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Halo 4 Still Holds Up As The Best Halo Game Ever, 14 Years Later
['Ari Notis']
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Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved, is a modern-day reminder that the original Halo game was…pretty dang good!
But as Halo fans wade into the nostalgia pool, I can’t help but think that Halo is far from the best Halo game.
Partway through the game, Master Chief literally defies an order — something he had never done in the original trilogy — for her.
Image: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosClose Image: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosImage: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosIt’s a swerve for Halo, an unexpectedly thorny, emotional story in a series known for its black-and-white bombast.
Image: 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosBut the real clincher for Halo 4 is that it is the only mainline Halo game that has literally nothing wrong with it.