellent game, unsupportive community, pushing the limit for Xbox 360 Graphical Hardware.

[@exxennexx]

Unsupportive community fucking spot on right there. All these Halo cunts think they know more about making games then the actual developers.

[@kirbyguy13]

ju5tinpyne ikr, these guys are like 343 you suck, halo 4 is crap yadda yadda yadda. They tried their hardest and gave the xbox an astounding game, and the majority of the halo community gave them so much shit. I love halo even though I don't own a console, I've watched all the cutscenes for all the games, I'm reading the series, I have played Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Spartan Assault on the PC, and I've watched Forward Unto Dawn (great movie). IMO (in the point of view of a PC gamer) Bungie is worse than 343. This doesn't really have to do with this video much but I still need to say this. Their reasons for keeping their new game Destiny away from PC are completely and utterly horrible. They literally said "it's too hard" and left it that. 343 gave PC a taste of Halo with Spartan Assault (not much of a taste, but something) and with all the new Halo stuff coming out with the TV series and 5 and everything else, I'm pretty hyped about Halo even without Bungie. Good on you 343

[@kentonlittle20]

Graphics 10 Story 8 Multiplayer 3 Sound 8 Gameplay 5

[@human-it8vv]

Multiplayer 7 campaign 9 gameplay 6

[@Sk8rGamer]

AI 0/10

[@Austism_]

This it's what I like to hear. I don't understand why halo 4 got so much hate. Plus it had ear-gasmic music.

[@keripalajanata]

Well the mature Halo community has been replaced with 12-16year old kids.

[@Skyfoogle]

Anakin Linex The multiplayer. Need I elaborate?

[@allrounder247]

Halo 4 got so much hate because certain people dont like change. Bungie to 343. And certain people dont want halo to do well because they like cod. Or a ps fan. Or they just don't like the genre

[@Skyfoogle]

allrounder247 Change is good. Perks, care packages and weapon unlocks are bad. See what I'm getting at?

[@dbottiaux88]

Cynical Plum No because there are weapons on the map. SAME EXACT way of having weapons spawn on a timer, but they have them drop in game in a unique way. There aren't any "killstreaks"... you get ordinance packages that are random and not to your choosing so maybe you luck out one game. It is still a level playing field. Perks? You do realize that the books starting from Halo CE til now have had those perks, right? Small things like FINALLY being able to SPRINT away from danger instead of painfully jogging is a HUGE breath of fresh air! You obviously have NO idea of what you are speaking of, so I'll just ignore anything you have left to say about the game, because you are apparently an uneducated fool.

[@Manas_Choudhary]

Compared to Halo 4, Halo 5 feels so dead. The amount of emotion I could feel in Halo 4, it was non existent in 5. Halo 4 is my favourite Halo game after Halo 2.

[@poere1234]

Exactly but I'm starting to get hope back with halo infinite cuz they are going back to the original roots of halo, old soundtrack, old art style, etc, I'm hyped

[@liamarthofer267]

MrSirjohny I’m so hyped but I switched to ps4 so I can’t play it :(

[@Luca-bv5ic]

@@liamarthofer267 ye man halo is the one thing I miss about xbox owning a PS4. I don't regret getting a PS4 though, xbone has been such a disappointment when it comes to singleplayer exclusives.

[@pantherowow77]

You must be a zoomer...I genuinely feel bad for you.

[@lordsnow8438]

Halo 3 is miles better than halo 4

[@agentjohn]

The story was great, it's just that the multiplayer was nothing like Halo 3 or Halo reach

[@atmosrex7126]

Yep. Honestly there was few flaws with the campaign except some explainable design changes in the Dawn.

[@Dragongod41]

Reach was just as bad for multiplayer. Halo 2 and Halo 3 are the definitive multiplayer that everyone remembers and loves for its skilled ranking and high skill gap gameplay

[@shraysharma6435]

Dragongod41 Reach was fine after they released no-bloom gametypes but, god, I hated the game before that.

[@Xxbte96xX]

Yea it didn't have lasting appeal.

[@Skyfoogle]

@@Dragongod41 just as bad? reach took a step in the wrong direction, halo 4 walked off a cliff

[@Blizk9034]

The biggest Problem with the Halo community today that basically half of us are never willing to accept change. Its true that Halo 4 was not the best Halo (in my opinion Halo 3 was the best) but hey there is a lot of time for 343i to polish the rough edges and just stop bashing them into oblivion. At this point i think the Halo Community is Far worst than the CoD Community. There I said it. Jesus for all of you that think Sprinting should be removed, does it make sense that a Super soldier can't run and instead must walk the whole FUCKING time?

[@jacobdurkin5390]

Cody Nguyen been a halo fan for about 10 years played halo 1-3 campaigns about a thousand times. When I first got halo 4 I didn't like it because it just wasn't the halo we know and love. I ended up selling the game a couple times and rebuying it because there was something I wanted out of it that I could never quite put my finger on. Up till now I think I know the problem and you are right, change from bungies halo to 343's is definitely the issue. 343 made their own game and that's what people lack to see, halo 4 is in fact the best halo game all around and all you have to do is look on the screen to see if I'm right. Halo isn't bungies halo anymore, the community needs to embrace this and when they do I guarantee they will be happy with what they get because I love halo 4 and I think it's a great game in its own right. Also, people may not know this but halo 4 is the only halo game ever to win GOTY, they did a fantastic job and they earned it being it be their first game ever.

[@luvitus9064]

I agree wholeheartedly

[@micahthomas7699]

Reach and Halo 2 are the best

[@defnotom]

they were running in the old halo games, sprint just doesn't allow the soldiers to run and shoot at the same time. Doesn't that make sense?

[@minilla2382]

Well Halo fanbase is in a Civil war when talking about art styles or Games of Bungie vs 343i

[@Ratkill9000]

What really helped Halo 4 was putting Downes and Taylor in the same recording booth at the same time to give you more of that emotional feel to it. Really does bring a grown ass man to tears!

[@braydenharris7789]

good game? yes, best halo ever? no

[@braydenharris7789]

they took out firefight tho :(

[@matthewsaunders2865]

in my opinion this is the best halo game.

[@extendocats8533]

Yeah I agree. It's a good game but there has been better.

[@therealvoule]

halo 4 is a great game but reach was 10 times better

[@ussocomfreak]

Really? I thought the exact opposite. Given that Halo Reach was my first Halo and that I didn't really play much online, it should come as a surprise that at how much I liked Halo 4. My brother and I were engrossed a lot more into Halo 4 because of it's story driven campaign and the relationship to Cortana. I wasn't expecting to care so much about an AI, expecially since this was the first time I'd seen both Cortana and Master Chief in action, but that's exactly what 343 was able to do.

[@dolphinsco5051]

Call Of Duty changes:9 and 10s across the board Halo changes: KILL IT KILL IT KILLIT

[@ctrainvideos]

That's cuz cod fish sucks.

[@Skyfoogle]

***** I like cod fish.

[@dolphinsco5051]

SUGAR NIPZ the majority of the fanbase likes it though.

[@Skyfoogle]

Dolphinsco Why is it that everybody in the Halo fandom loved Halo 2, despite it being completely different from Halo CE? There's a difference between good change and bad change. Increasing the hitbox magnetism and awkwardly squeezing perks and care packages into Halo's MP wasn't really the kind of change that we were looking forward to.

[@dolphinsco5051]

i understand what your saying,but i dont personally see how halo 1 and 2 are that different.other than dual wielding.halo 4 didnt really have extremely positive change.but it still worked.it was a pretty fun game.it felt wierd,but still it played smoothly.in my opinion.

[@Trenex1000]

It's amazing how so many people said this game sucks all because it wasn't exactly like Halo 3. People shit on Call Of Duty for not changing but they kick Halo 4 in the balls for experimenting a little bit. There is a reason why Halo 4 got a 9.8/10 because it deserves it. If only more FPS titles were at this level of quality. I'm looking at you, Aliens: Colonial Marines....

[@spidermancy612]

I'm sorry but you couldn't be more wrong. Halo 4 failed not because it dared to change, that is something that we all wanted, it failed because it changed to the level that it barely relate able to Halo. What people want from the next installment is the evolution of the game, not a completely new one. So while you may enjoy the game that is good for you, but more people play Halo Reach on average then Halo 4. Even if Halo 4 did have more the numbers sit at 10 - 20 thousand at highs, that's pitiful compared to most successful games.

