Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Look, they’re gonna bury me with a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved. As one of my top five video games of all time, before The Master Chief Collection hit PC I would always install the (flawed) Gearbox port on my machines—typically followed by the stellar SPV3 mod, which contains the truest vision of where the sequels (good as though they are) should’ve gone.
There’s no point counting how many times I’ve played various Halo (my Steam library estimates nearly 700 hours on MCC alone). And now that The Master Chief Collection is in beautiful working order (and now fully works on Steam Deck) on PC, that number, whatever it is, is just gonna keep going up with these timeless shooters—yes, that includes 4, damn it. MCC is simply an all-you-can-play Halo buffet. It’s all here: The classics, the memories, and the future
