Rorschach Inkblot Test – Longshore

The Rorschach inkblot test is a common method of psychological evaluation used to examine personality characteristics and emotional functioning. The Halo version, where a global heatmap is substituted for the typical amorphous blob, sometimes yields the same results. And by sometimes I mean pretty much never. That’s not going to stop us from participating in the festivities though so let’s get started on some peer psychoanalyzing! First let’s take a look at the results from the last one we did (which focused on Orbital). Araknoros looked at the docking-station heatmap and instantly saw a Dead Space Plasma Cutter. Sticking with him and the general tradition of seeing video game-related things were Poopie McGhee, Awkward Silence, Kyle, and numerous others. I definitely see it, and I’m guessing you will too.

While Dropship dude didn’t see a Plasma Cutter, his suggestion of a handgun and knife combo was pretty solid, even without the handy dandy accompanying image diagram. With it though definitely sealed the deal.

It was then that people noticed Jussy’s mention of the resemblance to Ren (a character from the television series The Ren and Stimpy Show), and after that it was all over. I think Louis Wu spoke for all of us when he said, “After reading Jussy’s answer, I can’t see anything BUT Ren.”

And with that, I think we can officially close the Orbital test. That’s good news because that means we can start another one! Up this week for your close examination is the global heatmap for Longshore, one of the newer maps to hit Halo 3’s matchmaking that is set in a fish-processing plant on the shores of Old Mombasa. So tell me, what exactly do you see? And as always, extra nonexistent points for originality!