✅ Subscribe: kzitem.info 🖱 Support the channel: www.patreon.com/ben_plays_games I can see this video in particular being a bit controversial! Do let me know how you'd rank the games and why.
@imdavidbaby
Жыл бұрын
Hope you know the MCC isn't all of the Halo game's ur missing acouple
@FascinatingVision_II
Жыл бұрын
I agree with your order of your First Halo game choice and the order of your last four Halo game choices even though I haven't play Halo Infinite as of the date of this comment. I would have changed the order of your Second to Fourth Halo game choices to be in a different order. Good video anyway. 👍
@Seolisti
Жыл бұрын
As a total experience, it’s always going to be 3 for me. The ad campaign leading up to everything, the story, the music, that bombastic ending- everything. Reach and Combat Evolved are tied for a very close second, but 3 will always have that special place in my heart.
@juliogurrola3645
Жыл бұрын
The marketing trailers were enough to give chills!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
I went to a midnight launch even for 3, was so excited. It totally lived up to expectations too, which was a huge relief considering, as you hear about in the video, I wasn't the biggest fan of 2. I still remember going online and there being 1.1 million people or so playing too, insane.
@sam_ac_smith
Жыл бұрын
My friend came over to my house the day I got Halo 3 and we stayed up all night beating the campaign. Years later he ended up working at Bungie!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@sam_ac_smith That's awesome, my dream job would be working in video games!
@alexschneider8494
Жыл бұрын
I think Halo 3 gets elevated too much due to nostalgia. It was good, but the writing for the campaign was sub par compared to the rest of the series or at least the Bungie games
@jamesharvey3993
Жыл бұрын
Halo 2 for story, Halo Reach for total package.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Can't argue too much with this. 2 is definitely the one for me story wise and say 3 or Reach are the most well rounded of them all.
@Blox117
Жыл бұрын
halo 5 had the best story, halo infinite had the most content, halo 4 was the best sequel lol just kidding they're all trash
@LostShipMate
Жыл бұрын
Halo 3 seemed the most well rounded. Great campaign, an improved multilayer that fixed all of Halo 2s issues, and so many new features during a time where people actually used them to make the community better. I'm still chasing the high Halo 3 multiplayer left me with.
@spartanq7781
Жыл бұрын
@@Blox117 You had me in the first half.😂
@Blox117
Жыл бұрын
@@spartanq7781 also halo 5 req packs is better than ODST
@archiwumkloc
Жыл бұрын
Halo 3 had the best levels, Halo 2 had the best story, CE had the best sci-fi atmosphere, Reach was the most well rounded. And all of them had the best music. Great video by the way, really well done ranking.
@LoneElite1
Жыл бұрын
CE also had the best AI imo
@phanto6599
Жыл бұрын
Reach is absolutely not well rounded lmao. The gunplay is among the worst in the series. Every weapon is such a headache to use. Halo 3 is the most well rounded
@bringthecheese9504
Жыл бұрын
I find Reach's story and gunplay quite bad. The plot is non-existent until the last two missions. My ranking: 1. Halo 3 2. Halo CE 3. Halo 2 4. Halo 3 ODST 5. Halo Reach
@halinaqi2194
Жыл бұрын
Ehh, I would disagree. It may be the best designed but for its actual intelligence, halo 2 and 3 is leagues better. Halo 3 are much more squad oriented while halo 2 are more tactical. The only issue with halo 2 ai is they like to stand in the spot, but thats due to them being programmed to, which I guess was to save on performance they actually have a checkbox to enable always move during combat, in which, if the ai is in combat, it will attempt to always be moving. The halos proceeding ce also gave you the option of letting your allies drive, and swap weapons. In reach they can also detect invisible enemies. The way the ai also behaves is better in the new games. The ai orders in halo 1 are very simplistic compared to halo 2 and even more so than halo 3 and reaches task trees. Halo 1 ai also have a bad habit for friendly fire.
@jorgeperez2872
Жыл бұрын
@@bringthecheese9504 Nice troll!
@carsonwheat546
Жыл бұрын
One thing I rarely hear anyone touch on that puts CE above the rest, in particular 2. For me it’s the sense of mystery. The upgraded graphics with 2 and 3 are nice and a natural progression; but the limitations on CE made the world feel more alien. I remember loading up H2 for the first time and being both excited and disappointed to see plants and cars and details that added the the story, but made it all feel familiar again. There’s something for me that’s magical about CE that helps me escape the every day. Your analysis and ranking is spot on (though I would rank infinite above odst personally
@torb-no
Жыл бұрын
Strongly agree with this. CE has this great sense of mystery, adventure and exploration. I also think it has the very best art direction in the series. It also feels kinda… lonely a lot of the time? Thar also helps create that feeling. And just excellent ambience sound design where the soundtrack turns off and let you really breathe in the environment.
@HarleyHerbert
Жыл бұрын
This might very well be the most important but at the same time least talked about thing about CE and definitely ought to have more recognition
@carsonwheat546
Жыл бұрын
I guess I’ll add to my thoughts a bit too. It’s not that CE lacked all modern things, but those familiar things were more like Easter eggs than parts of the environment. Whether it’s the missing cat billboard or the cafeteria menu or the thirsty grunt making modern references. The environment was the essentials of space warfare operations. Even the assault rifle is dramatically different than modern rifles, but then they brought in the battle rifle that looks like just about most generic rifles. There are a lot more details I’m not thinking about right now, but I loved CE because it was science fiction and the others are fantastic, but just a little less mysterious
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
I touch on the mystery of Combat Evolved in my video covering The Library, as there are a lot of interesting comments made by Guilty Spark. I used to spend hours on the forums reading fan theories, was a simpler time on the internet.
