It was pretty clear from that review that AJ was mostly disappointed with the evolving. He sounded more like he only wants a reboot of Halo 2/3. The campaign is no shorter than the other games, problem is that more and more people seem to for the fastest possible play through, instead of exploring the maps thoroughly and playing on a difficulty level that fits their skill.

"They're called "fa-a-a-a-annnboys!"

-Clarence-

I haven't played it but from the video (I watched about half), I think they're going for a Halo 2 feel.  Playing as someone besides MC. The cliffhanger ending. All sounds familiar.  I bet they face off of team up in Halo VI.

Campaign qualms seem to be a fairly consistent thing brought up in other reviews, and after viewing most of it myself, can see where it's coming from. Even disregarding length, as people seem determined to refute it (and, fair enough, if it took you longer to get through the game,) the much-advertised conflict between Locke and Master Chief was rather anticlimactic and just... well, kind of meh. o.o Not just the way it ended up playing out, but also because... well, it's kind of hard to look at Master Chief as vulnerable after plenty of games involving him being the embodiment of badassery, and a sense of vulnerability is a necessity in these 'manhunt' storylines. Maybe I'd have to view all the other Locke-contained content- books, comics, etc, etc- to get the sense that he has a snowball's chance in Hell of taking the Chief in, but when they were initially getting ready to go after him, I was thinking 'Yeah, good luck there, Sparky. >.> ....Chief's gonna kick your butt.'

This is going on a bit of a tangent, but when I first saw the promotional trailers, I was actually reminded of a really old, fairly cheesy movie with Kurt Russell (I think) called Soldier, where he played this trained-from-childhood-to-be-the-perfect-soldier killing machine with little free will or personality, who is ultimately replaced with 'The PerfectER Genetically Enhanced Killing Machine' and left for dead on a colony planet. Long story short, he ends up having a dramatic final battle with an entire squad of these superior soldiers, relying on his training, cunning and tactics to take them down one by one. Again, the film is cheesy in the way many movies of the period were, but the underlying story- a government 'tool' rendered obsolete by something that, by any objective standard, is simply better- was a really good sort of underdog tale.

Microtransactions per say, not really something I'm actively irritated about these days, though at this point it's mostly because I just try to ignore it entirely. What still nettles the crap out of me, however, is RNG loot drops paired to microtransactions. (Fuck Destiny.) While there's obviously more onerous examples (Fuck. Destiny. Also Payday 2, surprisingly,) the entire practice in general is just something I find irritatingly distasteful. :/ Spending money was supposed to be the big shortcut; 'Want that fancy cosmetic but don't want to wait on a dice roll or progress bar? Spend a couple of bucks and that helmet is yours!' Now it's 'Want that fancy cosmetic but don't want to wait on a dice roll? Spend a couple of bucks and you can roll the dice!' 'But I said I don't want to wait on-' 'ROLL THE DICE!"

That being said, I'll be the first to admit I enjoyed the earlier Halo games for entirely different reasons than the bulk of the fanbase seemed to, as this one appears to be geared far more towards the online-centric crowd. Oh the times, they are a' changin. D: In all seriousness, though, while I can definitely see people who are more focused on the multiplayer being absolutely fine with how the game's content is structured, and scoring it highly as a result, I do have to call bullshit on the apparent sentiment that this game cannot POSSIBLY be viewed as mediocre by anyone ever, regardless of one's background, tastes, or primary reasons for enjoying past Halo titles.

I mean come on, people not liking games you love/loving games you hate is a thing that happens ALL THE TIME. o_o The Last of Us gets praise aplenty, people protest how overhyped it is. The newest DMC game gets largely trashed by the community, others protest how underappreciated it is. The Souls series is greatly enjoyed by a group of gamers, while most on the outside loathe how many times a single corridor killed them and decry the game as an abomination to man and God alike. Some people love a console to pieces, others believe wholeheartedly that it needs to die in a fire. Halo really, really isn't any different.

Love Angry Joe.

His Mindjack review is comedy gold lol.

Has he ever review a Nintendo game?

He tried playing (and I guess reviewing) some Mario Party game, but Nintendo shut down his videos.

Not really, not until Nintendo allows him to make money but until then he's super unlikely to review a Nintendo game.

Oh, too bad. Would like to hear his review. If it's positive I'll use in favor of Nintendo.

On Xbone? Sorry but 10 million is really a way optimistic view... it won't reach this number... there isn't user base for that.