Halo: SPV3 review | A mod that 343's campaigns could learn from!

Halo: SPV3 is a fan made recreation of the original campaign that started it all! This mod features all the original levels with extended new gameplay situations, a new weapon sandbox, enhanced visuals, a remastered score and more!
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[@llsld5808]

i almost cried when i heard the soundtrack

[@StyroNo1]

Same here,I have never heard it but it seemed so familiar and nostalgic.

[@bobweeny]

StyroNo 1 yhh it sent shivers down my spine the whole way through O_O

[@spode8520]

shut you sensitive ass up

[@spode8520]

nvmind i just cried

[@crimzonpegasus9714]

dude, fucking same. I thought I was only one

[@arthurmorgan2597]

Suppressed battle rifle.. “crying ODST tears”

[@GuiltySpark-kp8yb]

this mod has a silenced sniper

[@blessedxxiii5583]

343 Guilty Spark i am so getting this mod when i get a pc

[@GoBIGclan]

You say "The covenant actually resorted to using human weaponry." Remember in Halo 2, some Brutes were using captured human shotguns because they liked them. You can even find a stockpile of human weapons that they collected

[@daviddavidson9923]

How do you know that they were using them and they weren't just trophies?

[@LiveWebcamboy]

@@daviddavidson9923 you fight brutes using them..

[@Seriona1]

Brutes were the only members of the Cov that didn't carry their pride due to lacking their own weapons. Hence why they will use human weapons as well as steel their designs.

[@JP-os4zo]

SANITY IS FOR THE WEAK have you even played the game you wouldn’t know when they use the shotgun on you

[@LegendOfPistol]

The brutes were originally supposed to have the Mauler pistols in Halo 2, but they wouldnt come out until Halo 3. Most of the brute weapons were also projectile weapons rather then Plasma, so they had no qualms with picking them up and using them. One of the Datapads on Two Betrayels also states that the covenant normally wouldn't have used the human weapons but the threat of the flood did make them desperate.

[@illusionarywallahead1184]

It's like brutal doom for halo

[@comingtoterms2471]

Illusionary wall ahead wtf is your pic

[@divineheii5316]

Coming To Terms darks souls reference pic and name

[@LateNightHalo]

GPC skinless? He's pretty awesome.

[@dope8878]

Illusionary wall ahead and hopefully, just like with what happened with brutal doom and id software, 343 will take notes.

[@rexrob2568]

Illusionary wall ahead every time I play spv3 I always have this feeling that it is just brutal doom for halo

[@talonsclaw9058]

"What is 'Halo'?" *Cues music* "This is Halo..."

[@jx592]

I was surprised by seeing a Halo 2 turret, I was even more shocked once I realized its a first person primary weapon!

[@joshuacase5639]

Everytime I play Halo two and use the turrets I wonder why the chief can't just rip it off its tri pod and use it like an M60 or the turrets in three and four.

[@ttttars]

​@@joshuacase5639 Because Bungie didn't think about it back in H2s release

[@weaver900]

@@ttttars They actually did... The reason the turrets look like you could wield them is because you originally could, it was part of the content that had to be cut during Halo 2's rushed release.

[@LcplAnimeGuy]

Wish I had a damn computer

[@LateNightHalo]

animeak116 Jesus freak 4 life it's well optimized for low-ended pcs!

[@LateNightHalo]

PoofyCheetah40 well now he better buy one ;P PCs as cheap as 400 dollars can run this

[@thecossack8656]

LateNightGaming - Video Game News & Entertainment my midrange gaming pc would totally run this game very well

[@Blue_Flame_Raptor]

PoofyCheetah40 ayyyy poofy wazzup it's legobash

[@100Wilbur999]

U could build a basic system with peripherals for like $600. It'd run this extremely well at high fps!

[@lurksnitchtongue3958]

The way sentinel beams worked in SPV3 is by far my favorite incarnation of the weapon in any halo game. Not only are they just satisfying to use with that burning effect but, to me they actually feel like a weapon designed to combat the flood more than any other version. I would go as far as to say that the blue beam weapon is my favorite weapon in general in the halo series.

[@drnugs3181]

I agree when I used the original it felt like a squirt gun

[@rexrob2568]

I wish Spv3 had a co-op mode that would make that mod even better who else agrees with me

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

rex rob it's still on beta phase so we'll have to wait and see

[@rexrob2568]

Bloodmoon Angel Yeah I guess

[@HisRoyalStignes]

rex rob yeah, but it's called SINGLE PLAYER version 3 for a reason yaknow

[@rexrob2568]

Thot Vanquisher Yes I know it's called single player version 3 but it doesn't mean you can't add co-op to play the single player with friends also Spv3 is just a title Halo CE through three dealt with the halo rings, Halo reach dealt with the events before Halo CE but it still had Halo in the title even though it has nothing to do with the rings niether does Halo 4 or 5

[@myr7922]

rex rob unfortunately, Halo CE for pc can't have ai in game when playing online (as you can't do split screen). All the ai is desynced, as a result the bots appear in different places for the host and the other player. Halo CE isn't made for online co-op. :(

[@TheActivetrin]

Cod, sonic, battlefield, resident evil are all games that are succeeding by going back to its roots. If 343 likes following trends so much, they should do the same for halo.

[@GokuBlack-zd3ws]

TheActivetrin what are you talking about Bf1 going to ww1 isn't even close to its "roots" and CoDs comeback game is being helmed by it's worse developer not only that Wars 2 was great and a step in the right direction

[@LateNightHalo]

Goku Black what do you mean? Sledgehammer's first cod game is still the best Cod game on next gen.

