Halo's Identity Crisis | Is Halo still a Military Sci-Fi Shooter?

Halo has always had a well-defined identity that has been essential to it's success. At it's core, Halo is a Military Sci-Fi, First-Person Shooter, video game franchise. But Halo has undergone MASSIVE changes in recent years, so the question is:
"Is Halo Still a Military Shooter?"
Check out my playlist of Halo Critique Videos ► bit.ly/2mpKgq6
CONNECT WITH ME!
Facebook: / theactman2016
Twitter: / theactman_yt
2nd Channel: bit.ly/2kPXk7f
Patreon: / theactman

[@TheActMan]

Check out my playlist of Halo Critique Videos ► bit.ly/2mpKgq6 God I wish Halo was a Military Shooter again. I miss Halo.... I miss it so much

[@tylarjones9281]

Excellent video. Not many people talk about this topic. Thank you Act Man. You are my favorite Halo KZbinr.

[@Bryanneo1]

Would it be depressing to know that perhaps, in some alternate universe, Halo progressed in the right way and those people are enjoying a proper Halo 4 and 5? :P

[@Ozzimation]

+Bryanneo1 Halo 4's Campaign was done quite well in my opinion, the character development was absolutely fantastic and one of the best in any Halo game, in my opinion. The multiplayer on the other hand is terrible.

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

+NGTTM Agreed!

[@memeteam8274]

Act man at it again with an amazing video with amazing editing. U made me want to play halo reach now:) fuck it, im going to play reach

[@jzc5555]

As a marine I've always thought it was cool when marines in halo said things that we say, like when the marines say "Oorah!" In response to Sgt Johnson. Halo felt like what the military would one day become. Halo 5 literally feels like power rangers. To me halo reach was the pinnacle of what the art design should be for halo. The Spartans looked like a special forces unit, they acted like a special forces unit. Don't get me wrong not all service members are stoic robots, most of us are actually like Buck. Which is why I loved him so much, he's even the coolest rank in the entire military, a Gunnery sergeant. Which anyone can tell you they tend to be experienced enough to be incredibly well respected yet still low enough in the chain of command to relate to the average marine. Really wish I could've just taken some 343 guys in to field with me and my unit so they could see how we act and the way we work.

[@chancekerwood5077]

thank you for your sevice man

[@jzc5555]

Thank you for being a caring citizen!

[@chancekerwood5077]

no problem be safe

[@deltasword1994]

Or the general foxhole banter. Like when the Scarab on metropolis is charging the marine line, blowing through a tank, a marine on a machine gun yells, in a joking yet serious manner, "You see this look? It's terror!" Or literally 5 seconds later from Sgt Banks: "That thing is really starting to PISS ME OFF!"

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

Bull shit youre a marine

[@jetengnexd4348]

When I was 10 years old I was drafted into the 501st Nerf battalion The battles held were brutal The constant sound of old enemy Nerf guns jamming, the sound of foam hitting the ground, I would never be the same

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

NO! NOT THE FOAM D A R T S

[@generalgrievous3830]

I was always part of the 212th myself

[@kaiser6945]

You were in the 501st nerf rival legion to huh what battles you fought in

[@ihascheeks7382]

I remember those days. Thank you for your service.

[@humane143imperfection6]

SON! this not a joke. In Army Now we don't play AM: Sarge's Heroes on the N64's private's. The Spork exists as our deus ex machina. Halo Spinal breaches for play during central nervous syndrome. Halo hamming bacon sassafraster thin yu can into garnishing bedside room service dishes.

[@allansh828]

My favorite line in Halo 5: (Cortana to Locke) you are just children, playing dress up.

[@ewanmartyr3507]

The spartan customization does looks like dress up for 8yos

[@ryatt9365]

@@ewanmartyr3507 They all look like those costumes you'd find in a Halloween store with the clean plastic helmets.

[@64spartan50]

Thats the one thing Cortana was right about

[@moistedits4455]

Mine is “Like hell she is.”

[@thetrippedup9322]

"Except you, Buck, you're cool."

[@jidk6565]

my brother who was a marine hated the new art style, he said it was just a game or cartoon now, he said it was once a story, and it was a true war, but now it is a joke

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

James IDK agreed

[@maxflannery6157]

True war?

[@DanielHernandez-jf1sm]

The real Theseus I think he meant like the war was realistic

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

James IDK liar he wasnt a marine and even if he was he's definatley a stupid pog lol

[@jidk6565]

@@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124 Ok troll

[@_Cato_]

My late grandfather really appreciated Halo. He was a sergeant in the Marine Corps all throughout the Vietnam War. When I was young and would play the earlier Halo iterations my grandfather would stand behind me and I would ask him questions; "Papaw, is brigadier general a real rank?" "What does LZ mean?" He really liked watching me play the game and he respected how closely Halo stuck with modern military culture.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Enthios Nice

[@guns2058]

Amazing

[@maxflannery6157]

Respect to your Grandfather, but I'm surprised he supported that kind of stuff war really scars people.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+The real Theseus Id imagine one can find the respect in a sincere depiction.

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

Yeah right he was he was just a retarded pog marine

[@Hokiebird428]

This entire video is yet another symptom of the underlying problem: of a company that does not understand and/or does not appreciate the original source material, and wants to completely change it for no good reason other than to call it their own. But the other problem is that these changes are all just rips from other successful games, instead of original ideas. Innovate, not imitate.

[@verymuddymantis162]

I feel like 343 have an obsession with retconning literally everything aesthetically

[@kden9772]

I think they appreciate it but have absolutely no understanding of the previous games.

[@AkshatSTR8EDGE]

343 just want to gives us their halo.. No respect to the original trilogy... Useless cunts

[@Hokiebird428]

"No respect [for] the original trilogy" I like the way you worded that. Feels VERY accurate.

[@davidvanderven]

COD, Battlefield etc are successful for long periods because they stuck with what worked for them, their formula.

[@GaijinNomad787]

Man, is there a way to get 343 to see this video? They NEED to see and understand what us Fans expect and want to see them do with this beloved franchise.

[@camygael]

Looks like they listened

[@slayer_hazard8993]

@@camygael **intense sweating**

[@tecmangames69]

they listened!

[@slayer_hazard8993]

@@tecmangames69 YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@hounsdjentlow3074]

@@slayer_hazard8993 lol, but theh actually didnt, apart from the chaps that spawn on the fobs the marines and unsc is completely absent again :(

[@michaelbrown4420]

During my first deployment to Iraq in '05 we were stationed at a FOB that was pretty barren. We use to squeeze 4 guys into a room together with 20 inch TV's so we could play 16 players. After each match we'd run outside and start talking shit to each other. Often times when we were out on watch duty or some other boring task we'd try and come up with new strategies. One thing we came up with on Halo 1 was to have someone stand on top of the banshee and have someone fly you over the base to capture the flag. Then your buddies would pull up in the warthog to race you back to the base. Several of the guys that played hadn't played Halo before then. Nearly all of them bought an xbox when they got home just to play Halo. But Halo has slowly been moving closer to what it is today since Reach. After Halo reach came out several of my friends hated all the new abilities like armor lock and jet packs. To them it didn't feel real any more. Their reasoning was that they couldn't relate to having those abilities. As to the art style, they took a huge leap back with the way the marines look. To address the Spartan's armor and color, after serving 12 years in an army that dressed it's soldiers in a grey camouflage pattern that didn't blend in with anything anywhere I can absolutely believe they would they would start using glow in the dark uniforms.

[@Mortablunt]

Interesting. We Militsiya guys also liked Halo. Halo 3 and Halo Reach were our ambrosias of choice. We even came up with realistic game modes to help us practice and even develop new methods. That wasn't when we were just bullshitting around and having fun, being competitive knuckleheads or blowing off steam from training, patrols, meetings, and so on. Come to think of it, all the shooters we played back then were military shooters.

[@richardmorales5145]

Woah Woah Woah. It blends in with gravel. And grandma's couch.

[@Memento--Mori]

Rest easy Soldier, the days of UCP are over.

[@richardmorales5145]

@@Memento--Mori tell that to my Ucp iotv they're still issuing

[@Memento--Mori]

@@richardmorales5145 Yeah the Army will be the Army like that haha. I'm just happy that officially, OCP replaced it. It's obviously gonna take some more time before UCP is *completely* phased out though.

[@InnesMcCulloch]

Thete is not one mission in Halo 5 where you fight along side the UNSC.

[@kden9772]

True

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic6164]

i know right? even when we attack on sanghelios, not a single fucking UNSC ship helps us out, a frigate? a pelican? like fuck even infinity isnt there when we need it the most!! like fuck me XD hahaha

[@AkshatSTR8EDGE]

i remember the good old halo.3 days , a marine with fuel rod as passenger on legendary was fucking awesome , and after you defend against eaves of phanrom and you get a civilian warthough with 3 fuel rod marines and 1 with you in your chaingun warthog damn those were the days, it was so fun. Even in the ark fuel.rod and rocket launchers wielding marines used to fuck shit up when you even when you were in a tank.

