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Re: Throwing Down the Gauntlet
Posted By: mike miller <mikem60430@aol.com>Date: 10/6/04 11:50 a.m.

In Response To: Throwing Down the Gauntlet (Finn)

: With reasons that none can truly understand, the first option for many will
: be to easily jump and skip to the game's conclusion; we will speak no more
: of these.

: Many more will test the waters on normal, if for other reason than to get a
: handle on the controls and the new gameplay characteristics. There is no
: shame here.

: For others, a more difficult road lies ahead; one full of heroic effort and
: sacrifice.

: And while these are commendable paths, I believe there is yet a higher
: calling.

: I challenge anyone who is willing or able to complete Halo 2 for the first
: time, either alone or with a friend co-operatively, while playing all
: levels only on Legendary.

: Who will rise to the occasion? :)

: Finn

Heh. I've been debating this for a while myself.

For me it's just a question of what will be the most fun the first time through. If I had initially tried to play Halo 1 on legendary I think I probably would have thrown the XBox out the window before I finished the second level. On the other hand, I think I'm a bit more skilled now than I was back then, so it becomes an issue of how much Halo 1 skills = halo 2 skills.

From what I've heard, the general feel of the controls is pretty similar to the original, so from that perspective it should be much easier to jump in at a higher difficulty level. I'd imagine that many of the tactics that worked in the original will still be effective as well. Granted, the weapons will be different, but if the controls and the basic feel of the game are familiar, and you know what tactics you want to use, I think that integrating the new weapons should be fairly quick. So, assuming that the general design philosophy stays the same (that is, there are no cheap additions like annoying boss fights or stupid puzzles), I'd guess the difficulty of the transition from 1 to 2 will be mostly governed by any differences in the AI, adapting to the new enemies, and learning the good weapon choices for each new situation, which is made a deeper decision now by the addition of dual-wielding.

I don't know...I'd be interested to see how well I could handle totally new environments and enemies at whatever is the highest difficulty level. Most likely, I'll end up playing at least the first level on normal while I get used to things, and then replaying it at the highest difficulty. Depending on how that goes, I'll decide how I want to proceed through the rest. :-)

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Throwing Down the GauntletFinn 10/5/04 6:17 p.m.
     Is there a Prize?Saint [lpn] 10/5/04 6:23 p.m.
           Victory :)Alex Cross 10/5/04 6:55 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletPballwizard 10/5/04 6:23 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletLakhesis 10/5/04 6:31 p.m.
           mmmm... Mead ;) *NM*Finn 10/6/04 6:16 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletAlex Cross 10/5/04 6:52 p.m.
           Re: Throwing Down the GauntletSR_SGT 10/6/04 5:11 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletDogcow 10/5/04 6:59 p.m.
           Re: Throwing Down the GauntletVerdafolio 10/5/04 7:08 p.m.
                 Re: Throwing Down the GauntletBOLL 10/6/04 2:54 a.m.
           Re: Throwing Down the GauntletTim Bowman 10/5/04 7:43 p.m.
     ...MikeMan445 10/5/04 7:10 p.m.
           Re: ...Hikaru-119 10/5/04 7:22 p.m.
                 Re: ...Alex Cross 10/5/04 7:26 p.m.
                       Who are you asking this question to? *NM*Hikaru-119 10/5/04 7:34 p.m.
                             Re: Who are you asking this question to?Alex Cross 10/5/04 7:45 p.m.
                                   Do you know who Hikaru is?Blitzwolf 10/5/04 8:42 p.m.
                                         Re: Do you know who Hikaru is?Alex Cross 10/5/04 8:49 p.m.
                                               Search for his name. . .*NS*Guardian 10/5/04 9:07 p.m.
                                               Search for his name. . .*NS*Guardian 10/5/04 9:07 p.m.
                                               Re: Do you know who Hikaru is?Hikaru-119 10/5/04 9:11 p.m.
                                                     I TOLD you he's a Halo guru... 4 copies. 8P *NM*Blitzwolf 10/5/04 9:15 p.m.
                                                     Re: Do you know who Hikaru is?Alex Cross 10/5/04 9:33 p.m.
                 Re: ...MikeMan445 10/5/04 7:35 p.m.
           Re: ...Tim Bowman 10/5/04 7:46 p.m.
     Re: What about Adamantium? *NM* *NM*KiGlow 10/5/04 7:37 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletTim Bowman 10/5/04 7:40 p.m.
     Not me, dude. :)Louis Wu 10/5/04 8:59 p.m.
           I will follow the ways of the Wu...Blitzwolf 10/5/04 9:17 p.m.
           A second chance to make a first impression.Finn 10/6/04 10:30 a.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the Gauntletvshields ash 10/5/04 9:16 p.m.
           Running and gunningmnemesis 10/5/04 10:15 p.m.
                 lol - ninja butlers!Louis Wu 10/6/04 5:59 a.m.
           Ha!17 10/6/04 6:53 a.m.
           Re: Throwing Down the GauntletFinn 10/6/04 10:39 a.m.
           Tooting someone else's hornLouis Wu 10/6/04 11:03 a.m.
     I did it with Halo, and I'll do it for Halo 2 *NM*Jamirus99 10/6/04 5:05 a.m.
     Re: I'm going for it.ThorsHammer 10/6/04 11:08 a.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the Gauntletmike miller 10/6/04 11:50 a.m.
           No reason not to try ;)Finn 10/6/04 2:24 p.m.
     Re: Throwing Down the GauntletLietLives 10/6/04 12:13 p.m.
     Better late than neverdeanero 10/13/04 6:49 p.m.



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