Gamersyde review.
These guys dont give a score. Which is great. Anyway.
Now, to PS3 and/or PC owners, you should be aware that Halo 4 is the kind of game which could very well give you a good reason to buy a console many claim is already outdated. After blowing us away with Forza Horizon, the 360 proves us one more time that it still has some great potential. Just like Combat Evolved 10 years ago, Halo 4 manages to impress both in terms of gameplay and visuals.
It all starts with a breathtaking CGI cut-scene, so incredible-looking that it takes a while to realize it is actually CG. Professor Hasley's face looks so detailed and real that she could almost pass for a true human being. The few minutes the introduction lasts are so perfectly staged that within seconds, the player is engulfed in the Halo universe. With such an impressive appetizer, we feared the return to the reality of the game's actual 3D engine would be harsh, how wrong we were! When the carcass of the Forward Unto Dawn appears in the void of space, it is impossible not to be mesmerized by the game's presentation. When Master Chief wakes up after more than 4 years and a half of cryogenic sleep, the lighting effects and the metallic textures of the ship are like a wake up call: the game looks great and the rest of the adventure will never contradict this first impression. The environments are not only varied, they are beautifully designed, from the green plains of Requiem to the dimly-lit corridors of the human space station you'll set foot on, from an inhospitable jungle to the skies, theater of war of many iconic vehicles of the series. You wanted pace, you got it!
This is the Verdict. Bloody amazing.
With Halo 4, developer 343 Industries wants to invite us on a new journey, but a memorable one to say the least. A new start for the Master Chief, who experiences here his best adventure ever in his career at the UNSC. Just the single player campaign makes Halo 4 a must have for any Xbox owner, but if you add to that the excellent Spartan Ops mode and a multiplayer component worthy of the series' legend, you really have the perfect package to spend the next months fighting for the human cause. Visually superb thanks to a great artistic direction and divine lighting effects, Halo 4 can also count on a superb original soundtrack which manages to make us forget about the absence of the series' main theme. Sure there are a few flaws, some objective, some more subjective, but the bottom line is that this new installment in the franchise has offered us more than any other first person shooter has in the past few years. For that, we just want to say thanks.
