Halo: The Master Chief Collection

It's 2007, Soulja Boy crank that music video was posted on Youtube, You open Myspace to post about your epic day, Spider-Man 3 just hit movie theaters, And a game Called Halo 3 Just came out...

this review is not about the games, they are great. This is about the shady bullshit microsoft puts you through in order to play a game you might have paid 40$ beforehand. Dont think you can just start this up and start playing, no, no, no. first you need to have a microsoft accout, if you currently dont have one, well fuck you i guess. then you have to hope the microsoft server spirits are with you today, otherwise, well fuck you again. You might think to yourself, 'but I just want to play the stories without online features, well you probably guessed it by this point, fuck you again, if your account isnt already linked, you paid 40$ for a loadingscreen and i have to admit a pretty nice audiotrack You might even think, 'i just run offline mode', nope even in offline mode you are supposed to log in, even tho its not connected to the internet, first you need to link your account buying this game on steam isnt proof enough to allow you to play. so If you are fine with all that bullshit, go for it, otherwise i cant recommend this.

On discount you can get six games for $10 here, and it's completely worth it. Great games for two-player co-op, and there's also the PvP for those who want it (though I can't say how active it is as I haven't done it). I bought this maybe a year ago, and it was my first time playing through the Halo series. They are a fun time, and we are slowly doing a second playthrough on Legendary. My only complaint is that when it comes to achievements, or the game showing whether or not you've beaten a level, it can be buggy. We had to replay some Halo 2 levels for it to show that I had beaten them on Legendary. Halo CE, 2, 3, and Reach are all pretty good games. ODST is decent too. 4 has great gameplay, but you should expect a disappointing story. The rest of the series isn't in the collection. Halo 5's story was so bad that they haven't even bothered bringing the game to PC at all, and Halo: Infinite (which I think is effectively a series reboot) is sold separately. Overall it's a good time though.

can't login? log into microsoft website then launch and log into game with microsoft.com running in background

Ever since i started playing video games I've been hearing about Halo and what an amazing franchise it is, after finally playing through the games in this collection i can say they were right. These are some of the best first person shooters I've ever played. From great level design, engaging combat and a phenomenal soundtrack to a great story with deep lore, Halo has it all. The original trilogy is honestly a perfect story, in Halo 1 you are thrown into this mysterious world and gradually understand what is happening. The second game starts with another side to the story as you learn more about the covenant, while also continuing where Halo 1 left of. 2's campaign is just brilliant and provides us with two different perspectives while expanding upon the story and finally in Halo 3 everything comes to a satisfying conclusion. Halo3:ODST is also set between 2 and 3 and while i think it's the weakest game in the collection it is still interesting and bridges the gap between 2 and 3. Then there is Halo Reach, a prequel to Halo 1 and god it is fantastic. If you play the trilogy first you know what's gonna happen here but that doesn't make any less impactful and as the get closer to the end everything unfolds. It's the last game made by Bungie and they delivered a great sendoff. Lastly there is Halo 4 which i actually liked quite a lot. It tells a stand alone tale and wraps it up in a satisfying way but the standout here is the relationship between Cortana and Chief which was never touched this deeply. These two are so good it makes the whole game worthwhile. There is also a ton of replayability with different playlists, collectibles and lore terminals (which are essential for understanding the deeper lore), skulls and the multiplayer which is still active. Honestly 6 good games for the price of one is worth it and if you are interested in a fun shooter with great story and tons of content it is a must play for you.

Halo is the time tested success of the gaming industry. Halo 4 isn’t so great but its inclusion in the MCC is good and I will overlook it because all the rest of the games are solid gold. MCC is alright, other than there is no split screen local coop. Why? We don’t know. This is the staple of Halo and has been since its first release. Anyways, you need this.

