A lot of people grew up on this game and for some people, this game was the epitome of their childhood/teenage years. Happy to see after playing this game for the first time almost 15 years after the game's original release date via the PC version, this game truly holds up well and is the peak of the series for me so far.
Gameplay here is an huge improvement from 1 and 2 just from the huge variety of weapons and equipment you can use that fill almost every niche your FPS needs. I don't think I ever suffered from having to "use the same 3 weapons" syndrome I had playing 1 and 2 here just from being able to use whatever I wanted. The music and setpieces here are also amazing and really give a lot of "finality" to Bungie's final mainline game here. Story was also pretty good and the ending was a good way to wrap out the "trilogy" here.
Biggest complaint here and seems to be a staple of the series is the somewhat HP sponge-like enemies granted it seems a bit less bothersome this time around because of the variety of weapons and the wonky checkpoint system that caused some frustration during my playthrough.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed the campaign here and I'm starting to realize why people love the Halo series so much. I haven't even touched the multiplayer here and people have said this is the peak of that as well for the series. Very worth the buildup playing 1 and 2 just to play this and holds up extremely well almost 15 years later.
Gameplay here is an huge improvement from 1 and 2 just from the huge variety of weapons and equipment you can use that fill almost every niche your FPS needs. I don't think I ever suffered from having to "use the same 3 weapons" syndrome I had playing 1 and 2 here just from being able to use whatever I wanted. The music and setpieces here are also amazing and really give a lot of "finality" to Bungie's final mainline game here. Story was also pretty good and the ending was a good way to wrap out the "trilogy" here.
Biggest complaint here and seems to be a staple of the series is the somewhat HP sponge-like enemies granted it seems a bit less bothersome this time around because of the variety of weapons and the wonky checkpoint system that caused some frustration during my playthrough.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed the campaign here and I'm starting to realize why people love the Halo series so much. I haven't even touched the multiplayer here and people have said this is the peak of that as well for the series. Very worth the buildup playing 1 and 2 just to play this and holds up extremely well almost 15 years later.