Even though I've played it for the least amount of time: Halo 2. ODST might be my new favorite soon but we still haven't got it.
Poll: Best Halo Game
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Halo 2 had the best campaign, and the story of the Arbiter, who was 1000 times more interesting than the chief considering the chief barely speaks at all
The Halo series is very standard, in the way that each game does not differ that much from the last. Each sequel is basically an upgrade of the original, and not a continuation. So, ODST is the obvious choice, basically Halo CE with better graphics, gameplay, options, forge, customization, and arguably better music.
The first game takes my vote over ODST. The fist was great for a game in general, while ODST was great for a Halo game. ODST was very near to the feeling of constant looking over your shoulder and having minimal support as did Halo CE.
CE however, had a less complicated plot, and gameplay felt like you had a reasonable chance on Legendary. Useful weapons were more common because every weapon was useful and fun to use. Some of the changes, for instance the plasma rifle, got me irritated at Halo 3's campaign, but applied to a less powerful unit with less armor and resiliance, a plasma bolt that travels nearly as fast as a bullet, is a hindrance, not a gameplay balance. And now I'm going off on specified tangents, so I'm going back to my original point of story.
In Halo CE, you were on a ring world, in a place you didn't want to be, with people who didn't want you to be there, or to exist. You also had a plethora of weapons. Hmmmm. Now, with your support all but cut off, no idea of what was going on, and intelligent enemies, it was an uphill battle. But, due to perseverance, respawning, and a fairly decent supply of weapons, you could do it. On Halo 3, anyone can do it on any difficulty. And the story was a half-assed attempt to tie up loose ends while still leaving room for a sequel, what I mean is, the good guys won in a triumphant and inspiring victory but the heroic main character is nowhere to be seen. The attempt to bring all of the 'rightous and just' characters together felt contrived and obnoxious as did the gameplay. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun to co-op it and the multiplayer is great. But story wise, I'd rather listen to a monkey on a piano than Cortana, which brings me to my next point.
Shut up Cortana! Yes, yes I could watch you die. Now please unfreeze my screen, I'm being shot at here and the only reason I'm playing this campaign again is to practice whatever skill I'm lacking at in multiplayer.
The tentacle thing was most irritating as well, I wanted to kill the flood/zombie/idiot right then and there. But no, you see, we had to rescue our digital damsel in distress, Cortana, from her perilous plight of plethoras of pain. But, she's not even real. She is a series of ones and zeros. So, I ask myself, why do I care. Simply put, I care because I'm an achievment whore and wanted all of the achievments. But, story-wise, I don't. And why should I? She offered nothing useful except in the first game. But then again, the first game wasn't a Halo game so much as it was a work of brilliance on a Halo disc.
The point being that the story and gameplay go hand in hand in the first game, kind of like two hands or something of that nature. The frantic, adrenaline charged, apprehensive mood that the first game induced was incredible. ODST, almost, so close to being that, stands out more for it's failures than succeses. But it's failures were all minor things, I.E. weapon idiocy, all encounter's being remarkably similair, blah blah. It's story however, was good. Not great, but good. It went well with the gameplay. All it needed was a silenced Battle Rifle.
Good Lord this was a long post.
CE however, had a less complicated plot, and gameplay felt like you had a reasonable chance on Legendary. Useful weapons were more common because every weapon was useful and fun to use. Some of the changes, for instance the plasma rifle, got me irritated at Halo 3's campaign, but applied to a less powerful unit with less armor and resiliance, a plasma bolt that travels nearly as fast as a bullet, is a hindrance, not a gameplay balance. And now I'm going off on specified tangents, so I'm going back to my original point of story.
In Halo CE, you were on a ring world, in a place you didn't want to be, with people who didn't want you to be there, or to exist. You also had a plethora of weapons. Hmmmm. Now, with your support all but cut off, no idea of what was going on, and intelligent enemies, it was an uphill battle. But, due to perseverance, respawning, and a fairly decent supply of weapons, you could do it. On Halo 3, anyone can do it on any difficulty. And the story was a half-assed attempt to tie up loose ends while still leaving room for a sequel, what I mean is, the good guys won in a triumphant and inspiring victory but the heroic main character is nowhere to be seen. The attempt to bring all of the 'rightous and just' characters together felt contrived and obnoxious as did the gameplay. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun to co-op it and the multiplayer is great. But story wise, I'd rather listen to a monkey on a piano than Cortana, which brings me to my next point.