Halo is an excellent series and i am a huge fan of the original games. But the master chief collection has to be the most inconvenient way to experience these games. When I downloaded the game, I saw that it was 20gb and I thought that would be it, but then I tried to hop into combat evolved, and it told me that I needed to download the campaign, which I thought I already had installed. Then it forced me to download a version of the campaign with upgraded graphics, which caused the file size to skyrocket. My computer cant even run the upgraded version, but its forced to rot on my hard drive while I play with the original graphics. For a product that advertises itself as a collection of the original games, it sure does make it difficult to play the original games in their original states

Wish I would've known this before purchasing so I'm putting it out here: Crossplay does not apply to campaign mode. It's a multiplayer only feature.

Garbage microsoft sign in just to play a video game. Couldn't get passed it. Wouldn't recommend to anyone as long as that is there.

What i have encountered since this collection was launched... - connection issues when partying up with friends (must go through the game's own invite/friend/follow system) - game can become unplayable if other devices are connected to your computer (pen tablets, controllers, etc.) - "alt+tabbing" can get lock your computer on a black screen (only fix was to hard resetting computer) TLDR: bugged but great game if it works

been playing this game for years might take breaks but i always seem to come back to it #haloneverdies

If you're using bluetooth audio the game, on launch, will switch bluetooth audio to hands-free mode which goes from stereo to mono and degrades quality. This has apparently been an issue for several years, remains unsolved, and is only resolvable by disabling a Windows service. I've spent more time trying to resolve this issue than playing the game.

15-20 years ago I was able to play split screen over at my friends' houses. Somehow that technology has been lost

ai art despite these just being repackaged older games?? they didnt need to add new stuff in the first place so its not even a budget thing it just sucks

microsoft sucks, cant even sign into the damn game after redowloading it. Wish i could just play fucking halo

No coop... if you want to play for the story go ahead but i was looking forward to play missions or pvp but you have to jump trough hoops to play coop. big letdown

Garbage microsoft forced logging can't start the game no matter what I do I hate every game with an outside account and unfortunately this is no exception.

Still holds so many memories, and so much joy. I still cant get enough of the game.

Requires Microsoft account. They blocked the account I had to create and force me to enter a phone number. Otherwise you cannot play. Do not buy.

Halo Reach is definitely one of THE best games out there. 343 is ruining Halo's legacy.

A fulfilling collection which allows fans of old and new Halo to merge and create new experiences together. The amount of fun that can be had from replaying the campaigns with different objectives/parameters and custom multiplayer game modes is near limitless. Based on my love for Halo Reach, and like for the rest of Halo, I went out and bought an Xbox One so I could play the campaigns with a group of friends. This was a good way to revisit them, connect with others, and have fun. I've since done the full campaign playthrough with other groups of friends and it's always a blast. I'm not as much of a multiplayer guy as I used to be for Halo, but I still have fun every once in a while. With the advent of the custom game browser, importing Halo Reach game modes, and making our own custom ones like Death Snail, we had Halo Parties where we just had fun for the entire afternoon and evening. I also played MCC campaigns once a week, for 5-30 minutes, to do my weekly challenges. 343 added in new cosmetics and types of challenges every season, which were fun to try out. For a year or two it became a zen game as I slowly cleared out the weekly armoury, already unlocking the rest of the battle passes. I can do Nightfall blindfolded, unironically. I've also gone ahead and do these challenges sometimes with friends, and it's been a fun way to hang out. Mods like Cursed Halo have bee fun. Additionally, we've gone achievement hunting together, replaying these levels in new ways to get the part time and score. I've even beat Halo Reach Legendary in under 3 hours, which is a point of personal pride. Yet, there's always something else to try if I want to come back to the game.

The game wont load when i try to launch. I'm allowed to sign in with my microsoft account but im in an infinite loading screen. please fix the game.

Warning for all steamdeck players: coop doesn't work. If just one coop player is on deck it won't work. Getting into the game is a chore. Once in, you can play for about but loading screens and checkpoints cause all kinds of lockups. Also, severe input lag for the other play (not the host). Don't buy it if you are thinking of playing coop multiplayer on steam deck (or with a steam deck player).

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The games are great, but good luck actually being able to connect with friends to play.

