Everything GREAT About Halo 2!

[@pieisdeath30]

how in the hells did you miss the best johnson quote "regret, regret ,regret - - - - - Dear Humanity... We regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"

[@KayleighBourquin]

Hoo-ah!

[@espressocookie8965]

HOO-RAH!

[@santaclaude3055]

OORAH!

[@tastypastry04gaming91]

Ooh rah

[@Spedsi]

HOO-RAH!

[@ImStillWoody]

Just wanted to add this but Halo 2 Anniversary is not really controversial in the Halo community because it kept the art style and atmosphere of each level unlike Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary.

[@Dragon-77D9]

Plus there wasn't gameplay disadvantages with playing h2a unlike hcea. I cannot fathom how many times I shot into a cliffside in hcea just because it's not there in the remaster

[@vdonutxvii3241]

halo ce:a looks rushed and not taken carefully well

[@Jellybob69]

Nah it still botches the atmosphere and art design in certain places, look again. The cutscenes are cool though.

[@jeremyabrahamson2872]

The one issue I had with it is the cutscenes. I didn't like how much faster they moved than the original, I felt like I was rushed.

[@TmanTheTdog]

@@jeremyabrahamson2872 When each minute costs up to a million, you’ve gotta speed the cutscenes up

[@NotARacistWarLordJustAChillOne]

Honestly the best dialogue I’ve seen in a game. Nearly every line is quotable

[@IamaPERSON]

And it helps that some of them are memes.

[@randomando9257]

And to think that the script (and voice audio!) is still OG in the remastered version! It still fits so well. Bungie killed it

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Halo 2 is the prequel trilogy of Halo.

[@caramelcandys]

@@dkkanofkash8798 halo 3 infinite and ce are the main trilogy while reach, 4 and 5 are the sequels

[@isaiahwiita4474]

@@caramelcandys no reach is a prequel the order of main games is reach, CE, 2, ODST, 3, 4, 5, infinite and non main has halo wars before Reach by alot and halo wars 2 is after 5 but before infinite.

[@durzoblint6532]

Another win is that in the city mission when you get to the cut scene with Johnson and the tank, depending on what difficulty you play it on, the speech he gives changes. This has been a running theme in both Halo CE and Halo 3.

[@Raz0rking]

We had ONE stick!

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

@@Raz0rking "All we had were sticks and a rock, and we had to SHARE the rock !"

[@TheHalfLeft]

@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 “buck up boy! You’re one very lucky marriiinnneee!

[@n7captain916]

@Brandon Quist If God is loooove, then you can call me Cupid!

[@coopercraven1370]

@Derrickspartan1 because that is the plot of the odst dlc. I don’t know if I’d agree about “amazing” but odst is definitely a fun playthrough

[@tristanlee8495]

One of my favourite things about the High Prophets: Truth; only tells llies, Mercy; is shown no mercy, Regret; only performs actions he'll come to regret. I LOVE the little things in the story telling like that.

[@huwick7993]

I also love the way they die. Regret: Killed by Masterchief, who regrets the loss of his fellow Spartans, his family. Mercy: Killed by the Flood, who are entirely without mercy. Truth: Killed by the Arbiter, who wants his people to know the truth.

[@praetorian9823]

@@huwick7993 I viewed it as Regret died regretting his invasion, Mercy died being shown none by his companions. And Truth died believing his own lies.

[@GH0STCCC-vu5rz]

Something I always loved about the bungie games. you see a similar sort of irony with Noble Team's deaths as well.

[@bigyoshi5170]

19:41 This is why is love Tartarus, he’s what Arbiter could’ve become and depressing once you realise one of the reasons he was so desperate was likely because the great journey was the only thing keeping his people from tearing each other apart, once he dies his race after Halo 3 just regresses even further and nearly destroy themselves.

[@Darkdayzz]

And then regroup themselves by the events of HW2 and Infinite

[@KayleighBourquin]

@@Darkdayzz the Banished don't represent all the Brutes collectively, like the Covenant did. They're a splinter group, a mercenary company. While there are tons of Brutes in the Banished there are many who have not joined

[@zoarsnowpaw3549]

@@Darkdayzz the banished was around at this time, they became their own faction in 2549, the banished may have a Jiralhanae leader but they consist of all the primary races of the Covenant and also humans, the main reason why they haven't been seen in game (halo 4 and 5) is only due to the faction of covenant we were at war with Jul 'Mdama's covenant just had very few Jiralhanae as post halo 3 after 2552 there was still wars going on between the Sangheili and the Jiralhana

[@seniorstudent9768]

And in the novels it's perfectly understandable as to why the brutes hate the elites. In Contact Harvest especially we get to see first hand how shittily the brutes get treated by other members of the Convanent

[@Sgt.Dornan117]

This just adds more gravitas to Atriox and his formation of the Banished. Atriox unite some of his people and even some of the splinter groups from the Covenant.

