setting aside whatever personal feelings you might have for the story, this is just a mediocre video game.

the gunplay does not feel satisfying, the level design might be worse than halo 1's, there are virtually no memorable or interesting set pieces, and the ending feels terribly unsatisfying.

this game only exists because they said there should be more Halo and so more Halo there was. Bungie (at the time) was right, it should've ended with 3/Reach. There is nothing here, except perhaps a game to play to point out why it was a good idea to not make more games.

setting aside whatever personal feelings you might have for the story, this is just a mediocre video game. the gunplay does not feel satisfying, the level design might be worse than halo 1's, there are virtually no memorable or interesting set pieces, and the ending feels terribly unsatisfying. this game only exists because they said there should be more Halo and so more Halo there was. Bungie (at the time) was right, it should've ended with 3/Reach. There is nothing here, except perhaps a game to play to point out why it was a good idea to not make more games.