Halo Combat Evolved: A Place for EVERYTHING

[@jackalsniper4232]

Jirard: I'm ready for Halo 2 Halo 2 Legendary: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@DynoPoV]

Eugh god and I thought ODST’s legendary campaign was hard.. never again..

[@actualbeargrills3086]

Legendary isn't all that bad. LASO on the other hand...

[@beartackle]

The sniper Jackals are reporting for duty.

[@MegaPokeman1]

Four words: Halo Reach, legendary, solo.

[@ve6009]

@@MegaPokeman1 nah

[@lukehensley4298]

Fun fact: My dad was actually one of the Sound Designers for the original halo as well as its sequels. He worked on all the games up to reach before companies switched around. He’s also done work on both destiny games. I always like to bring it up when people talk about halo because I think it’s cool. Maybe not a huge deal but I thought I would share anyways.

[@JohnDoe-zq1ho]

Dude that is awesome. It’s a huge deal. Sound design, especially in Halo, is extremely important. Halo’s sound design is legendary. Tell him thank you for his incredible work, for me, please?

[@GeorgeMazur29]

What does he think of the 343 sounds?

[@MegaPokeman1]

Halo's classic sounds are pure nostalgia. Their absence in the newer games is part of what makes them feel so foreign and jarring.

[@divideby_zero1053]

Your dads a legend

[@bern9642]

Lol. Funny

[@TeamSoraPresents]

There is now an episode of The Completionist for every day of the year. CONGRATS JIRARD!

[@robm6726]

Was just thinking the same thing.

[@forreal4937]

Sadly this fact won’t actually be true until he finished NG+, as all of the 120 original games are not done yet

[@ianp2924]

well its a leap year. maybe just one more: Im gonna take a page out of caddicarus' book and suggest oddworld Abe's oddysee. BUt such a huge accomplishment 365 games

[@Goosetism]

2:26 halo 2 wasn’t on the 360

[@mando.mp33]

Wdym?

[@inoob26]

"Telling isn't as nearly enjoyable as showing" Post Destiny Bungie: I'm gonna act like I didn't hear that

[@Bobinarea52]

Most of the original Bungie team left at that point, some are executives at Microsoft or in 343 and some independent. very few are actually at bungie.

[@ramue5749]

​@@Bobinarea52 100% the vast majority of those core, cynical perfectionists we saw in the vidocs are gone. Not to mention modern Bungie tried to royally fuck over Marty so fuck'em. 343 may have had issues getting their heads out of their asses but at least they aren't malicious to their players and actually show willingness to change we will see with infinite how much they are keeping with their word though.

[@Ukumio]

The terminals in Halo CE and 2 were actually added during the remakes/remasters by 343i, not Bungie.

[@mafiamanveto3004]

Post destiny bungie is like yo read up fam. I expect your report on my desk on Monday.

[@enquestofficial]

it's a shame that the storytelling didn't stay as quality as the art direction and shooting mechanics did, destiny with an actual story would have been amazing

[@irshkashirkle]

"No one speaks elite" Wot wot wot

[@blitzgirl6522]

EXCUSE ME! It's... "Wort, wort wort!"

[@omegagilgamesh]

Some common knowledge, in case you didn't know: the "wort wort wort" line is actually Sergeant Johnson saying "go to go" from the beginning of mission 3 or 4, played backwards.

[@pyrokitfx5834]

Translation where are my cookies!

[@dominicmunos4286]

Wort wort?

[@andrewpitre8670]

Demon!

[@KenKenWorldWide]

It’s a small detail, but the one thing I missed with the MCC is the title screen of each game. I completely forgot they are not in the MCC, so when I fired up Halo: CE and expecting to see the title screen; I was taken out of the moment and remembered it isn’t in here. :(

[@shropshirec]

I hear it's very easy to replace the new MCC title screen with whatever you want, including the original Halo 1 Title screen

[@AvalancheOfFire]

The missing loading screens are what gets me. :(

[@KenKenWorldWide]

Codysir I’ll have to look into this.

[@funkycosmonaut]

I miss the loading screens weirdly enough, as much as I like concept art I think Halo 3's original loading screen is prettier to look at.

[@MeisterSegarra]

Man, you know what I miss? The loading screens. They actually settedd the mood for the campaign missions. Now I feel like I'm just up to a multiplayer match... The slow light moving, touching the mysterious backgrounds. Man, that was kinda creepy and awesome.

[@JetZV]

I still remember playing this for the first time in the first grade, a decade and a half ago. My stepdad owned both Halo 1 and 2 and was getting ready for 3; he wanted a co-op buddy for his run, so he let me stay up late to play with him. The most notable event was our time in the maintenance hallways on the Pillar of Autumn. In the midst of trying to find the flashlight button on the old Xbox controller, I accidentally threw a plasma grenade... directly into the back of dad's head. One oops later, we were back at a checkpoint. I recall that I never finished Halo 2 with him; our first interaction with the Gravemind terrified me and I had to take a break from it. A little while later, I dove back in with Halo 3, but I never actually finished 2 with him; maybe it's time to change that.

