Imo 343 has been given enough chances already to prove them selves and they stumbled wayy too much. The problem isn't just that it doesn't have co-op or forge, the problem is that it doesn't have those things even after being delayed for a year. What did they do this entire time? Spending their money on hookers? This game was supposed to be ready last year. They didn't even show any single player gameplay this time around which shows just how confident they are in their execution. These are the devs that thought it was acceptable to showcase a Halo game that looked early xbox one in terms of graphics as a launch title for next gen console. Sony is doing cross gen too and Horizon looks incredible. Hell even Spiderman looks better. Why doesn't this flagship game look just as good?
If this was 343's first time, I can be like sure, lets give them a chance. But this is like their 4th time. They goofed MCC hard during the initial xbox one launch. They goofed Halo 5. They goofed Halo Infinite during it's initial showing and now, even after being delayed a whole year, they have barely anything to show for it. The multiplayer looks good sure, but you would think that if the Single Player was up to snuff, they would showcase it.
We will see what happens but 343 has been given too many chances with Halo imo. This was once Microsoft's Mario. Imagine if Nintendo fucked up Mario for over a decade while Sega made Sonic games that were better. That would be insane! But that's what 343 has done with Halo.
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