You have Bungie's Halo 2 to thank for the multiplayer experiences of Call of Duty and Titanfall, according to current Halo-stewards 343 Industries' executive producer Dan Ayoub.
Speaking to VG24/7 today, Ayoub commented, “Going back and doing Halo 2 has been a tremendous amount of fun for me because I always talk about my personal experience with the first Halo game and that was the game that showed me you could have a good first-person shooter on console."
He went on to say that Halo 2's multiplayer on him and its influence can be seen to this day in the likes of Call of Duty and Titanfall, “I look at games today like Titanfall, Call of Duty – all of these games owe their multiplayer experiences to Halo 2. So I just have a romanticised view of it. In my mind it’s perfect.”
Halo 2 is set for re-release as part of the Master Chief Collection which launches on November 11th in North America and on November 14th in Europe for Xbox One.
You can check out some of the game's reworked cutscenes and find out more about the revamped multiplayer. In a separate interview, Ayoub has revealed that 343 is considering releasing Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach on Xbox One following fan requests.