[@Dankboi68]

Not only is Mercy's line about the taming of the hunters and the grunt rebellion exposition, but it also serves as foreshadowing since the two aliens that join the elites during the Great Schism (at least in Halo 2) are the Hunters and Grunts

[@thunder_wolf23]

If you play on Heroic like I usually do, Johnson's tank speech is along the lines of: "Back when I joined the Corps we didn't have any fancy-shmancy tanks, we had sticks. Two sticks and a rock for the whole platoon! And we had to share the rock. Buck up! You're one damn lucky marine!"

[@TacComControl]

"Thanks.. He never gets me anything."

[@thunder_wolf23]

@@TacComControl * Draws cigar * "Oh, I know what the ladies like"

[@jeremyabrahamson2872]

Relevant, but I'm a highly religious person, and Halo 2 has always been one of my favorite games ever made, showing how important a journey of discovery is when searching for the truth. If I had any missed wins, I wish you had referenced Blow Me Away.

[@WrechedStuff]

So its lost on you that the religion is a lie and the prophets are false gods? Mirroring reality where religion is false, again just lies told by people millennia ago to control the population with fear.

[@jeremyabrahamson2872]

@@WrechedStuff See, Religion isn't a lie, but real things are used by the manipulative. You can't manipulate something that doesn't exist, that's not how people work. A basic study of most abusive relationships can tell you that, they're almost always predicated on existing insecurities and trauma, which are then exploited by the abusers. Saying religion is a lie is both a massive oversimplification of the concept and a flat out error, as no religions on the planet are lies, even the false ones.

[@JackTulsen77]

@@WrechedStuff Yeeeaaahhh... the Halo franchise isn't preaching religion as a whole is a lie. Just the Covenants particular religion. You're imprinting your own beliefs onto it, little buddy.

[@CT_Phipps]

@@WrechedStuff I mean the irony is that the Forerunners are real. Its just the Covenant utterly misinterpreted them. Its like worshiping Q in Star Trek.

[@jeremyabrahamson2872]

@@CT_Phipps Come to think of it (memory kind of hazy), wasn't the religion one of the Sanghili initially, and appropriated bythe San'Shyuum? So pre-Covenant, ironically, it could have been pretty accurate to the big picture, and then just corrupted when they brought the outside influence in. Of anything, it's a commentary on ensuring you know what your religion teaches and whether that's historically consistent.

[@The_Toxic_V]

People scream about being lied to or stuff when they start to play as the arbiter but if I remember correctly when I first played halo 2 and was suddenly playing as him I believe my exact words were "Yooooo im playing as the covenant? This is so freaking awesome!" I was like 13 or something at the time so memory isnt as good but basically I was so fucking hyped for it when it happened

[@arbiterprime2145]

Same! absolutely loved the dynamic of seeing it from both sides, getting to see more of the covenant. Plus, Arbiter is my favourite character, and this is where i got my gaming/online name from!!

[@aptspire]

Me and my friend were playing it coop when it came out in 04, I remember seeing beforehand in an online article a spoiler screenshot that was very obviously a purple 'crosshair' so I went in strongly believing: "We probably play as an Elite". So we see the prologue and Arby getting branded as heretic and I say: "We'll be playing that guy" and he said "No way". Then we finish the Earth bit, the cutscene goes to the Phantom and he goes "Hey wait a minute". Then we get control and we swing the plasma sword for about half a minute cause we're beyond hype at that point.

[@JumpinJackClash]

I was like 5 or 6 and I remember absolutely losing my mind and saying “I get to play as THEM?!?!” A cherished childhood moment. Still makes me smile when I reflect back on it.

[@jonascommero6361]

I’m playing through the HALO games for the first time, and I had the same reaction when I got to that section in the game

[@Shadethewolfy]

same, though. I loved it.

[@KindaHotSoup]

I'm actually playing Halo for the first time. I downloaded the Master Chief collection and I'm about 25% of the way through Halo 2. I never understood the hype for the series until I started playing the games for myself

[@liamliae4254]

Halo 3/reach is a masterpeice so you have many good things ahead of you

[@KindaHotSoup]

@@liamliae4254 I'm VERY excited to play reach for the first time, it's the one everybody talks about

[@theicelord8588]

Reach is honestly my favorite halo game ever made

[@Marzo7866]

enjoy the ride!

