Date played: March 31st
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 10/10
I finished Halo 4!
I only had one level left at the end, but it was a big one. It started with an unusual segment for a Halo game... I flew a jet right through the outer hull of the Didact's ship. It was pretty awesome, I had to avoid obstacles in all directions, had to destroy enemy turrets along the way and even open up certain doors by shooting at targets. The ship had turrets and seeking missiles, so it was lots of fun to use. The sequence culminated in a battle where I had to take out four large shield generators, aiming through small openings, Luke Skywalker style.
Master Chief then reached a very large area where the Didact was inside the Composer, trying to essentially destroy mankind. The details are hazy, but the general idea was that Master Chief had to destroy the Didact and his device using a nuclear warhead that he carried on his back (sounds like a bad idea...). I fought countless waves or Prometheans as Cortana helped me progress to the Didact.
Cortana's rampancy became a real problem, but she used the last of her ingenuity to split her personalities off into single entities that were able to trap the Didact for a short moment, long enough for Master Chief to put a grenade on him, drop him into an abyss and detonate the nuke. Cortana saved the Chief from the explosion with some technical tricks that weren't quite clear.
However, it was clear that Cortana was about to die. In an amazing, well written scene, Cortana and Master Chief talked about her imminent death. The dialogue was a lot better than I ever expected from any Halo game. It was touching. It showed humanity in artificial intelligence and a man that was literally bred to be a soldier.
Cortana is dead. Master Chief is back on Earth. The world is saved... for now. I loved playing Halo 4. It had great weapons, fun enemies, amazing looking vistas and some very good story bits.
Platform: Xbox One
Session fun rating: 10/10
I finished Halo 4!
I only had one level left at the end, but it was a big one. It started with an unusual segment for a Halo game... I flew a jet right through the outer hull of the Didact's ship. It was pretty awesome, I had to avoid obstacles in all directions, had to destroy enemy turrets along the way and even open up certain doors by shooting at targets. The ship had turrets and seeking missiles, so it was lots of fun to use. The sequence culminated in a battle where I had to take out four large shield generators, aiming through small openings, Luke Skywalker style.
Master Chief then reached a very large area where the Didact was inside the Composer, trying to essentially destroy mankind. The details are hazy, but the general idea was that Master Chief had to destroy the Didact and his device using a nuclear warhead that he carried on his back (sounds like a bad idea...). I fought countless waves or Prometheans as Cortana helped me progress to the Didact.
Cortana's rampancy became a real problem, but she used the last of her ingenuity to split her personalities off into single entities that were able to trap the Didact for a short moment, long enough for Master Chief to put a grenade on him, drop him into an abyss and detonate the nuke. Cortana saved the Chief from the explosion with some technical tricks that weren't quite clear.
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| Master Chief and Cortana in their last moments together |
Cortana is dead. Master Chief is back on Earth. The world is saved... for now. I loved playing Halo 4. It had great weapons, fun enemies, amazing looking vistas and some very good story bits.
