Halo: The master Chief Collection on Steam!

[JasonPratt]

 O0

[CJReich46]

I am likely the only person who never played a halo game so no idea what I have been missing:)  Anything specific about these that set it apart from other games?

Ditto.  I've never played it either.

[Jarhead0331]

For the most part, it is not a surprise that a lot of guys around here have never played a Halo game...the series was mostly an XBOX exclusive. The original Halo was released on PC several years ago, as have the cross-over RTS games, Halo Wars. However, none of the other titles in the series ever made it to PC..until now.

[JasonPratt]

...um, I feel like I clearly remember my late pupil showing off Halo2 on his system, and he didn't have an XBox... {checking} Oh, good, my memory isn't insane! Released for Windows Vista 2007.

It was one of the launch titles for the execrable Games For Windows DRM scheme (not that I'm against DRM, but that thing was annnoooyyyyinnnggg), as well as being a flagship game for the newly released Windows Vista system, so I don't blame anyone for not remembering it. ;) I usually blank out the existence of GFW, too, when I can!  ;D

[Gusington]

IIRC Creative Assembly released a Halo RTS a while back that was...less than good.

[jomni]

I am likely the only person who never played a halo game so no idea what I have been missing:)  Anything specific about these that set it apart from other games?

I never played too. Never had the X-Box.

[JasonPratt]

IIRC Creative Assembly released a Halo RTS a while back that was...less than good.

[Staggerwing]

Huh

I just recently ebay'ed up a used original Xbox so I could check out the HALO games from the beginning. Just effing figures the whole series would come to PC just as I did.  >:(

[Gusington]

 :-\

[JasonPratt]

Well, now you can play The Red Ring of Death instead!  :D >:D

[Bardolph]

I played the original Halo on PC when it came out and it was reasonably fun. My fondness for the title stems primarily from the fact that it was the engine used for the machinima Red Vs Blue.

Eh... sorry for the long intro? That seems to be new.

[al_infierno]

It's been several years since I've played or given a shit about Halo, but if there's one way to draw me back in, this is it.  Wow!!

[CJReich46]

I played the original Halo on PC when it came out and it was reasonably fun. My fondness for the title stems primarily from the fact that it was the engine used for the machinima Red Vs Blue.

Eh... sorry for the long intro? That seems to be new.

Classic.

[JasonPratt]

RvB is indeed epic -- farrrrr moreso than the first eps (or even couple of seasons) demonstrate, since back then they were just faffing around for fun on the most boring map in the game (which was part of the joke). I own the first.... five seasons? Maybe eight?... on DVD. I don't think I ever got much past season 4, and forgot to ever go back to finish out, but I've been thinking of doing so occasionally over the past few months. And that was BEFORE the Halo collected series release was announced for PC!

Yes, the overly long intro is kind-of new: I think it was introduced for the DVD, where it (or a variation) starts whole sequences of episodes. Not (if I recall correctly) each episode. (Many of the characters in the intro, I don't even recall being introduced in Season One.)

[JasonPratt]

Holy moly, they're up to SEASON SIXTEEN now?!? (As of 4 days ago.)

........this is the weirdest thing to ever feel old about...  :'(