@chvIry
Жыл бұрын
Just curious, why Infinite over ODST?
@Rocco049
Жыл бұрын
Honestly I feel like the art style from CE aged better than 2
@PloIIIka
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree. I love playing through CE with the old graphics even if I enjoy the new one, but the old graphics of H2 makes my eyesight literally blurry a bit. I don't like that I don't like it, but it is what it is. Halo 1 to me is timeless.
@torb-no
Жыл бұрын
Espescially after the graphics bugfixes in the last few years I think CE is downright gorgeous. The way metal reflect in forerunner structures alone is just so pretty. It’s like alien sacred brutalist architecture. Austere and simple yet somehow grand.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
2 goes for a less bright, more Earthy colour palette, which isn't as visually engaging as Combat Evolved. It still looks fantastic.
@Hatster985
Жыл бұрын
Every time I play Halo 2 anniversary edition, I think “huh, I wonder what this looked like back in 2004”. I push the button to swap the textures, and it looks like a foggy, greyed out mess wherever I go.
@halinaqi2194
Жыл бұрын
This is a bit unfair because like how much of ce was horribly ported to pc with a lot of graphical glitches and missing effects, so was halo 2 watered down. If you have an original copy of halo 2, it looks much better, just like how we fought as a community to keep halo ce original vision and art alive, we have to make sure halo 2s doesn't die either. As for art styles, halo 2 in my opinion looked better character model wise, like any of the moving ai characters and designs looked way better, but halo ce was simplistic in its detail for the environments which meant it was in a place where artistically it doesn't age poorly as it looks stylistic. Halo 2 went for a more realistic look, so it aged more poorly as tech improved. Halo 3 went for a more stylistic look again which is why the game still looks great to this day, barring a few facial models. The lighting in halo 3 and odst was just perfect and they haven't topped it since.
@BugsoftheSea
Жыл бұрын
My big issue with 4 was that it never gave me the feeling of heroism that the bungie games gave me. Ce 2 and 3 felt so epic, then 4 felt more like call of duty
@BugsoftheSea
11 ай бұрын
@rhamlet5290 you're right. It always bugged me that they changed the covenant species so much.
@LvUrFR3NZ-a-CrazyDiamond
7 ай бұрын
I like 4 but this is the bigger problem... But I think that 343 didn't want to do so much heroism. Chief acted like a soldier and at the end, he loses Cortana while he still hoped to save her. Everything was for this. It wasn't to "heroize" the Chief again, although he really was a hero. The game portrayed his despair of losing someone important. And he still not going to Earth before stopping the greatest enemy to humanity... Hmmmm, anyway, 343 could have done a little better. But I think it was a good first job for them...
@thetruth5350
7 ай бұрын
343 sucks that’s why
@jedi196
Жыл бұрын
Overall I think Halo 2 has to be the best in the series. I believe the flip in Halo 2’s storytelling cannot be understated how ballsy and compelling it was. Halo: CE was this mystifying yet contained story and Halo 2 just opened up an entire universe- that was done so exceptionally well it created a almost 20year devoted fandom. That I for one know will last a life time.
@ky.holden99
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see Halo 2 getting the love it deserves. It had some amazing music, exceptional characters with believable and understandable motives and beliefs. And the progression of the story just worked. The stakes felt high and the arbiter was a welcome addition and helped us experience the covenant from another angle. It was the perfect sequel and only suffers from a rushed/ cut short ending. Some part of me would love a full on remake of that game. But with Halo's recent history I'm not sure what studio could do it justice.
@jasinjonuzi1784
Жыл бұрын
Thing is Halo 2 is the best in almost everything (I'm talking only about Bungie Halos btw): story, writing, soundtrack etc. all goes to Halo 2, but it messed up so bad the gameplay and level design Halo CE established that it feels a slog to play though most of the times. Still a million times better than Halo 4 or 5 and it's still an incredible game.
@jedi196
Жыл бұрын
@@jasinjonuzi1784 I agree that Halo 2 is just simply the best Halo in every respect but I don’t understand what you mean by a slog with gameplay? I never felt that. The gameplay was just as much fun as CE.
@jedi196
Жыл бұрын
@@ky.holden99 Halo 2 all the way mate !!
@jasinjonuzi1784
Жыл бұрын
@@jedi196 Maybe it's just me but I don't feel like any Halo reached the peakness of Halo CE gameplay (it's not because of nostalgia, i picked up the series with Reach). Halo 2 gameplay often felt buggy (one example is melees not registering or enemies melees extending through ur back), also Bungie felt the need to nerf various weapons which imo damaged the sandbox since many weapons became useless (looking at Halo 2 pistol). Last thing I want to mention is legendary and I've got only one word to describe it: cheap. As I've said this game is still fenomenal but I can't help but think that without these issues it could have been a masterpiece. (I'm not english so sorry if my english is bad.)
@R1PP3R_93
Жыл бұрын
Combat Evolved will always be my first love, but Halo 2 is my favourite for how much it fleshed out the Universe Also the Theme tears right through my soul each and everytime I hear it...
@DC-hf7td
Жыл бұрын
Playing 2 betrayals on legendary co-op is still among my favourite gaming memories. Smashing our way through an active battlefield was fantastic. Debating who takes the rocket launcher or the sniper rifle. Ah, great days
@gollygosh
Жыл бұрын
and then both getting blown up by the rocket flood, good times haha
@hrthrhs
Жыл бұрын
Everything you said applies to my bro and I.
