Peak algorithm pull 4 years late

you are the sole hero keeping halo wars alive long live the prophet of regret

"So, which leaders are good on this map?"
Anders, every single time

I remember playing crevice in skirmish on the 360 version and the nighttime feature definitely worked right back then. The flood that spawned were also pretty dangerous I think and it was hard to keep the reactors early game.

Exile will always be dear to me. Played an absolute marathon of a game years ago as Cutter. Threw sooo many ODSTs into the meat grinder to draw fire so my teammate’s fully starred spartan Cobras wrecked Scarab after Scarab.

I pulled out my 360 for the first time in years & just played, for hours, the whole day just disappeared. Thank you.

Never stopped playing this game one of the most underrated video games of all time

Fun fact: Chasms was the only playable skirmish map on the demo back in the day. They really made a good decision there.

In crevice, they use to attack your main base at night, just the flying flood would pick away at your front turrets and supply pads.

Ah, chasms... a map so good they chose it for the demo

Basically the Halo Wars equivallent to 2fort for how iconic it is

That RvB reference hit me in the Nostalgia gut

Fort Deen is everyone's favorite because it is easier to defend compared to the other 3v3 maps. The number one reason is also because ODSTs shine on this map. If you have a really good Cutter on your team, it's game over.

Crevice definitely had the flood attack at night on 360...

This reminds me how much I loved playing this game all through elementary, middle, and high school. Terminal Moraine and Labyrinth were my go to's, with Exile a close 3rd.

2v2 on the Docks brings me back. A friend and I used to grind Deathmatch using a strat that an RTS cheesemaster taught me and it was a ton of fun. For whatever reason, wraiths dealt bonus damage to structures in Deathmatch mode, particularly with their active ability, and I think many other units also had Deathmatch-specific balance adjustments. The cheese strat was to choose Prophet of Regret on whatever map and build 2 factories (I think) and rush the enemy bases using a mass wraith drop. My friend would play Sgt Forge, using early Warthogs and Grizzlies to defend me while I massed my deathball.

On Docks I would fly over the buildings in the middle of the map with the Prophet and clean house in, like, less than 5 minutes if the enemy team was not expecting it. But if the rush failed that's when the real fun began. The middle would become an insane meat grinder, and every push or flank could leave you vulnerable to air-based counterplay sent over the impassable terrain. It was a super dynamic, no frills map with crazy back and forth plays when we got a good match.

Having a 2-3 hour struggle to survive and win against legendary A.I. on Terminal Moraine is a experience no other map can match.

The isolated islands make amazing strongholds and a fun defense. Along with the chokepoint holo bridges that go out and can wipe out an entire invading force thats on it. ODSTs can hold the bridge like Spartans from the movie 300.

Terminal Moraine is my favorite because it feels like such an elevated experience compared to other maps.

Crevice back in the day the flood did attack u at night time for 360 I remember that vividly

Bro, you did Terminal Moraine dirty 💀

at 52:20 I was wondering where the "why are we here" tangent came from. My heart melted when the photo faded to the base of blood gulch and the memory hit me

Just ran across this account and am so grateful this game is still alive. What an absolute gem!