So Many Deaths - Halo 3: LASO Part 1 - Pillar of August | Let's Play

Pillar of August trudges onward with Halo 3: LASO (Legendary All Skulls On). If Michael, Gavin, Jeremy or Jack die, they are all taken back to the checkpoint. For record keeping, we've kept a death counter. Every. Single. Death.
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[@dlira6242]

"It broke a lot of shit, we can't see our HUD..." And just like that, Jeremy made LASO canon in the Halo 3 lore.

[@emperorcaligula9098]

We also can’t see our guns

[@EnclaveColonel]

That doesn't explain why they can't see their weapons, though lol

[@saltystick_99]

@@EnclaveColonel They're constantly shooting with their hands/guns at hip level

[@KalibreSteelblast]

@@saltystick_99 Right, because their helmets/visors aren't integrated into their gun's sights anymore. Makes perfect sense.

[@thetrashmammal7389]

@@EnclaveColonel chief, arby and the elites are csgo kings they exclusively hip fire.

[@SporkSlayer]

Congratulations Gavin for getting the Flipyap Achievement. It's been a long journey.

[@geoffreybell4545]

Thus the great journey has been completed!

[@cryochick6736]

But flipyap had to be murdered for it and thats not nice

[@drakerandles6521]

Rip Flipyap died August 26th 2018, his brother Yapflip misses him very much

[@khalidbrown743]

Gavin: "That's what glitched out Cortana in Halo 4" He's correct, always safely eject your USB.

[@sylvrwolflol]

A bit late to the party here, but yeah don't ignore that. I lost my entire portfolio in Senior year of high school because my flash drive got corrupted after I yanked it.

[@rainingcab]

Some Guy I don’t know what I would have done, that must have sucked major nads

[@sylvrwolflol]

@@rainingcab Thankfully I had backups of most of my writing projects on my laptop, but I lost all my film and music stuff. We managed to "recover" it, but since the file types got all jumbled it didn't really matter.

[@WokeDEMOCRATShaveASPD]

This was nice to know. Now how do you safely pull out.....the USB.

[@sylvrwolflol]

@@WokeDEMOCRATShaveASPD Well, right-click and hit "eject" to get its consent first, then slowly slide it out of the hot, steamy port. Just remember, not pulling out is how AIs are made, and you should always run a thorough virus test after syncing with suspect computers.

[@benmccoy1766]

You know what my favorite part of this is? It isn’t their crazy antics, their okayish halo skill, or even their dialogue, its “Part 1”

[@SirRomeo40]

Sublime Citrus well said my friend

[@CH-wq6rf]

well they put part one on stuff like that in the past. We never got a part two on peggle 2.

[@Chloe_Cortana]

On the site you can see the whole thing together. I have a first membership and saw the entirety of it at once. It is like 2 hours and 37 minutes

[@ryangallagher8194]

They've said it's a two and a half hour recording. Sooo...

[@Nmille98]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Rhaizre]

Gavin: "Welcome to the least progress we'll ever make in a video game." Doomsday Crimmies: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

[@warriorofdawn876]

And now, a few years later... Halo 5 LASO: "I'm about to end *_all_* of their careers!"

[@gusdonnelly9661]

Who’s back for a full LASO rewatch?!

[@chewy3313]

Here for it

[@LukeHatchet]

Yup

[@tokilladaemon]

I almost cant believe they ever even attempted this lol

[@jamesgilbert3052]

I come back and listen while I'm slowly doing my own laso playthrough so I don't go insane

[@austinwright4445]

Ya BOOOIIII

[@cardboard-boxgames9308]

Pillar of August has been the best monthly series so far!

[@marcusnguyen3954]

Absolutely, only week that wasn't that great was the CTF, but even that was pretty awesome.

[@elski5958]

CTF just needed more people. Like I enjoyed it but it did become kinda dull when nobody was making any ground. I did enjoy all of Ryan's Boops with the sniper but yeah it did become boring at one point. They needed I would say 4-6 players or increase the death timer. It didn't matter how good you were when the enemy could keep throwing bodies at you. And that was clear, Lad team was better than Gents. Geoff and Jack were for sure on the bottom of list out of the 6.

