This game is amazing the story was a breath of fresh air, and the free to play multiplayer is also mind blowing. Although the monetizing is quite blatant I don’t really mind because it’s not something you have to buy. The battlepass has the heroes from reach which is also really sick. The game is a live service platform, which accounts for some lacking content. Halo 3 launched with few maps just like this game, so I don’t think it should be held against them, plus all the maps are really great and balanced.
People are obviously going to hate changes, but honestly I think this game is worth playing. Sure you can call five star reviews bots, but that is simply not the case and you’re stuck in the past being an “OG” doesn’t justify your reason to hate other’s opinions.