[@fugit1vegaming397]

Finish the fight

[@saintsfan9578]

IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY , FINISH THE FIGHT.

[@papasfritas3]

Whaaaaa I just randomly started replaying this game last week and now this! Love your content man!

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

Hell yeah dude!! Hope you enjoy it! And thank you!

[@joshuateston6341]

@@ThatOneVideoGamer can you dead space 2 next?

[@shamilton1990]

@@joshuateston6341 Pretty sure he's already done that, man.

[@papasfritas3]

The Completionist always !!

[@nitsuagaming6121]

Im waiting for it to download rn ive played others my first halo was reach but never played CE before!

[@FroBoy696]

Edit: thank you for the likes! Never reached 1k before...also, giving away a free power ranger helmet on my channel at the time of this edit! Funny story: So during my time in the Navy I lived in the Barracks where my room would be inspected weekly by some of my superiors (Chief and a Master Chief) and I happened to be outside the room (working). To my surprise, one of the chiefs told me that Master chief wanted to see me. Not knowing why, I was nervous until I came to his office and right there on his desk, was my master chief helmet replica. He immediately says: "Now WHY are you keeping MY helmet in your room? You're not authorized to wear such an important part of the uniform, let alone hold something like this in your room?" We both instantly started laughing at that moment and he actually showed off my helmet to my other superiors (including officers) where they asked me how I got the helmet. It was a very fun day as he and other complimented how cool it was and even apologized for taking it out of my room. He gave me an outstanding rating (for my room inspection) and to the point where my room wasn't inspected for an entire month. We occasionally meet each other in the hallway where he askes regularly if I've kept the helmet clean before the day he actually left my command. Him and others would occasionally joke about it for a few years and especially when halloween came around; warning me that I wasn't rank appropriate to actually wear the armor/suit but at the same time asked me why I didn't come into work wearing it lol.

[@justinsaelens6607]

Cool story bro.

[@nerd_jesus_9990]

Amazing story dude

[@D2MightyDucks]

Thank you for your service, also!

[@Crepuculum]

Now that’s a wholesome story I can get behind. 😁

[@MonkeyIndustries]

9/10 story but the believability rating is a rough 2

[@powerhouse6165]

"Jirard. You mind telling me what your doing?" "Sir, finishing this game."

[@sekiko7183]

Jirard: Halo....it's completed, it's over... Fans: No, I think this is just the beginning.

[@tyson9670]

Jirard: “Permission to complete games from other franchises?” Halo Fans: “For what purpose” Jirard: “so Halo doesn’t get stale and repetitive” Halo Fans: “Permission denied”

[@jazy921]

@@tyson9670 Reminds me of Borderlands

[@princessc.j.6192]

This comment wins

[@darktempalor]

I'm so happy that Jirard is starting to go easier on himself as far as completion criteria. I just want to see a well made video, I don't care about tiny little achievements that take multiple hours to achieve and yield zero unlocks.

[@johnmcbob7294]

darktempalor can he really call himself the completionist if he doesn’t complete the game 100%?

[@noriakikakyoin1423]

@@johnmcbob7294 If you want the game completed 100% so bad then do it yourself.

[@johnmcbob7294]

Noriaki Kakyoin I’m not the completionist.

[@xrebelrenegadex]

​@@johnmcbob7294 With some games the requirements to 100% complete it can be more of a joke than anything else, it's not like the creators really expect anyone to spend hundreds of hours doing multiple playthroughs just to get a secret ending or getting to top rank in any online game with leader boards. I only 100% complete very few games and i only do it if i enjoy the game enough to justify it. Recently i decided i would get back all my Xbox 360 achievements (about 4000) which i lost when Microsoft deleted my old account. I have already done many achievements with crazy requirements but when you drive yourself to complete Call of Duty 2 on veteran or do the 7 day survivor in Dead Rising it can get overwhelming. I just hope Jirard can continue to enjoy completing games without it affecting his health or sanity. It can take a lot more skill, time and patience than most of us have.

[@TheKeybladeKeeper]

@@xrebelrenegadex To add to this, doing all those achievements sometimes leads to ruining the entire experience for Jirard. You've heard it tons of times: "I really loved this game other than doing this mundane task that never was meant to be done."

[@toms5951]

The memories I have with these games are too precious to me. Friends that unfortunately no longer am connected to anymore, one of them even passing away in a car accident last year. We had an amazing time with this series (first 3 at least).

