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*It should also be noted that this is one of the least popular levels in the ''Halo'' series. Many players find the layout confusing and repetitive; in an attempt to help counter this, the ''Anniversary'' edition made the colored lighting themes for each floor of the Library far more blatant and noticeable than before, to at least give the floors stronger visual distinctions. | *It should also be noted that this is one of the least popular levels in the ''Halo'' series. Many players find the layout confusing and repetitive; in an attempt to help counter this, the ''Anniversary'' edition made the colored lighting themes for each floor of the Library far more blatant and noticeable than before, to at least give the floors stronger visual distinctions. | ||
**Also, as the only adversary in this level is the Flood, some players are thrown off by the dramatic changes in challenges, rhythm, and tactics in the level. | **Also, as the only adversary in this level is the Flood, some players are thrown off by the dramatic changes in challenges, rhythm, and tactics in the level. | ||
*After so much negative feedback, Bungie made the Library segment much shorter in its ''[[Halo 2]]'' counterpart, ''[[Sacred Icon]]''. However, some players like this level due to its difficulty and see it as a challenge. It is also very similar to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'' in that the only enemy throughout the entire level is the Flood | *After so much negative feedback, Bungie made the Library segment much shorter in its ''[[Halo 2]]'' counterpart, ''[[Sacred Icon]]''. However, some players like this level due to its difficulty and see it as a challenge. It is also very similar to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'' in that the only enemy throughout the entire level is the Flood, although ''Cortana'' is much shorter. | ||
*Whenever Sentinels are deployed to escort the Monitor, they only follow him until they reach certain landmarks such as the series of pillar-like braces occasionally found in the middle of corridors. There is a possibility that the braces are actually devices used to mark the areas where Sentinels which are permitted to occupy. Another theory could be that the braces found in areas serve as signs that the Sentinels found within the Library are not allowed to wander outside of certain perimeters. | *Whenever Sentinels are deployed to escort the Monitor, they only follow him until they reach certain landmarks such as the series of pillar-like braces occasionally found in the middle of corridors. There is a possibility that the braces are actually devices used to mark the areas where Sentinels which are permitted to occupy. Another theory could be that the braces found in areas serve as signs that the Sentinels found within the Library are not allowed to wander outside of certain perimeters. | ||
*In the Anniversary version of the level there is a small portion of the previously mentioned brace-like structures that can be broken off by means of grenade explosions. | *In the Anniversary version of the level there is a small portion of the previously mentioned brace-like structures that can be broken off by means of grenade explosions. | ||
*Also in the Anniversary version, the decorations on the Library's walls resemble the monoliths/petals that surround [[ | *Also in the Anniversary version, the decorations on the Library's walls resemble the monoliths/petals that surround the [[Portal at Voi]]. | ||
*If there are any Flood | *If there are any Flood corpses on the elevator during the cutscene, players may notice that the corpse will start bouncing and it will keep going all the way down to the bottom until the elevator stops. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||