The Evolution of Halo's Sniper Rifle | Let's take a look at every version of the Halo Sniper Rifle

[@LateNightHalo]

Edit: The Infinite Sniper model looks really cool

[@colinater237]

Seems promising that it looks more like H2A rather than 5. Would still like to have the classic green but i don’t mind that much.

[@theunknownnope5520]

I find it funny how you changed the title for most of the vids, but thanks

[@thelordofmusicgame7092]

I do not not why nor how but most of my sniper rifle kills are from the hip.

[@theunknownnope5520]

@@thelordofmusicgame7092 I can't hit anything with a sniper from the hip

[@thelordofmusicgame7092]

@@theunknownnope5520 I have chalked it up to luck. Can't seem to aim still.

[@atouk3864]

The halo ce cursed mod broke me. everytime LNG is looking around with the sniper rifle i expect the barrel to act like a wet noodle...

[@thonking7193]

boing

[@k96man]

When I saw the thumbnail for this video the silly firing noises started playing in my head Help

[@eyeballpapercut4400]

perhaps seeing Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons firing the South African Denel anti-materiel (the rifle that became the basis for Halo's sniper rifle) can fix you up

[@Elkatraz]

Yeeeeah, got the same problem man. I'll never look at the CE Sniper the same way again...

[@atouk3864]

@@eyeballpapercut4400 i watched it 5mins ago and it was awesome.

[@A-Legitimate-Salvage]

I’d love to see the evolution of the Plasma pistol

[@gamingwiththeboys7591]

Yes

[@bonjolor8298]

I was just about to say

[@bearencounter3184]

The de-evolution

[@michaeldoxmaul6400]

same he should do it

[@Jayboe1123]

Same

[@PremierRikLatyeskov]

Honestly Reach's version was my favorite purely for its ability to tear vehicles apart. Made me actually feel like I'm shooting an anti-materiel sniper rifle.

[@ArnieMcStranglehold]

I remember back in the day when Reach first launched, there was a lot of trying to snipe the driver, or the gunner... I pulled the tables and would aim for the hood of warthogs, or the front center of ghosts. It causes a different kind of panic, because they suddenly realize the vehicle is a MUCH bigger target than any one individual is, and usually resulted in them beelining directly away for the nearest cover in a panic. The backs of Scorpions were *very* soft, too. It became a game of if they could get away before I pumped enough rounds into the vehicle to kill everyone on board, 'cuz I wasn't trying to make my lives last a long time. Except Falcon gunners. EVERYONE sniped Falcon gunners.

[@alexfrost2799]

@@ArnieMcStranglehold I take a slightly different approach when it comes to fighting the Scorpion. Given the long range I always pop off three to four rounds over the cockpit to strip off the cover before landing a single headshot. It's great for when you want to remove the tank as a problem but can still let teammates take a now vacant enemy tank for themselves

[@jerrell1169]

Materiel btw, I know it’s pedantic but just for future reference. Materiel is military materials.

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

Love the ability, hate how it looks. Rather, I think it's fine, but painfully generic looking, especially when compared to the classic one, when it still based on the Denel sniper irl.

[@Slender_Man_186]

It would absolutely shred revenants.

[@willdabeast8509]

-Magnum- X -Battle Rifle- X -Assault Rifle- X -Energy Sword- X -Plasma Rifle- X -Needler- X -Shotgun- X -Sniper Rifle- X SMG Carbine Rocket Launcher Fuel Rod Cannon Plasma Pistol Beam Rifle Spartan Laser Gravity Hammer DMR Spiker

[@seinnei2075]

and cortana too 7w7

[@sandy42069]

@MATTHEW ROGERS most of those weopons are exclusive to halo 4 and 5, so it would be a very content-forward video

[@omgodification]

And the grenades. Don´t forget the grenades.

[@caseyhall2320]

@@seinnei2075 Halo 4 cortana comes around "And this is when Cortana suddenly got really really 'attractive' "

[@willdabeast8509]

Casey Hall Then Halo 5 comes around like “and this is where Cortana became flat-chested”

[@BlazerK1914]

I hope Halo Infinite is successful in every way possible.

