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| Re: My Thursday morning BBQ (just add flames) *lon | |
| Posted By: Th3 Guns1inger <Th3.Gunslinger@gmail.com> | Date: 11/19/04 1:03 p.m. |
In Response To: My Thursday morning BBQ (just add flames) *long (Ducain) Aside from all this story wise it just seems like in Halo 2 you aren't involved in the story, like you could cut the MC _and_ the Arbiter out, and nothing would have gone differently. In Halo's first level, the pillar of Autumn, the MC gets Cortana off The Pillar, safeguarding Earth's position. The lot of good that did in the long run! ;-) In Halo 2's first level the MC saves an orbital MAC gun from exploding. Big fucking deal! A whole shitload of the other MAC guns blew up, and that didn't do shit! Okay, maybe you saved good old Admiral Whatshisface, but seriously, who cares about him? In Halo's second level you drive around is the beautiful yet deadly Ringworld, and save Marines from plasma death, by putting your life on the line you single handedly _SAVE LIVES_! In Halo 2's second level...what the fuck are you trying to do anyways? Trying to board Regret's ship? Seems like good old MC fell on his ass there don't you think? What about the scarab? Finally! MC as we know him, single handedly taking out a Covenant instrument of doom! One that Johnson had no problems taking control of later in the storyline I might add... In Truth and Reconciliation we have the MC fighting his way to the Covenant ship's grav lift, storming the ship, and escaping with the single most important human on the ring besides himself. I mean come on! The MC kicked ass! Meanwhile in Halo 2 the Arbiter is being dragged around by some Brutes, killing some Heretic who is a fucking GOOD GUY and the Flood show up for NO APPARENT REASON! They're just thrown in for good measure. What is the point of that? Just to let us know that Guilty Spark is still around, which we knew at the end of Halo? Arrrrgh In The Silent Cartographer we see one of my favorite moments in video game history, and the MC leads two Pelican loads of Marines up the beachhead to pump some lead into the plasma-spewing Covenant! He then proceeds to locate the Control Room, a vital piece of taking control of Halo and finding out just what the fuck is going on. Meanwhile in Halo 2 you're storming a new Covenant entrenchment with some new Marines, but instead of kicking ass the ODST's just get torn apart. And don't even thing about giving one of them your Rocket Launcher! I'm thinking, hehe, ODST+Rockets=Covenant SPNKr Death! Actually it equals all the ODSTs sitting behind a rock together hiding from plasma from above. The Rocket ODST sees a shadow move, and BOOM, no more ODSTs. Come on! At least shoot OVER the rock! Anyways, aside from the DEVOLVED AI you have a quest to...what? Kill a Prophet for no apparent reason than, "Well...thats what we were trying to do but failed before!" Lets finish what you couldn't do last time you were MC! And so you kill Regret who was about to be deposed anyways...great. The MC sure is making a difference in this war. So in Halo you're playing Assault on the Control Room, one of the most replayable levels ever! Weather you go by Tank, Warthog, Banshee, Ghost, or even by Foot there are new ways to play it. You can Get a Banshee way before you're supposed to (And don't tell me that was a glich/bug--check out the Halo demo movie that plays at the title screen when there is inactivity...Bungie knew you could get the Banshee!!!) Meanwhile the Arbiter is helping the Brutes get ahold of the Index. That's right, you're helping the enemy. Bun instead of facing Marines, and ODSTs you're facing...da da da daaaa! The Flood. Oooookay. And so the do ANOTHER Library. So here we get to the plot twists, 343 Gulty Spark, and The Library where The Flood are unleashed in Halo for some scary Shotgun clutching, white knuckles trigger happy fun! Being tricked by 343 Guilty spark into almost wiping out humanity! Trying to figure out a way to stop Halo _and_ the Flood. In Halo 2 we have...da da da daaa! Gravemind, who both the MC and the Arbiter obey for no apparent reason. Get the index back? For you? A flood collective? Sure, no problem. You want fries with that? Well at least you know what they're doing, even though they both FAILED MISERABLY, and the Arbiter only managed to stop Halo firing at the last possible second! No kicking Guilty Spark's Sentinel's and the Flood's respective asses, then making a frantic Warthog race across the ship to escape Halo's violent death...you just walk into a Covenant controlled Forerunner ship's cargo bay. So basically in Halo the MC kicks ass, and in Halo 2 he AND the Arbiter fall on their asses. Enjoy Halo 2! -Th3 Guns1inger
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