Soldiers Aren't Machines | HALO 4 Finale | First Playthrough | Episode 8

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[@anathardayaldar]

1:06:56 " don't need to see his face." Most of us agree.

[@AleCiotto]

Paramount don't....

[@metaldragmire8539]

I mean technically you do see his face in the legendary ending.

[@metaldragmire8539]

@@AleCiottoI agree it was a bad decision to have him showing his face most of the time, but we can’t ignore the fact that we have seen his face before in the comics and games too.

[@writershard5065]

@@metaldragmire8539 I agree, but I still like that it's best when they don't show his face.

[@thetriplejjj0177]

@@writershard5065technically we have in the fall of reach movie, great movie btw, but it was before he became the chief, and technically again, the legendary endings aren’t canon

[@Installation00]

Loved watching your visceral reaction to the loss of Cortana. For many of us, Halo 4's narrative was the story growing up with us. Many of us played Halo as kids and young teenagers, and Halo 4 was a beautiful way to tackle more mature themes like loss, mortality, duty, honour and what it means to be human. I still applaud Halo 4's story for how it was executed, for both the overarching story of Humanities struggle in a new paradigm, but also of the narrative thread of Chief and Cortana and which one of them was truly the machine. Seeing your reaction first hand was a beautiful reminder of the power and gravity of the story, when it is told in the right way. So thank you for that. Subbed and looking forward to your future content.

[@thunderspear2251]

Halo 4 caught way too much flak, in my opinion; at least on the story front.

[@Fortitudee]

''Soldiers Aren't Machines, we're just people'' after 12 years that line still hits hard. Lasky is the best character 343 made

[@ZacTheFirst]

By the way, Lord Hood is the one who got Captain Del Rio fired right before the final mission. Lord Hood has become a sad, drunken mess after Halo 3, but when he heard about how Del Rio was treating Chief he got him demoted immediately.

[@eazy1174]

Makes sense, since Rio was Hoods choice and parangosky chose Lasky. To see his choice officer scew up so badly must be embarrassing

[@kelvinmulder]

Did you get that from one of the novels?

[@fraughtmonster8]

Lmfaoooo ain’t no waayy

[@ZacTheFirst]

@@kelvinmulder I think it’s in a comic or something

[@kelvinmulder]

@@ZacTheFirstaha ok thanks.

[@liaml.e.5964]

"Cortana, please..." Its so heartbreaking to see John reverting back to that little kid whose childhood was stolen. So little and broken deep inside. So afraid to lose and let go...

[@fraydizs7302]

By Halo 4 Cortana was the only friend Chief had left. Everyone else pretty much died over the course of the previous games.

[@NavyBluePersonGuy]

@@fraydizs7302nah he still had blue team

[@fraydizs7302]

@@NavyBluePersonGuy fair

[@jackalsniper4232]

Halo 4 has a lot of problems, but that ending breaks my heart every single time

[@ShaftCommander]

But it doesn’t have many problems.

[@xosuper9193]

to me h4's problems existed with multiplayer. i wasnt a real fan of the QTE for the final boss but aside from that i thought they did a good job. H5 on the other hand...

[@colbyboucher6391]

It's John reacting when Lasky he says "soldiers aren't machines" that gets me. Like John might've lashed out a bit if he wasn't, y'know, Chief. I think he doesn't want to see himself as anything _but_ a machine, to consider otherwise would be to acknowledge the horror of a life he's been dragged through. He doesn't have any real coping strategies, just a good soldier's helping of ignoring himself for the sake of everything else.

[@dgbooser265]

@@ShaftCommanderit has a lot of problems

[@imadubsfan1]

​@@colbyboucher6391 I actually think Lasky is one of the best characters in the whole series. I feel he has as much depth to him as even the popular ones like Sgt. Johnson. Plus he's such a likeable character.

[@Trevor_on_Youtube]

You know what’s funny? Despite how strong Chief and Cortana’s relationship is, they were only together for 49 days. I mean I guess for Cortana it was 5 years but most of that time was Chief being in Cryo sleep.

