Kinda funny how this game is simultaneously more and less complete than Halo, like they ran out of money and time but in a totally different way.
Anyways this campaign is longer than the first one's, yet doesn't have as many memorable setpieces. Lots of just walking through cities/hallways and Playing Halo, which isn't bad but is missing some bigger moments to punctuate it. Weapon balance has always felt off in this one to me, melee-ing isn't satisfying anymore and all the weapons from the first game are noticeably worse than they used to be. Between dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking, and the whole wack of new weapons though (at least 2 or 3 of which are iconic) the game's mechanics feel much more "complete". And as much as the plot is kinda dumb and the game doesn't have an ending, it does have The Arbiter, so I can't complain too much.
Anyways this campaign is longer than the first one's, yet doesn't have as many memorable setpieces. Lots of just walking through cities/hallways and Playing Halo, which isn't bad but is missing some bigger moments to punctuate it. Weapon balance has always felt off in this one to me, melee-ing isn't satisfying anymore and all the weapons from the first game are noticeably worse than they used to be. Between dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking, and the whole wack of new weapons though (at least 2 or 3 of which are iconic) the game's mechanics feel much more "complete". And as much as the plot is kinda dumb and the game doesn't have an ending, it does have The Arbiter, so I can't complain too much.