i'll keep this short and to the point

Gameplay : so far its shaping up great, unlike other halo games they didn't remove anything, but actually added everything from previous halo games and added more fun stuff, its probably the most compelete and a love letter to all Halo fans!

Graphics : a HUGE improvement over Halo 3 , even for a beta its miles above.

Sounds : well there is barely music xD , but the gun sounds and effects are topnotch.

Pros

- they added everything from past halo games

- Added jetpacks and new weapons, and obviously more modes

- its FUN!

Cons

- really.. the Armor lock is pretty useless =s , you can't die if you use it , but you also can't move or do anything , its like a pause button for online games

i guess everyone is playing it so why bother?

Nobody just expects impressions from you is all :P

I thought it was fun for the most part, but the controls took a little getting used to for me for some reason. I also didn't like how the controls, graphics and mechanics more closely resemble Halo ODST than Halo 3, which came as a disappointment. It's definitely Halo though.

7/10 overall for me.

thats actually why i liked it more than Halo 3.

ODST had a slight improvement on the graphic side of things.

Armor lock is a pro when your defending, esp the EMP pulse (H)

Will you still lose experience points and all if you quit a game? (Hated it) It really happens frequently that someone comes over or calls me when I play a game and have to go...But just quiting the game make you lose experience points :(.

Pros
-took heath /shield system from Halo 1 and 2
-updated graphics
-sounds are amazing
-shooting requires more skill

Cons
-added jetpacks, sprint, stalker and armor block moves to game
- you feeled weighed down and alot slower default speed then previous halos
- controls are a little hard to get used to

other thoughts

Covey slayer-- is the best game type at the moment feeling like halos before it but adding a very slight perk to classes that doesnt drastically change gameplay like the standard spartan gameplay now does

7/10

Armor lock useless? Whaaatt?

I can take on dudes with hammers and energy swords with my fists/gunbut now.

Just check my fileshare (if it's even possible?) to see some ownage with armor lock. 

My funniest kill so far is tapping armor lock twice to block some guy's slashes with an energysword then meleeing him with the DMR and watching him fly a good 30 meters from the blow. No idea how but it was funny as shit.

Edit:http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=138513

^^' I enjoyed it so far....Do you keep your points that you collect now in the beta? Well I like it so far but already got some hate messages ^^'...Stalker + Needler can have very easy kills =p.