[@turtleday69]

TheActivetrin they were all on their last stand but they are good again. Even if cod only had the beta out they got amazing feedback. We just need halo 6 to be the halo 4 we never had

[@Supermario0727]

TheActivetrin I don't know. I heard a lot of trash-talk on COD: WWII. Maybe people are just antsy, though.

[@18ps3anos]

Yeah, bf1 has nothing on its roots. Gameplay is pretty much modern battlefield with ww1 thematic skins and tweaks.

[@MacBamboocha]

*SPV3 is the evolution of the franchise the community always wanted and clung for.* And while I disagree with the hate behind H2 and I actually share a similar opinion to Actman _(it still is my favorite chapter in the series in fact),_ I have to say I miss this open level design. Besides Deus Ex, only CE's level design ever offered the feeling of an open environment while still pushing forward a linear structure. It felt like a large sandbox environment without ever going full open world. Destiny tries something similar, but its scale and gamplay possibilities are diminished by a hugely simplified and limited sandbox. Reason why I disagree with the negative point LNG brought up. Feeling overwhelmed initially is exactly what the mod aimed for. Exaggerating was a way to push the boundaries for Halo veterans and gives you the possibility to enhance replayability and change your tactics over and over again. A gamepaly strategy that was also implemented very well seeing how every level introduced a new gimmick, weapon set or mechanic, just to prepare the player for the grand final. Not like H4 that gives you a SAW and a Sticky Grenade launcher in the first mission, where those weapons shouldn't be there in first place for lore reasons alone. *I really hope this mod will get the success it deserves* and that 343i/MS Studios can learn from this experience. Because let's think about for a second: a mod for an old game managed to implement more valid innovations without breaking the Halo feel than any other installment of the series. I don't know if Masterz and his team are geniuses that really understood what the first game was about or if the corporate agenda behind MS is just too heavy of a burden to actually keep the Halo soul in tact, in both cases SPV3 shows that Halo can exist and compete with modern shooters of today without a single doubt behind it. Thank you for this review LNG and thank everyone behind this project as well! You and CA behind Halo Wars 2 are the only reason why my love for Halo is still alive!^^

[@halo_legacies]

thanks for the kind words. Nice to see that we aren't the only ones who feel that way.

[@vivalacaravan8934]

Understandable

[@nicholaswiberly3825]

To be honest though, I am split between Halo 2 and 3 being my favorites in the series.Halo 2 had the best story, best characters, and great game play. Halo 3 had great music, great characters(except that the Prophet of Truth was ruined), better level design than 2, best art style, best game play, and the story was also great but not as good as 2's. Just my opinion though.

[@NKWittmann]

You've said it all, thank you. That's exactly the points I would have raised, how I saw Halo from the start and why I enjoy its gameplay. Sandbox to the extreme. The game seems to think you're smart enough to "mix things up a little", exploring left and right. So many playthroughs of the first game ; going through an area you know by heart but suddenly, oh, there was a sniper rifle there ? Oh wait, with the rocket launcher I kept on me from a previous area, I can do the whole warthog/scorpion part on foot ! And here on out. Using the banshee by making it fall in AotCR... etc. Many games today like to keep the "secrets" concept of finding stuff in the map, like the Tomb Raider games did, for example. There's a thing they're forgetting : in Tomb Raider, the secrets were gratifying because they gave you GAMEPLAY TOOLS. No images, no character models, just in-game bonuses, in the form of health, power ups, weapons. The first Halo was like that. Coop legendary when I was twelve was a walk in the park because I could always astonish my friends by showing them where to find any tool needed, every time. Repeated playthroughs were rewarding, and only for the hell of it - no trophies, nothing. The trophy was the fun of over-mastering the game. I solo'd legendary back and forth in my teens, and when friends came home they were astonished because I had guns and went places which offered me tactical advantage they hadn't thought of - like the big "arch" over the control room with the sniper rifle or bypassing entire areas with "simple" tricks. CONTRARY to CoD type games, Halo was scripted, but you could always choose to do it your way, and there's a cleverness in this gameplay. It is for players, it's no movie, at all. THEN multiple playthroughs are worth it, and a campaign in a game worthwhile, in a period when gamers repeatedly ask why is there a colo experience in the first place and not only multiplayer. Dude, it's perfectly logical to have the doubt when modern campaigns are such unimaginative, holding-your-and-to-the-end type of shit.

[@NKWittmann]

I still remember Two Betrayals. Man, was this one epic. My playthroughs were more than one hour long, every time, for a simple reason, first the ambience was fantastic, second you were alone, could take your time, make your choices, and most importantly practically every weapon in the game and vehicles as well were in the level, you just had to find them, and then you could snipe your way through, rocket the hell out of packs of flood, do it in ghost, banshee, on fett with simply an AR - I think I did it all to be honest. I still remember the very last part when you have to take banshees and there is a huge camp of Covenants overrun by the flood. Man, the atmosphere. The game encourages you to take a ghost to clear the place. You can find launchers, you can come in with a sniper and get every elite before the tanks kill all the flood and then slowly make your way to destroy them and the last remaining aliens, all in the relaxing mood of the wind blowing around you at night and beautiful music. I still have those superb memories from Halo 1, I can hardly say the same for many games

[@Nailfut]

Were Halo a Nintendo exclusive, works such as this one would never see the light of day

[@PyraJord]

Giovanni Benso Where Halo a Nintendo creation, MCC would have been working on launch with minimal issues.

[@MacBamboocha]

Both statements are quite true sadly! X'D

[@devinkupka8319]

Giovanni Benso It also would have sold poorly in Japan and thus have massive 8 to 10 year gaps between main entries in the series.

