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Subject: I like Halo 4, but Reach was the pinnacle of Halo.
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I'm sure most of you know I love Halo 4. I thought it was a great game and all of you bashing it is silly. I thought it had the best campaign of all Halo's easily.

However, I still am a firm believer that Reach is the pinnacle of Halo. All of you seem to just nitpick strongly on points like Bloom, Armor Lock, etc., but it by far was the most polished and content-filled of all Halo games.

- Campaign was solid. I still think Halo 4's and 2's was better, but the gameplay in Reach's was excellent. Varied missions, atmospheric, fantastic score, and all in all excellent gameplay. I think people are too upset with the story to realize how well the gameplay is. (And please, the story had to be changed a little, it would be impossible to have a good story and gameplay mix based around The Fall of Reach).

- Firefight was excellent. This is a no brainer but people still think ODST's was better for some reason. I didn't realize having more maps, gameplay options, weapons, enemy variety, and matchmaking made it worse? People let their hate for one playlist (Arcadefight) influence their thoughts on the entire idea.

- By far the best Custom Games. I know people insisted that Halo 3's was better, but that's just nostalgia talking. There were so many gamemodes and so much customization in Reach, you could do literally whatever you wanted for custom games. There were so many excellent Custom Games for Reach. The excellent Forge World was amazing as well. People hate on it for (derrrr Gray World), but any good Forger can make maps looks amazing.

I'm saddened that Halo 4 has removed so much custom options as well as having limiting Forge maps.


Discuss what you guys think of as the best Halo game. My order?

Reach > Halo 2 > Halo 4 > Halo CE > Halo 3
(Based on combinations of everything, like campaign, customs, matchmaking, etc.)

[Edited on 12.22.2012 8:56 AM PST]

  • 12.22.2012 8:55 AM PDT

Reach? That's a funny way of typing Halo 2.

  • 12.22.2012 8:55 AM PDT

The bible is the best book Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN. HALO IS AWESOME BUT GOD IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Did you knew that JESUSdied for you?

Inb4 halo 4 hate
inb4 reach hate
Inb4 halo hate.

  • 12.22.2012 8:56 AM PDT

I'm going to invade your heart like a barn swallow high on milk chocolate and grandma love.

Fairness is only possible within the limited powers of man. Elsewhere, there is only chance.

Thus I refute thee.

Reach was pretty fun. Firefight was kinda dumb though. Too many Fuel Rod Grunts and the vehicles respawned (couldn't store them).

[Edited on 12.22.2012 8:57 AM PST]

  • 12.22.2012 8:56 AM PDT


Posted by: Gaara444
Reach? That's a funny way of typing Halo 2.


Halo 2 was utter garbage. Reach wasn't considerably better though.

Halo CE is still the most challenging, balanced, and longest Halo game.

  • 12.22.2012 8:57 AM PDT
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Yes, Reach had the map Pinnacle in it.

  • 12.22.2012 8:57 AM PDT

OMG I finally figured out why you like the Waypoint forums. Reach must have been your "first" Halo experience. As for best Halo game just anything before Reach if fine by me.

  • 12.22.2012 8:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: Aang the Avatar
Reach > Halo 2 > Halo 4 > Halo CE > Halo 3
When did you start playing Halo?

  • 12.22.2012 8:57 AM PDT

Multi-trillionaire modern cowboy.

That's right.

Wow, I hate your opinion. I love Halo 4, but the campaign is just a mockery. And come on, man. Reach is kinda silly. Sure, it's fun and all, but it's far from Halo's prime.

  • 12.22.2012 8:58 AM PDT
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Oh boy here we go...

OT: I have to disagree but that's just me

  • 12.22.2012 8:59 AM PDT

The bible is the best book Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN. HALO IS AWESOME BUT GOD IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Did you knew that JESUSdied for you?

THIS/Thread.
Posted by: Gaara444
Reach? That's a funny way of typing Halo 2.

  • 12.22.2012 8:59 AM PDT
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  • 12.22.2012 8:59 AM PDT

My legit Killtrocity

Camping like a 'mouth breather'
If Fed Ex and UPS merged into one company, would it be called Fed Up?

I don't want to start another account for a digital number that has no true value in ten years.

