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Halo |OT9| One Final Effort Is All That Remains
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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When did it lift?
A few hours ago, I think.
O Portugal!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True West strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
It's Canada/Portugal's national anthem.
Not as funny if you have to explain it.
Congrats x 3.
Congratulations man, fine that you got it. Are you still missing Annual? Or did you also got it already ?
The Flood Spartans look creepy, but somehow they don't remind me really of the real Flood.
Jesus christ, HaloGAF is batting a thousand these days.
O Portugal!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True West strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
O Portugal, we stand on guard for thee.
I don't even know my countries national anthem...
I'm really excited for the new flood mode, way back in 02'-03' there was this single player mod for H1 ,my friend had at his house through Action Replay/Gameshark thing for Xbox and you got to play as single player characters (Elite, Grunt, Flood). Granted it was really realy watered down but it's always fun to play as someone outside the MC/Spartan/ODST/Elite finally.
It's Canada/Portugal's national anthem.
Not as funny if you have to explain it.
Congrats x 3.
Thanks guys.
It wasn't even that hard. I thought it was difficulter, but those 2 guys were pretty good. I sucked hard, with 22 deaths. Yeah I got Annual, just have the Halo Wars acheivement left, for becomming a General. Thanks for asking
bobs...onGaf
Member
You can get those kind of mods on Halo PC.
I remember loving some of the simpler mods on that game though - I remember getting a real kick out of a simple camera hack which allowed you to use all the vehicles turrets etc in first person. Was pretty awesome stuff.
EDIT: I remember those 'mods' being so easy to use, like you just ran the mod application in the background while you played the game. Thinking back how the hell did that even work?
An autistic child has a condition that can severely impact their quality of life and provide tremdous expense, emotional fatigue and massive, massive practical problems for the parents. A new player is a person playing a game for the first time who ispesumably seen as a naive idiot in the comparison. You could see how a family might find that offensive, no? Anyway he apologized and we all moved on.
I have two. One is lame and the other is unofficial. You decide.
1. O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's army,
And sent him homeward
To think again.
2. The hills are bare now,
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
To think again.
3. Those days are past now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again!
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
To think again.
4. O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's army,
And sent him homeward
To think again.
Alternative
Hark when the night is falling,
Hear! Hear the pipes are calling,
Loudly and proudly calling down through the glen.
There where the hills are sleeping,
now feel the blood a-leaping,
High as the spirits of the old highland men.
Towering in gallant frame,
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards gloriously wave.
Land of my high endeavour,
land of the shining river,
Land of my heart forever,
Scotland the Brave.
High in the misty highlands,
out by the purple islands,
Brave are the hearts that beat beneath Scottish skies.
Wild are the winds to meet you,
staunch are the friends that greet you,
Kind as the love that shines from fair maiden's eyes.
Towering in gallant frame,
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards gloriously wave.
Land of my high endeavour,
land of the shining river,
Land of my heart forever,
Scotland the Brave.
Far off in sunlit places,
sad are the Scottish faces,
Yearning to feel the kiss of sweet Scottish rain.
Where tropics skies are beaming,
love sets the heart a-dreaming,
Longing and dreaming of the homeland again.
Towering in gallant frame,
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards gloriously wave.
Land of my high endeavour,
land of the shining river,
Land of my heart forever,
Scotland the Brave.
Orochinagis
Member
if you have one spare pass me one.
I like the second one better.
Gabotron ES
Member
Me neighter... OH SNAP!
Der Flatulator
Member
Wow. Went to pre-order Thursday War before heading off...
I can't believe I just paid $50 to get a book.
Dude, you should have got it from the book depository...
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Halo-Thursday-War-Karen-Traviss/9780765323941
Its very clear it is legit.
I know... It was a "what if".
One thing that bothers me about it is the flood Spartans look more like aliens or mutants than flood forms.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I don't understand how people don't know their national anthems. Is it because a lot of HaloGAF is young? Or are other countries just less patriotic/nationalistic or both? I wouldn't think it would be the patriotic/nationalistic thing given how nuts people go over their country's soccer teams.
(This isn't trolling, I'm genuinely curious).
Then again, I bet a lot of American's don't know the entire anthem either. I guess it just means more to me with my military background and all.
That's not "button lag" it's lag period.
(This isn't trolling, I'm genuinely curious).
Then again, I bet a lot of American's don't know the entire anthem either. I guess it just means more to me with my military background and all.
That's not "button lag" it's lag period.
Ragnarok Flames
Banned
they look like the locust
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Nationalistic pride is both stupid and outdated.
The P of Poland
Member
The Flood is chronologically next, it's basically CE in book form with a few interesting tidbits. After that, First Strike and Ghosts of Onyx.
aljfoiihconwnhoowhohtuu *banging head on keyboard*
yeah, me too. just the visual change alone will make it more appealing to me, but i'm actually curious to see what changes and improvements to the actual mode have been made. i imagine its safe to say they have put their own spin on the ol' infection.
Even as an American I agree with you.
Gabotron ES
Member
Post about it on Waypoint to find out
The Nebraska fight song is my national anthem, even though the lyrics are midwest.jpg. I just listen to it for the melody.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I actually decided to re-read the Halsey Journal as I had only really read it once, and probably skimmed it due to Reach being so new.
The quality of it still astounds me.
I actually dont remember any other Halo book coming close to the Fall of Reach though.
I remember enjoying Ghosts of Onyx a lot, but you might want to read First Strike before you read that - which was ok but not so great.
mhi
Member
Honestly I would rather they did this than concoct another Anniversary. Just for a month or two.
