Remember Halo

[@TheMartyODonnell]

Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot

[@osiris_the_great6861]

Alll hail Marty, ALLL HAILLL MARTYY

[@CosmicNIO]

It's my man Marty!

[@terminus0443]

🙏

[@mr.plenge1301]

All hail marty 🙌

[@tkflow]

The legend himself

[@tombowombo-]

Crowbcat really knows how to condense down to the essence just how much AAA game development has rotted.

[@cregangames]

Yet drones still support these AAA disasters year after year

[@frozenvoltz6739]

Games like Halo Infinite do not represent AAA games a whole as there is a ton of great AAA games over the years.

[@swahagod8369]

@@frozenvoltz6739 what games are those ?

[@CapcomGod]

A slowly dying breed. Like a grandparent on life support. They pump all the money that can into these machines that breath for them, pump their blood -- but they know what is coming. No matter how much they smile and put on a facade of status quo, they see the reaper at their bedside. Its up to us to grieve properly and let them pass, not put more money into these machines that pretend to live.

[@sirlimen333]

@@swahagod8369 None

[@ArthurLopes39]

That clip with the developers pretending to be excited about the lootboxes they themselves programmed will never fail to remove a few years from my life expectancy.

[@theostachowiak2283]

ah yeah sure nobody watching what devs are implementing into the game and let alone asking them to put lootbox into the game... pfff

[@bencurran3204]

@@theostachowiak2283 noone wants lootboxes

[@Spabsa]

Major cringe

[@kx7500]

@@bencurran3204 corporate ghouls do

[@imkaneforever]

@@theostachowiak2283 if you're a dev, or any relation to any game creation, plz listen to people. No one wants loot boxes. Your game will fail if you disregard the fan's sincere wants and criticisms. Quit your job.

[@happyengineer5427]

"We made the DIFFICULT decision to offer LESS features, work LESS on the game, BARELY test it before launch and ask for MORE money." Such a touch call to make guys.

[@Dislob]

Look at his colleague's face while he's saying that. Dude is trying so hard to not smile...

[@bunkle932]

Pairs nicely with a large glass of "For us, the launch isn't so much the finishline, it's the starting line"

[@monad_tcp]

Vultures !

[@TheChub151]

People really want Microsoft let these incompetent developers (343) to continue to make more Halo games.

[@wigglesbee]

343:"unique competitive feelings new money tough decision" bungie:"fun"

[@yungfeebs]

What I like most about this video is that it’s not someone telling you how halo died, it’s someone showing you.

[@philiplorio9820]

Its how halo lived.... and was murdered.

[@exalted_space9224]

Halo didn't die with a bange but a whimper

[@roluevasreisa5730]

@@philiplorio9820 similar to how Bungie died Only halo died by Microsoft digging their claws into it re purposing it as some soulless husk Meanwhile Activision dug their claws into Bungie to turn them into some corporate puppet company ...... then Microsoft came over said YOINK and bought Activsion

[@jacknapier2089]

A shambled dead corpse played on a stage. Evil cannot create something that is made with love and passion- that is the message that has happened across all mediums. And it is okay to reject this garbage- those who push trash don't deserve the respect, because they hate you.

[@funninoriginal6054]

@@ultraego6678 Yeah like how dare people be concerned for the direction a francise they love and likelly grew up with is going right, like how can people even like things

[@Alex-pk1iy]

This isn’t just about Halo; it’s about how gaming has gone from genuine passion and ingenuity to corporate husks and live services.

[@arcavahaethon2669]

Look at music from the 1990s to today and you can see a bigger picture of what's been happening. You can even apply some of the same to journalism. There is hardly any room for real art in these industries anymore.

[@tobsmonster2]

@@MCH-23.Quintus Every industry that gets large enough to generate billions attracts investors. Once those investors start demanding return on their investments, creativity and integrity go out the window. And all that remains is buggy releases and battle passes.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Yes

[@franciscoOrellana29]

@@MCH-23.Quintus gta trilogy?

[@zuzu091]

Capitalism rotting everything it touches

[@bossross8270]

Chief is still frozen in that pod at the end of Halo 3. Nothing matters since 343 took over.

[@Irongrim]

And poor Cortana is still alone but thankfully still alive.

[@MrJ0lly]

same with star wars - reject the new 'canon'

[@RabidPanda]

i dont mind how they advanced the plot. but they didnt really focus on the plot. like cortana taking over the universe or something. its really unfortunate. i loved halo story telling. the multiplayer was fun to play in 5 and infinite. but like everything else :(. no one has a vision anymore or shares the vision. its about how can we appeal to everyone instead of making something great to attract everyone.

[@BinToss._.]

Still drifting toward that forerunner planet...

[@XCommando55]

Halo 4's story was actually really good. Ig that can be seen as the ending of Halo.

[@ottergauze]

You know what sucks even more? The fact that 343 had the NERVE to rebrand as "Halo Studios".

[@n3rfpho3nix16]

fr, its the same shitty studio but they're trying to get rid of the negativity attached to the name

[@matteodelapaz1698]

@@n3rfpho3nix16and they only fired a handful of leaders to call it a day

[@MysticTemplar07]

Trying to make us forget that they are 343. Yeah we still know it’s you Aholes.

[@baplotnik]

I didn't even know they did that

[@arvindraghavan403]

Hi I am 343 Guilty Spark

[@pRaX85815]

Almost the entire AAA industry is hellbent on conditioning the younger generation to accept a lower standard/value.

[@KopperNeoman]

Nobody dares to outcompete these giants because trying to do so would tank their ESG scores.

[@seliamila1005]

​@@KopperNeomanindie games are on the rise tho

[@RivalHades-mk1xl]

@yourface0707 Omg yes! I miss it so much when people were playing for fun

[@gottmituns6628]

@@KopperNeomanthanks Blackrock (run by jew Larry Finkelstein)

[@ghost25killer]

They already have unfortunately. My nephew (11) already expects $60 games to be broken at launch and just play F2P mtx hell games 24/7 because he thinks its always been like this.

[@FBWalshyFTW]

It is mind-boggling how little 343 understands Halo's DNA. I've been trying to come back to Halo for almost 10 years now, only to be disappointed every time.

[@exalted_space9224]

343 is mediocrity incarnate.

[@Vacony]

Craziest part is the sheer volume of information at their disposal during the making of Halo Infinite. If they couldn’t get it right, with all the guidance a developer could ever dream of in the form of all these video essays, vocal complaints, unanimous outcry among the community for change, and the sheer wealth of learnings that can be gleaned from Halo’s legacy itself, after 6 fucking years… how will they ever get it right?

[@VeNoMz_]

W youtube channel

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

That guy saying "they didn't earn this" is the perfect summary. A bunch of California yes-men hipsters and diversity hires got thrown a multibillion dollar IP beloved by many and they arrogantly went "we don't like this; we'll do it our way and better."

[@burner9481]

I thought they finally nailed the gameplay in Infinite? But botched literally everything else surrounding the game lol

[@RoanokeGaming]

I'll never forgive 343 for hiring people who hated halo to make halo then coming out and pretending like they beat all the odds. They've nothing to show for the last decade and the arrogance is mind blowing

[@UnseenEternalStudios]

Well they have your expectations to show for it. You’re still here complaining all this time later.

[@RoanokeGaming]

@@UnseenEternalStudios Ahhh the "intellectual" who stands in the center and says everyone is an idiot for "complaining" when its actually them voicing their opinion on something. L take bro

[@Hyena2833]

@@UnseenEternalStudios because what are we supposed to do they won’t listen to us all we can do is complain because they fucking suck for doing this to us ruining such an amazing game and acting like nothing in the past even happened at al

[@gagekellstrom3978]

@@UnseenEternalStudios it's almost like we've lost something we loved.

[@digitaldruglord1815]

love your content man

[@machobrizzin2337]

“They didn’t earn this” Truer words have never been spoken. This sums it all up.

[@Lovicide]

@@thegreatwhiteleaf Sad thing is, I don't think Bungie is much better than 343 at this point. I think the people giving them money are to blame. Quota, quota, quota, whether it be Destiny or Halo. "How do we make more money," as opposed to "how do we make a good game?"

[@Rastafarianinja]

Fuck 343, the series should’ve just ended at reach

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

They are shitting on the shoulders of giants.

[@jellyfrosh9102]

@@Lovicideprobably because most of bungie now is people who weren't there in the 90s or 2000s who built it.

[@CovenantArmada]

@@Lovicide Bungie would 100% be better than 343 though. I mean say what you want about Destiny but it's consistently one of the top most played games for almost 10rys on all platforms. While Halo has been a joke for about the same amount of time.

[@TheOneTrueWolfio]

It was never about competition, it was about community and fun

[@vgrepairs]

@r3nik3 yup

[@THEDR0NEZ0NE]

"Shut up ni-"

[@CJW0056]

With a sprinkle of abusing complete strangers, lol.

[@ethanjaqua6233]

The community and the fun they had also inspired players to want to be competitive and get better!

[@snarly-_-929]

@@deloreandmc88 nah gaming industry died in 2006 with the 360 and ps3 and online in general

[@SuperAwesomeGuy]

"343 didn't earn this, that's why they don't CARE about it!" is the most accurate description for 343's involvement in modern Halo.

