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For a few years I have spent a bit of time trying to get on top of the opening portions of T&R. With much looking, little time spent jumping and absolutely no clue as to how to accomplish it, I FINALLY DID IT!! (even on legendary!)
I had played through to the first marine reinforcement drop, was cleaning out the remaining enemies with a full compliment of marines left and was headed to the tight space between the two shades to take out the elites when things went all of the sudden very badly. I had contemplated going back to pick up the health I always bypass at the beginning of the level, to bring my sorry butt 2 blips up to full before I took on the narrows ahead of me just in case my marines got errantly grenade happy, but decided no. Well that was a bad idea! I took a pounding because I missed the first elite with a plasma, backtracked and got blocked by my marines. It was just a second or so before I was dcollapsing into a dead heap. And then it happened!!!!!!
Yep, all it took was dying and dropping my remaining grenades just prior to a well placed grunty grenade exploding the whole mess and sending not only my marines, but my shredded, very dead MC body up onto the bluff top! I was absolutely thrilled to finally be there........................and then remembered I WAS NOW DEAD DEAD DEAD! So much for my exploration of the top of T&R! I did have the presence of mind to pause the game before it could send me back to the last checkpoint so that I could at least look with pride upon the bluff top surrounding my carcass.........ah, a rewarding 20 seconds.........................