Comments on: The Covenant

By: Squirrel Shape

Squirrel Shape — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:55:25 +0000

You can hijack the first AA Wraith at the start of the level. Stand on top and bash off the door, then move to where you can’t see “Hold RB to board” hold RB and shoot the brute in the head with a BR or something like that. you should quickly get in before it explodes and drive around and shoot. It’s a great way to do the fight at the entrance to the tower.

By: Itachi117

Itachi117 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:08:32 +0000

Edit: I found what Microsoft Sam says:

“OMG (oh my god) this game needs more guitar wank. Am I right?”

“Happy Easter Marty”

“I am a monument to all Marty’s sins lololol”

“J and C Paul, you are so totally fired.”

By: Itachi117

Itachi117 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:06:30 +0000

One thing that you forgot to mention, alongside the Siege of Madrigal, is Microsoft Sam. By now, everyone is aware of how to reach the Siege of Madrigal on the Scarabs battle, correct? What most don’t know, however, is that, on the opposite side from the Siege of Madrigal, there is a Microsoft Sam easter egg. It’s been a while since I’ve done it, so I can’t recall what he says. Great write-up!

By: Tom-Tom

Tom-Tom — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:30:30 +0000

I was just looking at the pic of the 2nd terminal (of the level). I wonder if the dead Grunts are due to the Elites, or they were fighting alongside them. It’s unlikely that the Grunts overtook the Elite.

By: Xij29y6

Xij29y6 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:33:15 +0000

Actually the quote is “I’m NOT a thief…but I keep what I steal.”

By: TheBigJimboner

TheBigJimboner — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:05:42 +0000

Fantastic work once again. I also agree about that final cinematic sequence being the best in the game. Just wanted to point out one small error as well. In this line:

“So far are we along the path that I must strain to hear the clumsy patter of their feet.

Feet should be replaced with pursuit.

By: the silver fox

the silver fox — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:44:15 +0000

I managed to keep the ODST commander alive for the whole level. Gave him a Spartan Laser, put him on the back of my Mongoose, and he stayed alive though the first tower. Afterwards, I put him on my Hornet, and he stays alive through the whole aerial battle. Then I stop at tower three, and he stays outside. I come out after deactivating the barrier and he is STILL ALIVE, uninfected by the flood. Hop on the Gauss Hog with him and blaze through to the Hornets, then out him on the side and manage to kill both Scarabs without him dying. I then parked the Hornet on the ramp to the light bridge, which was as far as he would go.
I did the whole thing on Heroic, and I was fully expecting him to die somewhere along the line.

By: Ryan Edwards

Ryan Edwards — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:38:42 +0000

I was playing this level again for kicks recently, and I noticed a funny thing:

The 2 Banshees on patrol that will try to slow you down as you drive up toward Tower 1 CAN’T be boaded for some reason!

I got the hankering to skyjack one and just fly around the level, so I went back and grabbed a plasma pistol from where the AA Wraith blew up. Although it was tough, I successfully overloaded a Banshee, only when it plummeted and I got next to it, I never got the HUD message and couldn’t board it no matter how long I mashed my right shoulder button.

What a bummer!

I bet Bungie just didn’t want you doing the level out of order, which presumably you could try if you flew off to e.g. Tower 2 first.

By: Hobbes

Hobbes — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:53:51 +0000

Yes but the halos were built as jails, so they wouldn’t have killed all the flood YET. Which leads to.. well more halo games of course.

By: Tom-Tom

Tom-Tom — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:38:37 +0000

makes sense, but not on 05, all the flood there was either destroyed or went to high charity. on the others, they would have nothing to infect since there wont be any human/covenant activity there. all that would be released are infection forms, and the sentinels can easily handle those.