You aren't missing much. Unlike ground breaking games such as UC2, LBP, and even GOWIII, not playing Halo is really not that important. It's a good game, just not as good as everyone talks about.
I was gonna buy, but I'll probably just rent it. It seems like the game has underwhelmed. I expected a solid 93-95 average, but it turned out to be just around 84-85.
The final game's graphics won't improve radically by the full game. The current Beta graphics will probably stay the same for the full game and I can confirm 100% that Reach is nowhere near PS3 exclusive levels. Great gameplay, probably a good SP, and great MP... but the graphics aren't that great.
Halo Reach definitely looks better; however, it's not that huge of an improvement. I like the weapon design a lot more, and the gameplay is good just like always, but the graphics themselves haven't improved as much as I thought. Nowhere near the KZ2 levels people were expecting.
You should try actually playing the game. Just remember it's for a more mature audience, so you might not enjoy it as much. It's a game that's not for everyone.
It's an honest guess. I mean, a article bashing a highly regarded PS3 exclusive which bases it's entire argument on very tiny, nearly irrelevant, stuff. It's only obvious that it's 360 fanboy/ anti-Ps3 person writhing this. I'm not trolling, I'm just making a inference based on the evidence.
Eh, what can you expect from 360 fans? They have no solid argument against either the Ps3 or it's exclusives. All they can really do is live in denial and try to ignite flame wars. Kinda sad really.
A serious question though. How come my disks still get scratched? I don't get it. I take care of them, install them, and they STILL get scratched. What's up with that?
I don't dismiss Multiplat games, I just see them as inferior since that's what they are. Multiplat games and 360 exclusives are overall of less quality than that offered by Sony's first party. I still play them and enjoy them, but I don't regard them as highly as I do Ps3 exclusives.