: But your original argument was that Halo 4 never could have topped the
: charts consistently because there are too many other AAA games available
: like Skyrim and Mass Effect. BLOPS2 and Minecraft's success demonstrate
: that it is possible.

Correct. Halo and Halo 2 were very successful and long lasting because they were in an entire league of their own. Halo dominated because it was miles above any other console FPS games at the time. Halo 2 dominated because it was miles ahead any other online multiplayer console FPS at the time. Minecraft is similarly unique, although I don't understand the appeal (why not just play with AutoCAD?) People kept playing these games because NOTHING ELSE WAS EVEN CLOSE TO BEING AS GOOD.

Halo 4 is not dominating because other games that owe their existence to Halo 4's predecessors are just as good. Halo 4 is not miles ahead of anybody because it is stagnant. Reach had this problem too. It doesn't help that when Halo is branched out to other genres, they are considerably retarded when compared to other games in those genres (Halo wars was a bad RTS, Spartan Assault was a bad top down shooter.)

You're all asking for a lot. It's okay to play a game that's merely GOOD, enjoy it for a while, then move on to other games. Not everything has to be a massive game changer. How can any company keep up with that expectation? Did everybody here net NO enjoyment out of Halo 4? I haven't played it for at least 6 months, but that doesn't mean I didn't have fun with it.

Not every movie can be a Titanic. Not every game can be doom.

CUT THEM SOME SLACK.