Haloday. (+ 1)
Yesterday was Haloday. The end of the Halo trilogy was released upon the world. I bought it, but I didn’t stand outside a store at freakin midnight to get it. No, I waited until 10 am (which was when the store opened), then went home with it and played the ever-living-hell out of it. Beat the single player campaign last night around 8:30. The end of the last chapter is definitely right…but it just keeps going. And I swear: one of the waypoints is there to screw you for a good 5 minutes of trial and error. The final boss was a bit of a letdown – I didn’t even die once – considering how many lives I threw away trying to finish the 8th chapter. On the other hand, ignoring pure difficulty, the final boss was extremely satisfying. Anyone who’s played the first Halo (…and if not, what are you doing playing 3? Go back and play 1 & 2 you slacker.) will take so much joy obliterating the final boss.
If I keep going, I’ll be writing spoilers. I’ll finish by saying this is the first game in a very long time that I’ve beaten without aid of cheats, walkthroughs, or any help more than a cursory glance through the manual not on the easiest difficulty. Awesome.
