Evolution of Halo Armor Customization in Multiplayer

[@rookie4582]

I love how Reach’s Spartans actually look pretty realistic and believable considering how their armor actually look metal and not plastic and look worn/scratched.

[@Medroizz]

literally looks like clay but a'ight

[@rookie4582]

Mohamed Hosam Looks like plastic to me

[@washgaming5825]

Rookie458 that was definitely more due to the better graphics though. Still a good point, and I agree

[@Medroizz]

@@czi125 same to you buddy

[@metallicbard8204]

Plus it was made in 2010

[@pygmy96]

Reach definitely had the best looking and most believable spartan armor.

[@NotARangerBoy]

For Spartan IIIs though only.

[@user-ft4bl4lh9w]

@@NotARangerBoy Look at Jorge....

[@CodeEpsilon]

@@NotARangerBoy - For the game, yes, canonically not all spartan IIIs had mjolnir armor. And those who did, like noble team. Wore an earlier version of MK V armor which we know is what chief wears in the first game. Graphically they're different (of course) but in terms of the lore, chief's armor is a more advanced version of MK V.

[@JaimeNyx15]

I kind of disagree. While Halo 3 had less variety, I thought it overall had the best versions of almost every armor permutation that has come out since. There were definitely some good ones in Reach, but they didn’t resonate for me in the same way.

[@val5756]

I like spartan 4 armor more personally

[@supersloth_5775]

Bro I loved in HALO Reach u could costmize ur character in Campaign

[@supersloth_5775]

Thank u

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Agreed. Although... it may not be entirely noticeable, but in ODST, any Emblem you choose will actually show up on The Rookie's armor in Campaign and Firefight. However, it's pretty much only the emblem and its colors. Nothing else is really customizeable. Reach had the best armor customization options. Halo 4 had the second best options. Halo 3 had the 3rd best. Halo 2 and H2A are about the same, although H2A gives you 4 more armor options than Classic Halo 2 (2 more Elite and 2 more Spartan). Halo 5 is only slightly better than Halo CE in terms of customization, but it's otherwise dog shit. Also, does anyone else think that Locke's armor bears a strange resemblance to the Security RIG from Dead Space 2? I mean, I LIKE the Security RIG from Dead Space 2... and Dead Space 2 in general, but I'm just wondering if anyone else thinks they look similar?

[@lack6500]

I loved costmizeing my character in reach

[@mask9306]

Rolls up with the best armour. Noble team: hello recruit. Me: tell me of your battle history peasant.

[@theredreaperz]

It was fun in Halo Reach to sort of role-play by switching armor and colors based on the mission. Like in the night time level using black scout armor, using bulky armor in Tip of the Spear, etc.

[@Diggletz]

Everyone else in Halo 3 when they see the E.V.A helmet: fish bowl Red Vs Blue fans: The Meta

[@refresquur5993]

Boom Chicka Wow Wow

[@jackychang9148]

Agent Maine. Isn't that the soldier from the freeway? The one that shot you in the throat? I thought so. _Sick him._

[@sorrenblitz805]

Simmons: OOOOH FUUCK! -runs away-

[@alexstrickix5764]

hey u ever wonder y we're here?

[@Prvda999]

Maine 🥵

[@TOUD_]

Reach customization be like Spartans: Shoulders, knees, helmets, voices, visors, tactical, etc Elites: one thing

[@kantuscancradmirun7854]

Nobody likes or respect sangheili u.u

[@randallsanders1766]

I play elites just because of the cool assassinations

[@therunningranger4297]

@@randallsanders1766 they legit take their finger and stab someone in the neck, not much cooler than that

[@taijufml]

@@therunningranger4297 no, they have blades that emerge from their wrists, and they plunge it into your skull. Their energy sword assassinations are cool too.

[@spunchles2781]

Well looks like elites for reach will be having customization now. When halo 4 come out

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

"I would want to be a Red spartan." Sarge would be proud

[@jackychang9148]

This is the best conditional surrender. Of All Time!

[@Skids113]

“I only drink the blood of my enemies! And the occasional strawberry yo-hoo.”

[@welkingunther5417]

You just got Sarged

[@kanaka118446]

I said SHOTGUN!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

"For our ancestor's ancestors!"

[@Vanessa_exe]

I liked reaches armour because it was so metal and dinked and kinda rough around the edges You character looked like a rugged badass 4 and 5 look super cheap by comparison

[@albanianantivirus6849]

@@clitcrusader4897 bruh what

[@nathan9828]

@@clitcrusader4897 bro what are you talking about 😂😂😂

[@chasemathes931]

@@clitcrusader4897 what?

[@Mega-Brick]

I think it's mostly a tonal difference. (Not saying 4 and 5's armor can't look better; it can, but I don't expect it to look as worn and rugged as Reach's did.) Reach was very military-focused, very rugged in the middle of a tough war. 4 and 5's tone and era require a different design style. Not necessarily some of the ninja-esque armor designs they have, but at least cleaner, more pristine, and a BIT sleeker.

[@theturtleman986]

Looks like starving children in China manufactured the Halo 5 plastic armor

[@CatAdvantage]

Halo CE: ok Halo 2: cool Halo 3: neat Halo Reach: awesome Halo 4: not bad. Not good Halo 5: EA

[@colecoal1365]

CatAdvantage *Halo CE: bad | Halo 2: ok | Halo 3: good| Halo 4: ok | Halo 5: cool

[@CatAdvantage]

No. Halo 5 was bad.