[@Trenex1000]

***** In my opinion, it's still Halo but it's just been modified to make it more accessible. Don't get me wrong, I love the previous games especially Halo: Reach and those games defined the genre. But I just hate the fact that people freaked out because Halo has default sprinting and customizable loadouts. I've been with Halo since 2002, so I'm not just some newcomer.

[@spidermancy612]

TRENEX 379 I completely understand that. Personally I have no issue with the inclusion of these new additions, although they need to be inclusions instead of replacements. If Halo 4 had shipped with the ability to chose to play classic/legendary or infinity it would have done fine. So while we can debate what classic should have been just having something where I don't have to worry about every player always having a power weapon at their feet would be great. So while we can debate exactly what Halo 4 should have had I think the main point here is that no one really wants a cut and paste of Halo 3 (apart from MLG) but neither did what 343 did accomplish very much either.

[@Trenex1000]

***** You sir, bring an excellent point.

[@spidermancy612]

Thank you, I do try.

[@RaddyC]

The main problems with Halo 4 have been fixed though updates. 343 added new game types, including a classic slayer that plays exactly like halo 3. The only main problems with it now are the lack of players and the fact that there are still only 130 levels

[@M0rshu64]

exactly how many players do play it?

[@RustCohle072]

M0rshu64 few thousand

[@RaddyC]

The average number of players on halo 4 is maybe 4000 at any time

[@DrDanik]

King NintenBro Check the charts its 15-20k average.

[@RaddyC]

It wasn't before Christmas

[@vinpetrol999]

Who's here after the pc port?

[@Pingaheimer]

Me. Game look and feels great at 4k 60fps.

[@Doomguy586]

@@Pingaheimer Totally!!!

[@thelonelydekuscrub4817]

I’m here after the pc port but just now getting the Xbox 360 version

[@deathwish374]

@@thelonelydekuscrub4817 why would you do that!?☠️

[@sharpshotspence1997]

@@deathwish374 yes

[@ThunderTurtle7]

why the hell does everyone hate halo 4? whats so bad about it? is it because they put prometheans in the game? are you mad because they put new enemy types in? THATS A GOOD THING! did you not even try to enjoy it? whats going on?

[@chirus1193]

It's because they lowered the skill gap and the multiplayer is copying Call of Duty.

[@MrFluffz]

PigmanCast you make it sound like call of duty doesn't do the same thing. its the most common thing in the gaming industry, in anything actually. if something works, use it. It's still Halo, you don't run and gun the same way you do in CoD, and its refreshing to see that Halo added more features to the game. Halo 4, imho, was the 2nd best Halo game, the first being 3. 4 added way more depth into the characters while at the same time keeping their integrity in tact. I personally got more attached to chief and cortana in 4 than i did in any of the other games, and it served as a good segue into understanding pre-john 117 events. its highly philosophical, but entertaining and viable none the less.

[@Dr.s3RTH]

THUNDERTURTLE because we didn't want one and we wanted master chief to be left alone, we realized that Microsoft may be milking the series though since they have plan for halo 6, a halo show, and 2d minigames

[@terminater996]

THUNDERTURTLE They need to just end master chiefs story hes being around long enough and the only reason hes still around because Microsoft want to milk the character out even more.

[@Dinobot2468]

Lee Goodman You must not understand the concept of milking. Every Halo game feels naturally released and not stretched out. There hasn't yet been a meaningless main Halo game, and its all a natural progression. Like a good TV show.

[@BackStageCrafter]

Campaign was fucking awesome. Multiplayer is just a big fucking social playlist with no competitive gameplay. Great game for campaign, nuff said.

[@chirus1193]

Halo 4 has no ranked playlists, which means people never try anymore.

[@BackStageCrafter]

Exactly.

[@fanamatakecick97]

I thought halo 4 was great until I realize how crippled the campaign was and that you couldn't do shit without Gold Live.

[@fanamatakecick97]

Otherwise, this game only deserves a 5.5 out of 10.

[@thetechnicalmalteser3451]

The campaign I didn't enjoy. Multiplayer I hated. A waste of money.

[@kaozUrSo]

i will never forget the words from the master chief on the end of Halo 2

[@ChaseAvenue]

It's 2020 & I'm still playing it

[@micreper]

Same

[@speakeazy6595]

It’s 2021 and I’m still playing it

[@squakswuak2692]

@@speakeazy6595 pretty sad

[@Bobby7496]

@@squakswuak2692 If you play warzone or fortnite you can’t talk.

[@killboydxb]

Just entered 2022 and played it for the first time

[@samclements9047]

I think what people hated about this game was that they introduced a new enemy, which made people angry that they changed to much.

[@AppetightNDG]

Nah it's that multiplayer was so unbalanced and filled with assault rifles jet pack promethean vision sticky grenades shielding and explosives bolshots and active camo

[@GameSkiller117]

That was definitely not the problem at all.

[@AppetightNDG]

then what was the problem? it certainly wasn't that there was a new enemy in the campaign

[@GameSkiller117]

NDGlitt1es I was talking to the other guy :P

[@AppetightNDG]

oh ok :P

[@7BlueFloyd]

A lot of you people don't seem to understand the difference between a good game and nostalgia. 343 did a million times better with the story telling.

[@mrprotoman154]

The story is good but aside from that...... well nothing really.

[@Nox444]

Halo 2 will always be my favorite because of the memories and it's simplicity. But there is no denying this is the most refined and most balanced Halo yet. And, in my opinion, the best. 343 did it right.

[@robroy373]

I don't agree, I thought the best story ones were Halo 1-3 (particularly Halo 1 and 2, which in my opinion were the best ones in single player). I played all the way through Halo 4's and I thought it was by far the worst. On top of that I found it way more childish than the other ones, did not care for the new characters, and I did not like the new designs. The multiplayer to me was the worst part of the game, even if they fixed it for the most part. The only way I'll probably buy another Halo game is a Halo 2 Anniversary (with the Halo 2 multiplayer). I do play ODST for Firefight though, to me Reach destroyed it.

[@joebillage3578]

perfectly said man. nostalgia always makes games seem better

[@baddassninja53]

you may have just seen my comment about haters and how its all just a huge cycle, but ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? BUNGIE MADE THE MASTER CHIEF WHAT HE WAS. A SOLDIER. 343 MADE HIM INTO A ROMEO.

[@EPiiCx5587]

I'm sick and tired of this whole what is a true Halo game argument. It's turned this once great fanbase into a bunch of bratty kids claiming that they're true Halo fans just because they like one game over the other. I have a thing to say to both groups of people arguing. First to the people who argue than 2/3 are the best, stop bitching about every single god dam change that makes the game slightly different than Halo 2 or 3. Second to the people who argue that Halo 4 and Reach are the best, not every single change that they made is evolution to the frachise, and somethings should stay the same. Evey Halo game is fantastic in its own right, and every game has made its mistakes.

[@nintendo009cyborg]

RIGHT! They just see the trend of mashing halo 4 , and their they go. Ive read all the nobles, played all the videogames, read all the comics. I like them all, love their story, and this game, it shows that they really put effort into the gameplay, and the story fits almost perfectly with the story overall. There are far worst games, that dont put the same effort into a game. Most people here don't even know what the story is really about, the games are just the way to live your reading.

[@leecoleson6554]

The whole whiny brats thing is now on every video game and film. It is sad that we have come to the point where nearly everyone on the internet is a troll.

[@Brandon210-q4n]

Thanks, you've opened my eyes. I'm being sincere, trust me. Like you said, all Halo games are fantastic in their own way, and as one commenter has pointed out, there's a trend of bashing Halo 4. I love all of the games, personally.

[@EPiiCx5587]

Brandon Korner I'm glad I could help.

[@GeneticXIV]

What i dont like abt halo 4 are all the unnecesary changes. They still havent patched the dmr and boltshot. Only cod players who need a crutch use that gun. Sprint as default is stupid. No theater in campaign? Come on! Forge was so bad i could cry. Custom game options were ruined. The community had to mod to make customs fun. Official race gametype wasnt made until a year after it was released. No playable elites? No unsc flying vehicle? Why do all the spartans look like they're armor went through a meat grinder? Ordinance made way too much unnecessary randomness. Perks were really unnecessary. Vehicles were nerfed so much, especially the scorpion and gauss hog. Why does the boltshot have a longer one hit kill range than the shotgun? Why does master chief look so different when he woke up from cyro sleep. Why is the menu all blue. Pretty lazy if you ask me. And why oh why did you not put the mammoth in multiplayer?

