LOL, did you play the 4-player co-op on normal with no skulls or something? Because if that was the case then I could see what you said being true. The single player mode was fantastic, good AI, a good story, a epic ending, some pretty good level design, co-op, online co-op, skulls, some real replay value, overall the single player was very good. And anyway, if you are looking for a lengthy challenge then Legendary is beckoning you to play it by yourself, or with friends + skulls (how many skulls depends on how many people you are playing with).
bobderwood97_1
The singleplayer player was increadably flawed, and one of the weakest aspects of the game, especially compared to its strong multiplayer.The Story was appaling - not only was it told abysmally, it was almost non existant as your progressed through the game, and featured some of the worst dialouge, characters and cutscenes featured in such a high profile game. Not to mention the only interesting character, who was not two dimensional - the Arbiter was turned into a mindless stupid bot. Oh the ending sucked. There I said it. It answered no questions, and featured two poor 'twists'. Heck the final sequance might of well been an interactive cutscene. Did look pretty though.
Which now brings me to the a.i. The Enemy A.i is decent, but increadably flawed. While they do surprise now and again (brutes sometimes flank, and grunts do that cool suicide thing), at long range they are pathetic, and alot of the time they simply run head on - particularly the brutes, or waddle left and right. The friendly a.i is pathetic. Seriously. Not only do the humans compeltely suck - they cant drive, run head on to enemies, blow themselves up with grenades, cant shoot straight while in mounted turrets and cant drive - the Arbiters a.i is one of the worst examples of companion a.i i have ever seen. Its no wonder that he has unlimited respawns. Then look at the fantastic companion a.i that is Alyx - who is probably the best in any game, and it makes you wonder why Bungie didnt put more work into it.
The level deign was simply a mixed bag. Some levels were well designed (i.e the Covenant) but most were from bad to downright **** house. Not to mention that many of the levels were increadably drab and uninspired. Recycling locations from the previous games, and presenting possibly the most drab example of earth under alien occuption ever. And the one interesting level - Cortana turned out to be the worst designed. Heck dont get me started on the backtracking, recycling, and choke points.
Skulls was a good idea though, and while the 4 player co-op is fun, it doesent improve the campaigns flaws, and it causes the frame rate to fluctuate badly. There are simply alot of games out there with 4 player co-op plus modes (added) that are so much better.
Phew.
Not saying the game is bad, but jeesh that singleplayer was poor. To think I was so hyped for it just as a I started playing it..
Hype certainly does have a strong effect on ones view of a game. It was only until I played through the game again, after beating it on Heroic - after buying it on launch day did I really realise how flawed the SP was.
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