Halo’s BEST levels and the magical memories they formed | Memories of Halo's campaigns

[@aydenlinden9661]

I hear you beginning to tell your story and I close my eyes, listening intently but also pulling back the curtain of my own long neglected memories from years ago, brushing off the dust and cobwebs as I do so I think back to the first time I played Halo with my step father, a slayer match on Halo 2 that had me jump straight into the campaign once they had gone to bed (I wasn't allowed to play the campaign because it was deemed to violent by my mother) and hearing your description and the Halo 3 music play in the background made the hairs in the back of my neck stand up, thank you Late night for these videos, this has served to scratch a deep ceded itch I never even knew I really had

[@RedRazor001]

Congrats u now hav 117 likes. Chief wants to know your location

[@TheFalseChef]

Marc that is very harsh and dumb of you to say that

[@TheMuddler3030]

Marc Hindley Yeah you’re a tool, Marc.

[@potatochiknug1258]

Marc Hindley same could be said for you

[@Danefrak]

Marc Hindley lol

[@richardr.3654]

Don't be sad the golden days are long over, be glad because you got to experience them.

[@williammcconahay7047]

Hell yea, smile cause it happend

[@code0662]

69 likes hell yeah

[@elchapojunior3091]

The Covenant is objectively the best mission in all of halo

[@tris0117]

Yes! Everything from the hornets and scarabs, to the twist near the end with the flood has always been a great memory and an awesome conclusion to the missions name.

[@Groobis]

Indeed

[@2weakkickflip]

ElChapo Junior And I would say The Ark and the Covenant are the best back to back levels in all of gaming

[@shotaces2785]

What the freak is your profile pic?

[@adrkskn2540]

@@shotaces2785 Answer this man's question.

[@LateNightHalo]

Give KZbin some time for 1080p 🙃 can’t believe this is still an issue

[@Azrael_Equinox]

Look an upside down face

[@theletterz1456]

A couple days ago in a video you said to call you a poop from a butt so hey poop from a butt

[@Will057]

Lol you downvoted the video on the ambiance

[@YAL-np5zz]

QnA: When playing the original trilogy of halo games I have always found Halo 3 to play somewhat slow. I am not sure why the game feels slow compared to the other 2 games in the trilogy since the mechanics of ce 2 and 3 seem very similar. Why does halo 3 feel so slow

[@Phantom_Aspekt]

@@YAL-np5zz I'd say it's the scale, Halo 2 always played faster just because of how corridor like and claustrophobic the maps were. Halo 3 brought the pacing back inline with Halo CE and of course with the huge maps dominating the lineup it seems much slower than Halo 2. In my opinion Halo 2 is the worst in the trilogy gameplay wise based on the CQC nature of the game, Halo should have big maps with vehicles in my opinion and there was only a handful of those maps in Halo 2 that were playable considering the BR bullets would dissapear at what seemed like 100m therefore solidifying the CQC nature of Halo 2 😂

[@tejasraghuram1451]

One of my favorites is lone wolf from halo Reach. Just one objective: survive

[@FinallyAlone]

Mission failed, We'll get em next time.

[@icegemgaming1255]

An objective, everyone knew they would not complete.

[@goldenyoyo0791]

i dont care how late i am or even if you know this but the rally point for lone wolf is omega, which means that it is the last rally point and thats a small detail but thats what makes the bungie halo games so good

[@sillythygoose]

In 2005 i played Halo CE for the first time. I remember the second mission “Halo” vividly. When you emerge from that cave underground in that warthog the music starts playing and you are welcomed by the beautiful view of the halo ring in the distance. The music, the green environment all combined together was the first time anything had really blown my mind. I played it on split screen with my little brother and the first time we emerged from the cave we both said “wow” at the same time.

[@LateNightHalo]

Remember to share this around if you enjoyed :) these types of videos are very oddly specific so the support helps and I’m glad you guys enjoy them

[@sydious_s_snake]

LateNightGaming , dude please could you do something like this on that skybox idea I had, if you think that'll work nicely as a video that is😁✌️ And thank you for making videos like this, it brings that analytical side to halo that I love, looking in depth at the art direction and the sort. Makes me happy that somebody else talks for ages about their passion for halo's incredible design 😆

[@Nick_792]

LateNightGaming Yeah, i flip out when people drive, cuz they're not as good or as crazy as me.

[@kyleparkhurst2591]

I feel like if Halo was on PC, it would split the community maybe not a lot, but a little. Especially since there is a good amount of people who prefer PC over console. But come on, any sensible person would know a mouse and keyboard board is miles better than a controller, so cross play wouldn't turn out great. So it'd either be a split community or crossplay that'd be heavily in PC favor and impossible for competitive.

[@Splun.k]

Why did you dislike your own ambience video (the one in the start of the vid)?

[@rokasb9441]

Since i got my first xbox only last cristmas, and had only played halo 4 on friend's xbox... and only local multiplayer, ascension stood out the most... but few years later he had a few lan-party events, we played halo: online... and i thought: maybie other halo games are on pc too... it was acually hard to find, since even in a wealthy family i got to use pc for the first time in 6'th grade, it was an unfammiliar thing to me and my friend got me SPV3 and halo 2... so far, mission HALO, silent cartographer, 2 betrayals and SPV3 version of the library are the best. And the great journey from halo 2A.

[@BBKDRAGOON]

SUPER excited to watch this!

