BCM636 - Grav-lift battle x2 with ten Marines
(7:51) Level 3 ('The Truth and Reconciliation') on Legendary. The grav-lift battling continues, and I must say, I'm having a ball with this. The first battle is fought with a lot of moving around using sniping and plasma fire, and then for the second, things get hectic and chaotic as we defend on the grav-lift itself, with covies coming down all around us!
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Released May 21st 2026, gameplay recorded May 18th 2026.
Commentary
00:02 (Sniping & plasma fire, moving around) The previous two sniping plays were focused on staying in one place, so this time I wanted to show some dynamic sniping, moving around a lot, and switching to a plasma rifle where appropriate. Also, unlike in those earlier plays, I'm not using sneaky grenade throws which anticipate wave arrivals. I wait until I see them.
Nice couple of tags on the final two Elites, starting around 2:48. The wave 8 guy is tagged on the foot, though there's an anomalous fizzing effect displayed a short way away on the platform.
Johnson can be heard raging around 1:27 but he manages to get through that episode. He doesn't make it to the end though. He dies around 2:14, followed a few seconds later by Stacker. Only six Marines survive.
03:26 (Grav-lift hold-out with AR & plasma pistol) A nice lot of frantic chaos here, after I take up station on the grav-lift. Includes an amusing bit around 5:13 when the third wave comes down. The Elite takes a swipe and kills a Grunt. Plus I tag a Jackal right afterwards.
Curiously, not all the Marines join me on the grav-lift. Some of them take up a remote position, and I'm wondering if those guys were the extras, or if it was just a random selection. At any rate, they include Johnson. Also, after the main waves I get deserted by the two guys who were still with me! Stacker and Johnson both survive, and can be seen running to the grav-lift at the end.
In the Hunter phase, I actually manage to tag one of them as he's coming down. First time I've done that!
Closing remarks Another two ways of tackling things coming up next!