[@crimzonpegasus9714]

Or if Halo were owned by EA

[@alecjohnson2864]

Giovanni Benso Were Halo a Nintendo exclusive, it would be rated E for Everyone.

[@warhawk638]

When modders do a better job than the devs paid to do it.

[@lucaspeck7995]

Red Army Robin they didn't do better than halo 4

[@lucaspeck7995]

@Laser Disk no they didn't

[@lucaspeck7995]

@Laser Disk how exactly it is basically combat evolved with modifications

[@williamharrison5062]

the difference between making a buck and building a passion I guess

[@pododododoehoh3550]

@M Σ G Λ spv3 is crap, they overworked the music, extended the levels with more and more hallways, and made sergeant johnson white. Halo 4's campaign is masterpiece telling the tale of the two heroes who got left behind.

[@HCUhardcoreUnited]

Why do some parts look they've been set in a rainbow filter.

[@grob8367]

Who else had chills when you heard the sound track? I was one. 343, MAKE THESE GUYS MAKE HALO! PLEASE!!!

[@Aozolai]

The soundtrack of SPV3 isn't an improvement to Martin O'Donnell's songs. His songs are iconic because the music is simple, refined, and uniform, corresponding to the ambience in Halo's environment. SPV3's songs don't do this. They have too many instruments attempting to coalesce and form something harmonic, which doesn't sound well compared to the original. It's a good Halo-style soundtrack but it's not better than Martin O'Donnell's at all.

[@chief6163]

Aozolai yeah it's like SPV3 music doesn't have a focus so it's just a bunch of things happening at once

[@megagrunty1090]

#Triggered lol

[@Swifty487]

He never said they were better.

[@bad5oy178]

Aozolai OMG HI

[@alexdrivas9388]

they had to change it because it would be a copyright to use the original

[@ThunderbolttheFox]

SPV3 made me feel like I was playing Halo for the first time again.

[@uss.chubmarine]

Anyone else getting a vibe similar to Raycevick? Glad to see more of this type of content

[@justin2142]

A group of modders can drasticly improve a good campaign to a better campaign but yet a triple A studio can't do a better job?

[@roadrunnerproductions7941]

When I played spv3 I was in shock of how good it was. I even wish the developers of the game took the Helm of Halo after Bungie left, as like you said the developers passion in Halo really shows. Kinda reminds me of the old Bungie😢

[@weedwak]

343i just got brutally out-Haloed by a team working on an ancient engine with an ancient game as their baseline. They got beat on music, sandbox openness, additional content, length, atmosphere, and FUN. So much for a company made solely for making Halo games.

[@flashsaberf4622]

You do realise its a mod for the og game right?

[@christianbethel]

And to this day 343 _still_ refuses to make changes.

[@crimsonquill4255]

343 Is rising from the ashes of its mistakes....and whatever you say about it, Halo 4's campaign was good, and Kazuma Jinnouchi's music was a worthy succession to Martin O' Donnell's.

[@angryjoe98]

i enjoy halo 4s music alot actually and this mods music is kinda bad. Also your going to tell me halo 4s jungle mission didnt have atmosphere? also this changes the enemies to hit scan weapons that cause your screen to flash and make levels like truth frustrating and a grind. is mod is messy and other then better visuals is worse then halo ce.

[@crimsonquill4255]

@Autismo Personally, I have faith and trust in 343. And I like both Marty's and Jinnouchi's themes equally, thank you. Not to mention, his OST for Halo 5 had a very...colossal feeling to it for me. The story was poor, but the music was excellent. And his themes from 4 and 5, "117" and "Blue Team" are, in my opinion, some of the best Halo pieces ever. They don't really sound "generic" to me. And he didn't just reuse older halo themes...he innovated them in interesting and unexpected ways. So, I trust 343, and enjoy Halo's music old and new. It's not really a question of "Bungie vs 343" for me...it's just Halo.

[@SchwayGoose]

Honestly, I really hope we get a sort of SPV3 for Star Wars: Republic Commando. I think it could be great.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

The ability to wield hunter cannons, the gravity grenade, and the Needler-Shredder reloads are my favorite parts of the new additions of the SPV3 sandbox.

[@BeBetter117]

Ahhh nostalgia

[@KartoffelKonig]

Great review mate now I understand what this mod is all about. Sounds dope but since I only have Halo CE on my old Xbox probably something I'm not gonna ever play. I love that they used some assets from the very first Halo Trailer like the wildlife. I think the only thing you didn't need to update was the music. It was pretty much perfect and still is.

[@logananglin2074]

You have to think of it as a new halo game and not a replacement to the old one. I felt that way when I first played this but I grew to love it as a different experience.

[@ent-daughter]

Congrats on your video ! I love u

[@robbiejelsomeno5679]

This video made me tear up with the first few minutes, combined with the music. Thank you for this video, I appreciate you quite a lot as a content creator ;)

[@MoeMoeJoeJoe]

What if SPV3 had multiplayer? IT'S TIME TO MOD A MOD BABY!!

[@dissolution9843]

4:34 *Gets out of the tank that can infinitely shoot rockets, to shoot a rocket*

[@Alexander26173]

343 needs to hire these guys immediately

[@TheDickbeard]

thanks for making this video! I had no idea this existed. Their original music is very O'Donnell-esque, too. You could have told me they came from the man himself and I would believe it.

[@LazyDev27]

The soundtrack always gave me that unique "halo" feeling. Always made me think of the unique aesthetic the original games had.