[@epichuman3198]

I am sorry for your loss

[@xxdangerousshotxx]

Back in 2001 I was turning to the tender age of 7, and we just had moved futher away from my friends and my dad bought me a xbox and couple of games, one of course being Halo. And honestly Halo was one of the reasons that my english was way better than anyone else on my age. But what truly makes Halo: CE special to me is the fact that it was the only thing that me and my dad played together, we both enjoyed the game and we played it through countless times on legendary to the point wr had to get a new copy of the game since the first one broke. Now nearly 20 years later me and my friend are completing the LASO run for all Halo games and I have decided that when it's done I will get the legendary skulls as a tattoo, as my first tattoo. Halo series will always hold a special place in my heart, even though I didn't enjoy the 4th and never buying the 5th.

[@HandmadeGoose97]

I'm just wondering what you mean by the legendary skulls? You mean the Elite head with the 2 energy swords or do you mean the actual skulls?

[@adrianlugo1130]

4th is pretty good but different and 5 yeah dont think even looking at it

[@jminich887]

Bro same. I'll always love the Halo series and it'll always be so important to me. I've played it with my dad so many times we know almost every corner of every level.

[@Trashboat4444]

@@adrianlugo1130 5 has good gameplay tho

[@Trashboat4444]

Halo 5 aint that bad

[@TheXehanorto]

"Hey." "Yeah?" "You ever wonder why we're here?" "It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it. Why are we here? I mean, are we the product of... some cosmic coincidence or, is there really a God... watching everything? You know, with a plan for us and stuff. I don't know man, but it keeps me up at night." "No I mean why are we out here, completing everything?" "Oh, uh... yeah. "

[@hollysattazahn538]

TheXehanorto a man of culture I see

[@tlozfreak888]

Halo soundtrack still gives me chills, the game was just so thoroughly epic.

[@TomasCyr]

I barely play anything on Xbox anymore but Halo's spot in my heart is a warm and fond one and I doubt anything will replace it. Nothing like having a bunch of TV's and Xboxs hooked up in the day room in my Military tech school and playing halo all night drinking beer and eating pizza with the guys. Was such a good damn time, thanks for bringing those memories up Completionist, appreciate it.

[@Duckly97]

15:45 Competetive Scoring does keep track of both time and score

[@starwatcherusa]

THANK YOU

[@autumnm716]

You have my respect friend.

[@Lvl4Henchman]

I feel like Finish It was a perfect rating for this.

[@TheAHuman]

You must Finish the fight.

[@JonCom3dy]

“Master Chief is finishing the fight” -prayerfully, a smash bros fighter pass DLC trailer

[@Level_Eleven]

Jonathan M. King Seriously Master Chief is the only character I want in Smash

[@rain4721]

He knows what he did

[@TheAHuman]

Jonathan M. King “Master Chief, mind telling me what you’re doing in smash?” “Sir. Killing annoying Ness players.”

[@derianefrain5745]

Bro, no one is ready for Halo 2 after playing CE, legendary is just on a whole new level

[@Sharpthingy]

Halo 2 video will come out in three years and be titled: fuck jackal snipers

[@Sashitoge]

The cairo station boarding parties were the only part I couldn't beat on original hardware years ago playing the entire series on legendary. Felt really satisfying to beat it a few days ago with keyboard, mouse, plasma pistol and battle rifle. Also, jackal snipers are ludicrous.

[@coranbaker6401]

@@Sashitoge Nice. I beat it on the original some time ago, but when I decided to go through the entire Halo MC collection on my Xbox One last year, it was no easier! Halo 2 is ridiculous.

[@DarkLinknl]

@@coranbaker6401 true but beating it feels sooo good

[@Mr.Monky420]

Halo 2 on legendary is a n

[@billgort]

"Lay-so"ha ha ha never heard it pronounced that way before

[@TheAHuman]

John B. Yes

[@pcachu]

Really? I've personally always pronounced it to sound like "laser". (Also the long "a" sound flows more naturally into the related distinction "SLASO".)

[@justismenzel8136]

Nickolas Kryszak I know. It’s really bothering me

[@dbone3356]

Yeah. It's lah-so. Not lay-so.

[@TheDarkUmbreon8623]

There was another review he did that bugged me. Forgot which one it was, but he kept mispronouncing a word.

[@showedkiller4561]

"A tale of an alien army versus a one man army. And his army. While 2 other armies threaten to kill everybody"

[@TheKevann]

Halo CE is such an important game for me, personally. I remember playing with my uncle on his xbox (him guiding and translating for me as the only english phrase I knew was "How do you do! I'm Kevin.") and the simple act of turning the flashlight on and off on my own felt revolutionary. I see Halo as the franchise that made me a gamer and in turn a completionist. I love this game so much and it's one I still play every now and then. So happy to see you giving this a shot, Jirard. Especially after hearing the crew talk about never doing Halo because of the medals. I love this video so much!

[@dyno017rhino]

16:42 OH GOD! WHAT HAPPENED TO CHIEF!?

[@217adaptiveperspective]

Shattered every bone in his body

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

Mᴇʟᴛ

[@Tharghana]

He got a little deflated from his defeat.

[@skylertremblay3395]

his body disappeared leaving his armor like obi wan

[@emperorfridge8702]

His body decomposed in 2 seconds and only his armor was left.

