: Story Quality:
: Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Halo 3: ODST > Halo 4 > Halo 3 > Halo: Reach

Halo 1 > Reach > ODST > Halo 4 > Halo 2 > Halo 3

: Level Design (Quality of Playable Space):
: Halo 1 > Halo 3 > Halo 3: ODST > Halo 2 > Halo: Reach > Halo 4

Halo 1 > Halo 3 > Reach > Halo 2 > ODST > Halo 4

: Gameplay Perspective (Sandbox and Encounters):
: Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 3: ODST > Halo Reach > Halo 4

Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Reach > ODST > Halo 4 > Halo 3

: Overall Soundtrack:
: Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Halo 3: ODST > Halo 3 > Halo 4 > Halo: Reach

Reach > Halo 4 > Halo 1 > Halo 2 > ODST > Halo 3
(based on how much I listen to the albums!)

: My Overall Enjoyment:
: Halo 1 > Halo 2 > Halo 3: ODST > Halo 3 > Halo 4 > Halo: Reach

Halo 1 > Reach > Halo 3 > Halo 4 > ODST > Halo 2

Granted each of these lists are quite subjective, so we should expect lots of variance from person to person :)

: The reason why I put Reach last is due to the amount of overall retcons which
: to me showed alack of respect or care for the established canon. I was
: also not a huge fan of those on the rail moments that they threw into the
: game.

I wasn't as torn by retcons as most, so it was easier for me to just enjoy Reach for what it was. Halo 1 still set the bar though in pretty much every aspect, so that may be why I'm all for anniversary versions of games, as long as they're faithful to the aspects of the original that give them such high scores :) So I'm very hopeful for H2A. If they do a H3A it should definitely not be for quite a few years; possibly even not until the next gen if at all. Technological gaps are shrinking these days more and more; better quality and fidelity is less noticeable today than recreating with different/newer experiences and gimmicks. Unless the next gen can produce near-lifelike graphics and 60+ fps, it wouldn't be worth a remake, imo. Even 4K (or whatever+K) support is 'meh' for me when it comes to console gaming. Resolution and framerate to me is as pointless a race as the megapixel count in digital cameras. Past a certain point, it's not about the number of pixels, it's about the quality of the overall image produced with the hardware.

...anyway. Strayed off topic :)

Generally speaking, Halo 2 is my least favourite of the Halo series so far (sounds bad, but I still love it - I love'em all - but if I had to sort them, 2 would be at the end of the pack). And I enjoyed Reach more than many people, it seems. And the soundtrack is wonderful! I dunno why it gets a bad rap from some people. Reach and Halo 4 are well composed soundtrack albums, and I still listen to them regularly.

But ugh, it's hard to sort games you love from best to worst. More like loved-the-most to loved-not-as-much-as-the-most.