- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I have my game checkpointed when I get to the top of the elevator shaft on the Maw, as the Hog Run is probably my favorite part of Halo. Anyway, I was playing that little segment again, on Legendary, of course.
I reach the part where you have to jump over the gap in the trench, and decide I want to pay a visit to "rex". Rex is just that: r e x written in blood on that little bridge covering the "gap in the trench". What you have to do is twist your hog to the left or right a little bit just before going off so you don't land on the bridge, but the walls to the left or right of it.
Anyway, I land successfully, but my hog falls off the edge onto the little platform to the left of the wall. I don't really care, I go look at Rex.
After that, I decide I might as well try to beat the chapter. I use all my plasma grenades trying to get the hog back over onto the bridge, but to no avail. Finally, I give up, and run over to the next gap. I throw my last frag, trying to do a grenade jump, but it bounced over the edge. Finally, in a last ditch effort, I jump backwards off the bridge and shoot my rocket launcher at the last second. Crouching, I just barely make it to the other side!!!
Only about a minute and 45 seconds left! I run along the hall, going as fast as I can, filling the flood I meet with shotguns shells.
The ship is in sight! I run along, crazy now. 20 seconds left and I've only just reached the barrels that normally prevent the Hog from continuing on.
I fire one of my two remaining rockets at a group of flood... an Elite pops out. I fire my last one at him... switch to shotgun...
My shields are gone. I keep running madly. Finally, with .5 of a second to spare, I reach the Longsword Fighter!
I did it! That was the most exciting race EVER!
w00t!