[@Mega-Brick]

The moment I heard you would always have your team with you, I was concerned we wouldn't get to fight alongside _ANY_ NPCs like that at all. In the end, I was moderately happy we at least got to fight alongside humans and Sangheili. I guess it really conveyed that in Halo 5, you're going way out of UNSC territory.

[@InnesMcCulloch]

+Rhas 'Churol meh. They missed an oppertunity. It could of been interesting and really incorperated that ONI storyline.

[@dtpiers6136]

Why are the guns so fucking colorful? Who thought that was a good idea?

[@NabeelFarrukh]

ikr

[@noble20xx56]

For real. Guns are supposed to look like guns. Why put rainbows on them?

[@dylan8193]

CS:GO is where I'm guessing 343 got the idea. I mean there's even some asimov looking skins in there.

[@SOMEGUY7893]

Why is anything in it colorful?

[@thealexgundam5006]

Ya it no longer a military shooter Just power ranger

[@markkirby9621]

The thing that annoyed me in halo 5 was how they treated the Elites. In the early games the Elites were badass and would take you out quick if you did not give them enough attention. In 5 they are like the comedy relief. I loved the Elites, but now?

[@Sanya6496]

343 screwed up the elites completely in 4 and 5. It's like they decided to just ignore everything about them They look like bipedal squids as opposed to aliens. Reach and 2 were the two best representations of the Elites. In Reach, they were actually threatning.

[@ganggang2537]

Halo in general used to be badas then 343 made it into a nerdy Star Wars children’s franchise

[@nihilistpenguin7511]

“I’ve taken a greeeeeevious woooooooound!”

[@bobbyshmurda1622]

19:13 ‘Halo is losing its identity’ while holding a bright rainbow magnum. Summarizes the problem with 343

[@amazingbro6723]

To be fair, I'm guessing 343 is giving players more costumization in any way

[@inquisitorbenediktanders3142]

117 likes!

[@iamcool4573]

This is why I loved Reach's campaign the most. It felt like a huge planetary war was occurring. We played through the first three games hearing about Reach and how it was the biggest defeat in the Human-Covenant war and how it made heroes and legends. Each mission in Reach felt like an operation that real life military would do. Secure top secret information, send spec ops unit behind enemy lines for Intel, launch counter attack on covenant and destroy emplacements and infrastructure, take down enemy ship that supplies ground troops, help evacuate a city from attack etc. It felt real and that is what I miss about Halo. The feeling that this could be real.

[@HolyknightVader999]

I loved Reach's campaign a lot, too. It was the most realistic out of all of them.

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

It's my favorite halo game

[@gcwishbone]

Whenever I see a reach cutscene... Reach was awesome.

[@noble20xx56]

It was. I loved the fighting in the background in Tip of the Spear.

[@Frankie-xu6sr]

Check out KnightmareFilmz on KZbin! He and several other Halo Machinamaters will be playing Halo Reach, on Xbox 360 on September 14

[@gcwishbone]

***** The Falcon really needs to come back

[@Tytan-Enactor]

+Freddie “Mercilessgoldfish” Cawston "short ass Spartans" the members of Noble were just as tall as Fireteam Osiris. Jorge was much taller than those Spartan VI pussies.

[@Tytan-Enactor]

+Freddie “Mercilessgoldfish” Cawston "short ass Spartans" the members of Noble were just as tall as Fireteam Osiris. Jorge was much taller than those Spartan VI pussies.

[@imaletyouknow3716]

343 needs to hire Act Man

[@its_hayes___]

To be the writer and director of Halo 6

[@HetfieldFanBoy]

Owww ya

[@Tbaggrrr]

Yes!! He should direct the production of the new halo game?!

[@odstkefro3343]

I personally would prefer Staten but I think The Act Man would be great!

[@recien2254]

Halo: Action Evolved

[@slartibartifastoverdrive195]

Wait...Roland is supposed to be an AI? I thought he was just some random dude talking from another planet this whole time. Really goes to show how poorly written Halo 5 is.

[@HeroicASF]

This made me laugh so hard haha

[@shinozaddy5939]

Slartibartifast Overdrive i axtually couldn't figure it out either.

[@rageturtles314]

I also didn’t know he was an AI

[@Verbally.autistic]

Slartibartifast Overdrive ai's shoyld never have soo much emoti9ns or free thinling or else they'll go rogue on us in the future ie cortana manifesting a whole army of ai and forerunner tech.

[@nihilist6806]

Slartibartifast Overdrive damn that is poor writing.

[@sameersachan8427]

Comment section: 30% My brother was a marine 30%I was a marine 30% halo nostalgia 10% wait........Roland was an AI?

[@aswd45-mk14]

Sameer Sachan well,..... I didn’t know Roland was an AI. I thought he was an hologram like a real person... But this just show how bad it was presented...

[@sb7798]

@@aswd45-mk14 It just shows your lack of Halo knowledge...

[@BrettCradle]

S B yeh ikr what a loser for not spending time going through all the lore, I personally believe you shouldn’t be allowed to play the games unless you read all of it

[@sb7798]

@@BrettCradle playing Halo games is more then enough to recognise Roland as an AI.

[@majik5194]

@@sb7798 exactly

[@TheLyon11]

The main problem is that instead of 343 educating the fans on Halo, it is the fans who are educating 343. 343 team gets financially rich, and we get poor Halo games. That pisses me off.

[@Japeth555]

What? Explain what you mean by that.

[@TheLyon11]

This video has described in detail a few of the faults of recent Halo games. There are many more faults and problems that were described in other videos in this and other channels. Fans are describing the problems and they are too many. These problems should not exist in Halo games, but they do, and is not 343 who is showing or acknowledging or correcting these problems, but the fans. 343 does not even know these and many other problems exist. In the meantime, they get rich with every Halo game because of the big community created over a decade. However, Halo games have been getting worse in many ways. Now, why the hell am I explaining this to a supposed fan? Don't you know the work fans have been doing? Don't you know what fans such as CMT and others have been developing and not 343? Don't you know it is the fans who even correct and provide solutions to problems in Halo 5?

[@forwarduntodawn2744]

343 killed halo

[@TheLyon11]

Shadow of Intent That's a matter of interpretation, but there are many arguments capable of proving that statement. I am giving 343 a last chance with Halo 6. I just can't believe how time has flown since the first time I played Halo 1.

[@srgjohnsonson]

you hit the nail on the fucking head after playing through halo 5 i was trying to figure out what exactly was missing from the halo feel and you nailed it well done.

[@TheActMan]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video :D

[@Chris_Travis_Scott_Joplin]

The OriginEls dude I know this exact feeling. I didn't like the game at all, but I couldn't find out why.

[@carnage3208]

The OriginEls They need to go back to the Human-Covenant war

[@synister5503]

Halo 6 plot: you play as a grunt that becomes a Spartan to defeat Fireteam Osiris who goes rogue LMFAO

[@halopro8958]

I'd actually like that. XD

[@halopro8958]

Except Buck gets replaced with Sarah Palmer. Then I could kill them all.

[@rolandosolis9859]

grunts always die it is true

[@yourboimax8312]

ROIM8 lol that would be a good game I think 😂

[@jgroth3906]

I'd play that.

[@SourRobo8364]

Palmer removes her helmet because she's a "Strong Female Side Character!"

[@gustavferreira627]

She's still a side character in Halo 5.

[@butterflymage5623]

Anybody important besides Master Chief and his team removes their helmet though.

[@zuzoscorner]

and suddenly i'm thinking of Starship troopers and the guy getting his head blown off haha

[@ashtonthompson3253]

Na I saw her remove her breast plate

[@residentevil2928]

ARC-77 Fordo I remember her getting shut down in halo 4 because master chief is a pimp and twice her size. Rank doesnt mean shit to cheif.

[@saturnascendz]

Halo 5 stands out as the only Halo game in which no hero dies. We see no scene of sacrifice or loss(que dramatic music) throughout the campaign. In the other games we had both Keyes, Johnson, Noble Team, ODST, and even Cortana died in the 4th. All main characters and for them to die made those games much more memorable and gave those characters meaning. In Halo 5 we are fighting a galactic scale war with several main characters and there was never a scene of loss. When Palmer's pelican went down in the end I was hoping she would crash and die, not because she's a bad character, but because that would have made her much more memorable. As a player I felt like all the characters in Halo 5 were always "safe" in too safe writing. For these reasons Halo Reach is my favorite campaign story , Jorge will forever be my favorite character, and his death my favorite scene. I can hardly remember all the names in Halo 5.

[@spacejunk2186]

Halo 5 looks like a game that was changed drasticly close to release.

[@Worldwidegam3r]

Not really any sacrifice in Halo 3 ODST.

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

+Space junk Because it was.

[@Worldwidegam3r]

***** Halo 3 ODST is my favourite Halo game. I know its better than 5 xD

[@Db131FPT]

Spartan Palmer is going to make the ultimate sacrifice and die for the greater good in the next game in a big plot twist

[@SkyTheBear]

My great grandpa once came over to our house, and I was playing halo reach. He drove a half track in ww2 and did it for three and a half years. I started play in after dinner and he came in the room soon after I started playing. I thought he would just be confused and ask stereotypical old people questions, but he was so interested. He started asking questions about the weaponry and equipment, and I had so much fun talking to him about it

[@badmoose01]

The new Spartans look like they’re gonna unite into one big Spartan

[@donsorenoelchapogringo1182]

Thanks, I hate it.

