I was able to get a key to the Friends & Family beta for this game, its pretty much perfection.
I admit I pretty much think all console FPS games are shit. Halo has always been the only FPS franchise on the consoles that could hold a candle to my favourite PC franchises.
Halo: Reach feels like a sequel to the original Halo more than the 2 & 3 (both I always thought were missing something), but fresh with additions such as customizable special ability which you get to chose from 1 of 4 different abilities (invisibility, jet pack, sprint, or armor lock) or the fact that elites and spartans now differ in size and abilities. Weapon and map wise the game takes inspiration from Halo 1 with the weapon of choice being the pistol.
Matchmaking and UI has been greatly improved, with matchmaking putting you in a match within 20-30 seconds a huge improvement from Halo 3 where it would take 2-3 minutes at the minimum.