[@The_whales]

If Xbox somehow doesn’t throw out them against the odds they might try to make a halo crypto game

[@Safar_Galimzyanov]

5:12

[@KingAgniKai]

@@The_whales Xbox or Microsoft or both don't care. They'll just buy 2 more publishers and call it a day. What a joke

[@mechanomics2649]

Well, look at where Bungie is right now. I don't know if Halo would be faring too much better with them still at the helm.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

@@mechanomics2649 The old guard left Bungie long ago. They, Bioware, Blizzard, DICE, Mojang, Konami, Square Enix, and many others are NOT the companies you know, and will never be anymore.

[@UnmatchedSkills]

proximity chat on death was actually brilliant, hearing your enemy's last words abruptly cut off as you slayed them was just so damn good.

[@ItsAlpacaMan]

Amazing how gaming keeps going backwards, features removed and lost forever while only adding ways to monetize players

[@DegenerateMic]

@@ItsAlpacaMan Prox chat in new MW2. Hopefully they don't remove it. Maybe I'll finally put time into the meme that is BR.

[@kamransiddiqui4007]

@@DegenerateMic its only in warzone 2

[@degayify]

Losers claimed its toxic to be able to talk to other people that's why online games are for dead quiet weirdo recluses

[@Willie_Pete_Was_Here]

It was in MW2019

[@danid2408]

343 Industries: "The core of Halo is in the competition". Me inmediatly thinking: "Then you dont know what Halo is".

[@wigglesbee]

343:"unique competitive feelings new money tough decision" bungie:"fun"

[@73NSH1]

Aaay a bleach fan, nice

[@G-Fan-st2ow]

Neigh, it was heresy!

[@BazookaTooth707]

I'll admit: I played the hell out of ranked, but this is a perfect example of making the live experience more important than the game itself

[@Flaco5609]

@@BazookaTooth707thats the beauty of halo. at its core its dumb fun but there was a lot of skill expression too

[@N_A_R_]

That last scene Even as someone who doesn't even play halo, I can understand the joy they have playing the old series of the game and generally making a lot of friends on the way. Those people are either not here anymore or still here but already move on to a different situation that they don't have time to have fun like that anymore. "We are simply having fun, we didnt realize we were making memories along the way until the end."

[@superbanana3398]

Bro same. I only played the first game when I was 10/11 some 12 years ago and I slightly teared up at the end lmfaoooo.

[@ThunderRod]

They didn't mention reach.

[@Parasiteve]

can i just say the bungie crew also looks like total nerds compared to 343. 343 looks like a bunch of business people, not real gamers like the bungie crew in those past clips. a nerd is gunna make something amazing, why? i mean the whole definition of a nerd is someone who likes something way too much and thus knows all about it THUS making whatever they make about or from it will be great. its like the saying "never trust a skinny chef". cuz their food is gunna suck lol.

[@testerofbeta6735]

That’s not the point, it’s for HALO, not 6, at least that’s what I’m getting from this.

[@defaultname7685]

Name me one other studio that was given one of the biggest videogame franchises in history and fumbled the bag for ten years trying to put out a successful sequel and still kept their jobs. Something just doesn't add up.

[@gtown_tom7046]

In retrospect, I think a lot of us didn't fully appreciate how good we had it with gaming as it was in the 2000s. It was a great time to play.

[@Bojaxs]

It truly was. Not just Halo, but also Valve was releasing absolute bangers on Steam. I don't even play games anymore. Haven't bought any of the latest consoles. Gaming has already peaked.

[@jawire6347]

It was fucking amazing. I have a big problem with living in the past and gaming is another reason I have to do so. It’s not healthy but I love thinking about the memories

[@HeartTribe]

@@Bojaxs so much bangers. Halo, Forza, Flatout, Ghost Recon, COD, etc, honestly, it was gaming's best era. I'm glad we were there for it.

[@matthewmspace]

Absolutely. That Wii/360/PS3 era was just perfect. Want just simple, fun games with friends? Play a Wii game. Want to go online and do ridiculously random shit in an FPS? Go play Halo. Wanna play something more experimental or story-focused? Go play PS3. Plus, the Wii and PS3 didn't require a subscription to play online. Only the 360 did. Mario Kart Wii or the Killzone games? Completely free to play with anyone, anywhere, just like on PC to this day. Plus, DLC was way less egregious. No Battle Passes or loot boxes. Just, hey, want extra maps or characters? Here, it's not that expensive and they're also fantastic additions to an already great base game. Something changed when we went to Wii U/PS4/Xbox One. Companies got way greedier and the really passionate devs are either out of the industry or just doing indie games. Indie games are great, but let's be honest, most people play AAA games.

[@Gertzerroz]

I threw a Halo 2 and 3 LAN party at my place last night we managed to comfortably fit 14 players. Played some CTF on coagulation which was so much fun. It was the first time I booted up my 360 in almost a decade and we played some of the old H3 custom games maps that were last on the console. Felt like a kid again. Looking back we had it so good, we had real triple A games. These new titles are an absolute waste of time and money. Such a funny coincidence that this video was released on the same day I threw the LAN party.

[@user-op9kq9vc2o]

I remember in Halo 3 everyone was in gamechat and we were screaming repeatedly “veto” as loud as we can to change the map. Man the memories bring a tear of joy.

[@TBrady2289G8O]

😂

[@josechucaralao1767]

Blue skittle!!!

[@hostileenvironment6107]

Honestly dude, Contracters VR Halo is actually quite well done and it seems some of the OG fans are still around. Was an awesome feeling c:

[@MaQuGo119]

I used to say the nword so much LMAO

[@brodiethegoaty849]

@@MaQuGo119 lmao you wildin! But if there were any time to say nigga with the hard R, it was a halo lobby.

[@biddaminesquire3007]

"we didnt include elites because its a spartan story." Translation:"It's hard to animate and put sellable armor for two types of characters. So we decided not to do it."

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Halo Reach: A Spartan story, yet it had playable elites which weren't even half baked as they had their own assassination animations, and 2 unique game mode allowing you to always play as them.

[@dardanik]

Not the only reason. Since they were so in love with making the game "competitive", they didnt want a character with a hunchback, since it makes headshots from behind harder to do.

[@marcusflint2907]

What gets me is the guy sounded snarky just for being asked the question.

[@TrueLunacy]

L A Z Y

[@jirden]

Exactly. Was Halo 2 not a spartan story?

[@adamsmasher9738]

Last 3 minutes genuinely made me tear up, I almost forgotten how games used to not feel like souless corporations when the devs were just as big as nerds as the fans.

[@EmperorPalpatine0108]

@@MomJeans1738 Do you top white boys?

[@checkb0y985]

@@ultraego9730 average tate fan

[@farpasmasterfarpador9092]

What are these replies? Go outside, touch the grass my god.

[@sata1938]

They're literally still like that if you play indie games instead of games made by studios under companies that answer to shareholders. Literally just play better games lol.

[@Carlos-ui5dx]

@@ultraego9730 real men cry, you've just been trained by older generations into believing you should bottle up

[@gamecheat13]

Press F to pay respects to another fallen franchise.

[@lawrence3185]

F

[@juanjosehernandez115]

F

[@lawrence3185]

i may not be a halo fan but it's sad to see another beloved franchise ruined by an evil company like 343

[@MangoesMan10]

F

[@NewFoundPanda]

Its not fallen just missing in action

[@SpongeRoss]

"Wake me when you need me" I still get goosebumps. Not a sad ending, not a happy ending, a perfect ending

[@Teopae]

So true! It leaves some mystery and closure that even though Halo is a dead game, it could one day return if made by the right hands

[@Mack0794]

I seriously could not agree more. I don’t think there is any other way they could have ended it.

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

For me, it's all of those

[@cuinderblockdeer4102]

It’s the perfect ending. To me Chief is still floating around in space, and none of the nonsense with 4-5-infinite happened.

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@cuinderblockdeer4102 word!! 💪💪💪

[@johntravis3242]

I miss the early 2000's...

[@thatstench5242]

Me too. We can't go backwards though because we will just see everything turn to crap once again. Hopefully things improve.

[@naggods]

@@thatstench5242 nothing ever happens.

[@trabuco9]

​@@naggodsIt will

[@s871-c1q]

I do not

[@johntravis3242]

@@s871-c1q Any particular reason why?

[@HiddenXperia]

It's just depressing at this point, never in my life have I seen a franchise and IP fumbled as badly as Halo

[@TusksTheAxew]

Same here. I'm fans of several series with several sets of blunders, but Halo...dear God, a highly respected gaming giant that everyone and their mum loved, to a festering pile of nonstop issues, mistakes and broken promises.

[@markaword1561]

@hiddenX, were it so easy

[@AlwayzFresh]

@@TusksTheAxew Legit, when I got the OG Halo as a young teen waay back in the day, even my mom came into my room to check out the gameplay from time to time, which never happened previously or with any other game ever again. It was THAT GOOD and groundbreaking...once.

