games: halo wars (and MCC)

i finished playing through halo wars for the first time yesterday!

non-spoilery thoughts: i loved it. this game was fantastic. i loved the story it told, and i am SO excited to play halo wars 2. i'm very terrible at RTSes - i don't play them and i'm not good at strategy-type games of any kind, but i played with a friend who's played before and i had a really great time. it was pretty relaxing to build up bases and listen to SUPPLY PAD UPGRADED. SUPPLY PAD UPGRADED. SUPPLY PAD UPGRADED. backed by one of THE BEST soundtracks ever applied to a halo game. seriously, the soundtrack was probably the best part; it's so different from other halo games, but manages to evoke a lot of the same vibes. fave bits include:

• insignificantia (of course)
• fingerprints are broken
• action figure hands

so good. so fucking good. so much more synth-y than the other bungie-era entries in the series, and the soft piano notes are so choice.

( and spoilery thoughts below the cut here )

( general halo and MCC thoughts )