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

49 days?? how so?

[@Trevor_on_Youtube]

@@Mintis-bh4rrYou have to remember that games like CE and Halo 4 take place over the course of like 3 days. And in Halo 3 they were only together for the last 2 missions. It’s actually crazy how short the trilogy really is, it’s like a 6 month time frame.

[@christianmarkham2891]

@@Mintis-bh4rr Cortana only meets Chief shortly before Combat Evolved and the original trilogy starts in September and ends in December, for a large chunk of which Cortana is alone on High Charity.

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

Okay interesting. but are you counting the time they spent together before the events of Halo 1 also?

[@archangel9456]

@@Trevor_on_KZbinYou definitely aren’t including the time spent before Halo CE time between Halo CE and Halo 2, so that’s definitely not right lol

[@gamingeagle19]

That moment broke a lot of people. Its all gamers could talk about for weeks after it came out.

[@tehlion7430]

i still reckon this was 343's most confident game

[@TheAstrobiologistOW]

By far. They actually had an idea what they wanted to do with Halo 4 and out of it came a masterpiece with some of the best writing, music, and art direction of any game I've ever played. Unfortunately they've never been able to get even close to replicating it.

[@KAISERaw17]

@@peradoliaagreed! It veered too far in art direction from the original trilogy, too quick. Changes and evolution in design are great but it was just so jarring.

[@Wushaaa]

@@peradolia only thing that was "nothing like halo" was the art style choices. If this game was in the classic Bungie Halo style (even like Infinite) then it would be a full 10/10

[@tehlion7430]

yeah halo 4 had a vision and actually stuck to it. every game after this started backpedalling so hard, whether it be on story, characters, music etc. halo 3 is my favorite but 4 felt so mature and did a lot of things well

[@mattbailey7832]

@@Wushaaaand that forerunners are not ancient humans but aliens… if u even think of replying Bungie never said they were humans or that halo 3 terminals confirm that forerunners were not human. Please, educate yourself.

[@Dampler]

Chief's wife is gooooone 😭I think this was the first time they voice acted together in the same booth at the same time to get more emotional voice acting

[@Golems_victory]

She’s not his wife.... XD she’s just a friend 😎😜 I mean she is made from biological tissue so is it possible for chief and cortana to have kids? XD now that’s a thought 😂

[@DanOrpheus]

@@Golems_victory before H4 released i had a theory that might still be canonically possible that since the Composer can turn Biological matter into digital data, there's a way to either reverse the composer itself or create an anti-composer type beam that can turn digital data into biological matter, thus turning Cortana into a real flesh-having person, but they never explored the possibility sadly. There was also the other possibility of using the Composer to basically create a promethean Cortana or using a Halsey Clone to basically use the composer to "transpose" Cortana's mind into the clone but that's just a theory and probably not possible to happen.

[@aniver576]

​@Golems_wrath i think that he is just being "funny" about the fact of their close relation as war partners

[@Golems_victory]

@@DanOrpheus interesting 🤔 😎👊🏻

[@MegMage]

Nono, I will cry, don't tell me that, but also say it again 😭😭

[@yoshigaming9321]

Bro laskeys conversatiom with Chief hits so hard

[@deathman9219]

The reason why Cortana says "I've got to do something you're not going to like" is that by ejecting her rampant personality spikes she was speeding up the degradation she was suffering, thats why she gets progressively worse throughout the mission.

[@JamesVirtue-xu7wb]

There's a PVE gamemode called Spartan Ops that was included in the original game. Its cutscenes are free to watch on KZbin, they tie into Halo 5.

[@DemureHydra51]

Spartan ops is actually in the master chief collection. It’s under firefight

[@Mabswer]

and i think one can watch the scenes in the MC collection too

[@methadone1140]

@@DemureHydra51 no one should actually play spartan ops, the solo legendary achievement for it was so rough to do

[@crnlonewolf3195]

It’s my job to take care of you-John We were supposed to take care of each other-Cortana God why does that hit so hard 😢

[@MegMage]

It made me think of my siblings 😭

[@crnlonewolf3195]

@@MegMage aww It made think of times I took care of my mother(rest in peace)

[@Limpshot_McGee]

“And we did.”