[@beefs0ck911]

Straight up abused

[@TusksTheAxew]

@@AlwayzFresh Similar thing happened with my mum, in that she paid way more attention to the game (specifically Halo 2, Reach and ODST the most) and its characters that she can easily name names, say their characteristics and memorise weapons, unlike most other games i play she gets second hand experience of.

[@DoMa94]

Crowbcat is the only channel who can perfectly summarize a topic without ever saying a word himself. Legendary

[@RedEquine]

the virgin video essay reviewer vs the chad Crowbcat analysis

[@n0m4r22]

who did the voice in the beginning tho?

[@laius6047]

It's so necessary with 99% of channels rambling nonstop nonsense

[@randomstuff508]

Yeah, but alot of his videos bring a circle jerk of haters and leave out important context

[@citizengreyfox]

Thats right.. never says a word.. he let's it just speak for itself

[@Skyes]

Just the nostalgia and memories of Halo 1-3 releasing, playing it with friends, the endless hours of content and happiness from them. Having a childhood to this franchise and then watching some company absolutely obliterate it. Thank you for making such a perfect tribute to this franchise.

[@toobig7150]

Reach tho :(

[@fishingrod2253]

@@sqlevolicious epic

[@zyenull]

I wish i get a dollar every time i see a comment like this

[@beanstalk7426]

I really wish Reach was somehow nodded to. Loved that game to pieces.

[@jonjacobjingleheimersmith1424]

Halo 2 was the game for me. I still remember getting my 37 and my buddy 39 in TS during the height of modding. They stole host and starting laggin out our team 1 by 1 (winning 35-25) and somehow they fucked up and lost host and I got it. Superbounced on sanctuary and camped till time ran out. Saddly never played ranked after that due to stand-by/cheating.

[@Adam-082]

Imagine being handed the golden goose and you instantly behead it :*(

[@m_6866]

They didn't instantly behead it. They fucking tortured it to near-death for a decade until in it was almost dead. When it was on the precipice of death, it heard that the torturer was fired and they were getting sent to outsourced tortures to let them continue torturing the poor thing.

[@BasedSociety1]

The difference between the old Bungie and 343 is that the old Bungie is filled with actual nerds and gamers, 343 is filled with Corporate Suits.

[@Yoloswags]

not true, destiny 2 has become so woke and corporate now

[@AL-091]

@@Yoloswags That's why he said "old" bungie

[@redbullsauberpetronas]

@@Yoloswags how many people do you know work at the same place for 20 years?

[@Gwilherm]

​@@redbullsauberpetronas legends

[@xanadu896]

@@redbullsauberpetronas most people that want to retire?

[@Dasistrite]

1, 2 & 3 told the story while ODST & REACH were the sweet farewell extra. Halo isn't dead, its finished. May it rest, until its needed again.

[@cursedxp6088]

It's needed now more than ever

[@Dasistrite]

@@cursedxp6088 Then go ahead and boot it up from the beginning?

[@randalthor6872]

@@Dasistrite bro I'm seriously considering doing this! I haven't played in years..and I only ever got as far as Halo Reach. It's been so long it might feel new again :P

[@RedContingency]

Yep as far as I’m concerned the story ended with H3

[@MegaConstruxed101]

I miss when in a party chat everyone could say let’s play halo

[@refrliv1533]

I genuinely began to tear up watching the old footage of the Bungie devs, and watching the old custom matches. Nothing can take those childhood memories away from me, and the scouring cinders that I feel in my very core when I see what's become of the franchise serves as a personal reminder to ALWAYS question modern game companies.

[@ultraego2306]

It’s too bad the community is so cynical now 🥺

[@SkySweeperSyn]

It fucking broke me. It hurts so much seeing how much we've lost and regressed since 343i took over...

[@cosmicfilth4028]

@I one day we all fade into the void. Until then, we have the sweet memories of brotherhood.

[@prithvib8662]

I really don't think companies have changed all that much. Microsoft was still greedy when they were working with Bungie, they were still profit driven, yet the end result was incredible. And we still have fantastic videogames coming out today that are made by big name studios (God of War 2018). The problem lies solely with the people within 343. They aren't people who understand why Halo is so beloved, they don't understand that Halo is a social shooter first, not a competitive one, and they don't understand Halo's story and what made it appealing at all.

[@StevePerez2900]

Weird but ok

[@kingjett98]

What makes it all so special and bittersweet is that we don't just remember the game. We remember playing with our siblings or our parents. We remember all the people that we met online. We remember LAN parties in friends garages and basements. We remember Madcatz, Gameshark, G4 TV, and full guidebooks for games. We remember all of the little things that were products of a now bygone era. I don't think that gaming will ever again feel like it did back then. However, we can still be happy that we were there for one of the best video game franchises ever, and for giving us all some of our best memories. To all those that we won't see again... we finished the fight.

[@BattleBro77]

This is so on the money. I have a very bad memory. I don't remember many moments and people that I should remember. I can remember very vividly sitting on the floor of my childhood friend Rob's living room, playing Halo 1 with him, against his dad. I remember us both hiding behind a rock while his dad shot at us from a Warthog turret. I remember in secondary school - Glen, just before he moved schools, got me into Halo 3. We played together online after school some times, then he introduced me to Mike, who has remained my best friend ever since we bonded over Halo 3. Society has changed so much since those early Halo days, and we will never see anything like it again.

[@pureskill123]

I didn't play Halo, I was a Sony player. But watching all those multiplayer segments where everyone is on voice chat and having an absolute ball of a time blowing each other up, mass suiciding, watching vehicles go nuts from physics...it really makes me wonder what happened to online gaming. I got addicted to the feeling of community, now I'm just addicted to progression and resent the amount of competition that is placed behind it.

[@eyyub3360]

Bro did people kill themsleves beacsue if halo?

[@ThDragoomba]

@@eyyub3360 in-game, not IRL lmao

[@nilnada5773]

@@eyyub3360 No dude wtf, he means people killing themselves in game like messing around

[@vonadi5285]

I was a PC player that got hooked on Source games (CS:S, TF2, Half-Life, etc). My best friend grew up on Xbox with the Halo series. Before we met each other, I never played Halo and he had never touched a Source game. Both of us *frequently* talk about how we miss 'the old days', and it almost always boils down to: Games today are too competitive-focused, triple A games frequently shit the bed, and most of all... the sense of community is lost. I thought I was just being nostalgic with rose-tinted glasses, but seeing so many other people state the same thing, the "feeling of community" turned to "addicted to progression" and "the amount of competition", it rings true, I yearn for when I played for fun and not a sense of progression in games. If you asked me to find a multiplayer videogame today that has active servers where people play and VC happily together like at 9:39, I wouldn't be able to point you to a single modern title. Sure there was shit like 2009 COD rage in lobbies but it just felt like people VC'd more often and tried to have fun more often than they do today. I wonder in what ways changes in AAA game development, shifts in culture online / as a whole, and the aforementioned rose-tinted glasses affect that perception on gaming in the past versus the present.

[@janvarga4023]

censorship.. I know this may be hot take but friendly toxicity and yes incorect jokes were big part of multiplayer back in the day. now you get banned if you say something so people do not talk...

[@GuiltyGaming]

There’s something magical about being deployed to the desert, connecting a shit-ton of 360s with what looks like a million miles of Cat5 and filling the bay with the hoots, hollers, and curses of young men just wrecking each other in Halo 3. 8000 miles from home and still had the time of my life.

[@jadoaesra3011]

ooh rah

[@insurgentlowcash7564]

Dude I bet that was awesome! Sad to see the loss of comradery in games recently. Seems they just want mainstream games to be a digital vending machine now.

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

I was never a big Halo fan growing up as a PlayStation guy but the ending still got to me. That was really a perfect representation of not only what Halo once was but also gaming culture back in late 2000’s to early 2010’s. We lived in a golden era and we didn’t even know it.

[@ruskibruski]

I’m a PlayStation guy since the 2000’s and I recently bought an xbox360 to only play the old halo games Thank god I can’t play halo 5 or infinite on it

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

@@ruskibruski I had played Combat Evolved on someone else’s Xbox so I’m not saying I never experienced Halo greatness. But why didn’t you get an Xbox One or Series X/S and play MCC on there? You can still play the non-remastered versions of those games.

[@S0LlDF0X]

Bro Halo was that one game that made us Playstation guys say hmm, Ill borrow an xbox for this.

[@Chaseticles]

“I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.”

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

@@S0LlDF0X true. Back then Xbox actually had good exclusive games. Nowadays it’s the opposite.

[@azef]

So glad I grew up with Halo at its peak

[@mr.blaznj]

Facts

[@helljumper7101]

I wish I did, I only got to experience that last year before 343 killed it with “Halo” 4

[@taleseylad1249]

Even if I didn't grow up with Halo. I'm glad I got to experience the original halo trilogy

[@pierreo33]

Same here dude I was 15 when Halo 3 came out, we had sooo many lan parties

[@legendreedhit69]

im a gen z (im 13). but halo is my favourite game. its 2024 but the graphics never felt bad. maybe it was because my laptops broke but i genuinely fell in halo. i play the og pc ports for halo ce and 2 and not mcc. and theyre beautiful. i wish this franchise continued...

