An iconic game in terms of development of FPS franchises and cooperative gameplay, but in today's standards Halo: Combat Evolved definitely feels dated. The Anniversary graphics even feel dated at times, until you are shocked at how liminal the XBOX era graphics were when you shoot back and forth between the styles, a great tool that I'm glad the developers included. But the game definitely feels broken and old, a lot of the gameplay feels unfair and impossible to pass at times (I played Heroic), leaving me frustrated. The only way I got around these moments were pure dumb luck, waiting an extra ten seconds to cause a glitch to ensure that the Elite wouldn't ride into a Banshee that would guarantee to kill me. There is definitely a nostalgia hit, all the different enemy types is so rewarding to see, however, the later sequels are much more enjoyable in my opinon.