[@lorankatoran8856]

11:19 “Sneaking down a snowy hill with my silenced BR in the dark of night” I’m sorry man but that snow looks like it’s lit up by a stadium. That’s the problem with this mod

[@prog1853]

#makehalogreatagain

[@vulpesprime2188]

We will build a great wall around 343 Studios

[@justsomeamerican2301]

And make 343 pay for it

[@santiagovalencia1692]

LoL

[@absbrah38]

Masterz 2020

[@biscuit7379]

@The American Dodo YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED NIGGA!

[@SpanishDio]

where i can find that part of the soundtrack on youtube? 7:28?? *Please i love it so much*

[@GhettoBagel]

I'm really glad you got a pop filter/upgraded your mic setup. This video is a little hard to go back and rewatch tbh lol

[@Jdog47892]

Amazing video.

[@100Wilbur999]

Bro why do you sound more and more like John Malkovich each video

[@LateNightHalo]

I was attacked by a horde of John Malkovichs and one of em bit me. Im slowly turning.

[@worldwanderer91]

And then you turn into a John Malkovich type Flood Combat Form

[@xyro3633]

worldwanderer91 Lmao

[@shotgunatthedisco6909]

Hey can someone get me my sawed off shotgun? Like NOW! WE NEED TO KILL PATIENT ZERO BEFORE THE INFECTION SPREADS!!!

[@BushBumperBaker]

Will Ramsay Kinda sounds like Social Repose in this video x"D

[@afrothundergaming3498]

I ain't gonna lie, LateNight. You were the channel that opened my eyes to the other creators who shared their love with Halo as i have. I found TheActMan, HiddenXperia, Halo Canon, and even found out that Raycevick (a youtuber i was exposed to before you) had even a connection to you. You opened my eyes to the Halo community of both KZbinrs AND your supporters I had been missing out on (seeing as how i never had online gaming access until college and play every Halo's singleplayer countless times). tldr; thanks for exposing me to the Halo community i missed out on! Great work and keep it up!!

[@kirosasmelash8191]

7:26 Basically it's halo 5 main menu track but lot more godly, epic and badass

[@andrewtruax2830]

Dangit. Now you made me wanna play CE again.

[@100Wilbur999]

How fucked up is it that the people who get paid six figure salaries by Microsoft make trash sequels and the people who have the most passion make gold only to get nothing in return.

[@Lat3ksi]

Very thorough review, nice.

[@Baconator-sg9pr]

When that music hit, that’s when I got chills down my spine.

[@ezassegai4793]

Original soundtrack is much better though

[@wilburforce8046]

of course, jafet makes some mistakes by having to many instruments in the quieter levels but for shit like the rock anthem, he arguably makes it better.

[@rulingmoss5599]

And? The SPV3 soundtrack is really good regardless.

[@neomcdoom]

I don’t know shit sounded pretty good

[@almz948]

Jack Sprack too many instruments to harmonize or sound amazing like the original. it was ok but basically only changed due to copyright from the original

[@ezassegai4793]

@The Cats Pajamas Piss off nazi.

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

SPV3 is great and all and I just built a new PC aswell, but where do I get a Halo CE copy from without pirating it?

[@theminecraftmechanist4611]

TheItalianoAssassino amazon, they still sell it

[@stargazer8973]

Latenight ! What do you think about making a video in which you compare all of Master chiefs armors and some of the other spartan armors to iron mans suits ? Could be a fun little video to make.

[@cycnusthesealion3250]

Masterz and the whole SPV3 team built upon the shoulders of giants and reached for the stars.

[@NihilisticIdealist]

Combat Evolved objectively had THE best campaign in the series. - 8 to 10 hour length - Almost no cheap moments - Expansive level design - Excellent enemy A.I. - Captivating atmosphere - Exploration - Shifting mission objectives - Memorable set-pieces without feeling too scripted - The Flood's introduction - Good story for a FPS - Iconic music - Great pacing - Diverse mission design - Well implemented vehicle segments - The final run on the Pillar of Autumn The only blemishes are the repetitive corridor level design and The Library. While the Library wasn't great, it's not the worst level in the series compared to Halo 3's Cortana. None of the Halo games came close to capturing the magic of CE. Not even 3, ODST, nor Reach.

[@xyro3633]

NihilisticIdealist Fockin' hated the level Cortana

[@ReftheraginBoss]

NihilisticIdealist I like halo myself.

[@hungiie]

I wish I got 8-10 hours from CE's campaign. Over the years I've probably gotten way more, yeah, but for an average consumer more like 5 at most

[@devinkupka8319]

NihilisticIdealist Eh, while good, I believe Halo 2's campaign is better. (See ActMan's video on the subject)

[@NihilisticIdealist]

Halo 2's campaign was decent, but it's one of the worst in the series. The level design is mostly bad. Most areas feel cramped and doesn't allow for the sandbox gameplay approach, like in CE. There are very little memorable encounters, it makes you feel like you fighting against waves instead of building them up with set-pieces. The boss fights are poorly designed and feel out of place in the game. The A.I. can be cheap, see that the Sniper Jackals almost never miss. It's not very well paced, the Brutes are bullet sponges, and the mission designs are bland. It definitely has the best story in the series, but that's about it. I like TheActMan, but he can be dead wrong at times. For example, he thought Reach had a "superb" story. *vomits*

[@HawkTheRed]

Honestly, as a halo game, it looks good, but my lore side is going on red alert with rage

[@LateNightHalo]

TheRed Hawk my dude, my lore side has been red alert with rage since halo Escalation and halo 5

[@halo_legacies]

it actually fits into the cannon. everything is designed to make logical sense within the story, and flesh out some of the stories you saw in other mediums.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

TheRed Hawk who cares all I care about is gameplay

[@loverofjesusMKII]

Didnt they include the story elements from Halo: The Flood (The novelization of Combat Evolved) into this mod

[@Comkill117]

I stopped caring about the lore after Reach there was too much going on once 4 came out. It's not bad, but overwhelming to me.

