Halo: Dealing with the Delay to “Finish the Fight”
If you were there for it, then you remember how excruciating the long wait between the release of Halo 2 and Halo 3 was. Sure, most games require us to […]
Halo Multiplayer: An “Unequally Yoked” Predicament
When you play enough social multiplayer Halo matches online it is inevitable… members of the opposing team that JUST finished playing a ferocious and contentious match against me get split […]
Moving on From the Past: The Key Capturing the Flag in Halo (and in Life)
Halo multiplayer matches contain some of my greatest gaming triumphs as well as many of my most embarrassing gaming failures. Sure, I have captured my fair share of flags and […]
Energy Shield Limitations: A “Recharging” Reminder
I’ll be the first to admit that I am a fairly reckless Halo player… the knowledge that I’m playing as a Spartan soldier who is covered from head to toe […]
Plot Twist: False Prophets and Blind Guides
One of the biggest plot twists in the original Halo trilogy was how the Covenant forces completely misunderstood the true intention of the Halo rings… the Covenant “prophets” were not […]
The Relationship Between Master Chief and His Helmet
One of Master Chief’s defining qualities in every chapter of the Halo game series is that he knew how to keep his helmet on… unlike a certain live-action TV show […]
Halo’s Hunters: Solutions Hidden in Plain Sight
I’ll never forget the first time I faced a Hunter in Halo… actually, make that TWO Hunters since they like to work in pairs. They were the most powerful enemies […]
Master Chief’s Painful Backstory: Serving Through the Scars
The backstory of the Master Chief isn’t pretty… the ordinary boy known as John-117 endured horrific traumas that permanently scarred him in order to transform him into the super soldier […]
Halo: The Worst Grenade Throw Ever, of All Time
Despite my best intentions, I’ve found that many of my grenade throws in Halo can do more harm than good. Even though I’m exclusively targeting my opposition, the splash damage […]
Master Chief, Arbiter, and the Importance of Forgiving the Past to Save the Future
The surprise pairing of the Master Chief and the Arbiter that turned these bitter opponents into unlikely allies was one of the best parts of the original Halo trilogy… for […]
Finding God in Video Games 