[@colecoal1365]

CatAdvantage it’s Armor customization was in a similar range to Halo (it’s not better because no Elites)

[@CatAdvantage]

You only had helmet and body and you got them through a loot box system.

[@metawarp7446]

@@colecoal1365 If your review ignores how the armor is achieved, and you score Halo 5 as the best customisation for Spartans, ok, that's your opinion. If your review includes how the armor is achieved... You have a really, really, _bad_ taste.

[@WickedFluffy]

"FOTUS is possibly the worst helmet in the entire franchise" Bold words for someone within skewer range...

[@therunningranger4297]

I like the fotus armor, I just wish there was an assassination that uses the horn to stab someone

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

The Running Ranger Halo that’d be sick

[@therunningranger4297]

@@AxolotWithOutAnL I know right?!

[@messi61423]

@@therunningranger4297 but, imagine trying it without the fotus helmet. hEH

[@therunningranger4297]

@@messi61423 that's be one hell of a headbutt then lol

[@willcooney05]

"Fotus is the worst helmet." Teh Spearhead will remember that.

[@onemaximusred8692]

He will come for sloth

[@deathsweapon6924]

And he did come for sloth but failed and then teh spearhead was the one to die. Teh spearhead: you dead. Sloth: AAAAAH CALL AN AMBULANCE CALL AN AMBULANCE BUT NOT FOR ME!

[@HaitingHZZhang]

yeah

[@darkswatm1890]

C.Q.B= *CLOSE QUARTERS 🅱️OMBAT*

[@umas4109]

Close quarters buck

[@mrwortharead2631]

D Mojo no this is Patrick

[@ClaireDuhLune]

I know this is a joke, but I was unsure until a little bit ago and it means Close Quarters Battle.

[@rstriker21]

Tom Same, I feel like i knew what it stood for and this comment made me forget lol

[@trustypotato9998]

@@rstriker21 yeah me too

[@FUJIIDEW]

Reach spartans THICC

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

*THICC*

[@anthonycruz3843]

Best female spartan by far are the female spartans from reach.

[@admiralwaltz321]

Petition to bring back thicc female Spartans in Halo:Infinite I just wanna see what a feminine Halo 2/3 era Spartan will look like since they all were male except for the voice in 3

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

Just look at the female

[@Armyjayden33]

Am pretty sure females had really good asses

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Halo 3 and Halo Reach had nice armor customization imo.

[@JBzucc]

I feel like 4 is a bit overlooked, like yeah there are some really shitty armors but i would argue the good ones are even better than whats in halo reach and 3, but thats just me, I've been playing since CE but i feel like 4 feels the best to me and the recon helmet was extremely dissapointing in reach so I'm glad 4 gave it a better size compared to how small reaches looks

[@JsphCrrll]

@@JBzucc no

[@JsphCrrll]

@@JBzucc don't know who that is, and no

[@JsphCrrll]

It's still no

[@JBzucc]

@@JsphCrrll lol 😂😂😂

[@colewilliams9490]

Halo CE definitely had the best armor customization.

[@lightningboi3697]

*C O L O R*

[@andresganzomusic1073]

Oh yeah boy

[@somehistorynerd]

*K U L U O R*

[@HwangInhoBooNam]

The perfect customization would be allowing you to change each single part of the armour: colour, helmet, visor, chest, shoulders, arms, forearms, gloves, belt, legs, knees and boots. Then is time to add attachments, accesories and other complements

[@commander7690]

Classic Halo: Armor was a rank, it showed what you did to get it. New Halo: *"WOW U LUKY!"*

[@jetstreamsamsung1753]

*WOW I GOT THE SEEKER HELMET* - dumass or not a halo fan

[@jackcabadas3976]

I heard Sergeant Johnson in ODST had lazer eyes

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

That was a lie. He actually had FIRE BREATH, and he could also shoot deadly streams of burning cigars out of his hands Hadoken style.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@@Fowste Huh. I guess I must've been high or something when I wrote my post... but I don't use recreational drugs. So what the hell happened to my memory? ;)

[@nightstepgaming493]

You've been listening to too much sarge

[@Kooky159]

"Aye. And if he were here, he'd consume the Covenant with lasers from his eyes. And bolts of lightning from his arse"

[@pugwhisperer6502]

Jack Cabadas sergeant Johnson’s IRL equivalent is terry crews

[@tresfordays9644]

As a huge Dead Space fan, I remember grinding in hours to get assassinations, so I could get the Venator armor in Halo 4

[@iateyourlizard3497]

That’s what I thought when I saw venator

[@alexanderstilianov]

I noticed that similarity and immediately decided check out each piece to try and cosplay Isaac's Advanced Suit from DS2.

[@fennidkboi1298]

Halo 1:woah I can change my color Halo 2:wHOA i can be an alien!! Halo 3:THIS IS AWESOMEEE!!! Halo reach:OMFG!!!!!!! Halo 4:... Halo 5:(jumps out the window from the highest floor)

[@ramzytea879]

Lol

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

Halo 4 and 5 are have much better customization that all of the previous games except for Reach. Much more choices, armor sets, visor colors, assassinations, emblems, and spartan stances. Are you too spoiled on Reach to enjoy the new Halo games?

