The decent campaign, teamed with firefight and forge make the game well worth it, matchmaking? I don't know..
Ok, September 2007, Halo 3 releases and I'm a little iffy about it. This time with friends I was actually able to get through coop without getting frustrated at how bored I was getting playing a video game. Over the next year I get about 1,300 matchmaking games in.
9/14/10 Reach comes in the mail, having only bought it because my friends did I don't know what to expect. First thing I tried was firefight, since I didn't get ODST, and I can definitely say that might be my favorite part of this game. I get around to campaign, which I already beat on Legendary, it wasn't great but I wouldn't say it was bad. It was pretty decent, but it's still the typical "run through this level and kill everything" Halo campaign. I haven't played much forge but a friend has made some fun stuff, like basketball version of griffball.
The only part that disappointing me this time is the matchmaking. For one, you'll be playing a lot of SWAT and snipers, that I personally don't mind but I know a lot of people who despise those game types. Other than that, it seems fine, but I just cannot get into it. It just feels boring, and the special abilities ruin it. Call me a whiner, but splattering isn't fun anymore because of armor lock. Also the different weapons just don't feel fun to use, I miss my BR, a decent AR, even the shotgun in this game feels weaker. Even the maps kinda suck, I haven't played much enough to remember all the map names but there are only 3 that I personally enjoy.
To wrap it up, I'll recommend it for the firefight and forge and maybe even campaign. My problems with the multiplayer matchmaking is obviously personal but I can't say I enjoy it enough to recommend, especially to those that dislike SWAT and Snipers, I'd say 1 in 5 matches you get normal slayer.