[@VEN0M415]

The scene that hooked me on halo was the level "Halo" on CE. walking out of the pod to see the shape of the ring going up and around me was mesmerizing, probably the first game that made me feel like I was a part of the game, and not a player following a story. My second favorite scene was ODSTs general atmosphere; despair and silence filled the city and it really made you feel alone. my third favorite scene has to be in reach on LoneWolf; your story of amazing feats and the feeling of being unstoppable brought to a crushing end when you realize that *you are doomed, you wont win* , that brought back the sense of mortality to these characters. Halo has had so many great scenes, I hope they can continue to make more.

[@troopergames8173]

Couldn't agree more. Reach was my first game though. And I think it's story is the best, due to the reality of many more covenant victories instead of you destroying them easily (overall during the war, trilogy has you kick alien @$$ at the last year or so) It does what you said it does, it stomps on what your used to(winning) and gives you a sobering tone (like H3 but without satisfaction of victory until the eulogy)

[@bsxxfurballxx692]

Agreed with all three points. Motion to pass as pinned? Yay or Nay?

[@VEN0M415]

@@bsxxfurballxx692 guessing not lol

[@saltierdongs7760]

The silent cartographer was the demo for halo and that was so crazy to me long ago lol

[@thesweenster2243]

You're definitely right with Sierra 117! The was an awesome, atmospheric mission, a memorable entry to Halo 3!

[@jackekal3305]

When the main menu music kicked in at 3:04 I legit teared up from the sheer nostalgia. I immediately thought of my old xbox live buddies and the long nights we'd spend playing custom games like trash compactor or fat kid, and damn do I hope they're doing well, wherever they are.

[@Greatspartan87]

Hot take: Halo 5 is a better Transformers game than Rise of Dark Spark.

[@TheWorldsEndClub]

That game was doo doo

[@roos032]

As a person who has played both of those games.... I agree

[@miket7869]

striking while the iron is below freezing

[@crustypaladin]

Rise of the Dark Spark was ass. Better off playing War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron.

[@spencergraham6278]

Still kinda of love dark spark though because it's so bad

[@minipora]

Disliking your own vid for a meme here buddy?

[@kittyrules]

No just low self esteem

[@zekebeckman]

No. People will see a dislike and feel more inclined to like the video.

[@LateNightHalo]

cat nah, it’s just a funny visual gag. A “blink and you’ll miss it” type joke

[@josephfickenscher9420]

Late Night Gaming, and a great way to start some discussion, apparently!

[@TheWorldsEndClub]

Memories are playing halo 3 with your buddies in 2008,memories

[@nazizombiesmustdie1]

Two Betrayals, the Final Run section is one of my most treasured memories. The way under cover of night kicks in, the dark and snowy atmosphere littered with the covenant and flood beating the shit out of each other. Only way to do it is on the classic graphics. Feels just like a cold snowy night should

[@obkworld1]

I remember playing Halo 3: ODST. I was so excited. I got in trouble for peaking into the paper wrap before Christmas. I had to wait till Christmas and they gave it to me. I was still so excited even more after seeing it. I immediately went upstairs and putting it in. The most memorable moment for all Halo games for me...maybe even gaming in general is the fear of looking around New Mombasa and being frozen. Seeing that I had no shield really settled in for me since Halo 3 was the first halo game for me. The same feeling I got playing dropping into New Mombasa was the same I got playing Tairo Station in Halo 3 when you had to fight the brutes alone. The difference this time is I didn't have a shotgun or shields. I had to think quickly since there was a patrol coming towards me and all I could think to do was...hide. I pause the game for a moment went down to eat breakfast and once I went back up I finally jumped out of cover and began fighting. I didn't stop till I beat Halo 3: ODST. It was the awe or the spectacle of games that stick with me. It's the fear that action games and the like create that stays with me. That's why ODST is my favorite because to this day I still have a slight fear of that first drop into New Mombasa.

[@nopenope963]

I was too young to understand the situation at the time so i never had any of these ''first time'' moments and its very upsetting for me ps i swear to god I'm the only 12 year old that likes halo and doesn't scream about fortnite English is not my First language sorry

[@aydinmakesthings]

I will never forget the grave-mind. I'm quite new to Halo games (I've been playing them for a few months) I've only played Halo on the MCC and its anniversary remakes. I remember thinking the day before that scene, "This game is somewhat kid friendly" Then that nightmare showed it's self. Its voice, its teeth, and Its appearance scared me. I remember after that scene ended I, no joke, had to pause and take in the giant worm of flesh I just saw. Probably my best memory of Halo!

[@lightmetro7508]

The Gravemind was disliked so much when halo 2 first came out. I'm glad people eventually warmed up to it. Its genuinely one of it not THE scariest thing in the halo lore

[@owentroymusic8452]

