Games

I finished Halo 2. Brutes kicking my ass still feels more fair than the Flood. One brute punched me so hard off the map it triggered a cutscene before killing me and resetting the checkpoint. I like the duel-wield mechanic as it lets you (with limits) carry more than the standard two weapons, but they just don't pack enough punch compared to the two-handed weapons. Energy swords on the other hand still are lethal with one swing. The Beam rifle is also still deadly if you can get the timing right, even the brutes go down in three well placed shots.

Also in the mother of all coincidences, I was kicking the tires of the StarFox 64 PC port Starship earlier this week before the Nintendo announcement. It is from the same crew that did the Ship of Harkinian Ocarina of Time PC port. Just out of the box it runs buttery smooth. It is probably one of the best showcases of the Nintendo 64 decompilations. Multiplayer is what drove me to explore in the first place, so I'm hoping to test it out with some buddies soon.

I thought I would start Halo 3, but all the Stellarisposting last week has me wanting to reinstall it. I haven't played it since COVID, so there's a ton of rework I'll need to figure out.