@connortollit6120
Жыл бұрын
I think some of the best moments in any halo games are when you’re alone, bungie had a incredible way of making the player feel completely alone and very isolated. It’s hard to explain but it just hits different playing halo CE past the half way point or controversially cortana from halo 3. It evokes a feeling I just can’t explain.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
I love Combat Evolved's openness, game can be pretty chill at time just wandering around the outdoors when there aren't any enemies nearby.
@homegrown6845
10 ай бұрын
Introvert much?
@Slysheen
Жыл бұрын
For me it has to be Halo 2. People criticise the smaller vehicle arenas but I always felt like they give just enough space for maneuvering while not being _too_ large. The gunplay felt just right, the Battle Rifle is my favorite weapon, and the flood encounters were moody and dark which really helped them feel menacing. Heroic also feels like the perfect difficulty for me there. I love 3, but I'm stuck in an annoying valley where Heroic feels a little _too_ easy, and legendary feels a little _too_ hard. Honestly I love how the split in the comments so far feels very even, Bungie made an incredible series and it's great that everyone has an iteration they feel speaks to them personally
@TahuNuva2008
Жыл бұрын
I found H3 legendary to be too easy, actually! CE legendary is the most balanced imo.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Love your last comment there in particular and completely agree - there's such a split between the different games and who ranks them where (apart from 4 and 5 which haven't had as much luck). Also, no one's called me stupid or similar yet, which is nice, as it does tend to happen once or twice when I do these videos haha.
@megaman15ish
Жыл бұрын
For me Halo CE is and always will be the best game in the series. It has by far the best gunplay, controls, atmosphere, and soundtrack, not to mention there's never a single dull moment and missions like 343 Guilty Spark are among my favorites of any video game I've ever played. It's a timeless masterpiece that holds up 20+ years later.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
I echo your thoughts Victor, game's a masterpiece that was so, so far ahead of anything else on console when it came out. You just don't get a lot of games like that nowadays with the leaps between generations becoming less and less important.
@MrDudeman9442
Жыл бұрын
By far the best gunplay and controls? That’s objectively wrong and you know it
@haksawstudios8490
Жыл бұрын
@@MrDudeman9442bro hasn’t used UNSC weapons
@halinaqi2194
Жыл бұрын
I mean you are definetly viewing it with rose tinted glasses. I played halo 1 much later on than when it released, but there are dull moments. There is a lot of repeated level geometry, and sections when you just find yourself moving around with nothing going on. If halo ce had 1 main flaw it would be the repetitive use of level geometry to pad out run time. People like to congratulate ce on how wide open the battle fields are but, I disagree. A lot of the large areas have often little enemies populating it, and inwould prefer more focused vehicle arenas like that of halo 3 or 2 in which they have the resources freed up from large arenas to add more stuff to the encounter. Like you come out of the cave in two betrayals and you see a group of covenant chilling on a hill with a couple banshee overhead and 15 or so flood rushing, but this massive area only has 1 or 2 points if interest, with the rest of it just being space.
@Elegantfoxwasteland
Жыл бұрын
@@halinaqi2194yea I think this creator is looking at it with love goggles for sure. It's a great game but very dated and painfully slow paced missions (not all but enough to be a chore to beat in one sitting) My friend and I legit fell asleep during a marathon run of it. We stopped on the last level cuz we couldn't stand it any more. At least 2 and 3 I can beat in one sitting cuz it doesn't have as many dull moments.
@TheLastArbiter
Жыл бұрын
Halo 2 for me. Story, gameplay, atmosphere, art design, characters, and just the general feeling of the game are just right imo
@burge117
Жыл бұрын
Halo 2 is king ❤
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
For me, 2 falls down a bit too much on gameplay. If it were more like CE, 3 and Reach in that regard, it would have been second on my list or even potentially number one.
@TheLastArbiter
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames I mean you can’t go wrong with any of those
@halinaqi2194
Жыл бұрын
I'm a sucker for great ai companions and I think halo 2 did it the best. The marines here are tough and smart enough to take on squads of covie on their own, even when greatly outnumbered. A squad of 2 or 3 marines can handle a squad of covie without player help, even until heroic difficult, and on legendary, if you play aggressive fast and smart with marine BR support you can make some encounters a breeze. Halo 3 marine ai is also, decent but individually weaker, you can have an entire squad on legendary die to 1 brute shot brute, which doesn't happen in halo 2. Barring halo 2 ultras, marines do not get wiped as easily as they could in halo 3. In halo 2 they feel tactical and coordinated, they only really fall apart due to legendary enemy ai just having ridiculous damage numbers, if you mod the game to level the playing field, you'd find that marines are actually one of highest tiered ai, usually outperforming elites. Especially the elites with similar health values (elite minor and marine have 100 hp, or 150) Marines in halo 2 are best equipped with BRs, sniper rifles, beam rifles and carbines. They land headshots pretty regularly so they easily dispatch of gru to, jackals, and brutes, quickly leaving the elites to fight a squad of marines on their own.
@burge117
Жыл бұрын
@@halinaqi2194 Halo 2 Marines are amazing! I find the Elites when you are the Arbiter a little too crazy haha.
@vincenzonapoles4371
8 ай бұрын
Going from Golden Eye to Halo CE is something you wouldn't understand unless you lived it. Incredible!
@KeithBoehler
Жыл бұрын
People really sleep on halo wars. I can see why, but it is still really well put. Somewhat ironically it feels a bit more grounded in the halo universe than the mainline titles.
@burge117
Жыл бұрын
You have a point. The first HW is a fantastic game.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Videos on Halo Wars coming soon!
@KeithBoehler
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames Maybe after your frustrated solo attempt and you are done with that review we can talk about how to improve your strats and see HW with refreshed eyes after. If you are still up for it.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@KeithBoehlerDefinitely! To be fair, I think I would have been a lot better if I wasn't on stream, it's pretty hard to really think hard about a game like that while also trying to talk about it. I feel good about the second half stream, going to finish strong.
