: Am I the only one around here who kind of enjoyed Halo 4? It wasn't perfect,
: but come on. It's not the disaster that everybody is making it out to be.
: Granted I've played very little multiplayer, and I am not very into the
: extended universe, so complaints regarding those aspects I can't really
: relate to.

Then that's the difference right there. If you're evaluating Halo 4 as a AAA title, it is a decent AAA title by today's standards.

If you are evaluating it as an entry to the Halo franchise, it's anemic and direction less.

: But as a foundation, I think it's pretty strong. Fix some things like the art
: direction, quicktime events, stage gimmicks, and weapon overlap, and I
: think the next one could be a great game easily.

So long as the same people who made Halo 4 work on Halo 5, the inadequacies will continue.