[@appleipodtouch2g]

This style of Halo game was saving the franchise but the community made sure to kill Halo.

[@typhon1640]

Yup

[@insomosisytmusicandsports4393]

Honestly, not trying to defend the game, but Halo 4 is a really solid title. It's solid on all accounts. The shooting is just plain addicting. It's fast paced and thrilling, and the story is deep. The multiplayer, too, is really fun and addicting.

[@kubabooba548]

The shooting is fun until you quickly run out of ammo.

[@MYTHICALTWINKIE]

Cod is dying, BF is now boring, and halo is coming back at number one

[@Austism_]

agreed

[@souls1fan566]

you're opinion.

[@MYTHICALTWINKIE]

DarkSouls #1Fan nope fact

[@souls1fan566]

MYTHICALTWINKIE Halo has never been "number one" and BF isn't "boring". COD isn't dying anytime soon, just look at the sales for Advanced Warfare.

[@Austism_]

More fanboys of cod. Aw is an awful game. The only reason it did well is because of Kevin spacey. I have a friend that bought it just to listen to him.

[@reyzephlyn105]

The hype for this game coming out felt both nostalgic and amazing. I love this game

[@johntyler3544]

A 9.8? Really guys? I think this deserves no more than say a 7.8, it's not bad but I find it to be the most unsatisfying Halo yet.

[@fanamatakecick97]

+john tyler How 'bout 5.8?

[@johntyler3544]

David Lueke I do think I was being a bit generous.

[@fanamatakecick97]

+john tyler A bit? Ratios ind of say your being ironic. Hopefully no offense taken there, because I do know people will get offended for stupid things.

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

Opinions.

[@the_weed_blanket_so_savage6370]

hey at least it had sprint the past halos before reach pissed me off like classic cod

[@joshuagraham7998]

"What if Halo 4, is the best Halo ever?" Joke of the Year 2012.

[@liamsheil1050]

Reach was far better.

[@joshuagraham7998]

Reach And 3. They were both better.

[@fredpotter9998]

Reach is the only halo i bothered to complete, and it was fucking awesome!

[@CushPesaro]

reach is mah fav

[@XboxTechJunky]

Halo Combat Evolved or Halo 2 are by far the best.

[@ProlePatrolMusic]

I got Halo 4, Forza 4 and Battlefield 4 today for 40$ haha 4 4 life

[@notorious213x]

duuude I got fallout 3 max payne 3 and mass effect 3 all for 33

[@Bighangout112]

+Christian Cogar may sound hard to belive but I just bought kingdom hearts 2 and halo 2 for 20 off ebay

[@richardroberson2564]

+Dark Elf next it's gonna be halo 6 fallout 6 and elder scrolls 6 for 666$

[@NatureBOY013]

I got ocarina of time, goldeneye and super mario 64 for 500$

[@perfectgaming788]

+Premium Nostalgia lol

[@deceivedheretic3733]

I remember when this first came out that EVERYONE loved it and it brought in many people that haven't played Halo before and they enjoyed it a lot. But now it seems to get a lot of hate after 1 year of its release. I don't understand why people now are hating on it when its still a very great game when it comes to storytelling, visuals, sound, and multiplayer. At first I didn't really like the multiplayer much but now they tweaked many stuff that was wrong with it. COD gets hate for making their games the same but yet when Halo makes things different but with the same Halo feeling they get almost as much hate. Smh. Nothing will make people happy anymore.

[@zody14]

Many say 343 ruined mutiplayer because of its COD features. Bloom, AA's, Loadouts (Yeah, I know Reach had them), and more specifically the Boltshot. Which is regarded as a pocket shotgun, with more assuming it breaks game balance. This is a sad day for Halo 4. All the fanatical anticipation building up since 2007. All wasted. Personally, I think it's great but falls in a few categories.

[@deceivedheretic3733]

I love the boltshot since its actually a useful secondary weapon that I use a lot of the time and they actually patched it so its not as powerful as it was (still one hit kills if EXTREMELY close). The bloom adds more skill to the gameplay and loadouts are in almost every FPS now. No game is perfect obviously and whenever they add something people seem to hate it, they can't make it the same like what COD is doing. I don't know why this is getting more hate than Reach. Reach has more of a lame multiplayer since the maps are the worst out of all the Halo's and it didn't feel like much of an upgrade as what a lot of people say. Loved the campaign of Reach but why must they have to have the least creative map designs that came out of the campaign and yet the best maps were forge ones? Laziness. This was 343's first game and they did great for the most part. I thought the worst thing about Halo 4 was the first few episodes of Spartan Ops since it was boring and stupid. Until they released the last half which was extremely fun because the levels were gorgeous and the missions had more replay value to it. But yeah 343 added COD features but it does still feel like Halo still and the more you play it the less you really notice or get bugged by it. So why the hate now when they patched everything people had complaints on?! Makes no sense.

[@zody14]

Deceived Heretic Well, many still feel alienated from the drastic changes to the series multiplayer. I really would like that they bring it back to the original formula but make changes everyone would like and not go crazy about it.

[@hyrumlusby6794]

***** Not to mention 343 took out one of the best new game types: Dominion.

[@deceivedheretic3733]

***** And Halo 4 has a totally different take on the story compared to halo 1,2,3, and reach. I'm not disputing that they added Call of Duty changed but if you look at every single first person shooter they all have Call of Duty shit in their games. Everyone loves Titanfall but that has many features that they took from Call of Duty. This is the first game 343 made and the game won't be perfect but Halo 4 does have one of the 2 best stories in the halo franchise so I don't understand how him landing on a Forerunner planet trying to stop the Didact while Cortana is dying is the same shit over again?!

[@muffintoast4829]

_to people who use the 343's first game excuse_ retro studio's first game was a phenomenal success with metroid prime which has lower gen technology and had to reinvent a 2d sidescroller into 3d, where as this game is a sequel with many games for 343 to work off of and a 7th gen game, using the "their first game" to defend the flaws is invalid because their first time doesn't mean they suck at making games

[@trulstei]

I fell sad because of all the hate 343 gets, Bungie could clearly not come up with much more that didn't feel repeterive! I thank 343 for giving Halo this exciting new twist :) So excited for Halo 5 Guardians, Master Chief collection and so on

[@trulstei]

I'm thanking them for even wanting to keep the series going, giving John a personality, I'm not dumb for thanking them. Personally, you seem more like a Bungie fan, then Halo :/

[@trulstei]

It's different, not bad

[@xlpeoplepower]

James Scott Halo is filled with many butthurt purists. Problem is though, if no innovation takes place, then Halo will end up like Call of Duty.

[@CampingJMC]

***** They killed Halo for a year. Everyone knows that all Halo fans will purchase the Master Chief Collection and Halo 5. If the games are good, then the community will definitely come back.

[@theultimatebatass]

Finally someone who thinks bungie didn't make halo as good as it is now, odst and reach were fails in my opinion

[@SageAhmed2222]

For me 343 did an absolutely amazing job, Halo 4 looks amazing, sound system is refined, the story is brilliant and pretty easy to follow; a much darker stroy-line now which is way better. (the original halo story-line was good but got boring where master chief saved the world without breaking a sweat, but here he is struggling) Well done 343

[@Prehistoeif]

Halo 4 is garbage

[@matt.2708]

@@Prehistoeifhalo 4 was pretty decent when it came out, but just symbolises everything that would be the end for Halo.

[@matt.2708]

@@Prehistoeifand yes 343 is a pile of garbage that should’ve been thrown out after a year of Infinite.

[@EPiiCx5587]

I swear to god the Halo fanbase is worse than the COD fanbase these days.

[@EPiiCx5587]

***** Not really if you think about it we knew about the perks, loadouts, and ordinance long before the game came out, yet all that we said was 'wooo yaaa Halo 4' which basically sent a message to 343 that we didn't mind those things. Yes we're complaining now, but at this point in time the game has been built around those aspects and they can't change it, but chances are back in the summer of 2012 they could, yet we gave them no reason to. I know what you're going to say, but it doesn't change the fact that maybe Halo 4 would of been different if we complained back then. Oh and by the way, you're on my comment now so you can't delete any comments that you don't disagree with like a child anymore LOL.