[@memezyyyyyyyyyy]

We all do 😔

[@sydious_s_snake]

Judging by the weapons shown so far, only half and half will be good I'm thinking

[@PurpleIsALetter]

I wouldn’t put too much energy into that, 343 has a habit of not delivering.

[@BlazerK1914]

PurpleIsALetter You’re right, 343i are fools 🤪

[@sydious_s_snake]

@@BlazerK1914 they're alright, halo 4 is pretty damn good most things considered

[@brecken19972]

5:46 As it turns out, Halo 2 never had/used hit-scan weapons at all, the reason why they are so fast is because Bungie increased the projectile speed of all the human weapons to 400(BR,SMG,Magnum) up to 1200(Sniper,Beam) units per second instead of the 100-250(?) Units that H1 had; and in addition to the wonky netcode, Halo 3's weapons are dramatically slowed down especially the BR which is at 180 or so Units. Then Reach came along and jack it all up to 1200 for every human weapon and its been like that ever since. Great Video as all ways!

[@roar104]

Given the fact Halo 3 is segmented hitscan to simulate it being projectile, I'm assuming 2 is as well, meaning it is hitscan for all intents and purposes

[@brecken19972]

@@roar104 Segmented hitscan? where did you find that out? Every Halo Engine up to H5 (we dont have mod tools for H5 so we have no clue) has been Projectile based, even the spartan laser which should be hitscan (imo) is just several really fast projectiles to give the illusion of hit-scan. (I hope I'm not coming off as a jack-ass)

[@brecken19972]

@Alex Luca Well I dont have Halo reach installed on my PC so I didnt double check the values with Assemble (not to mention I wrote out that on my phone at work on break)

[@brecken19972]

Addendum: The actual values for each bullet weapon in Reach are DMR: 3000 AR: 3000 Magnum: 3000 Sniper: 6000 Needle Rifle: 1500 Focus Rifle: 4000 I as Alex Luca pointed out, my initial values for reach are off. So using the Program "Assembly" by Xbox Chaos I checked each weapon's "proj" tag and searched for its "Initial" and "Final" velocity fields. If anyone has MCC on PC you can double check for yourself. Though Assembly does not support H1 and H2:A needs to be decompressed then re-compressed after messing around with the tags.

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

Literally every time I hear someone talk about Halo 3's netcode like it was somehow whose than Halo 2's I feel like I'm losing my mind. halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?cid=14347 Halo 2's networking code was *garbage* for the "host" of a match. It created a distinct and noticeable issue with the behavior of weapons for a client vs a host, as the system always favored what the client saw when they pulled the trigger. This single handedly created Swipe Sniping and a hundred other problems, including inconsistent round grouping on the BR and wonky auto aim on various weapons. The perception of Halo 3's netcode as being worse is because it was vastly more *fair.* Under bad network conditions, it was crap for everyone, but under good network conditions, it was good at the same level for everyone. And fwiw, as pointed out in the Bungie article above, H2's battle rifle and Sniper Rifle were both hit scan weapons as of Halo 2.1.1. Whatever may have happened on the Vista port or the MCC port, it's irrefutably true from a firsthand source that Halo 2 had hit scan weapons. I know it's hard for a lot of folks to grok, but H2 was a garbage fire of a game. The entire campaign structure fell apart and had to be rebuilt two years into development. The multi-player didn't work basically until three months before going gold. The fact that it was playable at all - and most folks don't remember how bad it was prior to the 1.1 update - was absolutelt a triumph, but its failure to deliver on iterating on the brilliance of Halo CE are writ large across its entire construction. Halo 3 is a great effort to merge the two games - one they intended to make (Halo) and one they found a way to make despite years of struggle (Halo 2). It merges what makes both games beloved by their fanbases but still manages to do some new stuff. It's the model that every Halo game should use and aspire to.

