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Re: Things I noticed...
Posted By: TDSpiral <Brennagar@aol.com>	Date: 12/1/09 9:18 a.m.
In Response To: Things I noticed... (Jordan117) : This is probably just me, but I like how McLees reinforced the connection : between New Mombasa and the modern-day version. Of course, he's the one : that designed the transit map of the city in Terminal, so I guess he has a : knack for it. : The story mentions several specific places: Mwatate Street Transit Center - : a routing area for "taxis, buses, private vehicles." There's : also a real Mwatate Street in today's city. : Beria Plaza - a funnel-shaped courtyard, likely named after real-life Beira : Street. : Kilindini Park Cultural Center - described as being underneath an : "enormous amphitheater", this is probably the domed park you : fight through in Metropolis. : Mtangwe Route/Underpass - "a 390m tunnel that resurfaced in the center : of New Mombasa's industrial zone." Given that Mtongwe is located near : where the suspension bridge intersects Old Mombasa, the route is likely : the whole stretch of highway, while the "underpass" is the : tunnel the highway goes into under New Mombasa. : Shimanzi Road - "the broad divided highway that split the industrial : district in two." Another real-life road, and the one you first exit : onto when you leave the domed park. : Since these are all based on real locations, we can plot them on a map, and : they all happen to be in the same area that Halo 2 is said to take place: : (click to enlarge) : I also thought it was funny how part of the story explained away the : symmetrical nature of the city in ODST: Even though the architects and : city planners had tried their best to hide it, most people could tell at a : glance that New Mombasa was a gigantic jigsaw puzzle of a city -- : rigorously sectioned off into recognizable, repeating parcels. It was a : grim necessity for every tether city. If the unthinkable were to happen -- : well, another unthinkable, as at least one unthinkable thing was already : happening -- and catastrophe were to befall the Mombasa Tether, the : expectation was that this compartmentalization of the city would keep the : death toll and property damage to a minimum. : It doesn't make a lot of sense, but there you go. That actually helps me understand the story a little more. Thanks!

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Thoughts on Palace Hotel	gunluva	11/28/09 8:36 p.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	rolandk73	11/28/09 8:39 p.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	InnerRayg	11/28/09 10:33 p.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	Metalingus627	11/28/09 11:41 p.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	Ragashingo	11/29/09 1:12 a.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	Bry	11/29/09 1:21 a.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	rolandk73	11/29/09 9:00 a.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	Bry	11/29/09 9:28 a.m.
Things I noticed...	Jordan117	11/29/09 4:00 p.m.
Re: Things I noticed...	TDSpiral	12/1/09 9:18 a.m.
Re: Thoughts on Palace Hotel	Zeouterlimits	12/1/09 4:23 a.m.