[@fennidkboi1298]

Elf-lord's Friar of the Meadowlands but the new armors doesn’t even look like they’re from halo m8 lol They look like fucking transformers and halo 5 has a fucking boombox helmet and you can’t even get the armor you want, you need to use micro transactions or wait to get the armor you want by opening random req packs

[@fennidkboi1298]

The Ghost when you do melee in halo 5 it actually sounds like plastic

[@fennidkboi1298]

Also in halo 5 you can only choose sets of armors and helmets wtf

[@s1ipstream889]

16:11 Mark V in Halo 4 looked pretty good imo. I thought it was very faithful to how it looked previously, especially when compared to how reach depicted the Mark V.

[@markss367]

Mark v in reach was called mark V b While chuef was wearing regular mark v

[@toesnub9676]

Yeah, it at least looked the most halo out of the rest of the sets

[@Captianmex1C0]

Tbh halo 4s mark 4 looks much better than 5s mark 5 Delta

[@eur0be4t3r]

@@Captianmex1C0 I think you meant ”Mark VI (V = 5, IV = 4 and VI = 6)

[@Captianmex1C0]

@@eur0be4t3r I had the Romans numerals right but I thought Halo 4 had the Mark IV suit from HW.

[@Alexisonfiresx]

Actually there was a range of colours you could do for customisation in the first Halo, it wasn’t just red or blue for team matches, in free for all Death Match you could change your Spartan to any colour you wanted, I always made my Spartan Black because what’s cooler than a Green Spartan? A Black Spartan! 😎

[@gagejohnathan9641]

TEX!

[@jackychang9148]

@@gagejohnathan9641 Dammit you beat me to it.

[@NotARangerBoy]

Alex Schwieterman Spartan II Black Team though... why does everybody forget them?

[@rockyharmon2468]

red is better

[@taijufml]

So, Emile?

[@FuzzBugBea]

Im so glad they updated MCC to allow more armor customization. Its been years since ive played a halo game and i love being able to go through all the old armor sets back when i played 3 and Reach

[@mcknightmorgan2021]

I don't like the new armor sets in Halo 3. I hate it they changed it in Halo 4 style.

[@yapyap5325]

Fotus: when you're really, REALLY pissed at the enemy but you're out of bullets

[@chanman0916]

Reach had the best armour customization hands down. If they could combine that with the aspect of unlocking armour through achievements like in halo 3. You'd have the perfect halo.

[@skylordwiki4643]

Helioskrill is a great set, and it has an achievement to get it! LEGEND, to complete Halo's CE/2/3/4 on Legendary! Other than that I love the ODST helmet

[@thebigyes8482]

Lol I never completed MCC on legendary because I couldn’t be bothered to do Halo 4, but I have a Helioskrill set anyway. Good job 343.

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

Now that’s not necessary

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

The Big Yes c’mon halo 4 campaign is good

[@thebigyes8482]

Axol ಠ_ಠ Not the gameplay.

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

The Big Yes honestly I think the halo 4 gameplay it’s pretty similar to reach, the only significant differences it’s that you can always sprint and... i don’t see what else, the graphics and art style it’s different but the mobility feels almost the same and the weapon handling too, the vehicles are not the same but they’re not that bad at h4, and I know there are things that 343 could have done better whit halo 4 but the others halo games also have some things that some people may dislike but I think you should give halo 4 a chance all halo games deserve it. Also I don’t understand why would you like halo 5 gameplay and not the halo 4 usually people who doesn’t like h4 doesn’t like H5 either.

[@sergentpugsley5137]

16:12 343 actually got the Mk 5 armor right as it is the same design for the armor and visor of CE

[@GronGrinder]

A little more detail would've been nice though.

[@PvZPlaying]

Actually you are right. But for me the armor looks like it's made of plastic.

[@ryatt9365]

In terms of design most of the armor remakes in Halo 5 look good, like the Noble Team and MK4 and 5 armor sets. However they all look like plastic, the colors are way too bright, and the colored undersuits make everything look messy.

[@keulron2290]

True, but it looks really stretched out for some reason.

[@therunningranger4297]

@@PvZPlaying true but to me reach armor wasn't vibrant enough like the red, the red is more like pink in reach

[@AiringAustin]

There’s too much detail now. Halo 3’s simplicity and unique styles are my favorite. I also like unlocking armor through achievements.

[@flawless_Cowboy]

I think that EOD helmet is the best helmet in halo. C'mon EOD gang!

[@clitcrusader4897]

I love me some eod, especially the second variant in reach

[@anele0822]

Not the biggest fan of the helmet but I like wearing it because it looks like that fallout 4 robot guy

[@GronGrinder]

OOOH YEAAAAAH

[@TotallyRealistic]

EOD all day erryday every game it's in. I was heartbroken to see it missing from Halo 5, honestly. Never got it when they added classic helmets either.

[@GronGrinder]

@@TotallyRealistic Yeah, I tried to get it in Halo 5. But lootboxes are a thing so playing 30 matches was pointless.