[@awesomesharkguy]

Halos hardest difficulty: we send you back to the start on death. Doom Eternal: LMAO say goodbye to your save file

[@NicholasSpadafora]

But also: Enemies have more health Unable to use enemy weapons Dropped weapons give half ammo Motion tracker is disabled One shot uses up two bullets You can’t regenerate shield unless you melee an enemy Aim Assist is gone for controllers Enemies throw more grenades Enemies don’t flinch when shot And your HUD and weapon don’t display at all Plus a ton more random effects

[@cornnflake1267]

@@NicholasSpadafora grunts head go yaaaaay

[@christianbethel]

Doom 2016 had that first, just so you know.

[@TheDan744]

Please find a way to "Complete" the rest of the series. I love your content and I love Halo

[@FlyJonat]

2:25 halo 2's release on the xbox 360?

[@Lubba127]

FlyJonat ikr

[@nobletee9237]

Halo 2 released on the OG Xbox bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh moment

[@AwesomeMutation]

69th like pog

[@SS-ARYAN]

"DaCompletionist" I swear I've seen that gamer tag while playing online as I play Halo daily, I remember it well as I saw it and thought "Yeah that's probably some fan"

[@CassyVilAudios]

I know this is a weird thing to know/point out, but the talk of the cool, unique, tiny details that help it feel so REAL made me feel the need to mention: The different alien types have different colors of blood. Something they definitely didn't HAVE to do, that really makes them all feel like actual aliens, with strange anatomy different from our own. Which I totally don't know because I was a weird child who got distracted by how pretty Elite/Sangheili blood is... And then the Flood is different from everyone else with its weird dark green slime blood, which is already unsettling BEFORE you realize it means they're so completely different from everything you've faced before down to every last cell.

[@Johnson-gu8gg]

Woah! I've played through this game so many times and never noticed the different colors of blood. Thanks for commenting this

[@Matt_Man_94]

Every time he says laso like “layso” I get a little triggered.

[@grondstein8147]

Well then I guess you'd be triggered at me too then

[@captainpackage7]

LAYSO - Legendary All Your Skulls On

[@zeke3103]

La - So

[@randomdude5993]

I was triggered all the time He was playing in anniversary graphics... Its so ugly, bright, cartoony, just not right Why...

[@Freelancer837]

Same, it's a simple mistake but he kept doing it and it makes me cringe. lol

[@SaltySparrow]

Great video. As an only child playing campaign, if I didnt have a friend to co-op with I always found myself redoing playthroughs to try and keep marines alive. Dudes weren't always the best fighters, but their attitude and quirks were everything.

[@GnarledStaff]

The coop friend always wanted to shoot them for some reason, and I never understood why.

[@zilentis1835]

15:42 you can turn on Competitive Scoring. Which shows a timer and your score at the same time. And for 16:23, it’s been updated with newer skulls. However the LASO would be massively changed with those new skills so they weren’t added in.

[@DocMcCray]

My friends and I always loved the NPC Marines. We often times found new and interesting challenges with them. From keeping them all alive on the first stage, to dancing with them throughout the game. We even had nicknames for each of the personailties. The British dude was "Cheerio". The hispanic dude was Burrito. And the scared dude we called Hudson (from Aliens.) This game is almost infinitely replayable.

[@tylerpancake780]

Oddly enough my first "Exposure" to Halo was through the Web series, Red vs Blue. It's a really good watch, highly recommend

[@backloggedgamer9338]

Nah. Rooster Teeth is a shell of its former self. The only funny people there are Michael and Gavin.

[@Bluelyre]

@@backloggedgamer9338 the old stuff Is still there at least.

[@Kos4Evr]

The good old days when rooster teeth were known as cock bite. When they were funny and creative and had not yet started to tell people what to think.

[@connorgibala4698]

I literally just rewatched the whole series a few days ago

[@TheAHuman]

Backlogged Gamer Most of AH, other than Jack are funny.

[@TheVanishingDark534]

This video reminds me of something I encountered on the Xbox One version of MCC’s Halo 1. I was on the final mission, at the beginning room of the Warthog Run. Every time I got inside the Warthog and pressed forward on my control stick, I ended up immediately dying from a massive explosion. This persisted for a whole hour’s worth of attempts until I somehow managed to survived the explosion and was able to make my way out of the room. I was playing by myself as well, so I couldn’t have been the target of a friendly-fire Rocket Launcher. To this day, I can’t make sense of it. It felt like a glitch to me, but nowhere on the Internet did I find anyone with a similar issue. It was just Master Chief levels of dumb luck that managed to see me through to the completion of the campaign.

[@alexhernandez9697]

YES! finally, i've been waiting for this one! And, congratulations for completing it on legendary, I never did, I'm too bad at the game :(

[@TheDarkUmbreon8623]

I have beaten it on Legendary. Tough as hell, but did it

[@thehellsage]

So I'm a little bummed that you didn't even touch upon the epic score composed by Marty O'Donnell. This franchise easily has one of the greatest soundtracks in video game history, and it all started with Halo: CE.