[@noblaw7595]

EPiiCx5587 Lol. The community just exploded Bungie's devs when Reach introduced perks... And it's the first thing 343i put into Halo 4.

[@DeceivedHeretic]

EPiiCx5587 I agree with everything you said. I've been a hardcore Halo fan ever since Halo CE. It had one of the most loyal fanbases and was praised even when Halo 4 was out but now I'm almost ashamed to love it since people make fun of me for it since its like "COD" apparently but I know its still Halo and they do different things with the games every time and it mostly works. I was happy for what 343 did since they made Master Chief and Cortana more of how they are in the books and the story was phenomenal and its nice to see the Didact finally. Sure some things in the multiplayer needs to go but overall they did good. Every loved the game when it came out but for some reason I hear no one likes the game now. There is actually not much wrong with it. We liked the perks, loadouts, and ordinances when we played it but now we can't stop complaining about it and every gave up for only that reason. Everyone hated how the BR was weak and after they tweaked all the weapons to make them all balanced people complain more! What makes people happy these days?

[@noblaw7595]

Lane Alder " We liked the perks, loadouts, and ordinances when we played it" If you really mind that, then I don't see how you can say you're a "hardcore" fan. The loadouts and ordinance ruin the game's balance, and everyone in the competitive community says that since Reach. 343i knew H4 would be a deception for the fans, but their objective was to attract a new community with features taken from CoD, they wanted to renew Halo players. That didn't work, fans went back to old Halos, and new casual players still like CoD or BF better. Halo 4 is a failure, both on the conception and on the updates, that didn't fix the broken gameplay: the BR buff was a good thing, but the flinch, sprint, instant spawn, flag pick-up, ordinances, loadouts etc are still there.

[@DeceivedHeretic]

NoblAesthesia I didn't say I actually liked the perks, loadouts, and ordances but people didn't mind it at first since they knew that was all coming since they told everyone they were doing it but people were still excited. I do think its the worst Halo multiplayer there is but its not actually as bad as you claim it to be. I can accept a few changes and I love the sprint, instant spawn, flag pick-up (other things you mentioned do need to go I must agree and also the boltshot). Those are welcome changes I accept since we CANNOT have the same game over and over again like COD is known for just like how I didn't mind the bloom in Halo: Reach since it was different and added a new strategy and change into the games. The multiplayer is good but is the worst of the franchise but that doesn't mean you should hate what is the best story of the Halo games and best paced (and not the repetitive we must destroy a Halo throughout Halo 1,2, and 3) . Its more like it is in the books. And yes I am a "hardcore" Halo fan. Read almost all the books and I am currently reading the new comics. But no Halo 4 wasn't overall a failure. It made lots of money and it expanded a beautiful universe and story with one of the best graphics and sounds of games that were out at the time and was almost critically acclaimed for many reasons. The horrible thing about the game I thought was the first half of the Spartan Ops season since it was extremely repetitive and boring.

[@GameSourceChannel]

MASTER CHIEF IS BACK, BABY!

[@Mr360Darren]

They really messed up not allowing this game to be mlg, that pushed a huge part of the fanbase to call of duty

[@Yogurtcup313]

Call of duty? LMAO

[@Mr360Darren]

Bebe Apple Um...no, Halo 4 lol?

[@GambitronPrime]

2MACH LORDZ um....no, call of duty lol?

[@Mr360Darren]

?

[@AntiSkanger]

nicholas mugambi TF2 is by far the winner here :P

[@juicymullet4468]

I didn't mind Halo 4. I wasn't bad, but wasn't that great either, and CERTAINLY not "the best Halo ever". I get the Ryan is a serious Halo fanboy, and I do love the series, but he was smoking something seriously strong before this review. I'd be ok with a copy paste of Halo 2 for Halo 5 to be honest. 2 and 3 were just magic.

[@MYTHICALTWINKIE]

Bungie fanboy. You have know idea what halo 5 I's like to you. A copy an paste of halo2 would kill the series

[@fawkes968]

MYTHICALTWINKIE Bro, Halo is irrelevant now. The series has been on life support for years.

[@juicymullet4468]

MYTHICALTWINKIE Bungie fanboy?? Why am I a bungie fanboy? Because Halo 2 was my favorite? Ok... 343 dropped the ball on Halo 4. Everyone knows it. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Was it awesome? No. Does Halo 5 look good? Yes. Way to sound like a child by calling me a fanboy.

[@MYTHICALTWINKIE]

Harrison DuRant well sorry about that i misread your comment, i apologize and i will enjoy halo5 like you and so many others.

[@Quakecon-s9r]

neil morton thats like if I said mario kart was irrelevant, lol mario kart started in the 90s and its still awesome, sounds more like destiny fanboy to me, outta style...bro

[@project_X_design]

We all know combat evolved is and will be the best halo.

[@fanamatakecick97]

Wataaa! for a first game of a series it's awesome. but i think Reach is the best, as it's pre-CE. and there's lot's of stuff that you can do.

[@delk1299]

+iHaveMyEyeOnYou Sad the gameplay feels too outdated

[@quintonvuong1210]

+David Lueke i think reach is the best to

[@danielparker7504]

Wataaa! halo 2 then halo combat evolved

[@DrMuffin1080]

1. Halo 3 2. Halo: Reach 3. Halo 2/Halo 4 4. Halo 3: ODST 5. Halo: Combat Evolved

[@GeneralxYoda]

wonder how much 343 paid ign

[@DrDanik]

Halo 4 was pretty good in my opinion, though it is not the best Halo game it is still pretty fun.

[@antonybr1]

Halo 4 was great, but they just ripped too much content, no more brutes, scarabs, spikers,choppers,falcons,hornets, and the soundtrack was badly used, and the campaingh could have 10 levels instead of 8 (sorry for english, I am from Brazil)

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

That's a funny way to spell terrible. Must be your bad english lol.

[@funkyreapercat5280]

Cara, seu perfil ainda está ativo? Você ainda joga Halo?

[@antonybr1]

@@funkyreapercat5280 Sim, hoje em dia jogo na Steam

[@funkyreapercat5280]

@@antonybr1 Parece q vai vir crossplay quando o Halo 3 chegar no MCC, se quiser jogar comigo, tenho XB1

[@antonybr1]

@@funkyreapercat5280 Vendi meu xbox mas jogo no PC e a conta é a mesma

[@Ryan-xe8ud]

I dunno why people hate on 343 , and halo 4 that much .

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

+Ryan Freeman Because they are morons.

[@Wave_Boi]

+Ryan Freeman I would assume at first they hated 343 and Halo 4 because Bungie no longer develops it, but now Halo 4 and 5 is subpar compared to other past Halos. You see here in the comments, a majority of the peoples defense against the game is "it's not that bad" There's really no defense saying that Halo 4 is the "best" halo.

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

Wave I respectfully disagree. I would take IGN's cancerous comment sections with a pinch of salt. There are many who believe 4 is worth of it's predecessors, or even better and the 'best'.

[@Wave_Boi]

TheGusBus97 It's not just IGN and it's comments, look at the gamerankings for Halo 4 and 5 vs Halo Reach or any other Halo game made by Bungie (Excluding ODST) Halo 4 and 5 are a step below from what Bungie ever made storywise. Many people do consider Halo 4 to be the best game in the Halo franchise, but an even larger majority thinks that Halo 4 is a step down from what Bungie ever made.

[@malachiasberry7183]

People thought 343 purposely made Halo 4 more of a CoD in its multiplayer. I didn't mind at all actually. Graphics are great, story is good enough for me, and gameplay is solid.

[@alexyeager7995]

Yup, that blank check definitely shows up in this review

[@Rumblefan]

Pause at 3:47. Sony headphones are being used for a Microsoft game

[@MrStylesp9]

Well you can't knock quality

[@ddsdavey]

Styles P'yall Well naming yourself after a member of "The LOX" shows you know what quality is bro.

[@LordGondrak]

"what if halo 4... is the best halo ever..?" NO NO NO, 343 TOTALLY RUINED IT, IT'S CRAP, THEY MUST BE SHUNNED!! kidding, i have halo 4 myself, it's a fun game, i believe that 343 succeeded with this because all throughout the other games, 343 was there, helping bungie, they know what halo needed, and they delivered. (granted, there were a COUPLE things that were dissapointing, but in the end it was a good game, i just hope we can play as elites again soon)

[@LordGondrak]

***** yeah, halo reach is fun too, lots of time on it, though i'm annoyed that my service record prettymuch resets after every update... i was a Lt. Colonel with a metal arm :c

[@LordGondrak]

***** does that mean you hate halo 4? >_>

[@drakev9473]

They only held back because almost all the other Halo's were masterpieces. Plus everyone holds on to that nostalgia from other Halo's.

