Date played: December 30th
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary!
The classic game was better than ever thanks to the much improved graphics. The last 2 levels, Keyes and The Maw, are both challenging and fun. Keyes is a direct assault on a Flood-infested Covenant ship in an attempt to rescue Keyes. There were many instances of combat between Covenant and Flood forces here, so weapon choice was more important than ever. While a plasma rifle works wonders against all Covenant, it's near useless versus the Flood... At the end of the level, it is revealed that Keyes has been absorbed by the Flood, so Master Chief puts him out of his misery. I escaped the ship with a stolen Banshee.
The Maw is the final level of the game where Master Chief must destroy Halo. To do this, Chief and Cortana head back to the wreck of the Pillar of Autumn where they plan on destroying it's engines, causing a big enough explosion to destroy Halo itself. Most of the level is spent working my way through the hordes of Flood and Covenant aboard the ship, though there are also Sentinels here. Near the end, there is a large room with 4 reactors that must be opened by using terminals, then destroyed with either rockets or grenades. This was actually pretty difficult because there are Flood and Sentinels all over the place and the terminals are kind of hard to reach. After the explosion, there is a great sequence where Master Chief must escape to a shuttle in a Warthog. The road is riddled with explosions, enemies, chasms and dangerous terrain. After a few failed attempts, I made it to the end and left Halo just before it's destruction.
Bring on Halo 2!
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary!
The classic game was better than ever thanks to the much improved graphics. The last 2 levels, Keyes and The Maw, are both challenging and fun. Keyes is a direct assault on a Flood-infested Covenant ship in an attempt to rescue Keyes. There were many instances of combat between Covenant and Flood forces here, so weapon choice was more important than ever. While a plasma rifle works wonders against all Covenant, it's near useless versus the Flood... At the end of the level, it is revealed that Keyes has been absorbed by the Flood, so Master Chief puts him out of his misery. I escaped the ship with a stolen Banshee.
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| Halo is no more |
Bring on Halo 2!