@AnesidoraAston
Жыл бұрын
ODST is a very close second for personal favorite, especially because it's a fairly mongoose heavy game if you want it to be, and I love that little thing, but it doesn't have three gates.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
If it was a list based on soundtrack quality, ODST would be close to the top for me, absolutely love it. Game's just so atmospheric.
@AnesidoraAston
Жыл бұрын
Halo 3 has a lot to love besides its soundtrack. It introduced Forge, which was the first thing I jumped into when I got it. It's multiplayer was king back in the day. It was THE reason to have XBOX live. I still jump into custom games from time to time. The soundtrack is god tier. And more importantly, it actually made the brutes a fantastically fun enemy to fight, and set a gold standard for enemy AI. It's art design is great. It's voice acting is fantastic, especially Jen Taylor's. It also gave us softness in some of the characters, and a little depth, which is just fantastic. And then there's the Covenant. It's the best Halo mission. Not the best Halo 3 mission. The best Halo mission. It's a gold standard for me, for how to transition from outdoor to indoor spaces, and include fantastic vehicle segments. Plus, it helps that Halo 3 generally feels less gimmicky than Halo 2.
@dexcalibur2648
Жыл бұрын
Odst is my second favourite also, the entire setting was intriguing to me, and playing when I was young with a friend has so many memories
@robertlavery6896
Жыл бұрын
I'll never not be mad that Reach and ODST aren't top 2. I love halo, but I loved how different those two games were, expanding the universe I loved so much.
@TONEDEAFSOUND
9 ай бұрын
reach HANDS down has the best campaign and in my opinion had a community that was still truly active
@Bertinator-nm9ld
9 ай бұрын
Those are my two favorite games to replay, but I do have to give CE the credit it deserves for building an amazing world, story, and atmosphere. Especially once you consider that Halo CE did it all completely from scratch. The game shows its age a little bit, but it will always be the most iconic Halo game.
@joebenson528
2 ай бұрын
@@Bertinator-nm9ld It was developed in 2000-01. I can't think of a game that has aged better after 23 years. And time does not do it justice. There have been many technological leaps and graphical standards taken since then; 2000-04, 2004-08, 2008-10, 2010-12, 2012-15 and 2015-present. You can see it in every major release during those periods. Halo 1 aged better than any game released. It was the "precursor" to everything that made the FPS genre great while at the same time being a genre i and of itself with it's relatively open sandbox world and environmental storytelling.
@JoeyWheelerFuqs
9 ай бұрын
Halo 2 at number four is wild
@chipgw
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see an acknowledgement of Exuberant Witness; she gets forgotten (unsurprisingly considering 5 as a whole isn't worth remembering), but I actually quite liked the character and wouldn't mind seeing her return in a good Halo game.
@guitarbass22
Жыл бұрын
She reminds me of the original Monitor of Installation 07. Too bad we never got a chance to meet that monitor because of “plot.”
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
An awesome character I'm 99% certain will neve be mentioned again!
@braingaming8224
7 ай бұрын
Halo CE will always be my fave halo, i remember playing a fun goffy game to a complete horror game that gave my younger nephew such bad nightmares. To this day 343 guilty spark is my favorite level of all video games
@smithsanity2727
Жыл бұрын
Halo 2 imo was the best competitive FPS of all time. From a team vs team aspect and FFA. From gameplay, map design, sandbox and skill gap… it was all perfect.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
It was so exciting to have a fluid, intuitive way of playing an FPS on console. Myself and friends had spent ages previously hooking an Xbox up to the PC so we could play Combat Evolved 16 player online through Gamespy, which was so awesome, but to be able to do it so easily when Halo 2 came out was incredible.
@ImperialDevastator
Жыл бұрын
absolutely loving your longer form content lately! these videos must take a lot of work so it’s greatly appreciated. keep up the great work as always brother!
@ChefandTheArbistor
Жыл бұрын
When you finally pull out all the stops and make a “which halo is the best” video that really doesn’t give us much hope for what is to come in the future. (Also first.)
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
No need to worry mate, still plenty of life in the old dog yet!
@ChefandTheArbistor
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames good to hear! Keep up the great work!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@ChefandTheArbistor Cheers dude, will do!
@toddriley3461
Жыл бұрын
Good job on the length of the video very long and I enjoyed it ❤
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Todd, appreciate that!
@JA-lr5ix
Жыл бұрын
Reach. Great level design, story, pacing, characterization, gunplay, new abilities, new weapons and a massive expansion to the sandbox (literally and figuratively with forge world)
@jarlwhiterun7478
Жыл бұрын
I've thought about it for awhile and it's got to be Threach. 3 and Reach played back to back or concurrently.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
3 and Reach definitely the most solid campaigns in the series, they're my most played after Combat Evolved.
@Liquorice_Monster
Жыл бұрын
Halo 2 is not only my favorite Halo game but it very well might be, in my opinion, the best video game ever made. Although I'll admit, I didn't really have a true appreciation for Halo 1 until many years after I first played it. I loved Halo CE right from the start, but it wasn't until I went back and replayed the game in my late teens and early adulthood that I really began to see just what a masterpiece it was. Honestly, it makes me rank Halo 3 in third place, which feels wrong because of how amazing of a game it was, but H1 and H2 and just a little bit better.
@davemacchione3296
Жыл бұрын
Halo 3 is not only the best halo game, but the ultimate halo experience. The halo community at the time was at it's absolute peak, so many new players wanted in on the fuzz, custom games were dominant, forge was so addicting, just the halo games after couldn't capture the same energy as halo 3.
