- Cheeto666
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It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.
Posted by: chickenlittle
Cheeto is the only one among you that doesn't suck.
I think Halo 2 had the best story, it was, in every sense of the word, epic. It just felt grand, much larger than the original game.
For starters, the Covenant get their own story in Halo 2. In Halo CE they were just the aliens trying to kill humanity. Halo 2 put a face on them, and you actually emphasize with them and their objectives. Especially when the Covenant turns on the Elites.
Bringing the war to Earth was also a brilliant move, it attaches the user to the conflict beyond just humans fighting aliens. Now you're defending your home from the aliens, rather than some mysterious ring world.
The flood also became more than just space zombies. The gravemind made them intelligent, and a good deal more terrifying.
CE ain't got -blam!- on Halo 2.
I think Reach is a close second. I admit, there are some canonical errors in Reach, but setting those aside, it's a grand, and rather sad, tale.