Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE
Based on campaigns.
Posted by: sdnomdE
Who's claiming it's "perfect," at least if we mean "perfect" in a strict sense?
As for the rest of it, you already asked in the other thread, and we answered. You said why you thought certain things were problematic, we answered as to why we disagreed. Seems like if there was any conclusion to an of it, it's that the issues at hand were more a question of YMMV than anything else, so I'm a little put off by your new, authoritative OP; I see no reason to stop considering Halo 1 an incredible game because of a few vague blanket statements that I disagree with, made by a single person who wasn't impressed by the game.
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Oh, and seriously, stop calling AotCR a "maze." At least until you've played a classic shooter from the early to mid 90's. Here, I'll link you to one, made by Bungie!
Marathon on Aleph One, a source port of the Marathon 2 engine
Halo CE is a maze maze maze, maze maze maze, maze maze maze, Halo CE is a maze maze maze, its a maze all the way
But on a more serious note, I personally think Halo CE is a piece of crap, but i have no problem with people playing a game they love out of nostalgia. I love other games for the same reason, but im sure there's someone else who would call them pieces of crap