[@117oddlink-9]

That final clip with Deliver Hope playing and Bungie putting passion into their games is just heartbreaking. They cared about this franchise, they managed to finish their games, their releases have always been successful. Their entire trilogy has been a work of art.

[@justifano7046]

Bungie didn't finish their games lol. Bungie has been historically mismanaged and controversial for decades now.

[@laurenkathleen7]

@@justifano7046 And yet their Halo games were 100x better than the pure ass put out by 343i

[@isaaclai1636]

@@justifano7046 Name a single good thing 343 has done

[@hachelyd_i3232]

@@justifano7046 Just because Bungie wasn't satsified with H2? Bungie always killed it when it came to launch day. The sheer amount of content in each Halo game puts many games to shame in 2022.

[@tengr0057]

@@isaaclai1636 Maybe they established example of what not to do? I'm tired of things that I love go to hell, because of devs not knowing what made their ip special to begin with. And I'm not even Halo fan. Also I know it is about money nowadays. Skins, dlc fuckin shaders and shit..

[@Mexican_Steel]

I was ecstatic to see Crowbcats return. His story telling and editing are absolutely unparalleled, but whenever he returns, he only heralds the death of a beloved franchise, and this one definitely hurt.

[@SIGNOR-G]

The Crowbatcat is welcomed and feared in equal measure for his speechless knowledge always rings true (and even in ironic way) but it is harbringer of ruin for many of the dearest franchises.

[@patrickthewolf840]

It's 343, it's Xbox, it's Microsoft, we all knew and were and still are in heavy denial.

[@emamess]

he never really leaves just takes "extended breaks"

[@ultraego2306]

You Bungie fanboys have no other good memories besides playing a video game and no wonder why y’all are so miserable. Do some push ups!

[@Hit_by_a_Parked_Car]

@@ultraego2306 Could take your bicep muscles out and see how you feel trying to do some push ups

[@Rehdoras]

This video is clearly a love letter to the old Halo fans. As a 32 years old guy, I can say I saw that golden age of Halo myself and I met people there which I still hear to this day, those last minutes of video made me tear up a little

[@chonkychookie6949]

Me too buddy. Me too.

[@joshs9066]

Same me for me. I a 32 year old male, teared up at the end. So many countless hours spent with friends on the original trilogy. Too many memories to count.

[@WATCHMYCLIPSZ]

Sorry for your loss. Pray for GTA 😞

[@johanfalk2875]

Yep. For example the Halo 3 marketing campaign was amazing and the best part of it all is the game itself lived up to all the hype. Such a great time to be a kid and such a great time for video games that was.

[@og_lesk6218]

33 it was Halo and Socom 2 at the Golden era

[@kevinkerwin4118]

It's actually astonishing the difference between people who took the task upon themselves and people who had the task put upon them.

[@noofonehoo]

00s era Bungie wanted to make a game even better than what ended up being delivered, 343i seems to shoot for basic functionality and return on investment and then mostly fail even at that. Even the platonic ideal of Halo infinite just seems like an adventure story stripped of ever going anywhere.

[@filmmisanthrope]

The last three minutes of this video is a better love letter to the fans than anything 343 has done.

[@TheMetalfreak360]

The "Wake me when you need me" part made me tear up, god I miss Halo.

[@mosesvice7998]

Fr

[@elevationeddie1981]

Sometimes I just watch the ending of this video just to feel some “halo” again 😭

[@alexsilva28]

Well MCC is absolutely sublime now. Took 4 years or whatever but I'm grateful that they eventually got it to be amazing

[@alexsilva28]

@D DOG cope

[@Nerpah]

As someone who's entire childhood was Halo this made me tear up from the nostalgia that hit. Thank you for this piece of art

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

daily reminder halo always sucked. console only turd

[@DG-117]

Teared up around the montage part near the end...

[@jackychang9148]

Not just a piece of art. But a piece of truth. Whose*

[@Tristan_Homewood]

Same, this made me pretty emotional

[@hakijoe]

Don't argue how these folks feel or how they define it for us, let's just be happy we could be together about something. Denying someone's happiness is true cringe.

[@qxeagle]

Halo was never meant to be an eSport where kids are inhaling gfuel and putting on their sweatbands. It was meant to be a fun game to play for all skill types, so even your noob friends can play with you and have fun. It was made to sit back and relax not sit on the end of your seat with sweat dripping down your face

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

Same for Call of Duty.... But all good things don't last forever

[@cygnus4232]

So true. Just had a throwback LAN party with Halo 2 and even newbies to the game were talking smack and sitting on the edge of their seat by the end. Took me right back to all the great memories playing Halo and the friends made along the way.

[@CovenantArmada]

Crazy how it wasn't meant for that but had one of the greatest competitive scenes in all of gaming, hell Halo basically made MLG.

[@wigglesbee]

343:"unique competitive feelings new money tough decision" bungie:"fun"

[@npc1172]

That's ironically why halo and cod were the most fun to play competitive. The games were actually fun so wanting to get better came naturally.

[@Shydren]

6:25 So much for the Slipspace engine being “the foundation of the next 10 years of Halo experience”. Classic 343.

[@Dark17B]

Yikes that ending choked me up. Biggest thing in my childhood that created the most memories. Never forgetting all those offline now.

[@toshineon]

I never even played any of the Halo games, and even I got a little emotional.

[@supermattman400]

Spartans never die, Jorge. They're just missing in action.

[@HiFiAwardTour]

Halo 2 Team Hardcore with 3 friends. I’ll never see that adrenaline again.

[@phsycotater3608]

It's really sad to think about the fact that we had a better selection of great games 15 years ago than we do now. I also haven't seen an audience react the same again.

[@Dark17B]

@@phsycotater3608 Ya the quality and release of games was a much bigger thing early-late 2000's. Nothing captures excitement like those midnight releases and knowing everyone is gonna try to play sick the next day so we could all grind together

[@McCallahanIndustries]

That last third was such a fitting tribute. I remember Halo. Totally changed my understanding of gaming. Andy's house in high school, first time I played was at Greg's birthday. Xbox originals all connected. Justin freaking tf out at me from the other room when I spawn trapped him at the base with the shotgun on Blood Gulch. Or when Andy would get out of the map and snipe everyone. Playing the Fusion Frenzy demo just to mess around when waiting for people to arrive. The Midnight release for Halo 2 and the crazy line for it, then having to go to school the next day with no sleep. Playing Halo 3 and Forge at Andy's house, with the usual Dominos delivery. Andy and Ronnie helping me beat Halo 3 on Legendary when I was in college. I remember Halo being great. It was always there... But it's all gone. Andy's house got bought by some rich people. New condos built across the street. Half of that crew had a falling out. Some got heavy into drugs. Some moved across the country. Everyone went their separate ways pretty much. And 343 ruined Halo, which they should be ashamed of. And gaming ain't what it used to be. But still, those times were great and you stirred up a lot of memories I'll cherish for a lifetime with this video. I usually come to your videos expecting to laugh or have outrage at the devs... But this video was something more. We all truly never knew just how great we had it back then. Thanks.

[@TonyTynebridge]

❤

[@oncill]

This is a wonderful comment. I think a lot of us can get caught in the nostalgia of childhood or things surrounding it because the past always seems simpler. But when we're 30 we'll remember our 20's fondly, when we're 40 we'll remember our 30's fondly. And so on. The present moment is where those memories are made, so watch out for them. Take care, internet stranger.

[@lilyluhtwizzy]

Microsoft never cared about Halo after Bungie left, they founded 343 just to make a little bit more money and that was it. 343 isn't the problem.

[@ootdega]

Nobody will have memories like this with Fortnite.

[@TonyTynebridge]

@@Call_Upon_YAH Does jesus play halo?

[@CertifiedGShep]

"They didn't earn this. That's why they don't care." That's a slap of truth right there. If we take Halo out of 4, 5, and Infinite and if they were released as their own first-person shooters, they would stagger and fall as generic games that may find a little success but nothing near the success of Bungie games. They don't actually know how to build an awesome game. They were simply given a successful IP without any of the foundation of where that success came from. They gotta go.

[@CloudRollerFox]

Not to mention that when Halo 4 was being worked on, a couple employees from Bungie who worked on Halo offered to help make it alongside 343. Obviously, 343 declined because they thought they could make a better Halo game. That speaks volumes about the leadership at 343 and how they've handled Halo.

[@Hyena2833]

@@CloudRollerFox 343 fucking sucks

[@Dovah21]

Yeah it's very Ian Malcolm's speech in the first Jurassic Park, "It didn't require any discipline to attain it. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so that's why you don't take any responsibility."

[@charlottecorday8494]

But the vast majority are diversity hires, so that's NEVER going to happen.

[@Solarius1983]

This comment is sheer delusion

[@rogerbonds6263]

I don’t think 343 understood how bad they sounded until they were in the middle of the interview

[@HankGreenburg]

"When you work on a game, you want to get that game out there. For us that's like the finish line, but in reality that's gonna be the starting line" Holy crap. This is where we're at with triple A studios now.

[@AardappelGames]

As one of the greatest said, “A delayed game is eventually good, a rushed game is forever bad.”