[@influencer20XX]

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been wanting to play this exact game since childhood and now I’ve finally found out it exists!!

[@hassannaeem7002]

I put my right hand over my heart when I heard that music

[@iirush8352]

SPV3 SOUND TRACK IS ANIME AF.... AND I LOVE IT!!!!

[@goosesniper454]

Best campaign in years? What campaign is it going against? (Referring to halo 5)

[@goosesniper454]

Apex Decoded I meant that halo 5 wasn't considered a campaign with the last good one being halo 4, and SPV3 being the best one in years

[@josephf9324]

Mudkip 454 lol halo 4 is complete trash just like every new game. Every game after ce anniversary is trash but ce anniversary was only good because 343 was remastering the game. They have ruined halo

[@ahaminspace]

Wat happened to wars 2?

[@GokuBlack-zd3ws]

Brick Builder Halo 4 and Wars 2 had great campaigns wtf are you on about

[@josephf9324]

Goku Black in my opinion halo wars and halo wars 2 are bad bc I just don't like games like that but halo 4 could've been a good game if bungie had made it. You must be a new fan of halo because halo 4 take a pile of shit on every game before it it's just so bad

[@AttakusZakus]

I've seen people use that Master Chief model at 13:32. Is it a model replacement and if so how do I obtain it as I'm not in love with the default SPV3 model.

[@airas1494]

Can you make a quick video on how to fully install it like from the start bcuz I don't have the CE edition or anything ....

[@raaaaaaaaaam496]

Finally you made a video. I have been waiting for my fix of low budget iron fist. Speaking of which what is your thoughts on the defenders?

[@LateNightHalo]

GamingRanger lolol haven't seen it yet. Is iron fist actually cool in it?

[@raaaaaaaaaam496]

LateNightGaming - Video Game News & Entertainment he gets better. He's not great. He's not terrible.

[@LateNightHalo]

hes probably the first truly big marvel fuck up. What a HORRIBLE casting choice.

[@raaaaaaaaaam496]

LateNightGaming - Video Game News & Entertainment that and the series as a whole was bad. Which is a shame because it had legit moments and characters but man was it a chore to sit through.

[@creakingskull7008]

oh my god! now that you say it i cant stop hearing it

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

It'd be cool if the SPV3 Dev team did the same thing to Halo 2 PC or at the very least remaster Halo 2 PC

[@sebanimega4189]

@Overwhelmingly I'd say it's possible, once 2 launches on the MCC. HOWEVER it wouldn't be SPV, Somebody else would have to come along and do their own version and honestly it probably wouldn't come out until like 2027 lol.

[@hulkboyjr]

I *NEED* to know what piece of the OST did ya use at 7:30?! Can’t find it.

[@bryansanchez9196]

This I would have loved to play hands down

[@Moniak]

grand is the word i would use to describe the spv3 soundtrack

[@pastoralzeus8133]

This dude really complained about being “overwhelmed” by how many weapons there were

[@Jiggly-Gaming]

I'm overwhelmed by your dumbass

[@kevinwing3643]

Ikr

[@jerichosamurai]

My only issue with SPV3 regarding sound is how during cutscenes the music is so loud you can't hardly even hear the voices. Even on 3 the music is blaring over the voices, that or some environment sound like a waterfall nearby. I wouldn't really mind if the game just had subtitles. I missed a lot of dialogue simply because it can't be heard.

[@gabrielcurle6458]

I have enjoyed every Halo game but my favourite Halo campaigns will always be 3 and Reach just because they were the first Halo games I played when I was younger and they still give me ridiculous amounts of nostalgia when I go back to them.

[@thedreamchasers7252]

It's sad that this mod is more Halo than the Halo we are getting from 343

[@ATP2555ify]

The Storyteller Channel Gaylo Jive: Fartians

[@sean_mc]

"Triple A animation quality" 😂😂😂 Yeah that machine gun reload animation truly looked AAA.

[@LateNightHalo]

seanlad ... so tell me what's wrong with it? Certainly looks better than the reload animation for the H5 DMR

[@symphony_in_152mm2]

remember, halo was made back in 2001. For 2001 gaming, that animation is top notch.

[@baddude1337]

Cynical Sergal eh, I can't deny the lmg looks really low res and out of place. Every other weapon has fantastic models and animations (smg probably being my favourite), but the lmg to me looks so low-res and poorly animated compared to the rest of the arsenal.

[@symphony_in_152mm2]

true enough, the LMG looks pretty low quality, but everything else in the game is top notch.

[@MrChromed]

I, as a developer for SPv3, can explain why it looked so "low detailed" compared to the rest of the assets: That LMG was created since the beginnings of the team (more than a decade ago), and so, it has a symbolic meaning to us. That's why it remained in the SPv3 mod, as a "little reference" to the roots of the team. Another practical reason was the lack of time to develop a new and unique model. So the original LMG, despite its weird and poor poly count, was the best option. My best regards.

[@fiskk.1573]

Just got it up and running in 5 mins. Then I started playing and was overwhelmed at what a good job was done. And by that I mean the graphical overhaul, added (new) enemies, new weapons + new skins and much more content towards the campaign. It truely is like a new halo game we've all been waiting for. Even on normal difficulty the game will kick your ass btw :P. Thank you very much, dear creators of SPV3. Thanks to you I fell in love with halo again

[@dennisjassmann7584]

I have never beaten the game so should I play the vanilla version or spv3 first, because i have both installed

[@doigt6590]

Wow, there's a lot hate in the comments for SPV3. It's almost as if some people played a completely different mod.

