I've spent the last few months attempting to beat the Halo 3 campaign on Legendary [b] without shooting [/b] and [b] without dying [/b]. No one had ever completed Sierra 117, Crow's Nest, The Covenant, or The Ark this way, and at first I wasn't sure it was even possible.
Now, I have completed the entire campaign Zero Shot, with 8 of 9 world record speedruns (all except Floodgate; see highspeedhalo.net). Check out my fileshare for the videos, they are all worth watching:
[u] Halo 3 Campaign (Zero Shots, No Deaths, Legendary): [/u]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002161]Sierra 117 in 24:59[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002176]Crow's Nest in 26:03[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002502]Tsavo Highway in 5:05[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002289]The Storm in 9:55[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002287]Floodgate in 4:32[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002388]The Ark in 54:02[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002459]The Covenant in 29:31[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002356]Cortana in 7:39[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=113002284]Halo in 13:07[/url]
[b]Edit: domomd367 has uploaded the entire campaign to his YouTube Channel with special editing to speed up slow parts of the films. Thanks so much, Dom! [url]http://www.youtube.com/user/domomd367[/url] [/b]
This marks the first game in the Halo series to be completed this way. In my opinion, it was much more difficult than Mythic/SLASO. Think about getting past the Sierra jackal snipers, or the Nest drones, or Scarabs, or entire rooms of Brutes without being able to fire a single bullet.
So please, enjoy the show. The sum total is less than 3 hours (2 hours, 54 minutes, and 53 seconds to be precise). At 2x speed on your theater, that's less than 1.5 hours, like an everyday movie but more BA.
I look forward to your comments.
Cheers,
N8ked Eli
[b]P.S. Edit: A number of you have expressed interest in trying this challenge for yourself. I created a group for you to join where you can 1. Interact with others at your level, and 2. Get Bungie street cred by joining another group. Follow this link to embark on your own Zero Shot journey:[/b]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/zeroshot/Group/GroupHome.aspx]The Quest for Zero Shot[/url]
Note 1: Unfortunately, there is no verification of shooting on the Game Stats. You have to watch the films to see that I don't shoot. Also, I enabled Iron Skull on all missions so you know I didn't die. The only exception is Halo, where I was doing a practice run where I expected deaths and I never died. Watch the film for verification.
Note 2: I followed High Speed Halo's description of Zero Shot runs here: "Zero Shot runs for Halo 3 are the same as normal runs, but with a couple extra rules: Grenades and Melees ONLY; Energy Sword, Gravity Hammer and Equipment are fully allowed; must be Legendary Single Player; Campaign Scoring and The Iron Skull must be turned on (no deaths). You may drive vehicles, but cannot shoot them yourself. You may have a marine or elite in your gunner seat who is shooting. Special Rule: Due to the reasons stated in this forum post ([url]http://highimpacthalo.org/forum/showpost.php?p=603679&postcount=10[/url]) we consider the Killing of 343 Guilty Spark during the Halo Mission to be an "Active Cut Scene" and not part of regular game play. Therefore the shooting of 343 Guilty Spark will be allowed for a Zero Shot Halo run."
[Edited on 07.28.2010 5:49 AM PDT]
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Good job! I could never pull that off.
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Not bad, that's a tough achievement to get.
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Woah... Pretty good.
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You have achieved FoxHound ranking.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Naked Eli [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jew man man Hey Eli. ODST next? It's possible. Edit: Infact, I'm going to give it a go![/quote] You know, I might give it a shot! (anti-pun-exclamation intended) [/quote] Tayari & Kizingo are the hardest in my opinion, then Data Hive & Coastal.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jew man man Hey Eli. ODST next? It's possible. Edit: Infact, I'm going to give it a go![/quote] You know, I might give it a shot! (anti-pun-exclamation intended) I just got to FL with nothing, but what a gift friends are! I was able to borrow an xbox 360 and halo 3 from one friend, halo 3 odst from another friend, a 50 ft ethernet cord from another friend, and a headset from Best Buy (30 day return policy) for my 2.5 week stay at home. Not bad with my social resources, huh? And I went to walmart and saw Halo Wars for only $30 with the new DLC and modes included so I had to buy it :P That completes my Halo collection and entertainment for my summer vacation before....... REACH! ... which I guarantee will be impossible to zero shot. But we can still try.
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This is VERY impressive
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why would you want to put yourself through that haha
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Woah.
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Nice!
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NICE!!! I tried SLASO and gave up sfter 5 minutes!
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Epic. Great job Eli!
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BEAST
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Hey Eli. ODST next? It's possible. Edit: Infact, I'm going to give it a go! [Edited on 07.28.2010 10:39 AM PDT]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] B3atD0wn [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Isaac iz siK lame[/quote] You think you can do any better? Well done Eli[/quote] I agree.. Very nicely done.. I have beaten the game only using melee as well, but I didn't care if I died or not so... Yours is more impressive :}
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Naked Eli [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] domomd367 [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/domomd367] I have now uploaded the entire campaign. Would you mind adding a link to the OP?[/url][/quote] Done! Thanks for all your time and effort in capturing, editing, and uploading the entire campaign. I really, really appreciate it. Hopefully this has interested more people in speedrunning for the next epic installment of Halo, REACH!!![/quote] Actually it was download, record, edit, render, covert, upload ;) Haha, but no problem, it's a pleasure to have quality stuff like this on my Youtube Channel. I have just about reached my 1000th subscriber now.
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Its nice but I like this... [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yltj-SBAXWs]Watch this Headshot[/url]
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Nice one! I did the same on mythic with all skulls on - took about three weeks lol! I need to get out more.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] B3atD0wn [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Isaac iz siK [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] r3x f3r4l [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Isaac iz siK No, I think its pointless.[/quote] So is playing the game while firing a gun...or pointing out that it's pointless...or me pointing that out... what's your point? [/quote] So....you're mad?[/quote] You just fail.. In every aspect of life. This guy just did something you could never do, just leave it at that. [/quote] How does he fail in life by saying its pointless? It may be pointless but its still amazing. Well done Eli!
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i cant wait to watch. i have not yet played mythic difficulty. but i have played through on legendary holding the first skull i find the whole way. no proof though :/
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Sweet.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] domomd367 [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/domomd367] I have now uploaded the entire campaign. Would you mind adding a link to the OP?[/url][/quote] Done! Thanks for all your time and effort in capturing, editing, and uploading the entire campaign. I really, really appreciate it. Hopefully this has interested more people in speedrunning for the next epic installment of Halo, REACH!!!
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[url=http://www.youtube.com/user/domomd367] I have now uploaded the entire campaign. Would you mind adding a link to the OP?[/url]
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Note 2 makes it not as awesome, but still, good job.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] domomd367 [url=http://www.youtube.com/domomd367]Eli...I have almost uploaded the entire campaign, I have done upto Cortana, which I am uploading tomorrow.[/url][/quote] I saw on my youtube feed. One more mission to go! Thanks Dom, u da man.