I've been playing this game on and off since the early 2000s, at an age I was barely cognitive and did not read a lick of English. But finally I played through the single player on MCC, and I loved it. Halo has always been a franchise in my life but almost exclusively through split-screen with friends. Before CE the only campaign I've finished was Reach. Now I'm working on Halo 2 and loving the experience. Wort wort wort

I'm reviewing only the single player here, since I have barely touched the MP and none of the zombies. The campaign was good, but suffers immensely for being waaaay to short... It had a very strong premise and I enjoyed it but before I could say MASON it was over already. The visuals are fantastic, really great locations and variety of places and characters. It was good, but I wanted more!

Story was confusing, bland and poorly constructed in my opinion. But fuck me the gameplay is some of the best I've played within this genre. This game shines like the sun in almost all aspects besides the story; gameplay, boss battles, customisation, animations, it's so damn good. I loved my time with this game and I am so excited to see what the sequel will have to offer!