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| 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA -HCEA | |
| Posted By: RC Master | Date: 5/14/12 1:20 a.m. |
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So when Anniversary released with so many (and weird) new skulls, there was a bit of a question raised in the Mythic Community* about whether definition of 'Mythic' should stay as 'All Skulls On' for the game. Immediately I said it would be silly and largely too easy with infinite ammo and we should look into a reduced skull set. There was a 'debate thread' on waypoint. In it I said:
So I did do SLASO on HCEA anyway - I cruised through 7 of the levels in HCEA 'LASO' style (I refuse to call it 'Mythic') using a cautious hand and a liberal application of the infinite grenades. The highly motivated (and possibly more skilled) AuraSoldier313 managed to do the entire game too! If I wasn't going to be first and I knew first-hand how stupid it was, I saw little reason in continuing with the last three levels. 6 months on, AuraSoldier is still the only person to have completed this game on SLASO - which I think more or less proves my point that it's stupid. No-one would get recognition from doing it now because a 'hard' difficult that has infinite ammo is just an absolute joke! Half the comments (exaggeration) on my videos were complaining, scoffing or noting the (ab)use of the Bandanna skull! Not even the mythic man himself, Tyrant, has done it yet (he's only done PoA) and he was in favour of keeping it All Skulls On! pfft! Today then, is part 1 of my counter-proposal. The above is a fully-narrated guide for the Pillar of Autumn (first level of halo 1) on what I am calling 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty or 'LCS' for short. There are many close-calls, a multitude of daring moments with aggressive tactics and manoeuvres. Where CEA SLASO rewards hanging back and waiting, LCS rewards daring, aggression and skill. Perhaps more importantly, it is more FUN than SLASO. It preserves much more of the Halo 1 gameplay while requiring a higher level of execution skill and planning than plain legendary. Finally, it makes you feel like a total BADASS when you complete it. Where I felt like a total Halo 1 noob doing my LASO runs, I was left gasping for breath after some parts of this level and had such a high after completing it I went straight into making the above video. Legendary Classic Skulls is exactly what it says:
These being the 'Classic' skulls that we are familiar with from Halo 3- Reach. Obviously, you aren't allowed to circumvent the intended affects of Iron and you'll need a live recording if you want to be given public credit. This is a simple and easy to remember definition that preserves the 'spirit' of Mythic and provides a worthy, yet fair, challenge to even the most seasoned Halo 1 Vet. Guides for the rest of the levels will come as I do them - you can't schedule the completion of gameplay this difficult! Try it out for yourself! I'll appreciate any tips and tricks you can share! -RC *The people interested in, develop tactics for, and complete the games on Legendary, All Skulls On, no deaths, no saves, and prove it with stats and saved games.
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| 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA -HCEA | RC Master | 5/14/12 1:20 a.m. |
| I for one am glad you are doing this. | The Alpha ELite | 5/14/12 5:45 a.m. |
| Re: I for one am glad you are doing this. | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 5/14/12 6:49 a.m. |
| Re: I for one am glad you are doing this. | RC Master | 5/14/12 11:05 a.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | General Vagueness | 5/14/12 10:47 a.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | RC Master | 5/14/12 11:14 a.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | General Vagueness | 5/14/12 1:42 p.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | uberfoop | 5/14/12 2:16 p.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | RC Master | 5/14/12 7:09 p.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | General Vagueness | 5/14/12 11:34 p.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | uberfoop | 5/14/12 11:56 p.m. |
| Re: 'Legendary Classic Skulls' difficulty on PoA - | RC Master | 5/15/12 1:35 a.m. |
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