well. how bout this, "WE" all wanted a new halo, and we wanted it now, WE bitch to much about an expantion, WE wanted a full game so what does bungie does to all our bitching, they extended the DLC from a 5 hours game to a full game. I know it short, but is it? for Halo hardcore RAMBO style player, maybe it was, but it is not a linear game as the previews ones, halo 1 was really long, but still a linear game, the only exception is when you first land on halo, u need to look for survivors, after that, linear. HALO 2 linear all the way, but short, how come short, well, it has shorter maps, but more fight, unlike halo CE, you get to fight more covies and more often, and halo 3 again some maps are kind of short, and the long maps, well all the fight is in different spots, it looks more epic with vast open spaces, but not that much fight, but when you get to fight, thats where the fun is at, and the reason we love halo, killing covies.
so long story short, WE are at fault the games short, but non the less freaking awesome (own opinion) and because WE are use to playing halo WE can tackle the game fast, and most (not me included) try to finish the game as soon as possible, i do try, but i like to explore the area, im a achievement whore, sorry.

i took my time to play the game, still i finish the game in about 5 hours, with some friends over live, the game was short that way, but we skip the videos, so i finish it again, (normal

)now im legendary again, and i don't mind the lack of epicness as the previews game, but remember that this games was originally a DLC (keyword) so if you don't like the game, my only smart question is, why did you bought it? and if your answer is that you just bought it because of "HALO" well, thats your mistake, theres halo wars, and some of my friends halo fan, didn't bother renting, or even playing when i brought it over.
bottom line is, if you don't like the game you bought, return it, or sell it, either way, you don't need to like it just for the brand name, and don't complain that is too short, too long, lack of BR, no MCdon't like visr, or brutes too hard to kill 'em now, enjoy the game for its greatest, flaws, me, im just happy i got more halo, not as much as i wish i got but better than non. so please, stop bitching, besides, this forums is about armor making, not game reviews.
PS. It is still a DLC.
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