Red_Man said: Blood Gulch should come with every Halo game. Best map is best map. Click to expand...

Blood Gulch really was great in H1, and it also worked well in 2. Valhalla was a nice change with a similar style. There was another H3 map as well (downloadable?) with satellites on it that reminded me a bit of Blood Gulch. I haven't played much Reach multi, but I don't think keepinv OG Blood Gulch works as well now as it used to. Not with all the small changes to the formula. I actually think less popular maps like Prisoner, Lockout, maybe even Rat Race would be better than Blood Gulch with the modern sandbox. I'm just speculating, but the way I see it, the biggest changes in Halo since the series' start have been to the mid to long range weapons combat and vehicles. Short to mid is more or less the same (for a more casual player like me, who's not been keeping up with each new subtlety but notices things like Reach's new melee mechanics). So the maps that play most differently now are those like Blood Gulch, those big arenas. They won't be as good with the new content as they were ten years ago.I just started playing Halo Anniversary, and I kind of wish there was a redone multiplayer component and not just a Reach map pack. I'd like to see the contrast. Plus I miss grenading weapons to myself from across the map.