[@Schmidty1701]

I LOVE that soundtrack.

[@JafetMeza]

Jacob Schmidt and I love you

[@cooldood5542]

Jafet Meza Dude you are amazing.

[@JafetMeza]

CoolDood554

[@notagreen-fiend9029]

@@JafetMeza Hi! 😃 Hope you're well. Could you tell me which music-track being played on 7:27 & 9:29 is called? Please-thanks. 🙏 Your Halo, Avatar *_and then some,_* lol, have been awesome to listen to and work through. 😁 Also hope you'll be hired for other big-projects to show the rest of the world the _EPICNESS_ you can bring!

[@ubicypher]

I liked how they added the base of operations from the Halo Flood novel

[@random_me666]

The soundtrack is one to be taken note of, even for other games too. Truly what I think of for a CE soundtrack.

[@oreosplease4076]

wait 6:28 brutes eat humans ewwwwwwww

[@wearsjorge55]

Aqib Aslam they eat other covenant species aswell. I mean from a lore perspective. Don't know if they eat them in this mod

[@StuffyJunk]

nom nom nom

[@somehaloguy9372]

Aqib Aslam if you ever played Halo 3 you'd probably already know that since they say that they'll eat you after they kill you

[@doom7ish]

Jesus! That's fucked up. Damn....I'm impressed.

[@dooplon5083]

Some Halo Guy They're also willing to eat Elites if their chat while dragging the Arbiter in 2 isn't just insults at him.

[@panzerwarfare7797]

Is this mod free?

[@JafetMeza]

ofc

[@dooplon5083]

Panzer Warfare It's a mod for a 16 year old game, it being for cash would be illegal.

[@chocbartowbar2668]

Panzer Warfare no you had to buy the super ultra mega deluxe edition of halo 6 but their sold out now

[@cracno1125]

Panzer Warfare can I have a free hetzer?

[@wolfshepard1330]

yes its free

[@flashguy7210]

Hey late night, you probably don't remember me, but I asked this question during your last stream, thanks for the answer! Keep up the great work and I love your vids!

[@danbanasik2212]

Wonderful review

[@subfuscous987]

You're starting to sound like Favyn.

[@LateNightHalo]

Sub Fuscous I'll take that as a complement haha Favyn makes very good content

[@JesuSoup]

Sub Fuscous yea lol

[@Kai-vo5zq]

Really wish Microsoft would bring this onto Xbox. I'm glad I have a PC but I want people on Xbox to experience this great game. 343, this is how you make a Halo game.

[@thefurrygamer1489]

Maybe ya should send that idea to the devs of SPV. Cuz I know there are people who have modded Xboxs.

[@daviddavidson9923]

Na fuck off console pleb

[@Nevirate]

Great video, Taras. Though personally I think the Carbine, BR, and DMR work well in the sandbox. They all feel distinct to me.

[@hosomi1833]

I will always love the silent cartographer because I remember playing the demo over and over again. Finally when I got an xbox with mcc I got to play halo ce,but it could not recapture the wonder I had but when I played spv3's take on it and I felt that amazed feeling I had when I was younger so I will always spv3

[@c.b.5689]

I dislike the Halo SPV3 graphics, since the colours are un-focused, there's no colour palette, and the screen looks like it's sharpened and saturated every time. The shading is distracting, and trying to be way too complicated. The textures mostly don't fit the architecture, and they're too dark. The bloom effect is set way too high. And the shotgun and sniper rifle are the only good-looking weapons since they don't rely on low-quality env-maps or trying to be too metallic. I'm not trying to bash the SPV3 team, the game looks fun.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Csongor Borbély I think you can turn off reticle bloom

[@myr7922]

Aaron War he's stating his dislikes, how is that crying

[@AsquareM]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, even I hated the new extremely bright and neon like graphics, and everything feels extra saturated to the point it made me uncomfortable. Especially in the second level, the amount of bright green everywhere made me nauseous, while the mountain edges in Truth and Reconciliation felt too dark to the point nothing was visible. I messed around with the graphics settings, but still.

[@wilburforce8046]

yall can mod the game to how you like it, and the plasma rifle is just fine but I have to agree that most of the human weapons suck dick for no real reason. And the later flood levels just kinda suck (not an SPV3 problem more like a CE problem)

[@GraveUypo]

all true and fair criticism. there's no art direction. it just randomly tries to "improve" things and end up with the messy, high contrast and inconsistent visuals mods usually have.

[@teneesh3376]

I really hate how this looks. It just looks wrong to me

[@Born...]

You love the way halo 5 looks

[@jasonbowen9522]

Eh to a degree I see where you're coming from a graphical standpoint but to me the art style is perfect

[@teneesh3376]

@@Born... so wrong. So very, very wrong

[@The-Big-Boss]

I know exactly what you're talking up it just looks so busy

[@AEleven]

God, how has it been 2 years since this video came out, it feels like it came out 9 months ago, at best.

[@c0l1n_m45]

The animations in your gameplay look 60fps, how did you get them that way? Because mine are stuck at 30fps.

[@sovietweeb9582]

I bet if 343 did this people would hate it

[@VeritasVortex]

No they wouldn't. 343 have been making each Halo game worse than the one before. SPV3 on the other hand is an improvement over the original Halo CE.

[@hansnevaloses1741]

Apex Decoded SPV3 classic Halo? Sprint, armor abilities are not classic Halo? Am I missing something?

