: The reference to the Battle of Marathon in the first game's manual mentions
: to be like the Greeks in that battle and charge into the fray like 90's
: FPS encourage you to do.
: Unfortunately, it only seems to work on lower difficulties because certain
: areas in all three games where they expect you to do that are balanced in
: the way that you need to play carefully instead as the intended method
: just results in having your ass kicked.
: Several Halo levels on Legendary spring to mind, as does trying to beat Halo
: 2 on said difficulty. (you can't. not even Cairo Station)
Cool topic and I find this especially interesting. I'm just playing through the trilogy yet again, and especially Marathon requires that sort of careful play - even just the very first encounter on TC is a real mission, no matter how many times I play!
Then it has those moments throughout that I never look forward to: the last part of Bigger Guns Nearby, the first part of Couch Fishing, the pit in Cool Fusion, the quarantine part in Blaspheme Quarantine, the start of Bob-B-Q, and the chain from Eupfhoria to Ain't Got Time Pfhor This all spring to mind. It is definitely the chore of the series. Playing through in preparation for actually getting onto that Devil in a Blue Dress Tour of Duty that we've delayed on for a year now :D
Oh and yes, Halo's difficulty is a bit stupid by comparison - I like Marathon's method of just making enemies tougher, but dislike it when they aim a lot better, hide better, and snipe you without you even knowing they are there, and Halo 2 is a prime example of that sort of nonsense. I never really played Halo before the Master Chief Collection came out, and now I figure I'm too old for that shit lol. I'll stick to Marathon on TC ;)