[@philosophicaljay3449]

Honestly, I kinda wish there was a matchmaking mode of Spartans vs Elites with good customization options for both. Make it so you can enter as a Spartan, and Elite, or Random and thus motivate people to create a desired look for both Spartans and Elites instead of just one

[@toobinn]

Love how you used Dead Island’s “who do you voodoo?” :))

[@BCrudeless]

Halo 4 doesn't get enough credit, having to get X amount of assassinations for venator armor made me feel like a badass

[@raeholmes7321]

venator and copperhead were actually really good sets that 343 made imo.

[@flexican5399]

yea some of the commendations to get some armor and variants were cool

[@dannysankyu]

i feel like i’m missing something, because i most likely definitely am then again i never used Xbox Live but, uh... i only had about 3-4 armor choices in Halo 4 😂 but i only ever played Campaign so it was all good

[@MouthyKnight]

I just dont like the overall art style, but yeah senator was cool to grind for

[@alextomas1478]

I had so much fun getting venator it looked bad ass

[@rabburtt1841]

halo ce: change color halo 2: change color while playing with elite different armor sets for anniverary halo 3: actual customizable parts halo reach: THE BEST halo 4: normal, that's it halo 5: pure bullsh*t

[@ultimateknight4667]

Didn't halo 4 give you more customization options?

[@xovben]

Ultimate Knight it did but about half of them were just variants of another armor

[@FarAtmosphere]

i wouldn't say 5 is bullshit, but it wasn't good. better than the first two at east lmfao

[@thebigyes8482]

Deathtrooper40 Yes, your elites are clapped

[@vinokai]

I remember back then when friends would tell me the EVA helmet is the “Shoot me in the head!” Helmet, since the visor is like a huge target. And when my friends and I tried to get the hayabusa set. Then (Still in Halo 3) I got Recon while my friends didn’t, they got jelly, and unfriended me. T^T I can’t even remember how I got it.

[@TSupraLano]

NoxWyvern probably when Bungie has the 7 on 7 event. You had to match up against a team of bungie developers and beat them. They then announced once the event was over, that if you got exactly 77xp in that playlist you would get recon as well. I was so salty I wasn’t witty enough to think of that at the time! Lol.

[@vinokai]

TSupraLano Oof. 😅

[@rockyharmon2468]

People are just jerks to people who had EVA

[@vinokai]

Rocky Harmon ikr?! I like the helmet...weeeell, I like the Slimmer Reach design for EVA. But RvB and The Meta made me like the Halo 3 EVA helmet again.

[@gothicglypso5197]

Him when he see’s EVA: Fishbowl Me: Agent Maine... it’s been a while

[@generaldaedric]

I remember going for the Recon Helmet challenge back then in Halo 3 with my mates, literally probably one of the biggest moments in my childhood.

[@Roman-qk3pg]

I heard that main menu theme for CoD: Infinite Warfare Zombies around the time you started talking about Halo 4, and I thought something was wrong with my ears

[@washgaming5825]

Ansel Sneddon same

[@joed-v4297]

Me too I heard it

[@Turbofurby]

From Reach on I have always rocked the Mark V helmet. Halo 3: Mark V with EOD Chest and Security Shoulders. Reach: Mark V Helmet and Shoulders, Grenadier knees, and Collar Breacher [R] Halo 4: Half Mark V (Helmet, torso, one of the shoulders), and the other half Mark VI (the other shoulder, the arms and legs) Halo 5: Mark V Delta helmet with the Mark IV Gen 1 armor. All of them with Gold/Legendary/Autumn Visors with a dark blue primary and brick/vermillion red secondary.

[@xcg9408]

From best to worst: Halo: Reach Halo: 3 Halo: 4 Halo: 3 ODST Halo: 2 Halo: CE Halo: 5 Halo 5 is last out of spite do to the way you have to unlock them, not only does it show nothing that you have done but for most who don't find the grind relaxing end up not getting the armor they want and give up so take the personality away too. If you argue Helioskrill as a valid argument you are right but I can hardly count it considering I had to play a different game or actually 4 different games to get it not Halo: 5 in my book its an MCC armor.

[@Wxyvs-]

Halo 2 was awsome

[@XbninjaXIV]

Halo 3 Halo 5 Halo Reach Halo 4 the rest dont matter

[@taelim6599]

@@XbninjaXIV That's because halo CE and 2 literally COULDN'T have armor customization. The technology back then was much more limited.

[@jeremiahmitchell5312]

@@XbninjaXIV you legit just put halo reach in 3rd place

[@justiceforjoggers2897]

@@taelim6599 No, they could've. But you need to keep in mind Halo was going to be an RTS on the Mac and went through one hell of a cycle to end up the classic we all love. Customization was a low priority

[@SniperGaming23]

when he said 16:49 it made me remember cayde 6 and his unicorn horn and that hit me in the feels.

[@TrueWolfKing1]

I had an operator helmet, security shoulder, breacher chest, tac pad and jump legs combo in Reach that I always used in multiplayer. Good times.

[@CosmicAzul]

The FOTUS Helmet is definitely a meme, so the design was intentional.