[@HieronymousLex]

@Stezika15 nobody? Really? Because enough people still preorder or mindlessly buy trash that it’s worth it for them to put out the game unfinished and accept bad publicity and low review scores

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Go look up Saas video essay of MBA and wtf is Agile development to see what is up

[@sunmoonstar9125]

​@@AardappelGames not always

[@stonecoldsteverharvey7862]

Hearing that piano gives me chills

[@ThirdEchoMedia]

Hearing them try to say over and over that Halo is a competitive game at its core just didn’t sit right with me. I’ve always seen Halo as a largely social game, and all 343 has seemed to do with each entry is strip back the elements that made the old titles more social and focused on fun

[@leoncoben6983]

Yeah completely goes against one of the original developers statements on why they made Halo. In which he said he just wanted to make a game you sit on the couch to play with your buddies. To have fun, not to compete, but to literally just fuck around.

[@ReeferSmoker]

The modern game special: f2p, Remove the ability to freely communicate with the enemy team, remove custom content support, add battlepass/premium currency

[@acetrigger1337]

because E-SPORTS. that is the only reason... Profit focus, allways. u_u

[@AshSonnenDrache]

Even as a competitive player, I hate what 343 has done to the community. It's like microsoft and 343 by extention has this anti-social behavior, chosing to limit communication and only funnel in the most fanatic of corporate shill types.

[@NhBleker]

Esports and competitive gaming is what makes gaming the most loser infested entertainment mediums ever.

[@johnbendheim8163]

Everything past the 8:40 mark almost brought me to tears. These were some of the best times of my life. I'll never forget Halo.

[@theplayerofus319]

that music at 8:58 broke me... the feel we had back then will NEVER come back but im glad we experienced it

[@YTTHEGAMINGGUY]

Precisely

[@himan6394]

Same. Me and my big brother would always play Halo together online with some friends. In the good old days. I miss those days every day.

[@BloodmoonPyke]

You wanna know why it's sad? Because you see that Bungie was a studio full of game loving, story loving, sci-fi loving nerds, and those are the people who _know_ how to code a game. To build an entire world of epic stories, every little detail mattered, they wanted to introduce players to something they would never forget. And they did. 343 aren't those nerds. They are greedy fat little money sacks, trying to sell their pile of software shit to people who still have a tiny bit of hope, that the new Halo won't suck. That is the real sad part here.

[@monkeepox2227]

So many lost memories came to surface in 3 short minutes

[@fredlagg27]

Can we agree that halo 3 is the last halo? (chronologically speaking)

[@manaceschavez7165]

So many mixed reviews about halo 4, but to me it ends at 3.

[@Godkingtrump]

1, 2, 3, odst, reach, wars are the only halo games that were ever made. I wouldn't mind a continuation after the end of 3 but i think more spin offs like reach would probably be better

[@danielshults5243]

That's my headcanon. Chief is still out there in cryosleep. Any Halo game that says otherwise is just fanfiction.

[@ToxicBalloon360]

Yes, 343's lore exists in a separate universe. Glorified fanfiction, nothing more.

[@Starwarsfan1253]

@@ToxicBalloon360Fun Fact: Halo Silentium confirms that there are infinite universes in the Halo universe. So that means that in some alternate timeline, Halo 3 ended and there was no halo 4-6 .

[@desertfox738]

If you weren’t there for it, it’s hard to describe how massive the launches for Halo 2 and 3 felt.

[@maysinbell5765]

My Halo 1 disc broke 2 weeks before Halo 2's release. Skipped school release day to pick up my copy at a Blockbuster (RIP). Seen the Halo 3 football commercial while working at a hooters, and bought the legendary edition from that same blockbuster. They were the best years a teenager could have ever asked for

[@DesertEagle093]

I was 6 when Halo 3 came out. I barely remember it because I was so young, but I won't forget it

[@Krieg4Ever]

All us day one'rs will never forget! Just like Noble 6, Halo died with Reach. Tragic.

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

I was 10 when Halo 3 came out and have few memories of the big launch but I definitely remember playing both 2 and 3 when they were brand new and seeing that early era of online gaming

[@theleaderoftheworld]

I may not have been there, (Mainly due to me not having internet 'till 2013) but I could feel it in the Earth.

[@KarlRock]

Should’ve just finished the fight and let it be. The last few minutes of this video felt really good.

[@mosesdavid5536]

Hi pewdiepie 😆

[@DailyPoptarts]

Bro I’m 26 now and this shit made me cry. Fuck I hope my kids games live up to the core memories halo brought me.

[@Eco19]

@@DailyPoptarts 28 in 2 weeks and my eyes and heart are yearning with you brotha..

[@bubbles190]

Both hollywood and gaming developers are digging up graves and fcuking the corpses and nobody is stopping them

[@LieutenantCommanderData]

My respect for you, Karl, has just gone through the roof. You're rich in more cultures than I knew.

[@gotdamn_tarantino]

Ngl, the end almost made me tear up. This is so fucking sad man.

[@bnk3rmk259]

When that halo 3 segment came on, I shed a tear. It was fun wasn't it guys?

[@jacobltillman]

I feel so old now at only 27. Just remembering the core childhood memories I’ll never be able to make again. Betraying enemies with my friends because we were little assholes. Spending hours in forge recreating Dday variants so I could put it in my file share. Collecting all the sculls. Watching Walshy and Orge 2 tear it up in MLG. Making terrible Linkin Park montages on KZbin before ads. Tripping over a projector at a LAN party in Boy Scouts that cost my poor mother a lot money to replace lol. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. And while it makes me remember how happy I was at the time, it almost just makes me sadder to remember.

[@chody570]

It was a blast my friend. Oh how times change

[@ScottyCameron1231]

Those core memories of playing custom games on sandbox in Halo 3 and lan parties in halo 2 are literally seared into my brain. I’m filled with visceral rage when I realize how badly 343 has ruined Halo. What a fucking shame

[@need2burn]

@@ScottyCameron1231 I hope that the new Marathon title is a true spiritual successor to Halo, much like Halo was to it.

[@abg44]

Man it was the best time of gaming ever. Halo 3 carried me through getting my kidney transplant. It really kept me happy while I was recovering. I'm not sure if I played with you at all, but thanks for being apart of my childhood. You were the one small dot on the player count

[@ceast5273]

I think this is important in how it shows the frustration from the fans, the incompetence of 343's Executives, but more importantly, *the hurt from everyone who still loves this franchise.*

[@thekey1175]

its not even the executives

[@anonony9081]

Don't think of it as incompetence think of it as an opportunity

[@UltraEgoMc]

This community gets no empathy of me. The sexist comments of Bonnie Ross, the gate keeping, the rants, the harassment, the downplaying of the Ukraine war I can go on. This community deserves worst.

[@cheesy6122]

@@UltraEgoMc i hate to agree but i do 100%

[@pleaserespond3984]

Not just incompetence, it's more a lack of care and passion.

[@instant_noodlez6992]

When they showed halo 3 custom games, I started to tear up. That game got me through middle school, and I built so many bonds over that game. I also remember unlocking recon through the 7 vid master challenges and it was the most satisfying video game achievement I’ve ever accomplished. Thank you bungie for all the memories.

[@ultraego2306]

A touching story

[@forlorn9134]

Tear up? That's a bit much don't you think?

[@Urelasir]

​@@forlorn9134 Do you tear up with movies and music related memories? I think it really depends on the emotional attachment someone puts in artistic creation. Its kinda relatable.

[@miscellaneousmedia3753]

@@forlorn9134 why bother leaving a comment like this? Just because it's a video game, doesn't mean you can't associate a deep nostalgic sentiment with it

[@TheKleesh]

Imagine that, being rewarded for playing the game with a unique item, no strings attached. 343 would just make you cough up $20 and that would be your only option

[@raf.nogueira]

Wait until Crowbcat see who is the new purple hair Manager of the next Halo game using UE5...

[@jackiemehoff8239]

I legit almost teared up with the ending. I miss at what my boy used to be…

[@C.A._Old]

You were good son real good! Maybe even the best! -Team Fortress 2 Soldier.

[@UntrackableJohn]

good times are gooooone,you guys will witness more and more classic franchise getting worse day by day,or just died

[@MrAdamske]

I did, we carry those early memories likes gems. First days of Halo 2 and early VOIP are burned into my memories. Cherish them and look upon them from time to time and like the ending they will fill you with nostalgic joy.

[@ultraego2306]

You Bungie fanboys have no other good memories besides playing a video game and no wonder why y’all are so miserable. Do some push ups! 😎

[@naughtmeinam4603]

@@ultraego2306 Seeing this comment from someone with a Vegeta icon named Ultra Ego is hilarious to me

[@AP-qr8en]

Halo 3 and Reach were masterpieces, and the comparison to where Halo is now just makes me wanna cry

[@OneStarRating]

My brother was a huge Halo fan. He played almost daily for years. I would play 3 with him sometimes and I enjoyed it butt when Reach came out... we played daily for months and had so much fun with collectibles and customization that felt earned in a non grind way. That was peak Halo for me.

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

And yet half the community will disagree with this comment, telling you that it was infact 1 and 2 that were the masterpieces and the decline began with 3. Then you'll have people telling you that 1 was the best, or 2 was the only really good one, and so on. These things are much more a reflection of where _you_ were in life than they are a reflection of the games. I played every Halo game at launch and loved them all. Reach used to be my favorite. I recently revisited 3 and Reach and realized just how absolutely boring they are. They were only fun because of the community I had when playing them.

