Halo: Campaign Evolved is now available in advanced access ahead of its July 28 launch, but a mandatory Microsoft sign-in, server queues, constant crashes, shoddy performance, and 30fps cutscenes have marred what should have been an exciting return to the series’ roots.
With over 2,000 reviews at the time of writing, the game holds a ‘Mixed’ score on Steam, as a frustrated community warns fans away from buying the game, urging them to play the Master Chief Collection or original PC port instead.
“Login failed. Cannot play the single-player game as servers are overloaded,” wrote one reviewer. “Screw your DRM. Combat was not evolved.”
Halo Studios responded, explaining that the login issue has now been resolved, but it’s mind-boggling that a campaign-exclusive game cannot be played offline, and is running into the same issues typical of an MMO.
“In French, the voice are in AI,” claims another review, alleging a serious issue with the localization in other countries. “I would have [felt] more respected if you used the voice from the original game. It’s an insult to your community.”
A few players also ran into a strange bug where the game would launch into the...
