Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3 ODST > Halo Reach > Halo CE
Based on campaigns.
Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Posted by: Mark V guy
Reach 6/10, good level designs, fun gameplay, actual good marine AIYour entire point is invalidated by this preposterous claim.
Level design - Incredibly linear
Gameplay - Far from fun when I have to resort to long range tactics every single time. Where's the assassinations? Where's the grenade sticks (which are nullified against Elites)? The pink explosions (again, nullified against Elites)?
Marine AI - Vastly inferior in Reach. They turn too slowly when I want to swap weapons with them, drive horribly, charge into battle and I have to watch out for them, blow my cover, friendly fire from troopers with explosives, they get in vehicles too slowly, stand and do nothing even when there's an enemy nearby, drive off with my vehicle, don't use weapons at their proper range.
I hate to admit it, but Reach has this huge impact on people who begin with it which makes them blindly embrace it...
I hate Reach even more now. It is a form of brainwashing. As a CE purist and an experienced player of H1, H2, and H3, as well as Reach (somewhat, having tried conventional and unconventional means of killing), I am prepared to destroy, no, vanquish the contamination of Reach with the wealth of Halo knowledge I have accumulated!!
Watch out world. There is a new enemy of Reach this day!
Yes it is incredibly linear, but it is fun when you play on lower difficulties.
A lot of things you said about Reach AI also apply to the other games. Driving off with vehicles, blowing your cover, friendly fire and betrayals, not fighting. I prefer Reach marines because I have never encountered them doing any of these things. Perhaps I am just lucky.
Reach is so much more fun and replayable than CE. Yes, the storyline is kind of crappy, but the gameplay on lower difficulties is a fun experience, and I like it much more than CE. In fact, I might even edit my post to give CE a 2/10, its just a piece of absolute crap.
However, Halo 2 and Halo 3 are better than Reach. ODST, firefight is good, but the campaign, apart from the first and last mission, is kind of meh