That's one of the most idiotic things I've read around here. You really got no surprise from anything we've seen or read?
I don't want to have to backtrack, but hopefully you can find your past posts where you predicted spartan ops, both the BR and DMR, all the AAs, Infinity, and other stuff.
Come on dude.
Not what I meant in the slightest!
I am happy with the direction, and from my previous posts my enthusiasm is palatable.
It's mostly a question of flow and graciousness from 343i.
I was not into FPS before Halo 3, except from some Unreal tournemants and Counter strikes games with friends.
With halo 3 I found the perfect flow for a FPS, I loved the SP, I loved the MP etc...
ODST was the shit and Reach delivered yet left me a bit cold after the short SP and the forgettable maps.
I'm in no way an expert on weapons, map control etc... I play for fun and Halo MP gave me a good time.
Since 343i is in charge the quality of te stories is way up, so I immersed in the lore and I'm now pretty up-to-date, especially browsing regularly the Halo thread.
So when halo 4 was revealed I was :
1/ shocked.
2/ pumped.
3/ eager for more.
Then came HaloFest soon after and I couldn't possibly get a bigger orgasm from the concept trailer that I had.
Then came the drought.
the reassuring figure of Frankie popping here regularly kept my spirits high.
And I clearly remember a post of his on how they would try a different angle on their communication in anticipation of halo 4 release.
And here I am, late April, with some very interesting infos, yet it's all bits and pieces, and magazine scans, audio podcasts and some quick vidocs.
It's all great.
Yet it's extremly controlled.
When it comes down to why I feel bored, seing those dudes I don't know playing Halo 4 in a hotel just makes me remeber this all thing is a business.
I support devs, I pay games, I pay DLCs and I even pay for toys/books/whatever.
i've shelved hundreds of euros in halo stuff, for my greatest, and not in the slightest guilty, pleasure and I have no shame in looking forward to be entertainened.
Which I'm not by the campaign. So far it's a simple info dropout. Nothing special.
And I want to believe Halo 4 is something special, not a newish FPS, not a cashflow or a system seller.
So, nothing to do with the quality of infos, descriptions etc...it's mostly that it's not boner inducing.
Probably stupid to want to be won over, when Halo 4 on day 0 is a given, yet it is how I feel.
Comes october, I will have a book, a big marketing campaign, juicy teases etc...and that looks like overload compared to where I stand now, especially considering on how many stuff I'll be playing when the campaign will be in full swing.
Short recap : I want halo entertainement, now. not just when it's time for me to shell out some cash.