@THI5GUYY
Жыл бұрын
Reach for me, I spent a lot of time in all of them but the most time in Reach. Love that game despite its imperfections.
@yoshim616
8 ай бұрын
Halo 3 is my favorite. It just seemed like one of the biggest leaps in terms of graphics, and multiplayer in the whole series. The story is so epic and awesome and it just has so many incredible moments. I had so much fun with my friends on this game, it’s just legendarily awesome.
@OliTayler
Жыл бұрын
Great video and analysis as always. For me, 3 will always hold a special place in my heart. Upon a recent series playthrough, I actually found myself enjoying ODST the most!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Thanks SW20 (that's not a reference to the postcode is it?). ODST's a cracker, love jumping into the missions for a quick blast of Halo when I've not got a ton of time.
@MrHandsomerob23
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Ben, your description of Reach perfectly describes reach to me. I too was in college when Reach releases meaning I too rushed through the campaign and worried more about the countless hours of forge and multiplayer with friends ahead of me. I've since replayed it thanks to it's inclusion into the MCC. I now have a whole new level of respect for it!
@mikearndt8210
7 ай бұрын
it can’t be anything but CE for me. it’s the complete package. amazing story, amazing music, amazing and fair gameplay, amazing multiplayer, and so much more. sure other halo games might have CE beat in one department or another, but everything in CE is at least 9.5 worthy
@BenPlaysGames
7 ай бұрын
100% agree.
@fastmadcow
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic watch! I really enjoyed your take on the strengths and the weaknesses of each game. What you found compelling and what you think fell short. You weren't overall biased either you gave criticism where it was due, but also praise.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! I always try to give a fair appraisal where possible, although I struggle at times with Combat Evolved as I love it so much.
@kylec171
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos Ben❤
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
No worries Kyle, appreciate you checking them out!
@PickledShark
7 ай бұрын
I don’t think gaming ever got better than a Halo 2 Xbox LAN party with friends, pizza, and Mountain Dew code red.
@TheBoxNasty
Жыл бұрын
Halo Infinite open world for me was amazing. I felt the addictive gameplay and fun AI really never got old. I wish they went with for of a Gears 5 approach and had separate small open worlds with different biomes and side quests. I want to see Chief, Weapon and the Pilot back again and more of the banished architecture. Also 343 easily created the best forerunner aesthetic next to CE. Infinite for me is the second best after Halo 2.
@nathanantol882
10 ай бұрын
Yeah Cortana is a drag, but that black screen followed by “you found me” gets me every time
@theoldman5896
8 ай бұрын
Halo CE, 2 or 3. Take your pick, the order is up to you. Story, art design, multiplayer, campaign, so-on - it doesn't matter. I'd say CE is top in all these positions, but compared to anything more recent than 3 (or ODST), it doesn't matter. Nothing made after 3 is canon - all those stupid novels aren't canon either - because I said so!
@ink2862
Жыл бұрын
WOW, 10/10 ranking. I love Halo 2, but it really is weaker than Reach, CE, and 3. INSANE RESPECT FOR CE AT #1. People think just because the graphics are old that it isn’t fun. It’s is a masterpiece! People complain about the backtracking, as if they don’t understand the hardware limitations in 2001. CE story is simple and amazing, the soundtrack is BEYOND iconic, the gameplay is incredibly fun and replay-able, so valid bro, I’m subbing right now!
@of8699
Жыл бұрын
It has to be reach. It was the first halo game I played and it has a special place in my heart. Pure nostalgia moment.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
First one you play will always be remembered fondest I reckon. That's might be why I'm such a raging Combat Evolved fanboy.
@ramengod5768
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGamesI played CE first but halo 4 is my favorite. I'm a sucker for love stories lmao
@ethanbenson
Жыл бұрын
Nostalgia doesn’t mean it’s good. I have nostalgia for sharkboy and lava girl. It doesn’t make it a good film.
@thecalrichards
Жыл бұрын
@@ethanbenson Comparing that t o reach is a crime lol
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@ethanbenson Sharkboy and Lavagirl is a classic though.
@snsdkbopper7819
7 ай бұрын
As one of the main Bungie gameplay developers famously said, You can have the graphics, physics & sound, but if the game doesn’t nail that 30 seconds of fun over and over again while playing it, then you’re not going to have a good video game, So I agree wholeheartedly that Halo1 definitely nails that 30 seconds of fun over and over again better than all of the other Halo games.
@jackmb9760
Жыл бұрын
To me, Halo really fell off after Reach. I played Halo 4 but did not continue on afterwards. I love watching your videos and am able to be filled in on what has happened after 4, but to be honest I don’t think I’ll ever get around to playing 5 or Infinite. Of all the games I did play, Halo 2 is my absolute favorite followed by Halo CE, Reach, 3, ODST and 4. The way 2 expanded upon the Halo universe is one of the reasons why it’s my favorite for me. Also, the Halo 2 brutes were my favorite version of them by far. Their tenacity and difficulty to fight made for some of the most exciting enemies to come up against for me (legendary was a bit ridiculous though lol). All in all, fantastic video man! Looking forward for more to come!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Cheers jack! I'd say 4 and 5 can be skipped but Infinite might be worth a go if you ever find the time. It's got a lot of issues but the core gameplay is very good.
@jackmb9760
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames that’s good to know, I’ll have to give it a run through sometime here soon. Thanks for the heads up!
@e1ectricfee1
Жыл бұрын
Been playing halo since CE. To me CE/ Reach will always be my favorite. 2 and 3 and ODST I will always love as well
@leoj4023
Жыл бұрын
OG Halo 1 will always be in my heart
@VoiceOfTheEmperor
Жыл бұрын
I've been looking forward to this!
