Halo Wars (Intro)

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

This is what the Halo TV should've felt like

[@legionofthedamned9430]

I totally agree seeing Sargent forge as a gunner of his warthog in a series so good

[@katrez.]

I'm big no Halo fan but I fully agree with you on that. The show just felt like a CW high school drama show with the Halo name on it if anything

[@XXIIIDrawer]

That's because the master chief collection never felt like a war... Felt like some kind of badass movie, the only thing that felt different than a "murican" movie and more like something from a horror film was the flood encounters. To make a good halo TV series or movies the first thing that creators need to left behind is the badass monster kicking attitudes from the principal series and focus on the most serious games like ODST, reach and wars.

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

@@XXIIIDrawer i mean thats one espect of it, you absolutely can still have that badass doomslayer energy, but just needs to be made more impact full by spreading it out with what the average man and woman see when they're fighting.

[@LamentedSun]

Should of been Band of Brothers or Titanic in space.

[@zachrich7359]

Looking back, this intro is one of the best of Halo. It gives the true feeling of desperation and grim determination that the UNSC felt in the Covenant War. And watching the Spirit of Fire slowly glide through a debris field of wrecked ships with the chorus in the background gives a very chilling and somber feel to it as well. Such an underrated game, the story was top notch for what it was.

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

Chase Scott well yeah. They are a special operations, throwing them in the front line would be a waste. They strike at high value targets to support the movement of an army.

[@thecatfather857]

War Is Hell.

[@generaljeanmoreau6853]

I’m sorry the story itself was shit but the opening was great

[@sethcourtemanche5738]

The covenant was one of the strongest sci-fi superpowers ever it's comparable to the dominion from Star trek and the galactic empire from Star wars

[@ocsjc13]

It feels like a killzone intro

[@thatrandomguy8157]

I like the look of the marines in this game than any other Halo

[@disparatebroom7705]

Agreed

[@spacemichael1177]

True

[@Mathiakle]

These are the best Marines and OG Halo 2 has the coolest O.D.S.T.

[@HumbIee]

Same!! It reminds me of Halo CE marines but updated to look real. Halo CE marines are my fave.

[@asimplepie2279]

They look amazing. The whole game has really good looking units

[@AngloSaxonWheatFarmer]

I think this is the only Halo intro I remember or the first I’ve seen which really shows the reality of what the UNSC was up against.

[@legionofthedamned9430]

It shows the horror of it as well

[@sethcourtemanche5738]

The covenant truly was a unstoppable force

[@Jedilord882]

“At first it *was* going well … then setback after setback” 💔

[@legionofthedamned9430]

Marines in this cutscene are just badass as fuck. This game deserves more love. Skirmish is just to good even with bots it really feels like you are fighting a tough and dangerous enemy Because the bots in this are so smart

[@tuiman5212]

“But now it’s ours again” This game and intro made me feel so proud to be human, the amount of adversity the human race had to face to just exist was exponential. Despite being outnumbered, outgunned and technologically crippled at times, The UNSC managed to pull through. Halo is truly a tragic story of the loss of billions upon billions of human lives and thousands of colonies. All this loss made being human just a little more special. Rest in peace to the victorious dead.

[@cowboyjohnn]

Hundreds of colonies* only 800 worlds at the peak of the UEG

[@VelKozInfernal]

Halo its a game about humanity after all, its a tale about the resilience and braveness that characterices the human race

[@Mumbos_Trusted_Advisor]

@@cowboyjohnn 800 worlds is true but think of all the asteriod mining colonies and the moons too. 800 worlds only refers to planets so moons easily bring it over 1000. The number of asteriod colonies and stations must be huge if its even mentioned in the canonical background for the UNSC (the interplanery wars.)

[@tuiman5212]

@@VelKozInfernalI remember seeing from some Reddit forum that when the prophets banned the human race from being indoctrinated into the covenant, the Elites grew confused of the prophets claim that humanity wasn’t “brave or righteous” enough for the holy journey. The elites saw first hand constant sacrifice by the UNSC to buy their own kind just a little more time. I don’t know if it’s true though.