I was born in 2007, which kind of upsets me, as I wasn’t able to experience halo the way older people have gotten to. Lots of adults and youtubers are always talking about how they loved to get home after high school and hop onto halo 3 and play splitscreen with their friends etc. But I would never get to experience that. When I was about 8, my dad got me an Xbox. Not an Xbox 360, an original Xbox. It had heaps of classics loaded onto it, including the demo for halo: combat evolved. My dad tried to get me to play it but I wasn’t very interested at the time. He then told me how when he was young, he was diagnosed with cancer, and had to go through Kemotherapy. As he grew up on a farm, he was used to riding motorbikes and cutting down trees building fences and sheds doing hard work every day, but now he was weak. He had nothing to do. My mum, (at the time my mum and dad had been dating for about a year) bought my dad an Xbox. Not just any xbox, but the green limited edition halo combat evolved Xbox, which also came with halo Ce of course. My dad played it all day, he loved it, and made many fond memories playing it. But after he had finished Kemotherapy, and was no longer diagnosed with cancer, he stopped playing halo. He sold his limited edition Xbox. Now I understood why my dad wanted me to play halo, to experience the same memories as he did, but since it was only a demo of the game I still wasn’t that interested. When I was about 9 or 10, my dad got me an Xbox 360. I marvelled at it’s sleek and impressive looking design. Surely, it was outdated by many years now, but I was still impressed by it. We went to EB games, (basically Australia’s version of GameStop,) and looked for some games to get. As I looked at the piles of cases on the shelves and saw amazing box art I picked out a few games that looked amazing, but I soon realised they were for the Xbox 1, not the 360. We asked a guy working there if they had any Xbox 360 games to which he showed us a massive box filled to the brim with the outdated games. Before I started shuffling through them to see which one seemed the best, one cover art caught my eye. HALO:Reach was written in big text on the front cover. There was a stunning setting of five beefy looking soldiers on a hill of some sort. I picked up the majestic game and took it to the cashier to purchase. The cashier offered me some call of duty games to buy, but I wasn’t interested in them. I was interested in the charm of Halo. I got home and put the disc into my Xbox straight away, and was astounded by the menu screen. The music sent shivers down my spine and the barren landscape of Reach looked breathtakingly beautiful. I started playing the campaign, I probably took a good twenty minutes wondering if I should play it on easy or normal, but I decided to man up and play it on what seemed to be the standard difficulty. The first cutscene blew me away, seeing the majestic planet in all of its beauty. But, me being young, I didn’t really care about the story, and just wanted to shoot aliens. So I skipped the cutscene. As I was dropped out of a falcon into the field the first thing that caught my attention was the sky. The beautifully crafted sky, I stared at it on awe for ages before progressing through the mission. It was almost as if it was something made from future technology. I quickly found myself deep in combat, fighting jackals, skirmishers, and the weak but annoying grunts. I loved the gunplay, and quickly found myself making use of grenades and melees to take my enemy’s out efficiently. I was proud of myself for learning the combat loop so quickly, but then there was an imposing force that stopped me in my tracks. The elites emerged from behind hay bales in front of me, their plasma rifles tearing my shields and health. I didn’t know what to do, it seemed like any damage I did to them was negated within 5 seconds of inflicting it. I tried to make a great dash past them using my sprint ability to get to the car I could see past the hay bales. I made it. But I was quickly killed by the elites as I didn’t know how to drive. I attempted it a second time, but failed. But on my third time, I succeeded, and flew away in the cool looking car, astonished by everything flying past me as I drove across the beautiful landscape. The driving felt so smooth and responsive, better than any racing game I had played at my friends house. I proceeded to finish the mission, but then I had to go to bed. I was busy the next day, so I wouldn’t be able to play it until late afternoon. So I waited eagerly all day to start up my console and hear that spine chilling music of the main menu once again. But this time, my dad decided to join in. He plugged in a second controller, and we started playing the campaign splitscreen. I couldn’t believe my eyes, two screens in one? It seemed alien to me, but I loved it. We played all night even after mum went to sleep, and continued to do so the next day, and the next, and the next. We were having the time of our lives each night, immersed in the world of halo, a world so beautifully crafted and pieced together. As time went on, we finished the campaign, and started testing our skills against eachother. I would get frustrated as my dad would always beat me, but as I played more and more I learned the games mechanics better and eventually triumphed against him. I felt like I was the best halo reach player in the world, and I wanted to verse more people, so I navigated to “multiplayer” in the menu, but it wouldn’t let me play. It said I needed an Xbox live subscription to play. I felt so defeated. What was there left to do? I had completed the campaign (my dad and I had even completed it on legendary), I had played the firefight mode to death, I couldn’t understand how forge worked back then, I was stopped in place. So I thought the best thing to do was to buy more halo. I went back to the shop and asked for all the halos they had for the Xbox 360. I ended up getting halo 3, halo 4, halo 3:ODST, and Halo: combat evolved anniversary. But my dad was no longer interested in playing halo with me, he had other things to do like working on the house. I played through all of the games I had gotten, but was upset I couldn’t experience it with the man that introduced me to it all. As time passed on and I grew a bit older, I stopped playing games on my Xbox 360. When I was 12, I started to see things about a new halo, called Halo: infinite. Silly me thought it was already released, but I soon found out it had only been announced. All of a sudden I felt that feeling come back to me, that spine chilling music of the main menus was playing in the back of my head, I had to experience Halo again. I booted up my old Xbox 360, and played through the halos, but it wasn’t the same. I wished I could play multiplayer, but I soon realised that even if I could there wasn’t much playerbase left. I wanted to play games with my friends who all had Xbox ones, so my parents got me and Xbox 1S. I quickly found out about Game pass, which supposedly had all of the halos according to what one of my friends said. I got gamepass and Xbox live, and downloaded the master chief collection. Finally I could play halo multiplayer! But it was different. It didn’t feel halo. No one spoke, no one even used the text chat, I felt like I was playing against robots. This is why I wished I was born sooner, so I could experience halo in its glory days, when the community was booming in discussions and population. But for now, we can only hope that halo returns to what it once was. The game that sent shivers down your spine in the menu. The game that had you staring at a skybox for half an hour just because it looked so beautiful, the game that had the biggest fan base ever. But I am grateful that I experienced great memories, especially playing halo reach late at night with my dad. I still use the same Xbox account I had on my Xbox 360 to this day, with all of my old achievements. My gamertag is “ultimate pigmen” thank you for still contributing to the halo community LNG, without people like you I don’t think there would be much community left at all.

