Halo 4

Halo 4 in third place is genuinely mind boggling to me, the pretty graphics do little to distract from the absolutely tragic game design in every other aspect: 1. The Prometheans are atrocious, complicated over-designs that have zero colour co-ordination, identifiable silhouettes or engaging gameplay. 2. The combat is horrendously annoying, with enemies that zoom about, hide endlessly and - worst of all - teleport instantaneously upon losing shield. The sound design of the weapons also sucks. 3. The narrative is boring. They tried to introduce a new threat with the Didact, but he fell flat. They also tried to introduce an interesting angle with Cortana's rampancy, but that also didn't hit the right notes. 4. Worse than the narrative being boring, it actively sabotage the lore of the series.

I hated everything about 4, including the writing for chief and Cortanas dialogue. I thought it was a jarring change from the previous games and was more like fanfic than a continuation.

With Halo 4, the mobility of the Prometheans just throws that out the window. Instead of encouraging smart play, the Crawlers and Watchers just bum rush you, and they're super tanky. It removes the smart use of terrain or interaction with the weapons sandbox and forces you to use headshot weapons to deal with them, almost like a lame shooting gallery.

Halo 4 destroyed the esteem in which I held the franchise, and then Halo 5 and Infinite destroyed my love of the franchise.

Easily my least favorite Halo game. The first level feels like a, “button pushing,” simulator. Combat is the weakest in the series because the loop with the Prometheans is awful.