[@parthlad]

Halo 4 was a great game.

[@marshallmarvin1369]

Great story

[@Mabswer]

its was a great "game" just a Mid "halo game" and it only got worse from here.

[@DivusMagus]

@@Mabswer Gameplay wise I think Infinite was the best of the three, but the story felt like they wanted to undo all of halo 5 which is fair they should but I it made the story sour imo. Halo 4 is the best overall as the story and gameplay was pretty good.

[@aidenbenz]

What a beautiful ending. I love Halo 4 with all my heart

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

I started playing Halo thanks to you, I saw a title and thumbnail of Reach and thought “is it really that good?” The answer is, it definitely is that good, if not better than I assumed , thanks for the inspiration I’ve already completed all the halos now, I grew addicted lol but still revisit this scene 😢😢

[@MegMage]

Awww thank YOU! Glad we could enjoy it together!

[@JeedyJay]

That final scene between Chief and Lasky is one of my favorite scenes in the entire series. It really drove home Halo 4's overall story message and cemented Lasky as my favorite "NuHalo" character.

[@JamesVirtue-xu7wb]

For clarification, Del Rio was not the interrogator and he still has never appeared again. He may originally had a larger role.

[@ethanmckernan2773]

In Hunt The Truth he's shown as a politician. After he leaves the UNSC he runs for office and remains somewhat critical of the master chief

[@3ringstudiogaming]

I think the interrorgator's role is just to show the mysteriousness of ONI and them trying to dump the blame on Halsey for her spartan project. He represents one of the many heads of the orginization and thats it.

[@SamGrant-jm6mz]

But the entirety of hunt the truth was all lies from 343 you can't even find it on KZbin anymore because they took it all down ​@@ethanmckernan2773

[@SamGrant-jm6mz]

​@@3ringstudiogamingI always thought that it was supposed to be lock😊

[@TironsLegend]

@@3ringstudiogaming I think it was implied he was gathering information to help build the Spartan-IV program. All his psychological evaluation questions seemed like they were trying to figure out how to make the next generation of Spartans most effective. He also delivers the thesis statement of the game "Do you think the Master Chief succeeded because he was, at his core, broken?" That scene in general is a framing device for that specific question that the rest of the game answers beautifully.

[@mr.rufasi2729]

I think for halo five, if u get a month of pc game pass, u won’t need an Xbox for it

[@jordandrake9822]

Yes, it's in the cloud gaming section for PC.. you specifically need game pass ultimate

[@06Mtx]

But I can play Halo 5 from my phone browser... I think should be the same in a Web Browser on a pc or any device.

[@mr.rufasi2729]

@@06Mtx I think that’s thru the cloud gaming service which is connected to game pass

[@RadarHawk]

She'd have to play it through the cloud, as Halo 5 never got a PC port. PC only ever got Forge and custom games for testing maps made in Forge.

[@sebas7096]

Halo 4 has a game mode called spartan Ops that has a story that takes place after the events of Halo 4 Campaign. This story connects to Halo 5 and is important for context

[@yoshigaming9321]

Just remember greenie Mc armor punched a nuke and lived

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

Cortana saved him

[@yoshigaming9321]

@@Mintis-bh4rr it’s a lot funnier if that’s not the case

[@Mintis-bh4rr]

@@yoshigaming9321 tru

[@LisTheWitch]

And absolutely impossible, otherwise Mac Cannons and Nuclear Warheads would be ineffective if it comes to Upsilon and Corrupter

[@yoshigaming9321]

@@LisTheWitch nah he’s built different

[@ozone1174]

“I am not leaving you here” My eyes tear up every time, never seen chief that emotional before😭

[@654ethan]

I think the didacts speech in the ending was when he was getting tried for war crimes or something like that

[@crazyguy_1233]

A lot of people dislike the 343 Halo games but they did do a few great things. They made an emotional story with Halo 4. They made Chief an even more interesting character and gave him a great character arc. There is Spartan Ops you can play which ties into 5. I suggest just watching the Halo 5 cutscenes since you don't have an xbox. Also you need to watch the Halo Wars 1 and 2 cutscenes if you plan to play Infinite since there are major story elements introduced in it that play into Infinite's story. I personally love Infinite. It has quite a lot of emotion to it. Chief has a really good character arc in Infinite.

