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Headshot on 07 November 2014

GamechaserBE said:

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When a review has "doesn't have Reach and ODST" plus "too much of a time sink" and "I'm tired of shooters" as it only drawbacks then I can explain why there is an uproar. I don't care that he rated it 4/5 but that the reasoning behind it is atrocious and contradictory. The same site marked COD down because Kevin Spacey looked weird, seriously thats just downright unprofessional.

I agree but it looks like their are some who care to much about the scores on metacritic...

True. People care a little too much about metacritic, sales and the technical ability of games nowadays but I guess thats just the times we live in.

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GTAexpert on 07 November 2014

People are being surprised by Halo: MCC's metacritic, but I am not. Reviewers have become much harsher on games on PS4/XB1 compared to those on PS3/360/Wii U, so its not a surprise. They expect more from PS4/XB1 games than they do from games on other consoles.

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Ugh, should have kept my original Halo prediction! Would have been spot on.

Jay, could you perhaps remove some of the videos in the OP? I doubt anyone views them now and they seem to lag when I load the thread :

Edit - I'm happy to create banners for all the games coming/out now instead if you wanted?

Fixed and if you would like, i wont argue xD

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Seece said:

Ugh, should have kept my original Halo prediction! Would have been spot on.

Jay, could you perhaps remove some of the videos in the OP? I doubt anyone views them now and they seem to lag when I load the thread :

Edit - I'm happy to create banners for all the games coming/out now instead if you wanted?

Fixed and if you would like, i wont argue xD

Thanks Jay!!

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shikamaru317 said:

Honestly it might be for the best that Halo 5's multiplayer seems to be faster paced and has more modern mechanics. Just look at what some of these critics are saying about the older Halo games in Halo:MCC feeling slow and not feeling up to date. If Halo 5 released with multiplayer that was similar to Halo 2 and Halo 3 several critics would rip it a new one. This time it seems like they're going for a mix of classic Halo MP and a mix of modern shooters that's less extreme with the modernization than Halo 4 was. And because they're doing a beta test almost a year in advance of release they'll have time to tune and balance things before release. Halo 4 was actually fun after they tuned and balanced some things and added some more classic mechanics after release, theoretically this beta should allow them to do the same but before release.

And for those of us Halo faithful who still love the classic MP, at least we still have Halo:MCC multiplayer. It's shame that we only get 6 Halo 2 map remakes though : ( Hopefully the community will make several more remakes with Forge and hopefully 343 will add them to playlists. Or maybe we'll get lucky and they'll remake some more Halo 2 maps as DLC afterall.

Thats why I have a problem with reviews mentioning its "old fashioned multiplayer" as a criticism. It might lead to developers taking note and trying to implement new ideas which shouldn't belong in the halo series that piss a lot of fans off. That metro reviewer who calls the multiplayer "old fashioned" negatively probably just plays COD the odd time and has no idea of competitive multiplayer. We really shouldn't let reviewers like that dictate how the series should go.

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jlmurph2 on 07 November 2014

I definitely want to play Halo 5 now. It sounds so balanced and well thought out. And if the community has issues 343 has plenty of time to adjust it.