[@TauntMocha]

PapaFrost i liked the helmet

[@anele0822]

Fotus set doesn’t have a knife I think meaning helmet is the knife

[@Ravenquinn13]

It looks like they were trying to go for gundam unicorn Or eva one But I do like the design of it

[@exalted_hyperion]

It’s all fun and games till someone gets stabbed by the fotus helmet

[@peanutbutteroctopus1]

The halo 5 armors look like they're ripped from warframe

[@chasemathes931]

Right. Doesnt even look like halo

[@m.infernal]

At least warframe was more creative lol

[@nyxisms]

listen, i like warframe but...you're not wrong lmaoo

[@shopekuax2067]

araskes I like it as well, but man, it isn’t halo, it doesn’t fit in in the franchise

[@rockyharmon2468]

I don’t see it

[@epicxboxgamerdawg2078]

Halo 4 and Reach are the best examples of customization in my opinion. My favorites were the EVA in Halo 3, EOD in halo Reach, Mark V, in Halo 4, Mark VI in Halo 2 remastered, and Scout in Halo 5

[@m.infernal]

Too bad the armor in halo 4 looks like cheap plastic cosplay armor that you can get from party city.

[@washgaming5825]

Wholliam H2A Campaign Mark VI or Multiplayer Mark VI? Because the campaign looked great but the multiplayer was straight up nasty

[@epicxboxgamerdawg2078]

Wash Gaming nah the h2A armour didn’t look too bad

[@washgaming5825]

Wholliam I’m only referring to the multiplayer armor. Campaign looks amazing but MP looks horrid

[@marl5720]

Somebody who loves EOD in Reach too

[@paddington2063]

I actually like the Halo 4 armors, everything just took too long to unlock. I wish they had more Reach designs in there too though, because ti definitely has a certain style.

[@gun_violence_gaming]

I think most of them were good and fit the artstyle but after sr rank with like wetwork and beyond just looked weird

[@grettplicky5023]

An alternate title would be: The de-evaluation of halo armor customization.

[@rookie4582]

The full set of ODST armor from Reach is dear to my heart. I honestly don’t see how you are okay with Halo 4’s “ODST” armor set. Looks pretty..awful.

[@VailingD]

Ikr

[@sylveuzs]

I am still grinding firefight (you can make urself god by bottomless clip, 4.5 shields, invulnerable, highest ranged and melee damage, etc.) the shoulders are frickin expensive so it takes for-fricken-ever

[@Mega-Brick]

I kinda like it, personally. Two different styles of ODST armor for two different eras. One rugged, desperate. The other cleaner, more pristine, sleeker.

[@TotallyRealistic]

@@Mega-Brick Interesting way to look at it. Have to say I liked the backpack it had in 4, cause I liked making beefier spartans. Or... did it have a backpack in 4? Was that just 5?

[@Mega-Brick]

@@TotallyRealistic Backpack was in 4, you're right

[@agilisprime]

In Halo 3, the Mk. V, Halo: Reach, Mk. 6 (In my opinion had the best looking version of that helmet), Halo 4, the Mk. V as a remembrance of Halo 3, and Halo 5, the Helioskrill/Achilles.

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Halo 5 had a lot of cool sets but my god were there a lot of shit sets you had to get through to get the good ones.

[@NeuroPosting88]

Pododododo Ehoh They should not have made so much shit sets, I’m level 69 and I haven’t been able to get a decent looking armor set besides noble.

[@TehNeechie]

So that 343 could ‘Proffitt’ Sorry I just had to.

[@masterblasterlordofdisaste9551]

They all looked like there made of plastic though

[@NeuroPosting88]

Modernoh Lmao good one 😂

[@shinysilver40]

I have shit taste in armour because my favorite halo 5 one is called fenir or some shit

[@AFunnyComedian]

I still remember going through all the challenges to get recon armor with 3 of my friends, one of the best gaming experiences ever.

[@arbiter-]

I loved and hated H3's unlock system. Tying them to achievements meant some of them were super challenging or luck based (especially multiplayer achievements) but in doing that wearing the armor actually meant something. I managed to get every piece after the vidmaster challenges came out, something I was really proud of. Halo Reach was good, the armor customization was the best in the series. However, it far too long to hit the higher ranks. You need to devote like an entire year of in-game time to get close to inheritor. That disappointed me so much because all I wanted was the Mark IV but never got it. When Reach launched on MCC it really sucked having to start over, especially since I got the blue flame in the original Reach.

[@KrispyRootbeer]

I really liked the military police helmet in reach that you had to use waypoint to get.

[@james739123]

Halo reach Gungnir helmet was awesome, then they ruined it in 4 and 5

[@owllover8263]

At least it has it’s pride as a legendary helmet.

[@kantuscancradmirun7854]

My favorite was the Hazop from Reach, they ruined in 4 and had desappeared in 5

[@cpMetis]

I'm all about Reach's customization. There was a clear hierarchy and path to it, and it just let you rush towards a certain thing if you wanted by skipping other things. Rogue was my go-to in 3. Good customization, but very simple. In a good way. I've always loved 3'd artstyle that felt distinctly fantastic while not being wholey unreasonable, with vibrant colours on simple yet manageable shapes. Recon + flames is how I defined my spartan. He also carried a grenade belt, medkit, tacpad, and had a large back shoulder for cover with a smaller one for flexibility on his front side. Halo Reach had spartans that genuinely looked like they were wearing bulky, strong armour that they had to work around. 4... was pretty bad. In style. 4 jumped the shark and it felt like spartans went from wearing armour with a skinsuite underneath to wearing a skinsuite with plastic bits velcroed on. It's fine on bulkier models like with Chief himself, but most of the IV's looked bad. A shame, since many of the old-guard armour pieces were pretty good. I never really got a spartan to call my own since I gave up on the worst multiplayer in the series fairly quick. 5 could have been great, but there was no way to get what you wanted without shilling out money or not having any other things taking time from your day. I STILL don't have a spartan I'm okay with years later. I get by with my Nightfall helmet, but the rest of my amour is just whatever looks least bad with it. Had they divided the armour into categories (like, all Recon starts with base Recon and you pay or unlock further changes to the base version), that might have been okay, but they clearly just prioritized money over anything else.

