T w e n t y S i d e d
I do apologize for this in advance. Penny Arcade already linked this, like, days ago, and it is now old news to millions of gamers. The lowest form of videogame blogging is me-too’ing a Penny Arcade post, but in my defense I’d point out that not everyone here reads Penny Arcade. There are even some people – and I wouldn’t make this outlandish claim if I didn’t know them personally – some people read the comic and not the news post. If you are one of these rare specimens, then I suppose this may be news to you:
A kid has constructed a collection of eerily authentic-looking Halo weapons out of simple cardboard and tape, complete with changeable magazines and moving parts. He then put up a YouTube video of himself (look, I know you can see the video and my description here is completely superfluous but some people are at work where YouTube is blocked or unsafe so I’m giving the thing some context here for those unfortunate few) wielding the weapons while wearing a set of Halo armor, which he also made out of cardboard. In the video he then enacts the usage of each weapon, mimicking the in-game motions and augmenting the performance with a collection of mouth-driven sound effects. The entire demonstration would be a humiliating display of dorkery on par with the Star Wars kid if not for the fact that our cardboard SPARTAN is just unbelievably talented.
Even my distaste for the plotless franchise of mediocrity that is Halo cannot diminish my enjoyment of his work. In fact, I sort of resent seeing the series get such lavish attention. Halo doesn’t deserve this sort of meticulous imitation / flattery.
