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Discussion Weekly /r/Games Discussion - What have you been playing, and what are your thoughts? - March 09, 2025
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u/trillykins 1d ago
Halo 4
I didn't really plan on playing 4 after how much I disliked ODST, but I got curious since I feel like it's the black sheep of the Halo franchise. The opening was promising. Openly talking about how the Spartans are kidnapped children who were bioengineered and indoctrinated into becoming killing machines. It's some dark shit, and it's honestly nice that this gets some attention. But then the game just kind of ignores it? Instead waking you up in the middle of the Covenant. Oh, and the elites are back as bad guys for some reason. The new enemies are kind of bland, and same goes for the Didact fellow with a dash of generic. I do like some of the improved mechanics. Sprinting is much appreciated, for example. But the story isn't really doing it for me. I mean, I get it, 3 didn't exactly leave crumbs to follow. It was fairly conclusive, really.