at some points this game feels more like Halo 5 than Halo 2, I don't know if that's a criticism or a compliment or just a neutral observation. I feel like I'd have more of a reaction to this if I had played Halo when I was younger versus getting into it recently, but in terms of remakes/remasters this is fine, to the point that most of my complaints were pretty much the same that I had towards the standard edition. Mainly the fact that I feel like the game sacrificed a satisfying climax for a cliffhanger ending. No joke, I had forgotten the exact ending since I had last played through this and expected one more level to load before the game just threw me back into the menu. Not a huge complaint, but again I feel like it shows how the team was already focused on Halo 3 by the time this game was out.