What's your favorite Halo: CE map? (Progress: COMPLETE)

You'll just have to get an XboxOG memory card.

I had this one

Old Xbox controllers are too big :c

Quite.

You'll just have to get an XboxOG memory card.

Got it.

that's funny how they do it like the N64 did it
i never would have guessed that's what those empty things on the controller were for

i think i might as well play future levels on heroic from here on out though

i'm good enough at this game now, i think


Decided to play some earlier levels anyway just for a refresher. Particularly the ones I disliked.

what the fuck is supposed to be so fun about truth & reconcilation?... it's the dumbest fucking level ever


Ordered a memory card. Should be coming in by tomorrow night.

what the fuck is supposed to be so fun about truth & reconcilation?... it's the dumbest fucking level ever

Did you try only noscoping the enemies?

Old Xbox controllers are too big :c

they probably don't fit in your puny hands

what the fuck is supposed to be so fun about truth & reconcilation?... it's the dumbest fucking level ever

Did you try only noscoping the enemies?

No. Are you saying I should try it?... Because I don't see how that would make it more fun. Especially considering that I'd much rather use weapons as intended. If a gun is more fun to use in a way that's not intended, I kinda consider that a fault.


Also, I noticed that there's substantially less dialogue when playing on Heroic, so...
There's literally no point in playing Heroic. At least on your first playthrough.

"Meant to be played" my ass.

There's less dialogue because all the marines get slaughtered.

There's less dialogue because all the marines get slaughtered.

Well, there's that, but there was less scripted shit I noticed, too. The part at the very beginning where they show you how Chief gets all his equipment, like his shields, just after he gets out of the cryotube, is completely cut out. Presumably because it's a tutorial, and if you're playing on Heroic, you may not need a tutorial, because they assume you've already played the game on Normal.

which kinda solves the little debate once and for all, doesn't it
normal is definitely the default

All right, the memory card came in.

Back to business...

I wouldn't say any of them are the 'default' difficulty. If you suck, play Normal. If you're good, play Heroic. If you want bragging rights, play Legendary. If you want a power fantasy, play Easy.

All right... I think we're a bit overdue for an update.

I went ahead and replayed Silent Cartographer for the sake of refreshing my mind, and it remains my favorite level so far. The scenery, as primitive as it is, is still quite beautiful for a 2001 game. I liked this level the most because it's finally where it started to feel more like a game, and less like a mindless shooting spree. I mean, it still kind of is—I've come to accept the fact that shooting aliens is literally ALL I am going to be doing in this game. But the added exploration the level allows for, coupled with the fact that I've gotten better understanding of how the combat works, I had a much better time with the level than I did on my first playthrough.

I know I said I was gonna start playing on Heroic from now on, but I changed my mind. I'm gonna keep it consistent and play on Normal the entire time. Will I ever play it again on higher difficulties later?... I mean, probably not. Everyone and their dog has already beaten every Halo game on legendary by now. It's not like I'll be special if I also manage to do it. Besides—default's default.


So, Assault on the Control Room. Fuck. Was there any real reason why this level needed to be so goddamn long? I mean, it was shorter than I expected it to be, based on what I've been told, but it still made for a highly monotonous shooting fest.

Stuff I liked:

THE GHOSTS. Oh wow, this vehicle is easily the best one in the game, and is the most fun to use. Beats the fucking warthog by a mile. Not only is it wicked fast, it has a powerful weapon that I don't need a backseat driver to use—and I can strafe with it! Amazing. I love this thing. I love how it looks, I love how it handles—it's great. I mean, it was kind of annoying trying to drive it up that pyramid at the very end (which was Cortana's advice), but it was worth it to run over one of those goddamn zealots at the top. Boom, dead. SO satisfying.

That's pretty much it with my likes, though. Uh.... I liked the scenery, kinda? And I mean, the scorpion was cool? I wish it protected me a whole lot more than it did. It's like Master Chief is wide open the entire time he's in the thing. And aiming the mortar is kind of a bitch, too. I do thank them for allowing me to use it for a good third of the whole level, though.

Everything else about the level kinda sucked. Way too long—and the fact that I basically had to re-enter three or four versions of the same area (you know what I'm talking about) was just insulting. It felt like they were trying to extend the level to make it FEEL longer, when it was just kinda boring and monotonous. Keeping in mind that the only thing you do in this game is shoot aliens and flip switches. In a linear, straight-ass motherfucking line. SNORE.

And don't worry--it has nothing to do with the difficulty. Just because I'm playing on Normal doesn't mean I'm just blazing through all these enemies. Every once in awhile, I get stuck by a grenade, or I get pinned down by a bunch of brutes, or I just play stupid. It happens. All I'm saying is that the game really needs to start spicing it up in terms of the enemies, and also the weapons. And I know that's coming very soon. Just, it doesn't make me dislike this level any less.

Also, maybe this IS because I'm playing on Normal: Hunters are incredibly easy. Put it this way: Not only have I never been killed by one—I've never even been hit by one. All you have to do is run right up to them and basically run in circles, while you just unload on them. I don't even like wasting grenades on them anymore—they're THAT easy. But again, maybe they're tougher in higher difficulties. Oh well, I'm sticking on normal.

Storywise, at the end of the stage, Cortana appeared to be having a little episode. She's telling me to stop Captain Keyes for some reason. Whether it's to abort the mission or to prevent him from going to a certain location, I'm not sure right now. I'll have to rewatch the cutscene, I guess, because my sister was singing shitty pop music while I was playing, so, I only heard about half of what she was saying.

It's funny, though—when I was replaying the Truth & Reconciliation, I had fleeting thoughts of. "Are we really the good guys here?" Is humanity really the one to root for in this war? The only reason I'm given in-game is that, well, I'm a human, so, I should want to keep the human race alive. But why? What if it's the Covenant who has all the scruples? Hmm. I dunno. Maybe the game will explore that theme, maybe it won't, but it's interesting.

