I'd give the campaign an 8/10 as a first review i guess. Played through it mostly on splitscreen on a tiny tv though.
Graphics: 10/10. For an xbox game this looks great, much better than any of the past games. There are some disappointing things like how everything doesn't seem to be destructible (in terms of enemies like grunts' breathing packs and defensive fixtures) and bullets dont leave holes in walls but I think you can tell they just put everything into making the graphics look good. Motion capture is also fantastic, people actually look alive unlike Bethesda games lol.
Sounds: 9/10 All the weapons sound much better. Everything sounds better than before pretty much. Only point i take off is that Cortana's voice actor is just not good at sounding angry which is a big part of Cortana'a whole rampancy storyline.
Story: 7/10. Meh overall. They don't really explain why anything is going on at all and they really skimp on the details. If they provided some good background details it would probably be really interesting but as it is, random mythical beings just show up and Chief already knows them by name without really explaining anything.
Gameplay: 9/10. Pretty much as good as Halo as ever been. Bonus for me is that there is no flood because I always hated fighting the flood. The Prometheans are pretty tough to take down and interesting to fight. Only downside is no dual wielding. The armor abilities are pretty interesting but I only ever saw 4 of them.
Overall: It was fun while it lasted, not a disappointment at all, but it was really pretty short and it felt like plot events were being rushed by with not enough explanation or background details. If it had the same gameplay with better pacing and background information made clear and Cortana's voice acting wasn't a little weird at important points, i'd say it could be the best halo campaign.
Graphics: 10/10. For an xbox game this looks great, much better than any of the past games. There are some disappointing things like how everything doesn't seem to be destructible (in terms of enemies like grunts' breathing packs and defensive fixtures) and bullets dont leave holes in walls but I think you can tell they just put everything into making the graphics look good. Motion capture is also fantastic, people actually look alive unlike Bethesda games lol.
Sounds: 9/10 All the weapons sound much better. Everything sounds better than before pretty much. Only point i take off is that Cortana's voice actor is just not good at sounding angry which is a big part of Cortana'a whole rampancy storyline.
Story: 7/10. Meh overall. They don't really explain why anything is going on at all and they really skimp on the details. If they provided some good background details it would probably be really interesting but as it is, random mythical beings just show up and Chief already knows them by name without really explaining anything.
Gameplay: 9/10. Pretty much as good as Halo as ever been. Bonus for me is that there is no flood because I always hated fighting the flood. The Prometheans are pretty tough to take down and interesting to fight. Only downside is no dual wielding. The armor abilities are pretty interesting but I only ever saw 4 of them.
Overall: It was fun while it lasted, not a disappointment at all, but it was really pretty short and it felt like plot events were being rushed by with not enough explanation or background details. If it had the same gameplay with better pacing and background information made clear and Cortana's voice acting wasn't a little weird at important points, i'd say it could be the best halo campaign.