[@Velocity_AU]

"Lay-so" Nah boi, its "Lass-o", as in LASO ALARM!

[@domm6157]

EEYYOO

[@grondstein8147]

I feel like I'm alone on this, I've always pronounced it as "lay-so"

[@starwatcherusa]

@@grondstein8147 its because of how it's spelled. If the acronym was spelled LASSO it would be pronounced like a cowboys horse-caroling tool

[@theactualmasterbeef]

"I get that reference!"

[@rasplez9889]

I cared about the marines so much in the early halo games (basically pre-343) that I would restart the checkpoint if one of them died. I'd protect them and track them in my peripheral vision so I knew where they were and what they were doing. There was nothing more gut wrenching and creepy than standing in an empty room alone, surrounded by dead allies, knowing that you could have done something to save them. Plus, their personalities really do bring them to life. I'd feel happy leaving a room or area knowing that all my teammates survived, with a a sense of accomplishment. And I'd even try my best to keep them alive in vehicles too. Like in halo 2 when you get the Scorpion tanks on the bridge at the beginning with two marines (and a rare extra one running along the bridge if he's not killed by wraiths). One second you're driving along, take a huge plasma ball to the face, and suddenly the two marines that were sat on your tank have disappeared. You connect with the marines through dialogue and cutscenes in ways that 343 have never done, and that's what makes this game so special. You actually feel something for them. I'd even go as far as running into a room and clearing it before my allies arrived, just to save a few grunts as the arbiter.

[@bartman64]

So, Jirard, you’re telling me you tackled LASO while playing as single-player? Someone get this guy Mjolnir armor because I think technically he now qualifies as a Spartan

[@PyraJord]

Its not that bad if you know what your doing. Dont get me wrong. Its still hard as ballz. But if you know the game inside out and know how to use the skulls to your advantage. Its a bit easier than one would expect

[@ApocalypticJoker]

@@PyraJord agreed. i would argue H2 is the only "2nd player mandatory" LASO mode in MCC and the shortcuts amd despawns in CE make things so much easier albeit not necessarily foolproof (lookin' at you, cliffside in the snowy area...)

[@andrewbehrens3540]

I am glad you paired down to just the single player mode. I’m glad you covered one of my favorite games love you my dude and keep your head up.

[@iaguilar7509]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for my favorite video game franchise of all time to appear on this channel :') thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now please give us Halo 2 haha

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

Jirard: I completed Halo Master Chief: No, I feel we’re just getting started

[@teneesh3376]

Man I really hate the anniversary graphics. They make the environments too bright and took away some atmospheric detail. So there's no reason for the flashlight and environmental story telling isn't as strong

[@randomdude5993]

Exacly I am so happy they allowed to play in classic graphics

[@Kobalent]

I LOVE the transitions! That is such fantastic attention to detail. Thanks for giving such great justice to the game, its franchise, and its legacy! Loved the video!

[@oneeyedshinobi7740]

Wow! Just got halo for the first time and just experienced this game last week and now jirard is reviewing it! This is amazing!

[@TheAHuman]

Have you played Reach yet. That game is my favorite. It is amazing.

[@oneeyedshinobi7740]

A Human I just finished halo 3: ODST yesterday and I am playing reach next. I’m really excited because I know it is very popular and I’m interested in what happened to reach

[@JonCom3dy]

I love when things like that line up! Start playing a game and a KZbinr starts a retrospective on it. Happened to me with Chrono trigger

[@classclown6ya]

You have SERIOUSLY improved. Your tone is much calmer and you are much more fun to watch. Also it might just be me but your mic quality sounds incredible here.

[@Christofly]

Ooh I’ve been WAITING for this one!

[@zchiske]

As a kid whenever I wasnt playing a Nintendo game I was very likely playing Halo at a friends house, playing the campaign or goofing in multiplayer trying to glitch our way out of bounds of the map. Even to this day I consider this series to have one of the most satisifying gameplay among shooters ever, the gunplay, the vehicles and the enemies with each one their own unique behavior made a perfect cake. Thanks Jirard for taking me back to those times ;D

[@Uldihaa]

I still love these games, and that one specific musical theme still gets me hyped every time I hear it.

[@power998]

So just pointing out you can keep track of both score and time. When you choose which one you want, there’s a third option, competitive scoring. It shows both and is obviously very helpful because of it.

[@Jon-ey4el]

6:52 "A big GRUNTY thirst!"

[@UNSCMarine117]

Ahhh another quote to take out of context.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

I still remember when I played Halo games on the Xbox 360. There no question the best FPS I’ve ever played. I’ve never beaten LEGENDARY, in any of the games! The closest I’ve ever gotten was halfway into Halo Reach. There tough! REALLY REALLY TOUGH! Glad you gave the first game a shot!! Good luck with the rest of them though............ (Also, take it ezy, Jirard. Don’t overburn yourself.) Extra thought!! Maybe try the Wonderful 101 in the future! It just got a Remaster for the Switch and PS4! I believe you’ll love it!........... maybe, i heard the hardest difficulty, 101%, is a nightmare..........