[@cobrajeff96]

Didact's speech at the end was likely long ago in the timeline, but it underscores his traits as the villain.

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

1:06:40 *"Hey you stole that from Iron Man"* - Kid from New Zealand

[@kieranholmes8086]

I have a lot of problems with this game’s execution of story (yes even with the Cortana and chief stuff), but I’ve always respected the intention and idea behind it. Taken at face value it’s such an emotionally powerful ending it’s really well done.

[@natesaunders2105]

You should check out the legendary ending for halo 4

[@lordolxinator]

I'm seconding the call for Meg to play Halo 5 on the Gamepass Cloud PC thing. You'd get the gist with the cutscenes, but... I dunno, it feels like you'd lose some of the charm and the experience (both good and bad). Who knows? Just like how Meg and Caleb found the Clone Wars movie great and touching despite what some said about it, maybe Meg will enjoy Halo 5 against all the negative feedback she's heard about it? For Meg to get the full Halo experience, I think she should play Halo 5 not just watch the cutscenes (if possible!). Additionally, Meg, if you're in a Halo mood, you COULD watch Halo NIghtfall (think it's only like 2 hours total?) which introduces one of the primary characters/antagonists of Halo 5. That and the Hunt the Truth ads are meant to set the stage for Halo 5, and while not essential, I think they provide a good bit of context (and also I think it'd be interesting to see Meg's reaction to the polarising Hunt the Truth videos!).

[@Jaksynn]

Gamepass cloud can have severe latency issues at times, it can take several seconds for some inputs to register. my buddy who has relatively normal internet (250mbs up & down) and stuff was neigh unplayable most of the time. I have 8gbs up & down and the input lag makes things very difficult.

[@lordolxinator]

@@Jaksynn It can be inconsistent. My friends and I tried it a couple times to go through the campaign, one friend found it unplayable, whilst the other two of us found it smoother than butter. I'm hoping Meg gives it a go, and that she has no real issues

[@Jaksynn]

@@lordolxinator I hope it runs smoothly for her as well.

[@travytheloboray3299]

The resounding "oh" at 1:00:35 i believe every halo fan experienced right at that moment. Always brings tears to my eyes. That and that sigh at when lasky give the soldiers and humanity speach bringing it full circle back to cortana. Just fuuuuuh bro

[@DoctaDoubleA]

Time to listen to Never Forget (Midnight version) and cry

[@dumat100]

I like to pretend this is the last game. Chief realizes he's missing out on being a person, retires, and goes on his next adventure: learning to be human.

[@jacobwhelan45]

I like to pretend 3 was it but that works too. At least Infinite tried to do its best I guess

[@natesaunders2105]

@@dumat100 ehh, chief would never retire, he wouldn't know what to do with himself since he has only known war all his life

[@alejandrolarayt]

​@@natesaunders2105 Chief actually has taken into consideration retiring, to become a politician!

[@zach7]

I'm really glad to see you play through up to Halo 4, I've always liked this game despite some of the flaws, I've felt it's a pretty solid entry into the series and It felt like an epilogue to halo 3 as one last great send off to me.

[@Dampler]

Yeah, watching a recap of 5 and then playing Infinite sounds good if you can't get an Xbox. But, ALSO, you can watch the Halo Wars cutscenes which set up Infinite. ALSO ALSO there are Halo 4 Spartan Ops cutscenes you can watch if you wanted more react stuff.

[@crazyguy_1233]

I really hope she does watch Halo Wars. The story can get super confusing if you don't.

