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Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net wrap up some loose ends from Halo 3 and look forward to Halo 3: ODST.

Also in this episode: special guests, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez of Bungie fansite Bungie Sightings and Cody Miller of High Speed Halo.

Show highlights:

• Is Halo Too Easy?
• Why ODST is Better than Halo 3
• VISR, VISR Burning Bright
• Campaign Forge
• Best Confrontation
• It's Not Easy Being ODST
• Fade to White
• Reaching For Higher Difficulty
• Retconning Reach in Advance
• Halo 3 Warthog Run
• Foe Hammer
• Forerunners == Humans
• Babysitter
• Parting Shots

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast; however, as this episode doesn't cover any specific campaign level it has no additional podcast art. Podcast art makes a return in the next episode, covering the first two levels of Halo 3: ODST, the first area in Mombasa Streets and Tayari Plaza.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, the "Halo" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Also in this episode: special guest, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez.

Show highlights:

• Coming Full Circle
• There's Two Of Us In Here Now
• No Pelican Has Ever Landed
• Finding Terminals
• Pyramid Climbing
• Artificial Environments
• Spark vs Johnson
• Burning Bridges
• Last Man Standing
• Firing the Ring
• Chief At Rest
• World Domination
• Wake Me When You Need Me
• Anger, Sadness, and Envy

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, the "Cortana" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Also in this episode: special guest, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez.

Show highlights:

• Fans of Halo or fans of Bungie?
• In the Background
• Rampant!
• A Sphincter Door Says What?
• To Hate the Flood is to Love the Flood
• Being OCD in HALO
• Flamethrower vs Flood: Well Done
• Play or Skip?
• Getting Lost
• Sniperflood!
• Rescue on High Charity
• Pillars of Game Design
• Dashboard Cortana vs Hentai Gravemind
• You've Saved Me... Who's Going to Save You?
• Must-See Content
• Anger, Sadness, and Envy

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, "The Covenant" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Show highlights:

Can Pelicans Land?
Needs Moar Splazer
Wraiths Not Worth Stealing
Why Do Forerunners Need Such Big Doors?
You Grabbed My Johnson... Twice
Elites: Reluctant Allies
Prophets Raised In Barn, Forget To Close Door Behind Them
Driving Indoors
Humans Are Special
The Death of Commander Exposition
Keyes And Johnson Sitting In A Tree
Fast-Talking Gravemind
Salvation or Suicide
Not So Guilty Spark

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover the second half of "The Ark" level from Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Show highlights:

Clearing the Landing Zone
Halo 3 Scorpions: More Power, Less Control?
Phantoms: More Fun Than Scarabs
Light Bridges: Less Filling, Tastes Great
Pants On Head Retarded
Guilty Spark's New Offensive Bias
Priority Task My Foot

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net run through the first part of the Halo 3 level "The Ark", covering art, gameplay and story.

Show Highlights:

Halo Rail Shooter
Forerunner Portals By Aperture Science
In The Desert, You Can Remember Your Name
Covenant Carnivores
Up In The Sky, It's A Bird, It's A Banshee
Duplo AntiAircraft Guns
Why Tougher Hunters Are Less Scary
Don't Touch That Terminal
Can You Have Too Much Detail?
Crashing Pelicans And Flipping Prowlers
Nonlinear Play (Sort Of)

This is the MP4 (AAC) version of the podcast. MP3 version will be posted later.

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net run through the Halo 3 level "Floodgate", covering gameplay and story, as well as the usual three elements: something that made us Angry, something that made us Sad, and something from another game that we Envy and wish Halo 3 had that it doesn't.

Show Highlights:
What is Gravemind after?
Gravemind Speaks
Cortana Rescued... Sort Of
Glassing the Flood
The Sound of Music
Left Open Portals and Half Baked Solutions
Anger, Sadness & Envy

This is the MP4 (AAC) version of the podcast. MP3 version will be posted later.

Blackstar and Narcogen look at the return of the Flood to the Halo series in Halo 3's Floodgate level. Part one of two.

This is the M4A version of the episode, compatible with iTunes; it contains advanced features such as embedded graphics and chapter markers. If you want the plain MP3 version to play in a browser, go here:

http://rampancy.net/audio/AAC/08/01/2009/Anger_Sadness_and_Envy_Episode_5_Floodgate_Part_1_2_mp3

Blackstar and Narcogen look at the return of the Flood to the Halo series in Halo 3's Floodgate level. Part one of two.

This is the MP3 version of the episode, compatible with the online player. If you use iTunes and want the advanced features, go to this version:

http://rampancy.net/audio/AAC/08/01/2009/Anger_Sadness_and_Envy_Episode_5_Floodgate_Part_1_2_mp4

Trindacut and Narcogen take a look at The Storm, the fourth level of Halo 3, where vehicle combat is again a major theme and the story finally picks up as this level ends.

This is the MP3 version of the episode, compatible with the online player. This is the only format for this episode.

This episode should appear in the iTunes directory shortly. If you have not yet subscribed to this podcast in iTunes, but would like to, you can manually subscribe in iTunes by pulling down the Advanced menu, choosing the "Subscribe to podcast" item, and entering one of these two URLs:

http://rampancy.net/podcast/angersadnessenvy

http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

Trindacut and Narcogen look at gameplay in the vehicle-heavy, story-light level, Tsavo Highway. Regular features include Glitch of the Week and Anger, Sadness, and Envy: features of Halo 3 that makes us angry or sad, and features of other games that make us envious.

This is the M4A version of the episode, compatible with iTunes; it contains advanced features such as embedded graphics and chapter markers. If you want the plain MP3 version to play in a browser, go here:

http://rampancy.net/audio/h3maps/tsavo_highway/16/11/2007/ASE_episode_3_mp3

This episode should appear in the iTunes directory shortly. If you have not yet subscribed to this podcast in iTunes, but would like to, you can manually subscribe in iTunes by pulling down the Advanced menu, choosing the "Subscribe to podcast" item, and entering one of these two URLs:

http://rampancy.net/podcast/angersadnessenvy

http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

Narcogen and Trindacut examine the second level of Halo 3, A Crow's Nest, for Anger, Sadness & Envy, the official podcast of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net. Features include an interview with the Prophet of Truth, changes to voice actors, and Halo 3's equivalent of the Jackal sniper: the invincible Brute chieftain.

This is the M4A version of the episode, compatible with iTunes; it contains advanced features such as embedded graphics and chapter markers. If you want the plain MP3 version to play in a browser, go here:

http://rampancy.net/audio/h3_maps/crows_nest/02112007/ASE_episode_2_mp3

This episode should appear in the iTunes directory shortly. If you have not yet subscribed to this podcast in iTunes, but would like to, you can manually subscribe in iTunes by pulling down the Advanced menu, choosing the "Subscribe to podcast" item, and entering one of these two URLs:

http://rampancy.net/podcast/angersadnessenvy

http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

Or browse the Podcast directory in the category Video Games.

The first episode of Anger, Sadness & Envy, the official podcast of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net, covers the first two levels of Halo 3: Arrival and Sierra 117.

We're working on getting this submitted into the iTunes podcast directory, but until then, you can manually subscribe in iTunes by pulling down the Advanced menu, choosing the "Subscribe to podcast" item, and entering one of these two URLs:

http://rampancy.net/podcast/angersadnessenvy

http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy

UPDATE: I've successfully submitted the 'cast to iTunes now, but it's not showing up yet in searches or in the Video Games category where it should. Hopefully it will soon.

UPDATE: The podcast is in iTunes now. It doesn't seem to be showing up when you search or browse yet, but this link should bring iTunes straight to it:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=266991411