[@LateNightHalo]

This was a great story :) keep building memories

[@danielbland1951]

I'm pretty sure that Reach was my first full experience with Halo (which isn't very common) but I still loved the Campaign lone wolf was fantastic as it gives you a sense of doom but also hope as you try to take down as much of the Covenant with you as you possibly can. It was definitely one of the most immersive video game experiences that I have ever had. Other great levels that come to mind are Halo and of course the extremely eerie 343 Guilty Spark as well as lots more.

[@pieman2435]

For me, Halo Reach was a daycare.

[@FreddyFazbearsSFM]

Q&A Hello LNG! There's something in Halo on which I can't have a fixed opinion. You see, I played Halo since H3 and I then played all over the series and the way the story was told just made me shiver as the epicness was blowing in front of me in every corner, especially with Reach, where you see the fallen of the planet and the spartans that know that they won't escape this war alive. But then, H4 came out with a totally new way of telling and so, totally new feelings to make me feel. The Rampancy of Cartana, Chief's inside conflict as the story progress and the way we imagined how the death of Cortana would impact him. It was not perfect but I really liked the H4 campaign, it was new and fresh, and it was decent for me. But now, with H5, I don't really know what would be better for Halo Infinite. So this my question. What do YOU think that would be better? Plot driven (Bungie's style) or more Character driven like H4? But one thing's sure, the finale has to blow everything up! Anyway, I hope I made this understadable and peaceful thoughts from France! ;D

[@gazimbo3176]

I got Halo 3 on Launch day at midnight from Asda(supermarket in the UK.) and me and my buddy dave played it and beat it on legendary. We didnt stop playing until it was done and it was amazing. both of us where massive halo fans and sharing the story with him was so cool. I remember the cut scene before the mission Flood Gate where the infected covi corvete slips in and we both looked at each other with a look of dispare as we knew what was coming. i have never done that with any game since and its a really great memory for me.

[@TheWHEATISHweet]

Halo 3 is my absolute favourite game, and I don't think anything will ever top it. The sandbox, shooting mechanics, custom games, forge, graphics, story, music. It is in my nostalgia ladden eyes that sees Halo 3 as the best game ever made.

[@polishcavalry880]

"Self-proclaimed better driver" I remember hearing that a lot

[@thesweenster2243]

Im noticing you have an Xbox One X. The Halo 3 gameplay has some awesome visual enhancements.

[@agnel47]

Halo 3 has only a resolution of 1024x600 on the OG 360 BUT the engine actually rendered every frame twice in order to implement technically correct HDR lighting. The massive resolution boost on the XBX with this truly unique HDR implementation gives Halo 3s lighting a truly sublime look which beats even some modern games.

[@talltale9760]

The FusionCoil it would be cool to see him build a rig to show off the upcoming pc port

[@newton4010]

Halo 3's first mission will always be special, played with the TV at high volume, listened to every sound Marty made for us, it was so good

[@tabletoptrilobite9816]

The Halo level that sticks with me was the second level in Halo 4. The feeling of exiting the cave and seeing the massive forerunner structures in the distance was the only videogame that made me say "woah". Until I played witcher 3.

[@excitedcat9517]

16:00 (Daniel's dog just chilling) (Sees two boys running toward him) Daniel's dog: *"YO, WTF!?!?"*

[@themadspartan]

Man Taras I had sooo much grand memories with halo but I'll tell you the night that I got halo 3 back in 2007.. It was my birthday day, my dad got home from work my mom welcomed him in with a cup of coffee and my dad, since it was my birthday that day, told me I got a few presents for you son! It's in my laptop bag, I was soo excited! I opened my gifts one being an Xbox 360 limited edition console, the other gifts being two extra controllers and the last... Being Halo 3 , I was jumping up and down with excitement at this moment my brother too, for we played a bit of it at a gamestore, and to have it here with us was magical... WE rushed into our bedroom opening with anticipation and joy, my dad was opening it with us, for he wanted to see how it played, we hooked it up and saw the iconic HALO 3 logo.. My heart was beating in a super fast rate. With the green halo 3 controller in hand...my brother and I started to play campaign , we were all blown away by this game, the story the world the level design... It was just... Absolutely mind blowing! And after having hours of fun we reached the last level... HALO I looked at my brother, and he glanced back and I told him "WE CAN FINISH THIS BRO!!!" and we laughed and picked up all we needed from the pelican and headed off through the caves, my brother found door when exploring where we found a fimilar room from combat evolved, and the terminal at the end of the corridor, we had fun reading it making stories and having fun as we went further into the level until our boi johnson... Died we were shocked.. And carried out his legacy pretending that Johnson was our guardian angel above.. We reached the Hog our hearts pounding to the sound of the warthog run theme, we were shouting at the top of our lungs saying "DRIVEEEE FASTER!!!! " or "SHOOOT THOSE rooty Guys and metal bugs!! " (refering to the flood and sentinals) we where all but having a blast and then... We did it.. We reached the end, We completed Halo 3 myself and my brother Jumped up and down hugging each other saying we finished it! It Was a memory I could never forget!! :,,)) 😭😭😭😭

[@cliffjumper416]

One of my memories from Halo is my first times booting up Halo Reach and Halo 4, back when I didn't know what was going on or what Halo was. Hearing the soundtracks, especially the Halo 4 one still brings shivers to my spine

[@Nevergates]

I love how your videos have a little section at the end where you talk about something tangentially related. Its like a bonus surprise thats always worth watching.

[@yunglies]

I expected to watch this video cheering at each level you picked because honestly I loved almost every level of every campaign until Halo 4. However, this video took an turn and this actually touched my heart. I shed a few tears because it actually made me think back to the good days of my childhood playing not only Halo in similar circumstances to you. Thank you for sharing.

[@junkszy912]

LNG has a leg fetish. CONFIRMED!