[@clitcrusader4897]

4 had the best armor slots and the second worst designs

[@SONICXSTH1]

Remember when Ninja Gaiden was popular enough to influence a cosmetic in Microsoft's flagship franchise? Yeah. Me too. NG4 please.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Halo Reach had the best armor customization. My favorite helmet is ODST. I like to combine it with different armor pieces. :) You could change your color in CE, and it mostly affected free for all type modes like Slayer.

[@therunningranger4297]

ODST is my favorite too

[@billmcelgunn7819]

My favorite helmet in Halo 5 is the pilot helmet I also love the ability to swap out shoulders chest pieces ohh wait crap

[@BrodyVO]

My favorite armor is the Commando armor in Halo: Reach. Reach had the best customization no doubt.

[@abdu700]

Halo Combat Evolved has the best customization... Change my mind

[@Gathering14]

Abdu ? That’s fine this may be a joke but I kind of like it simple. Let’s not point any fingers but unlike ummm let’s just say 5 it’s simple sure no actually different armor but at least no r. E. C. Packs

[@red-2895]

HaloPLAYZ30528 if you think it’s a joke it probably is don’t go on a rant because you didn’t get it *cough cough* jackass *cough cough*

[@user-qz5it8nt1l]

@@red-2895 my exact thought process

[@Zekest1999]

I will always truly know that without a doubt, reach had the best armor customization. Every helmet had lore, a specific believable function, the it makes sense that the variants would either have more armor and or milint links. I’m happy 343 is going back to the classic armor sections. The new stuff in 4 & 5 looks like it would protect anything

[@theonewhoknows6811]

Halo 5 definitely was awful, 90% looked like crap. Halo 4 was okay, but something about them seemed wrong. I agree with you, detail in the simplicity was nice. Lots of options but they kept it limited which made all the armor feel unique, even ODST was better than 4 and 5 and all it did was give you characters for firefight.

[@DeeoneandLonely]

I was listening, then I just heard Jumper from Geometry Dash playing in the background

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

Hahahahahahha “geometry dash”

[@DeeoneandLonely]

@Axol ಠ_ಠ ?

[@AxolotWithOutAnL]

Wildhog it’s actually not from gd it’s from castle crashers but then robtop took it (with waterflme’s permission) and put it on geometry dash son no it’s not from gd ; - ;

[@DeeoneandLonely]

@Axol ಠ_ಠ Fair enough

[@alexm.9943]

Unpopular Opinion but I really liked Halo 4s armour customization ONLY, ONLY because it didn't take as long to get armour. While in Reach you needed the rank and credits to get the armour, you only needed rank in 4. Other than that I love everything about Reach

[@mattwong5403]

IMO, armor in Halo 4 was nowhere near as good as Reach or 3, but what it did better was having less of a grind

[@clitcrusader4897]

Halo 4 had the right idea with the armor slots and variants but really fuckin bad art design like 5

[@DrLanky]

I think it was more satisfying to get the armour you want after a longer amount of time grinding. Besides, it's no harm done really since Reach's multiplayer was kickass.

[@hollowhoagie6441]

@@DrLanky it's not that fun when you don't have gold so you have to keep replaying the campaign

[@Mega-Brick]

@@DrLanky Reach makes it super tedious, though. Constantly keeping it just out of Reach. 1. Reach a rank, we'll show you the armor but it's still locked 2. Reach a rank, we'll finally unlock it but you still have to buy it 3. Earn the credits to unlock it, great (you'll have to repeat as soon as we show you a cooler armor set AND you spent your credits), oh and by the way there are attachments to grind for too I HATED Reach's unlock system. Just thinking about it, I can compare the feeling of frustration it gave me with the feeling of claustrophobia.

[@Neincircles]

The Fotus armor isn't bad. #justiceforunicorns

[@alecdl98]

I hear "who do you voodoo" by Sam B from Dead Island 2 in the background👌👍

[@welshizz]

Dead island 2 isn't even out tf, it was from the first one

[@alecdl98]

@@welshizz talking about riptide

[@KingKiller-iz2xy]

Yes but “who do you voodoo” was from the first dead island

[@alecdl98]

@@KingKiller-iz2xy ah really? Never played the first one

[@Sanya6496]

The Reach base scout helmet is probably my favorite. It's so simple yet cool looking.

[@somehistorynerd]

Gugnir, Commando, EVA, these helmets are GOD TIER

[@jobasbass]

In halo five you earn req points, so It's still a reward, you don't just get the armor.