[@Emu_calli]

@Hmm Meerkat what about Sportron

[@DeadnotAlive]

Nah they’re just power rangers in the future😂

[@MsFrostitute]

As a diehard halo fan since 2001, all I can do is pray and hope that 343 makes changes for the better.

[@RestrictionsOnly]

don't expect to much

[@CloneLoli]

As a Halo fan, I wish it just ended at Reach. As fan you should just be hoping they let Halo go already.

[@plebisMaximus]

@@CloneLoli Entertainment is much like food, no matter how high quality it is, if you let it sit for too long, it goes bad.

[@thedecendant3695]

Try titanfall 2. Much better than halo 5 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pquqm52dlsZkgJo

[@glctcthnkr8059]

It looks like they’re at least trying again with halo infinite, even if the reveal was pretty disappointing

[@SourRobo8364]

I miss Johnson so much. :'(

[@jordanaponte6867]

A character that’s been with the chief since halo ce...and died at the end of the trilogy. The most charismatic and badass character. He will be missed!

[@LAV-III]

ARC-77 Fordo at least he went out with a bang

[@pyra7478]

He was alive he'll Trash Talk the entire the new Spartans and a new Marines

[@pyra7478]

And breaking the promise for Master Chief do not let her go

[@Sanya6496]

Be glad he didn't survive long enough for 343 to mess him up.

[@thedraconianviking1185]

My father and brother in law (Even my real brother was for a short while) are in the military. I played Halo all throughout my life. It made me feel like I was a hero, as I saw them when I was little. Playing Halo 5 makes me feel like a jackass in a fancy suit.

[@damienfields1503]

Did your brother die

[@Spazpool]

What happened to your brother? If it’s too personal, just don’t say anything

[@CaptainE-yu4ee]

I remember when I wanted to know what my dads work in the Air Force was like and he showed me combat evolved and captain Keyes

[@samualjackson7924]

didn't* you're* and find better insults that things people have used hundreds of times.

[@samualjackson7924]

than*

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

@@samualjackson7924 oh look at you grammar nazi

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

@@samualjackson7924 and i can say what ever the fuck i want and you cant and wont stop me

[@RobinZur]

@@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124 I*

[@ornerycrayon2142]

The only reason halo5 has a teen rating is because Cortana has clothes on.

[@looinrims]

Which sucks

[@MrKuger9]

Nude Cortana is best Cortana.

[@ornerycrayon2142]

yeah

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

No, it's because standards have changed. Halo CE had blood and parents were more sensitive to violence. Halo 2 had a picture of an anus buried in the code. By 2007 it should've changed but Halo already had an identity as a Rated-M franchise.

[@xalener]

They did also seriously nerf the blood in Halo 5

[@GigaSeadramon]

Actman, I am an sr 141 spartan. I have played halo 5 since the beginning. just a week ago I unlocked the final certification for all power weapons and vehicles. the final unlock I got was the Prophet's Bane. I'm pretty sure you can imagine how mad I got when they released the Prophet's Bane Req pack. After I earned mine by just playing the game without ever buying a req pack.

[@robtennant98]

Good point.

[@MegaFRED201]

who tf cares about reqs did you really think you earned the prophet's bane by just playing I would be pissed if it was a challenge or something. you want to talk about play time I have 23days in the arena play time alone

[@GigaSeadramon]

um what?

[@dot6289]

Bradley D'souza remember when people got mad because recon was given to everyone in halo 3 which wasn't fare to the people who earned it.

[@MGRaiden64]

It was pretty lame. First, people got it by impressing bungie. Then you could get it through the vidmaster challenges (how i got it) Then it was just given to everyone.

[@O-pinyin]

Halo 3 and Reach inspired me to join the Navy. Been in for over two years now. Hooyah! ⚓️

[@160sharp]

Inland Islander thats pretty dumb to join a military because of a video game, hope you didn't tell your officials that 😂

[@noblesixmichael5895]

Come on hooyah ? Hoorah man

[@calebstrong1945]

So you're telling me every single Marine and Soldier hasn't played call of duty? or that cod hasn't influenced their decision to join? I don't think it's dumb that he joined the navy because of Halo. It's something that inspired him and he went after it. and he sounds pretty happy about his decision and that's all that mattes.

[@ianhines2302]

noble sixes gaming channel U w0t m8

[@Verbally.autistic]

160sharp your critiquing his decision becuase halo inspired his future job. Thats a god thing atleast the game is inspiring fans to pursuing what they want in life. Halo was a big part in my younger years and it inspired me to beocme a game dev.

[@japz321]

Let's face it Halo's story or Master Chief's story is nicely finished in Halo 3 but was revived without a clear and proper story for the "reclaimer saga"

[@tennebnoswad4383]

Halo 3 was not nicely finished it lefed so meny questions

[@imswanronson3558]

@@tennebnoswad4383 No it didn't

[@tennebnoswad4383]

Yes it did

[@robbievulcan9564]

@@tennebnoswad4383 The point of H3's ending is that it's the literal embodiment of the expression "Spartans never die, they just go missing in action," a common saying in the books and in the trailers for Halo 3.

[@amazingbro6723]

@@robbievulcan9564 well, when I watched halo 3's ending, I didn't felt that

[@disarmedbeatle7198]

I listened to a speech from a marine about how halo DEPICTED a futuristic military, but now it just feels, like you said, digitized and an unorganized shit show of gun wielding nerfers.

[@smoldoggy1005]

Lol I bet the military is still going to try and model themselves as the UNSC and have Spartans kicking ass.

[@disarmedbeatle7198]

+I BOOM I ikr lol

[@disarmedbeatle7198]

I recently talked to him again, he said he would play halo 1 and 2 while stationed at Iraq to practice tactics he trained for.

[@Mortablunt]

Interesting. We Militsiya guys also liked Halo. Halo 3 and Halo Reach were our ambrosias of choice. We even came up with realistic game modes to help us practice and even develop new methods. That wasn't when we were just bullshitting around and having fun, being competitive knuckleheads or blowing off steam from training, patrols, meetings, and so on. Come to think of it, all the shooters we played back then were military shooters.

[@solidus9654]

Disarmed Beatle Link me bruh

[@alexanderbrown5707]

Can we talk about how they are making Cortana the villain but they are also putting her in every computer that has windows? Confuses the hell out of me

[@Mortablunt]

Well, if you beat Halo 2 and saw the credits through to the end, you'd know Bungie is trying to conquer the world.

[@cookieusa1]

*”COTANA, OPEN THAT.”*

[@commissarcactus1513]

Step 1 to make the Spartans seem a bit more militaristic: Drab, camouflaged color schemes.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Canonically they are all green. SIII's have active camo.

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 Oof

[@Bronxbug]

ghillie suit spartan?

[@chummyweevil3948]

@Брандон Кeллeр jun

[@Cybernaut551]

@@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial Big oof.

[@johnosterman494]

"Not just a hero because you can jump in the air and do a sweet 360 no scope ground pound" lol had me dying

[@user-mm8zs5yn2x]

Literally all of the Halo 5 gameplay looks like a horrific mixture of Destiny and Call of Duty.

[@demarcohigh247]

And power rangers

[@ugandanknuckles3981]

Deeznutz and a mix of sjws

[@digitalproductions4758]

Read almost every cannon novel (I'm not a big a novel reader so Halo lore is one of few exceptions I make and it takes me FOREVER to read them). I dig up and watch any and every lore based video, short film etc. Even my wife and daughter love watching all things Halo with me. The militaristic overtones, combined with the human elements and such wonderful authors (mostly) make for incredible in-universe drama... such that the universe of Halo has grown to be one of my most favorites of all time. For me personally it is slowly growing to be right up there with Star Wars the more I dig into the novels and backstories, human elements and even ancient Covenant lore. Halo CE lan parties back in the day were so epic that founding what went on to be a great 50+ member Halo 2 clan was a no brainer for me. Once I eventually burnt out on Halo multiplayer toward the end of Halo 3's life, picking up the games was still A MUST 'cause I HAD to get my story fix, I HAD to get caught up on what wasn't in novels yet and the games did it great justice. Halo 4 started veering off a bit but was still tolerable and I considered it very informative and character/story evolution was still happening in a manner that made sense in-universe... got a bit imaginative but the lore was heading that way a bit anyway, slowly and reasonably so but still heading in that direction. And then... Halo "5" happened. Yeah, I didn't even play it... refused to spend money on it. So many people worked so hard for so many years.and created so much unique, thoughtful content be it in music, film, novelization, games, all of it. Then it gets shit on so that this newest iteration can be so multiplayer focused that even the story gets shifted to fit the teen money-making machine. My heart aches inside. At least now the Optre mod for Arma 3 is super legit... talking about getting that militarized Halo feel, Optre's MY Halo 5. Here's holding out hope for what was, and could still be if course corrected soon, one of the best Sci-Fi IPs of all time.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Smitty Jagerman Halo 5 isn't canon, it's a spin-off title (at least for me)

[@akishot6735]

yeah a little of a spit in the face to the HAlo name with 4 and 5

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

I feel you man. Halo was something unique as far as games went. Something that had the depth of Deus Ex, and the mass appeal of Call of Duty. It was a true space opera of the Star Wars breed indeed. It pains to see it be disrespected so. Mutch like Star Wars actually.