[@MonTheWell1886]

Apex Decoded How is this mod classic Halo? Classic Halo is Halo 3 - CE.

[@shtposter1228]

Hans Neva Loses those armor abilities are implemented in a way that don't make them a necessity to use, plus they don't even hurt the way the game is played.

[@burnoutcollectivist4660]

Steven Classic Halo meaning classic formula. I consider the upcoming Installation 01 to be classic Halo too, with classic Halo to me being the formula of gameplay. The way SPV3 impliments Armor Abilities is true to the classic formula, since like Dual Wielding and Equipment, they are objects you can choose to obtain in the environment.

[@DirtyWingGamingPRO]

Honestly there were many improvements to spv3 but they were also the mods downfall in my opinion. Adding more weapons changes the balance in the game meaning that some sections can become incredibly hard and fustrating or others just plain easy. The second mission was a highlight however the rest i had mix feelings about. Your loadout dictates how hard some sections can be and sometimes just ruin the game. The pelican being an absolute power house cleans up any enemy engagements that you were meant to be having in the beginning or between missions. I.e the control room, or 343i guilty spark. The battle rifle can clear out grunts and jackals across the map and do barely any damage to heavy shielded elites and brutes. Using the gungoose basically makes cheese out of all your enemies, which ruins certain battles that were designed to be lengthy and fun. Sure you can choose to not use it but why wouldn't you if it is apart of the game. Different enemy classes are great but then also add fustrating moments in certain scenarios as well...If 343i were to learn a few things from this mod it will be one thing...design your gameplay around the elements that you have to your disposal. Everything must have a counter..either from our side or the enemy's. Make sure that you dont make a level and shove elements into it because that will just break the immersion and gameplay.

[@phillipmorales8213]

That sound track is amazing.. it's like Halo CE had a child with Halo 4's sound track. Seriously incredible!!!

[@bandiriatraveler8343]

I can't wait to try it out.

[@HerrenGamingNews]

Halo 3 is the best halo of all time

[@deafbyhiphop]

Halo CE*

[@DragonSoulMusic]

Halo Zero*

[@12171010011010]

Each game is amazing in different ways. CE was a straight up innovation in gaming in all aspects. 2 expanded the lore and gameplay nicely, while not changing too many things. 3 just has an amazing and atmospheric campaign, while its multiplayer was just damn fun. ODST was an ok distraction and great for what it was. Reach balanced gameplay to a whole new level (it was amazing overall despite what the community says) and expanded multiplayer to the extreme, adding craptons of customisation and possibilities. The rest just went kind of downhill and borrowed too many things from reach to be fresh, though i will say 4 looked beautiful. Never played 5 properly.

[@odhranmcgee9692]

Are there any plans to release svp3 on console

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Sergeant Johnson Microsoft wouldn't allow it and even if this runs off the pc port there different sadly no

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Wouldnt be possibel. But it should run fine on ten year old rigs too, so neo need either.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Maybe if someone made a homebrew port or something then yeah, maybe

[@SpanishDio]

The Musis is Just so fantastic almost fucking cried.....

[@hussarzwei6223]

If you had to choose between the Master Chief and Agent Washington who would you consider the better?

[@smokec8062]

Tbh hard choice but i love red vs blue series so Washington

[@wilburforce8046]

well rvb's badass characters are all inspired by cheif sooooooo

[@dc8890]