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Hope it lives up to expectations my man!
@jackmb9760
Жыл бұрын
My powers have doubled since the last time we met count
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@jackmb9760 Good. Twice the pride, double the fall!
@jackmb9760
Жыл бұрын
Let’s go😂😂
@FelixVyra
Жыл бұрын
I mostly agree with this list if we are talking about only the campaign, but if we are looking at multiplayer the reverse order is mostly correct. I don't care what people say about Halo 5 "not feeling like a halo game in it's movement" It was simply better than anything else before. I don't think it plays well with controller but as someone who played it on PC I have to say that game had the best core gunplay and movement I have ever seen. My only problem with it was spartan charge, but almost everything else was awesome. They could release Halo 5 today with competitive SBMM on PC and it would be way more popular than MCC and Infinite combined. Not amongst halo fans but amongst general gamers.
@MatthewLee-fo3me
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if your aware of this but in the books, Reach fell in about 3 hours and was mostly set in space. I don't know how well that would've translated to Video Game and it's understandable why Bungie changed it.
@sharonbraselton4302
Жыл бұрын
yes ít waso
@edgaral
Жыл бұрын
Halo 1 = Great way to introduce the flood, variety in scenarios, atmosphere Halo 2 = Story, gameplay and twists Halo Reach = Graphics, Gameplay, Story
@Exodus26.13Pi
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding content again
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Hoytfx!
@TheXeroLink
10 ай бұрын
Halo did flourish on PC. That’s where I first played it! Halo Custom Edition and the Halo Maps website were where I spent a ton of my teenage years back in 2005
@lifelike6423
Жыл бұрын
We can all agree what 4 halos are best. But cannot unanimously agree what halo is best. That can only be defined as to how the series was introduced to you, and what traits you love about it.
@stevefyfe1018
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic analysis. I think the only thing I'd potentially change would be Reach and 3, but it comes down to personal preference. It's disappointing but expected that 343 is a cut below the Bungie releases, and that goes for the score as well, and speaking of... Could you imagine trying to rank that Bungie score? Marty O'Donnell is a god among men and I don't think I could actually rank his works because they're all bone-chillingly amazing.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Steve! Ranking Halo's scores would be nightmarish task. I actually have no idea what order I'd place them in at all.
@EliteKnight97
Жыл бұрын
I still believe that CE plays better than most other shooters well into the mid 2010s, battlefield I feel only caught up with battlefield 1, cod with black ops 3 and far cry with 3. There’s just something about CE that is so FUN and still somehow grounded
@shifterverse
Жыл бұрын
The first two notes of the score of that open in halo 5 are quite similar to the avengers main theme in fairness Ben 😂 I felt the same, I know that's how Spartans are in the lore but without that doom eternal style pace and game play mechanics I felt like the pace had hit the breaks when you actually start playing yourself
@SpartanBrix
Жыл бұрын
CE is just infinitely replayable for me. If Infinite’s first level was the Infinity’s boarding instead of the Gbrakkon as a callback to The Pillar of Autumn, it would’ve been a perfect game for me.
@emilopez3434
Жыл бұрын
Halo 3 was the first FPS game I ever played, since that for me is the best Halo for the variation of weapons and vehicles, the ost still have a special place on me, every time I get back to this game is like playing for the first time, I just love it so much.
@bbyjesus69
Жыл бұрын
Hunt the Truth, especially the audio drama following the reporter, is some outstanding marketing even by the standards set by the Bungie games. I'll never stop mourning the game we never got which actually follows up on it.
@ApieceofWoods
Жыл бұрын
I think Halo 2 had the best story, Halo 3 had the best gameplay with its matchmaking and custom games, and Reach was the total package that had everything that someone enjoyed. I will say that Infinite has the best core gameplay out of all the games in my opinion, but they just need to deliver on basically everything else.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
We'll never get it, but I'd have loved to have seen an Infinite 2 or whatever was going to come next. I really felt like there was something there which could be built off. Gameplay essentially just needed a tweak or two but could remain the same, so more time to work on the rest of the campaign.
@Jorsk3n
Жыл бұрын
eh, Infinite also had probably the best art style of the bunch, only rivaled by H2A and H3. The music was easily the best out of the 343 games and I would say it was even better than ODST and Reach (but that's maybe because I don't find Jazz that good and the rock-like soundtrack in Reach just doesn't fit Halo, imo), but it was nothing compared to the original trilogy. Story, multiplayer, customization and good campaign levels is where it's lacking...
@Shadow0fd3ath24
11 ай бұрын
1 for nostalgia and fun, 2 for story and covenant background and lore, 3 for game play and multiplayer online, ODST for cool missions and wierd unique art style and earthbound fighting, reach for shooting feel, 4 for modernizing and bringing halo to a new level and the first new faction since Halo 1, and i played 5 super fast 1 time years ago and havent went back
@kevinscott3047
Жыл бұрын
I just played through all the Halo games for the first time a few months ago(minus ODST) and while they were all pretty fun I have to say Combat Evolved left the biggest impact on me. It might be a little barebones compared to the sequels but there was just something special about it that makes me want to replay it more than the others. Plus the Flood were at their scariest in CE imo.
@jackmb9760
Жыл бұрын
100% agree, the CE flood were horrifying. When I first came up against them as a kid I always turned off the game when I got to 343 Guilty Spark. I was too scared to play past it😂
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Was just playing it again last night and it genuinely never gets boring to me. It's in my top three games of all time, alongside Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid.
