Halo: The Master Chief Collection

It's just so awful. There are 6 different games collected in one version, but all of them are equally bland in gameplay and story. Throughout all the games you fight in similar areas against only two different enemy types. Sometimes there are cinematics, but without them you wouldn't even know if there was a story. You also have to control one of the most boring stereotypical main characters you've ever seen. On the other hand, the games do nothing to inform the player about Halo's lore, nor do they make any effort to capture their attention. Whether you play the games in order of release date or in chronological order, you have no idea what's going on. I have a hard time understanding how the Halo franchise has remained popular for so many years. These games have dated gameplay that is way behind the times, even for the year they were first released. If you are not interested in the online aspect, there is no reason to buy this version. Aside from the boring single-player gameplay, it takes up 120 GB of space on PC. Not only is it not worth buying, it's not even worth the space it takes up. The Halo series should be relegated to the dusty shelves of history like the Xbox 360, the platform on which they were developed. If you're looking for a real space themed adventure, try the Mass Effect trilogy, and if you're really curious about the Halo series, watch the TV series and animations instead of playing the games.

While Halo, the Master Chief Collection TECHNICALLY lies to its audience by including Halo: Reach and Halo 3: ODST under its umbrella, I don't think a single person will complain about this verbal "stretch."

The Master Chief Collection can be broken down into three simple parts: Campaign, Firefight(s), and Multiplayer. For those who are glued to the underappreciated storytelling aspect of Halo, make sure to check out the gorgeous campaigns or Halo 4: Spartan Ops. For those who love local co-op and taking on hordes and hordes of difficult enemies, Halo: Reach Firefight is likely for you. Finally, for those that love the classic, P v. P element of Halo, it is brought to you across six (!) lightning-quick and smooth Halo experiences. Moreover, you can customize which games you want to play in multiplayer mode. If you love Reach but hate Halo 2, you can uncheck the Halo 2 box before matchmaking. It is easy to navigate, fun to play, and nostalgic for all the right reasons (whiny 40-somethings screaming at you to let them take the sniper is concerning from a societal level, sure, but unabashedly delightful in practice).

Having gone away from Halo - and the Xbox in general - for a few years, returning to the game via the Master Chief collection was like jumping directly back into a childhood memory: Delightful, engrossing, and incredibly time-consuming (in a good way).

I cannot wait to continue to peel back the layers of this massive grab bag for months to come.

Better than pretty much all of CoD. Now Black Ops 1 and 2 are pretty much equal now, but MCC is awesome. Halo are nostalgic for me and so many others. When I first got my Xbox 360, I loved Halo 3, when I was bored and going through hard times, my dad got me Halo 4, another game I enjoyed. Then Halo Reach. That's one of my favorite games of all time. In Halo you can play online like any other fps, campaign has always had good stories and deep lore not to mention how fun it is to play these campaigns. Forge is where you can modify a map to your liking, and that combined with Custom Games can make for free creativity. Forge combined with Custom Games can make for awesome game types like Trash Compactor, Ghostbusters and so much more. With Custom Game Browser you can play with so many other people on these games which increases fun factor, and then Firefight is your average waves game type like Call of Duty Zombies, but still fun nonetheless. Not to mention you can customize waves and difficulty and on Halo Reach firefight you can even play as the enemies! Now if the difficulty is set to let's say Easy, you stand as little of a chance as the AI do, but it's still awesome! This is just awesome in every way. While I prefer Open World, this is a good way for me to get my fix of first person shooters. If you like FPS Games, you'll love this. If you are a FPS fan and don't like halo, I don't know who is. 10/10 without a doubt.

I believe it is the first time any Halo game past Halo 2 (not including the RTS games) is release on PC. This means you can now play halo 3, ODST, 4, and Reach in 1440p+ resolution, 100+ FPS. The online is back too so right now there is a pretty big group of gamers online. you don't really have to worry about joining games as it tends to find player pretty fast.

~Now not everything is great, some of the early Halo games have not aged well in my opinion. ~Halo 1 aged the worst and have the worst levels as well as the worst final escape sequence i've ever played. The vehicles control like total garbage in that game. Also the first half is great but the second half becomes really boring and repetitive, with stages going on and one forever which feels like an easy way to make the game longer. It was totally unnecessary. ~Halo 2 is better but the online is rather bad now since the weapons kinda suck. Also the story is good but it ends very suddenly and anticlimactically . The stages are shorter but there is still a bit of "filler." ~Halo 3 is a lot better and there isn't much to complain about. The final escape is way better than Halo 1's. ~Halo 3 ODST is BAD (the main campaign is extremely lackluster, with stages that are uneventful and just boring to play through. It just builds up to the final 2-3 missions) ~Haven't gotten to Halo 4-reach campaigns yet.

Overall I got it at a cheap $25.00 and it was worth it.

9/10

Just seeing the Halo 2 cinematics blows your mind. With almost all of the Halo campaigns in it its really one of the most amazing and beautiful games out there. Not to mention the constant support from its developers.