[@shadowfire_08]

The Didact’s speech at the end is incredible 🥹 yeah the legendary ending does actually show Chief’s eyes & profile right at the end

[@tizarrior7389]

Thanks for this playthrough, Halo 4 is one of my favourite games because I love the story

[@millerqg]

7:40 Lasky said that the superiors didn't like what Del Rio done with Master Chief in Requiem, for that reason, now, Lasky is the captain of the Infinity Ship 57:55 In that moment the composer was on fire to the Earth, every second thousands of lifes were lost, for thar reason the Chief active the bomb, even if it could mean his own death. 1:05:10 That city is New Phoenix, the city with most deaths by the composer, if you are gonna play spartan ops or at least see the cinematics, there is one character related with it. 1:05:45 That dust on the floor are the rests of the composed people.

[@Tawleyn]

Marty's music is irreplaceable. But I think a lot of people really sleep on Neil Davidge's work in this game. It's one of the few video game OST's that I still regularly come back to and think about.

[@lukeofender2071]

Since the Interrogator doesn't really show up anywhere else, I get the impression that he's not necessarily any important character. Just a mouthpiece for ONI as a whole to push back against Halsey's ideas in that opening cutscene and set up the themes of the rest of the game.

[@yourpancake652]

This is how I've always seen it

[@bubbajay6128]

i recommend watching the spartan ops cutscenes before halo 5 or you will be super confused about some things going in to halo 5

[@TironsLegend]

My favorite Halo campaign story now complete! I'm so glad you appreciated how beautiful it was. I think over the course of the game you probably focused on the interrogator at the beginning a bit too much lol, but that's alright. He was simply an ONI agent gathering information for building the next generation of Spartans, and his question, "Do you think the Master Chief succeeded because he was, at his core, broken?" is literally the thesis statement of the whole game. We question if he really is broken, if he's a machine, but in the end, this answers it beautifully. He's still human, he still grieves, he still has failings and vulnerabilities, he doesn't always follow orders. And in that last shot they literally deconstruct him, because that's what this journey has been about: deconstructing Chief and figuring out what drives him. That's why I love this game, its themes and imagery are so well thought-out. He is still a faceless man behind the helmet, but we finally get to see his humanity. And also I like how this last mission is like a dark version of the ending of Star Wars Episode IV. With the space combat trench run, the superweapon actually fires, we lost the princess, and the hero receives a ceremonial military welcome back but it's bittersweet. God I love this game.

[@dallinskinner4800]

The whole Bioshock trilogy is an amazing story experience, if you haven't played it yet.

[@MegMage]

I've been reallyyy tempted to play, lately!

[@ShawnGoodisonProductions]

I almost always come close to breaking in tears when Cortana and the Chief have a moment to themselves before their final goodbye, but somehow manage to hold back. If you wish to know more "In Depth" about that moment with Chief and Cortana, the channel - Installation 00 - did a video about this moment and how fast Cortana was able to plan this moment (which is unfathomable to think about)

[@alvarojflorez]

Seeing the Incineration cannon used on a crawler physically hurts.

[@rangerghost2474]

12 year old me was absolutely devastated by this ending, Halo being my first game I ever played losing Cortana was like a shot to the gut. Honestly I think 4 would have been a great stopping point for John’s story. Nothing against Halo 5 and Infinite.

[@GhostDawnCool]

I think you would like the Gears of War franchise

[@JebaArdeanais]

If you can't play Halo 5, I recommend watching the cutscenes. There are two orders I can suggest: Halo Wars > Halo 5 > Halo Wars 2 or Halo 5 > Halo Wars > Halos Wars 2 After this, I think you'll love Halo Infinite, it's one of my favorites

[@aninjaguardian]

Halo 4 is amazing for what it did with the narrative. Master Chief and Cortana were truly elevated as characters beyond what had been explored previously

[@jenksgamer3773]

One of my favorite missions in halo where it lets you fly in a different type of aircraft like the pelican in the later missions. Love how Lasky takes over and helps out Chief too. I didn't even know much about Lasky until I watched Forward Unto Dawn and played the Spartan Ops with my brother!!!

