Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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.

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

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.

• Halo CE -

This game has a good story (Reminds me a little bit of the second alien movie), the gameplay is so frustrating at the same time fun, the enemies is intelligent, make you think twice before doing something. It is only the beginning of a wonderful saga.

• Halo 2 -

This game is pretty good, the story has amazing dialogue, and memorable characters. I really love the elites most in this game, they make you feel better than everyone else.

• Halo 3 -

This game has one of the best campaigns in the series. I really love the graphics and design, as well as the gameplay. Is the epic conclusion for a epic story.

• Halo ODST -

Is different, you're not a super soldier and the feeling of being alone is desolate, manages to perfectly capture how it would be to be facing the Covenant as a non-spartan.

• Halo Reach -

The story, characters, and settings are all vastly interesting. Halo Reach reminds me Rogue One: a story that connects everything we knew about our heroes.

• Halo 4 -

Incredible graphics, art styles, and a great storyline make the game very fun to play. This game dives into the bond between Chief and Cortana in a fantastic manner. 343 did a really good job with this game, considering it was their first.

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.