[@knight2battle]

This games makes me think about the game for weeks and months.. i cant get the visuals and cutscenes out of my head, everything looks so beautiful.. its like a dream.. when i was at the 4 runners stage, i thought i was dreaming..

[@TheCzechSamurai]

Multiplayer is garbage. I hate how there is now the create a class loadout shit.

[@fanamatakecick97]

I like the idea of ranking up, but spending SRs? No! How about do it like Reach: Earn credits and get actual military ranks, and beyond, as once your high enough, you get Forerunner, and reclaimer.

[@fanamatakecick97]

Deez Nutz Reach credits also are for everything in the game, it really shows how hard you worked if you have inclement weather, Mark V or VI helm, EVA [C], Undead variant of Pilot. You can still be elites in reach.

[@4EverDubin]

I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR HALO XBOX ONE! SOME GOD PLEASE HIT THE FAST FORWARD BUTTON, NOW!!!

[@4EverDubin]

Bebe Apple Yeah, Sony who's market value is worth 18 billion and is currently selling off it's main assets and going through a corporate spin-off...just to cover themselves: www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/sony-loses-2-2-billion-in-market-value-after-hirai-forecast-cut.html Microsoft's market value is 250+ billion dollars, that's no company assets or revenue included. Plain ol' shares being used to build the company...better than credit! LOL!! If anything that's what you call confidence in a company. While Sony paid a meager 200mil just to purchse Gaikai for the "cloud 'streaming' service", lol! Microsoft spent billions in 2009 for R&D alone for Azure and it's Datacenters and recently spent 250 million in finland for more Datacenters: twthereddragon.blogspot.com/2013/06/xbox-one-games-on-dedicated-servers.html www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/09/03/microsoft-to-build-250-million-data-center-in-finland/ So if anything, that is what you call GROWTH. So just because you heard from some investors or major investors trying to start a "bearish" movement to become near billionaires faster than later, doesn't hold NOTHING to what Microsoft see's in the Xbox One with it's HUGE revenue streams...ALL aside from console sells. WOWZA! seekingalpha.com/article/1892021-read-this-slowly-microsofts-non-profitable-xbox-one-is-a-bullish-sign So get your facts straight before you start calling people stupid...stupid! EDIT: Beside, this is the first time both compnay release at the same time. If anything Microsoft is no slouch when it comes to competition. They've went against nations. What makes you think they aren't already investing heavily into first party studios?! They are innovating gaming and Halo will be great. With technologies like Tiled Rendering and Cloud Computing, you'll see bigger and more detailed worlds and smarter AI. Multiplayer Online gaming is the future and Xbox One is future proof.

[@CaptDnaDonut]

Bebe Apple"Halo was over since Microsoft bought it." So according to that "logic" the first Halo was bad seeing as Microsoft owns the IP.

[@colinschueren5553]

Hey-hey-hey the master chief collection is coming so it should soothe you for a little more time

[@Kenny2100vn]

4EverDubin You do good researches :)

[@4EverDubin]

Kenny Lay Wow, that was an old post. But seems like everything is falling in line. Last time their market value was 18 billion, it has slumped significantly now at 2 billion. But no one will consider that. It's the long haul, and Sony will try it's best to stay on edge with Microsoft, so far they have indeed won the minds of hardcore gamers, still the 90%(casuals) to go. www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SNE/profile Hell even Nintendo has more shareholder confidence than Sony with 14 billion. The real competition begins next year.

[@eeeddddddiiieee]

wow man. got this game at a local game shop for $5 bucks but did not know how great the game would actually be. Ive played a little bit of the multiplayer but the campaign is awesome. I only play on hardest so Ive gotten my ass kicked but man it never felt so good.

[@fanamatakecick97]

+Eddie Vasquez trust me, your opinion will alter quickly.

[@BFKAnthony817]

+Eddie Vasquez I got it for $5 as well 2 months ago. It is not a bad game but I can see how things have changed a lot though.

[@fanamatakecick97]

+BFKAnthony817 dude, I used to love H4, but over the months it became boring and not only lost my interest, but also my respect.

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

+David Lueke That is solely your opinion. I've experienced all the Halo's, and 4 is definitely different. But in my eyes equally great as Bungie's titles in it's own, unique way. His opinion might not alter differently, everyone's is different.

[@DrMuffin1080]

+TheGusBus97 Definitely. And at its heart it feels like a Halo game. Amazing maps, great weapons and gameplay, and some kickass multiplayer. Also the campaign is sweet.

[@CrashAndConker]

Ya know for all of u who r complaining out there, u people seriously can never be pleased. When halo 3 came out u were complaining that it wasn't as good as halo 2 and u said it sucked. Than when Reach came out u said that sucked and said halo 3 was awesome. Now were at halo 4 and ur still complaining. U wanted the story to continue and it has. In a brand new direction. All 343 wanted to do was spice things up and they did.

[@CrashAndConker]

***** Yeah sure... From what I heard Halo 3 DID have have quite a bit of complaints just because it didn't live up to Halo 2 or some other dogcrap reason. I mean hey a least this stuff is a different experiance everytime... A lot of you Halo fans may not know but unlike "Some other game fanbases" (Cod) you people don't have it near as bad. (And I don't mean all of you, but A LOT of you)

[@CrashAndConker]

***** You mad. ;)

[@theyellowsheepful]

Nicely put

[@CrashAndConker]

***** Little crankey... Awww, someone want a hug?

[@human-it8vv]

CrashAndConker great comment

[@ciangargan]

I played the masterchief collection from start to finish. This game does not touch Halo 2 and 3. It's a 7.5.

[@VIVIAN81]

Am I the only person who doesn't like this game? I have played all the others and this one just falls short of most of them

[@666lonny666]

No you're not.

[@knither]

I Also Hate Halo 4, im considering Avada Kadavra the shit out of 343i

[@joshuagraham7998]

No, many hate this game. MANY.

[@joshuagraham7998]

Raul Pinto Hey, shitbrain, check put gdouret loups comment.

[@MrAssBuster69]

Raul Pinto Fanboys like you make us gamers look bad.

[@deadpool208]

343 is more worried about making a beautiful looking game rather then a beautiful story which bungie did amazingly

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

No they didn't. After Halo 1 the Bungie Halos kind of lost its touch. Halo 4 revived it but too bad 5 killed it.

[@wolfrevenant6657]

Halo 2 and Halo 3 were amazing wtf. Halo 4 had a good story, but aside from that it was terrible.

[@Joshuaguerrero257]

Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan John-117 no

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

Josh Yes.

[@phoenixdown5181]

Lol I wish Bungie followed that same logic for Destiny.

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

Halo 4 was outstanding for 343i's first Halo game, but it is by no means the best Halo. That title rightfully belongs to Halo: Reach in terms of the best all-around gameplay experience, or Halo 3 if you've eyes only for multiplayer. One thing is undeniable; regardless of whatever mistakes were made in Halo 4, it is still better than the atrocity that is Halo 5: Guardians.

[@yugiohguy]

Halo 4 is way better than the overrated destiny

[@alexilyayev4415]

Destiny was over rated but I the hype died down. Halo is what a still prefer

[@yugiohguy]

Alex Ilyayev yeah

[@elijahberthume4325]

Halo will always be better than Destiny

[@The21abc]

Both game have solid gameplay so we shouldnt compare them, (atleast theyre better than cod bullshit)

[@pinacoladatv808]

destiny had way more fun multiplayer and amazing boss fights but halo.. eh

[@Sevan_UP]

Everything described here is spot on! You helped me out explaining everything for me as accurate as you could. Props to you man

[@Splockyy]

I can't f***ing wait until halo 5 especially they are working hard on it for almost 2 years!

[@joe-cd2oq]

2 years isn't enough time at all.

[@TheDuskCommunity]

Joe Caggiano Almost 3 years, EARLY development began in late 2011

[@XenoAlbedo]

Joe Caggiano While I hate when companies do annual releases, AC4 was released in just one year and it was about 50x better than AC3, so 2 years may be enough time for Halo.