[@Leo.de99]

I feel we should strive to come together as like the unsc and put our differences aside, but that’s probably only a dream

[@crazygator2496]

Seeing this intro makes me wish for a fps halo game from the perspective of a marine, where you and a squad of marines take on missions and encounter enemies, where grunts and Jackals aren't just cannon fodder but actual considerable adversaries, and Elites are actual wave bosses that require cooperation and teamwork and plenty of skill to take down, and hunters are even more so, I personally would love a niddy griddy halo game like that

[@comicalgaming7689]

Ayo, a Halo Tactical shooter would slap hard as hell. Something in the vein of republic commando, but where even on the easiest difficulty, you see the odds the marines had to face

[@r0mansstopmotions63]

The arcade game is pretty close to that

[@83ATwo]

^​@@comicalgaming7689

[@jasonx1174]

Sounds like Left 4 Dead in terms of gameplay. Where Elites, Brutes, and Hunters would be like the special infected.

[@Assass1n_King]

Over a decade later and these cutscenes still look amazing

[@austinbarnard7688]

Every time, chills…

[@nekthms9033]

Im glad I grew up with halo and I wish they will return to that epic feeling at some point

[@crackingcoffee3260]

Just search for this opening scene to show someone what halo tv show should have been. 13 years later, it didn't disappoint.

[@amoonmonkey]

Seeing just how strong the UNSC was at harvest, compared to how weak they were in halo 3 is crazy. 5 years of fighting the covenant and being able to take a planet back from them, just see the covenant wipe out their strongest planet 20 years later.

[@SilentShadow07]

1:48 chills every time

[@jtwilliam1620]

What is the song called

[@LanderKoenig]

Indeed, it’s perfect

[@guildmeister6499]

​@@jtwilliam1620 it's called "Five Long Years" from the unreleased/dvd exclusive soundtrack

[@jimjam7928]

Of course, that's all Harvest is today. It's hell down there. But now it's ours again.

[@flztchyy]

Anybody realise that this cutscene represents the development of halo wars.

[@aldembergbonilla2022]

explain

[@flztchyy]

@@aldembergbonilla2022 it's too long of a process to explain in a youtube comment but the act man released a review on halo wars and he spends a decent amount of time talking about the development. Biggest takeaway is that there were a lot of setbacks during developement

[@flztchyy]

@@aldembergbonilla2022 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGjZgnurbpKYeLs

[@aldembergbonilla2022]

@@flztchyy thanks!

[@StarKillerDorkKiller]

“But now it’s ours again”

[@HumbIee]

They should have made a Halo TV show on this and the beginning of first contact with the covenant with Johnson.

[@vantezkuluzu2917]

How the Battle of Malevelon Creek feels like ✊

[@rubenlopez3364]

“It’s Hell down there…but now it’s ours again.”

[@xmlviking12]

reddit's down the hall

[@RamenMan4944]

THE CREEK HAS BEEN LIBERATED LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY

[@Ankan637]

"But now it's ours again" thought of this intro when we liberated the Creek

[@soportuguese354]

why, just why

[@NiklasMJ]

the cutscenes and story moments of this game made me truly believe that halo could be the most awesome Cinematic universe. it already have the coolest SCI FI theme since starwars and so much lore. wish it hadent gone bust and i hope someday they will try to make a real movie again.

[@deltahalo241]

NiklasMJ Well no movie, but this game is getting a sequel.

[@NiklasMJ]

***** yep. however this time its made by creative assembly. they mostly do PC games so there are bound to be a lot of changes but they made Total War. one of my favorite game series so this might be good. but have you seen the teaser and how it says coming to Xbox One and Windows 10? i cant really figure out if that means it will come to PC or just the game streaming system xD

[@deltahalo241]

NiklasMJ I believe that means that they will be releasing a PC version of the game.

[@NiklasMJ]

***** yeah that was what i thought. but then i wonder how the controls will be. cuz i dont thing they will be making 2 completely different versions xD

[@deltahalo241]

NiklasMJ Well apparently Microsoft is working on getting a mouse to work with the Xbox One, so the console version might end up having mouse and keyboard support. Though I guess only time will tell.