[@Sam-im5tc]

A little detail I noticed in the Didact monologue cut scene at 1:05:58 I always saw this slow walk as part of Chief's sadly. His shoulders seem drooped and his head is down a bit. Just little details that sell how hurt he is in these moments. Really wish that we got more of this subtle detail showing us more of his character and the effect this is having on him than being reduced to One Liner Man by the time Infinite rolled around.

[@gameloverblake]

Not me watching the 'Welcome Home, John' moment only to look up and see Homelander in the elevator with the cake on my TV 😂😂

[@maurojesusdelarosarivera4464]

I love you for playing the Halo saga, greetings from Mexico

[@MadHawkMoody]

This was my first Halo game too, and I so loved it!!

[@ninjachicken9877]

Chief pushes the plunger on the bomb *Pizza Hut commercial*

[@ASEVENK]

If i ever see a dry eye at their goodbye ill eat my shoe, its always moving.

[@TCrimson05t]

This is my favorite Halo because of the story and interaction between Cortana and chief. And I don't know if they're still available.... But there were like story episodes that came out after Halo 4. And I don't know if they're still available and I hope they are because they were free and they were awesome...... If they are and you are going to actually play Halo 5 I would suggest playing those. But I love this story in interaction with those two. There was so much personal growth I feel like for chief in this one. And I love lasky. It's crazy that that is the most.... Outside of Cortana & Chief.. lasky is probably my favorite. I'm so glad he ended up in charge of the infinity.

[@LukeplaysTV]

i cried with you during the ending with lasky, that scene always kills me man.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Always loved it especially the end always

[@Tallyment]

Watch the legendary ending, it's not too much i'm sure you'll appreciate it, also the Spartan Ops Cutscenes are still a prerequisite for halo 5

[@SoulCastleFilms]

I know that the stories for Halo 3 and 4 weren’t the best, but the endings for both were full-on emotional rollercoasters. I always tear up at the endings for 3 and 4 😭😭😭

[@xsoundofsil3nc3x96]

Halo 4 was a masterpiece idc what anyone says

[@fattlebieldproductions3198]

What a treat this episode is gonna be

[@daleaintstale]

a man who is more machine and an ai that is more human and their relationship is aweome

[@xbfalcon83]

I love watching fans of the series experience that final cut scene for the first time, only problem is that means I have to experience it again as well and it guts me every single time. For all the hate against Halo 4 that scene is probably the most emotional and well written moment I've ever experienced in a game.

[@TheBlazinBraixen]

I would really recommend watching the cutscenes for halo wars and halo wars 2, and if you can't play halo 5 just watch the cutscenes for that too then play infinite

[@resilientlemon1302]

Spartan ops cutscene is mini sequal

[@massachusettsthemercenary4963]

I feel like Meg should watch the legendary ending, anyone else agree?

[@HispanicMan]

Eh it's not that much different. And she said she doesn't wanna see his face

[@massachusettsthemercenary4963]

@@HispanicMan fair enough

[@yourpancake652]

Based on your analysis at the end of the video here, think you'll really like a lot, but not all, of the character work in Halo 5, And most, If not all the The character work in Infinite. Definitely watch the Spartan ops cut scenes, you should be able to just get them straight out of the firefight menu on Master Chief collection. Watch those before Halo 5, And then the cutscenes from Halo wars 1 and Halo wars 2 before Halo infinite. Also Titanfall 2 hype!!!!!!!

[@Boringspy]

My two cents, I’d love to see you play titanfall 😁 you can play that through and it’s a good self contained story. Extra lore exists if you’d like but the essentials are all there in the games campaign

[@TheAstrobiologistOW]

And so ends my favorite game of all time. I'm overjoyed to hear it has a special place in your heart! I genuinely find nearly everything about Halo 4 to be almost perfect, but it's also as equally bitter as it is sweet because the next two games I _really_ don't like. For me personally, the series ends with Halo 4, on the highest of high notes. Thank you so much for playing through the Halo games, I've had a ton of fun watching!

