Another Saturday another Halo Legends release. This last Saturday saw the release of the second story in the Halo Legends series and is a look back at the history of the Arbiter and the warrior elites. This one I didn't like as well as the first one but that may be due to the YouTube low quality video that I watched so my final decision will have to wait for the DVD version.
Halo Legends: The Duel is the story done by Production I.G and features a unique anime style that I haven't ever seen before but with the crappy YouTube quality it didn't actually look all that good. I'm sure it'll look much better with DVD quality video.
The story is what you could call a classic Samurai tail featuring an old warrior facing overwhelming odds and a heavily armored Samurai looking main enemy all to avenge his honor during the beginning years of the Covenant. The Arbiter easily faces off against an overwhelming force of Elites, Jackals, grunts and the biggest damn Hunter I've ever seen and easily dispatches an entire army of soldiers while dual welding energy blades. Sadly the Arbiter returns home after soundly defeating the army only to find his friend and wife slaughtered in his home sernding him to finally faces off against the Samurai garbed Elite who betrayed him and killed his beloved wife. Meeting his adversary for the final battle The two battle it out with a final lunge at each other. No fancy foot work no fancy jump, dodge and slash. Just a straight up run at each other. In a shower of blood both fall to their deaths, end story. Not exactly the most original story that's for sure and it's weird seeing Elites without their armor and even stranger to see them in a house type setting talking with human like jaws. Out of the two anime shorts so far this is by far the lesser of the two in my opinion. I expected more from Production I.G.
Check out the trailer