[@jamiehughes5573]

Halo reach's had the best customisation, halo 3 was amazing especially as rewards for certain achievements and challenges, halo 5 is just meh, loot box based, Halo MCC is alright but the inability to mix and match armor for halo 3 makes it not as good but the ability to wear the flaming head chestpiece is a god send Best to worse: Halo Reach Halo 3 Halo 3 ODST Halo MCC(Halo 1/2 and 4) Halo 5

[@washgaming5825]

Jamie Hughes you completely forgot Halo 4. It had by far the second best customization. And don’t try to say you included it with MCC because the full game customization was phenomenal

[@skylordwiki4643]

The only reason I would rank 5 above 4 is Helioskrill

[@davidfitch2038]

Is it even a question? Halo Reach had the best customization by far.

[@TorinAst]

Its funny how it starts devolving after halo reach

[@FarAtmosphere]

didn't 4 have more customization options?

[@rs6000_]

Didn't 4 have worse customization options?

[@FarAtmosphere]

@@rs6000_ in 4 you were able to customize both wrists and knees. reach didn't do that. 4 had a better customization system than reach

[@brucenorris6407]

I love how he added some Castle Crashers music in this armor evolution. Ahh the nostalgia.

[@Ravenquinn13]

I think that unicorn helmet looks Pretty awesome you just gonna get the color combination right I want It for reach

[@extremelyboredtatsumaki.495]

You may want to give this video a part two for the new MCC. :)

[@ericalmeda268]

Yo I always thought the pathfinder armor looked really cool if I'm honest

[@DoneWithLifeKermitJR]

10:50 i can hear that castle crashers music

[@user-cl5hm9vn7d]

He also had dead island music

[@erikmoore9225]

I was one of the few people in the world who had the scout helmet before the achievement, I absolutely stomped a team of devs and got it as a gift about a week after h3’s launch. The good ol days

[@Jakemon123]

16:44 **Teh Spearhead Guy disliked that**

[@rogefh3]

Dude wtf, fotus is one of the best helmets

[@szire7404]

I don't care what anyone says. Halo 5 had the worst armor customization ever

[@rowanperry8545]

Worse than CE

[@CrimesForDimes]

I got to agree

[@rockyharmon2468]

I disagree halo 3 ODST is way worst

[@q6969]

Orbital Drop Shock Trooper and Hayabusa permutations are my favorites

[@Metalgearfox2000]

Excelent video, just dont mess with fotus.

[@JCarrera_ll]

What if I want to identify and play in the multiplayer as a Warthog with a Gauss cannon, hmm that's what I thought, that's why I stopped playing Halo

[@FlfyCats17]

I loved Halo 4's customization. Back in "the halo 3 glory days", all I could think was "WHY can't we change the arms, legs, paint patterns, and visor colors, too!?". 5 years later? We get *exactly* that.

[@xxale117xx6]

Armor Customization Halo 1 < Halo 2 < Halo 3 ODST < Halo 3 < Halo 5 < Halo 4 < Halo Reach

[@HAYDENSOYA]

ODST is my favorite armor (mainly because the first halo game a played was Halo 3: ODST) BUT MAN, the idea of the most skilled humans with an equipment like that, jus loved it

[@shadeslayer6005]

Rocket sloth: plays infinite warfare zombies music Viewers: doesn't realize because I am a video game addict

[@sieger0b0t36]

I love this video but... Did he. Just Call. Fotus. The worst helmet in halo. FOTUS. YOUR A GODDAMN WAR UNICORN. IT'S BEAUTIFUL jokes aside fotus is an amazing helmet and armor set.

[@willster2967]

Yeah... no

[@owllover8263]

I love the armor, but the helmet... just... why..?

[@sieger0b0t36]

Im not really sure why i like it. i just do. I think it looks cool. and I want it. But can we please have back halo 3 EVA like seriously i hate the new EVA

[@owllover8263]

Siege R0b0t I agree it is actually pretty cool, it’s very unique.

[@harrisonthemann5440]

Halo 4 and 5 armour looks like a plastic toy you’d get from McDonald’s happy meal

[@squiggaX7]

ThiccRiceBoii same with reach

[@rockyharmon2468]

ummm no they don't

[@Leminies]

What’s your pfp from? It look familiar but I can’t remember

[@killerpizza5241]

"Fotus helmet looks bad" Me: *hides horn* But in all seriousness reach had the best armor customization by far. However halo 5 does have some good looking armor/helmets

[@usg_ishimura7779]

I remember my aunt and uncle secretly pre ordering halo reach for me and I was so happy when I got it in the mail

[@sanorarosewatson1110]

I loved using ODST in Reach with one shoulder using the ODST and another being something smaller while equiped with the grenadier chest, I used a lot of lower level items while being Lt. Colonel Grade 3 (not too hig but not that low)

[@Sulligy]

Halo 3 had the best armor aesthetic and method for obtaining, 4 had the greatest degree of customization, reach had the best variations of each armor piece. I still think halo 3's is the best overall due to the fact that each armor piece looked good but distinct. everything in reach kinda just blends together so you dont really notice anything on another spartan other than their helmet, whether they big shoulders or not, and if theyre using the robot arm.

[@Mega-Brick]

Part of the problem with Reach's blending together, I think, is it wasn't entirely changing the armor - it was just adding parts onto what was already there. It was still the same armor at it's base.

