Reviving a fairly old thread here, but...
I'm pretty excited for Halo 4. At first I was acting like a typical Bungie fanboy - I dismissed the game as crap because 343 Industries were making it. But as it comes closer to release, and as more and more information is being released, I'm starting to look at it as just another Halo game.
I figure that 343 Industries will offer a fresh take on the game. Judging from the gameplay videos we've seen so far, it seems brand new and yet strangely familiar. They have to hit that fine line between adding too much to the game that they destroy the feeling of the franchise we know, and adding too little that the game is too similar to the previous titles with very little innovation. I guess we'll have to wait and see before we can say for sure one way or another, but I have high hopes for it.
Not to mention that I've been waiting to step back into Master Chief's armour since Halo 3 ended.
Despite this, I still might not buy it on release. It'll be the first game of the franchise I didn't buy on release day, but I think it can wait until Christmas.
Finally, there's a separate "Halo" section of this forum; Shouldn't this thread be moved to that section?