Did anyone else think Halo 3 was a disappointment?

I know I'm bringing up not just a 6 year old arguement, but a dead one for that matter, but when Halo 3 came out, the majority of people called it a disappointment. A half a decade later, and everyone goes on about how great it was now. To be honest, I still think the campaign was very disappointing, but a lot of people seem to disagree now. Possibly due to the fanbase garnering new, much younger fans who weren't around for all the hype?

This is strange. I've heard Halo ODST's. Halo Wars, REACH, and even Halo 2 called disappointing but never Halo 3. Say what you will about the campaign but since it did (sort of) allow you to finish the fight and see the end of the the Human-Covenant war I'd say it's about as disappointing as Return of the Jedi was back in the 80's. As in not at all.

Well, it's been a few years since I've played it, but from what I remember I enjoyed it.

Possibly due to the fanbase garnering new, much younger fans who weren't around for all the hype?

TheManofTin

Don't buy into the hype. Problem solved. Too many people get too hyped and then there's no way the game can live up to these expectations.

I don't get hyped. I don't read previews or reviews. I try to avoid all information about a game I'm going to play. For most games I don't even watch trailers. I did watch the first GTAV trailer but I haven't watched any of the others. I like going into a game knowing as little about it as possible and judge it for what it is, not what I expected it to be before it was even released.

The last game I got hyped for was Halo 2. I was HYPED. Then I played it and it was just another game. I was expecting something miraculous. Something I would put into my Xbox and miracles would start happening. Lol. No game can live up to that.

I don't think it was a disappointment. It wasn't no Halo 2 by any standard though.

Partially what made this game very fun for me was trying to exploit things like throwing sticky nades on bouncing platforms and trying to stick people by ridicules means, also small objects on the map that once something exploded by it would go flying and kill anyone in its path... Hilarious every time.

yes

Halo 3 wasn't any worse than Halo 2 in terms of story. Gameplay was best. 

I did not find Halo 3 to be dissapointing.