[@outdatedboat]

I liked Mario party the most 🤷‍♂️

[@benign_oracle8875]

This is probably my second favorite of the monthly series. My favorite was mario kart mainly to Micheal being picked at Matt. Amazing these monthly series have been my favorite of theirs since it began. It all started because the were looking for an excuse to play mario party.

[@kapiteinkamerplant1400]

im stoked for seigetember tho

[@sethicus3486]

I missed halo on this channel.

[@phowkus6202]

Welcome back everyone. Enjoy a good rewatch

[@marcoVGpolo]

So sad they never did CE or 2. Would have loved to see 50 individual 5 hour videos

[@RazgrizKnight]

To the good old days.... cheers all. I'll miss these guys.

[@constipatedcats474]

fr

[@samuelfawell9159]

Going to miss them even more now

[@imnotshrapnel7292]

Holy fuck, that marine they saved from the brute was throwing so many grenades. I think he even killed some of the crew with his nade spam.

[@thETr0LLInPuMPkin]

Right? I wish they noticed him spamming it early on and used it to their advantage by protecting him

[@christophercastillo1737]

They even stared at him at one point and commented on him trying to kill gavin but didn't notice his skill at nade throwing

[@BlakeBelladonnaTucAndRoll]

Some skulls make the AI ungodly.

[@Lylisuvanto]

HE just hates arbiter(s)

[@kirbyvoss5477]

Hasteyyy *grenade

[@silvertonebass1]

"I'm hit! NOOOOOO!!!" - Repetitive pelican pilot 19,000 times

[@unoriginalyoutubename8761]

I always wondered why the line is repeated 2 times in a row

[@patinthesnow752]

How many times do you think that line has been said over the years? I’ll bet 120,000,000 times

[@green31OSU]

Banshees, fast and low!

[@kjj26k]

@@green31OSU Everytime I'm playing Halo with friends and a Banshee shows up, I just scream that.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I like Jeremy's quip that falling from space broke Master Chief's armor to meet the conditions of the challenge. Makes for an entertaining headcanon.

[@Chrisazy]

Do the whole campaign! PLEASE

[@richardavelino7383]

Chris Wirt watch it on the RT app. It's awesome!

[@Chrisazy]

I did, it was so epic. That's why I desperately want the whole thing ♥️

[@loonylenny]

I went to the App Store and can’t find it.

[@macko6150]

Chris Wirt where do I find it on there ?

[@anthonydegrazia7988]

You know they won’t. They’ll do a few levels then skip to something else.

[@crl1089]

This should be a cloudberry-esq series, they don't need to have it on every week, but they should keep going beyond this level and try to do the whole campaign or more.

[@Wahbun]

I think they said they are going to do that

[@Shuyin128MK4]

Grunt Birthday Party is one of those skulls you just have to use every time after you get it. It's so satisfying hearing those cheers when you pop one in the face.

[@couldbetrento5850]

Shuyin178 it helps on laso that you know you killed the grunt and you won’t get stuck 500 times

[@Pughhead]

The NPC marines killed them so many times with frag grenades lol

[@ig_4220]

That's also the one with Nathan Fillion's voice

[@DIGITALGH05T]

oh man, halo 3 marines always went apeshit with frags

[@adaytorememberfan121]

That’s why Gavin usually kills them at the beginning of each level.

[@MrWoWasdf]

I'm.

[@tomokisakurai3997]

when was that

[@stephancalvinphantomslumbe6439]

I think I speak for the majority of us in saying we need to see more of this

[@masonmurphy2679]

the entire 2-hour vid is free on their site right now...

[@TheBigboy453]

Mason Murphy he means the whole campaign you idiot..

[@mattyh7614]

But less Jack

[@agnome4041]

@@mattyh7614 I disagree

[@danmcmaster4561]

Michael: "Oh I'm gonna blow up" BLOWS UP Michael: "Yep, I blew up"

[@BaIlZack]

Halo 3 LASO is one of the hardest things you can do in a video game. I'm glad we have these four to tackle it.

