One of my all-time favorite levels from any game. (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, August 11, 2016, 18:56 (3030 days ago) @ Funkmon

EDIT: I agree it's a better game than Destiny, but Reach didn't have raids, and I've heard Bungie devs refer to Destiny 1 as Halo: CE, implying that it will mature like Halo did.

See, and that's where I hope they are wrong, in my opinion.

I think Halo was the best Halo game, but it didn't have XBL, so I normally put Halo 2 at the top of my list then. Assuming they all have XBL (and they do now on MCC, so I can rank this reasonably I think), Halo games have been on a steady decline since 2001, each one being worse than the last, with the exception of Halo 5, which I thought was better than Reach and Halo 4, on par with Halo 3.

However, the quality level of Halo games was so high, it's like Sgt. Pepper's versus Abbey Road, with a brief dip to Yellow Submarine/Halo 4. I understand why each person has his favorite Beatles record, and I understand why each person has his fave Halo game. If Destiny can continue Halo's track record, then I'm all for it, but I expect, considering the updates to Destiny so far, to see it in a slow decline, albeit with some ups and downs, from what I consider to be near perfection at launch. Doesn't matter. Will still play and buy as long as they're even similar.

I can't tell if you're serious. I think the game is better than it was at launch by miles, but maybe we'll have to agree to disagree here.

Interesting Beatles examples. The Beatles (and the Beach Boys) kind of invented the rock album, but Yellow Submarine doesn't really fit because there was no intention for it to be an album conceptually. It was a contractual obligation fleshed out with George Martin orchestration on side B. It's a bit like saying The House of Wolves isn't as good a game as Destiny. Interesting fact, though. Yellow Submarine was my first album purchased. I got lucky. Becoming obsessed with the Beatles gave me a good foundation to develop my superb musical taste. ;)