I bought this game to play multiplayer with my girlfriend. We are getting booted for connection issues, being told repeatedly how we are not joinable, etc. I would be less annoyed if other games had this issue BUT THEY DON'T

buggy ass game but on console runs good fix the damn pc port

Strictly talking about halo 3: -2025: Can't play ranked (halo 3) in Australia- too few players, also no ranked FFA playlist -game crashes all the time, especially in custom games, (social playlist 1 in 10 games crash, every other custom game crashes) -very few custom games, all overseas, so ping is at best 164ms I don't expect much from an old game, but it does feel like they butchered a golden goose

Requires 3rd party account, didn't notice that before I got it and refunded it. I can't stand third party acccounts.

I had to go online and search for a way to fix the eternal loading screen at the start. I tried many, many things. Eventually I found a way - delete the XBL key in credential manager. Just so anyone knows what to do. Good gameplay though. Great story, just wished the MAC was cooler.

Best game series ever. Been playing since Halo 2 launch in '04. Ignore Halo 5 and Halo: Infinite. It's not included with the collection anyway, but stay away from them.

Game play is top tier but you can tell betrayals and other timing has been altered. 343 has ruined Halo no matter what they try. 1/10

The Halo games are still very fun, ran very well on a modern high-ish mid-range system, the remastered toggle with tab on CE and 2 was great and I really enjoyed being able to choose. The artistic choices in CE remastered are dubious but it makes sense with the later games. I forgot how much of an oof the ending of 2 was but at least now you can directly plow on with 3 and ODST (both incredible games) to finish the story. You can start or end with Reach and it all makes sense, giving a great sendoff for bungies excellent involvement in the series, even though it was all produced in perpetual crunch. It sucks that you need a (free) microsoft account and I haven't bothered with playing Halo 4 or any multiplayer with the MCC, but it was funny seeing my decades old xbox live profile picture randomly show up again. There's also now a bunch of meme mods available on the workshop if you then want to have some random fun. 343 industries might have screwed up a bunch but they really did a good one with this collection years after release. There is some slight jank in places but the original releases weren't perfect either. I only got Reach to crash after I started modding it too much. If you like single player first person shooters you should just pick one of the bungie games and play it, really recommend any of them in this collection.

The pc ports of the halo games to this date run great and play well, Love the series too bad the publisher loves to fire over 15,000 employees and cancel games for AI anyways 9/10 for the collection, must own if you love the classics

It's Halo; the most important FPS to happen since Doom. What do I really need to say at this point? With this collection you get all the highs (and some would argue the lows) of the whole series. It's next to the Orange Box in the best bang-for-your-buck in gaming - if you were to only have one game on your Steam account this should probably be it. Just get it and you'll never regret it. SIDE NOTE: you are able to install as much or as little as you like at any given time, which is a relief as it could be quite drive-consuming otherwise! Just head to Properties > DLC to choose your installations.

The collection is well optimised on the PC which makes the game really easy to set up and play. I don't really know if i would tell people to go out and buy this at full price, purely because of how old this collection is now, but if you ever see this collection in one of steams sales i would definitely say give this a go. The collection is filled to the brim with great first person shooters. Halo 1 all the way up to halo 4 are all great, have fun gameplay, and all have good stories too. If i was to complain about anything it would be the multiplayer aspect. The multiplayer itself can be fun but certain maps will just never be selected to play in, despite map selection being random, and then there's the community. With this collection of halo games being the older ones, a hefty portion of the community that remains is the hardcore player base. This is fine for the most part, but the learning curve required to get into a rhythm can be quite challenging. I'm not going to critique halo itself for that, but it is something to keep in mind if you have any intention of playing halo's multiplayer. Lastly i just wanna quickly mention the cosmetics. As far as i'm aware you don't pay any money to unlock these even as an option, which is great however the cosmetics themselves range from pretty good to outright bad. I'm not sure which artists work on these things but the majority of them that have been added since release just look like something that was never made to be in halo. I've played halo for years, on the xbox and now on PC. I love the bungie era halo games and 343's first attempt with halo 4 is also a game that I love despite that game being polarising. If i was to give the games ratings each id go Halo 1 - 8.5 Halo 2 - 9.5 Halo 3 - 10 Halo ODST - 8.5 Halo Reach - 10 Halo 4 - 8 Rating this collection itself, and the changes or improvements 343 have added i'd probably go with a 7.5. This collection launched broken and required years of updates to be in a functional state. The improvements for the majority of the games are minimal and basic, halo 3 for example is just a basic fps and resolution upgrade. Halo 1 and 2 anniversary are remaster/remakes, in the sense that the games themselves are using the old physics and mechanics form the original xbox, but the game now has entirely new textures and updated sound design. The cool thing about these two is that you have the option of switching back and forth between the old and new graphics at the click of a button, similar to the recently released tomb raider collections. TLDR: get this collection on sale. Its great but the full price is a little steep

