Author Archives: Grayson Barnes

A lesson in Showing Rather Than Telling There are numerous aspects of the Halo franchise I could talk about, but I would instead like to talk about another of my favorite video game campaigns; Titanfall 2. Though the story of Titanfall 2 is nothing to write home about, its excellence lies in how the storyContinue reading “Effect and Cause”

Another Halo Combat Evolved Level that I would like to talk about is 343 Guilty Spark. Those that have played Halo will recognize this level as the first level in which the player fights the Flood. In Halo, the Flood are zombie-like parasites that transform their host into relentless monster. When introducing the Flood toContinue reading “What is in a Level? Part 2”

In middle school, on the recommendation of a friend, I downloaded the trial edition of Halo Combat Evolved for Windows Vista. I didn’t have much experience with first person shooters at this point, but I quickly fell in love with the game, which eventually evolved (pun intended) into a passion for the series. The freeContinue reading “What’s in a Level?”