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Subject: Do you Nostalgia over the Halo story? My opinions and nostalgia inside

18 yrs old, Male, 6'3", 175 lbs. Guitarist, Artist, Gamer, Freerunner. I'm currently a digital artist, 3D modeler, and animator at The Art Institute of Portland. 3 years away from my Bachelor's in Media Arts and Animation.

Poll: Do you Nostalgia over the Halo story? My opinions and nostalgia inside  [closed]
Yes, mildly.:  25%
(1 Votes)
Yes, moderately. I miss playing the older games.:  50%
(2 Votes)
Yes, extremely! I really miss the older games.:  25%
(1 Votes)
Nope.:  0%
(0 Votes)
Other, I'll explain in the comments below.:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 4

It's the 4th, so I'm not finished with this yet. Just going to post the first half and then edit it later to add more.


Preface: Nothing too serious. I've just been perusing through some of the concept art and in-game art that has been created throughout the past, and I've realized just how much of an emotional bond I have with this story. Nothing has incited such a strong emotional response lately as my reflection upon the "Halo" story, art, and characters. You can read through or not, agree or not, and comment or not, it's up to you. I only request that you keep your thoughts polite and concise.
If you don't have anything nice to say... etc.

I grew up (like many people my age) playing Halo: Combat Evolved and thinking it was the most amazing game I'd ever play. Remember watching MC come out of his cryo chamber, and just being in awe at the special effects? Making your way through the ship, frantically dodging plasma blasts and elites, only to narrowly escape at the last moment. It may have been just a taste of the Halo universe, but as a kid, I was genuinely exhilarated to be playing as an all-powerful, genetically enhanced supersoldier.

I can remember the raw feeling of awesomeness as the first Halo ring was revealed, and the crushing pressure and stress that came with the knowledge that it could destroy all sentient life in the galaxy. The fear that came when fighting the flood who, at the time, seemed utterly terrifying to my 8-year old self. Upon finding Keyes, I felt a genuine sadness that he had been turned into such a monstrosity. I tried to put him out of his misery, a concept that, in retrospect, I'm surprised I even understood.

One of my favorite levels was "Truth and Reconciliation". I was in my element, destroying the covenant with a few well-placed sniper shots, while remaining stealthily undetected. The use of night vision was a such a new concept to video games at the time!

Most of all, I remember the final level. A mad dash for survival, speeding along the interior of the ship and thinking: "What a -blam!- way to design a space ship. There's no room for fuel or supplies or anything. Just a bunch of ramps and some walls that explode really easily". The feeling of reaching the end of the track, climbing into my ship, and escaping from the Pillar of Autumn (hope I got my canon correct...) at the last possible moment was almost overwhelming. Then, at the very end of the game, almost seeing Master Chief's face (not really, just another helmet.)

Wow. What a ride.

Then, "The Wait". The period where all you do is try to beat the game on legendary, find easter eggs, exploit glitches, and invite friends over for match after match of snipers on Beaver Creek and Blood Gulch. In the back of your mind, you're wondering what Halo 2 was going to reveal. New Weapons? New Characters? New Vehicles? New Enemies and Allies? That would be awesome!
Then Bungie came out with a few announcements.
How about all of the above?

While I won't go into too much detail regarding Halo 2, I will say that it was probably the Halo game I enjoyed the most. The first thing I did after getting the game was sprint through the house, eat -blam!- on the stairs, and put the game in my Xbox while nursing my split lip. Then, straight to the campaign... The opening cutscene blew my 11-year old mind. Ten minutes later, I'm frantically trying to arm myself as the aliens are cutting through the blast doors on Cairo Station. I remember very clearly thinking to myself,
"Oh -blam!- oh -blam!- oh -blam!-"
"BOOM!"
"HERE THEY COME!"
"OHHHHHHH SHIIIITTTT!"
Dual SMG's? DUAL? I CAN HAVE TWO?!

Mowing down enemy after enemy until MC reaches the bomb, and proceeds to RIDE IT INTO SPACE. Just let that sink in....
To an 11-year old, how much cooler can you be than a Robot Supersoldier riding a bomb through space, into an alien ship?

One of my favorite things about Halo 2 was the pure unadulterated fun that it provided for hour after hour. Sniping hunters on Outskirts, slicing and dicing anything I came across while playing as a cloaked arbiter, taking down a scarab.
Jumping off a building onto a giant enemy mech, and then proceeding to hijack it. Talk about excitement.

Enough about the campaign, let's not forget the multiplayer! Swat, Snipers, CTF, KOTH? All against people through xbox live. Finally, I could talk to and play with my friends even though they were miles away.

Anybody remember playing custom Zombies on Lockout? I sure as hell do....
Hours and hours of endless fun, screwing around in custom games, and perfecting any glitch I could learn about.


------Not finished yet--------

More to come soon. (bungie.net should appreciate that <---- )

  • 07.04.2011 8:08 PM PDT

"Hero's Get Remembered, But Legends Never Die. Follow Your Heart, And You Can Never Go Wrong."

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I totally agree with you.

You've pretty much hit everything that I would normally touch on, so just for the sake of no repeating myself: I agree, nuff' said, and all that jazz.

Personally, to this day, I remember coming home from middle school when I was just a kid, throwing my bookbag on the ground, lying about not having any math or english homework to do, and hitting up good ol' Halo CE. (Sigh of Nostalgia).

  • 07.04.2011 9:17 PM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

I realize most people would laugh at the thought of somebody having nostalgia for Halo 3, but I do. Now, after reading that, you're probably thinking, "Then go play it." Well, yes, the campaign and multiplayer are still playable. However, it's not the same as it used to be. Not the same as it was when I would click on my friends list and all it read was, "Halo 3." It's hay day is long gone. Which is such a shame considering the newest Halo is a complete and utter fail. Anyway, what I'm trying to get at, I miss Halo 3's hay day. Doing countless missions on legendary with friends and the amazing thing that was Halo 3 multiplayer. All that's gone, not nearly as many people play it any more, and I have nostalgia for it.

[Edited on 07.04.2011 9:26 PM PDT]

  • 07.04.2011 9:25 PM PDT