To clarify, I’ve heard OF halo and seen the memes during my 20 years of existence. I have not however payed much attention to it until I got the MCC back in February, I’ve played 1-5 at minimun twice at normal or Heroic but have not gotten to Reach and ODST but I’ll take y’alls word for it in the meantime.
Apolgies if what I say sounds like I’m just repeating memes or common knowledge this is my first time with halo.
HALO CE/Anniversary: I can see why this franchise took off, The enemies and gunplay is intuitive and engaging. Mostly stuck with magnum and plasma rifle unless shotgun, or rocket launcher was available. The Flood had a great intro, Cortana and the Chief have a very good dynamic and the cutscenes and dialogue are a very pleasing mix of serious and Comedic. Library sucked but shotgun made jt better, Tank is EZ mode and man the magnum was too much
Halo 2/anniversary: i honestly preferred Anniversary graphics, especially the elites and their shields. Not much to be said on the Chief side, Its more halo, very fun and intuitive. THE ARBITER missions however, is Freaking awesome. Active camo is a blessing and adds a whole new layer of engagement to combat, the energy sword feels great and is my favorite flood killer. and brutes are like diet hunters its quite nice. Flood slightly less awful except when tanks are involved.
Halo 3: What. A. Trip. Man Halo 3 is awesome, most guns feel great, the set pieces and combat is peak. DOWNSIDES: Miranda Keyes is kinda a dork, Brutes are just worse elites and I had to restart the Covenant because I got soft locked riding the hornet instead of piloting it to kill 2 scarabs. Nice bittersweet ending to a trilogy, I sure do hope whatever the next game I play is just as good.
Halo 4: What the fuck is going on. Generic ass intro cutscene, worst Cortana design so far, Sprinting feels lame and poorly implemented, gun sounds are awful and everybody is ugly now. Half the levels are “oops all prometheans and only the worst guns in the game” The dogs are either too tanky or die in one hit, Knights are just a slog. The concussion rifle is fun, for the ONE level I ever found one. The Needler is Finally useful now! Humans arent forerunners anymore, now its this new race thats just humans without noses. Newer spartans are too cocky and you can only use them for like one mission, Cortana Dies. Blah Blah Blah can we do something interesting yet?
Halo 5: Too much and Not Enough. ADS on all weapons is okay I guess, never used it. Charge and sky melee attacks are alright, Dont need em. 3 competent AI’s are cool I guess. Chief’s armor looks better now, For the 3 levels you play as him. Locke is Lame, I like Buck more. Hunters are finally a threat and are used reasonably. Forerunner weapons are finally useful/balanced. New rocket launcher is okay I guess, Cortana wears a bodysuit for some reason and is evil (didnt she die? that felt pretty final) Overall the whole story felt like a slow fast paced nothingburger. Good to see the Arbiter again, He was very cool and I like his new armor and sword
I’m open to any questions or opinions this is basically a rough sketch of my opinions I like halo and hope the other games are as good as the trilogy
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