Shut up Cortana! Yes, yes I could watch you die. Now please unfreeze my screen, I'm being shot at here and the only reason I'm playing this campaign again is to practice whatever skill I'm lacking at in multiplayer.
The tentacle thing was most irritating as well, I wanted to kill the flood/zombie/idiot right then and there. But no, you see, we had to rescue our digital damsel in distress, Cortana, from her perilous plight of plethoras of pain. But, she's not even real. She is a series of ones and zeros. So, I ask myself, why do I care. Simply put, I care because I'm an achievment whore and wanted all of the achievments. But, story-wise, I don't. And why should I? She offered nothing useful except in the first game. But then again, the first game wasn't a Halo game so much as it was a work of brilliance on a Halo disc.
The point being that the story and gameplay go hand in hand in the first game, kind of like two hands or something of that nature. The frantic, adrenaline charged, apprehensive mood that the first game induced was incredible. ODST, almost, so close to being that, stands out more for it's failures than succeses. But it's failures were all minor things, I.E. weapon idiocy, all encounter's being remarkably similair, blah blah. It's story however, was good. Not great, but good. It went well with the gameplay. All it needed was a silenced Battle Rifle.
Good Lord this was a long post.
Of the three games in the series (not including ODST or Wars), Halo 2 had the best multi-player IMO. Since I have yet to like a single-player campaign, I'm judging them completely on multi-player. But I have not yet played ODST, so I can't make a truly informed opinion.
While I am a huge fan of Halo CE and all it did for the FPS genre, I am more of a fan of Halo 2 for revolutionizing online console gaming. Halo 2 really brought it above and beyond the rest of what Xbox Live was doing before and Dreamcast didn't really make the cut.
well i guess ODST is ok only tried it once and i fell in love with the scoped SMG n pistole. ive tried all other halo games and there not that great
Halo 2 was my favorite. Yes Halo CE had the best pistol in the history of everything, but outside of the campiegn it felt overpowered. I distinctly remember multiplayer matches when people would only use the pistol by choice. While this was fun, the lack of variety kind of got boring.
Halo 2 introduced the energy sword which make killing the &*$%ing flood much more bearable and it also serves as the standard for online gameplay. Halo 3 almost took everything too far and I didn't like bungie giving some of the Halo CE weapons back, it felt like a half-assed apology to the original Halo fans.
I have heard ODST does some things really well so I reserve my final judgement until after I have played that but for right now I am going with Halo2
Halo 2 introduced the energy sword which make killing the &*$%ing flood much more bearable and it also serves as the standard for online gameplay. Halo 3 almost took everything too far and I didn't like bungie giving some of the Halo CE weapons back, it felt like a half-assed apology to the original Halo fans.
I have heard ODST does some things really well so I reserve my final judgement until after I have played that but for right now I am going with Halo2
ODST was quite good, which suprised me greatly. Halo 1 was good solid gameplay, Halo 2 had some new ideas and a decent story detailing both sides, and Halo 3 was pretty rubbish.
I was quite dissapointed that we didn't get to fight Elites in ODST though, because Brutes are honestly quite boring to fight against, as well as being a bit of a stretch storyline wise. And since when did such an unequiped force come packed with THAT many Scarabs? I call bullhonkey on that one.
I was quite dissapointed that we didn't get to fight Elites in ODST though, because Brutes are honestly quite boring to fight against, as well as being a bit of a stretch storyline wise. And since when did such an unequiped force come packed with THAT many Scarabs? I call bullhonkey on that one.
I'm going to have to read the rules at the Escapist, there must be a rule stating
"At least 1 Halo related topic per month"
The first one is the best, the second one had to be the worst, it was just awful, the alien was just the worst thing to put in. Then again I think all the antagonists are hard to take seriously in Halo, they run around in neon pink/yellow/blue armor and scream when they spot you.
It's a fine series if you're into the multiplayer I guess but I've kept to Team Fortress 2 ever since I found that.
"At least 1 Halo related topic per month"
The first one is the best, the second one had to be the worst, it was just awful, the alien was just the worst thing to put in. Then again I think all the antagonists are hard to take seriously in Halo, they run around in neon pink/yellow/blue armor and scream when they spot you.
It's a fine series if you're into the multiplayer I guess but I've kept to Team Fortress 2 ever since I found that.
Halo 1 is the only one I completed on my pc. I didn't bother with 2, and traded in 3 as it came with my Xbox.