So in case you haven't noticed (if you haven't, you must've been living under a rock) a lot of people aren't particularly happy with 343's take on Halo, a good bit are flat out upset. While people have good reason to be a little unhappy with the way things turned out for 343's first game, I think a lot of people have the wrong outlook on the game. Anyways, here are a few things that you should keep in mind when you're deciding whether you "like" a game (in this case, Halo 4).
1. Are you enjoying the game?
I know this sounds like an obvious questing but are you really enjoying the current game? Any part of it. there's no law that says "you have to play 8 hours of SpOps grinding and MatchMaking" if you enjoy campaign, just play it! so what if you don't level up much, the reason you play games is to have fun, so go do what you love, so you love what you play. And if you find that Halo 4 really isn't enjoyable anymore, there are plenty of other games out there, surely you can find SOMETHING you like!
2. If there is something you don't like, think about it from the developers perspective.
A lot of people are really hating on 343, without really taking into consideration why 343 might have done various controversial things with the game that they did; a lot of the "bad" decisions that were made during Halo 4's production were made due to a few big factors; 1. The Xbox 360 is ANCIENT now, there's not room to make insane graphical improvements or have quite as large environments.
Also this is 343's FIRST game, even when Bungie first made Halo, they had been making games for a whole decade previously, very few game companies make games that are as popular as Halo 4 their first game. Plus they're making a HALO title, that's a ginormous undertaking no matter who you are, I'd say they did pretty good for their first try.
3. There's a difference between "bad" and "not quite what you would've done"
So what if you don't like a certain armor type or the inclusion of SpOps instead of Firefight, there are plenty of other fans who might enjoy the part of the game that you avidly hate, so try being a little more considerate when you hate something, hate is a powerful word! While there are some things that are "wrong" with the new game, it's not NEAR what people are saying. Also, has anyone thought that 343 has a vision for Halo too?
4. In all games, no matter who makes them, the next game will be different than the previous ones.
I think when 343 changes something Bungie put in place it shows they have confidence in what they are creating, and that's a good thing! It seems like people complain about the things that stay the same and then get upset with the new things, and yes, some of the new additions weren't the best, but no one hits the bulls-eye every time, not even you.
So when it comes right down to it, I think many people don't give 343 the credit they deserve, they've spent the last 4-odd years working on something only to have a community tell them that they don't care about Halo, a lot of these guys (and girls) used to be fans like you, and they probably tried there best to make a game that you and I would love!
But everyone IS entitled to their opinion (Including me) so feel free have that opinion, just make sure you have a correct view of things, OK?
1. Are you enjoying the game?
I know this sounds like an obvious questing but are you really enjoying the current game? Any part of it. there's no law that says "you have to play 8 hours of SpOps grinding and MatchMaking" if you enjoy campaign, just play it! so what if you don't level up much, the reason you play games is to have fun, so go do what you love, so you love what you play. And if you find that Halo 4 really isn't enjoyable anymore, there are plenty of other games out there, surely you can find SOMETHING you like!
2. If there is something you don't like, think about it from the developers perspective.
A lot of people are really hating on 343, without really taking into consideration why 343 might have done various controversial things with the game that they did; a lot of the "bad" decisions that were made during Halo 4's production were made due to a few big factors; 1. The Xbox 360 is ANCIENT now, there's not room to make insane graphical improvements or have quite as large environments.
Also this is 343's FIRST game, even when Bungie first made Halo, they had been making games for a whole decade previously, very few game companies make games that are as popular as Halo 4 their first game. Plus they're making a HALO title, that's a ginormous undertaking no matter who you are, I'd say they did pretty good for their first try.
3. There's a difference between "bad" and "not quite what you would've done"
So what if you don't like a certain armor type or the inclusion of SpOps instead of Firefight, there are plenty of other fans who might enjoy the part of the game that you avidly hate, so try being a little more considerate when you hate something, hate is a powerful word! While there are some things that are "wrong" with the new game, it's not NEAR what people are saying. Also, has anyone thought that 343 has a vision for Halo too?
4. In all games, no matter who makes them, the next game will be different than the previous ones.
I think when 343 changes something Bungie put in place it shows they have confidence in what they are creating, and that's a good thing! It seems like people complain about the things that stay the same and then get upset with the new things, and yes, some of the new additions weren't the best, but no one hits the bulls-eye every time, not even you.
So when it comes right down to it, I think many people don't give 343 the credit they deserve, they've spent the last 4-odd years working on something only to have a community tell them that they don't care about Halo, a lot of these guys (and girls) used to be fans like you, and they probably tried there best to make a game that you and I would love!
But everyone IS entitled to their opinion (Including me) so feel free have that opinion, just make sure you have a correct view of things, OK?
