If I had to take one Halo game on a deserted island, Reach would be it. That's why it's my favorite.

Rockslider continues to make a pretty compelling case for Halo 1 as a deserted island game.

Nah he’d spend all his time trying to launch to the top of the deserted island irl.

If I had to take one Halo game on a deserted island, Reach would be it. That's why it's my favorite.

Rockslider continues to make a pretty compelling case for Halo 1 as a deserted island game.

Indeed! The PAL version anyway.

If I had to take one Halo game on a deserted island, Reach would be it. That's why it's my favorite.

Rockslider continues to make a pretty compelling case for Halo 1 as a deserted island game.

Based on feature set. Reach's campaign was like a greatest hits of Halo before the MCC was thought of. Lone Wolf was an amazing farewell level. From the easter eggs to the fully mature Theater Mode, it all came together.

Who the heck ranks games on feature set?

I got excited because based on your subject line I thought you were agreeing with my ranking. Depends on what you call a feature I guess--perhaps I should have said something like "complete package." If I had to take one Halo game on a deserted island, Reach would be it. That's why it's my favorite.

TU isn't as bad as I remember, but yeah, stuff like Bleedthrough, no clashing against sword, no precision weapon fire rate checks, all feel out of balance given how Bungie developed the Sandbox with everything working a certain way. Still, the game is a great time, and encounters hardly ever feel unfair, poop spawns aside. Highly recommended.

The only thing that really sucks for me is that the only path towards unlocking the gear is grinding out Multiplayer, or spending hours in the mindless tedium of Firefight. No challenges or way to pick and choose what you want. Just a lame, linear unlock system that gives you pointless unlock tokens to spend on the next unlock tier.

Yeah, because of this I won't haz recon. It bums me out every cutscene.

The only thing that really sucks for me is that the only path towards unlocking the gear is grinding out Multiplayer, or spending hours in the mindless tedium of Firefight. No challenges or way to pick and choose what you want. Just a lame, linear unlock system that gives you pointless unlock tokens to spend on the next unlock tier.

IMHO All Bungie Halo games are fabulous.

Based on feature set. Reach's campaign was like a greatest hits of Halo before the MCC was thought of. Lone Wolf was an amazing farewell level. From the easter eggs to the fully mature Theater Mode, it all came together.

Who the heck ranks games on feature set?

I’d have to really think about where 343i’s Halos fit in there. They’re much more of a mixed bag, but I love a lot about both of their games.