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A large number of players from the Halo community believe that Halo 3: 0DST had the best campaign in the entire video game franchise. I believe this as well, but I have no idea why lol. Someone mind explaining to me what makes ODST's campaign the best?

i think ODST and halo 1 were well done.. The other halo's exspecialy 3 felt a little two closed in...Halo wars i can see how it is period but halo 2 felt small! They are all great games never less..

All this and the feel of being alone at night with no idiot to boss you around. Being actually like a normal human instead of some super soilder. The music was also wel done.

Well I don't find ODST to be the best campaign. I think the Halo 3 campaign had the potential to be the best but then there were the Cortana moments (which I died during one) that I did not enjoy. I would have enjoyed them if I could still move normally during them.

their were problems with all the halos, but ODST and CE were best campaign wise. CE for innovation and scale for its time, and ODST for the emotion and atmosphere. if halo 4 replicates both of these aspects it will definitely reboot halo.

wars, I like. I think its because I enjoy RTS games while others don't. that's why people are divided on their opinion of it. story wise, meh. it wasn't great but it wasn't bad either.

The people that didn't enjoy ODSTs campaign, especially Mombosa Streets, must just not be happy unless there's stuff blowing up 2 feet in front of their face every 10 seconds. It did what it set out to do perfectly...create a lonely mysterious atmosphere in a dark deserted city while you look for your squad at night. The eerie parts walking thru the city running into drop teams of covenant spliced with 30-45 minute action sequences was a great blend and the music worked so good with every part of the game. I really think they did an amazing job with this game, especially with the small team they had working on it. ODST firefight was also great even though it was dumbed down horribly with Reach:( This is definitely on par with the rest of the series...way better than Reach.

I think agree with you on that one. :D

I don't think it was the best. That honor goes to Halo 2 which beats every other Halo in every campaign area, except for it being a bit too linear.

That being said: there is the main downside to ODST as well: it's too linear at times. Some levels were really great. The New Mombasa hub world for instance, or Uplift Resort and Coastal Highway. But then you also have shooting galleries like NMPD HQ and Kizingo Boulevard which weren't that much fun.

However, each map had it's great moments. The shaking of the "bridge" in NMPD HQ. The dark, mysterious vibe of Data Hive. The full blown invasion knocking at New Mombasa's door in Coastal Highway (still the only time we actually saw a true invasion in Halo!). The space elevator crashing down in Uplift Resort. The drop with the droppod. And the list goes on.
But apart from having tons of memorable moments, I think there are a few other elements that made ODST so great.

Firstly, it came at a time when a lot of fans were wanting something new to be done with Halo. H3 received a lot of criticism, like Reach gets now. And lets face it: H3 was a bit lackluster. And then came ODST, with more focus on story than H3 had (with that moving more into H2's territory). Which was smaller scaled and therefore easier to follow for a lot of people (taking cues from CE). And did something new, made Halo feel fresh again.
Not only that, but it also felt a bit like a throwback to classic Halo at times. No dual wielding. No epic, intergalactic space opera (which I do like, honestly), no uber jumps or feeling unstoppable.

Simply put: ODST has a lot of memorable moments, and came at the right time in the series. It's not the best (to me), but it's definately a great, great game.

Just too bad some people judge a game mainly on it's pricetag (which was just 40 euros/pounds in Europe...20 below full prized retail games)

yah, its awesome because it only plays for two and a half hours, then the credits roll(sarcasm). That is watching all of the cutscenes and playing all of the levels. Also, loved the plot, but it was no halo 2. Legendary on there was fun. I would probably play my PS3 before playing it again.

ODST is too short. If it was twice as long as it is, I would say it's better than Halo 3. But it isn't. All hype before releasing was about making Halo game less epic and more manlike by making main characters "normal" human soldiers. In this way, it failed. Halo Reach felt more manlike, even through most of human characters in the game are bloody Spartans. However I like idea of aliens attacking large city. Mombasa levels where best in Halo 2 campaign, and in ODST they are even better. Also art direction made game looking better than Halo 3.
For me Reach > Halo 3 > ODST > Halo 2 = Halo 1