2:23 - "In the past five years, Halo has opted to focus more on upgrading the core gameplay, which in my opinion hurts the very nature of Halo's 'simple gameplay made complex through the toys around you' identity" - I really disagree. I think upgrades to the core gameplay are good and positive and make the game more interesting. I loved Halo CE when it came out, I was a kid at the time, and I got it very soon after it came out. It was stellar for the time. But going back to it now, I actually find its gameplay pretty slow, cumbersome, and not as enjoyable. It's still a very great game and deserves huge recognition, and it can be very fun to play, but I think Halo 2 made a great addition in the form of the Battle Rifle. And most other shooters these days also have ranged, accurate weapons as the default - Halo CE lacked this. The Battle Rifle was fundamentally an upgrade to the core gameplay. It completely changes the way that you approach fights. You can pop people from a distance instead of having to go in and attack them close quarters. Yes, you can noob combo elites in CE with a combination of plasma pistol + pistol, although from my experience I think plasma pistol shots don't home in as well on CE as they do in 2, which makes noob comboing much more frustrating. Halo 2 of course made tons of other upgrades to the core gameplay. No more health packs, destructible vehicles, a massive plethora of new weapons which fundamentally change the gameplay (BR, covenant carbine, beam rifle, energy sword, brute shot, SMG), ghost boosting, vehicle hijacking, dual-wield, etc. Halo 3 also had its upgrades in the form of equipment (which would evolve into the pretty similar armour abilities for Reach and then 4), brute weapons like the spiker, mauler and gravity hammer, and brute vehicles like the chopper and prowler. And then Reach of course introduced loadouts and armour abilities like sprint etc., and 4 carried on these concepts and introduced a couple new ones too (like support upgrades and ordnance drops). I want Halo to innovate. You say that's a bad thing but it isn't. Sorry, if you don't want Halo to innovate, go and play CE and never play another Halo game ever again. Don't play Halo 2. The innovations will clearly upset you. Meanwhile, those of us who have played all the games understand that innovation is at the very HEART of Halo - every single Halo game has innovated with its gameplay. And I am very much a fan of that - I already mentioned that I think the BR was a very good addition to Halo 2 and 3. I like the other innovations too. I wouldn't want Halo CE to be released over and over again just with a different story or different location - as much as I loved that game and still think it's an amazing game. Furthermore, video games adopt new innovations over time, and as great as Halo is (it's my favourite and most-played FPS series by a huge amount, the only FPS series I've completed multiple instalments of), that doesn't mean other games can't innovate as well. So if another game creates an innovation that is well-liked, makes the gameplay more realistic, and adds more tactical options to gameplay, then it isn't a BAD thing if Halo adopts these features too, as long as they are good features and they work within the Halo universe (yes sprinting is a feature I'm thinking of here, which of course makes absolute sense in the Halo universe, because it would be preposterous if spartans weren't capable of sprinting). So yeah, I like innovation and that's what I want. I want the same universe, the same characters (although I'm not against new additions if they're good characters), the same reality that the other games are based in. But I wouldn't want them to release the exact same game over and over. That's boring as hell. Doom got a refresh in 2016, bringing that series squarely up to date, with a whole new modern style of art (still faithful to the original, but brought up to 2016 graphical standards), much more modern physics, all of that. And people loved that game. I think it looks awesome. Look at Zelda, too, a very successful long-running series. That series has not stayed the same, at all. They introduced sprint with Skyward Sword (which you have stamina for), and continued it to Breath of the Wild. They also arguably were influenced by games like GTA with their choice of a more continuous open world in Breath of the Wild. Does that mean Breath of the Wild is a bad game for using ideas that previously appeared in other games? No, no it doesn't. And Breath of the Wild was very well-received by critics and players. I'm not going to say that Halo 4 and 5 are flawless - I do think the stories, while serviceable if you just want to have fun in a Halo game, don't have the same feel as the Bungie games. Perhaps they take themselves a little too seriously, while the Bungie games probably had more lighthearted moments (e.g. with Johnson). But most critical reviews, while noting frustrations with the storytelling (especially in 5 of course), have praised the gameplay in both 4 and 5. And I think they're right to do so, because those games are awesome to play. I very much hope that Halo Infinite does continue to push forward into the future. I hope it does not attempt to simply make a clone of Halo 3. If I wanted to play Halo 3, I'd play Halo 3 (which I have done this year a fair bit, in fact). It's a good game, but I wouldn't want the exact same game released again. There are some features from modern shooters that I think are good (sprint, and extra movement options to give you more tactical options and to provide an extra skill to master), and personally I'd like to see them. But I do realise some people aren't fans of these, and I think it would be cool if 343 included "classic" multiplayer playlists without these features, if some players enjoy that, alongside multiplayer playlists that DO have the movement options. Quite plausibly they would both be popular, and thus both warrant their places in the multiplayer suite. If Infinite is too nostalgic, it might well fail to catch on with a lot of players, and spell the end of Halo. Look at game series like Quake and Unreal Tournament. They're basically dead (UT was of course cancelled due to Fortnite's success). Then compare that to series like Mario and Zelda, which updated their gameplay throughout the years. Yeah this was a long essay but I just really strongly disagree with people who, I feel, are maybe a little too nostalgic for the old games, and seem to completely forget that those games also introduced massive changes, many of which were controversial at the time (remember the hatred of the Arbiter, even though now most people love him?). I'm not saying you have to love the 343 games. But I think people try and imply that they're terrible, when actually I think they are very solidly made games, and they do actually have a lot of fans, and they were well-reviewed for their gameplay strengths. And people also try and imply that innovation is something Halo should never have, when actually it has that in every single game, including every Bungie game.

[@thesavoryeggtv313]

I have to disagree with some things. while, yes halo needs to be upgraded, I feel that at its core, should still feel like halo. for me personally, sprint is fine, but it isn't very necessary. while it may seem "realistic" or "that's something Spartans should do", that shouldn't be the main reason for adding it in. halo is anything but realism. its about a cyborg blowing up rings in space, I mean come on. its more of what does it do for the gameplay. in reality, sprint does get you places a little faster, but then you need to create the maps to be bigger, rendering them useless. I am all for innovation, but it still, at the core, needs to feel like halo, and I feel halo 5 failed in that regard. what 343 needs to do is look at the past halo games, and see what makes halo, HALO. doom, for example, what made doom, doom, was its variety of weapons, gore, and fast movement. so in doom 2016, they amplified that and built upon it. Halo 5 does attempt to upgrade and change, but not all in the right ways. there are things like thruster packs or whatever that seem ok, and give it more mobility, but then there are things like ADS that feel alien in a halo game. yes, innovating is good, but maybe 343 should try a different angle to how they are innovating.

[@icarus9661]

The team who made this apprently prefers 343s games, so I don't get the title.

[@symphony_in_152mm2]

its amazing how they made something that blows 343's dumpster fires out of the water and arguably is good enough to stand with the original Halo games in terms of quality and gameplay.

[@Enderguy059]

The Irony here is that Masterz, the lead dev, has a near-religious devotion to that company, and abhors Bungies work (barring CE and ODST) to the core.

[@firesniperbullet2]

He trying to get hired

[@650hpreventon]

You can play halo2 theme song with electrice guitars over and over again in each campaign, and still feel the thrilling

[@stargazer8973]

Latenight give us your best master chief and arbiter impression !

[@oreosplease4076]

finally a video , also first comment

[@TheOutsider69]

I'm sorry but the examples you've shown for the mod's soundtrack are horrendous. Not because I hold the original score in high esteem but because they're tragic on a technical level. Oversampled and lack any semblance of track cohesion. It sounds like this guy just layered multiple tracks and didn't even bother to align them or adjust audio levels. Just awful.

[@odstkefro3343]

The end of the video LNG: we're just getting started

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

What is the name of the soundtrack at 7:25?