[@ryanborchert8389]

yup. same for me. I have family members who were in the military. hell my great grandpa was a WWII veteran who fought in the battle of Normandy, and my mom's dad served in the national guard for 7 years. when I first started playing Halo, I grew a huge love for it. unfortunately Halo 4 and 5, in my mind, completely destroyed what felt like something that could actually be real some time in the distant future. the only reason I gave Halo 4 a pass was because A: I didn't have multiplayer, and B: other than the forerunner Didact part the story was somewhat immersive, at least where Cortana and Chief are concerned. to be honest, they should have ended Chief's story at 3 or 4, then do some form of spin off game instead of completely destroying the characters I loved, then replacing them with shitty, bland, cardboard cutouts (looking at you Locke and fireteam Osiris.) now don't even get me started on the armor designs and how ridiculous the art design is. I for one am disgusted to even see the Halo title on Halo 5. it was absolute garbage, from the ridiculous armor design, to the game mechanics and even the multiplayer. I've played Halo for years BECAUSE it felt militaristic, it felt semi realistic, and it wasn't over complicated and a cluster fuck of a game mechanics wise. I loved Halo because it was unique, while at the very same time very simplistic and complex at the same time, all while feeling like something that could be very real some years into our future. Halo 5 threw everything away that Halo was in turn for a teen cash grab system and slam dunking your way to victory like a god damn call of duty clone. it's absolutely unacceptable and I, for one, pray that 343 has FINALLY learned their mistakes and fix the train wreck they made. although in all honesty, I'm steering towards the fan developed projects like Installation 01 and Eldewrito. those games look promising enough and Eldewrito feels like a true halo game. (edit, I know that right now Eldewrito is in jeoporady, but when I made this post it was some time ago, before the whole shit show with microsoft began)

[@MADMAN1747]

I can vouch for the Operation Trebuchet mod for ArmA 3, It's the only fun Halo experience I have had in recent years even tho it has no Covenant, but that's the charm I think, it's based before that war where you are fighting insurrectionist forces and ArmA 3's realistic sandbox makes it even better, there is even ODST's with drop pods! What i really want is New Mombasa and Covenant forces added so i can relive Halo 3 ODST in a more brutal way.

[@ThexVaultxTech]

I played Halo as a kid and mu Grampa was a Vietnam veteran and his father was a ww2 Army Air Colonel before it was the Airforce. Grampa asked what the green guy's name was, and told me "Master Chief" is a rank not a name. He also commented that foehammer was a girl and said they made safer less arrogant pilots but were under used

[@MrFluffyy]

12:28 I just love the sarcastic joke :)

[@ethanrivera2005]

Mr.Fluffy yes that made me laugh the first time I watched this

[@charlieberesford4616]

I can just imagine arbiter in chiefs armor

[@brodobaggins7285]

Lol

[@smoldoggy1005]

With 343 its a fan fiction with "superheroes" that can fly.

[@louisnorton820]

But for a brick.. He flew pretty good!

[@belatedcube1021]

but they are thrusters not jetpacks and by going down they magically keep you from a hard fall!

[@TheAlessandroKid]

Sgt. Johnson is rolling in his grave right this moment.

[@nicnakx2]

343i should never have added Spartan 4s to the Halo universe. Now Spartans are generic as toilet paper and no longer hold any special place whatsoever.

[@gonebzrk1835]

It does however further raise up the remaining Spartans II

[@halowatcher9391]

I disagree. The Spartans are still the best of the best there is just more of them now. I like 343s transhumanist take of augmentations invented in the Spartan program becoming cheaper, mainstream, available to the public , and essentially the beginning of a new stage of human evolution.

[@nutyyyy]

Agreed, it basically devalues the whole program in my opinion, the whole reason they went through with the Spartan 2 program was because Orion failed, they couldn't make Spartans from adult volunteers, so they had to take the drastic and morally dubious route of using children. Sure, you can implement a new program, a new Orion project, but the issue I have is, it's essentially started months after the end of the War, and there's really little indication that Humanity is reeling from absolutely pounding they received in the course of the war, more than half of the human population exterminated, countless planets destroyed, but nope, they can just magic a new Spartan program out of nowhere, but not in time to put them in the field during the war. Infinity feels the same, like it was conjured up out of nowhere, they even explain it was developed during the war, but they never used it.......

[@halowatcher9391]

I'm implying that as with any experimental military technology it eventually becomes easier to mass produce, and the technology spills over to the private sector and civilian life. Thats essentially a realistic progression of technology. That doesn't mean everyone is a spartan. Despite what this video says Latsky isn't a Spartan, but he has augments that benefitted from technology invented in the Spartan 2 program. I don't really get the carmine clone comparison. If you think Osiris and all of blue team had no personality that is fine, but theres no reason it had to be that way. You can have multiple spartans on screen with unique armor and personalities. Its very clear that transhumanist philosophy is a core tenant of the reclaimer trilogy. Its evoked in the prologue to Halo 4, and throughout that game, variously throughout the Forerunner saga, and its evoked again by Cortana in Halo 5. This is very clearly the direction that they are going, and although I have problems with Halo 5s story that is not one of them.

[@halowatcher9391]

FNG ™ Quality and quantity don't have to be at odds.

[@SpookySpaghettii]

That marine actually says "mira!" which is spanish for "look!" , not "mida!" But anyways, this is still one of my favorite Halo videos to watch

[@Mortablunt]

That's actually pretty cool. You know, Spanish is the 3'rd largest language worldwide after Mandarin and English, and is spoken absolutely by the most countries. The thought of Spanish marines in the future is actually highly plausible.

[@maxflannery6157]

Wow, now I understand why the Spanish operator in Rainbow 6 Siege is called Mira!

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Mortablunt Yeah. Halo has some interesting languages and cultures thrown in. Gives a feel of the UNSC being not space america, but indeed a united humanity. I also find it hilarious that in Halo canon its the eastern europeans who finally end up settling the first extrasolar colony. I have no idea what gave Bungie the idea, but its unique and definitley adds to the flavour of the universe.

[@Imblu95]

The real Theseus well ( im from Spain ) and Mira is not a spanish name lol its more American than anything hahaha

[@Imblu95]

Mortablunt yea its cool but i ( from Spain ) u American guys all ways put in the Spanish language different accents and by that i mean basically Latino Spanish hahaha and no Spanish Spanish hahaha

[@reginalduy3496]

This. THIS. I always felt a military-esque connection with the original UNSC and all the marines, the ODSTs, and the Spartans. Reach took this realistic-military aesthetic to a new level, and as a result I *loved* how Reach felt and looked. However, Halo 4 threw that out the window. I was particularly excited to be a Spartan-IV, since they were meant to invite the player to take their own place in the Halo universe. This excitement did not last; ranks were removed and replaced with idiotic "SR" ranks, and the highly-customized, super-militaristic armors of 3 and Reach were thrown out and replaced with weird, plastic generic Sci-fi iron-man suits. A narcissistic bitch(who would _never_ have made it this high in an actual military with her lack of camaraderie and respect) was put in command of me, and Spartan Ops felt less like actual... I don't know... Spartan _Operations_ and more like second-rate firefights(which isn't good; if I wanted a firefight I'd play actual firefight). The UNSC is meant to be a _military_ first, sci-fi faction second, and 343 is forgetting that. Now I am not without fairness: I actually _like_ the ADS feature, and felt that it was as step back to a more realistic military feel. No, it's not CoD bullshit; _it is how you actually use a gun._ By that logic, Halo 5 is now ripping off ARMA 3 - and honestly, I'd really rather Halo ripped off ARMA 3 more, since in many ways it's doing a better job at being Halo than actual Halo is doing.

[@thehipinmyear]

NAILED IT WITH THE MUSIC.... Martin O'Donnel, man.

[@thehipinmyear]

the snare... and the brass... THE SNARE AND THE BRASS!!!!!

[@uvahgrimes2063]

The best I have about stories is my father. He was in the military. In life, I've always felt bad for myself and I liked the Halo games to make me feel like a soldier--fighting all odds, paying respect to higher ups to work together to put my skillsets to use, and to feel like I've accomplished something great. The previous Halo games did so flawlessly, especially Reach. Everytime I want to stop and get a drink I see my credits rise and how closer I am to the next rank. I imagine all the people I have that I'm responsible for. I genuinely feel bad when I let my marines die, and it makes me almost want to do the mission over, to not let them die.

[@KantFromEC]

Oprah was creative lead for Halo 5 "You get a Spartan! You get a Spartan! You're all getting Spartans!"

[@MegaChibirobo]

My older brother introduced me to halo combat evolved when I was a young kid, and he was pretty young himself. Ever since we first played through the entire badass story, and after several weeks worth of replays, and multiplayer my brother made it his goal to become a marine. Now for the past few years he has been living his dream as a marine, and it makes me happy to see that a simple video game carried such An impact in our lives that it made my brother into the proud marine he is today.

