[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the omega man117 So basically Halo 2 had: a way to spam bullets and noob-combo, bullet sponges [u]with horrible AI[/u],[/quote]Amen. It's not fun when the AI are spamming you with their bottomless clip guns and they rarely do an evasive maneuver, rarely giving you a break. It's not fun being forced into cover all the time. It's even worse when the Needler projectile is so fast and condensed, it's unavoidable compared to CE, where you could maneuver around them. Having modded Halo 2, I know that if Chief had a faster run acceleration and better health, Legendary would be easy mode. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the omega man117 graphics that look like someone took Halo 1 and used a 'noise' and 'sharpen' filter on every texture in the game, and a 4 hour campaign with mediocre gameplay.[/quote]It's prioritization on the graphics killed half of the fun CE had for me IMO: altering cutscenes, AI in cutscenes, AI collecting, vehicle collecting, blockades (I had a Heretic collection on The Arbiter and they kept deleting my supply case if it wasn't on it's side). On some levels, enemies get deleted if you outdistance them. The draw distance is rather small so if you don't have a sniper, you won't be expecting them (results in a hundred deaths before you get used to the high learning curve). And needler multi-supercombines on corpses (why the hell was this removed?!). Not to mention the loss of first person Hog passenger seat, bumpy Hog physics, Banshee hover, fast Ghost, driving Ghosts against vehicles and getting launched, ally passenger health on the HUD, riding on Scorpion treads on Co-op, rolling Jackals (it made it easier to shoot them but more importantly, it made it easier for marines to land hits on them), marines that stayed in their seats (on some levels), shall I go on? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the omega man117 Also Halo 2 so wonderfully force-fed you the story and humanized aliens that were previously very menacing.[/quote]I really do wish Halo receives a free play mode someday so I wouldn't have to put up with the cutscenes and get right into the gameplay. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the omega man117 Halo 2 was not "improved", it was [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocyYwLCDyCU]noobified[/url]. [/quote]This is especially noticeable with the fuel rod gun. [Edited on 10.29.2012 5:58 PM PDT]