A remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacular remastered version of the original game, created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of the most beloved first-person shooters in gaming history. Bundled with seven of the most popular multiplayer maps in Halo history ready for Xbox Live, Halo: Anniversary includes a bounty of new features including cooperative play over Xbox Live, Achievements, new challenges, and new fiction to uncover.
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The first time I've played through Halo (and it's 23 years old!?). I'm impressed that it's held up but it's not without its flaws compared to the modern equivalent. I found fighting the Convenant to be standard humdrum FPS fare, so the first 3 hours or so were good, but not gear. Controls are tight (but the jumping is annoyingly floaty, for obvious reasons) and the non-covenant weapons felt good. It's only when the flood show up that I really started to vibe with things.
The little plot twist halfway through shifted the feel of the game for me, and I got excellent horror vibes from 343 Guilty Spark. The romp through the Library and Two Betrayals made me forget I was playing a game this old, but I was soon brought back down to earth with the backtracking toward the end of the game. The last third is certainly weaksauce in comparison.
Despite the negatives (and the fact I didn't experience multiplayer at the time) it's left me with an urge to keep playing the series. A good thing, because I have a working copy of Halo 2 (GFWL) and all the 360 games! Might jump into those sooner than expected.
The little plot twist halfway through shifted the feel of the game for me, and I got excellent horror vibes from 343 Guilty Spark. The romp through the Library and Two Betrayals made me forget I was playing a game this old, but I was soon brought back down to earth with the backtracking toward the end of the game. The last third is certainly weaksauce in comparison.
Despite the negatives (and the fact I didn't experience multiplayer at the time) it's left me with an urge to keep playing the series. A good thing, because I have a working copy of Halo 2 (GFWL) and all the 360 games! Might jump into those sooner than expected.