[@MegaChibirobo]

Oh mah Gawd Acct Maine You not know what yu taking about! HALO 5 IS BEST VIDJA GAEM EVAR YU STOOPEED FOR TINKING OTHERWISE YOU SUPID AND NOT REEL HALO FAN!!! SHUT UP ALREDY YOU STIPID IDIET! 343 IS BETAR DAN SOOPID BUNGEE STOP BEING TOTOL FANBOI!!!!!!!!

[@SawyBawy]

Emo Rainbow XD

[@chief6163]

Emo Rainbow that's awesome. our me and our entire country respects him and his accomplishments.

[@halofreekreed3573]

Emo Rainbow funny no other game like halo could do that well excluding halo 4 and 5 it is a series that sticks in your heart and changes peoples lives except halo 4 and 5

[@Gamingturtle090]

Emo Rainbow I have the same feel like your brother

[@skytheannur6168]

"We Wanna be like the "cool" kids!" - 343i Mission statement. I remember talking with one of the sergeants of my old infantry unit on Halo, mentioned he was part of an Elite Clan, still kept the name as well. Apparently they kick a lot of ass, so I missed out on that fun, but we went over all the crazy matches and games we've had on Halo, especially of 3 and Reach. Though it was a bit refreshing that I wasn't the only one in the Army that liked playing as the Covies. That aside, 343i has taken it to a level of cringe that I'm surprised anyone can even pick apart now. Halo 4 really lost my respect with Palmer, and Captain Dorrito, and so on. Hell the worst offender was freaking Majestic Team, those guys pissed me off to no end, especially how they carried themselves out in the field. Halo 4 in general did not give that atmosphere of desperation, even in the final levels. Spartans now feel like freaking Power Rangers the way they go on about it, and the Actual Power Rangers feel more structured! Considering how everything has gone thus far with H4 and H5, I feel Halo 6 WILL BE the last Halo if 343i keeps its BS up.

[@Mega-Brick]

Too be fair, sometimes these mistakes are made up in other ways. I can't say much for the characters; I've never had a character annoy or bother me before. Frankly, I don't understand what it feels like to _hate_ a person (fictional or not). Seems very painful to me, honestly.

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

You obviously don't read the books. At least in Halo 5 you move like a super soldier. In the original trilogy you felt like an ODST with energy shields.

[@noble20xx56]

+Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan John-117 (The Demon) That's one thing I like. Sprint. If your a supersoldier you SHOULD be able to run.

[@Mega-Brick]

Hassan Henry Wasn't the whole thing that you were _always_ running in Halo? I mean, I think that's kind of the point. If you didn't have the option to sprint, just assume you were always sprinting.

[@bobbysaggers7451]

+Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan John-117 (The Demon) +Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan John-117 (The Demon) That's sort of irrelevant considering a huge majority of Halo players don't care to read the books. & neither do I.

[@Multiversal_Productions]

12:27 you wanna know how forgetful Osiris was? Actman himself failed to recognize Buck and Tanaka and labeled em as "other spartans"

[@qwefhj3011]

Oof size: Big

[@kaiser9287]

"Spartans never die" It seems Oni, or whoever Halsey was talking to never played Halo Reach.

[@kaiser9287]

@Seamus Chase I know. I was making more of a joke than anything. :)

[@kaiser9287]

@Seamus Chase I would, but that would make me the scummiest human being on the planet.

[@nightstalker638]

That monologue about being a hero at 10:32 earned you a sub and a like. I will remember those lines for a long time.

[@RyabThatBaconGuy]

Halo 4 did have the desperation of Cortana dying and you having to get off the Requim to save her.

[@smoldoggy1005]

But now all of that is wasted with her somehow coming back and evil.

[@RyabThatBaconGuy]

I BOOM I Which is why I loath Halo 5.

[@modernwarrior24]

+Rekasha same, halo 5 completely undid everything from halo 4

[@MrVidman14]

and there was the didact who would enslave every human on earth and partially succeeded

[@jamesloughton62]

Although I really dislike Halo 4 I do agree that the whole sense of your AI companion who had been through so much with you is now dying, it makes you want to save her rather than just play through the campaign brainlessly

[@snowfall5171]

Yeah I know tons of people in the military (And might join it myself), and they love Halo. People dont seem to gander how militaristic the U.S. is, we are full of stories of wars from our relatives and many of us (~2,300,000 of us to be exact) are in the Military, and that military stuff interests us.

[@iminyourwallsiminyourwalls4124]

Theres no way youre getting into the Military

[@NoelNolNull]

Spartans SHOULD NOT look like a down-graded forerunner soldier. They should look like a human soldier. Alien weapons should look alien.

[@aidanspeek1901]

Halo 5 is the new call of duty ghosts

[@tritonk1759]

God Ghosts was mediocre. The campaign and co-op were solid but WOW was the multiplayer a big steaming turd!!!

[@reginalduy3496]

...except Ghosts actually had some semblance of military appeal.

[@thelastoilmat3563]

Even though I'm not American or associated with anyone with a military background this video really inspired me and made me appreciate the sacrifices that soldiers make to fight for their country and it's people

[@maxflannery6157]

How?

[@michaelmyers6729]

Ikr how tf tho!? XDDD

[@danieladamczyk4024]

Like a Wehrmacht?

[@Cybernaut551]

It's also like the UN Peacekeepers Patrol.

[@MrBOBANRAJOVIC]

Americans fighting for the People ? Good joke

[@Dakayto]

The anime (legends) had a more militia feel than Halo 4 and 5

[@matthewtaylor6829]

and Halo 4 and 5 just feel like anime...

[@CaptainAhab117]

One of the things that made the Spartans so compelling was that they were so few and yet had this almost mythical reputation. They had the kind of awe inspiring presence that made the common soldier feel like nothing can stop them. Now the Spartans are a dime a dozen, they talk and act just like regular troops but with a few more cool toys. I would have much preferred to see Chief and his old team pulling off some god tier epicness rather than the cheap knockoffs.

[@staticshockthejedisithavenger]

My first time playing Halo was when I was an E2 (Airman Apprentice) in the Navy. So when I learned the main hero of the game was a sailor and had the rank of Master Chief which is an E9 in THE NAVY but was respected and feared by Marines, it made me feel so proud to be a sailor.

[@davidvanderven]

If Sarah Palmer's hate is anything to go by she should be removed from command for conduct unbecoming of an officer, on the bases of her detrimental effect on moral and unit cohesion.

[@UnseenBubby]

The problem with Palmer is how she's written. She isn't funny. Johnson was endearing because he had all the best lines, which fit his character. To compensate for this loss, Palmer replaced him as the mid-level commander that was an ass, but she wasn't funny. She was bossy, a total bitch, and boring. Maybe if she had some humor and fought alongside you, she wouldn't receive so much hate.

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

Not to mention trying to kill the most beloved secondary character of the series and savior of humanity just because the government said so.

[@blackdragon6]

David Vander Ven to be fair, she has terrible writers. I get a sense of conflict when it comes to her writers. it's like they wanted a good character, but then derailed her cause they didn't want her to get in the way of master chief. I dunno, but Palmer is definitely written like she's being written by 13 different writers 😕😕😕

[@DJWeapon8]

Exactly. Johnson felt like a father looking out for his men and gets them to do their best. On the other hand, Sarah feels like that manager at work who hates your guts just because you're an employee and orders you around like cattle.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Neo-Mad Dog "I dont care if its God almighties personal anti-sunovabitch machine or a giant hula hoop. Those alien bastards want it, so we gonna make damn sure they dont get it."

[@gogetaisbetterthanvegitoin3027]

Infinity, just... the biggest ship in the UNSC... which has been heavily damaged in some small attacks numerous times... Long Night of Solace, the ship that pretty much was the bane of the planet Reach, bigger than almost every ship in Halo... took the sacrafice of a Spartan, many marines and other volunteers to take down... Which ship was better? Long Night of Solace for me

[@cheezeballz1779]

You mean Anchor 9?

