# Halo - should I finish 1 before playing 2?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-should-i-finish-1-before-playing-2/274264>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-should-i-finish-1-before-playing-2/274264 "2004-11-11T20:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-should-i-finish-1-before-playing-2/274264/1 "2004-11-11T20:38:03Z")

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I guess this is the place for video game threads???

Just bought Halo 2 and started playing it last night. I never finished Halo 1 - there was one particular Flood level that I couldn’t get past, and then I had a mini-life-crisis, and basically left it there.

I only played through the first level or so last night. Seeing how important the story in Halo 2 is, should I go back and finish? Or is it not worthwhile, and if so, can someone post the whole storyline (of 1, **not** 2) in a spoiler box?

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**Author:** ![velveeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/13edae/32.png) [@velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velveeta)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halo-should-i-finish-1-before-playing-2/274264/2 "2004-11-12T00:45:11Z")

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Here ya go. I would have written it myself, but I’m too busy playing the new game. 😃  
[Halo 1 Story](http://www.gamedaily.com/xbox/halo2/article.asp?section=feature&article_id=388)