@landonschmidt3724
6 ай бұрын
Reach has always been my favorite. The story line, the characters, the assassinations, the customization of 6, it is such a good game and the one I grew up loving. But halo 2 is also amazing
@ipodclassic91
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always! If I had to make a list, I guess mines would be as follows: Halo 6 Halo 5 Halo Reach Halo 4 Halo 3 Halo CE Halo ODST Halo 2
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony! Surprised to see Infinite so low, how come?
@ipodclassic91
Жыл бұрын
@BenPlaysGames Infinite is the FIRST halo game that I've not completed the campaign...I just kept thinking something in Infinite was missing, I just didn't FEEL like a Halo game at all I've thought alot about why Infinite didn't give me "New Game, New Campaign" kind of feeling....the conclusion I came up with is that Infinite might be called Halo but it doesn't have the usual SOUL of a usual Halo game 😔😔😔
@MorphSenior
9 ай бұрын
The hunt the truth podcast released to promote halo 5 was unbelievably good, i was crushed when the campaign didn't deliver the same quality
@boomslick2436
Жыл бұрын
I think Halo 4 only really shows Chief's humanity game wise as he's has so much humanity in the books
@iamkurogane
Жыл бұрын
Halo Infinite for gameplay and Halo ODST because that opening sequence with the pod has inspired me to write a book. I love this series so much
@JimmmmmmmmmmmY
Жыл бұрын
Halo infinite gameplay is like CoD. Soo no
@Jdog2201
Жыл бұрын
Reach was my first Halo game and is my favorite
@bobisconsumed520
Жыл бұрын
Rewrite Id’ do to Halo 5: Evil Cortana is Cortana frag with Logic Plague and wishes to use Composer tech to digitally equalize all life like Gravemind wanted to, but organically with Flood. From that ONI wants to take control of Logic Plague Cortana to dominate Galaxy, Agent Lok as their main agent. Artiox and Banished become allies with Chief against ONI/Cortana in later titles?
@boubayaga_
Жыл бұрын
They had the opportunity in Reach to do a Covenant reveal midgame, similar to the Flood reveal in Halo 1. But I feel like they decided to forgo that bc it would've felt too samey (although that is literally the one powerful moment from H1 that hasn't been repeated as well)
@blueshit199
Жыл бұрын
fighting insurrectionists for one would be too generic considering it was the era of COD-like military shooters, plus it would be controversial because of context, it wouldn't be fun since human weapons are hitscan, and the Covenant reveal would be predictable in a Halo game *and* one set on Reach
@aegis6485
Жыл бұрын
I always viewed Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 3: ODST as parts of the same whole. Something about those games elevate them above the rest, even though I love nearly every game in the series.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
Interesting thought, have never viewed them in that way. ODST being part of Halo 3, according to its title, always annoyed me, though - it definitely should have been Halo 2: ODST or Halo: ODST.
@solnada1
Жыл бұрын
Halo CE is top of the list for me as well. A great time, and it has an atmosphere that I never really felt in the other Halos to the same extent. Honestly, I think the graphics have aged pretty well for what they are, the art style and simplicity of it make it feel more timeless to me. I look at Halo 2's graphics and I never gelled with it as much
@ninja1man4u
Жыл бұрын
Objectively halo reach. It had EVERYTHING including the kitchen sink. Subjectively though halo 3. Because it was arguablely a perfect game
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
3 and Reach are definitely the most well rounded games in the series. Which I'd pick over the other could change any given day.
@chrismdb5686
Жыл бұрын
Personally: 2 (specifically with the enhanced cutscenes, those are simply beautiful) for the best full package Reach for the campaign 4 for the multiplayer/forge/custom games
@AdeneTzr
Жыл бұрын
quick answer : R E A C H
@joerowland2625
Жыл бұрын
Incorrect
@regularhoodshow8146
Жыл бұрын
@@joerowland2625 your opinion to other people’s opinion is invalid
@joerowland2625
Жыл бұрын
@@regularhoodshow8146 So is yours
@regularhoodshow8146
Жыл бұрын
@@joerowland2625 Your's is more in favor if you dont like peoples opinion you can go on a corner and cry we dont want to hear you whinge
@averagefist2083
Жыл бұрын
@@joerowland2625 incorrect
@ashtonmccloud1161
Жыл бұрын
For 343 guilty spark and the flood reveal was marvelous. My dad told me he didn't play halo for a week after the flood reveal because they freaked him out. He played through it in 2001 everything was normal until the flood reveal.
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
So cool your dad played Halo. Mine played Crash Bandicoot 2 once for 10 minutes Christmas 1997 and that was his first and last video game experience!
@ashtonmccloud1161
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames yeah. Games were better back then.
@beam5655
10 ай бұрын
Great video, especially the CE section. My rankings would look like this. Campaign: ODST < Reach < 3 < 2
@ChefandTheArbistor
Жыл бұрын
2 is massively underrated. The soundtrack is the best in the series, story, best (maybe after reach), and gameplay is horrible. Outskirts on legendary still haunts me to this day.
@TehCakeIzALie1
Жыл бұрын
I'd call Halo 2 massively overrated for basically the same reasons.
@cpMetis
Жыл бұрын
I'd say 2 is easily the most overrated. You can't mention the franchise in many places without having people come out of the woodwork to proclaim it's better than everything else, and stutter immediately when you ask why beyond something something combos.
@ChefandTheArbistor
Жыл бұрын
@@cpMetis You can’t lie, the introduction of arbie and fleshing out of Johnson were great moves by bungie, and while legendary is nearly impossible, heroic isn’t bad and the story more than makes up for it, even with the cliffhanger ending, which when it first came out got spoiled for me, but I was still looking forward to. And don’t even get me started on the soundtrack.