[@zaccartledge-bourke7002]

I know neither did I but I want to try it For myself

[@jasoncampbell3558]

God I hope Blur Studios is involved with the Halo series coming to Paramount+. Hell, get them for any Halo related stuff that isn't just cutscenes for the games. They're seriously talented!

[@Marshall1026]

These cutscenes literally look better than most games right now, even Halo 5 lol. The reason they haven’t gone with them going forward is because how expensive they are lol, and rightly so

[@Marshall1026]

@Brandon Quist oh I agree lol I wouldn’t care to pay more, that’s just why they haven’t done more with them

[@badjuh1788]

@@Marshall1026 probably would’ve made development a lot longer since they made their own engine for the campaign in infinite so going from one engine for gameplay and one for cutscenes probably wouldn’t have been the easiest on development. That being said those cutscenes look absolutely amazing and definitely would be well received in the future

[@Marshall1026]

@@badjuh1788 very true

[@alurkingislander]

This aged poorly

[@Actual_Mr_G]

After playing Halo 1 all those years ago, Halo 2 was a complete mystery to me until this year when I finally played it on the MCC. And it was all that I expected and then some.

[@ThePsychoDino148]

same I had halo 2 for the xbox 360 but the disc was scratched when I asked my parents :(

[@SirBigWater]

Nice. Always great seeing people get into it these days and seeing what their opinion of it is. I started the series back in 2002, and when each game after CE came out I played at release . Really was an awesome time. Especially looking back now, seeing how influential and big to gaming it was.

[@bradleejones9767]

Bruh halo 2 is the best halo I k ow people say it's halo 3 but imo halo 2 is just memorising

[@FeignExistence]

Arbiter running through his fallen brothers and the sad score gives me Order 66 vibes and man do I get goosebumps everytime

[@codybuchanan6466]

Thel Vadaam is actually such a good character, halo in general has such a amazing universe, and sadly most people write it off as just "shoot alien good"

[@e1357]

12:20 rather, the armor is more ceremonial yet disposable and specialized for what the Prophets needed at the time. "The Council will have their corpse..." The armor is looks first, with second grade tech fitted because its wearer is meant to eventually succumb on the field of battle. Also, notice how Tartarus is always close when the Arbiter is deployed. His presence is likely ordered by the Prophets to document the success or failure of the Arbiter, so the Prophets can decide if/when to have Tartarus dispose of the Arbiter. This Arbiter survived all the way till the Elites were excommunicated, if that wasn't to pass, he likely would have served at least a few more suicidal missions before the order is given to Tartarus to execute him.

[@tiago5001]

15:53 That’s because Sargeant Avery J. Johnson is a spartan 1, it’s how he’s immune to the flood infections

[@Someone-lg6di]

Hes imune due to a disease related to covi plasma weapons. Basically his nervous system constantly changes frequency so flood cant mimic it

[@the_corvid97]

@@Someone-lg6di That's the official story to cover up for being a Spartan 1.

[@tylerellis9097]

Johnson is not immune. What Halsey says in First Strike is not true or fact. Breaking Quarantine, a part of the Halo Graphic novel that shows how Johnson escape, has Johnson never touched by the flood. The foreword points out that Bungie did not see flood immunity as canon and Flood immunity is not real.

[@RepressedMemories16]

@@tylerellis9097 which is a literal retcon. As in the original cutscene we see Johnson descended upon just like the entire group with infection forms on him. In addition to fighting through waves of flood not being infected by any blood/spores/physical attacks as has been established to infect almost every other species, including for the forerunners. As well as in the explanation for Johnson's plasma grenade related jumbled nervous system along with the Orion augments, came before the graphic novel (2006 vs first strike in 2003) which established the retcon. Instead of wanting him to make him a badass for surviving a process and engagement he should not have and the passed on benefits allowing him to survive being his reward, and made him just a standard marine only more badass. Much more lackluster, and makes Chief's reason to not hand over all flood data, have no weight whatsoever or make sense. And while there is no true immunity like you said, some species are highly resistant to infection and some are theorized at not being able to be infected at all, for example the Lekgolo worms that make up the hunters.