[@phd9335]

Nani

[@frank-b6169]

I remember sleepovers, those were the days right there. hits me right in the spot.

[@iangilison7206]

That Halo 3 main menu with the music send chills down my spine every time I see it, I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful game menu.

[@SkyTheBear]

QandA is some of my favorite content from u, taras. It let us interact with you and have a peek into your personality without a scrip

[@sal_ad]

Hey LNG, so I got the MCC last week, and I love it! I’m new to be series, and your videos have been one of the deciding factors for me to get the MCC. I already had Halo 5, but didn’t get into the franchise as much as I planned, but now I’m a huge fan, and I’d like to thank you for that!

[@spartanq7781]

Halo the king of fps games. It is the only fps series I even play. It lost it's way but is shaping up to be revived.

[@babyhippo8389]

I love halo 5 if you haven't played it since launch you should check it out

[@TheGamerTronShow]

"It is the only fps series I even play." Dude... You're missing out on some great video games needlessly limiting yourself like that.

[@Banana-Boi]

I have high hopes for halo infinite i've heard great stuff about it. Let's hope it's all true..

[@TheSpectacularSpiderPunk]

@@TheGamerTronShow Bioshock series, Half-Life series, Far Cry 1, Call of Duty 4, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Crysis 1 - to name only a few of my all-time favourites!

[@grimbo1187]

This rejuvenated my youth from all the fun memories. So many things me, my siblings, and my friends would always hop onto to maps and just imagine the most bizarre scenarios, or just see who was better at fighting. All because of the surroundings of the maps which gave it a unique feel which no other games series or genre has been able to recreate that feeling of being able to use your imagination. I would like to thank you for this Taras as this brought back so much nostalgia which I wish I can recreate as I believe right now gamers are going through a "Era of Nostalgia".

[@LoveSickWorld]

Halo reach was the first time I got my hands on a halo game, and I played it ALOT, mainly because at the time it was the newer halo game, so it had the most active community. At the time I had no current gen consul, all I had was a ps2 and n64, and I never got an xbox 360 until it was near the end of its life span. So I would always go to my buddies place who had one, and we played the ever lasting hell out of Halo Reach, my favorite memories was we would make our own spartans and everything, and then pretend, or role play, that we where those spartans, and we would give them names that we would call each other. Reach is a lot of peoples least favorite in the franchise, but its one of my most favorite, and its mostly a bias given that it was the one that introduced me to the franchise, but I can not deny how nostalgic and grateful I am for that game. I have always loved creation in games, be it character or levels or whatever, and halo reach was the best halo game for that. Though it has its flaws, and everyone seems to have much founder memories with the other halo games, halo reach will always be special to me.

[@jalakor]

I remember watching my dad play this game (around 2006-2007 when he got it for the PC), originally watching him play it in just utter awe. At the time, I’d seen no other game (wasn’t exposed to H2 yet) that looked as good, and me and my little brothers would stay up late with him, even after my mom called us down to go to bed, we’d still be watching him play from the top of the steps to my dad’s little upstairs game room. Man, haven’t thought about that in such a long time, makes me remember why I love Halo. Even if there’s debate on what the direction of Halo should or shouldn’t be, I love that we have a community that cares so much, unlike a lot of the modern Star Wars community, among others, that are so toxic.

[@DoubleZeta77]

I stumbled across this channel and decided to watch this playlist of videos, unaware that they were uploaded this year. I, as someone who fixed his xbox’s disc tray and ordered halo 3 to complete my collection from wars-4, I have my fair share of similar memories to share. In the spring of 2008, an 8-year-old me had received a bunch of games from my father for my xbox 360. Although most of them were unplayable og xbox games, I was fortunate enough to find 2 games- halo: ce and halo 2 (which came in a collectors case, although dented). I probably won’t be able to share all my memories, but one that really stuck to me was when I first played the level “343 guilty spark,” although it wasn’t a very fond one. When I came to the room where you find out about the flood, I accidentally skipped the pvt. Jenkins helmet cutscene. My young mind “flooded” with fear; creepy sounds, an “unknown” enemy, isolation, a dark-ish environment, and that god damn squeaky noises in the music all culminated to freak me out. I ended up not finishing the level for at least a week and covered my head with my pillows or blankets because I was so scared. On the bright side, I ended up seeing the game to the end, and it became the first game that I completed w/o giving up or losing interest.

[@rafifthesecond9023]

Late Night Gaming, your long videos of Halo analysis, or sharing your memories and experiences of Halo are simply brilliant and in my opinion, one of the best Halo videos to be put out on youtube and should definitely get more attention. These kinds of videos are why I love Halo and it's communities, you're truly spreading the love and I just want to say Thank you.

[@goliathsword]

PLEASE make another one of these, i practically feel like i'm there with you, playing the game

[@triforce_tri]

Halo 4 was my first Halo game. Requiem is my favorite for not only making me believe the relationship between Chief and Cortana through the voice acting and small character movements in cutscenes, but the way Requiem is revealed as I exited through the cave as the music swells up. It's that sense of awe that I'm sure people had with Halo: CE's reveal of the Halo Ring.

[@ElijahuPincher]

One of my favorite Halo levels is Mombasa streets from ODST. Since ODST (for some reason) is my first Halo game, it had a huge impact on me when i was just a kid. The art-style, the dark and moody atmosphere and the music, the music! In my opinion ODSTs soundtrack is maybe the best one in the series, at least for me. The way that this soundtrack impacted me emotionally... I can't really remember any game that would have such a cool ost. The melancholic feeling and a sense of mystery in a dark jazzy atmosphere of this futuristic city is just simply amazing

[@clubclanairsoft]

I got goosebumps watching this video. I go back and replay levels all the time just to relive those epic moments, and to relisten to that epic soundtrack. There are two fond memories I have of halo 3's campaign. The first one is when the game first came out I didn't have an xbox and we went to my friends house to play the game. Me and 5 buddies took turns playing as Chief and the Arbiter while beating the entire campaign. That's when I was hooked with Halo. My second instance was getting the legendary Skulls to unlock Recon armor. I think I played that last level a hundred times trying to get people through. It was always a blast seeing how hard we would fail in the beginning, and slowly getting better as the level went on.

