Ask Halo fans what the series’ best beach level is, and most will give the same answer: The Silent Cartographer. As the most iconic level in Halo: Combat Evolved overall, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who would disagree. Its nonlinear approach, which encourages exploration and lets you complete objectives in any order, tense firefights, and curiosity-inducing plot threads give it a balanced feel that few other Halo levels can match. Yet here I am, head above the parapet, offering a counterpoint to that opinion. For me, there’s another beach mission in the franchise that is seriously underrated and, dare I say, better — Halo: Reach’s Long Night of … Continue reading Move Over, Silent Cartographer — Long Night of Solace is Halo’s Best Beach Level