[@tylerellis9097]

@@RepressedMemories16 How is it a retcon? 1. We see Infection Forms get on him in CE not drill into him, breaking Quarantine also has an infection form get on him but he rips it off before it drills into him. 2. Halsey is not Fact, Johnson being immune was just what Halsey thought with no actual proof , characters in Halo turn out to be wrong all the time. That’s different than the 3p narrator saying it. 3. Nylund books are filled with contradictions that contradict statements in the games. Bungie and later 343 never wanted flood immunity to exist. First Strike has Chief Encounter Brutes for the first time which contradicts H2. 4. Lekgolo worms don’t have a nervous system. Indeed Lekgolo, Engineers And Prometheans can’t be infected, but can still be used as Biomass.

[@silviadragoness5904]

A cool note I'm a _little_ surprised you missed in regards to the Gravemind: He speaks (mostly) in Iambic Septameter-similar to the Iambic Pentameter used in a lot of classical epic poems, but with seven beats/emphasized syllables per line instead of five (because Bungie loves the number seven). For example, count the capitalized words/syllables here: "THIS one IS maCHINE and NERVE, and HAS its MIND conCLUDED; THIS one IS but FLESH and FAITH, and IS the MORE deLUDED."

[@Epicus1000]

Close, but those lines are actually in Trochaic Heptameter. Trochee is basically the opposite of an iamb, where it's a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed. Iambic meters are very Shakespearean but Trochee was the favourite of Edgar Allan Poe, it just has that creepy haunted heartbeat vibe.

[@VimyGlide]

this might be the nerdiest exchange i've seen in a while good job, lads

[@RosheenQuynh]

Okay, whether it's Iambic or Trochaic, it's one of my video game voice crushes, I could listen to that voice for hours (and kinda have already); Dee Bradley Baker is unreal. I definitely want to create a character who speaks like him...

[@kreigguardsman3355]

Fun Fact his voice Actor is Dee Bradley Baker

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@kreigguardsman3355 Yup! 😁

[@ArcaneSorceror]

My always favourite moment/achievement I pulled of in Halo 2 was getting the Scorpion through the tunnel, and the smaller ones at the very end

[@setend6839]

In true Halo fashion, shoving vehicles through doors

[@Duality333]

Me too lmfao

[@JurassicLemon]

I love this channel so much that I play it like an audiobook sometimes

[@JoshSweetvale]

6:00 I like how Keyes grins a little at Johnson's joke. Not even _sitcoms_ do that.

[@cullubbowzer8095]

20:24 THIS THIS THIS!!! I was raised hardcore religious all my life and only recently learned that the church I went to was actually a cult and that it was all a lie. A few months after leaving all my friends and former beliefs behind I went back to this game, and this scene hit me so hard I had to pause the game and cried for a solid half an hour.

[@polarbearm252mclachlan8]

This is probably very rude and I am sorry if it is but curiosity killed the cat. Are you still religious?

[@iboughtmeth1384]

Your third eye has officially been opened

[@cullubbowzer8095]

@@polarbearm252mclachlan8 nah it's all good and I don't mind answering. No, I am no longer religious in any way. My previous experiences have left me distrustful of all organised religions entirely.

[@cullubbowzer8095]

@@iboughtmeth1384 nah just my first two eyes lmao.

[@uthergoodman401]

@@cullubbowzer8095 I had the same experience as you. I had a crisis of faith through Arbiter's story as well, but I actually came out with a stronger belief in God after. I understand where you are coming from though, but I would advise you continue searching, as you may actually find that there is a truth in religion. I've noticed that a lot of people who blindly followed religion in their past only to reject their faith later turn around and blindly follow hatred and disbelief in religion instead, resulting in the same problem as before. Try to keep an open mind, and see it from a middle perspective. You'll be better for it.

[@existentialselkath1264]

When it comes to the anniversary editions. 1 severly alters the atmosphere and overall look, but halo 2 anniversary is objectively the best way to play as far as I'm concerned. It looks soo good, not to mention the cutscenes

[@genericnobody]

Watched Noodle's video on Halo Anniversary have you?

[@MarioTheLiopleurodon]

There are only 2 things I don't like in Halo 2's Anniversary graphics: 1) Slipspace portals. The glowing smoke looks okay, but the black void orb surrounded by a deep blue haze like in Halo 3 and Reach is a much better look. Same with the black vortex with a neon blue swirling fringe around it in Halo 4 and 5. 2) Cortana's ingame model. Holy shit it looks so janky. Like she's fine in cutscenes but what were they thinking for the model during gameplay? Also her color should've been less teal and more indigo like it was in the original Halo 2, but otherwise her cutscene model looks great.