[@amazingbro6723]

Bro, please your talking about other enemies than the prometheans, the prometheans were a new type of enemies that unsc faced and yes while there were spartan 4s there, but they were unfamiliar to them! And it would make sense that the UNSC later would take out prometheans easier

[@amazingbro6723]

Also, they took a corvet instead

[@TheLastArbiter]

11:54 I’ve been going back through your videos and this reminds me of a moment from basic training. We were standing outside waiting for orders when some visitors for a neighboring unit’s graduation came out nearby. I noticed one had a lot of decorations on his uniform and started trying to identify them when he pulled out a green beret and put it on his head. I tapped my buddy and said “dude look!” A group of us were excited to see a special forces member like that. It was pretty funny. I thought of this moment from Halo 3 a while later

[@ThatTallBrendan]

That "comic book aesthetic" has permeated so many of the designs in halo five, especially with UNSC and forerunner structures, and it bothers the hell out of me. Reach was probably my favorite look for the games because of how down to Earth and gritty it all was. All of the UNSC structures, vehicles, ships, etc., had very defined and angular shapes to them, which made them feel industrial, like they could actually be built in a similar yet more advanced manner than how we produce things today. Hell you even see frigates being constructed in orbit around Reach in Long Night of Solace! In Halo 5 on the other hand, the warzone firebases and practically all of the maps look like they're made out of plastic. They look like they were put together with Doom's "snapmap" feature. Just generic scifi panels with some wires here and there, and /rounded edges/. Never mind the near lack of blood in Halo 5, if you need any more proof as to how baby proofed Halo 5 is, look at the corners on the UNSC structures. They are all round, and it makes no sense at all. It is a completely impractical design decision and takes away wholly from the believability of the game, as well as making everything look extremely generic. Take Blackout from Halo 3 and compare it to The Rig, in Halo 5. Blackout is instantly recognizable as an oil rig of sorts, and The Rig, well I couldn't figure out why they called it that until I fell outside of the map and realized there were tank treads attached to the building we were fighting on. Not to mention that their weapons look like Nerf g- .. Excuse me. /Boomco/ guns. The forerunner structures, in short, look way too clean. Even the guardians that were buried in the ground for hundreds of thousands, /if not millions of years/ look like they've just gone through a carwash. There's a type of blue "hexagonal energy shielding" effect when you shoot Forerunner structures if you look closely, which seems to imply there's some kind of energy keeping them clean, but the practicality of that is so ridiculously low that it only further breaks immersion. /However/, there is one exception to this: the Covenant vehicles. I absolutely love the redesigns in Halo 5. The outer shells of everything Covenant look even more alien and organic while still keeping the "industrial feel" of the vehicles intact. The best example I can think of is the banshee. The outside resembles a sort of insectoid or crustacean carapace while the inside looks very well engineered, and precision molded to fit its Sangheili operators. Almost as if they just grew the armor around the vehicles internals, which makes the mystery of how the Covenant produce their technology even more intriguing in my opinion. The Covenant weapons carry this trend over as well but to a slightly lesser extent. Anyway, I know it was kind of a long comment but if you read it then let me know what you think about Halo 5's art direction. PEACE! X)

[@noble20xx56]

I agree. All the reasons that you gave for Reach is why I liked it too.

[@ThatTallBrendan]

Halo 4 had the best lighting effects though. I think that that those lighting effects coupled with Halo Reach's art direction and the color palate from Combat Evolved would make for the best looking Halo game. Halo 5 could have been a good upgrade to 4's graphics, like the beta was, but "1080p" looked better on the box than "More polished but lower resolution graphics."

[@damnijust]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@ThatTallBrendan]

I can totally understand that. The colors were a little washed out in Halo Reach, but I could say the same for Halo 2. Halo CE managed to keep a realistic tone without subduing the colors by keeping them dark and rich. I'll post a links to examples in a separate comment in case this gets marked as spam.

[@ThatTallBrendan]

Compare this Halo CE screenshot: vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/4/4a/2364942877_dfea615887_o.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20091115181855 To this Halo Reach screenshot: www.electricblueskies.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Halo-Reach-Postcards-ONI-Sword-Base-3.jpg

[@Ultimate3345]

Lmao. Happened to me SOOOOOO MUCH where my tank goes flying when the fucking "robots" spawn on me.

[@phantom0464]

Same

[@tarps1151]

Its all fun and games until 343 never patches it

[@_Cato_]

Az Shavershian FUAAAAAARK DIDNT EXPECT TO SEE ZYZZBRAH HERE

[@brennanbowser8650]

Even playing as the elites in reach made you feel like a militaristic samurai

[@MHas-hg7pi]

Having so many Spartans also makes you feel like they are expendable and not super soldiers that are rare and special. Having so many of one thing makes it less impressive and thats what happened with halo 5. On reach it was different as the Spartans were like the children of reach and they went out to protect their planet so it made them feel like a family and unique team osiris dont feel like a team and blue team is supposed to be a team that have been with each other for the longest of times but I don't feel like that.

[@kalebbeasley4963]

I've been in the US Army for 4 years, I played Halo before I joined, but I stopped afterwards, right around when 343 took over and made Halo 4. I still play games (I love previous Halos) but when I see Red and Blue Spartans going to an actual war, I scoff. The books and games always portrayed the SII and SIII as special operations groups, not an action movie.

[@Frankie-xu6sr]

I have a question, do you think that later on the military will have specially augmented/enhanced super soldiers? Not an entire army but specifically chosen soldiers? Sorry if it's a childish question, it would just be nice to have some insight on the perspective and opinion of a soldier

[@kalebbeasley4963]

Syndromatic Oh yes, most definetly. DARPA is currently looking into exoskeletons through mechanical and non-mechanical means, and creating realistic prosthetics for amputee veterans. It doesn't take a long leap to imagine they might start making super human prosthetics and that some people might even use them if they are so inclined to get an edge.

[@kalebbeasley4963]

FNG ™ I love your name BTW.

[@Frankie-xu6sr]

+Kaleb Beasley Very interesting! Thank you for answering my question:) if you don't mind me asking, are you still in the military?

[@kalebbeasley4963]

Yes, I'm still in, but I plan on getting out within the next year. To much bullshit to handle for 20 years.

[@KevinKoolx]

Details that you mentioned in the video are what is lost whenever you have the changing of the guard when it comes to business and gaming. The leads at Bungie had the true inspiration for the game. When you lose that inspiration and vision you lose track of the essences of the purpose of the product. 343 is still trying to find their own identity with the Halo franchise and I just hope they find it sooner than later.

[@TheActMan]

Very profound, well written comment! Thanks for that :)

[@paladinspartac]

I know this is super old but recently I came across something saying that one of the guys that worked on Halo's story was a professor of military history and political science.

[@knick991]

I was bare-boing it in the military as I only made it to week three of Basic (I was honourably/medically discharged because of my legs being so messed up prior). As all cadet experiences go, I of course got stories, perhaps marginal or iffy, but I have had personal ties with the military. My folks go way back into the military as well. Halo has always appealed to me because of my personal - direct/indirect background. There is one thing I would like to discuss--something that always irked me about Halo 4 and 5; I can't stand how rank meant absolutely nothing, like insignia was an empty patch worn just because someone felt like it that day. Rank carries weight. It carries experiences that don't need to be extrapolated, but are assumed or indicative to their position. A Five Star General? An ultimate strategist's insignia only awarded during wartime, experience, wisdom, and wealth. It is regarded a cherry fucking honour to be ranked as such. Warrant Officers? Enlisted personnel of their respected branch that /EXCEL/ at their craft and can opt to become officers if so they choose. Command Sergeant Majors are pretty much enlisted Commanders from what I remember, but with the position to speak frankly with the Generals. They too are a highly regarded rank (or what equivalent fro the Army).

[@DYSPH0RlA]

Not only is the art style garbage now and not Halo like, but the sound effects are awful now too. 343 is too incompetent to own this legendary IP.

[@WayToGoChamp]

Make Halo great again 👍

[@soccerplayah6681]

For Halo: Reach-Halo 3 and ODST i wanted to play the campaign over and over and over but for Halo 4-5 i hardly don't want to play it a second time like if u also too feel this way

[@kalster23]

12:55 if Blue Team drew their guns out and pointed it back at Locke, that would have already made the game better as it is

[@adairwest2632]

My dad was in the Marine Corp and he use to love halo.

[@mastervidxad5883]

#MakeHaloGreatAgain Halo 3 Anniversary would definitely bring Halo back to its former glory.

[@thegrandduke8968]

And please don't break it like the mcc

[@Aozolai]

I rather see Halo 6 do that.

[@vShadowWARRIORv]

+Drizzy Young It needs to be Halo 3 with all of its features with just better graphics.

[@kden9772]

They need to go over everything in halo 3 (characters, plot, gameplay, etc.) and learn where halo should be going in the future.

[@looinrims]

If they don't pull anything shady or stupid like they did with H2A

[@kay_keik7842]

that last scene where the marines salute the chief and johnson but stopped saluting when the arbiter walks by is an amazing small detail that just adds so much to the game. details people, they are important

[@lessalazar9068]

Hit the nail on the head with the people in the military liking halo my brother is a marine and halo reach is by far his favorite game of all time.

[@llamashockz]

Only 3 mins in and this video is fantastic, the militaristic feel of reach and how it was gritty etc was amazing. Amazing video. Also to add to the vehicle point brought up around 2mins the vehicles in 5 are atrocious they bounce around so fucking much and if you so much as graze a piece of grass your shields go down. Theyre too slow, too big, too bouncy and just useless. The only ones I find myself using is the banshee, ghost and occasionaly the wasp.

[@MetalxMasters]

The Warthog and its variants are also completely fucking useless. Back then it was balanced and served a purpose without feeling too OP, and now I can't even jump in one without getting killed almost instantly. Vehicles in Halo 5 almost feel like coffins with wheels. :/

[@Mega-Brick]

It's odd, really. Nothing about the warthog has changed(at least, in regards to how protected the users are), yet it does feel like you die much easier in them.

[@slvrcobra1337]

That's because its not so much the Warthogs themselves but the overpowered guns that surround them. Everything has more range and accuracy than ever before, and that's not even counting the absolutely bonkers magnetism and even more powerful REQ variants. Small arms in 5 are just WAY too powerful for vehicles with open seats to exist anymore.