[@Doncut97]

BallZack just imagine if they did Halo 2 LASO, they probably wouldn’t have made it through the game.

[@josefsieffen18]

They wouldn’t have even be able to press the start button. It’s just automatic death and save deletion.

[@ailestriker9888]

Are you still glad?

[@KM-bx6to]

Clearly you never played Halo 2

[@cheezybrotherstudios]

Halo 2 legendary wants to have a word

[@ghostmiyu]

I remember watching Michael’s Rage Quit on Halo Reach’s LASO.

[@SkyFeline]

Halo Reach's LASO was bullshit. I remember I couldn't get past the first area of, level 2 I think it was? Because all the enemies were upgraded...But it was on Legendary. So all the elites got upgraded to like some white or silver color...Which apparently means they're now invincible to everything that isn't an assassination. And it was a big open area with enemies firing on you from multiple positions. I shudder to remember it.

[@jamiegray6931]

Sky Icewind I'm fairly sure you could just run past them all then use the target locator to get the checkpoint.

[@devonzimmers7681]

Just on legendary, I couldn't beat the first mission. Reach is hard.

[@zebfirehd9102]

@@devonzimmers7681 they where Enemies you Feared because the Covenant was feared and Reach shows why they where as such. "Were it so easy"

[@devonzimmers7681]

@@zebfirehd9102 dat makes sense

[@SPastaL]

Johnson: hands chief AR "here, have a gun" Chief: "what gun? You're not holding anything" It's called "pretending" Chief... you know, that thing you do as a chil- .................ummmm, well this got awkward...

[@willy_al]

Watching this made me want to play some halo so bad

[@DarkShadow-qr5rq]

Wi11y A Right? If I had an X Box One with the MCC that would be fantastic, and I possibly will be getting one soon so that only raises how bad I want to go down nostalgia lane lol

[@xboxer214]

I actually finished H3 on legendary solo the other day on mcc, though the legendary campaign achievement is only 30g in mcc, when it was 150g back in the og H3

[@mcchesti000]

With the skulls and legendary the enemies act a lot more like they are described in the books

[@theicemanleaveth]

Stig Mcchesney Never read the books, but I had the same thought. Hearing them all freak out when they see a Brute, and going crazy when grunts start throwing grenades is how I imagine marines would react to the Covenant in the lore

[@lifeworker9550]

@@theicemanleaveth You should if you can it gives you better perspective on a Spartan's abilities.

[@MrLargeForce]

its funny how the game isnt suppose to tell you when you get a checkpoint but you can clearly tell because the game drops frames

[@BaIlZack]

Achievement Hunter trying to beat Halo 3 on LASO is like an ant trying to kill a polar bear

[@ocarinaplaya]

It's like a crumb to an ant

[@kapiteinkamerplant1400]

ocarinaplaya i got that refrence.

[@kmartnw]

ocarinaplaya was that recent or have I been watching way too many old how do words good compilations? I remember someone saying it but dont remember who or when

[@ocarinaplaya]

I've been watching old Off Topics. I believe Lindsey says it.

[@kapiteinkamerplant1400]

kmart nw i thaught it originates from elyes saying it in a quite an old gta video.

[@walkerberndt4672]

I wish this month would never end

[@tonycane6552]

15:31 Jack- “what’s down here?” *turns corner* Grunt- *immediately* “it’s the Arbitor!” *throws grenade* Jack- oh no he knows I’m down here.

[@00tobi_30]

I love jeremy's fear of seeing a sniper jackel and he chocked on his spit, same man

[@DDustinC]

I keep coming back to watch these, years later and its still entertaining

[@peteralamares8819]

13:18 - the time it took for Jack to commit to the carbine through his Elite body is just hilarious. The way Jack stops talking feels so "Achievement Hunter bull", and I like that.

[@aidenbouc3314]

Damn, Gavin's really good at halo

[@KuTheKhajiit]

He's stupidity good, for being a team killer in R6

[@extreme_primus6884]

He is

[@ziltoidthegreat]

Jack you're right, that marine says 'Gorram'. Nathan Fillion is the one who does the voice for it.

