Blackstar and Narcogen from Bungie fansite rampancy.net take a look at the first two levels of the new version of the game, now running at 1080p and 60fps, on the Xbox One.
https://youtu.be/XKokG1sVkb4
Thanks, Narc! (Louis Wu 20:20:16 UTC)
The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft
Blackstar and Narcogen from Bungie fansite rampancy.net take a look at the first two levels of the new version of the game, now running at 1080p and 60fps, on the Xbox One.
https://youtu.be/XKokG1sVkb4
Thanks, Narc! (Louis Wu 20:20:16 UTC)
Blackstar and Narcogen talk about their fondness for Halo 3: ODST and their misgivings about the Master Chief Collection while playing the first two levels in co-op mode.


Following up on a pretty quiet news week, the gang decides to talk about some theories behind the Hunt the Truth podcast and how things may play into Halo 5: Guardians later this year. We touch on the subject of FERO’s involvement with the Insurrection, Sapien Sunrise’s end game and possible influence on humanity, and the possibility of seeing some of the characters from the podcast either in the upcoming TV show or game. We also dive a bit into the campaign play style from past games and talk about what we would like to see with it in Halo 5 and future games. Normal shenanigans and ramblings ensue and we look forward to returning to normal on our next episode.


Ben finds himself waiting in the dark of his hideout where he’s waiting for his contact, but trying to keep up with what’s happening after his stunt. After one stormy night, Ray shows up a day early delivering good news that the Chief was innocent from the case on Biko. Turns out a group by the name Sapien Sunrise, a terrorist organization against the alliance with aliens, attempted to infiltrate the ranks of Sekibo to assassinate him, which Chief miraculously prevented. While Biko requested assistance against these terrorists, the UEG placed a gag order on the planet, even after the footage leaks. While there was evidence to support it, Ray’s contact was unable to recover the evidence needed to make the compelling case. Following up with Petra, per request of Ray wanting to check up on his family, Ben receives a tip from her for a 72 hour window and coordinates on Bliss, that was an opportunity she said he couldn’t pass up. After receiving the news, he headed back to his place to retrieve some hidden stuff in his apartment. When he arrived, the building was condemned, every room wrapped in plastic with doors open, except for his, which was completely gutted. We are pleased once again to have Toa Freak or Halo Canon on YouTube back on the show to discuss this week’s episode.
Where we went wrong, was getting on a boat… and then sinking the boat and going somewhere full of juggernaughts.
We’re starting a new Marathon adventure– this time fighting the Pfhor in Italy of the past in third party scenario Tempus Irae!
Tempus Irae can be played, like the other Marathon games, using the open source Aleph One engine which you can get here for Windows, Mac and Linux:
Tempus Irae and other third party scenarios for the Aleph One engine can be downloaded here:
http://source.bungie.org/scenarios.php#more
We use irons’ Co-Op script, which gives weapons and ammo to both players if either picks any up, and prevents weapon loss on death (so items can’t be destroyed in lava or slime). The script also allows one player to teleport to a destination set by themselves or their partner, in case co-op players run into a problem a solo player would have to restart for.
http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op
Tempus Irae has its own spoiler guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/tempus/
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Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)