[@Japeth555]

So much in this is just plain wrong. Almost every statement is made from ignorance. This kind of "criticism" does a disservice to Halo because it misses the mark on why Halo 5: Guardians was less than satisfactory in many areas and implies Halo should undo all the growth it has undergone and return to a time of immaturity, plot holes, flat characters, etc. No, thank you. 343 Industries is light-years ahead of Bungie when it comes to storytelling, characters, etc. It is wrong to hold Halo 5: Guardians up as the example of "how Halo is now". Halo 5: Guardians had major issues, but we know why it had those issues. It isn't because of any nonsense like this. 1. What looks cartoony or unrealistic about the current UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform (BDU)? 2. The Type-55 storm rifle is a plasma-based weapon. It was also designed by Lodam Armory to be a successor to and an evolution of the Type-25 plasma rifle that fills a multi-role position. While the plasma rifle is only good at short range, the storm rifle is effective at close-to-mid range (hence why it is held like other weapons meant for range). Plasma rifles are still being produced, but Iruiru obviously makes a lot less of them now thanks to competition from the storm rifle, for the reason I just mentioned. 3. Smart-linking is "Tron-like"? Smart-linking has been present in Halo since 2001. 4. You do realize that Fireteam Osiris' extraction mission on Kamchatka was not part of any war, right? The UNSC did not have a presence on that battlefield apart from those four spartans. The UNSC is not lacking in air power by any means whatsoever. 5. Mechanical promethean forces only consist of infantry, watchers, and turrets? Did you forget about phaetons? Or the Guardians? 6. You do realize that the mechanical Promethean forces being used by Cortana do not constitute a military force, right? They are A.I. constructs ranging widely in their degrees of sentience that are being used as tools. 7. A trebuchet is not a vehicle. 8. How can you honestly say the newer iterations of the battle rifle we have seen look more cartoonish than the older ones? 9. Dr. Halsey does not have a rank. She is a civilian. Carter says it right in the clip you included. 10. I don't understand your complaint regarding the portrayal of the ranks structure in the UNSC Armed Forces in Halo 5: Guardians. What is different in it as compared to past Halo games? Lasky mentions being subservient to "the brass" and asserts his authority on his own ship multiple times. 11. Dude, smart A.I.s are not "designed". They are literally created from doing cognitive impression modeling of human brains. No humans determine their personalities, their avatars, or their names. They choose those things themselves. They are people like anyone else. 12. Species and subspecies are not equivalent to ranks.. The majority of members of the Covenant were not even part of its military. It was a hegemony of civilizations. 13. The Covenant Honor Guard was a specialized unit. Again, not a rank. 14. Again, the mechanical Prometheans are not part of any sort of military force, and thus do not have ranks. They simply come in different classes and types. 15. Did you really ask why barely sentient robots don't create their own technology? 16. Saying the Flood acts like more of a military force than the mechanical Prometheans under someone's control is just.... How? 17. The game literally begins with Palmer giving commands to Fireteam Osiris. 18. Why in the world would Palmer have any kind of tactical relationship to any marines? Sure, she used to be one, but the marines on the Infinity report to their own chain of command separate from that of the spartans. 19. Palmer does enter the battlefield during the Battle of Sunaion briefly in a pelican. 20. How is Palmer supposed to be a replacement for Avery Johnson? Huh? 21. You really need to replay Halo 5: Guardians any pay attention to Holly Tanaka, especially on Meridian, if you think none of the characters in the game show selflessness. At one point she even indignantly reprimands Locke if he leaves some of the colonists behind to fend for themselves. 22. "In the original games you were supposed to be the last Spartan" False. 23. "In Reach's case the last group of Spartans on Reach". Also false. Other spartans besides those on NOBLE Team appear in the game, for crying out loud. 24. There are nine spartans in Halo 5: Guardians 25. Wtf? Did you just say Lasky is a spartan? And those "guys" in the background are Tanaka and Buck... I hope you were being sarcastic.. 26. "Arbiter's probably going through the augmentations process because who gives a fuck about the story" You. you don't give a fuck about the story, plainly. 27. After Jul was killed Kitun 'Arach took over what remained of his forces and led them for what little time remained.

[@llamashockz]

Japeth555 Wrong comment box

[@CoolYosh]

Such a great and true vid, love your content!

[@N3CR0C1D3]

Just recently came across your channel, you do a great job at articulating the thoughts I've had about the halo games for a long time now. Keep making great content!

[@nickpatyk8050]

absolutely kickass work , thank you SO much for doing all of this so well, I couldn't be saying any of it better myself if I tried. As an OG CE mega fan...it's killed me to watch where this franchise has been heading, couldn't even play Halo 5, left my copy in VT years ago, lol.

[@PartyUpLive]

Damnit ActMan. You're making me want to play though all o the Halo campaigns again. Great video as always.

[@Joeluus96]

lol got the same feeling haha

[@TheActMan]

Go play them! They're timeless classics!!! :D

[@PartyUpLive]

The Act Man Yeah I want to start streaming more Halo content. I just got a capture card so once I figure everything out, I'll be playing and streaming online. Mostly The MCC and Reach.

[@theoreticallyspeaking4210]

I think the Promethean's are a really good concept. It's just 343i isn't handling them to well... Also you are WAAY to harsh on Halo 4. It had a really good story. And Halo 6 BETTER be rated M!!

[@darthmisogyny3828]

halo IMHO should of never been rated M when games like gears, UT or even AVP made halo look like it's rated E for every one in the Rated M department

[@theoreticallyspeaking4210]

ya

[@darthmisogyny3828]

+FNG ™ then they should give a reason to be rated M and not be rated M just to be rated M now if gears4 was rated teen then I understand but games like Halo when it's gore was rated T level is understandable

[@seanrea550]

halo 4 shows the unsc on the rise. they have the largest ship they have ever had and they have rebuilt the Spartan corps with the few survivors of the original Spartan teams and have gathered new recruits. for halo 4 the level the Prometheans were at were good. they were a dormant force that was just reawakening. halo 5 says lets do a black ops campaign and have Cortana go rogue. halo 4 follows halo, 5 does not.

[@dangerwarg9682]

You gotta be that special kind of incompetent to fuck up sentient killer robots. All 343i apparently cares about is HUMANITY THIS, HUMANITY THAT, HUMANITY, HUMANITY, HUMANITY before they even came out the gate. First thing they did, stupid designs, lazy explanation to the new suit (that they apparently 'always had' according to the prologue), lame attempts to HUMANIZE MC more (including showing he HAS A FACE, like seriously there's better ways to go about this, have the villain human shame, shun, rant and drone on and on and ON about it or even have him look even less human ironically (guilty spark thought MC was a forerunner for a REASON), then there's making the UNSC a bunch of cliched asshats just because THEY ARE THE HIGHER POWER (Spartan Ops and to a significantly lesser extent Del Rino, cause mutiny), Roland, Spartan Ops, and the Prometheans. And that was just Halo 4. Using the extended universe lore from outside the games as a crutch is one of the biggest issues behind all of this, and Halo 5 is the best example of why THAT can be a bad thing.

[@jwest5981]

One theme I've noticed in games in general is that there's no structure to what actually happens like halo 5 for example: you go from location to location pointlessly killing enemy's to get to the next cutscene, and the only difference in each mission is enemy types and whether it's a forerunner place or covenant. Whereas in games like reach, each mission has a purpose and a goal and each cutscene gives u an insight to the story and characters. Such as when you go to the ONI sword base : not only does the location show us a key importance of the planet but also to the story as you go there again later in the story and it introduces dr Halsey. Also there is no structure to missions in halo 5 like look at the modern warfare series: there's a beginning mission to introduce you to the story and theme and then there are variety in gameplay with stealth missions and all guns blazing missions for example we see these in reach again: long night of solace and also when you push up the beach to get to you're spaceship(couldn't remember the name of the mission), all these just make a game feel complete and satisfies the gamers need for a certain playing style whereas once again halo5 is just constantly all guns blazing with superficial fights in cutscenes which pushes the audience out of there immersion of the story (not that it was good anyway). So to conclude I think the next halo should focus back to what halo truly is/was instead of focusing on characters like the masterchief who's supposed to be a blank canvas for the gamer to create there own chief not the Dev's to decide. Thank you for reading this leave a like and continue the discussion below and hopefully the act man will see :-)

[@zaelrodriguez3939]

It's videos like this that makes me loves The Actman and his work. Keep it up Actman! I sure hope that 343 looks at your videos as well as every other KZbinr in the Halo community and listen to them to change what they screwed up on.

