/vr/ - Retro Games

>Durandal is a rogue software loop trying desperately but in vain to break out of a greater software loop that is the game itself

>Finally resigns himself to fate and recognizes the player (aka the Security Officer) as the ultimate god-like agent in the Marathon universe

>Bungie releases its in-house mod tools so that fans can create an infinite number of scenarios and universes, forever

I love this shit

So this came up in my YouTube feed yesterday. Looks like someone's trying to give Mandalore a run for his money when it comes to obsessively in-depth Marathon reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nx4s9ZCOsk

>>7303589
Craig Mullins was using Photoshop

Welp beat Marathon 2 on TC and the last level was a bit underwhelming. It was much easier than M1 by virture giving you more save spots and an infinite supply of ammo. The very last battle is no joke as they take away your pattern buffers and then locking you in a small arena with tons of baddies. Two of which explode in a deceptivley large explosion. I survived with practically no health. Overall my opinion on the games rankings have changed. Marathon > Marathon infinity > Marathon 2: Durandal. M1 and 2 switched places after realizing how much more conventional the story and design of 2 is. Love them all still

>>2268957
Good stuff, but besides "it looks cool", what makes everything flying a Compiler? There were other flying enemies that didn't do that in Marathon.