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

THEY ANNOUNCED A SEQUEL! Only a teaser trailer so far, but Halo Wars 2 is a thing! :D

[@nmaffeus3102]

Still waiting.

[@thecatfather857]

@@nmaffeus3102 *Visible Confusion*

[@cowboyjohnn]

@@nmaffeus3102 Halo wars 2 has been out for some time

[@AtlasEnthusiast0368]

@@cowboyjohnn still waiting.

[@asimplepie2279]

Honestly, halo wars is such a great game. I’d rank it with the classics, my childhood relied on this game

[@NeedForSpeedViper]

They need to make a halo wars 2

[@gamingonxbox7574]

that has been confirmed and coming soon... ( like a year soon :P )

[@deltahalo241]

Need For Speed Viper Sequel has been announced!

[@el_de_enmedio]

they did

[@jahmalfarrow6570]

Dat Pessimistic Brony they already did

[@claydodson7541]

its out looser :p

[@davidintrabartolo5887]

Those masked marines were always my favorite

[@andresgarza8511]

This game had an excellent story it should be made a FPS it would be a beast

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

Fuck that, this is what the TV show should've been

[@legionofthedamned9430]

It's good how it is. TV show for this would be amazing but FPS game no would be right for some reason.

[@biggrump4907]

God I freaking love this game!!! One of the best Halo games out there fr fr

[@xenomorphicgod8159]

“Five years, five long years that’s how long it took us to take harvest back….”-cutter

[@Ravage369]

This really is one the greatest intro cinematics ever. I keep coming back to it years later. Also the music...just beautiful.

[@Akosa117]

At first it was going well(Halo 1-3) then set back after set back (halo 4) loss after loss (halo 5)

[@Dingus301]

hahaa nice one

[@Cyberprank-tz5fx]

Halo 4 has a better campaign than 1,3 and reach.

[@rusampler1877]

But now it's ours again (MCC comming to PC).

[@HexmaniacAlice]

@@Cyberprank-tz5fx *story. The game play in the campaign is nowhere near as good in 4 as it is in most of the others.

[@delta2372]

4 is pretty good story wise, problem is that 5 shits on that story

[@BactaC4T]

When Sydney's lockdown finishes this is fits the feeling of being free again

[@elyastoohey6621]

Make sure you’ve let ONI put a vaccine in you first

[@ShockCharger9]

If this was the show, I think a lot of people would have loved it. Me included.

[@psychepeteschannel5500]

Trully one of the best intros of all time, up there with WH40k Dawn of War or WoW.

[@Wumbotron5000]

is anyone else upset how much they changed cutter in the new one especially the voice actor

[@Razgriz_01]

Not really. They explained its mostly due to technological reasons. They have cutter modeled after its voice actor. Only downside for is that he sounds young.

[@gojira7824]

Here's the thing, in this Cutter looks like he's in his late 50s to early 60s. Halo Wars 2, he looks like he's in his early 40s.

[@cleanerben9636]

@@gojira7824 Cryo pods work wonders on wrinkles!

[@ray-0249]

Razgriz❶ they could’ve easily modeled every character the same it’s just that they’re lazy they didnt want to which is quite upsetting because any artist should feel the responsibility to give their art his or hers fullest heart and soul into its creation instead of cutting corners :/

[@oreodepup]

I don’t mind the voice but the fact that he looks significantly younger pisses me off

[@Bloodhound46]

1:33 best part of the intro hands down

[@Xavier17.5]

POV: forge is down "why aren't you in the med bay sergeant?"

[@icotica921]

Malevelon Creek...

[@d9prawns429]

How they will tell the story of Malevelon Creek one day when we finally give it the eternal gift of democracy

[@jj2king]

We liberated the creek on april1st, but then the update came....

[@d9prawns429]

Easiest. Defense. Ever.

[@ActualDumbassatron]

Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win, into five weeks of hell. Of course, that's all Malevelon creek is today, it's hell down there. But now it's ours again.

