42. Halo 3
360, 2007


Halo 3 is the first Halo I played (I've only played one other - I think it was ODST) and it was a blast. I know that everyone goes on about the high difficulty campaigns and the PVP and "challenging yourself" or whatever, but sod that, I played this game for the pure fun factor that can only be provided by not taking it seriously. That meant I would be the decoy runner in the middle of a wide, open area during team matches, I would be the first player killed in deathmatches and I would occasionally fluke a top rank and be able to brag about it without coming across as a complete dick. I liked that!

It also meant I would play the campaign in normal mode or maybe one difficulty higher, I forget. I played it with Danielle, Jess and Psy and it was seriously so much fun. I genuinely miss PvE FPS gaming with friends. Everyone these days is so obsessed with PVP but it's just not my thing at all. I love co-op, and it will probably show when you look up and down this list once I bother to complete it.

The game itself is really colourful, which was a nice touch compared to many of the considerably drab FPS games that you get even today. The general gameplay was balanced and enjoyable. The weapons were quite fun, I particularly liked the one that fired crystal shards or whatever, I forget all the names. I liked the plot of the campaign enough to bother keeping up with it, and I loved fighting the Flood. The main credit to my enjoyment, even during much of the PVP (and I did play for a fair while, more than I normally would), though, goes to the likes of Dan, Jess, Psy and others who I happened to party with from time to time, because while I did inevitably get bored of being "the awful one", it was great fun while it lasted.