@cpMetis
Жыл бұрын
@@ChefandTheArbistor The story is absolutely amazing. But that doesn't change the gameplay. I'm about as likely to just watch a game-movie cut on YT as I am to sit throw that again.
@animationsiguess1954
6 ай бұрын
Halo 4’s forerunner enemies felt like they were just a lead sponge..
@LisaAnn777
6 ай бұрын
Halo 2 is still my favorite. I cant even remember how many times me and friends used to play that game when we were young it was ridiculous.
@flipyapd2321
7 ай бұрын
Halo 2 saved you 47 minutes
@jamescarlisle7781
Жыл бұрын
17:28 another god tier nade
@Matheus-ki9zo
10 ай бұрын
My favorites are 2, CE and ODST. But that's clear personal taste. But if were to argue what is the absolute best, in the complete package, I'd go for CE. For me, it's everything Halo is meant to be, it's Halo's purest form. Not my favorite (that being Halo 2), but objectively, my vote for the most-Halo Halo.
@Bencozens
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video Ben, I would’ve put halo infinite before Halo 4 as I’m still bitter about how it conned me into taking a day off work on release only to find out you couldn’t download the campaign until after 6pm! Another excellent analysis. Looking forward to more!
@TheSoccerguy1231
Жыл бұрын
Terrible reasoning for putting CE at number one.
@randomjetsergeant9198
Жыл бұрын
My first is reach then halo CE. Reach was just... built different.
@wilfredwayne7139
7 ай бұрын
The original voice for truth was flawless.
@LilRick96
6 ай бұрын
Halo 2 hands down. Best story, best soundtrack, best dialogue. For all of its turmoil during development, what was presented to us was nothing short of incredible and iconic. Perfection in my eyes
@mauriciosilva5955
3 ай бұрын
I prefer the story halo reach one of the few games that made me cry even the soundtrack I thought was better the gameplay was much superior too. Halo 2 is good but time wasn't good for it I found it slow and boring
@ridinstorm91
Жыл бұрын
I had a poll, not very big, but it's funny how most Halo fans will often agree, 343 games in the bottom, with 5, then 4, then infinite, and then the 5 Bungie games in a random order far above them. I do believe you should've said before that this is only rating the campaigns though, when counting multiplayer and other features it can vary wildly.
@edwardhill7297
Жыл бұрын
My favourite - at least for campaign is ODST. It feels tailored for my taste with the atmosphere, music and being a smaller scale story, plus its built on 3's engine so it has aged well
@supersnipey123
5 ай бұрын
I think what would be neat is if there was a game, somewhat like Reach, where you take on the role of Spartan Griffin, and it takes place in the 6 month time period where Chief is floating in space, beginning with the Banished’s strike on the Infinity, where you escort Lasky down to Zeta Halo, and you would attack the Banished in an open world campaign like Infinite’s and it would end with a “current objective: survive” like mission down at Infinite’s dig site. The end would be watching from inside Chak’ Lok’s torture machine in the Tower as Chief fought Chak’ Lok’ and set you free, then from Griffin’s point of view he would tell Chief all he knew, and it would end with Griffin passing away like he did in Infinite. Kinda like Reach plus Combat Evolved plus Infinite. Maybe it could include some interaction with Cortana and Atriox.
@mollusk2771
Жыл бұрын
As a newbie to halo a couple years ago, I always used the anniversary graphics, thinking the original didn't look good. After your recommendations and revisiting the games, I liked the original graphics. The atmosphere was there unlike in the remaster. (Edit:this may have nothing to do with the video but I just wanna address it)
@austinwelbig5758
6 ай бұрын
Halo 2 is one of my favorites but that might just be due to the remastered cutscenes being movie quality. It legit blew me away and I found myself playing to get to each new cutscene
@ghastlyanarchy1720
Жыл бұрын
"Hunt the truth takes a back seat." Dude it missed the bus transfer to the other side of the terminal to catch the express flight to Halo 5's release
@BenPlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
True that! Those scenes from the advert I added to the video were so good too, can't believe we got none of it in 5.
@ghastlyanarchy1720
Жыл бұрын
@@BenPlaysGames truly a shame. What could have been with that game with the original idea could've led to decent replayability with choosing who you'll play as and how to go about things throughout the story.. So much potential just wasted away for a mess.
@devilmingy
Жыл бұрын
A good list, certainly, but I think we all know the greatest game in the series is the one for Android smartphones where you reload by scanning Doritos. Truly a masterpiece pioneer of AR game design.
@mujigant
9 ай бұрын
Halo 1 is the only one that is endlessly replayable so it has my vote
@jukes4499
Жыл бұрын
Reach has my favorite multiplayer. Also my favorite gun, the needle rifle. It’s the only game that feels timeless to me. I go back to it and even as the years pass. I don’t feel like it needs a remaster or graphical update. And since it hadn’t been mentioned in this video, can we talk about how good the voice acting is in the entire series? ESPECIALLY for video game standards?
@centrallyintelligentagency
Жыл бұрын
This, exactly this. I never once thought we should have a Reach remaster or update. It looks, sounds, and plays just as well as you need it to.
@mafiousbj
Жыл бұрын
Let't be honest, the only reason some people praised 4 was Cortana's "upgraded" assets and she going full anime waifu mode at you 😂
@rubendiaz247
Жыл бұрын
My favorite halo was 3 since it was the first one I played and actually payed attention to the story as much as an 8 year old can. With that being said this video kind of triggered me because it was placed 2nd and even worse I agreed with all your points. I hated those cortana slowed down moments lol. Great video man!
@Free_Krazy
Жыл бұрын
Reach before MCC was the bomb! With its progression and customization along with Forge and the infinitly replayable story and Firefight it was everything we could have hoped for from Bungies last masterpeice.
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