[@Gadtkaz]

***** But seeing as how it's 343 I doubt it...

[@IFrozenFireI]

JCagg Assassin's Creed is always released for one year, yet it doesn't stop it from being one of the greatest franchises. Now Look at Duke Forever. Almost 10 years... For what?

[@ManofReason]

I liked the Halo 4 story best and the multiplayer was probably the best, in my opinion too....but I still enjoyed Halo 3 and Halo: Reach more.

[@ManofReason]

I don't understand #datlogic either. But I did like the story and multiplayer best. I think it;s partly down to the fact that I mainly played custom games with my friends on Halo 3/Reach, and it wasn't good on Halo 4.

[@zack19192]

Halo 4's first half was fucking amazing. It even rivaled Combat Evolved which has one of my favorite fps campaign ever made, but the second half got way too repetitive and boring. Multiplayer was pretty fun but Reach was way better to me.

[@victortorres2254]

Can one of u guys verfy for me that halo 4 is not couch co op in the campaign mode??

[@HiHowAreYouuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Gotta admit it, the game looks great...

[@usul573]

Graphics wise? From a technology perspective I'd say Halo 4 shows the Xbox 360 used to perfection, peaked, and mastered.

[@usul573]

Really think so? How exactly? Halo 4 wins on image quality and where does Halo Reach win?

[@usul573]

***** Well, whether we are talking about campaign, multiplayer, graphics or music we'd have to establish.

[@Charles-hy6gp]

but the game is a joke compared to halo reach and halo 3

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

Halo 6 looks better than this piece of crap

[@RoosterCogsburn]

There can never be another real Halo game, for one reason and one reason alone: Johnson is dead. Can't have Halo without Johnson. Its like having a blank piece of paper and calling it art.

[@bossman9098]

Shut up

[@aquajus]

True, true

[@aquajus]

@@bossman9098 calm down, bur

[@newRockHall]

Wait since when was halo 4 better than reach? Wtf is this bs......

[@darklordgrim8484]

Just try not to listen to people that say which are the best. Ppl are so effin split XD

[@Onxide]

+Daxter Reach was terrible. It completely butchered the canon, story was ahit and made absolutely no sense, unbalanced mutiplayer, loadouts, bloom, and MANY other things. Halo 4 was pretty much a copy and paste from this except with an actual decent story.

[@newRockHall]

Lord of Admirals hmmmm nice IGN fanboism

[@iamrhodes2171]

Bloom takes skill to master thats why you hate it :)

[@newRockHall]

+Orange Crush 2.0 bloom??

[@Saiyangoddess72]

Am I the only person on earth who agrees with everything in this review

[@Saiyangoddess72]

Decker Lord of all Dark Hunters yep. And I have all the halo games except 5

[@johnzografos8454]

Yes

[@Hadriegon]

No I do aswell

[@abiagomba]

Halo CE was the first game I bought on the original Xbox. I have loved the series since and have beaten every game at legendary. With that said I like what 343 did with Halo 4. I think people measure it too much to Bungie's Halo. 343 wanted to go their own direction with it and they did just that. They went deep into Halo folklore, if you didn't read the books, you would have no idea who The Didact was in the campaign. They introduced the forerunners as a fight able nemesis as supposed to a mysterious race. They got rid of Cortana. Graphically imo I think it is a very gorgeous game. When the didact ripped the composer from the research station, while chief was trying to talk sense to a rampant Cortana (all in live gameplay) gave me chills. With that being said they pushed the X360 to it's limits graphically and had to settle for more linear campaign maps which I didn't like. Overall with the Ones superior hardware and resources, and Halo 5 being in 2-3 years of developement when it's released. I will be very excited to see what they did

[@thaiden03]

Im just here to show the developers of halo4 love. This is the best halo, its so cool n stylish. So fun to play. The best halo of the series. Thank You!

[@Randomized_tv]

thaiden03 it's the second best i think, 2 is better

[@cannon_penn7618]

Arthur Morgan agreed

[@rileyforsyth1862]

10/10 "like skyrim with mustard chief" -IGN

[@joaovc2002]

Amazing Game?? Yup Best Halo ever?? not by a long shot. The Best is 2, reach, 3, 1, ODST, Wars, 4 oh wait.Nvm, all the Halos are freaking awsome, and they're all the best halo game, Bungie did an amazing work, and so did 343, and Halo is quite possibly the best Fps Franchise in the Xbox and maybe in all of the Existance. Hail Halo (Sorry for meh bad english m8's)

[@shulva.7644]

To me, ur English is good, and u are correct.

[@tdxdude1756]

LastLoneWolf FTW u are so correct dude

[@desert_boong]

i loved this game, its just it doesn't support the community as the other games do, and the campaign was the most linear of the series, cant wait to see what 343 can do with halo 5 though :)

[@halo4ever001]

Okay, I agree, Halo 4 campaign's was amazing, maybe even my favorite. It had awesome varied battles in many types of scenery, and had the best story in Halo yet. But the multiplayer? Hell no. The reason there were no instant classics is because none of those maps were good enough to be a classic, maybe besides Haven. The additions like the perks could have been good if done differently, but the way they were done betray something i found most important in Halo: Everyone starts even. You shouldn't be able to get better guns and perks because you play more. If they really wanted to do that they should have done loadouts like in Reach, when you have different armor ability and perks, but not different weapons. And they chose what you get, and everyone can get it. And one less complaint that i think isn't really talked about that much: The armor. Halo 4's armor is not appealing and you can barely spot any change while playing. Halo Reach once again had it better with way more cool and distinguishable armor pieces that if you saw in battle you were like: Dam i wanna get that. So yeah, this game doesn't deserve more than a 8.5

[@Xxbte96xX]

Thank You! I liked the campaign also, not as much as Reach's, but it was good. Multiplayer just made me sad. And screw Spartan Ops.

[@beaverhunter1996]

In Halo 4 you don't get better guns and abilities as you level up past maybe level 20, and the guns don't really vary in greatness, just the players' preferences and how they play

[@kdnladner93]

best xbox 360 games 1. Mass Effect 2 2. Halo 4 3. Gears of War 3 4. Bioshock 5. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 6. Grand Theft Auto IV 7. Fallout 3 8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 9. Splinter Cell: Blacklist 10. Fable II

[@Skyfoogle]

***** *Halo 3

[@bywyjimma]

You missed out halo 3 and gtaV

[@edybocman76]

Cynical Plum noup

[@muizafc6204]

*Halo 2

[@Skyfoogle]

MR MAD MUIZ Halo 2 is not on Xbox 360.

[@tstew258]

This would be the best halo game if 343 didn't try to expand too the mindless shooter audience with create a class and the many other tweaks, it doesn't suit halo AT ALL, thats why the community doesn't play it anymore. Seriously it doesnt feel like halo anymore, 343 needs to fix this for the next halo, because reach mechanics were the farthest the franchise could go before changing, I really want to go back, but i can't until they make it halo again....

[@benc9996]

I still don't understand why so many people say Halo 4 is bad

[@pizzatime3367]

Ben C some people will do whatever they need to to go against the flow

[@jon33709]

Ben C because it's a call of duty clone.

[@warseiker426]

You mean, Call of Duty copied HALO :/

[@TeaKups]

Wouldn't say a CoD clone aha. It's because the multiplayer lacked, custom that is. Story was good, some of the best voice acting and story writing Halo has seen. It may not be the best Halo game, but it was a good one, far better than 5.

[@AsianNIGMA]

Slenderspartan 1.sprinting unnecessary 2.graphics and audio took a crap 3.no firefight ? 4.reach had a better multiplayer set up 5.Better customization and points system 6.story switched environments so it didn't get boring 7.made by a company that cared about the community

[@OldManKazz]

"Every Last Cent?" No. 343 did not put every last cent in Halo 4. The Campaign is good, not as good as Halo 2's or 3's. No theatre in Campaign, No Elites in multiplayer and finally, awful forge. Campaign and Spartan Ops are the only decent things playing in Halo 4. The MP has been ruined. But I have hope that 343 will make the next one better, The Arbiter and Brutes have a high chance of returning, which is very good.

[@bobdudder4841]

go replay halo 2's campaign it's not the best.

[@LuckySkillz137]

halo 2 had a really good story, and so did halo 4... its one of my favorite and I collect all halo media, so take it from a real fan... its good...

