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Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014)

343 Industries

PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

4.22 from 1371 ratings

5108 members have it in their collection · 380 playing now · 1710 backlogged · 464 wish listed

How long? Main story 39h · with extras 49h (from 28 logged playthroughs)

The improved and enhanced Halo: The Master Chief Collection features visual enhancements with up to 4K UHD resolution, improved matchmaking, offline LAN, customizable installation options, and faster load times, it’s the definitive way to experience the ultimate Halo saga. Includes the extensive suite of campaign, multiplayer and additional features from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 - all updated to run at 60FPS.
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Details

Developers
343 Industries
Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Warfare
Franchises
Halo
Events
The Game Awards 2020, Xbox E3 2019 Briefing, Xbox E3 2018 Briefing, Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 11, 2014 (Worldwide) Xbox One
  • Nov 14, 2019 (North_America) Xbox One
  • Dec 03, 2019 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 17, 2020 (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S

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Rating distribution

5 stars
586
4 stars
565
3 stars
171
2 stars
34
1 star
14
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Community All Reviews Statuses

itamar

Status itamar Dec 2, 2022

Finished Halo 2. The story quite confused me, but at least it was varied. I liked playing as the Arbiter, allthough it did largely feel the same as playing MC.

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itamar

Status itamar Nov 19, 2022

Finished Halo (1). Played on Easy since it's not THAT gripping, and there are still 4 more games in the series. Main conclusion: I am missing a Run button and the Flood are super-annoying.

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itamar

Status itamar Nov 5, 2022

Finished Halo: Reach. Quite a dramatic ending, even though there's a clash between the cutscene drama and the hum-drum gameplay of most sections.

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maeday

Status maeday Oct 24, 2022

Welp, beat Halo Reach on legendary solo. First time since the game originally released. 5 more legendary runs to go in the MCC now lol

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 17, 2022

After suffering through Halo 4 again I finally managed to get past it and move onto Reach, which was a blast to replay after all these years. Sadly now, though, Reach is over and I have to once again suffer through the miserable suckfest that is ODST. Blah.

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 15, 2022

While I generally dislike the Xbox One guide system and achievement viewing - and really miss the jewel of the 360 - I really REALLY wish I could easily separate the achievement list for the Master Chief Collection.

There's so many achievements, and they're all part of the Master Chief Collection, so to find anything related to one particular game, …

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While I generally dislike the Xbox One guide system and achievement viewing - and really miss the jewel of the 360 - I really REALLY wish I could easily separate the achievement list for the Master Chief Collection.

There's so many achievements, and they're all part of the Master Chief Collection, so to find anything related to one particular game, you need to scroll endlessly until you do. I wish I could just say "show me CE achievements" or "show me Reach achievements" because as of right now, it's almost impossible to easily find achievements that pertain to each game, and even MORE difficult once you realize they throw in multiplayer achievements as well, thusly cluttering the list up even more.

And while I dislike the guide system and achievement viewer on the console as a whole, I also recognize this is a very specific issue related to one very specific game, because most games do not have 6 titles worth of achievements in their list, so sure, maybe it's just a first world problem, but it's a first world problem I wish I didn't have to deal with lol

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 4, 2022

Welp, I'm done. Managed to plow through Halo 3 and 4 back to back over the course of a day or so, plus the ass end of Halo 2. Now I can start focusing on playlists, misc achievements, legendary runs, spartan ops and more. Halo 4 was still awful, but at least it plays well lmao that helps a lot …

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Welp, I'm done. Managed to plow through Halo 3 and 4 back to back over the course of a day or so, plus the ass end of Halo 2. Now I can start focusing on playlists, misc achievements, legendary runs, spartan ops and more. Halo 4 was still awful, but at least it plays well lmao that helps a lot in enjoying it.

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 3, 2022

Moving on to the most dreaded one of all this side of ODST, Halo 4, and boy howdy...it sure plays great, but it's still as nonsensical and unnecessary as it was when it came out lmao

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 3, 2022

Been playing Master Chief Collection all day, managed to finish my playthrough of Halo 2 (only had 4 levels left) and the entirety of Halo 3, and all I gotta say is the level "Cortana" in Halo 3 is still easily the worst designed level I have EVER had to suffer through in the history of gaming.

It wasn't fucking …

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Been playing Master Chief Collection all day, managed to finish my playthrough of Halo 2 (only had 4 levels left) and the entirety of Halo 3, and all I gotta say is the level "Cortana" in Halo 3 is still easily the worst designed level I have EVER had to suffer through in the history of gaming.

It wasn't fucking playable 15 years ago and it's not fucking playable now.

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Madigon

Status Madigon Jan 7, 2022

Halo 1-3 down. Thank God games have gotten better since 2001. I don’t know if I’d survive another campaign where you just backtrack the entire level.

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Aug 25, 2021

Still slowly chugging away at the collection with my friend. We've taken some deserved breaks to play other games but we're getting there. Currently up to Halo 3 and there is definitely an increase in scope which the developers were obviously going for. I like it. Still on Heroic and still dying regularly.

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cemakkartal

Status cemakkartal Aug 9, 2021

I'm playing Halo CE, my first time ever. Somehow the updated graphics make the experience worse? Because when I play with the old graphics, I accept the fact that I'm playing a very old game and don't really care if it aged badly and try to appreciate good things. But with updated graphics, it becomes confusing. What I'm seeing is …

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I'm playing Halo CE, my first time ever. Somehow the updated graphics make the experience worse? Because when I play with the old graphics, I accept the fact that I'm playing a very old game and don't really care if it aged badly and try to appreciate good things. But with updated graphics, it becomes confusing. What I'm seeing is decent, but what I'm playing is very dull and bland. Sometimes I switch momentarily to new graphics, out of curiosity but I'm pretty sure I will continue with original graphics.

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solcenva

Status solcenva Jul 20, 2021

Playing for the first time on PC. Completed all but Halo 4. Playing on easy to get through the story. I like the mix of playing different characters, not just the MC. Will definitely keep installed to try and complete some of the achievements, once I complete the Halo 4 campaign. Halo: Reach & Halo 3 : ODST are my …

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Playing for the first time on PC. Completed all but Halo 4. Playing on easy to get through the story. I like the mix of playing different characters, not just the MC. Will definitely keep installed to try and complete some of the achievements, once I complete the Halo 4 campaign. Halo: Reach & Halo 3 : ODST are my favourites, even though you dont play as the chief.

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WildScallion

Status WildScallion May 10, 2021

Decided to start playing through Halo CE since I haven't played it since maybe 2002/2003. Still holds it's charm and it's refreshing to play through something with discrete missions and not missions shoehorned into an open world. A few thoughts:

  • Hunters seem easier - could you one shot stomach kill them with the pistol in the original version?
  • Par time …
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Decided to start playing through Halo CE since I haven't played it since maybe 2002/2003. Still holds it's charm and it's refreshing to play through something with discrete missions and not missions shoehorned into an open world. A few thoughts:

  • Hunters seem easier - could you one shot stomach kill them with the pistol in the original version?
  • Par time on some of these levels seem crazy fast. Maybe it's because my natural inclination is to kill all the enemies and not just run by.
  • Were there this many invisible enemies in the original?
  • I have found zero skulls through 5 levels - haven't searched hard - but not sure if they're in Halo CE or just Halo 2+

Looking forward to playing some multiplayer

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