Comments on: In Praise Of: Bungie Software, Part One.

By: In Praise Of: Halo. » The Scientific Gamer The Scientific Gamer

In Praise Of: Halo. » The Scientific Gamer The Scientific Gamer — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:01:18 +0000

[...] little over a year ago I wrote a two-part history of Bungie Software . It took in their early games – Pathways into Darkness, Marathon and Myth — which were [...]

By: hentzau

hentzau — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:39:41 +0000

Hey I *liked* Halo. I think it’s a great game, and it really nailed the whole atmosphere of the desperate fight against superior alien enemies thing for five levels or so. And then the Flood happened. Halo 2 was all-round garbage, Halo 3 was a competent game with a garbage plot, and then my 360 fried itself rendering me unable to play any further Halo games. Which is a shame, because I understand ODST was quite good.

By: The Pink Panzer

The Pink Panzer — Mon, 28 May 2012 21:30:29 +0000

Oh come on, Halo is not THAT bad, I mean, it is a bit milked but the story is fairly deep.

By: In Praise Of: Bungie Software, Part Two. « The Scientific Gamer

In Praise Of: Bungie Software, Part Two. « The Scientific Gamer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:07:21 +0000

[...] This finishes up my history of Bungie during the pre-Halo years; the first part can be found here. [...]

By: hentzau

hentzau — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:46:38 +0000

The State alumni thing played into it a bit; basically I now associate everyone who was on that site with being into games that were varying degrees of obscure/niche. God knows the reputation is well earned. ¬_¬

By: Janek

Janek — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:39:25 +0000

Haven’t actually ever played it, although I’m chuffed that you’ve included me in the club of “folks who would have.” Though I suspect my membership badge will soon be taken away.

By: innokenti

innokenti — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:57:04 +0000

Just about the only reason I got to play the original Marathon was because my school was saddled with Macs. Macs everywhere. Gaming had to happen, and Marathon was recommended…

I didn’t actually find out about Marathon 2 until some time later and I wasn’t able to imbibe all of the rich story in its totality and entirety.

By: hentzau

hentzau — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:09:23 +0000

It would not particularly surprise me if you and I (and Janek) were the only ones who had played it.

By: innokenti

innokenti — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:40:22 +0000

Awww… Marathon.

Good times, good times.