[@AustinH7]

AMEATYLOAF he voices several marines in halo 3

[@ziltoidthegreat]

@@AustinH7 I'm aware of that.

[@Cavs032]

I am so happy they are doing this! It would be incredible if they finished and I KNOW Gavin wants to so he can perfect MCC

[@ColonelPeppers]

I remember when I played laso on Halo 4, I drew a target reticle on a post it note and taped it to my TV where the hud would have been. It worked very well.

[@EnDTh3S1L3NcE]

That's gold! I actually have an option on my screen to turn on a reticle overlay which would be a godsend for this

[@Benzy670]

Colonel Pepper when I played Kingdom Come Deliverance I used a piece of scotch tape and a sharpie to make a reticle for my bow, so I feel you. I tried a post it note first but it not being clear like the tape is bothered me too much.

[@knightshade3d51]

December, 2019 and still watching still loving the Laso series

[@treescompany3462]

March 2021, and given the cast I'd say it's aged even better than you'd expect

[@michelangelo5903]

June 22nd 2022 still just as enjoyable as it was on release!

[@TheDragonaf1]

imagine if they did $1 a death on this one...

[@destronation5640]

Every death they donate a dollar to Extra Life or something

[@scifilover1994]

Breaking News: Roosterteeth files for bankruptcy

[@JulianLinair]

Jack would need to win Hardcore Tabletop just to break even.

[@damoser]

Gavin's steppin razor achievement guide was one of the first AH videos I watched. So long ago...

[@briankaslewicz6130]

If you remember that one you qualify for a veterans' discount

[@willhorton7624]

Of course that marine said ‘gorram’ jack, It’s Nathan fillion.

[@henrahmagix]

Came searching through the comments because I KNEW someone else would snap that!

[@VideoSage]

This, is awesome. Seeing them have to be tactical, is fantastic. It reminds me of Rainbow Six Terrorist hunt, before they got so good it became trivial..

[@6Say6Tan6]

Watching this makes me so much more hyped for Halo: Infinite.

[@helghastmajor3471]

At least someone is

[@Brantly98]

Bought MCC and played Halo for the first time because of this series. It's now my favorite FPS. Figured I'd give it a rewatch.

[@TheAmpharosFreak]

You playing on pc or Xbox? It’s so awesome to see people this year playing Halo for the first time ever. If you haven’t read the books like fall of reach, the flood, and the forerunner trilogy are all really good books. It makes playing the games that much more immersive.

[@musicformadmen]

I miss og 360 halo 3 so much

[@alpaxxa]

This was very good actually. Kind of reminds me of criminal masterminds, I really hope they continue this in the future.

[@nickhamel2021]

I hope they continue this series. LASO is one of the hardest challenges in any video game ever. It would be amazing to see them complete it.

[@SkyUchihaxX]

I love coming back to this and hearing how their voices change over the years.

[@kodyhonegger6677]

Jack: I’m being very cautious Sits in a corner and waits for everyone else

[@sean-zo2bd]

Jack's the worst pick for legendary mode along side Geoff.

[@xMDawg19x]

I remember playing through this level on legendary for the first time back in 2007 (11 years ago! As if!). My Grandma was watching me play and thought she was watching a movie because the scenery looked so beautiful and real. Good times.

[@ZedEff420]

If 1 person edited this....... they are amazing

[@kilik99999]

damn this is actually so nostalgic. I remember watching your halo 3 and halo reach playthroughs and fails of the weak when i was like 12 years old. I love this, keep doing halo playthroughs :D

[@donaldgreenamyer6411]

58:02 the origin story of checkpoint confidence.

[@Team_BaM]

It's funny you guys mentioned taping targeting sights onto the screens. I did that in Titanfall 2 for my Northstar on someones advise and it felt like it helped a lot.

[@darthcerebus]

The mere fact they have advanced is beyond impressive.

[@luxurianttuna38]

I am so excited as long as this series continues. I miss the halo days of achievement hunter and I think a revisit is well needed.

[@LaNoLaCola]

That corpsman that checked the chiefs vitals was voiced by Alan Tudyk.

[@ZHL242]

I find that answer vague and unconvincing.