[@tylerellis9097]

Nah I still prefer classic, Anniversary messed up the Uprising Cutscene

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@genericnobody after I already had my own opinions, yes. He's not the only person who thinks ce anniversary kinda sucks. Its like they just went model by model making higher quality versions without actual considering how it would all fit together. With 2, they seemed to have realised their mistakes and corrected them. And then there's blur studios, I've yet to see them make something that isn't amazing

[@theswullnasty3353]

I love this game so much. I’m surprised that you didn’t cover the impact that Halo 2’s multiplayer had on the gaming community

[@K-11609]

15:52 It's no surprise considering Johnson's basically a Spartan 1

[@hyrulesmasher2]

I remember playing halo 2 for the first time back in 2004 with my brother at only 4 years old, I loved what little of it's story I understood back then and still do to this day only moreso as I grew up and understood it more and more, I've never really understood why so many people hated the arbiter sections and story focus in halo 2 because that's always been my favorite part of 2 same with the rock twist to it's soundtrack, I absolutely love this game and it's always nice to see other people appreciate it's strengths.

[@charlesrodriguez728]

The cool thing about Follow in Flight (and some other songs in Halo 2 Anniversary and MCC) was that it was written by Misha Monsoor, a guitarist from a truly amazing band, Periphery. Blew my mind that he collaborated with my favorite gaming franchise

[@zerotohero1483]

Reach is the best campaign and I can’t wait for you to get to that one. Also, Keith David has such a beautiful voice that I want him to read me to sleep every night. Also, also, idk who voices Truth, but I wish he voiced him in 3. It’s perfect man

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

IDK, Halo ODST is out there too, for me...

[@mcjelloman-1158]

Michael Wincott? Yeah it's unfortunate he didn't want to return.

[@treemannick2969]

6:13 Tip: Instead of just shooting and avoiding the hunters, try and get behind them and shoot their exposed back, or throw a plasma grenade in there. A well placed plasma grenade can kill the hunters instantly. It'll also save you some ammo.

[@liampeters3207]

I’ve always just hopped up on the building and gunned them down with the machine gun. It seems like it’s more powerful then the warthog turrets and you can get both hunters down in like 20 seconds

[@atomic_fudge9557]

19:03 The win counter reached 117

[@Aussie_Jesus_Christ]

"For a brick, he flew pretty good" is my favourite line in the entire franchise

[@bloodhawk2687]

As one who has been a Halo lore fanatic ever since playing CE for the first time waaay back in 2004, and having stuck with the franchise through all it's ups and downs ever since, it's genuinely exciting and heartwarming to see someone go on that same journey I did for the first time. And it also shows just how well the games have aged with time to boot. I'm happy that you're enjoying the series so much so far, and can't wait to see your reactions to the rest of the games!

[@DatTacoPlace]

Fun Fact, Johnson was able to hold his own for a bit against Arbiter because, technically, Johnson is a Spartan, one of the first, as he was a part of Project Orion, or the Spartan 1 Program

[@NoiriumIdk]

When Thel told R'tas "That makes two of us." he was referring to the fact that he no longer cares about his own life. 15:35 Backwards phantom never fails to amuse me. Glad you enjoyed the game, it my favorite story out of the Halo games.

[@blazingeagle9452]

I like how you use the references from other sources. Like SpongeBob, Star Wars Clone Wars, and other things to make this even more enjoyable.

[@cadman02]

When you get to Halo 3 please mention the red vs blue cameos. They were some of my favorite internet content back in the day and told me that a fan’s creations can become as relevant as the thing they are a fan of.

[@JumpinJackClash]

12:18 I’d also imagine it’s to make sure that the Arbiter *will* die since they are at a grave tactical disadvantage since the armour they’re using is literally centuries old. There’s a reason that the Arbiters were always greatly powerful Elites that had the potential to exercise great influence within the Covenant; what better way to dispose of them than to give them suicide missions with subpar equipment, under the guise of tradition?

[@Duality333]

Did I fucking grow up in another universe where breaking Benjamin’s song played as you crossed the bridge in the scorpion on the original halo2? That bell? Am I crazy?

[@keaton3889]

"Master Chief. You mind telling me what your doing in that gas station." "Sir. Drinkie my Slurpie."

[@pax6833]

You touched on it a little, but I legitimately think Halo 2 had the best music in all of Halo. It's just incredibly creative and catchy. Even the slow parts of the game have phenomenal music. I was one of those people btw who didn't like Arbiter when he was first added, and I've significantly revised my opinion since that first playthrough. I also want to say, and this might be unpopular, I'm glad they cut the Warthog run. Every Halo game ending with a Warthog run would've made it feel stale. It made the Halo 3 run much better. It also makes up for the fact that, frankly, I think Halo 2 has the highest ratio of bad/mediocre maps of the old Halo trilogy.

