Halo 3 ODST (Mission 3) Tayari Plaza Walkthrough
Video Walkthrough: Halo 3 ODST (Mission 3) Tayari Plaza Walkthrough
Tayari Plaza is the first mission in Halo 3 ODST that's built like a traditional Halo mission. You begin in control of Nathan Fillion (I mean Buck) and you're tasked with clearing your way through a section of town to reach Dare's crash pod. For the most part the route to Dare is pretty straight forward; the sections of town you're not allowed to visit will be blocked off.
Another thing that's worth mentioning is that defeating any Covenant on your way to Dare is 100% optional. Normally what I recommend is to kill just enough Covenant to clear a path through to where we need to go. If this is your first time playing ODST then let me give you a gun recommendation...
Use your Pistol on the Jackals and Grunts that you come into contact with - 1 shot to the head with this weapon is a guaranteed kill shot. The Assault Rifle is useful for whenever you're fighting Brutes - at least until you can pick up a Brute Plasma Rifle from a fallen Brute.
Not very far into the mission you'll come into contact with the Marine shown above. This interaction isn't really significant but it's worth mentioning because you have to turn the bend in this area and continue along a different road. If you're looking at the Marine (like in my screenshot) you'll want to turn to the left to continue to the next road.
There will be a large grouping of Brutes in this area that you definitely should eliminate before proceeding. I think there are too many enemies here to skip them and most speedrunners agree it seems since they stop in this area to clear some mobs.
Tip: There is a button you can press that will display your next objective on the HUD incase you ever get lost. You get a tutorial about this during Mission #2; for PC players you press Up or Down on the Arrow Keys - I am not sure what the button is for X-box but I would recommend trying the D pad as that I think would make the most sense. If that fails check the options for keybinds.
If you activate the HUD objective marker it will point you to the northwest; following the road northwest will lead you to a large door with a 6 over top of it (pictured below). There will be a lot of Covenant out front of this door, eliminating them is completely optional.
You need to go through this door to reach Dare's Pod
All you need to do here is run up to the door and interact with the terminal on it to open it up. The next area is a large open battle arena with dozens of Covenant inside, again, clearing out the Covenant is totally optional. Our destination is a door in the northern portion of this battle arena. When you approach the door it will open and two Hunters will come out to attack you.
On the other side of this door you'll find a battle arena that may look familiar to anyone who has played ODST's Firefight mode, it's the Crater Firefight Map. In the middle of the courtyard you'll see a crashed pod which is what we need to interact with to finish this mission. Much like before, clearing out the Covenant in this area is totally optional.
To complete this mission approach the drop-pod and interact with it. You'll get a cutscene and the mission will be completed.
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