Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John-117 from Halo: Combat Evolved (PC and XBox; November, 2004) released by Bungie Inc., of Bellevue, Washington. I remember thinking this game was quite beautiful at the time, but I increasingly don’t get the appeal. You’re a guy who runs around shooting stuff with ever-more fanciful guns. Who hasn’t done that before?

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John-117 from Halo: Combat Evolved (PC and XBox; November, 2004) released by Bungie Inc., of Bellevue, Washington.

I remember thinking this game was quite beautiful at the time, but I increasingly don’t get the appeal. You’re a guy who runs around shooting stuff with ever-more fanciful guns. Who hasn’t done that before?