Those cutscenes are so lifelike to the point I'd say they should be standard for games and even movies from which I have never seen that quality before. Additionally cutscenes have been completely redone by Blur which should be given a budget to make us a feature length film already, because damn. Getting the full anniversary treatment the entire graphics have been overhauled to make it look like a fresh title of today while preserving the game we fell in love with so long ago. It's so hard for me to believe that it has been ten years already and I'm shocked. Halo 2 (Anniversary) This is the big one or well the focus of this pack since Halo 2 has finally hit it's ten year anniversary. An epic story with mystery and some of the best FPS gameplay of all time. The Master Chief along with Cortana take the battle to the surface where they discover the history of this strange place while running into a deadly secret held deep below its surface. To recap on the story, the Pillar of Autumn is being chased from Reach with them running into a ring world called Halo. All the charm of the original is still there at core, though the new controller makes the gameplay feel much better with areas definitely using the rumble to the full advantage. The better movement systems are also back which I mean the added lights to paths in order to make movement through the world more guided. I can't say it looks insanely upgraded, but these additions to make it perform much better. Switching between the graphics of new and old is instant now compared to being delayed in the past. Combat Evolved looks even better with the higher resolution and frames while keeping that iconic look. There were also achievements for the first time and some Kinect add-ins that didn't make it into this package as they were very awkward/delayed. We were luckily given a tenth anniversary edition back a few years ago which revamped the graphics along with adding terminals and skulls to the gameplay. Halo: Combat Evolved (Anniversary) The mysterious title that started it all back in the good old year of 2001 when I was but a young lad then playing at a friend's house. Should also mention that the games have all moved towards a cross-game control scheme that keeps it relatively simple with only minor changes between the games. So for this purpose it will be broken down by game to go over changes of editions and then the usual columns below towards that final score at the bottom which you could skip right to I suppose. This will also be the most in-depth review I have ever done as I've never encountered so many titles on one particular collection and of course since it's Halo, a true love of mine. I was a tad disappointed I wasn't able to check that all out early, though I'll cover it once it has all released. Finally you get access to the future Halo 5: Guardians Beta happening in December 2014 and Halo: Nightfall which is an episodic movie shown over time on the Halo Channel. On top of that you also get access to the entire library of multiplayer maps that count to well over a hundred with some Anniversary maps from Halo 2 that have been shined up as well. With this collection you will be getting the four primary Halo games that star the Master Chief and they're all shining quite better than they ever have before. If not I'm going to go over it as I have to anyways. Review done prior to issues and launch* Overview I'm sure at this point you're more than well aware of The Master Chief Collection and what exactly it contains. *Matchmaking is working well now with quick matches, some issues may still persist for some, leaving this as a monument to 343's sins.
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