Halo glows: "Even in preview form, Halo looked drop-dead gorgeous." This magazine reminds me of why I love reading these older magazines, and was discussing this with a friend recently, reading these magazines talk about "impressive" graphics, there's real-time reflections! Empty bullet shells guided by physics based on the position of your weapon! Okay, but I'm aware these fine details were impressive for their time, and these games are still deserving of our respect for their impact on the industry at their release, regardless of how they may hold up to today's standards. Even to this today, I find the original Combat Evolved to be very beautiful, despite the 2011 Anniversary or the Campaign Evolved, the original 2001 is still beautiful in its own way. Nostalgia? Maybe, but also an appreciation for older game graphics and what the developers were going for with the technology and limitations they had at the time.