I wouldn't say any of them are the 'default' difficulty.

It doesn't matter what you'd say—Normal is the default. There's no other way of looking at it.

I wouldn't say any of them are the 'default' difficulty.

It doesn't matter what you'd say—Normal is the default. There's no other way of looking at it.

The default as in the cursor is over it as soon as you reach the difficulty menu? Sure.

The default as in the cursor is over it as soon as you reach the difficulty menu? Sure.

And the one that contains more dialogue.
And the one that's labeled "Normal". Which is basically synonymous with "default".

The default as in the cursor is over it as soon as you reach the difficulty menu? Sure.

And the one that contains more dialogue.
And the one that's labeled "Normal". Which is basically synonymous with "default".

It's there for players new to the game. Hence the tutorial. Heroic is what you go to when you've learned how to play the game.

They should have just called it easy.

It's there for players new to the game. Hence the tutorial. Heroic is what you go to when you've learned how to play the game.

They should have just called it easy.

I agree. Because if, in later installments, they labeled Heroic with "the way the game is meant to be played", it's kinda stupid not to have THAT be the Normal difficulty.

But as it stands, Normal is default, so that's how I will continue to play.

If I had to rank the levels by quality so far:

The Silent Cartographer > The Pillar of Autumn = Halo >>>>> The Truth & Reconciliation > Assault on the Control Room

Man, I loved AotCR. You're killing my childhood.

343 Guilty Spark is a pretty decent level. The one after it, though--the Library--is hands down the worst in the game.

Man, I loved AotCR. You're killing my childhood.

343 Guilty Spark is a pretty decent level. The one after it, though--the Library--is hands down the worst in the game.

Yeah, that's what everyone keeps telling me.

My expectations are so low for it, it might just end up becoming my favorite level <_<
it's happened before lol

The only proper way to play The Library is on Legendary, OC. Otherwise you just don't get the full experience.

well, i don't see the point in playing just one level on legendary
especially considering i do plan on beating this game at some point

i guess i won't get the full experience

Stop wasting your time with this franchise and play a real game.

Revengeance is waiting for you.

You know it's a real man's game when you hoist a three-story-tall robot into the air and cut it clean in half with a katana.

Man, I loved AotCR. You're killing my childhood.

343 Guilty Spark is a pretty decent level. The one after it, though--the Library--is hands down the worst in the game.

Yeah, that's what everyone keeps telling me.

My expectations are so low for it, it might just end up becoming my favorite level <_<
it's happened before lol

Remember how you thought the gameplay was monotonous? Multiply that by five. Then have it take place in a labyrinth. And every corridor looks the same. And there's a fuckton of enemies and very little ammunition and cover. And it goes on forever.

That's the fucking Library.

Man, I loved AotCR. You're killing my childhood.

343 Guilty Spark is a pretty decent level. The one after it, though--the Library--is hands down the worst in the game.

Yeah, that's what everyone keeps telling me.

My expectations are so low for it, it might just end up becoming my favorite level <_<
it's happened before lol

Remember how you thought the gameplay was monotonous? Multiply that by five. Then have it take place in a labyrinth. And every corridor looks the same. And there's a fuckton of enemies and very little ammunition and cover. And it goes on forever.

That's the fucking Library.

Do a speed run then.

Verb. Heroic is called what it is on Halo 3 and later because the games after Halo 2 are really fuckin' easy.

Also, I'll give some insight as to the Covenant's motives. Bungie never expected the series to take off the way it did so there wa never too much in the game, and they simply didn't care about expanded universe when they did the later games like ODST and Reach.

This wouldn't be in a spoiler if it wasn't a spoiler

The Halo array wipes out all life in the galaxy when activated. This is because the Flood pretty much destroyed the Forerunners long ago, and it was a last-ditch effort: they can't kill the flood, but they can kill the food, and starve the flood to death.

Anyway, the Covenant misinterpret Forerunner stuff they found and see mentions of a 'Great Journey" they would go on if they activate the array. They believe that walking the path/ going on the great journey would allow them to follow in the Forerunner's footsteps and become gods. Because they think the Halos allow them to transcend mortality.

Thing is, Forerunners liked humans. At first contact, a Covenant luminary (A device that detected forerunner tech) detected millions of objects on the world we would come to know as Harvest. It turns out that the luminary was detecting the humans themselves, but the Brutes (You'll meet them further down the line if you play Halo 2) decided the humans were hiding the relics. Now. On the Covenant's capital, there is a Forerunner ship docked- it houses a Forerunner AI named Mendicant Bias, that was tasked with the Forerunner militaries before the array fired. This AI basically told three of the Covenant's leadership "Hey. Everything you think is wrong, and te humans are the cool guys. Oh, and fuck you." Naturally, the Prophets know that if this knowledge spread, it would result in the dissolution of the empire (I'll get to that) and so they decide to keep it quiet and encourage the ideal tht humans are heretics and must be wiped out. So at first, you're simply fighting for your own continued survival. Later, you're fighting to make sure you don't wipe out every creature in the galaxy.

*The two main warrior castes - Sangheili and Jiralhanae (Elites and Brutes) and the two 'cannon fodder' castes - Kig-Yar and Unggoy (Jackals an Grunts) despise each other. Without a common goal, the Covenant would collapse in a bloody civil war.

Stop wasting your time with this franchise and play a real game.

Revengeance is waiting for you.

Can you just please kill yourself?

Thank you.

The Ghost was easily my favourite in CE

Stop wasting your time with this franchise and play a real game.

Revengeance is waiting for you.

>having this much autism