[@koeyguilbeau443]

Isn’t amazing how well CEs reload animations hold up for a nearly 20 year old game

[@Albino_Basilisk]

That whole game is amazing

[@moth8775]

No

[@REALMARCHINADER]

@@moth8775 *Yes

[@LateNightHalo]

Some some people asking for the H3 track at 7:20 :) it’s actually not H3! A friend of mine and I composed it the other day while hanging out and trying to make “Halo-y” music. She’s ridiculously talented and made a pretty badass Cowboy version of Walk in the Woods kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpuZnIBufZaKZ6s

[@TheDerpy_Tree]

could you do a video on the chain-gun turret

[@nerfentitystudios6121]

How do you get gold

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Technically, the Sniper Rifle was projectile in Halo 2 as well. All Halo guns are projectile based. In fact, the Halo 3 SR has the exact same projectile velocity as the Halo 2 Sniper Rifle, traveling at 1200 world units per second.

[@zaymac117]

Late Night Gaming can you do a new video covenant carbine evolution please?

[@hyperwing5374]

There is a Diablo video in this evolution of halo playlist

[@halo4xgamer]

The Defiance of Yasmin sniper from the first Destiny has a VERY similar sound to the Halo sniper. Hmm, I wonder why... But my goodness, the Halo sniper is the most badass gun I've ever heard in a game.

[@parminderjaura5642]

Defiance of Yasmin was a monster

[@LateNightHalo]

Whisper of the Worm is the best sniper

[@insanelyinshape]

@@LateNightHalo Different weapons for different purposes. Yasmin was used primarily in crucible while Whisper was God-tier in raid and high end PvE.

[@souliixx]

You should do an evolution of the banshee its the one of a kind vehicle that can be a very difficult thing to master and makes great dogfights Edit: Wow thats the highest likes i had in a single comment ever thanks guys!!

[@George-iq3gf]

Hot take: I really don’t like the banshee. It’s way too easy to get kills and way too difficult for infantry to combat. Imo a vehicle like the banshee should handle like a jet from battlefield and have some type of weak spot that small arms fire can deal damage to if the pilot isn’t clever enough. ( like the Phateons weak spot on its underside )

[@souliixx]

@@George-iq3gf true dat, when he asked what should he do next, i want some of them to be pretty long and not like a short video like the dmr, from what people said in the livestream

[@somethingfoxstudios4332]

Do an evolution of halo’s rocketlauncher next

[@michaeldoxmaul6400]

yes

[@masahirosakurai3733]

yes

[@lemon_curry_]

yes

[@nate8998]

yes

[@lefthandrule638]

yes

[@TheAccursedHunter01]

I'd love to see "The Evolution of the Carbine." Arguably my favorite weapon, it's basically the Covenant version of the Battle Rifle except it's semi-auto instead of burst fire. I LOVE the sound the Carbine makes, it's basically saying "POW POW POW!" every time you fire. I was very disappointed with the sound change in Halo 5. It's sounds like firing a pea shooter instead of a deadly precision weapon.

[@thegrapethief5514]

My favorite carbine is h2a campaign. The sound was super beefy, and the design really gives off the look of an advanced alien civilization with the “ammo counter” though I do think to the original was much better at telling you how many shots you had left.

[@m3gawither7734]

I feel like the plasma pistol has been a humongous part of every halo game and should deserve the spot for the next evolution of video

[@rentalsnake6542]

3:12 "a new flashy and stylish reload animation" *takes magazine out, puts magazine in*

[@Dave_Chrome]

The Evolution of the Warthog would be a great video, especially if you include the Spectre and Brute Prowler in the discussion

[@retroicdescent]

I think it looks more like a puma.

[@Albino_Basilisk]

Yes that would make sense to include those in a Warthog video since the Spectre and Prowler don’t have many appearances

[@MasterHall117]

PUMA YE DIRTBAG! It’s a joke, nothing to be mean

[@Dave_Chrome]

@@MasterHall117 I get the RVB reference no worries

[@derp3305]

LNG: *" Halo CE sniper has low bullet magnetism, no aim assist."* PC Gamers: **Gasping for air**

[@jackcolson4745]

Underrated comment

[@godnyx117]

I don't get it...

