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12. Halo 4 (Xbox 360, 2012)


I had previously played Halo: CE, 2, 3, 3:ODST, and Reachs campaigns in co-op and some solo, but 4 was the first game in the series that I began and have still only played solo. Its quite a different experience, and honestly, I think that 4 is perfect for playing solo. Im not basing that around level or firefight design but the core of the campaign was an intimate tale about Cortana and Master Chief, one that I was personally invested in, which I am better able to appreciate alone.

Still, I keep coming back to the series for its online component, and I guess I am in the vast minority that thinks 4 was the best (MCC excluded) in that regard. From a technical standpoint, games ran much smoother and experienced fewer issues than in previous games. This was a tremendous boost to my beloved Griffball (basically handball). I felt like a god in that game. If there was a professional Griffball league/tournament, back in the early-to-mid 10s, I would have totally tried out for it. Anyway, the collection of maps was also the best. I havent sat down to do a ranking of all the maps in the series, but Exile might end up on top, and Meltdown, Longbow, Perdition, and the Valhalla update called Ragnarok would all rank pretty high up as well.

Taking over for Bungie, 343 Industries also breathed some necessary life by incorporating contemporary features found in comparable games. Chief among them are a sprint button and loadouts. I dont need to talk about the former, but the latter was derided by my friends to the point of, but not solely limited to, them exiting the series. Being able to enter most games with my choice of weapons and abilities got me hooked onto it even as nearly all of my friends left. Not all players have the same interests or skill sets, so giving them the flexibility to provide an initial setup that most interests them, is more suited to their skills, or both is a basic but valuable feature. I was able to start off with two of my best weapons in the Light Rifle (an underrated but major point for 4 was that the new Forerunner weapons were my favorite in the series) and DMR, and I made my armor ability be the hologram (creates a decoy, and you dont know how valuable this is for someone who mostly plays objective games).

Despite some early growing pains, Halo: The Master Chief Collection was a huge triumph for me and still probably my most played XB1 game, but relatively speaking, Halo 5 was disappointing despite my fondness for its Warzone co-op and PvP variants. Im not sure how hyped I am for Infinite, but I will say that 343 Industries doesnt settle for staleness, so I have some hope that it will get back to the level that they achieved with 4.

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