Is it the best
I thought you were gonna make an argument lol.
I guess I’ll kick it off… I don’t think Reach was the best Halo game. It was an excellent game, don’t get me wrong, but I rank H3, H2, ODST, and CE above Reach tbh (to be fair, the difference in ranking between these games is about as thick as a human hair since they were all amazing imo). Reach introduced the community to enhanced mobility, which has caused an incredible level of division in the community. Some hate it (like me) while others love it and want more. Beyond that, it was a spin off game and a prequel.
The tag line of the game was “from the beginning, you know the end”. So no matter what happened and no matter what you did, you knew that Reach was going to end in tragedy. There was no inkling of hope. There was no chance that you could turn the tide of war like the Master Chief did in CE, H2, and H3. There was no major character development like in ODST. Reach was well done and fun to play, but at no point do you feel like “yeah we got this”. And perhaps that was the point. Perhaps the point of the game was that you were meant to fight for what’s right even if you know it won’t matter in the end. But either way, this fatalistic theme continues to keep this story lower on my ranking list.
I know it sounds like I didn’t like Reach, but I really did. It was great for what it was, but I just don’t see it measuring up to the games that came before it.
Since Reach was my first Halo game it seems perfect in my eyes (except for armor lock in multiplayer). The campaign was one of the best along with the multiplayer. Firefight was and is unmatched imo and forge was amazing at the time compared to Halo 3. And don’t even get me get started on the amount of hours spent in customs. Then there were the game modes Juggernaut, Headhunter, Invasion, SWAT (that was actually fun).
Reach introduced reticle bloom which prevented weapons from being spammed.
I don’t know which is best but if I had to choose only one Halo game to ever play again, I’d have to flip a coin between Reach and 3.
It was fun but it wasn’t the best
It was fun, but not the best. Halo Reach was an intro into the Halo universe for a lot of players, so I understand why it’s so popular. With that said, Halo 2 and Halo 3 had some of the best and fun times I’ve ever had in my years gaming. I’ve been through them all, and nothing has compared in my experience. Again, it’s my experience, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Halo 3 made so many friends, competed in tons of online and in person tournaments, etc.
Imo Halo 3 is the overall best. Was a die-hard Halo player.
Halo Reach was a really great experience. Halo 2 had an epic campaign and Halo CE is my first luv (dramatization adds spice).
But Halo 3 is it. So so many hours. Reach was actually fantastic with forged maps… damn I am happy they all come back to the PC… I abandoned the XBox with Halo 4 
but the classics are back bby!
it is so good that the gameplay is nice and smooth and different assassinations for the first time there been a actual assassination in all of the halo’s