[@markopolo6103]

Did anyone else catch the fact that this game takes place in the same month that halo wars 2 was released for x box 1 and PC? Anyone, no? just me, ok

[@BruTheThreat]

The first minute and 5 seconds is a subtle hint at the hellish development. Microsoft bought Ensemble Studios to make the game. Wanna guess how long? They started in 2004, announced it in 2006 and released it in 2009. I’ll go ahead and translate that first minute. Dev report, Ensemble Studios. 5 years. That’s how long it took to make Halo Wars. At first we were doing great but then, delay after delay. What was meant to be a quick and profitable game became 5 years of hell. Microsoft disbanded Ensemble Studios, quiet literally when the game was complete. The company went defunct in January ‘09 and the game saw it’s first launch in Australia February ‘09. An American release didn’t come till March. It really sucks that they were brought on the team only to be hated by Bungie for “Whoring out the franchise”. They had to make the assets from scrap, using only reference material. Microsoft was pissed that they wouldn’t crunch like Bungie did and when all was said and done, they were fired.

[@thepowerofsand6180]

Who would win? A advanced alliance of overzealous aliens Or the indomitable human spirit

[@Jedilord882]

“At first it was going well, then setback after setback…”

[@GNTProductionsFile]

Was that the Wilhelm Scream at 0:45?

[@JustinKreule]

I thought so too. Are you here from Reddit as well?

[@oreodepup]

Way to ruin a great cutscene for me thanks for pointing that out

[@legionofthedamned9430]

Yes it was indeed

[@thearnorianruby4681]

@@oreodepup it makes it better.

[@abrahamserrano9475]

story line - WARS (HARVEST) REACH- HALO 1, HALO 2 AND ODST, HALO 3 AND 4

[@thoi637]

and 5

[@spartanalv]

@@thoi637 Before spartan strike and asault

[@eduardoparada9850]

@@spartanalv wars 2 and infinite

[@elpsykoongro5379]

@@thoi637 5 doesn’t exist

[@thoi637]

@@elpsykoongro5379 the game isnt that bad

[@timeenoughatlast3368]

I love this game

[@legionofthedamned9430]

Skirmish is a good game mode

[@patricksleep9787]

This three minute cutscene felt more like halo than the Paramount fan fiction fantasy 12 year old written version.

[@zebraneighbor6383]

0:33 That was fucking baller.

[@foel12]

i wish to see a sequel

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

Sadly the company that made it, Ensemble, went bust. Same guys who made Age of Empires IIRC. Sad day for gaming.

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

Elena Black Yeah, too good a studio to go so easily. :(

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

Avensis Astari SEQUEL ANNOUNCED!

[@claydodson7541]

wish was granted.

[@orctrihar]

Was good because they clearly put work in it, the story is not as good too Still better than Infinite, that why 343 got made and maked sure they would never be a 3 as long they on control

[@SoupSultan]

The only bad things about this cutscene is it shows Minors using energy swords, otherwise its amazing. I still give it a 10/10, I wish we got an entire movie or show in this style.

[@megathicc6367]

In some books minors had swords. Some were just richer than others so they went out of their way to get one.

[@Spudtron98]

@@megathicc6367 It's akin to the katanas used by Imperial Japanese officers during WW2. If they came from a family with standing and a Samurai lineage, they would bring their ancestral blades, or at least buy something from a proper artisanal smith. If they didn't have that, then they were stuck with some factory-made piece of crap.

[@davidaceituno5130]

How Halo infinite and it’s disappointment feels fitting to this intro

[@derpynerdy6294]

Um no

[@swinginjoe8477]

Sergeant Forge, the goat, before his development

[@lana_del_Rei.neet-]

0:04 me when i'm asked how much time has passed since the last tf2 major update and the recent announcement

[@cleanerben9636]

Halo wars 2 will never live up to this masterpiece

[@legionofthedamned9430]

The originals are always better

[@orctrihar]

I learned recently that it was hell for Ensemble studio too, that this intro can pretty much setup what it was for them, it's so tragic.. and beautifull..

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@orctriharand the fact they had to rebuild it in like 6 months and Creative Assembly basically made the same game with likely a much larger time frame and way more budget from Microsoft is just fucking sad. The original build of Halo Wars was way bigger and more complex but 343 and CA apparently thought what was got was all the game could be

[@jhayrcampoy]

they better not mess with the cinematic too much for the remastered

[@steyrauga1]

Who else thought that Halo Wars should have been a movie :/

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

It basically is, you just also get to play part of it.