[@NobleLeader6]

I still remember playing through 343 Guilty Spark and the Library at 10 pm while I was 8. Shit scared me, but Halo has been something that I've loved ever since.

[@blitzgirl6522]

I still have PTSD from those levels. Played HCE with a friend via online co-op, and we spent the Flood levels running around screaming our heads off! One of us would die, and it'd be up to the sole survivor to run to safety.

[@amightygrizzly]

3:43-3:47 Thank you Jirard for not killing yourself over completing the multiplayer function of the game. Completing the single player also known as "the main game" is the right way to go about things in completion. Not that multiplayer isn't fun. Cause it definitely is, especially in Halo. Just.... multiplayer is not worth the completionist route. It's about having fun. Thank you :) Edit: I also played Halo 2, 3, and Reach multiplayer when growing up. I was even part of Halo Reach competitions. Never won. But I remember getting in 10th place out of alot of people. Just wanting to say this so everyone understands that you don't always have to 'complete' the multiplayer aaaannnnnnddddd so people don't hunt me down as a heretic.

[@Panyc333]

Pro Tip: Assault Riffle becomes significantly more accurate when kneeling.

[@whimbox9648]

Whaaaaaat nooo, I've literally played Halo since like 2003 and didn't know this??? Are you yankin my chain? Pullin my leg?

[@liquidgarfield8523]

If I remember correctly the recenter also is quicker when kneeling as well

[@Tpelf]

Its funny you're posting this now as i just finished playing this game again on the MCC on xbox one. Loved it

[@mrmcguru163]

Did you just say halo 2 was released on xbox 360? "I need a weapon"

[@autumnm716]

I mean, it did get re-released on xbox 360.

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Halo 2 and Riddick Escape From Butcher Bay both on Xbox first gen ridiculed PS2 and PS2 owener's on their best graphics claims

[@adamhentschel5490]

Fantastic job at conveying the spontaneity and variety of Halo's gameplay! As someone who recently revisited the entire franchise front-to-back, I discovered a new found appreciation for the sort of "laissez-faire" approach that Halo seemed to apply to its combat scenarios and weapon usage and even found myself replaying levels just for the hell of it , without having any goals in mind or worrying about achievements. And yes, it's well worn out at this point but man, that pistol is so goddamn satisfying.

[@rob_4227]

I get the same feeling when Jirard uploads as when I find a $20 on the ground.

[@Gnurklesquimp]

The first section of the level simply and appropriately titled ''Halo'' is still perhaps the most memorable moment in gaming for me. The open green hills, blue skies and the rest of that mysterious Halo ring extending from your location. The alien design of that covenant dropship, and my god... That feeling when I stumbled upon those Forerunner ruins, the energy bridge, the plasma pistol, needler, and the music! Everything came together.

[@michael_bullard]

I remember playing Halo PC years ago, and playing multiplayer on modded servers. ARs shooting rockets and shotguns firing tank shells is a glorious sight.

[@Kayem237]

It's worth noting that the terminals are a 343 Industries addition in the Anniversary, and were not part of Combat Evolved when it came out. Skulls were added in Halo 2, so MCC skulls in CE are added as well. Also, the classic artstyle is so much better than the anniversary edition that I ended up playing MCC on classic graphics...

[@strahm998]

IVE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

My first memory of this game cements it into my life. My dad and I just bought an original Xbox in the store without really doing our research or understanding the product. We saw a console and shrugged our shoulders bc we basically still had an N64. We didn’t play as soon as we got home, and he told me we’ll play it in the morning. First thing I hear is his laughing SO hard in the other room that it woke me up. I stumbled in and asked what was so funny. He reloaded the checkpoint and showed me the part in the first level where they show you how to smack a grunt in the back of the head. The rest is history.

[@duckhugget]

"The fact you can't keep track of both your score and your time seems like a gross oversight" Now if only there was something that would fix that .... O wait I remember there is, Competitive Scoring

[@spencertess3217]

For LASO for all games you still get checkpoints. When you die just save and quit and you can start at the latest checkpoint rather than the start of the level, you just wont see it when it pops up due to the blind skull. If you are planning on doing the other games in the collection this trick will be very helpful. Also if you ever wanted to look up strategies for the games, especially LASO, Halo Completionist has a great channel that covers everything. He has saved me countless times for LASO.

[@FATE522]

Imagine if this video was about completing the Master Chief Collection instead of just Halo 1.