[@Williamswartz]

Love the ending walk seeing how massive master chief is compared to everyone else around him lol

[@elijahhall5433]

That ending gets me every single time. I mentioned in a previous comment that the gameplay wasnt my favorite, but the story was worth it. Moving forward with halo, I recommend you try at least 1 episode of Hunt The Truth and record for a reaction. The whole series is in 1 video on youtube. If you dont like it, or it doesnt get the views ill stop recommending it. Its only like 15 min long, and my favorite non-video series.

[@abrahamcastillodamian9252]

No matter how many times I play it, it makes me cry more each time.

[@vq1330]

I remember the day when my brother was playing this at the first time and I was watching him, we were sooooo sad at the end.

[@XSniper2000X]

Halsey made quite a few clones of herself to harvest the brain to turn into smart AIs One of the clones was used to make Cortana, The rest were placed in Cryo. (Which are on Reach and her making of clones is one of the reasons for her imprisonment as cloning is illegal int he Halo universe) Halsey would've definitely tried to save Cortana if they managed to get to her and ONI allowed her to help since she's imprisoned as a war criminal, Her character loves to push the limits of technology, science etc regardless of the consequences. If she couldn't have saved her then she would make him another AI if it was permitted by ONI and the UEG/UNSC of course. Chief has functioned and operated amazingly without one for many years, The reason for Cortana and Chief's pairing was do to the operation "Red Flag" which involved the capture of a Covenant ship then to capture on of the main 3 prophets if not Truth himself and her was to make infiltration much easier. This was stopped by the invasion of Reach and you can read more about all the Spartans and Cortana's creation in the book Fall of Reach, I highly recommend it!

[@zach7]

For Fallout, Honestly I know someone's gonna say it so I might as well, Fallout New Vegas has some of the best character and story writing in the series of the modern fallout games of the past 10 years. Fallout 4 might be more modern and have some mechanical gameplay stuff that's fun, but it's not quite as rounded off. Though I will say New vegas is infamous for crashing often even today though so just be aware of like fan patches and such. It runs on the fallout 3 gamebryo engine which is the same engine as tes oblivion. So it was pretty dated even when it came out. Still one of my favorite games though.

[@JustShin11]

right in the feels

[@jordanstengler6680]

Next I'd say play or watch the Halo 4 Spartan Ops cutscenes, and the Halo Wars cutscenes are also pretty great too. I know Halo 5 isn't the best received game out there, but if you enjoyed 4 there's still a chance you'll like it. Either way, definitely need at least see the cutscenes from the game before you get into Halo Infinite, and the Halo Wars 2 cutscenes are also recommended after Halo 5 but before Infinite as well.

[@Vonmoonlight]

Seeing back this scene, if 343 wished to explore on his humanity Would've been even cooler had they input flashbacks of Sam throughout and until his sacrifice with overloading the ship to save humanity Then cuts back to Chief doing the same thing for Humanity Then comes this scene with Cortana then Lasky and then brings theme of the game, machine/soldier or human They were created for the sake of protecting humanity, but Chief had forgot after so long after battle after battle, that he himself is only human, no matter how battle hardened he is.

[@MrDeadSignal]

Someone wanna tell her the writer's inspiration for Cortana in this? :(

[@TheAstrobiologistOW]

Yeah it makes a lot of sense why Cortana's struggle seems so genuine: because it's based on a very real one

[@rick117zam7]

She’s going to love halo infinite

[@TheGelatinousSnake]

Ah… it’s that time. ❤

[@kinghijinx5892]