[@LateNightHalo]

I feel Halo is more than just a military shooter. Its been more about the concepts than the "military" feel The lesser humans that are bound together by their bond and code, their strong faith in their species and fellow soldiers... ..and then a foe that is the embodiment of "religion gone wrong." An enemy force that is so delusional and radical they arent even realizing how much destruction they've caused.... Halo is about brothers in arms VS radicalism... Soldiers standing tall VS Priests damning everyone to hell for being different... that theme has been broken. the UNSC is now VASTLY more powerful than even the covenant and are creeping up on the forerunners in Technological prowess and YES fuck Rolan.. i hate him and his stupid aviator outfit and "generic white man" voice... everyone sounds the exact same

[@louisnorton820]

One thing I loved about Halo was the idea that you are fighting a war, but you're on the losing side; and what you do when you're on the losing side. It really made you empathise and sympathise with all of the characters/ Spartans, especially in Halo 2, 3 and Reach. So far in 343 era the UNSC are the predominant force in the galaxy, the Prometheans don't seem to be posing humanity any real threat, we've literally stomped the life out of the remainders of the Covenant, and the Spartan IVs mostly come off as entitled teenagers that haven't seen or done shit. My only hope is that 343 are doing this on purpose: to flip the chessboard upside down in Halo 6 in a really cool "tables have turned" kind of way. The false sense of confidence that Infinity and crew have felt so far is stripped away and now the Spartan IVs now have to truly put themselves on the front lines to defend humanity against the Flood, Prometheans, Banished or whoever it may be.

[@gonebzrk1835]

I disagree, Roland is likeable and we can't just repeat covenant warfare radicalism again and again unless you wanna go back in time and play untold stories that happened during the human covenant war

[@theoreticallyspeaking4210]

I like Roland

[@TheActMan]

More than a military shooter of course. The military has such an influence on Halo and that seems to have faded away =/ Thanks for commenting, Late Night :)

[@Verbally.autistic]

Louis Norton but they lose the top dog advantage after cortana emps the whole galaxy and puts humanity in the losing vattle after cortana managed to kill off a few human colonys, thw battles fought in h5 was never about wining and they never did win blue team was about escaping the unsc to bring home cortana and fireteam osiris never caught master chief ijtil hes was literally restrained by cortana and that ai brought cheif n blue team bacl from cortana grasps. So yeah you never really won a single mission in halo 5's campaign. Escape today to fight another day thats what it felt like

[@JohnDoe-jt2qq]

I have a question, Act Man. I think this will sound BAD ASS! Hunt the Truth audio series was a series about how corrupt the UNSC was, and how oppressed the outer colonies were, that the insurrectionists were fighting back against tyranny. And how the UNSC tried get the master chief arrested(and make the people hate him). Through good story telling, do you think it would be cool if they added insurrectionists as a faction, maybe even have you play as a spartan that betrayed the UNSC fighting along side them(maybe master chief)? There are some alien refugees that live in the outer colonies, maybe they could make it so aliens(elites, jackals, ect.)that improvise their own armor fight in it. And they should them be like the Americans in the revolutionary war. It would show the people the soldiers crying because there was no hope(the UNSC is so freaking powerful comparatively), and when ever you are seen they would freak out and have hope because you are their only Spartan they have.

[@JohnDoe-jt2qq]

What do you halo fans think of this idea?

[@alexanderrobins7497]

The whole idea of your allies (UNSC) you have known for a long time and are loyal to and making them look like complete villains sounds like a horrible and cleché idea. Sure, the idea of people not liking UNSC presence around sounds good, but don't make it so in your face about them being evil. In real life the concept of good and bad can sometimes become blurry, but fortunately this is not the real world. Spartans I expect to be extremely loyal to the UNSC and aren't known for diplomacy or socializing (with enemies). As far as fighting insurrectionists goes, I noticed Bungie didn't like the idea of killing humans for some reason and made it a point like in H2 as the Arbiter not getting a chance to kill any or Noble not finding any rebels. In some ways I can understand them not wanting it to be a human vs. human conflict. At the same time I think it could work well if executed properly (fighting them for a maximum of 15% of the game, with or without the Covenant being included).

[@zeeeone]

It was ONI that was trying to frame the master chief, not the unsc, and also, +Alexander Robins , the spartan IVs are very sociable, and two have already been traitors. One of which is micky from halo 3 odst. A spartan II, I doubt, would ever betray the unsc or ONI, unless Dr halsey does, as it basically her who brought them up from the age of 6. she's like a mother to them.

[@JohnSmith-qy2fh]

The main Halos should focus on Aliens, but a spin-off game showing the Insurrectionists would be awesome

[@JohnDoe-jt2qq]

+John Smith It would be crazy if half way through the game the rebels push the UNSC off the planet and then the UNSC drops the flood onto it in attempt to destroy the rebellion.

[@GerardoGutierrezrequinto]

12:25 aren't those guys Tanaka and buck?

[@beardguy4458]

I love your videos man you're always right on key.

[@Petmyhead]

Yeah I was extremely dissapointed with how few vehicles were in halo 5

[@kden9772]

Even reach had so many more

[@wolfrevenant6657]

"Even" What's this supposed to imply? That Reach has little content? Reach has the most content of all Halo games, fyi

[@quantumfrost9467]

+Wolf Revenant triggered

[@bobbysaggers7451]

*8 months pass* *adds one UNSC vehicle* I'm fucking done.

[@Db131FPT]

I think it would be cool to have a promethian ground vehical

[@thegrandduke8968]

Before the video imma go ahead and answer no due to the evidence shown in the opening cutscenes with osiris. The Spartan 4s are more like comic book characters.

[@Mega-Brick]

Halo 5 in general feels more like a comic book or action movie; things just happen to get the plot rolling and no focus on character development. Oddly enough, the only character to get a true 'character arc' was TANAKA, the closed off one. (Started closed-off and quiet, ended the game by telling a lot about her history, stuff of that nature) Locke, didn't get a proper character arc, but at least has character. In Nightfall you can see he trusts his team and the people he works with. To the point where one of his allies tries to manipulate him. His trust is crushed when his team turns on each other and dies. So, he becomes closed off and tries not to rely on anyone else. At the start of Halo 5, he smiles just before diving out of the pelican. He's finally with a team he feels he can rely on. We still see some reservations early on in the game, but by the end he's even going so far as to risk sacrificing himself to save the Chief, as the Guardian is tearing him and his team down. Locke has respect for the outer colonies, unlike a lot of UNSC, ESPECIALLY ONI. He doesn't flaunt his superiority as a Spartan, and he often gave credit to the colonists of Meridian during their fighting. That's unique, and something the Halo universe doesn't have a lot of.

[@Mega-Brick]

***** Three MC levels. The 'walk-around' levels(though they should not have been their own levels), added a lot to the game's narrative. And oddly enough, the best(only?) storytelling in Halo 5 happens in them. Too be fair, the game is called Halo, not Master Chief. Pac-Man is _called_ Pac-Man. But the Master Chief was only ever a vessel to experience Halo through. Even Bungie said that. (And in many ways, a few Bungie employees _disliked_ the novels for adding personality and character to him) . Frankly, I don't see how you get any of that from Locke, or even from "DOOMguy". DOOMguy especially is just the usual outdated "cliche badass who never speaks and is overly muscular".

[@Mega-Brick]

***** I can't appreciate subtlety to a story because I've never been able to _notice_ it. I admit that. I've never had like, a writing class or anything, so I don't understand these concepts. I have tried desperately to understand, and have failed each time. Lying? I dunno. Frankly, I pick up others' opinions very easily. If someone says a story is badly written, I just kind of agree with them, regardless of how I feel. (Because I'm constantly surrounded by people and their opinions, I haven't actually been able to figure out what I like or dislike.) You're right, I _haven't_ played Doom. I intended to play the reboot(as a means of showing respect for one of the earliest games to spark the industry), but I wasn't looking forward to it. I'm highly sensitive to gore. But I'm willing to brave that to play a reboot of a game that was so important. Because I AM neutral. Do you not understand that it is _counter productive_ to pick sides!? You know what side I'm on? I'm on the, "I want a good Halo game" side. The same side you're on, the same side 343 is on. (They want money, they get money by making a good game). THAT is the side I'm on. Otherwise, I try to be a voice of reason. I explain the good and the bad for ALL sides. Even if I didn't agree with you, I would still defend you. Why? Because it's the RIGHT thing to do. Hating something is pointless. Blindly liking something is pointless. In both cases it just makes me feel like trash and doesn't actually help anything.

[@SH4D0WdaN0V4]

+Drizzy Young They are like comic book characters probly because they were written by a crappy comic book writer who's name shal not be mentioned cough* cough* Brian Reed.

[@Mega-Brick]

***** Yeah, and all that is too much for me. Heck, even the original DOOM's gore(which I've seen in videos) sometimes made me uncomfortable. It's those furious fists and big fucking guns that make me dislike him, honestly. Not a big fan of characters that are just pure 'badass', and I can't relate to characters that can get so furious.

[@Eve.n.flow1]

If it’s a military sci fi shooter it makes sense why cortana looks the way she does because the military made her

[@grahamthompson759]

Very interesting and made me think; you brought up some good points!

[@KatAspen]

The original Halo titles had music that was reminiscent of the music played by military bands and orchestras at events like funerals, inaugurations, award ceremonies and so on. That is what I think we feel when we say "militaristic sound."

[@TheActMan]

This!!! These are the words I was looking for!!!

[@brendand.3910]

I know right infinity is THE most generic in sci fi name ever also no ohne ever dies in the new games. There's no emotional depth. Other than cortana in h4 that was LIT

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

The thing i loved about reach is the gritty wear & tear artstyle of your armour and guns and your surroindings in general, but in halo 4 & 5 its all glamorized and dolled up.

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

Ok

[@Turtle3000]

Your videos are bittersweet, Act Man. I want a return to old style Halo games!