[@RosheenQuynh]

I am glad to see someone with same opinion as me! I honestly don't like the Warthog Run as concepts anyway (though they are admittedly uniquely Halo). I got WAY more satisfaction beating Tartarus than I did the Run.

[@KnoxCarbon]

You can save a bad level with fun and intelligent enemy encounters. Halo 2 doesn't have that unfortunately. It has sniper jackals.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@KnoxCarbon Halo 2 has alot of things, but it's still a great game

[@Slakrrrrrr]

12:25 The song that played here in the original release was Follow by Incubus. Cool how "Follow in Flight" has a very different sound, but very much lends to the same emotions.

[@jyebell1328]

14:30 Love this scene. It looks like it could have been ripped straight out of a high budget movie. And the music to go along makes it feel awesome. The sound effects also sound awesome. 10/10

[@RED-sl2le]

At 5:19 you missed what I believe to be one of the most important parts of the game, I believe that when chief is flying through space to give back the bomb you see multiple ships clearing a path for Chief and I’m certain that’s Cortana coordinating everything.

[@Sam-im5tc]

HAHA I see you GamingWins. Cortana do be getting thicker

[@NathanWibe]

The flood is even more terrifying when you discover that the gravemind on delta halo has all the memories of every gravemind to come before it, including the original primordial. So the gravemind actually knows how to control precursor artifacts. It’s easily one of the scariest parasitic entities in Sci-Fi. It’s awesome

[@purptart911]

Me: it’s 11:30 I should sleep cuz of school. GamingWin: about that *drops halo2 video* Me: so about that sleep….. not doing it

[@codygreen8829]

I think the 3rd game was a masterpiece but this game was still great though.

[@IronWarrior_69]

One problem HIGH CHARITY the fucking flood

[@Ibrahim-wr5fs]

Na halo 3s campaign wasn't as good as the 2nd or 1st

[@tylerellis9097]

@@Ibrahim-wr5fs Imo.....Halo 3s Campaign shits all over 2 and CEs. And my favorite campaign/game is H2 but don’t lie it’s one of the worst designed in the franchise.

[@Ibrahim-wr5fs]

@@tylerellis9097 disagree, that's a new take lol I ain't seen anyone say 3s campaign is better then 2 or ce, 2s story and voice acting and lines are levels above 3 and ce is literally near perfect

[@lukitasdeveras]

@@tylerellis9097 3´s campaign is trash compared to 2's when it comes to story, dialogue, and innovation. Still, 3 has better maps and more refined gameplay

[@itsadavetoremember]

I have been a huge Halo fanboy since I picked up the brick that was the original Xbox controller, and my friend had me play Halo 1 in Co-Op with him for, not just my first time of Halo, but my first FPS. This game means more to me than I can accurately describe in words, and the original game means so much that I was cautious when I came into this video... That being said though, I want you to know that I enjoyed your take on this in multiple ways. Seeing this game through the eyes of someone trying to see the good in it via the remakes, and modern updates (such as the music) was so refreshing to me, and it was beautiful to see "not another Halo video" that was clouded with nostalgia, but one that showcased the things that TRULY made this game stick out above the rest. Thank you, sincerely, for giving this game the respect it deserves ❤

[@6Ghostgarden]

"What the f*** was blur smoking when they redid these cutscenes?" Obviously the really good shit 👏

[@dylanoconnor1458]

"Dear Humanity, we Regret coming to Earth, we Regret being alien bastards, and we most certainly Regret the core just blew up our raggedy ass fleet" "Hoo-Rah!"

[@lukethepotatoking]

"Master Cheif, you mind telling me what you're doing on that ship?" And so it begins.

[@7ThShade]

I think 2 wins i would have added is a simple "yep" to the gavemind's "i am a monument to all your sins" line, and another about how when the arbiter asks spark where the ark is, it cuts to chief leaving slipspace over earth, literally giving the answer to the question years before 3 came out and showed us

[@blazingeagle9452]

You know when I was watching the cutscenes. I realize that when Cortana said what if you miss, she meant that in more ways than one. She was like what if you miss grab in the bomb, what if you miss getting it to the ship let alone blowing it up. But also what if you miss landing back on a ship to get inside and gear-up.

