Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Halo Trilogy By: Bungie

        Hey guys and welcome back to another blog. Today I will talk about the "Halo" trilogy made by Bungie. I will only talk about Halo 2 and 3 since I do not know the first game Halo: Combat Evolved.
         Halo 2 was made in 2004. The story of this game starts at the Covenent capital planet "High Charity" where the prophets determine the faith of Thel 'Vademee(the Arbiter) for failing his mission. The punishment was to give him the Mark of Shame which is where Tartarus(brute commander) shall use a burning stick of fire and place it on the Arbiter's chest, burning him, not killing him. After that scene Master Chief wakes up and is awarded medals for bravery and other stuff. During this time the Covenent decided to trash the party by attacking the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) when they never took notice. It was war and the Covenent placed a bomb on all the UNSC ships, so the Chief decided to grab the bomb on his ship, and this is a huge bomb, and opened the airlock. Sending himself to space and threw the bomb to a Covenent ship, crazy huh. He then lands to the ring along with other troops and fight the Covenent in a place called New Mombasa. The army is being led by Regret and flees the battle along with taking Captain Miranda Keyes, Captain Keyes' daughter. Back to Arbiter, the prophets give him one chance and gave him the title as Arbiter. After the next few levels you kill Regret and the Arbiter then was brought along with you to the Gravemind a higher intellectual Flood body. They then get teleported to different areas. The Arbiter was sent to a place where many of his kind died, but not from the UNSC but the Covenent. Betraying not him but to his kind. A rebellion started between Elites and Covenent and the Elites decided to help the UNSC. The Master Chief went to another ring activation zone and Tarturus was going to activate the ring. He didn't know that the ring was to destroy life itself he was told by the Prophets that it brang them to a better fortune. You then kill Tarterus and stop the ring but left Cortana behind and ending the game.
         The next and finally of the "Halo" trilogy from Bungie. It starts at a jungle where the Chief crashed and a group of marines find you. The marines bring you back from some kind of armor lock and Chief saw a figure that was invisible. It was the Arbiter and he used one of his guns under the neck almost killing him but Chief's friend, Johnson, stopped him. After that they go back to a base and later was under attack by Covenent forces, so the marines decided to blow the place up along with the Covenent. All the marines survived but the Covenent did not and Chief did not make it out since the elevator broke. Yet he survived the explosion and leaves. You then drive vehicles and go through a highway to meet the troops. Covenent also came to fight but lost. After the mission you go through a abandon city where the Flood live, along with the Gravemind but you will not be killed by him. After going through the Gravemind the UNSC finds you and sends you up from the Gravemind. After that you and the UNSC, along with Elites, head to a halo station and deactivate the beams that power the ring. After that you fight off the Covenent and Flood to get to Truth. After you get to Truth the Arbiter kills him with a energy sword through the chest. The Gravemind gets angry and tries to kill you and you go back in to get Cortana back. After that you go to the final halo station and kill the protector of the ring, Spark also known as Guilty Spark. Then Cortana sets the ring to blow up and you and the Arbiter flee to the ship, Foward Unto Dawn. The game ends after Chief sleeps in a capsule and placed Cortana in a computer.
      That is the story of the "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" from Bungie.
       

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Halo: The War Between Humanity and Aliens

        Hey guys and welcome back to another blog. Today we will talk about a awesome and famous game known as "Halo". For this blog we will talk about the story and aliens in the game. We will also talk about a very famous and powerful Spartan.
        Halo is about a futuristic war between humanity and multiple alien species known as the Covenent. In the war humanity is losing but they developed a kind of super solider known as Spartans. The main character and best soldier is the Master Chief, also known as John Sierra 117. The main motto to the Spartans is that, "Spartans never die. There just missing in action."  The Master Chief is one best soldiers ever because he is a one man army which means he doesn't need a team to defeat a army, but sometimes he does need a team but he usually give orders and sometimes follow orders. His partner is a AI (Artificial Intelligence) named Cortana, made by Dr. Halsey, the person who actually made the Master Chief.
        The Covenent are a giant alien military with one purpose, to destroy humanity. The Covenent are not just one group of aliens but multiple species of aliens. Let us start with the cowards of the army, the grunts. When they are in groups and their leader dies they go suicidal and try to kill you with themselves with grenades. Next we got defensive units known as jackals/skirmishers can be seen as snipers, armed infantry, and most of the time they have a shield that can be destroyed. When their shield is destroy they flee and let their shield recharge. Next are drones or buggers and they are like bugs. They can be annoying since they fly around you and shoot you until you are dead. Next are the most lethal and deadliest, also they only spawn in pairs, hunters. They are fully armored and can only be hurt from the back. When they have sight they either ram you with brute force or just shoot a lethal green beam from their arm. Next are brutes and they are also a military might. They can spawn in groups and sometimes with a weapon known as the "gravity hammer" and this weapon should be dealt with from ranged distance. They are carried by brute commanders and they can either fling you through the air or instantly kill you. Next are elites and can spawn in different classes. They all have a shield, spawn with plasma weapons, and spawn with the strongest weapon in the game, the energy sword. They can also be invisible. Finally we got the bosses and leaders of the game, the prophets named Truth, Regret, and Mercy. They lead the army and are the government leaders of the Covenent. That is the Covenent and their leaders.
       That will be all for today, but next blog I will talk about the "Halo" games from Bungie and 343 Industries.