[@yeetwchybaban]

Yup

[@dashinator3251]

what an idiotic take

[@AP-qr8en]

@@dashinator3251 how convincing of an argument

[@yvindlavold5741]

"The Slipspace Engine is really this labor of love for 343 we've invested heavily, it's gonna be the foundation of our next 10 years of Halo experiences." This is such a funny and tragic quote considering they just announced they are switching over to Unreal.

[@Ghost_Mouse]

All that work for nothing

[@GeeMannn]

That's fucking hilarious and sad. What a state of affairs at 343

[@alexk1682]

They're fucking incompetent

[@WilliamAncich]

Where did they say they are switching?

[@ArabianFreedom]

Unreal Engine is too good to slip it...that is why.

[@xxtragazz-kq6qd]

Halo 3’s ending was the best way to finish the franchise. It should’ve been left alone

[@Cbar603]

Last three minutes got me crying. What I’d give for these genuine feelings of playing a game and meeting people and laughing with them like we did back then.

[@morphius747]

I was too late to the games with xbox live because poor and now in modern era nobody chats. no typing no voice chat. its all dead, I wish we could all go back to mic spamming and saying egregious things. end note fuck 343 and youtube

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@morphius747 xbox live was the king, still remember many nights like they were yesterday and made Friends with lots of people, 3 of which I still in contact with ten - fifteen years later. That today nobody talks anymore I noticed to be true. All antisocial idiots or just hang out in private stupid groups and discord and shit.

[@kitsachie.]

I started crying too, some of my fondest memories were playing halo with my friends and cousins late at night but that era is gone

[@MrJoJoJoJo]

❤

[@greengoblin4391]

Me too man shit. Halo 3 was like peak happiness in my life. So many damn good memories playing this game I miss it soo much

[@Genoprototype]

I was born in '98 so my first experience with Halo was 3 and yet it still felt like such an amazing journey. I made so many friends and will always remember all the fun times, the creative forge maps, the funny anime pictures made of guns in people's service records, the insane custom game lobbies. Halo 3, ODST, and Reach are probably some of the greatest games i've ever played.

[@patrickr9716]

That halo 3 trailer still gives me the chills everytime I see it. Its burned into my brain as a core memory. I still remember riding the bus to middle school and reading the game manual over and over, learning all about the characters and vehicles. I miss that time

[@cjckilla7]

To me I still believe Chief is out there floating through space in his sleep chamber. 343 didn’t deserve to touch such a legendary game.

[@BMofficialvids]

343's titles are, in my eyes, not even canonical. They're a sad joke.

[@WhyTestify1]

A man who constantly proves he can say a hell of a lot, without saying anything at all. This is another great work Crowbcat, well done.

[@UltraEgo2000]

Let’s not forget the fact that this community got mad over a cook book.

[@adamoconnor8764]

@@UltraEgo2000 Jesus christ man you must work for 343 with all these replies

[@gagewilliams8458]

@@UltraEgo2000 they are mad they make products like that But then don't deliver on anything else It's the big picture thats been painted of 343 making nothing but shite It's fine make a cookbook But also deliver quality Halo games Which they can't do both obviously

[@Reoko77]

Crowbcat is actually a group of people, no joke.

[@MustertheBrohirrim]

seriously, this format is as effective as the perspective gun from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

[@thaearthquake]

One thing this channel has shown me is no matter how greatly loved and successful a franchise is, none are safe from having a company completely miss what got them that love & success in the first place. So enjoy the good times while you got them gamers.

[@JeffreyThrash]

"It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all." My parents actually paid attention to the ESRB ratings and thus would never let me play Halo. By the time they got off my back when it came to M-rated games, it was clear 343 turned the franchise into yet another mediocre pay-to-win AAA game. But it was so cool living the Halo 2 hype vicariously through my friends and classmates at the time.

[@AlMcpherson79]

@@JeffreyThrash bungies trailers. The halo 3 finish the fight stuff, the documentary style stuff... game marketing at its finest

[@heromedley]

its not even the same company

[@nomadhomad3685]

@@AlMcpherson79 the game already made profit for Microsoft well before Sept 27 2007. They were essentially given a blank check. Bungie delivered, but then shooters diversified and competition increased throughout the next decade. Causing the digression of console shooters. I'll never forget Halo 2/3, xbox 1-360 Ghost Recon & rainbow six, Gears of War 1 & 2, COD 4 and MW 2 (2009). The gems of online shooters.

[@darksoulsrage1270]

ROCK AND STONE

[@joshk2533]

I have no snarky comments, or criticism anymore. It’s been over a decade. All I feel now is immense sadness for a time that’s come and gone - and what a beautiful time it was. I feel blessed to have experienced the series in its prime.

[@castlewhale4746]

I do wonder what the alternate universe looks like where Bungie never gave away Halo to go and make Destiny. I played a ton of Destiny and loved it, but man I can't help but feel like the better timeline is the one where 343 never came into the picture, Destiny never got made, and Halo kept being made by Bungie.

[@freddybell8328]

@@castlewhale4746 Halo would fall by the wayside in that universe. Destiny was worth it imo.

[@nickwilkinsmusic]

@@freddybell8328 destiny was terrible. it was not worth killing halo

[@MussoGames]

Right there with you, brother

[@stuartlittle3048]

@@freddybell8328 Destiny 2 sucks bro and 1 died after they patched the loot cave farm. Forsaken dlc was so terrible they removed it from 2. An entire expansion removed it was so boring.

[@thunderspear2251]

Damn near moved me to tears. Halo's been one of the critical pieces of media I've consumed throughout my time growing up. From discovering it at around 10 years old, to playing Reach with my best friend every time we had a sleepover. Then I finally got Xbox Live, and joined my first and only clan. Made so many friendships with Halo as either the foundation, or one of the essential pillars. And now... it's been months since I've played. I never even finished the Infinite Campaign. All my old Spartan friends have either moved on to other games, or hung up the Mjolnir now that life's getting in the way. I hope, truly hope, that future generations will have something like Halo in the future. Hell, I hope future generations will have Halo. True Halo, not the soulless husk that's being paraded in front of us now. "Folks need heroes, Chief, to give 'em hope." - Sgt. Major Avery Johnson.

[@wheezy4991]

I miss the old gaming industry. Thank you for putting into perspective essentially how Halo and gaming as a whole used to feel compared to what it became.

[@DumbArse]

The industry became corporate. Studios no longer make games they would want to play, they make the games the executives expect them to make. They do not make fun experiences, they make ways to extract money out of the player. They no longer care about the individual, they only care about the pod of whales. They no longer respect your time because making every possible cent is much more important to them. Fuck corporations, fuck capitalism, fuck this hamsterwheel race for more and more money modern society created.

[@TheWaInut]

Its really funny that I saw this sort of thing said when halo 3 came out. I think its a generational thing that all new games are bad and old games are good

[@BetaCuckAlpha]

@@TheWaInut While that is true, 343 Halo games blow cock.

[@alexm4302]

It's not even the "old gaming industry", nowadays it feels like the "old EVERY industry". Everything has gone the way of maximizing profits at all costs, worse than it's ever been before. Heartbreaking shit.

[@pammctoaster6609]

@@TheWaInut i agree that sometimes nostalgia can be blinding, but the game industry is a lot more predatory than it used to be. now that there are established franchises and games can be easily patched, games don't have to be fully complete on launch for people to buy them and devs are taking advantage of that and the franchises people grew up loving.

[@zackallen7781]

Halo 3 announcement still gives me shivers to this day. What a time to be alive.

[@pierreo33]

Right?? The hype was unreal

[@StHappyfaces]

Same, I didn't even own an XBox 360 then and still felt that fire. There was just something absolutely magical about that reveal!

[@counterfeit6089]

@@StHappyfaces I got hyped as fuck when it was announced and I had never even played a previous Halo game or had a 360

[@raphaelguzman5263]

all kids in class went nuts dude, including the girls

[@tomasburian6550]

Even though I'm European I was in Los Angeles by the time the game came out and I bought it in a game store at full price along with an Xbox 360 console just to play it on my uncle's state of the art home cinema. While I was at the store I saw a MC's statue by the entrance and the other excited buyers of the game. It was all worth it.

[@mexifry222]

If this is a single person or team running this channel I'm amazed how you're able to dig into the bowels of history and pull the clips you do. Seriously amazing work and I wish today's journalists for news and gaming were as good. RIP our beloved Halo.. 💔

[@CoercedJab]

Just google it… I wanna see crowbcat make his final video a COVID video…..

[@jebalitabb8228]

@@CoercedJab why? Covid is such a boring topic at this point

[@phosr28]

@@CoercedJab I forgot covid even existed

[@DeAngryDan]

@@jebalitabb8228 covid was a scam

[@Silveraxed]

Thanks to those teenage kids with capture cards recording late night sessions with their friends, that history will be publicly available to anyone with a simple KZbin search. 343 didn't kill Master Chief, because Spartans never die

[@ThomasTheCoolerVersion108]

Its the microtransactions I tell ya. Every bad game has them

[@icespeaker81]

I miss when we got new games every 4 years... now it'll be Infinite forever.