[@kilroy3363]

I remember I saved up and preordered he limited edition copy of Halo 4 and being hyped to get it at the midnight release. In preparaion I took a nap so I could stay up to play it, but to my horror I overslept into the next day. But when I looked down from my bunk bed I saw a big gray box with the UNSC logo sitting next to my TV. My mom had let me sleep while she wentand picked it up. I played the who campaign that day and teared up when Cortana died.

[@halocinema6923]

Oh god you're activating the childhood memories in my brain.

[@alastairpearce3078]

When I was 5 or 6, I always wake up early to sneak downstairs to the tv and switch the Xbox 360 on and I just play halo 3 for a couple of hours before school. It was an experience that I could never forget, when my parents come down stairs they always scold me but in my mind I just wanna play more of halo and its forge. but as I grew older, games became to seem kinda dull and not adrenaline rushing but halo 3 will always stick with me. Now I’m 16 years old, time sure fly by

[@MarbleHalo]

I think genuinely it's classic experiences and memories that make the Halo franchise as successful as it is. Giving players the opportunity to have those memories and experience set pieces is what helped it stand above the rest. I remember going to my friends every other weekend, and we would try to stay up all night playing Halo. Or late night multiplayer in Reach going for those challenges every day. Halo has always setup memories like this, whether it was a goal or not

[@Ash_Vulpine]

You telling your ending of Halo 3 story is the most wholesome experience I’ve ever had.

[@Dave_Chrome]

Halo splitscreen campaigns with a childhood friend are probably the best times we had in Halo. Thousands of hours enjoying everything, every element of the campaigns. Enjoying the gameplay, music, setting, dialogue, AI, skulls, story, maps, funny moments, difficulty... Halo was the complete package.

[@turboking9238]

I wish I had Halo memories. All my friends had the games and they constantly talked about Halo 3 and Reach while I only had a PS3, and it wasn't until 2020 when I got my own Xbox One S that I was finally able to play The Master Chief Collection. Part of me feels like I missed out on a lot of that stuff, I obviously grew up around it through word of mouth and KZbin videos but it really wasn't the same as playing and experiencing the game itself. Playing it for the first time in 2020, while the whole world got turned upside down, I was finally able to experience this amazing series....maybe if I played it at a younger age I would have adored it like everyone else. I love it don't get me wrong but I don't feel like it's quite clicking just yet, guess I need to play it a few more times.

[@Boamere]

Thing that's great about halo that is very rare for fps's is that it is beautiful, the music, the story and the atmosphere. I've never seen any fps game feel this dramatic before. Plus even though you're a killing machine, you are humbled by the massive scale of the war.

[@Neeek_]

Halo 2 was my first and my favourite campaign. And out of all the things to remember from that game and as small as this is... I just love that white flash right as you finish a level and transition into a cut scene. I cant explain it but theres something so iconic and nostalgic about that white flash.

[@shallow-gm4lt]

Hearing these stories remind me of my brother and I playing all the halos together it's the best feeling remembering my great times with the xbox

[@tasqforce9518]

God man, you just reopened a memory vault that stored all my amazing experiences with this game. Just watching this video made me tear up a bit

[@BreadboiEVA01]

3:28 love the fact you made the game look like tha trailer/teaser thing

[@multimediahelp1]

Your passion for the Halo series is utterly infectious, too bad I didn't have anyone that liked Halo as much as you do .

[@JJAG3]

That part about the mission halo gave me chills and made me teary eyed

[@plingket]

Man I remember when I was 10 years old. My brothers and I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas. That following January, I got a copy of Halo 3 from Big Lots for $14.00. I would spend hours, even until 2:00 or 3:00 A.M. in my basement playing and replaying the campaign. My first play-through of the campaign was so magical. It was just purely amazing. This video brought some of those memories to the light

[@ToxicBalloon360]

It's incredible how effectively a video game series can combine storytelling, music, level design, gameplay, dialogue and an interesting cast of characters to create one of the most memorable experiences in gaming. No other video game series has elicited such levels of nostalgia from me, or caused me to reminisce about the past as much as Halo has done.

[@MrDRIP-qg6qr]

2:59 gave me chills and i also remeber the good old days way back when

[@joshfoustcommunity8928]

Holly cow, when you talked about the halo 3 warthog run, you gave me the biggest chills and happy feeling! There's a really why I love the worthog missions in halo 1, and 3!

[@ytguy066]

Halo CE was my first game, I played that game constantly, but my all time favorite mission in any halo game, the opening "storm the beach" sequence of "the silent cartographer". Never gets old.

[@EricksonFilmsYT]

You articulated that beautifully. This video pretty well encapsulated my childhood. It is really comforting to hear others share the the same wonderful halo memories I do. Keep up the excellent work!

[@PM-et6wz]

Behold a Pale Horse while playing The Ark was one of the greatest moments of my life.

[@SmarkAngel]

The story of the end of Halo 3 in this is beautiful.

[@comicartifact]

The music in the backround at the very beginning of your videos... perfect.

[@Dv-hb2gi]

Man, the Q&A was part of my routine, get home, and while i prepare my meal i would hear your vids!! Good to know they’ll be back!

