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It took me just over 4 hours to clear Rage when it came out. I returned it the next day. Purchase price: $60. resale price: $54. Total cost to me: $6 (and the anguish of knowing how shitty that game's ending was).

Not every game will get that kind of resale value (and lord knows Rage shouldn't have), but it's an option to think about.

I can't say much yet about Halo 5, but I'll say that I'm enjoying the change of pace. It feels more tightly crafted and focused than Destiny. Both experiences have their advantages, but I think there's room for both.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/10/19/destiny-vs-halo-5-guardians-and-how-bungies-new-shooter-has-changed-o...

I can kind of sympathize in terms of the feel. Destiny just has better gun mechanics, as well as character movement. Everything has weight and impact. It's very distracting going back to FPS games where this isn't so, even ones that felt good at the time. Halo included.

The Halo 1 shotgun felt great, but fire it in 2, 3 and beyond and it feels like a feather.

I think it's pretty undisputed that Bungie is the king of making great "feeling" first person shooters. They just nail it.

I think 343i has done a good job in that respect with Halo, though.

About two weeks ago I played through ODST for the first time in years. It is definitely the best Bungie Halo in terms of "feel". It feels grounded in a way that the others don't. I haven't played Reach in years, as I no longer have a 360, so maybe that holds up even better.

I'm now currently a bit more than halfway through Halo 4, and it felt miles better than ODST in certain aspects, mainly player movement. Granted, it benefits from being more modern and having sprint, so it fits the feel of a modern shooter and what we're used to now. But the Spartans in Halo 4 seem to have a lot more weight to their movements, and it just feels right. So I'm confident 343i can (and probably did) get that right in Halo 5.

Some of the weapons weren't as satisfying (the AR feels puny, just because of the way it sounds, I think. In terms of damage output, I think the Halo 4 AR is the best it ever was). The M6C from ODST is still one of my favorite videogame firearms; it just feels so damn good to use. But some of 343i's weapons really stand out as satisfying for me (The DMR for one, the rail gun, and I personally loved all of the Forerunner weapons), so, again, I know it's something 343i can get right. I think the biggest detriment is some of their sound designs for human weapons isn't that great; some of those weapons just don't sound like they have any firepower, and that's like ninety percent of what makes a weapon fun for me.

I generally don't trash 343i's work, as I like most of it, and I don't mind them changing things and putting their own spin on Halo, but jeez did they screw up the Warthog.

It sounds awful, and who had the bright idea to go back to using normal ass suspension? It just looks so much less cool now. And I miss the loose handling of Bungie's Warthog. ):