One final mission for Chief and Cortana, fighting side by side. This game really did a lot for them as characters, and I don't think they could have given Cortana a more touching ending. It's a really emotional story and after everything she's gone through with a scarily realistic depiction of dementia or some sort of mental illness, at least she got to go out on her own terms saving the person she cares the most about. The Didact gets a very underwhelming final encounter but as I said before, this really was a more personal story about Chief and Cortana and their relationship, with the Didact and Promethan stuff just being a vehicle for that. The ending though was absolutely beautiful, Cortana finally getting to touch Chief, her sacrifice, and then the scene with Laskey. There really is a lot to be said about conditioning, being told your not allowed to be your own person or feel your own feelings because you have some sort of a purpose, which has what has been done to Chief. Loved your playthrough and I'm really excited for a Halo Infinite playthrough which I think is just as good with it's characters, very introspective in a similar way but with a different vibe that I think I like even more? Halo 5 has some good things about it, but if you can't play it then I would at least recommend watching the cutscenes or some sort of explanation because it is crucial to understanding a lot of what's in Infinite. Maybe also watch the cutscnes or something for Halo Wars 2 as well? Considering there is stuff in that game that sets up certain things in Infinite as well?

[@rhynotink]

You know how long its been since that armor has been taken off of him

[@khrisbreezy3628]

Marty Robbins had a big iron on his hip, Chief had the Big Bomb on his hip

[@itztehendd]

Just a reminder he's been in that body suit since at least HALO 2 all the way till this point so i just know the stank when they peel that off him would cause other spartan 2s to pass out

[@KingdomKing13]

I know Halo 4 catches a lot of flack but man... that final room, fighting our way through impossible odds with Cortana systematically destroying herself while the MASTERPIECE Arrival is playing is my favorite section of this entire franchise.

[@sojuiceee5482]

You should try out the Gears of War series, another classic and emotional collection of games that were on the Xbox

[@thegizmopop396]

I highly recommend watching the spartan ops scenes as it directly goes in towards 5

[@eve8709]

Honestly Halo 5 hunt the truth is fantastic. It’s an audio series For halo 5 marketing. It stars Keegan-Michael Key from key and peele. And it’s not too long either

[@sprosonator]

“You say that like soldiers and humanity are 2 different things. Soldiers aren’t machines, we’re just people.” I feel like with that line, John should’ve been given a good retirement on some far off colony, maybe see his parents one more time. He deserves not only an ending but some kind of happy one at that. But god forbid 343 let go of their most profitable character.

[@True2ChainzLilWayne]

You can try to play halo 5 if the gamepass trick works; otherwise I would watch the “Spartan Ops” cutscenes on KZbin and the Halo Wars 1 and 2 cutscenes before playing Halo Infinite. You’re right, Command fired Del Rio and Lasky runs infinity now.

[@BrabyTheCool177]

1:08:43 youd love master chief in halo infinite he’s so good he’s kinda a good mixture of that badass super hero we see in halo 2 and 3 but then the whole human side of him like in halo 4 it’s just so good I’d argue halo infinite has the best master chief story out of all the games

[@shortfusedkinda]

I think the didacts speech was done before the firing of the array to the forerunner council

[@Almeidaandry]

Eu amo este Halo, ele é diferente dos Halos 1 2 e 3 que são simplesmente lendários, tem uma pegada diferente, na gameplay, visual e com certeza na música que várias tem muitas homenagens ao Marty, a história é de fazer qualquer fan chorar, faz a pessoa agradecer por ter jogado e se se arrepender pelo mesmo motivo, cortana era tão preciosa😢 mas em algum momento nas suas aventuras isso iria acontecer, Halo4 e halo wars2 foram os ultimos que gostei da História depois que Halo foi comprado pela Microsoft de vez. amo seus videos de Halo Meg!!

[@TheBlond49]

Cortana was the best, amazing ending for her, thank you Dr. Halsey for making the Spratans and Cortana.

[@justinmcclintock1013]

I got caught up just in time for you to post this video! I highly suggest watching the Halo 4 Spartan Ops cut scenes.

[@Vanjohn1571]

I would recommend finding out what happens before, during and after Halo 5 including the Halo Wars series. The most important of which is Halo Wars. Halo Infinite is my favorite 343 game but they really required a lot of homework to understand fully what was happening

[@Vanjohn1571]

The Halo Wars Cutscenes would be a good react

[@cole4537]

Now you and Caleb HAVE to play the spartan ops missions together! 🙌 It actually contains a lot of the story for the next game