[@naenaemister5048]

This opened my eyes to my first halo and shooter experience and I forgot how much I loved halo

[@jamesbromley1449]

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in a while, listening the the halo 3 main menu music made me miss 2007 and wish i could go back 😭

[@IzztheRizzler]

I've been a huge fan of halo ever since I was a kid as well. My dad was the one who bought the game and I remember begging to play with him through the campaign since I had googled that you do that. My parents were sure if a 4-5 year old kid should be playing such a violent video game. My dad stood up for me though saying, "he knows its just a game." I remember looking up at mom and nodded excitedly and then I finally got a controller in my hand. Ever since my dad and I have been massive fans of the Halo franchise. Not to mention my brothers who tagged along shortly after I was granted permission to play. Even to this day me and the "boys" get together to play the original Bungie saga. Halo has always been my #1 favorite game of all time. And it always will be. Hopefully, Halo Infinite will bring back the glamor the original games did. Take us home 343

[@4thechivostreamsarchive586]

A truely beautiful video

[@Zapzap3132jarek]

Your gonna make me cry! Halo will always remain a part of me. Forever and Forever. Many memories with imagination. I used to play split screen with my friends. And also during sleepovers too hehe. Bless Bungie and 343 industries! One of many memories from Halo is the mission “the Arbiter” My friend and I had an energy sword battle on top of the phantom near the end of the level. I won hehe. But man what a rush!

[@trentonmakin1838]

"If you took the time to click, you shouldn't have your time wasted with something super low-effort" Thank you, i appreciate all the effort you put into all your vids!

[@joelmacdonald3183]

Uprising is easily my favorite. The music, the atmosphere of dead elites being betrayed and slaughtered, the Arbiter (who is my favorite character ever), all combined for such a strong feeling of hatred toward the Brutes, so seeing the Elites, Grunts, and Hunters banding together to kill them is amazing

[@bradholderman8462]

I didn't discover Halo until late adulthood actually. I had stopped playing video games because I knew I was the kind of person who would be up all night, etc. Then, thanks to the Big Bang Theory, my wife insisted on getting an Xbox and Halo. On the show, Wednesday nights were Halo night. We got Halo 3, even though Reach was the newest release. The result? She didn't care for it. I was enjoying it, but in level Cortana, I finally bust through the Flood, find Cortana and the screen went dark..."You found me." With its immediate piano key follow up, this moment made me realize the cinematic level video games had become and I also realized that I cared for the characters, deeply. For me, Halo (all of it) means something and I can't put my finger on it, but it all started at that moment when the screen went dark.

[@meditatednut3336]

Big bang theory? Yikes. At least it showed you halo. But that show is utter garbage.

[@bradholderman8462]

@@meditatednut3336 We didn't even understand they were in split screen customs. We went into the campaign, she didn't care for it. Me? It changed everything, next Reach then discovering the novels....

[@TheSpectacularSpiderPunk]

Quite possibly my favourite moment in all of Halo 3. Of course, we can all debate what the exact nature of Chief and Cortana's relationship is till the rings are fired. But to me, in that moment - and as you say, with _that_ sudden cut to black and _that_ piano section - there was only one thought that was forced into my head. SAVE THAT GIRL. KEEP YOUR PROMISE.

[@ROYSTAGE]

My first Scarab encounter was on The Storm. I too was fascinated by At-ST's and AT-AT's. The moment that Scarab walked down those buildings my mouth fell wide open for a good 30 seconds. I was simply amazed.

[@snilipp5]

My first introduction to Halo was the Maw on CE, I was at my cousins house and saw him playing it, I was mesmerised. He was at the part where you get a warthog and make a run for it. It was insane. It wasn't until very late in my life when I got Halo 2 and played it myself, I loved the level Delta Halo, the cutscene didn't have as big of an impact as I didn't play CE, but the orbital drop was awesome. Level itself was beautiful as well, with some amazing music.

[@zipty3416]

I loved your story! My best memory from playing Halo was having a few friends stay the night and we would play combat evolved on 4 player split screen, we would stay up real late playing while eating Doritos and Slim Jims and unlimited MountainDew! No other games gave me such good memories. I still play all the Halos to this day.

[@patheticsteam337]

Halo reach for me is always a classic, I started playing bits at my neighbors house but one day finally got it for myself. The weeks following that were probably some of the best times in my life. I remember trekking for what seemed like miles to the snowed out golf course with my neighbor to sled ride. And then coming home to hot cocoa, a warm fire, and halo reach. On my first play through I was astonished by the scenery, only to be hit with a hard reality of your whole team dying (well not really) in the end. Me and him would grind on campaign every day to get that EVA helmet we both desperately wanted. Those were the best times.

[@espi371]

8:37 that music was my childhood. First time I ever played Halo, jesus christ that music and the loading screen of Halo 2 was probably the closest thing i've ever gotten to taking drugs and going on a trip. Love you Halo 2.

[@thefreakgamerp]

O man goosebumps 2.0 with the music and all. I recently installed halo combat evolved on the pc BEST DECISION EVER.

[@ravvaktheannihilator69]

I've been playing Halo ever since combat evolved came out and still play it to this very day, I own every single Halo (except 5) and love them all.

[@D-tuna4lunch]

The halo 3 menu music always gets me. My first 360 game too

[@darth_birb6614]

The mission 343 guilty spark has been my favorite mission ever it made me fall in love with the flood and the memories I have playing it cause me to come back and play even more.

[@MutantAnomaly]

I was thinking it to myself the other day and I think you cemented it, I think Silent Cartographer was the level that sold everyone on Halo. It's a good shooter before that level, but being thrust onto the beach mid full scale battle as Foehammer shouts "hit it marines" with the music blaring makes it iconic.

