The Highs and Lows (Gaming)

by Avateur , Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 18:25 (787 days ago) @ Schooly D

It's fun and easy to remember the good times:

• Great cutscenes
  
• Stellar musical score
  
• Thematic heft and narrative completeness
  
• Valhalla
  
• Forge
  
• 4-player co-op
  
• Theater
  
• File share
  
• Terminals
  
• Grifball

Your excellent list made me remember the 24 hour Bungie Day gaming for Recon times. Which eventually led to Steak gaming in Reach? Awesome times!! Gotta veto for Colonnade!

But our praise means little if it's not given with honest sobriety. And to that end we should acknowledge the low points:

• Hit detection sucked
  
• Regen equipment sucked
  
• Bubble shield sucked
  
• Isolation
  
• Snowbound
  
• Initial transformation of Cortana from "sassy and helpful partner" to "schizo girlfriend who needs saving before she ruins the galactic dinner party"
  
• Hit detection sucked

Fond memories but I'd say I had more fun playing Reach. And that's despite bloom, which may have been the single worst element intentionally introduced into any Halo game from any studio.

I had fun with bubble shield, and I never really minded Snowbound. To this day, Isolation should never be played or be in any MCC or LAN rotation imo. Like the Flood, that map needs to be killed with fire.