Friday, October 16, 2015

The Taken Army and their King

      Hey guys and welcome back to another blog. Last time we talked about the Vex, Cabal, and some of the Taken army. Today we will continue talking about the army since we didn't finish.
       Last time we talked about the taken thrall now we will talk about the others. Let us start with the taken captains. The taken captains are like regular captains but when they have a chance they will shoot out a giant blob of darkness at you which hurts and blinds your character. Next off we have taken centurions and they can summon a little ball that follows you around until you shoot it. If you don't shoot it will do tons of damage. Next are the taken wizards and they are like regular wizards but they can summon a thing call shadow thrall. Shadow thrall are like regular ones but in a different look. Next are taken goblins and their special ability is to cast an impenetrable shield around other enemies so kill the goblins first. Next are taken hobgoblins and they have their sniper. They will have three balls floating around them which act like projectiles and when shot or killed it will be sent to you. This will do some moderate damage. Finally we have taken minotaurs and they no longer have a shield but replaced with a cloak that you can barely see. When confronting one pay close attention since they produce a mist like aura around them and when they do a melee hit they will be visible. That is all the taken enemies known in the game and they are annoying when fighting, but next we will talk about a king of theirs that you don't want to meet.
        Oryx is his name and taking is his game. Oryx is Crota's father and you slew his son with his own sword(Sword of Crota). Now he wants revenge. He will stop you by using his army of Taken and destroy you just like you did to Crota. Oryx has a ship/super weapon known as the Dreadnaught. This weapon was used to destroy an army of Awoken, a race that helps you in your journey, with just one command. Oryx looks like a hive wizard with bat wings, and has a sword called "Willbreaker." In the game you will fight him in the story mode call "Regiside", which literally means to kill a king. In "Regicide" you kill the king, but he uses some kind of last resort to flee. There is also a raid called "King's Fall" which is all about puzzles, boss battles, and parkour. I did the "King's Fall" raid with a group of six players, and it is extremely hard. The raid can take hours if you don't have the right team. That is Oryx and the missions that you will meet him.
          That is all for today guys and next week I might talk about a different game.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Vex, Cabal, and the Taken Army

      Welcome back guys and last time we talked about the titan, warlock, Fallen, and Hive. Now we will talk about the robots known as the Vex, an alien empire known as the Cabal, and a deadly army known as the Taken.
     Lets start things off with Vex. They usually fight the Cabal and Fallen. The Vex usually spawn by a storm-like cloud with ark energy. The Vex are pretty annoying because they can teleport if you are to far away. The Vex can be seen as 5 different types. One of the Vex are called goblins and they are weak. They usually spawn with a gun, and have no special abilities, except teleporting. Next are hobgoblins and they are the snipers. When you shoot one they will spawn a temporary shield that protect them from shots. If you get to close it will burn you. Next are harpies and they fly around and move quickly. When they have aim at you they will shoot you nonstop until they cannot see you or if you are dead. Next we got minotaurs and they are pretty annoying when it comes to spawning in groups. They usually carry a cannon and they have a shield that is weak against void. Sometimes when you get to close they will rush you and do a devastating hit on your character. Finally, there are hydras and they are deadly. They rarely spawn and they have 2 cannons on each of its side. They even have a shield that spins around, so you better move if you want to do damage to it. That is the Vex and they usually spawn in Venus and Mars.
     The last original aliens are the Cabal and they are a super military army of deadly soldiers and they usually fight the Vex. There are 5 types of them. The weakest one are called legionaries and they can spawn with a gun or a cannon. Next are known as phalanx and they carry a shield that is immune to everything. When close they can throw you away by using their shield. They don't put their shield down but if you shoot their hand that carry their gun it will do damage and leave a opening. Next are centurions and they have a shield weak against solar attacks. They usually carry a cannon and jump around with a jet pack. Next are called colossuses and they are extremely deadly but rarely spawn. They usually carry a giant machine gun that they shoot you with. They even have rockets that shoot from their backs and deal tons of damage. Next we got weaker enemies known as psions and they usually carry a gun. When you get close or in a specific range they shoot a ark blast or ark wave at you. That is the Cabal and they only spawn on Mars and Oryx's ship/super weapon, the Dreadnaught.
       Now we will talk about the new force that should not be taken lightly and we might not get through all of them. Their are many forms of Taken and they are more intense then the others. We will start with the taken psions. They usually carry a gun and in a few second they will split into two, like a cell, and they will keep doing that until killed. Next are taken phalanx and they have their shield. When you get close he will have aim and use his shield to blast you away. Next are taken knights and they have a cannon and sometimes shoot fire at you. Next are taken vandals and they usually carry a sniper. When their health gets low they summon a bubble, similar to the titan's bubble, and it will heal  him. Next are taken acolytes and they summon a thing call "Acolyte's Eye" which act as a turrent. Next are taken trall and they are annoying as regular thrall. They spawn in groups and usually teleport around when you have aim. This will be it for today, but we have not finished talking about the Taken because there are many of them.
     Next week we will continue talking about the Taken and Oryx, the Taken King