One of my favorite games to play back in the day. I remember playing the "Exodus" level on repeat for hours at a time. There isn't much to say about the gameplay - tons of weapons, explosives and vehicles to mess around with along with the new armor abilities. Armor abilities allow things like sprinting for the first time in the franchise as well as jetpacks, holograms and camouflage. The story is very compelling and has a very diverse set of characters that make up the "Noble" squadron. The change of pace in the story is also very welcome and focuses on the smaller scale of the war against the covenant instead of Master Chief's action hero adventures. Characters are really fleshed out and are able to be explored in far more depth than Master Chief ever has. The multiplayer is also fun as always; forge and firefight add even more extra things to do beyond the campaign as well. All in all it's a fantastic game and a perfect example of what the shooter genre used to look like when it was in its prime.