[@Sulligy]

Yea, all of it was just little attachments and extra bags and pouches. Still, I do like the attempt at "tacti-cool," and i think it would look really cool if the same concept was applied to halo 3/4s armor.

[@Reckoninng]

here after the abysmal customization of halo infinite

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Say what you will but I actually liked Halo 4’a customisation the most, I didn’t like how plastics Spartans looked coming from reach where everything was so gritty but there were a lot of designs I thought were really cool and I found myself switching it up a lot more than reach and 3 where I basically just stuck with my scout and recon armor.

[@ultimateknight4667]

Yea halo 4 customization is my favorite too, though is reach is a second though.

[@fennidkboi1298]

You have balls for saying that...lol

[@Hedgehog1039]

I just could never like the way the spartans/armour looks in Halo 4/5. It just rips me out of the game and feels weird.

[@CarmenFiala]

@@Hedgehog1039 you just have to find the right armor. a lot of sets don't look great as functional armor, but then there are others that look protective and secure on the body

[@Hedgehog1039]

@@CarmenFiala Yes that is the problem. It can take you forever to get a decent set of armour thanks to Reqs. On top of this most of the other people playing are wearIng horrible armour which is painted like it belongs in a kids cartoon (along with gun skins). These things really detract from my enjoyment because they feel out of place. It's unfortunate that most shooters are going down this route. I really don't like it. It makes it feel more like a joke around rather than a battle. I'd be like it if they gave us a toggle to turn them off visually from my side or something like that. I know that it is supposed to make it more appealing to more people but it really breaks my experience by changing the tone of the multiplayer.

[@Sergeant1127]

Halo 4s ability to to change the arms, legs and the entirty of the chest piece is pretty cool.

[@goo_dragon]

Too bad they all looked like garbage

[@sir1thomas1]

I remember when I got security armor, I was trying so hard to get the overkill with the sword achievement. Once I did and got that armor i was livid.

[@ddsjgvk]

Halo 3 had the best. it was simple and the armor is rememberable. only bad thing was You couldn’t be Black.

[@ddsjgvk]

@@MasterKiller540_ Opps didn't mean that way

[@Enneamorph]

What’s bad about the Pathfinder helmet? I thought it looked great. Still use it to this day. edit: Helmets like it started popping up in H4 because of Promethean influence. Out of all of the Prom. helmets you mentioned, PT is the only one I like.

[@eatdemgreens9470]

See not that I care about customizing but halo 5 was pretty neat I don't have the strong feeling towards a game like reach but I did love a lot of the armor in halo 5

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

Once they added ODST armor into the game, I always wore it whenever I could. That was until I unlocked the Raider and Raider DSTT armor sets in Halo 4. That quickly became my all time favorite Armor Set period and I rocked that for my duration of Halo 4 and I wore it for my duration of Halo 5 once I unlocked it. It was so cool imo because it gave your Spartan a more intimidating look with it's wolf-like design. Plus, unlocking it in Halo 4 was pretty challenging, both for the standard Raider and DSTT variant. I remember it included having to beat the game on Solo Legendary for one of the pieces, beating Spartan Ops on Legendary, getting 1,000 total kills in Matchmaking as well as imputing special codes on (I think it was Waypoint) after you met the requirements in order to fully unlock the armor.

[@SWad250]

I had a soft spot for CQB in 3, and then finding out how much you had to do to get it in Reach set me in for the long haul.

[@codeywynne1071]

What about the Arbiter armour that you get for completing every level in the master chief collection on legendary

[@flexican5399]

they added a variant that is unlocked thru req packs that makes it less special

[@tinpan6052]

@@flexican5399 req packs arent a thing in MCC

[@flexican5399]

@@tinpan6052 no shit, we are obviously talking about h5 here

[@tinpan6052]

@@flexican5399 look i misunderstood the comment cause of what your comment said and I quote "they added a variant that is unlocked thru req packs that makes it less special" so thats why i commented that

[@tinpan6052]

@@flexican5399 and anyways the original comment was about MCC

[@zealwarriorgaming5315]

Hopefully what they said about Infinite having Reach customisations is true.

[@Mega-Brick]

Not *Reach* customization, I hope. Reach had too many tiny options. 4 had a much better balance between specific and general options.

[@machina5]

@@Mega-Brick There's an opinion I never thought I'd hear.

[@Mega-Brick]

@@machina5 Well, it's one I hold. The only additions Reach made to customization that I like were visor-color and knee-guards. Utility and wrist were such small changes that didn't really add anything to your Spartan's appearance. Halo 4, I feel, struck a balance. Helmet and visor, left shoulder and right shoulder, forearms, and instead of kneeguards they simply had legs. All "regions" of the body rather than small, tiny details.

[@HoneyBadger363]

@@Mega-Brick How about having settings for general parts as you prefer and fine detailing for us that love further customization?

[@Mega-Brick]

@@HoneyBadger363 Unfortunately, you can't just have options for every single type of player - that would lead to a very disjointed, un-unified product. Not to mention the amount of time, development, and resources dedicated to such an option would take away from other aspects of the game. I don't want them to avoid Reach customization just because I don't like it: I want them to avoid it because I believe the game, as a product and art, would be better off. Halo 5 *already* has criticism about having such detailed armor that none of it comes across fluently. For a fast-paced game, you need more general distinction, not fine details.