Showing posts with label Nightfall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nightfall. Show all posts

Monday, March 7, 2011

Halo Reach: LASO Guide - Part 3: Nightfall

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Time to get the Weekly Challenge done, eh?  This mission is so incredibly easy that it belies logic.  And it only takes five to six minutes if everything goes right.  Check the video if you do not believe me (Also on Youtube).  There is one skill you need to perfect for this mission, however.  I'm talking about the "Beat Down."  Now, in Halo 3, a "Beat Down" was whenever you melee'd and opponent and kill them.  In Reach, that would be "Pummeled."

Now in Reach, a "Beat Down" is a melee from behind that kills an enemy without entering into an assassination animation.  What you need to do is quickly hit the melee button while behind an enemy but do not hold it at all.  This will perform a "Beat Down" instead of an assassination.  If you can perform a "Beat Down" on an unsuspecting enemy, you will not alert any nearby enemies unless they directly see you.  This is very useful for this level.
Need to review LASO and what it means?  Look here and here.