[@LucifersAngel666100]

ZHL242 Do you want to know the odds of me liking your comment? They're high. They're very high.

[@343Films]

And the Marine being held by the brute that Gavin saved and fought alongside them for a while was voiced by Nathan Fillion.

[@mister3horn153]

HALO looks like it'd be a fun game to play if I had friends.

[@Suckeychicken]

John Grabowski that’s all games

[@Aplesedjr]

The campaign is really good in this game, and most halo games, even if you’re alone. Plus, multiplayer has matchmaking.

[@CoRascal]

You're my boy, Grabowski, you're not alone ;-;

[@CptSkoog]

John Grabowski friends seems like a fun show if I had a halo

[@TheJayson8899]

Bro I’ve got an insane amount of hours on the games without friends. The campaigns are some of the best ever for first person shooters. You don’t need friends. Of course I do miss the old days doing multiplayer when I did have mates to play with.

[@yamummaAhoe]

Anyone else still come back to this series?

[@michelangelo5903]

the good ol days i miss this cast being the main cast in every video! the new cast is ok but the classic line up is unbeatable

[@applefanatic414]

Really hope this keeps going even after August is over, I miss Halo stuff from you guys, always super entertaining

[@TheDjbz]

I remember the first Halo 3 mission being a nightmare on Legendary. (Damn Jackal snipers) With all the skulls on I shudder to even think about it

[@lordxx239]

i love achievement hunter when they play halo, its them at their best and id love to see more of halo vids

[@zoetolman4847]

Love how much louder the LASO alarm has got in the new Reach video :L

[@KingdomKing13]

Zoe Tolman You came back for a quick LASO fix too huh?

[@Amek34]

I’m loving these Halo let’s plays. I’ve been playing Halo because of you guys and I’m loving it!

[@Doncut97]

Why would you guys do this to yourself. 😂 this is absolute torture to do.

[@yaboikoleen6779]

content for us

[@rymeep]

Doncut97 funny seeing you here

[@SH4D0W0733]

It's not that bad, at least not in a party.

[@boblob3509]

they did it for ya boi skinny penis

[@wchan39]

But it's fucking entertaining for us all!

[@toastingsam]

This was pretty sweet, I like seeing the guys take on something hard and making progress. Same games are just a throw-away thing, this takes perseverance!

[@NobleVagabond2552]

When you have LASO turned on every time you die “We’re it so easy.” -Arbiter Should pop up

[@1GiancarloD]

I hope they remaster Halo 3. That's where gaming truly took off for me. All those memories with the friends I've grown up with and still play games with today :'). What a masterpiece of a game.

[@FlatterNewt1036]

Gav in part 1: “LASO alarm.” Gav in part 6: “LASO ALARM!!!”

[@boheuer3185]

Love these Halo LASO videos! 2022 rewatch

[@ikongalaxy5671]

13:21 "SUP FUC-" had me there lol

[@User-mb9qs]

God I hope they make more of these. Watching you guys actually try to win at something is really fun

[@prrocker9637]

Honestly the 1 thing that makes laso such a pain in halo isn’t the mythic skull it isn’t catch or black eye it’s just blind the thing is it’s not the lack of hud that throws me and many others off it’s the lack of arms and weapon that completely throws off your aim games like cod and battlefield have hardcore modes but with the weapons still in view you can still have a normal feel without that it just feels off if that makes sense ya know

[@Wizzkidwas]

The first five and a half minutes are absolutely amazing, and that's only a fraction of how amazing this video is

[@nathanielhollas8471]

So judging from the title this is the last part of Pillar of August but the 1st part of LASO series?

[@ExperiencedDawn]

Full LASO level is on the RT sight.. the youtube viewers havent even gotten to the best part

[@stargazer8465]

Yes!!! I have wanted to see you guys do this forever!

[@iiSmexyMattX]

Perfect hangover cure.

[@SergioR00]

This is the first let's play video I've watched in a while, was a good watch!

[@Anas0_ali]

48:45 that poor poor sick barstard. I cant stop laughing😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@boheuer3185]

Still AWESOME in 2022!! I could rewatch this series many times

[@theflyingpig997]

After pillar of August, can we have Forward Unto December?