[@bobdudder4841]

LuckySkillz159 halo 4 or halo 2 is good. halo 2 is good but it's not the best. i always wanted to know people didn't like the arbiter levels and it's cause they have the worst design of any halo level. also if i didn't play 3 before 2 that ending would have pissed me off so much.

[@TheBloodzGangster]

Unfortunately 343 will never be better than Bungie. Halo 4 was ok, but nothing compared to Halo 3 and Reach.

[@jhonbucket6052]

My thoughts exactly, everyone says how amazing halo 4 was but I dont think it was anything special. Halo reach and 3 were EPIC. 4 is overated

[@TheX329]

I personally found reach a disappointing boring game, but obviously 3 is better than 4

[@EPiiCx5587]

Jhon Bucket How is 4 overated considering how much hate it gets.

[@_S3R4PH_]

WHAT!?

[@TehraByte]

This is my fav halo game

[@Thasolodolo.]

Definantly the most emotional and visually impressive halo. halo 5 is no doubt a system seller

[@asundelgun3487]

This is Halo 4

[@Grvsnh96]

Am I the only one who still gets goosebumps in the intro part of the video after 5 years One of the most memorable intro of the game reviews.

[@user-eh2pz2yl5k]

Everyone that's hating is basically saying "MAKE THE SAME GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN"

[@triplechocolate887]

everyone that hates this game is a call of shit fan

[@alexsosna7180]

Overall I would say Halo 4 is the best Halo on Xbox 360, but it doesn't beat the original. The campaign is very fun and the weapons have been beefed up. Its very much improved on from Halo 3. And the graphics are damn good for Xbox. Also the gun sounds are great. Halo 3's assault rifle sounded terrible. The multiplayer is fun however there are some playlists that are missing and there is no firefight. Also there aren't enough maps. Playing slayer, you got like 4 maps to chose from. It gets very old very fast. The master chief collection will solve that issue.

[@RZIisRaw]

The Campaign is fine, but it could have been a little bit better and could have had another mission or 2. Multiplayer needed to be alot better than it was, mainly focusing on the casual side and not nearly enough of the competitive side, Halo 3 got it just right. If they fixed those issues, had Forge Islands in the original game instead of free DLC later on, had customizable Elites in Multiplayer, had Duel Wielding and the Plasma Rifle, had the Invasion game mode from Halo: Reach and a better Ranking System, (I know, its alot) this would have been a 'Great' Halo game. Now Halo 4 is a great game, its just not a great Halo game, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection will fix all that. I cant wait to see the Arbiter in full HD after 7 years, and 'that' makes me happier than you know. My Rating: 8.6 • Great Campaign (+) • Great Visual (+) • Best Audio in Halo to date (+) • Not the best multiplayer compared to past Halos (-) • Took out many fan favorite weapons and game modes (-) • Although good, the music doesnt compare to Marty O'Donnels Music for past Halo titles (-)

[@bywyjimma]

RZI Productions I like your review of this game I think ign overated this game but your review is spot on

[@soulreiner]

I'm glad Halo 4 is getting the love it deserves.

[@kronobis1239]

Same

[@alphaman5161]

terrible game

[@kronobis1239]

@@alphaman5161 u need to rethink u life

[@alphaman5161]

@@kronobis1239 it's a bad game

[@kronobis1239]

@@alphaman5161 that’s still ur opinion after rethinking ur life?

[@blaketindle4703]

Better graphics than ANY PS3 game! Xbox 360 was a powerhouse during its generation! Halo 4 still looks great!

[@zacrast16]

The Last Of US😎

[@playstationnation2588]

Best game of the last generation, it's fabulous.

[@nathanreames3481]

So the main things I learned from FPS reviews are that the ratings tend to exaggerate how good/bad the game is and anything they say about multiplayer is irrelevant because no one knows how well it plays or how balanced it is until a month or so later.

[@Nazrat84]

I remember when this video first came out, Halo fans were elated as hell, stating how awesome this game is compared to any of it's competitors. One year and a few months later, nothing but regrets from a lot of those same people and fans who now admit "Maybe it wasn't as good as I thought it would be." Time is a cruel mistress.

[@ravage9050]

I haven't played in a year... what are the complaints?

[@Nazrat84]

A lot of "It's too much like Call of Duty" and that it takes away a lot of smaller core aspects of Halo, primarily the general feel in the multiplayer that Bungie had. I can definitely see this as valid reason to be bummed out since the reason I liked Halo 3 in my teenage years was the more open aspects of it and what have you.

[@squeakyknee]

I love Halo 4 and the franchise as a whole, but it is not the best Halo ever. For me Halo Reach is the best, and before that it was Halo 1. I love Halo 4, but I don't think they can top what Bungie did with Reach's story and visuals.

[@ravage9050]

yeah, reach was great

[@Kullun.]

Robbie Beatty Finally someones thinks the same as i do!

[@alejandroaguilar9223]

After some time reflecting: 1. Halo 2 2. Halo 3 3. Halo reach 4. Halo 4 5. Halo CE 6. Halo ODST * I took as a measure to rate mainly impact and influence cause imo are the only two true important factors to determine the greatness of a game.

[@s1ndrome117]

Halo CE below Halo 4? you must be one of those lizard people then.

[@ND_Dova]

@@s1ndrome117 smoking crystal meth

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Halo 4 should had got a 10.

[@DrMuffin1080]

That's insane for IGN

[@the_weed_blanket_so_savage6370]

lets play GTA 4

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Tyler Herndon The Last of Us got a 10??? That doesn't seem.fair right? I played the game and it seemed more like a movie than a game.

[@DrMuffin1080]

+Nightcaster460 it's actually considered one of the best games of all time and has the most game of the year awards ever.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Tyler Herndon The awards i'm guessing are for the story rather than the.gameplay. The gameplay is fun, but the game feels like a movie...

[@dododestroyer5480]

Halo 4 was more personal than the other Halo games. Done.

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

Agreed!

[@woesmaro]

This got higher review then Reach, GG ign. G-fuckin-G

[@woesmaro]

No not in a million years..

[@woesmaro]

Better story, meh just beceause of masterchief? I really liked the reach campaign and it's characters. Halo 4 story million times better then halo 5 though am i right? Gameplay is defenitely not better though, forge, multiplayer and campaign reach so good to play through.

[@ninjamonkeyman6936]

Right? COD: Halo 4 was garbage and they still gave it a higher score than the masterpiece of reach. The reviewer must have been on some heavy drugs at the time...

[@ninjamonkeyman6936]

LastLoneWolf FTW​ Have you even played the multiplayer? It's a cod clone and isn't your profile pic call of duty modern warfare 2?

[@woesmaro]

***** It is not a Call of Duty clone, it is not better then Halo Reach and the original trillogy. I liked things like Halo Reach forge and game modes like invasion better. Halo 4 does introduce a cool new enemy and the story is kind of good. Halo 5 campaign though is an absolute piece of junk.

[@IL1KE2COMM3NT]

I understand why people dislike this game as opposed to the Bungie Halo's, but I will STILL defend it to this day. THEY FIXED THE GAME.......MOSTLY. Okay, so the multiplayer had balancing issues, but through gradual updating the matchmaking is now a multiplayer experience on-par with Halo 3 (Reach's multiplayer was plagued with poor map design and other balancing issues that were never fixed). The maps are INCREDIBLY memorable, the playlists are constantly changing so every time you boot up the game there's something new to play, and the community is making a solid comeback since the release of the GOTY Edition, which I highly recommend for those who've yet to play Halo 4. The ONLY things that remain underwhelming are Spartan Ops (which is a value add regardless of its quality, its essentially an entirely new campaign), and Forge. As a compulsive forger I feel like 343 needs to reinvent the wheel in Halo 5 when it comes to Forge, because in Halo 4 it's just not as worth the effort as it was in Reach, where the Forging experience was what kept me playing that game waaaayyyyy up until Halo 4's release. In the end, Halo 4 isn't perfect, but for what problems it had in the beginning 343 has done its job to improve the game for those who are willing to give the game a second chance. Also shame on you guys for saying Halo 4 was a trashy game, I get that preferences are a subjective thing but if you REALLY think Halo 4 was complete garbage you're either just trolling or seriously jaded.

[@Rambo2951]

Yeah, it was fun, but its dead now.