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Sadly, the problem is much more insidious and runs much deeper than mere cosmetics...

[@the8u9]

A lot of good games have them too. It's moreso the company behind those microtransactions.

[@New_Perspective]

That scene at the end, with the Dad and his son playing Halo 3. That was my introduction to Halo. On Xmas when I was 10, my Dad bought me an xbox 360 and Halo 3. I'd never played Halo before but I was so excited. It looked so fucking cool. I fondly remember playing through the story with my Dad in co-op campaign. One of my best memories was when we were about mid-way through the story and my Grandma called to ask if we were going to go to church with her. My Dad told her we couldn't make it because I had homework I needed to finish. We then spent the rest of the Day playing Halo. I now live very far away from my Dad and I rarely ever get to talk to with him. It would've been really cool though, if we could have play through Halo together again.

[@kv_5_gtpa657]

you better call his ass up rn

[@jimmyburlapsack]

DUDE CALL HIM. play with him before its too late homie

[@jimmyburlapsack]

at least just talk about old times even if u cant play with him yet

[@ballacaust]

Please call him, I wish I could call mine.

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

My guy, as someone who lost their dad this year... call him. Tell him about these memories of the time you two shared, and what it means to you. You won't always have the opportunity to do so.

[@TheyHurry]

Not just Halo but that whole era was something special. It was the golden age of gaming and I feel fortunate to have experienced it

[@CakeIsSpy]

Halo was the game that sold the xbox.

[@kagom6830]

so true. Almost every game both AAA and indie had so much more soul

[@LazyY91]

The last great era of gaming

[@vb7limpinator]

Halo was the king but I am damn lucky to have experienced gaming in this era.

[@Hyena2833]

Same man same I wish I had a rewind button

[@effortlessproductions]

Bro this will sound mad corny but that ending montage has me honestly teary, knowing I'll never get to experience that era of life ever again. I'm thankful I experienced it all from the beginning, but I am sad that I must come to accept the reality that life is simply different now, and the gaming world will never be like this again.

[@Wally17.]

Same here. All the emotion hit me like a truck in those final days playing up until Halo 3’s Xbox 360 servers shut down. I have a lot of fun memories playing Halo, especially Halo 2 and Halo 3 so that ending montage got me feeling it again.

[@effortlessproductions]

@@Wally17. I'm right there with ya man. I never think about it much until I look back at it all

[@g_rr_tt]

so glad I was alive, young but old enough, to truly enjoy and remember Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST and even Halo wars.

[@BMofficialvids]

Me too, me too

[@saricubra2867]

Remember Reach.

[@Simte]

Playing split-screen in CE back in 2001. Creating mods for the PC release in 2003. Being in Xbox live for Halo 2 in 2004. Waiting in line at night for Halo 3 in 2007, witnessing the end of a trilogy, creating maps in forge for custom games, and playing Bungie's love letter to fans back in 2010 for Reach. Memories of a long gone era where love for game-crafting and amazing storytelling used to dictate most decisions in development.

[@mojojoji5493]

Oh my god so true it wasn’t big corporate deals that drive what goes in the game back then it was literally a couple of dudes that made games for the heck of it and because they LOVED it ❤️ well not exactly but looking back it’s a far cry from what it is now

[@alivape]

I'm from 97 so I just missed that era. But it sounds like you guys had a good thing going

[@MALICEM12]

sounds awesome man, makes me wish I was a little older to have been the right age for the early stuff. when I was a kid that got I to Halo, H2 was already out.

[@Moon_Presence]

@@mojojoji5493 It was not just a couple of dudes who made Halo. LOLLL

[@sowpmactavish]

We will rise again.

[@edwardtorres6686]

I'm 30 years old and teared up at the end seeing Bungie. The love and attention they put in every Halo game was what made the series a cultural phenomenon that changed console shooters forever. Kids these day may never understand what Halo once was but I'm thankful i grew up during that time which has left me with a lifetime of incredible memories.

[@SOBERHANGOVER]

Same such a beautiful time

[@JZStudiosonline]

There's nothing else that's even similar anymore. For how much more "connected" games are now, they're all incredibly isolating. For a period me and a buddy put a lot of time into Battlefield 4, I think it filled some of the void left after 343 took over, just big maps to mess around in and do whatever you want. Now Battlefield is also a husk.

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

Literally same. I'm 30 as well and feel the same way

[@saverofthehumens]

They showed their last bit of integrity when they called Reach the end, they didn't want to keep pushing sequel after sequel, diluting the game to another yearly fps franchise with no soul whatsoever. Then departed Microsoft to prevent being turned into this sequel pumping mindless factory of subpar games. Then Destiny happened. Then the second game happened. Oh god what happened to them..

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@saverofthehumens Following trends like halo for example can lead to problems because of capitalism, Why? because capitalism ruins art.

[@John-ns5se]

Thank you to everyone that had lived in the golden age of Halo with me. You all made my childhood amazing and unforgettable. And wither we were teammates or on opposite sides we shared many late nights and created incredible memories together just having fun and living in the moment. Also want to thank those that teabaged my dead spartan and trash talked me online and made toxic comments about my mom while we were in a lobby waiting for a game to start up. I Hated it back in the day but now I look back and cherish those memories the most. Long live Bungie’s Halo!!!

[@randomcenturion7264]

God I miss those chatrooms. They were toxic as Hell, but dammit, it was better than this.

[@jasonotto9126]

We most probably tea bagged each other and threatened to rape each other's mums and murder each other's families but God damn we were comrades and brothers

[@theMrTJF]

@@ultraego9730 did you not see the video? The evidence is pretty undeniable. Are you ok?

[@HailAzathoth]

@@ultraego9730 smoothbrain detected 🤣

[@roluevasreisa5730]

I remember custom games in halo 2 Including clue lol and custom forge infection maps

[@sixsiicsix]

i was too young to play the og halo games as they came out, but i grew up watching my cousin play every game up to reach, and then we played 4 together a few times before he moved. i've had the chance to play them now, and no other game has come close to making me tear up the way i did when finishing the campaigns of odst and reach. i know 4 isn't necessarily received well by many, but it's the first game i got to play by myself because i was left with the disc. a part of me will always feel like i missed something for not getting to play these games in their prime, but getting to watch my cousin get that experience is something i'm glad i got to see. i tried playing 5, but i just couldn't do it. it didn't feel like a halo game. it feels strange to miss something i never had a chance to experience, but it's undeniable that these are truly amazing games. the impact they had on those who played them is something i've never seen replicated yet.

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

You used to be made fun of if you played video games till halo 2 came out then litterly the entire school bought Xboxs and halos. Shit changed how everyone used to hang out.

[@semiramisubw4864]

Get the MCC and play Reach -> CE, 2, 3, odst and maybe 4, than youll know anything we had back than besides some huge MP stuff ofc but it will show you how big the game was and why it was so big. Halo proved the industry that FPS with a story ON CONSOLE works, setted the foundation for alot of other big IPs to migrate to console aswell

[@Whaccd]

That ending segment showing the original trilogy brought me to tears of joy. I don't think we will ever see another experience that felt so human on the internet ever again. Playing Halo 1-3 you would make REAL friends, REAL enemies, and REAL memories. Thank you Crowbcat for letting me relive that feeling for a moment.

[@franciscor390]

Didn't grow up with Halo but always appreciate to see the tremendous passion fans have for their favorite titles.

[@Shteven]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one who teared up.

[@robmen1402]

Actual tears tho? bro relax.

[@defaultname7685]

can anyone name another studio that for 10 years straight fumbled one of the biggest franchises in videogame history with 4 very middling games and still kept their jobs? Something is really suspicious

[@rontheauraknight9606]

@@robmen1402 the original 3 games hold deep in peoples hearts cause it was made by an company who cares and loves their product and handcrafted it.

[@jacobflores6479]

Don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that you were in that perfectly timed generation to experience it.

[@henryellis7412]

This will continue to be the most lame thing to say about a letdown for the rest of human history

[@makako7536]

too bad I didn't 😥😥

[@TomNook.]

it was a great time

[@brycedonelan1937]

I was thankfuly

[@straightouttagaming3110]

hopefully call of duty doesn't go down the same route

[@NotLaSimia]

This video is the definition of the quote "Don't cry because is over, be happy because is happened".

[@ripdito]

berserk? jojo? or metal gear? i forgot

[@krisridge1985]

Smile because it was

[@alejandrooliver5947]

Rest in peace halo

[@JAEY6X10]

@@alejandrooliver5947nah we still out here my guy!

[@ChapuleTaylor]

@@ripdito fucking jojo agahahahha

[@NexusApollo]

The rebranding into “Halo Studios” won’t change a damn thing. It’s the same car with a different coat of paint.

[@HereticWaffle]

La misma puerca pero revolcada they say

[@mok4273]

no

[@infamoushacker4chan883]

I teared up a little bit right near the end. Those low bitrate mics, laughing, trash talking, carefree as ever. What a wonderful time to be a Halo fan.