[@4-3-1]

Also wanted to add that's in the mission outskirts you can jump on almost every building

[@demonman0273]

I just wish you included the "Regret Regret Regret" bit. But aside from that, hit every point. Love it

[@themuzzy2020]

14:25 But that’s the coolest part! Installation 05 has a *different* chant than 04. It’s so cool!

[@jasonwade1856]

7:00 Just like the simulations.

[@RadioactiveAutism]

I can’t wait till you do a video on Halo Reach, it was by far my favorite the most memorable Halo game to me. I remember playing HaloCE and Halo2 with my sister but after that I got big into CoD games. After a while I got Halo Reach as a gift from my Biological father who had left us when I was 2. My stepdad use to let me play on his Xbox 360. The character customization had blown my mind and the fact that they added running was awesome to me. It was legendary for its time and to this day it will be my favorite game in history. Hell, I bought the Master Chief collection just to relive everything. And playing Reach after all those years, I nearly fucking cried. I was still in elementary school when it came out, I’m 19 now, graduated and working. Life was simple and easy. Good times.

[@aidanabregov1412]

"Arbiter falling into classic parent entrapment" is something I always noticed but couldn't name. thank you!

[@tenaciousbiscuit9927]

Pleeeaaassseee do Halo: Reach, it may not the best but it was my childhood, it's THE Halo game I personally fell in love with. Knowing that 6 was so badass he's literally the only other person other than chief to be considered 'hyper lethal' gave my young 11 year old brain the ultimate power trip.

[@willyboods5197]

I love how there was supposed to be an entire level on a forerunner ship but instead they gave us the most badass cutscene ever

[@AFlyingSwive]

"mind telling me what you're doing on that ship" "sir, making a meme"

[@jonburford633]

I love Halo 2 it’s my favorite in the series! Such an amazing game. I also think that being able to play as Arbiter was an awesome choice in that it allowed us to see the war from the opposite perspective of the Master Chief and gave more depth to the Covenant overall.

[@elihall3652]

I know this video is a little older, but I’d just like to say I love your take on arbiters story, especially around the 20:00 mark. I grew up in a cult, and so I empathise with the story told in halo 2 a lot. I remember finding out in class one day that there was a long list of websites and news reports calling my family name and church a cult, and I remember it all clicked in one moment. It hurt immensely and I lost it. Anyway, not the point of the story. I just appreciated how you pointed out the very real and very true nature of this story. Thank you.

[@shadxw_hunter]

Real sorry you had to go through that man

[@elihall3652]

@@shadxw_hunter thanks so much bro. I appreciate the sympathy

[@shadxw_hunter]

@@elihall3652 no problem

[@theghostofjeffgoldblumdail9613]

Halo 2 has the best script in the whole series and one of the best in gaming, I can recite almost line to near perfection, they’re so extremely well written and delivered and it makes for one of the best and most memorable stories I’ve experienced in a game.

[@vladimirlovato4192]

10:00 It feels like you kinda missed the fact that exactly that was the point of the Arbiter as a role within the covenant. It was always to eliminate potential competition of leadership coming from the Sangheli

[@Beowaffle42]

Follow In Flight is done by Misha Mansoor of Periphery, my favorite band, and I was super excited to hear it when I played through when I recognized his tone

[@michaelkeaton5394]

9:04 and that's an understatement, if I remember well the arbiter were the leaders of the Elites before they joined the covenant, so it's even more important to Arbi than anyone else in the covenant...

[@bigMzurythefantatic]

Man I remember getting this for my birthday one day before school right when it came out. My grandma took me to McDonald’s for some breakfast and busted the gift out in the drive through. It was in a clear little backpack filled with those little green plastic soldiers and right in the front, there it was, Halo 2. I was fuckin juiced man. I remember all day I was anxious to get home from school and throw that bad boy into my Xbox. Good days lads.

[@denakarganta1502]

This was amazing I can't wait for your videos on the rest of the series right up to Infinite

[@Vaw.]

As someone who’s first halo game, and first fps at that, was halo 2, I love the remaster. Halo 2 was all I could afford back in the day and I spent so many hours playing the campaign since I didn’t have Xbox live. Halo 2 is forever my favorite game ever and has a special place in my heart.

[@ChefandTheArbistor]

This man just spams any weapon he has. The battle rifle on the scarab, and the energy sword in the regret boss fight.

[@dirtyworkgames184]

"They could've ended it there and that would've been enough to setup for H3" that is where the og ended in 2004. With MC saying he was finishing this fight. The cortana/Gravemind scene was a legendary only ending if I remember correctly and H2 is notoriously impossible on legendary so the majority of the player base never saw it.