Halo: CE was the first video game I ever played, on the first console we ever had in our house, and I remember that day like it was yesterday. Me and my dad played co-op long into the night until we beat the game. Halo holds a special, irreplaceable place in my heart. Sometimes I long for those endless nights without the distraction of internet and phones, where entertainment was pure and intentional. Pure nostalgia, Anyway I still play for the plot. Underrated scifi and the books are bomb, too.

Amazing collection, absolute classics. Unfortunately playing Multiplayer is going to put you at a severe disadvantage when using KBM (Keyboard + Mouse). Single player is still fantastic though and worth it when this game is on sale. If you're looking for a classic competitive multiplayer game, then be ready to play with a controller or you're not going to have the best of time against people that have been playing this longer than most zoomers have been alive.

W lore reach is best i don't want to type more read a different review its a good game i want to get rid of the notification

It's too hard for people to join the same game. Steam versus Xbox live conflicts mean we can't all join the same game, and it's too complicated to try to solve it. Not worth the trouble.

It goes without saying, probably some of the best stories ever told.

I surprisingly didn't buy this collection on launch years ago and im glad i waited until i was back into a halo mood, im currently playing through reach on legendary alone and it almost feels like im playing it for the first time again, the nostalgia that comes with experiencing these games again is amazing. I have had some weird glitchy things in game a few times but for the most part I have had a great experience. I do play it on the original graphics but seeing the differences with the enhanced version is also pretty great! I would recommend this collection, the multiplayer lobbies are still packed, haven't encountered hackers or anything, just some good old fashioned games of SWAT like back in the day

Finally bought it, and then being plagued by the windows live login issues rejecting my login, tried refunding it, not worth the hassle. Only made it to the login screen. Game is severely crippled with added login junk

Got it on summer sale for like $10. Very much worth it for that price. Worth it for 4 or 5 times that price, tbh.

great games merged together with expired elmer's glue. my favorite part of the multiplayer experience is having the game crash, being unable to rejoin the match, and getting a 5 minute abandonment timeout. john halo is rolling over in his grave as we speak.

I love the original trilogy and love that its been ported to PC but I can't in good faith recommend someone buys this game given 343i's treatment of the IP, Halo Studio's direction of it, or - and especially - microsoft killing support for this game. Is it worth the money? yes, its 5 $60 games from the prime days of gaming, $ for $ there's probably little else that can compare to it; and that's not counting any of the mods. I just can't support where that money goes. Is it fun? Absolutely, I have more than 4k hours in-game on steam alone (after having played it on xbox) The only reason I'm not recommending the game is because of where the money goes.

As boring as a video game can possibly get. It is equivalent to steamed chicken breast and broccoli. No flavor, no sauce

Installed the game, created the obligatory Microsoft/Xbox account and tried to play a multiplayer server. Promptly kicked out from server after a minute or so. Today, tried to play again and the account is locked and they ask my phone number to unlock it, which I'm not willing to do now. Uninstalled. I'm on Linux btw.

This game is the GOAT i wish Microsoft would show it more love and keep supporting it

Was on sale so decided to buy it for nostalgia, played a few social games and then when waiting to find a game I got a message saying I've been temporarily banned from matchmaking for 10 minutes. Lol what? No reason given, just banned. So for the little time I have to play a few games I just get randomly banned with no explanation. Wish I could get a refund on this junk