[@IL1KE2COMM3NT]

Rambo2951 lol That's just not true.

[@iloveknex]

IL1KE2COMM3NT I completely agree. Of course halo 1-3 were better, but that is due to the fact that the style of game was fresh and new. I like the direction 343 was going with halo 4, but it is their first game and i honestly think they executed it quite nicely. They were having to live up to a HUGE developer's name and did their job. I have been a halo fan since the beginning and own every halo game to date and i REALLY enjoyed halo 4. Especially after they fixed the balance issues, the game is a great one. Every one that says," eww dis es not haelo 3 and haelo rech is betur." are just people that play a title for nostalgic purposes only.

[@connorp6135]

What happened to this game? On paper, it's ten times better then any Halo before it, yet when you're playing it, at least the multiplayer, it doesn't have that same magic that Halo 3 or even Reach had. I still can't figure out why. It's also a shame that hardly any people are online in this game anymore. I can only hope Halo 5 brings back that classic Halo feeling.

[@JA-kr1lz]

Completely agree, there is more people playing on halo reach multiplayer than halo 4's. I personally think it was too easy to kill people and there were no massive vehicle battles as there isnt any open space even on the biggest maps.

[@connorp6135]

I think you're on to something. I have a suspicion that 343 was leaning a little bit towards the 'Call Of Duty' side of things.

[@VideosNoOne]

well to say it took all the skill and competetiveness out from the game. Every thing that they added into the game just lessened the skillgap and made the game noob friendlier. didn't help that this game had 4 4v4 maps out of the box and a lack in gamemodes.

[@VideosNoOne]

***** and what happened to the series after these "innovations".. it is DEAD

[@joshuagraham7998]

Really, I liked the campaign the most.

[@tl_turn1346]

IGN: What if we told you halo 4 was the best halo ever? Me: *laughs uncontrolably*

[@bossman9098]

Weirdo

[@simmox566]

Cannot wait to play this again on the Master Chief Collection

[@GTNOfficial]

Wonder when that will come out

[@FREEK777ful]

As much as I liked Halo 4, it kinda fell short of what I was expecting. I'd give 8-8.5.

[@deanminchella5119]

This just followed after reach's defects and made them worse.. So I say a 6.

[@thegc5824]

Yah It deserves like a 6-6.5, 8 it way too high. Terrible multiplayer

[@FREEK777ful]

Spencer Bonca I wasn't including multiplayer, but I can see the reasoning... all my map ideas went out the window when I saw that there wasn't a forge world.

[@deanminchella5119]

Or any other good map for forge.. Custom games is complete shit, worse than reach..

[@PaulieWalnuts13]

easily a 6

[@fsmcas]

"Do you remember the very firtst time...." - shows Halo Anniversary Remaster footage XD

[@Brian-rf8hr]

Dude I loved halo 4. I still do. 343 tried something new and they were able to continue halo.

[@ViolentPeace7]

Halo 4 was good, I hope Halo 5 is great.

[@billbobjamjamjr]

Well I can assure you that the mp is great, I just hope the campaign is halo 4 quality.

[@smorgington]

The fact that they changed the ENTIRE formula makes me hate this game.

[@AppetiteForIllusions]

Like, how exactly was the entire formula changed?

[@owenjordanjordan3810]

+John Moon you must be new here. bc cod is halo (first one) 2.0 cod took that. and when halo tried to take it back people accused halo of stealing cods multiplayer.

[@batduck5031]

This reviews music gave me chills.

[@TheXBRGUY]

Personally I don't understand why people like this game so much. I know that people might argue that this is one of the more hated Halo games, but from what I understand a lot of hardcore Halo fans prefer this game to Reach. I just don't understand it. One thing I constantly here is that while the Multiplayer and Spartan Ops are mediocre, the campaign is one of the best in the series. I couldn't disagree more. Mainly because I just don't like the representation of Cortana in Halo 4. Before Halo 4, we had to games where the events that make up Halo 4's campaign already happened - Halo 2 and Halo 3. In Halo 2, Cortana was willing to sacrifice herself so that Chief could save Earth. While Chief did believe he could come back and save Cortana(and he was right), Cortana was pretty sure that Master Chief wouldn't be able to save her. Despite the fact that she knew this, she was willing to die to save Earth,even if it meant that Chief(let's be honest, Cortana is extremely selfless) would have to lose his most valued companion. In Halo 3, Cortana's mind is corrupted to the grave mind and goes crazy. Halo 4 merges these 2 ideas into one campaign, but I'd say it does so to questionable effect. First of all, I really can't by that the Bad Ass Cortana would spend a majority of the game crying. Don't get me wrong, I understand the thought of death being an absolute certainty,and that the rampancy, all contributed to her emotionally fragile state, but I still think it would have been much better to see combination of emotions, rather than "Oh chief" or *sob sob sob.* I'm not trying to be inhuman by saying this. I really do care about Cortana as a character. But I can't help but feel that, in both previous games were she was willing to die to save Earth, and were she was going crazy, the representation was a *LOT* more accurate. It showed a lot more varied emotion,and on top of that, it still kept the Bad Ass Cortana we love, whilst not sacrificing her emotional value. It pains me to see just how much I'm opposed to see her representation in this game, especially since it could vary well be the last game she's featured in, but is it not a bit ridicolous just how much they butchered and generalized her character for "emotional value". Again, I understand that the effects of rampancy are severe, but come on. This was just to much. Frankly speaking, I loved Halo Reach to death. I know it's an unpopular opinion amongst the hardcore Halo fanbase, but Reach was just such a great omage to Halo 1 that I couldn't help but enjoy it(Welll, looking back on it anyways. Halo Reach introduced me to Halo). It had such great content, it had the best online multiplayer *modes*(not gameplay), and it had the best firefight and forge. Frankly I think : #1. Halo 3 #2. Halo Reach #3. Halo 2(Can't play MP) #4. Halo Combat Evolved #5. Halo 3 ODST #6. Halo 4 #7. Halo Wars(But I respect it more than Halo 4 and possibly ODST)

[@fanamatakecick97]

Another reason to hate Halo: 4, you're right, it was essentially the same campaign story as then ends of two and three were: sacrifice a sexy AI, then save Earth, all while destroying an artifact that can wipe out all sentient life. The only thing different is Cortana isn't saved and there's new species that no one cares about! However, the only improvement 343 made to the games were nerfing Jackals.

[@TheXBRGUY]

David Lueke Ya. I just hate Cortana's representation in the game in general. It's like they took her sacrifice in Halo 2 and her craziness in Halo 3 and went "Let's make this *really* stupid!"

[@fanamatakecick97]

Exactly!

[@TheXBRGUY]

David Lueke Finally someone gets it!

[@rabidbadger7779]

I mean the representation of an Cortana in halo 4 is an ai that is going rampant and is having trouble functioning to the best of its abilities (i believe the books explained that ais do this before halo 4 even came out) Which brings out chiefs full personality. This makes halo 4 very interesting and makes the game much more meaningful as you get to fully experience the relationship that chief and cortana share. Thats what makes halo 4 so fantastic! Chief goes from "machine" to an actual person! It was a very well thought out campaign and i love 343 for taking a different approach to halo!

[@Al-zj9di]

Goddamn this review aged poorly

[@LusHer01]

One of the best caimpaign of halo’s games

[@CountryKid227]

Forever and always my favorite series, even as a veteran halo player this game has bettered the series for me. 343 industries did an amazing job on this game, and I hope all players realize that it was the first game they've come out with! I can't wait to see where they go with the Halo universe!

[@v3co]

you wish lmao

[@Boomboom13200]

​@Connor that's what I'm saying

[@isavax3]

aged terribly

[@PyroMachinima]

Worst IGN review ever.

[@komodobeats239]

how?

[@DrMuffin1080]

Nah. People give to much hate on a great game.

[@fredg2483]

+Tyler Herndon He's right

[@DrMuffin1080]

+PyroMachinima Halo 3 is my fav ever, but Halo 4 was extremely fun. It got an 87 on Metacritic from professional critics. It's multiplayer may not be as balanced, but the shooting is terrific, as well as the maps. Exile is literally one of my favorite Halo maps ever.

[@Vuthakral]

You can spawn with a pocket shotgun (Which is actually more effective than the UNSC Shotgun) and literal temporary wallhacks, and just camp the entire game with no consequences. The amount of people that do this is what killed the game's multiplayer for me.