[@demonik2108]

Playing as the Arbiter was AWESOME to me and how you would have a squad with you was amazing

[@TheHeroBleeder]

I can't wait to see his gamingwins of Halo 3 and Halo 3:ODST.

[@banjobill8420]

Halo 2 Anniversary Cortana really makes me feel some type of way

[@banjobill8420]

Even after Infinity, this comment continues to hold true.

[@themilkman2225]

I feel Johnson’s speech on the pelican deserved a win in my opinion

[@AnnieMay224]

I know you couldn't highlight *all* of Johnson's lines but his regret speech is seriously my favorite

[@JeremiahDouglas]

im so glad you added in the tank reving up scene it was my favorite back when the game was new=) just climbing up the bridge hearing that tank motor rev up was the bee's knee's for me=)

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

Your comments are gold like the halo 2 dialogue. I understand the weak in the knees for Johnson

[@endermorpher8667]

Even though I did play Halo one first, halo 2 was truly my FIRST fps and Halo game. I remember playing it with my older brother on the rinkadink Xbox og, sitting on the floor of our bedroom. Seeing the hunters bust down that door in the second level. Being terrified of the flood. Everything about Halo 2 was just perfect. Still play it on that Xbox og to this day, same disk and everything.

[@rosesnviolets7444]

I think that one thing you should have added a win for was the way seeing all the dead Elites in Uprising just makes the player feel sad, as well as the guitars adding a new, somehow more badass feeling to the game.

[@bravepigster]

If there’s one thing I remember from playing both Halo 2 and Halo 3 with my brother, it’s that the Flood is pretty prominent in both.

[@cristianmihai4182]

Man, I am playing through the entire trilogy for the first time right now and just finished 3. AND YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING, ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME? And we're around the same age, so our thoughts can actually resonate? The matrix is broken, "and I'm all here for it".

[@Planeetertje]

"that makes two of us" is a line I quote when I feel the same about anything to anyone

[@Iceman-kr6df]

Two missed epic lines: “I am a monument to all your sins” “Don’t shake the lightbulb”

[@shanejacoblamb]

fun fact: Follow In Flight was recorded by Misha Mansoor, the guitarist for Periphery, which is freaking awesome.

[@BrotherShaw]

I love this channel. Crapping on games, movies, or anything really, is easy. Finding the best in something is much more interesting to me. It makes me give a shit about something, ya know?

[@jiffbombastic3694]

7:15 the percussion is where it’s at.

[@Mustang42396]

16:07 okay that got me GOOD, I BUSTED out laughing

[@ironlegend6252]

I LITERALLY SAW YOU HIT 100K RIGHT NOW COMGRATS!!!!

[@doublecommenter5161]

I love the face Cortana makes when she says "Alright shoot".

[@AFlyingSwive]

11:40 Honestly, Keith David is probably one of the top picks to voice a character to mirror chief

[@DuelKing146]

Ive never played a halo game but this video makes me wanna try it

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Why did it take 6:38 to acknowledge that Halo 2's score, especially the Mombasa and Delta Halo suites, are basically perfection.

[@SamuraiTrav]

the bridge cross on og Halo 2 with Breaking Benjamin in the background was icing on the cake on how great the mission was, i miss those feelings of hearing it for the first time

[@giggityguy]

Halo 2 has an amazing story; really the only complaint I have about it is that some important story moments are missable because they happen during gameplay instead of during a cutscene. The prime example that I can think of is when you're fighting through High Charity, and In Amber Clad slips inside the city. That's when you realize that the Flood has taken over the ship and is infecting High Charity, and the Gravemind has betrayed you. But you could easily miss it if you're distracted by something else going on.

[@Someone-lg6di]

Flood spores are in corners of high charity seen during the prison part of the mission

[@ChairmanKam]

17:05 I find a feral Flood much scarier actually. An enemy that can't be negotiated or bartered with, that just mindlessly eats and eats, is much more terrifying.

[@believer2]

I respectfully disagree. Knowing there's the smarts of generations controlling the otherwise mindless space zombies is terrifying, as you know the Flood is fully capable of playing the very, very, *very* long game and planning for every eventuality.

[@ChairmanKam]

@@believer2 Two different kinds of people.

[@believer2]

@@ChairmanKam Yes

[@nathanielhollas8471]

I didnt play 2 until long after i had finished 3 so maybe that changes my opinion, but 2 is still my favourite of the first 3

[@Someone-lg6di]

My favorite part was getting hunter allies