## Halo 1 && Halo 2 Looks
It is of note that Master Chief's Collection provides you
with the so called anniversary editions of 1 and 2.
As far as I know, these are functionally identical to the originals.
The difference being that you can dynamically toggle between the original looks
and remake looks based on Halo 3.
Plus there are "terminals" you can activate for extra cutscenes.

So, as mentioned, there is a dedicated button for changing between
the old and the remake rendering.

The original is ugly for starters,
but it also has things the new is missing.

The atmosphere is different.
The game is dark, appropriately so for a survival experience.
You have a flashlight, one that is a serious resource,
but completely useless with the new looks.

The higher contrast colors are much easier to read too.
When fighting Jackals, I would switch so
I could 1) aim easier, 2) time my charged shots better.
It also helped me finding the way forwards.
On one occasion, I was lost in a large room.
Switching to the old looks, everything was dark,
except for a light blinking next to a door.
Switching back, I realized that the light was still there,
except its small and emits no light, rather just blinks to itself.
This clearly shows that whoever reworked that room had no idea of basic level design.

## Halo 1 && Halo 2 Checkpoints
Checkpoint triggers are very volatile
and the bigger problem is that they cascade.

What I mean by that is that checkpoint A would simply not activate sometimes,
but then checkpoint B would have a lower chance of activating.

I would progressed 3 rooms and be set back,
only to activate a checkpoint after the first room on my next life.

Backtracking would grant me extra checkpoints sometimes,
but only once for a specific area.

Still,
this is much preferable to the checkpoint trigger being assigned to the last enemy in the room.
Mostly the Halo 2 is guilty of this,
where 1) I would not get a checkpoint unless I found the Grunt covering in the corner,
or 2) even worse, I would not be allowed to progress until I did.