[@heccmcgee4352]

Only took you OVER A DECADE. That countdown timer in the intro gave me chills though

[@MajoraZ]

Thanks for posting this. Despite being one of the most successful franchises of all time; and not just video games, but media in general; the Halo games have very little retrospective content on youtube outside of Halo specific channels; and I think that's a shame. I don't know if it's because it's associated with the "dudebro" audience and people think there's not substance to back up it's popularity or what, but the Halo games are deeply special and there's not a lot that much like them, and they deserve as much anayslis and attention as titles like the Mario games, Metal Gear, Zelda, etc. That being said the MCC version isn't quite definitive as a way to play it: in Classic Graphic there's a few missing visual effects. I don't think that outwieghs all the other additions and improvements, but it's not ideal for sure.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

I love the Library mission, and the total change in mood. Game goes from a badass sci-fi shooter to an action horror.

[@Untouchaable]

The Halo series are the best FPS games.

[@tonyb2591]

For sure!

[@oldies1831]

Untouchaable nope Medal of Honor series on PS2

[@wheezyultragaming8511]

Nope the shooting sections in banjo-tooie

[@shamilton1990]

Half-Life 2 >>>>>>>>>> ALL shooters.

[@HKgaming86]

@@oldies1831 lmao

[@BlueGorilla68]

You're sheer dedication to complete games is still mind boggingly awesome and inspiring! Not to mention the great quality of videos you and your team make. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and keep vigilant. -Some Panda

[@harrisonbrown5125]

I was literally thinking about a completionist review of this the other day.

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

15:38 You CAN keep track of both time and score if you turn on Competitive Scoring.

[@GeorgGreat_GameReviews]

Oh wow! Didn't expect this :) Halo 1 is absolutely amazing, if you get into the right mindset (aka, nay to energy swords, yay to the best iteration of the assault rifle in the series)

[@jonusaguilar8156]

Especially the one shot magnum.

[@CaroFDoom]

I really love how everything in Halo 1 has its purpose, even compared to other Halo games like Reach where the DMR can do everything or Halo 2 where the pistol was nerfed so hard that it didn't even have a reason to exist anymore.

[@puppysmileslps4704]

FINALLY!!! A Halo Completionist video! I remember seeing the gameplay on Super Beard Bros. Though.

[@117chronicles]

Oh my GOD IT'S HAPPENING

[@gamingwithdad2531]

I plan on recording our gameplay with my son! We want to complete all the Halo ganes together. Bring back great memories!

[@boomer3767]

Dude you have great content and this video is great. However, as a Halo fan I can’t believe you when you say you did all of that including beating LASO with only 181 deaths and in only 45 hours. I’ve been playing Halo nonstop since the first game and just beating Truth and Reconciliation alone on LASO can take easily 4 hours and you have to pretty much completely break the game through glitches and spawn manipulation. Now I can believe you if you did the save and quit glitch every time you died but there’s no way you would get to the ship in Truth and Reconciliation which would no doubt take you an hour alone to get to and then not die to the literal 4-7 golden elites that come after you when you can’t even pick up covenant weapons to drain their shields out. Like either you are a literal god at this game or you didn’t do LASO. Hell even the very first drop ship area on the level Halo can easily take you hours if you don’t know how to manipulate the enemies into staying in the middle of the field behind the tower while you are in the back behind the rock. Sorry if I come off as an asshole or aggressive it’s just I’ve put so much time into Halo CE and I can’t believe you did that and didn’t lose your fucking mind and only in 45 hours.

[@Chancho3232]

Came here to say this

[@analt2379]

The 181 deaths thing was likely a stat glitch

[@SuperUltimate9]

God bless your heart - Halo 2 LASO is going to give you MANY lashings lol Best of luck for when you approach it! Practice a lot in regular legendary with minimal amounts of skulls activated for a chance at pushing through.

[@cs82271]

I'm proud to say I have completed the MCC. Just an fyi to anyone who wants to complete it, the LASO playlists are almost impossible without one or more friends and/or mods. Seriously.

[@astrovix2124]

1 and 3 are manageable, if you’re good enough. 4 is frustrating and random. 2... is literally impossible without exploits (the mission Regret specifically.)

[@TheAHuman]

AstroVix *All mission in Halo 2 with Jackal snipers. Those things murder you instantly.

[@ohmnesia]

Mods? Bruh, I play on console.

[@eyupyavuz7751]

AstroVix there is a youtuber who does laso completing guides. Even Halo 2.

[@GlowingGoldGames]

just don't be ass man

[@Okabe_Rinataro1987]

halo was the game that brought me into the gaming community, I got introduced to this game from my bro, I don't regret buying this game again after all these years, great video.

[@MistahMace]

Dang! You've got a game completed for every day of the year now.

[@TheCreepypro]

while not a fan of the fps genre this video and watching Brett and Alex play this on Super Beard Bros gave me a new found appreciation for this game and reminded me that anything from any genre can be good and enjoyable as long as your doing cool and interesting things with it and this video itself does an great job showing what this game does well while also talking about the flaws fairly so props to you for that I am now looking forward to you covering the other games as well

[@HandmadeGoose97]

Now all there's left is just one pressing question Do you ever wonder.... Why are we here?