And then I realize the latter would produce profit while the former would just be an expenditure and I lose hope.
Also Foundation remake pls.
The US is probably the most patriotic country in the world... I mean, you sing your national anthem when you're in school everyday (that's correct, right?) where as in England we next to never hear it. I can't actually recall ever really hearing it.
I actually decided to re-read the Halsey Journal as I had only really read it once, and probably skimmed it due to Reach being so new.
The quality of it still astounds me.
I actually dont remember any other Halo book coming close to the Fall of Reach though.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
Tha Robbertster
Member
HINT: Spain's anthem has no lyrics, it's just music
Don't worry bro, we mention you guys in ours
Hypertrooper
Member
Nationalism or Patriotism should never disable the mind. Unfortunately it does in the most cases. So I'd agree with Slightly Live.
There is even no news about it on big video game sites. Curious. Curious indeed.
Don't worry bro, we mention you guys in ours
Ye Germans are always so inclusive
come at me bro
My home countries national anthem is very reflective of their military history over time. Translated obviously so it sounds awk.
Poland has not yet perished,
So long as we still live.
What the alien force has taken from us,
We shall retrieve with a sabre.
March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.
We'll cross the Vistula and the Warta,
We shall be Polish.
Bonaparte has given us the example
Of how we should prevail.
March, march...
Like Czarniecki to Poznań
After the Swedish occupation,
To save our homeland,
We shall return across the sea.
March, march...
A father, in tears,
Says to his Basia
Listen, our boys are said
To be beating the tarabans.
March, march.
And the American National Anthem is to the tune of an English drinking song. But its awesome.
Poland has not yet perished,
So long as we still live.
What the alien force has taken from us,
We shall retrieve with a sabre.
March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.
We'll cross the Vistula and the Warta,
We shall be Polish.
Bonaparte has given us the example
Of how we should prevail.
March, march...
Like Czarniecki to Poznań
After the Swedish occupation,
To save our homeland,
We shall return across the sea.
March, march...
A father, in tears,
Says to his Basia
Listen, our boys are said
To be beating the tarabans.
March, march.
And the American National Anthem is to the tune of an English drinking song. But its awesome.
Tha Robbertster
Member
User 73706
Banned
welp, I'm done with hookups for a while, it always seems like a good idea until it happens. fun fact: giving someone a facial is the weirdest fucking feeling ever, and not in a good way
ivemadeahugemistake.jpg
In halo-related news, I have to be honest when I say I like 343's approach to game types. In a past game it probably wouldn't work, but let me put it this way: say Bungie is a steakhouse. They started off strong, but later into their life the steaks ended up being pretty fatty and undercooked compared to their old ones. 343's are less fatty, but have more real, enjoyable sustenance, even if it may not be using some of that special seasoning Bungie did and there can be too much detail in 343's secret sauce sometimes.
ivemadeahugemistake.jpg
In halo-related news, I have to be honest when I say I like 343's approach to game types. In a past game it probably wouldn't work, but let me put it this way: say Bungie is a steakhouse. They started off strong, but later into their life the steaks ended up being pretty fatty and undercooked compared to their old ones. 343's are less fatty, but have more real, enjoyable sustenance, even if it may not be using some of that special seasoning Bungie did and there can be too much detail in 343's secret sauce sometimes.
The P of Poland
Member
I loved First Strike. Pretty much every book written by Nylund was superb.I actually dont remember any other Halo book coming close to the Fall of Reach though.
Most schools unfortunately have stopped singing it, replacing either with a different song or just a moment of silence that nobody pays attention to. It's depressing.
Different topic- about to head down to the stadium! Go Carolina, beat Missouri!
Demoncarnotaur
Member
I just don't like the new Grunt limbs, they looked much better when they were "arthropod" in nature. The feet rather than stumps just doesn't look right.
Eh, I like the cool blue of the medals, they look sleek as hell IMO.. However, it is weird how some seem to only be shades of grey and blue, and then others have reds.. It should either be most of some other colors or they all stay sleeker looking. It looks mismatched a bit.If you ask me the medals still look pretty bad.
6 of the 8 shown here are grey, white and blue and from the videos (mostly the UNSC weapon trailer) it seems like a lot of the other medals also have the same color scheme. Medals should be easily distinguishable from each other and this is achieved the easiest having more varying colors. I'm pretty sure even multi-kills all have the same color and the only difference is that there's more stars the higher the multiplier is. What happened to double being yellow, triple being blue, overkill being orange, etc.? You could see what you got in a quick glance which is what was so great about it.
Yeah, something tells me the embargo was just the magazine street date. Maybe we can get some new pics from other subscribers though..
:lol :lol
TS x Massacre
Member
NFL Network got picked up by Time Warner Cable, awwww yeah.
In Halo news: 44 days
In Halo news: 44 days
Yeah man. Fuck the pigs. Fight the power. Don't be sheep. Vote Ron Paul.
*opens fresh bag of Cheetos*
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I disagree, nationalistic pride like any kind of pride is fine. It becomes an issue when it's taken too far, like anything else.
The "all or nothing" mentality is stupid and short sighted IMO. But I guess the sentiment you two are displaying is "hip" these days.
HINT: Spain's anthem has no lyrics, it's just music
Really? That's pretty interesting. I wonder why.
No, that's not true. What USED to be done was the pledge of allegiance, but I believe that's gone these days along with praying in class. (I grew up doing both and for reference I was born in 1980)
Sometimes I love you so much it hurts.
My sarcasm machine/Gui spidy sense was broken.
Unrelated, just watched Cabin in the Woods. So good.