When I saw this thread

  • 12.22.2012 8:59 AM PDT

Reach had TU settings and really good netcode, not to mention ZBNS games. Once a TU was worked out, the game played amazingly. I'd agree that it's one of the better Halo multiplayers. I still like 3's campaign the most though.

  • 12.22.2012 9:00 AM PDT

Reach the pinnacle? The pinnacle of Halo's demise you mean. Halo 3 was the pinnacle. Everything after has been lame.

Halo 4 had so much potential but with minor flaws and 343 i not updating crap it's lame right now.

  • 12.22.2012 9:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: Aang the Avatar
ODST>3>Reach>2>CE>4
Fix'd.

  • 12.22.2012 9:01 AM PDT

You look around.You fire your weapon before you realize.
Its just me. I fall and you walk up. You cry why.
When i pop up. You look at me in wonder. I say,"ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL."
You bend to my will and go to a cliff, walk off, and fall.
The last thing you hear is me stating as fact,"All will fail the battle of life, you just went early"

Reach sucks.


Halo 3 > Halo 4 > Halo 2 > Halo CE > Halo Reach

  • 12.22.2012 9:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: BestSpartan117
Inb4 halo 4 hate
inb4 reach hate
Inb4 halo hate.

Oh no! He said inb4 halo 4 hate!
Whatever shall I do? I can't complain about the lousy story, the pointless progression system or the part where the announcer never shuts up because if he stops giving you positive feedback for every step you take you might realize something is seriously wrong now can I? Just as people will never hear about how they gave the custom games communtiy the finger, the speed runners the finger, the score enthusiasts the finger and pretty much everyone else the finger by removing theater in campaign? (the later of those being replaced by, you guessed it, buttons. Buttons everywhere.

But now I can't say any of that without validating that pesky inb4...

  • 12.22.2012 9:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: DarkVader9494

Posted by: Aang the Avatar
Reach > Halo 2 > Halo 4 > Halo CE > Halo 3
When did you start playing Halo?


I played Halo CE when it came out but I didn't get really into Halo until 2.

  • 12.22.2012 9:02 AM PDT

The bible is the best book Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN. HALO IS AWESOME BUT GOD IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Did you knew that JESUSdied for you?

Yeap just like I said Inb4 halo 4 nerd's hate lol.
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Posted by: BestSpartan117
Inb4 halo 4 hate
inb4 reach hate
Inb4 halo hate.

Oh no! He said inb4 halo 4 hate!
Whatever shall I do? I can't complain about the lousy story, the pointless progression system or the part where the announcer never shuts up because if he stops giving you positive feedback for every step you take you might realize something is seriously wrong now can I? Just as people will never hear about how they gave the custom games communtiy the finger, the speed runners the finger, the score enthusiasts the finger and pretty much everyone else the finger by removing theater in campaign? (the later of those being replaced by, you guessed it, buttons. Buttons everywhere.

But now I can't say any of that without validating that pesky inb4...


[Edited on 12.22.2012 9:03 AM PST]

  • 12.22.2012 9:03 AM PDT
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Level designer / bungie fan and a Sangheili admirer.

Needs more Skyrim

  • 12.22.2012 9:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: MongotheRed
Reach sucks.


Halo 3 > Halo 4 > Halo 2 > Halo CE > Halo Reach


Halo 3 is my least favorite Halo. The first half of the campaign was complete and utter -blam!-. It didn't get good until they actually left Earth. The second half was admittedly pretty good, except for that lousy mission Cortana.

Multiplayer is my least favorite of all Halo's.

  • 12.22.2012 9:03 AM PDT

My legit Killtrocity

Camping like a 'mouth breather'
If Fed Ex and UPS merged into one company, would it be called Fed Up?

I don't want to start another account for a digital number that has no true value in ten years.

3 > 2 > CE > 4 > Reach

  • 12.22.2012 9:05 AM PDT

The Game

I agree completely.
Halo 4 took a huge step back with Customs and Forge.

  • 12.22.2012 9:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: DarkVader9494
3 > 2 > CE > 4 > Reach


Why is Halo 3 your favorite?

  • 12.22.2012 9:05 AM PDT