[@victor97O6]

The door opening scene on the first level with the flood is one of my many favorites. When I played it for the very first time it really scared me, and every time after then, I still feel a bit of fear when I watch it. The rest of the cutscene is also fantastic because it gives us a small, rare glimpse into the life of a marine, and the marines are one of my favorite aspects of the Halo series. Also, I enjoyed Halo 4 at launch, it was different, but I'm fine with different, seems like quite a lot of people have changed their mind about it over the years.

[@spanadian]

The expansiveness and sheer epicness of The Ark in Halo 3 really got to me as a child, it’s by far my most played level in the series

[@roberttonge8576]

This was great! There are too many memories between the original halo series. If there was one to tell, saving sgt. Johnson in the first level (in halo 3) was amazing. It was an arena style environment and there was so many ways you could tackle the situation. Great memories!

[@davidbiondo2512]

This dude tells stories beautifully!!

[@darthpotassium]

your description of the final level of halo 3 was spot on

[@musecist1]

I laughed at the halo 3 final level part. Great memories man! I like how personal your videos are!

[@rockyjw4151]

Halo Q&A: If armor abilities were brought back in a balanced way so that you would have to pick them up in a map like weapons and power ups, do you think they could be balanced. I feel like it would be really cool to have a vertical map with a few jet packs dispersed for people to fight over so they can get that advantage. Also really great video! Brought a lot of good memories back

[@markalvarado4450]

This video straight had my biggest cheesiest smile itgame me goosebumps. You talking about halos final mission was just something godly

[@lucapacitti1629]

Halo Q&A (omg, it feels good to type that again): This is a bit of an unoriginal question but seeing as you kinda starting the Q&A’s afresh I thought it would be a good one to start with. What kind of movement mechanics would you like to see in halo Infinite, if any at all?

[@lukecv1107]

No movement mechanics. None. You are in a fixed position.

[@TheSpectacularSpiderPunk]

@@lukecv1107 Basically "Microsoft Cryo Pod Simulator 2019" 🤣

[@resijade4342]

Only thrust and clamber.

[@fanamatakecick97]

As I always do with these kinds of videos, I share my own experiences. However, I will be going in game order, and mission over, as this isn’t a list of top favorites Halo: Combat Evolved: -Pillar of Autumn: All I can say is this mission is the absolute perfect way to start the franchise, and is always amazing fun to play on any difficulty -Halo: landing on the ring and just seeing the massive canvas it offered was just breathtaking. The combat was clever, but the immersion is just superb. I love this mission so much -Silent Cartographer: You summed up my feelings, so I shall move on -The Library: yes, I know people hate this mission, but their reasons for hating it are the reasons I love it. It’s practical, and it’s scary and I love that it forces you to be on your toes. It keeps me invested. -The Maw: talk about a way to end the first game. All I can say is it was a blast... that destroyed a ring Halo 2: -Metropolis: I love the design of this mission and the challenge that comes with it. Everyone hates the jackal snipers, and so do I. But just because there is an unfair amount of them doesn’t mean it is unfair. Also, scarab fight 10/10 -Delta Halo/Regret: I throw these two together because I love both and they are both missions in the same setting and back to back. That said, I love the immersion that these levels offer. Just riding underneath the water and on the gondolas, rummaging through ancient ruins, and even seeing the Sentinel Wall in the background as you go to kill Regret... it’s so beautiful. And despite the bullshit of H2 Legendary, I love the Regret boss fight -Sacred Icon: easily my favorite mission in the game. But this comment is long enough, just watch HiddenXperia’s video about this mission, he holds much of my opinion. -Gravemind: I just love this mission. Idk why, I just do. Oh, and because of _Breaking Benjamin_ being in this level during the fight in the Mausoleum of the Arbiter. -Uprising: Just the whole story behind the level is enough said. Halo 3 (ODST included): -Tsavo Highway: just a fun mission that proves Halo is a strategy game -The Covenant: I love EVERYTHING about this level, start to finish. Storming the beach until new vehicles come along, sieging the 1st tower, the best aerial battle in the franchise, sieging the 3rd tower, storming the Ark’s control room, and the dual scarab fight. Oh, so good. -Halo: once again, you summed it up well -Mombasa Streets: I love how this level is so open world that you have side quests you can do at your own leisure. You can be stealthy, or reckless. And it is perfect setting for a junior detective. -NMPD HQ: same reason everyone loves this mission; it’s definitively fun. -Coastal Highway: I just love the firefight section the most. But also the “Chain to Gauss (Gauß) to Scorpion” run too Halo: Reach: I’m just gonna say every single mission. I can’t break each down enough. I love this game with absolute passion, including every single mission Halo 4: -Dawn: in my opinion, it’s one of only 3 good missions in this game. At least it has good narrative. -Infinity: good variety within mission and badass ending -Midnight: oh, hey, the game’s over finally

[@bungiesblueflames]

I just wanted to say that Q&As meant a lot to me. I’m a type of person that gets stressed easily and I learn quite slowly, which makes it so that school is pretty tuff. I got kind of sad when monday came around, not depressed or anything too melodramatic, just disappointed. Although, at least I could look forward to something during Mondays, that being the Q&As. It was really relaxing, something that could help me calm down before school. I thought I’d just write this since you mentioned them.

[@rextj1118]

Damn, this brings me back to the good old days, of playing Halo on an Xbox at a friend’s house since I couldn’t play it at home because I had a PlayStation, and after that, a Wii. Those aren’t tears, they’re my eyes sweating...