[@legionofthedamned9430]

It would be great as a Series but it would take to long to create because the spirit of fire would be near impossible to add and half the covernent bases would be also near impossible to create because how big and advanced they are

[@Mountain_Man_]

I find it funny now after reading contact harvest the UNSC fought 5 years for the plant of Iowa

[@xXDeiviDXx]

Helldivers rn:

[@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621]

I came here for this comment

[@DukeGoat147]

Gee I wonder how they lost so many times. I mean look at how static their combat was.

[@sethcourtemanche5738]

War, war never changes

[@vbraun13]

5 long years...

[@delta2372]

That's how long it took us to get harvest back

[@sethcourtemanche5738]

a five year long battle ouch

[@RandomPostsOnTheWeb]

That piano lick on the titlecard mwah fukn mastapiece 🤌🤌🤌

[@youraverageuser7039]

This is gonna be the Illuminate in Helldivers2 when the new enemy types are introduced remember the battle of Calypso boys when we had it easy

[@LamentedSun]

0:50 to 2:07 is pure gold and set building

[@kron3409]

Captains report - February 4th 2531.

[@michaelbarquet4169]

Did I see that right? Did a marine melee an elite to the floor?

[@BosskillerOG]

0:41

[@adambeers1998]

Guns are for Babies!- TF2 Heavy

[@joshualouis6445]

This would be the best phone app.

[@user-cn4ci5wx1s]

No, it would be P2W shit like Clash of Clans.

[@theSpartan187]

they have 2 mobile Halo games.

[@laurenanderson911]

fuck off

[@thecatfather857]

@@theSpartan187 They're not just on mobile.

[@leileiwang9052]

Don’t worry about defeats and salvage battlefield

[@RagnaN6]

this game is awesome :DD

[@ocsjc13]

This legit feels like the opening of killzone 1 lol

[@wixolotus8287]

i heard the wilhelm scream

[@oreodepup]

I never got why people use it. It completely destroys immersion for me and it just ruins it. Just have any guy scream into a mic it would be better

[@mikethespike056]

@@oreodepup for fucking real. the meme needs to die. i can't take a film seriously once they add it

[@oreodepup]

@@mikethespike056 yeah even though I love the lord of the rings it broke immersion for a second when they had it in there. Man I hope it’s not in infinite

[@ooothe2nd]

My Military career in a nutshell

[@Mathiakle]

I feel like Bungie would still make Halo if Microsoft didn't pull this but nothing against Ensemble. I actually wanted Halo Wars 2 made by them.

[@fredflintlocks9445]

Bungie woulda dropped the ball by now look at destiny and all the issues w that

[@PracticeNine]

Back when Halo was still good...

[@ivandaniel8979]

I lo e halo

[@ivandaniel8979]

I lote halo

[@orochinagis]

Damn Microsoft really killed Anders race on Halo wars 2 into a generic white woman

[@delta2372]

Funny enough they made cortana asian in halo 5, literally cortona and anders swapped races. FYI anders is asian I believe, however with her name it's most likely that she has an American or European father and her mother is asian.

[@cooperchance7720]

She’s half-Asian, half-French in Halo Wars 2. They didn’t reuse Asian Anders because Kim Mai Guest was busy.

[@tomv4634]

🏳️

[@dragonleo_]

The first minute of this intro almost sounds like the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

[@TheDarkForerunner1]

Halo is made by Legends For Legends Miss you Bungie :) 343 your doing good and Microsoft you piss me off sometimes but I still buy your shit lol

[@legionofthedamned9430]

Don't you think that if Bungie had a part in this the game would be better than it already is

[@randomshittutorials]

Of course its all it is down there... But now its ours again... Tam... tam tam... tam..... Tam. tam. tam....... Taam.... tam tam... tam ... taamm......taaaaaaaaaaaaTAAAAAAAAA. TAAA TAAAAAA TAAAAA xD

[@maliciouspoonkie6412]

0:47

[@akula32666]

0:41