thank u steam for finally letting me finish the fight again after several years
This is still the high point for the franchise as a whole imo. Not just in terms of campaign or multiplayer quality but all around hype. This game WAS my high school years and not a single entry since has consumed my life as thoroughly.
The campaign is short but it's mostly a blast from start to finish, especially with friends. Bungie refined the the open ended combat from the previous games to a mirror shine. Every single weapon and vehicle feels fun to use and there's so many ways to handle a situation. The battles with the mammoth Scarabs in particular are Halo at it's very best.
The only low-point in the campaign is the penultimate level, Cortna, which takes everything bad about some of Combat Evolved's level design and cranks it up to eleven. Overlong, samey hallways that are easy to get lost in and endless Flood hordes that aren't anywhere near as fun to fight as the Covenant. But it's not enough to hurt the experience, especially with the phenomenal final level right after.
Loved this game when i was fifteen, love it just as much well over a decade later. Can't wait to replay the campaign with my friends over and over again.
This is still the high point for the franchise as a whole imo. Not just in terms of campaign or multiplayer quality but all around hype. This game WAS my high school years and not a single entry since has consumed my life as thoroughly.
The campaign is short but it's mostly a blast from start to finish, especially with friends. Bungie refined the the open ended combat from the previous games to a mirror shine. Every single weapon and vehicle feels fun to use and there's so many ways to handle a situation. The battles with the mammoth Scarabs in particular are Halo at it's very best.
The only low-point in the campaign is the penultimate level, Cortna, which takes everything bad about some of Combat Evolved's level design and cranks it up to eleven. Overlong, samey hallways that are easy to get lost in and endless Flood hordes that aren't anywhere near as fun to fight as the Covenant. But it's not enough to hurt the experience, especially with the phenomenal final level right after.
Loved this game when i was fifteen, love it just as much well over a decade later. Can't wait to replay the campaign with my friends over and over again.