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Story:
1. Halo 3 - Finished off an amazing trilogy with a bang.
2. Halo 2 - Really fleshed out the Halo story and expanded the lore.
3. Halo Reach - Gave a nice setup for Halo 1, however, Noble Team's members weren't very developed due to the fact that they appeared only in a single Halo title. Their deaths felt insignificant.
4. ODST - Awesome game, but, I felt no connections to the characters whatsoever.
5. Halo CE - While the game itself was great, there was very little plot to the game itself.
Campaign:
1. Halo Reach - Great level design, refreshing aesthetics, prominent theme, and the levels didn't feel too repetitive. Reach really showed the progression of level design throughout the Halo series. The campaign felt to me like the ultimate Halo experience.
2. Halo 3: ODST - A new take on the Halo experience, an AMAZING soundtrack, and the inclusion of sandbox elements made it stand out to me.The only problem for me was that the New Mombasa overworld started to feel repetitive
3. Halo 3 - The story shined in Halo 3 but some of the levels didn't so much. Take for example "Cortana", the level progressed the story greatly but I couldn't find an ounce of fun in the level. That aside, Halo 3 is a masterpiece. The soundtrack is the best of the original trilogy, and the scarab fights were damn fun.
4. Halo 2 - While this game was groundbreaking in the storytelling and multiplayer, the campaign was unfinished. With many texture problems and the missing third act, the game felt "rushed". Though, Halo 2 was epic to say the least. Its cinematics were astounding and the gameplay evolved greatly from Halo CE.
5. Halo CE - While the game was great for its time with a ground breaking setting and soundtrack, it has started to show its age. The levels feel very repetitive at times and the second half of the game was a recycled version of the first. However, the game was a true testament of its time.
Multiplayer:
Halo 3 > Reach > Halo 2 > Combat Evolved
My overall favorite list:
1. Halo Reach - Best Campaign (gameplay-wise) and addictive multiplayer (Credits, credits, credits).
2. Halo 3: ODST - Coolest setting, an amazing musical score, and firefight is brilliant.
3. Halo CE - Nostalgia is what's keeping this game alive.
4. Halo 3 - Best multiplayer IMO and an awesome story, but, I never was as connected to Halo 3 as compared to others
5. Halo 2 - While it revolutionized multiplayer gaming and developed Halo's story, I never enjoyed it as much as other Halo games.
[Edited on 07.25.2012 7:06 PM PDT]