Crank the campaign to legendary and give it another shot. I was put off by the gameplay too and prefer Halo 1. Played once on heroic and aint touch it for a couple years. Decided to play it again n found myself havin a good time durin the the campaign. Blue Team, Evacuation, Swords of Sanghelios, Enemy Lines, and Battle of Sunaion were my favorite missions.MP is alright. Campaign from what I played was pretty bland. Like 1/8 tsp salt in a 5 cup pot of soup bland.