[@SkySweeperSyn]

social media didn't really exist... we were allowed to just be kids and let life happen, good and bad. Now we're scrutinized by our peers for everything we say or do, even things from 10 years ago.

[@Marcara081]

Now you can't even trash talk for fear of offense. As if anyone playing could be offended. Skill decided.

[@alejandroadente7670]

I’ve not played a millisecond of any of the Halo’s, but I feel intensely cathartic watching the ending of this video. As it was such a golden age of interaction with complete strangers; it was beautiful.

[@fl570]

Same goes with many other AAA titles from 10-20 years ago. Better times.

[@nothanks9503]

Remember when the entire internet didn’t suck and intensely spy on you at the same time I got banned for saying “I know when it started but I can’t say because I’ll get banned”

[@elfera8133]

I'm happy to know I'm not the only one who missed out on halo. I went with ps3 because of free online, no way my parents would dish out more money on top of a console and a game.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

This is how i felt. I don't even like Halo, but the joy and excitement of the fanbase from Halo 1-3 was still one of the backbones of the "console wars" era. I felt 343 started with a lot of passion, but wjat they signed up for was different from ehat they got. They got boxed in, may some poor decisions, and were basically slapped in the face very early on. All that passion was gone like that. You could see it in their faces. They were husks trying to keep a sinking ship a float.

[@October666P]

It's absurd. It's honestly absurd that I have such little connection to the Halo series and yet the ending montage brought me to tears in a way only a heartfelt tragedy could. Perhaps I can relate to the endless disappointment video game corporations seem to deliver these days--the butchering of beloved titles that isn't happening just because we "grew up", but because what we're witnessing are projects of passion and genuine creative investment clearly being squandered, defiled, and aborted in the name of money.

[@raveriazlex2492]

Yeah, even I, someone who only own PS2 back then (more on CS 1.6 player on PC), can relate the joy of playing together with bunch of friends who just want to play a game, nothing else. Just have fun without worry about anything. That was a wonderful time before all these corporate bull that just continue being incompetent at every aspect right now.

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

@@TheGameCapsule We are overdue for another video game crash like the one that happened in the 80s.

[@ignis2023]

This resonates with all of us. "Seeing your favorite franchises go down in flames." Never played Halo, it was mass effect and tomb raider for me.

[@KingRidley]

@@ignis2023 mass effect didn't just go down, it was murdered in cold blood.

[@jonathanjessee8357]

@@KingRidley And visited by a necrophiliac

[@DeadMasterMusic]

This Re-brand Suits you but it cannot hide that mark

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

nothing ever will

[@sinisterkyle4884]

😂 love it

[@leoncoben6983]

That montage of Halo fans just fucking around, laughing, going crazy, engaging in epic battles, having epic moments... nothing is ever gonna replace that feeling from 2001-2007. Just think how crazy that is...6 years....6 short years and Halo told a complete epic tale and for even longer did it provide so much joy and entertainment for it's fans as it grew to the mega powered giant it is. ODST and Reach came out, only adding to it's greatness. I truly wish the last time we saw Chief was in 3, for him to rest forever, peacefully, in his cryo chamber knowing that not only Earth, but the entire galaxy is safe as Cortana silently watches over him as his guardian. A proud warrior, finally given a hero's peaceful slumber.

[@wtfbros5110]

2001-2007 yeah, we all know what happened a year later

[@WrangleMcDangle]

@@wtfbros5110 obamna

[@wtfbros5110]

@@WrangleMcDangle nope, its gonna happen whether its obama or mccain who wins

[@WrangleMcDangle]

@@wtfbros5110 you're right. george bush was the glue that held gaming together

[@alexsilva28]

The beauty of fiction is that none of it happened cuz it's fiction so you can pick and choose. In my mind Chief and Cortana are still out there... everything else was just a bad dream I had

[@sarosh98]

We live in a society where Halo is a distant memory

[@Around_blax_dont_relax]

We live in a society

[@raptorshinryu]

@@Around_blax_dont_relax We live

[@greatness260]

@@raptorshinryuWe

[@Cholesterol-w1j]

Gaylo

[@Cholesterol-w1j]

Ballllliiiing!

[@bradleymellor7125]

I remember going to a friends house and watching his older brother playing Halo 2 online, it blew my tiny mind that he was playing a multiplayer game against people from around the world, I begged my mum for Xbox live when I got home. Halo 3 ended up being my first online game I played, I will never forgot chatting to some Americans in the lobby, I couldn’t believe this was possible to be playing my favourite game with people from other countries. I made life long friends I have met IRL countless times now thanks to Xbox Live. Never forgot the golden years of online gaming.

[@festusbojangles7027]

not a PC gamer then

[@Mixxr14]

@@festusbojangles7027 Certainly not online PC gaming, although I remember playing a Floppy Disk version of lemmings on my parents old PC

[@definitelynotatroll246]

Halo 3 was my first online game too, loved it still do today

[@GhostlyPancakeTheOddMancake]

Halo Infinite is the monument to their sins. They've built a cartoon tomb for their failed legacy to rot in. I shan't take another bite for fear of tasting the necrotic husk of my childhood memories.

[@lozicrazy]

That last part hits

[@Shmandalf]

"Competition is core to Halo." I always found it the most co operative of any FPS of it's time. I spent just as much time with friends in campaign mode or forge modes as I did in ranked competitive, and that isn't the case for most games of the genre. Not to say competitive isn't important, but it was definitely more about co op for me.

[@bigbadchevy]

Halo was meant to be a party game to enjoy with friends as stated by the kings themselves Bungie

[@meebee2942]

Yep as a kid I always played co op with my cousins and brother and never touched fps. I’m more of a story gamer and the way halo died in this way just makes me sad

[@randomguy4781]

@@bigbadchevy Games should always be made with fun in mind first, and competitive will come naturally. thats why Halo 2/3 were massively successful because they were fun, and a competitive scene developed out of it. Super Smash Bros is another one, Nintendo didnt make that game with competitive in mind (in fact they used to not even allow Smash Bro tournaments) but the game was so fun it developed one.

[@ValentinoMarino11]

343 didn’t even understand Halo at its core. It was always fun first, comp second. It’s crazy how terrible the direction is over there. They have ZERO vision.

[@fellowtraveler2251]

Capitalism is ruining your video games. It's no longer a project of creatives wrote a blank check by Microsoft to make an awesome product, it is now a ponzi scheme to maximize profit and squeeze as much money from an established IP as humanly possible.

[@Armetzger]

AAA studios in the 2020s: "We have made the tough decision, of not making the game fun, to focus on the item shop more"

[@The_whales]

“Our next tough decision is to allow vehicles likes tanks and jets to spawn but you can’t drive them lol”

[@Cxncubine]

@@The_whalesand after that, get this guys, the game won’t be complete for another year… thoughts?

[@JibAtTheFence]

Bungie really was a standout example of a great game studio. I’m grateful my teenage years were during that era of gaming. There’s still room for studios like old school bungie to exist. Maybe some already do. There is a lot of passionate people making games, probably more than in 2007. As independent studios grow, I’m hopeful we will see some positive changes in the AAA industry.

[@hesitatenothing]

We'll never have an amazing gaming era as 2000-2009 again.

[@STOPTHECLOWNS581]

It was the golden Age of gaming

[@KingKilo88]

Hahaha no it wasn't. 1995-2004. Prime gaming passion. 90% Everything after is garbage.

[@user-og6hl6lv7p]

We should make new ones ourselves. The internet is full of guides. No excuses.

[@trueromani7262]

@@user-og6hl6lv7p hell yeah, valorant is the next halo. trusht me.

[@johndavies288]

@@KingKilo88 All of you are wrong. There's been good games since. Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dragon's Dogma, Breath of the Wild, Yakuza, Judgement, Resident Evil, Deus Ex, Witcher etc sucks that you only play FPS games. Most have been garbage for ages but don't use CoD and Halo to define every other game genre or franchise. Not every game releases with shitty lootboxes.

[@millerlight2592]

I really think we may never see something similar to what Bungie did for the original Halo trilogy again. From Lore, Gameplay, Physics, Visuals, Sound and Music. It’s a masterpiece. Halo 3 releasing is a masterpiece. Modern corporate game strategy with the AAA IPs is depressingly horrible now. Literally just cash grabs on a yearly revenue sheet. Coming home after high school, getting on Xbox live and playing in a party with your friends was an experience I’ve almost never matched. RIP to the teams that worked on those games, you will sorely be missed. It was a magical era

[@vladislavivanov4842]

The dark times aren't set in stone. They will vanish someday, and we see a similar spirit like early Bungie did for the Halo trilogy.

[@googleisadisgrace9252]

Never forget about reach ...

[@matthewwhite3967]

Shit, Bungie can't even recreate what they did with Halo. Destiny is a hot pile of garbage too. I don't care how popular it is, it's a dumbed down looter shooter. Their output with Destiny makes me feel that things wouldn't be much better now with Bungie still at the helm.

[@millerlight2592]

@@matthewwhite3967 True, I tried Destiny 2 after hearing mixed things about 1 and never picking it up, and it was just ok. Its nothing compared to those Halo 1-Reach years. But its also probably basically none of the same developers, so it makes sense.