Halo: Reach was the first shooter I ever played. All my neighborhood friends frequently gathered at my house when I was 12 years old because I was the only one with an Xbox. We had all thrown together about ten bucks to go buy the newly released Halo game. Unfamiliar with Halo or any shooter, countless hours of splitscreen multiplayer grew us closer together as friends. We built in the forge, blasted through campaign, and eventually trekked through the epic story of all of the Halo games. Those are still some of my greatest memories, and greatest friends.