As a person who only cares about the campaign in halo games, and as a person who is only now in 2023 getting into the series, I don't get the hate for this game. Halo CE and 2 are my favorite ones and I also liked Reach a lot, Halo 3 was for me kind of mid, and this game is alright. I dont know if they really fucked up in the multiplayer but this game is not bad compared to the others in the series.