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Who's yo daddy?

Posted By: Grasshopper/MjolnirRecon
Date: 2001.10.25.07.59

In Response To: Re: Frigidman™? Who the hell is that... (Lt. Et'he)

An interesting -- if not completely discussed to death -- idea was brought up over at the Story Page a while back, the topic was "what's your favorite Marathon Scenario." Personally, I would agree with Wolfchild that if you wanted to "play" through a sci-fi novel, nothing came close to the original Marathon. Maybe it was the time or the place that it hit us, but I completely share that sentiment. The green glow of the terminals, the first compiler on "Arrival" (or the compiler ambush on "BGN), which nearly made me fall out of my chair, the garbage terms, all of it. A lot has been said about how cliched the Marathon story was, and Bungie doesn't contradict those who claim the story was hastily/carelessly written etc. I'm not going to get into _that_ argument there, but I will say this. In spite of its limitations, M1 truly ruled above all others. I've never really thought to compare Infinity and EVIL. Hmm. That'll give me something to think about next time I play through those two scenario -- which I've yet to do in Aleph. :)

-gh

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