[@DanteJ1s]

theflyingpig997 long night of September

[@tucker1012]

October Of Intent

[@autumngottlieb3071]

In April Clad.

[@bo2dajanglez]

58:07 The beginning of a phrase so legendary that even people who’ve never seen this say it. A phrase that cursed halo 3 would use, and a staple in my vocabulary. BUT 1 more is to come and by god do I have the shirts

[@thetrashmammal7389]

You know, I never realized this at the time, but chief getting a hand up from johnson would probably smack johnson into the floor considering he weighs like 2 tons.

[@JohnUnsub]

I help my uncle up all the time, I'm barely 200 pounds soaking wet but athletic. He is 300+(once someone is physically a circle it's basically hate speech to ask how much they weigh apparently) and while I can't lift him I can definitely provide a solid anchor to assist his own muscles and provide stability. Me pulling him up had little to do with it besides adding resistance to his muscles pushing opposite or at opposition.

[@thetrashmammal7389]

@@JohnUnsub I hate to break it to you chief, but Johnson is probably 200 pounds, and chief is around half a ton. Not really a fair comparison.

[@xvi2644]

Does anybody else rewatch their Halo videos from time to time? I just put them on and they calm me down, weirdly enough.

[@rnjrgreen8723]

re-watching in preparation for Halo Reach LASO.

[@nicklesthename]

Nothing floats my goat like watching these nerds actually display teamwork and strategy.

[@lenlatheultimatemod6259]

Oh my, so anyone brought snacks or something?

[@elski5958]

Unsalted Popcorn. Community will provide the salt.

[@brandongalvan6603]

El Ski You've just made my day.

[@lornison]

I brought the goldfish! Now Salmonella free!!

[@titanb0a623]

Mnm

[@mathiaskristensen820]

Is the Grunt that throws the grenade at 25:14 shouting "Fuck this game!" lmao

[@danielbray5499]

Other than the great content I’m actually so nostalgic and happy just seeing halo 3 again been years since I played it

[@Nanorobotic]

Please please please continue this. I'm only halfway through and I'm already excited to see a playlist of this for my days off. Also keep playing Detroit Become Human if you guys have time. I love your story based games too

[@bluemcdaniel99]

47:07 Gavin that’s blasphemy.

[@Waterman-vq7cy]

Boy this brings back good memories of fails of the week and horse. Boy I miss those days

[@yeyito3676]

man, I don't know if its nostalgia but I feel like its a reeeeeallly pretty game.

[@TheJayson8899]

Yeyito It does hold up really well in 1080p and especially 4K

[@deoredus]

Maybe it's because it's part of the MCC for Xbox One? Not sure tho

[@TheJayson8899]

The MCC changes nothing regarding graphics besides it now running in native 1080p (and now 4K) and 60FPS. Other games from 2007 haven't held up half as good as this, even at the same resolution.

[@theicemanleaveth]

I still hold that Halo 3 is the most aesthetically pleasing game of the series, or just games in general

[@writerguy911]

I feel like all of those times I have been playing video games with friends and it is not my turn but I am so invested in the game that you just feel like you are playing when you are watching. So very relaxing. Just going to grab another beer.

[@Bone8380]

Master Chief - Gavin Arbiter - Jeremy Red Elite: Michael Blue Elite - Jack

[@Clandor]

Honestly this was so great, just watching people enjoy and having fun while still trying. I would love if this was a monthly thing where they attempted one level per month.

[@samkeefe7479]

Jack: what’s the story of that one guy? *silence* Sums up our relation to the marines in this game

[@noahAsmith98]

It was very wholesome to hear them all say checkpoint towards the end.

[@mjh277]

Please continue with this. I don't care at all about Halo and haven't a clue what the plot is but this was super entertaining.

[@lpharmer3496]

Michael Hart plot = kill the aliens cuz they bad. Sometimes kill zombie aliens because they worse /S

[@markrodriguez2661]

Watching this makes me want to play through the series again.

[@ineedanewname4844]

Please play this all the way to the end

[@cameronliterally]

Really want this series to continue, so I am watching on KZbin and the site.