[@Jet-BlackDragoon]

I'm openly not an FPS guy, there are around 2 or 3 games that i like and lliterally one I'm a fan of, and Halo is one of the very few games of the genre I can look and say "yo this is great" this is a great game no question

[@lynararosewater923]

Are the "vidmaster" achievements still a thing? I remember those being absolute hell to get back in the day. My friends and I wasted dozens of hours on them and still never got them all on every game.

[@ryans6969]

Only 2 are still in the game to my knowledge, annual from halo 3 (last level everybody in ghosts) and deja vu from odst (last level infinite rocket launcher ammo)

[@M3G4BULT]

All the 7 vidmaster challenges are in MCC. They don't give you extra armor like in H3 but they're still fun to do.

[@Pienimusta]

Didn't remember how kickass soundtrack Halo and Halo 2 had. It's super cool how you can instantly switch between old and new modes, even how every sound changes with the swap is so cool.

[@eagletsnupper7876]

Can we take a minute to appreciate how damn good the remastered graphics look? I found myself switching between the two modes very often because I loved them both so much

[@wesf7782]

I do think they're great but some of the darker levels are too bright now, such as 343 guilty spark. That level doesn't have the same mysterious, scary tone with the new graphics

[@mph23290]

One thing I do love about the terminals in this game is that the last one teases the villain for HALO 4, so if you're a player who is going through the games for the first time and actually going through the effort of finding and watching the terminals, then it feels like it's all come full circle and and it just gives a huge mind blown feeling at the time.

[@Dukelol323]

i loved Halo as a kid. played Halo 1 constantly with my older brother. didn't play alot of 2, because my brother graduated from high school around that time, and i didn't have xbox live yet. Halo 3 i played alot too, and i met my best friend to this day because of that game. then around 2009 i started PC gaming, and tried played Halo: Reach, but i just couldn't stand FPS on controller anymore. the MCC collection coming to PC, after not touching the Halo series in almost a decade, has been amazing. i have realized what really makes Halo special, at least for me, is that Halo is THE total package game. i can't think of any other game series that at its height did the 3 main pillars of single player, co-op, and muiltiplayer, all at the same time, as well as Halo did it.

[@RiverChaos]

I've been debating on getting these games on PC (crap luck with ANY Xbox); now I'm even more tempted to get them and play to my heart's content.

[@banjoproductions8426]

I think everyone can agree that if you want to complete a game just do all the achievements/trophies. Also a game that came out yesterday maneater can you check that out

[@bluekirby64]

Ok bit of a long story but my most memorable moments of playing Halo happen when I was playing multiplayer mode in either Reach or the Master Chief Collection and I was on a Team with my friend and we were against Team that had my brother and another friend and and the Match lasted a long time because me and the friend i was teamed up with were a lot more compatible than the friend my brother was teamed up with because they kept killing each other for some reason while my team were taken it seriously and were actually working together and l tried to snipe the friend that my brother was teamed up with but I missed but since I was already committed I decided not to give up and continue to fire while also inching closer until I was close enough to Malay him and once I got that close I did that until his character died and that won the Match

[@jollyrogers408]

So do we wave or salute this time? I'm doing either one. Also, until I saw Alex and Brett playthrough this game, I never knew the flood was a thing, bc I never played passed the point right before you get introduced to the flood in the game. It sucks, but I am glad to see and hear that you also had trouble with the disconnect about how fun and satisfying it is to encounter the earlier enemies, like grunts and elites, over the less energetic flood that had not much personality. I know now that I might not have the most fun with those guys like I did the earlier opponents. I still would've played it through if my brain hadn't stopped being interested, but that's a different story. Great video, Jirard, you guys stay safe and distance yourselves.

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

It's like completing Persona but setting your own criteria paved a new way to what you will be completing, Halo was one of those games I thought I'd never see because achievements and multiplayer stuff would make it too difficult, Shadow the Hedgehog seems possible (granted I don't blame you if you never want to touch it), Sonic 06 I'm sure will be easier for you to re complete for New Game +, Killer Instinct games, Mortal Kombat games, Fire Emblem games being the biggest one since like Persona too many dating things especially Three Houses.

[@Marinealver]

After Goldeneye was hoping for a Perfect Dark review. Then Halo review drops. COMPLETE IT!!!!!

[@liammaloney1482]

Not sure if you changed anything about the tone of your writing or anything but I've really been enjoying the last few episodes, moreso than I have in a while. Keep it up!

[@A_GodApple]

2:26 theres a lot of errors in this video, Halo 2 never came out on xbox 360, it released on the OG xbox and worked on the 360 through backwards compatibility,

[@ianhelgerson6146]

Super Mario on SNES hooked me on video games as a kid. Ratchet and Clank came out and the gRApHicS blew my mind. Then Halo CE came out and the transition between the 1st and 2nd mission made me an addict 😶.