[@jackcolson4745]

@@godnyx117 pc gamers are laughing their asses off because us console players "require" aim assist to aim. Pc fps games don't have aim assist

[@gorogoro7384]

Halo ces sniper is really easy to use on pc

[@citizenvulpes4562]

Keyboard and mouse is easier to use

[@londondeer]

I'm only at the end of the CE section, but _WOW_ your scripting has gotten good, dude. The way you weave memories and descriptions and lines all within one another is nothing short of extraordinary, this is genuine poetry man. I love these videos to death.

[@gavin_1973]

"The hell am I supposed to do with this INSIDE a Covenant ship?"

[@CommanderShepard-wq3wo]

“Shoot your way out, mix things up a little” -Master Chief, probably

[@SpartanJoe193]

Shooting Swordies

[@connorbaz5980]

Been waiting for this video for almost a year now lol. (Or whenever the first "Evolution Of" video you posted...) Thanks for finally getting it to us!

[@lestradewilson2962]

You forgot the Sniper's idle animation: The cute little pat on its scope that creates a sense of: "Who's a good boy?"

[@darraghryan4560]

To bro thanks you for the New Evolution Vid I was wondering when another was going to be made

[@alexanderstilianov]

Extremely informative video beyond just the Sniper Rifle.

[@_-Xenon-_]

IMO: I prefer the deep beefy sounds in H2A, it feels much more powerful than the older sounds

[@JohnDoe-oh9wp]

Chips Dubbo nah

[@rogan_.]

H2a and the og ce sounds are my favorite

[@sillyfella2009]

@@CoolJamz887 you do realise they used stock sounds for Halo CE and 2

[@harbingerdawn]

@@sillyfella2009 You say that like it's a bad thing

[@technorunner1]

@@harbingerdawn It is a bad thing. Everyone's favorite sound that they praise Bungie for their excellent sound design and creativity wasn't even created by them, and they used it for multiple games.

[@neckzilla1885]

you should watch bungies GDC talk on the Halo 3 sniper. they literally talk about making it look good for youtube. By keeping the bullet trail longer and adding the BACKFLIP animations when you headshot someone. AAND making the game feel more floaty. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boqtZmapoMhgoZY this is exactly the opposite of what 343 does. they dont care about the small intricacies of these. Maybe i'm wrong and they just dont talk about it. but nothing they do seems to show the same amount of care and work.

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

Neckzilla or they just didn’t think they wanted someone go flying and besides the small intracicies is why should they fix that when they should be fixing armor customization

[@neckzilla1885]

@@luigimrlgaming9484 yeah you just sums up the halo community. im talking about good gameplay feedback and youre focused on bad armor customization.

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

Neckzilla it was one major element it’s the first thing i thought of I too care for good gameplay and everything and think halo 4 is a pretty fun and enjoyable game

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

@derp derpin you do know that at the time I wrote this comment halo mcc was very different now that my issues are solved I think we’re all happy so do not respond to a criticism that has been tended to you piece of **** Oh yeah and armor customization is one of the things I quite like even though you don’t get to see it too much it’s still cool and for me gameplay wasn’t a problem

[@tommythesparta4912]

I wasn't expecting this video to release on my birthday :D

[@m.outlawed]

Happy birthday dude!

[@guyinplaid3472]

Happ bday

[@InsomniacSpartan]

Happy Birthday dude 🎂

[@tommythesparta4912]

Thanks everyone :)

[@mrbrickbattleihatethisname1730]

happy birthday man :D

[@hj15015]

Now personally I would love to see the evolution of the Mcc’s bugs, make it happen guys 😂

[@guywithgun6853]

No one: Halo CE Sniper: *BANG* but not fully *BANG*

[@SockEater4293]

And I think that weapon in Infinite warfare is even called the oni. I can't remember the game well but still, it seems like a big coinsidence.

[@SLAD3]

Yeah infinite warfare literally just copied Jorge as a custom armor

[@Spartan-jr7ke]

SLAD3 and the halo 5 rocket launcher

[@SLAD3]

Recon7 shit really

[@SLAD3]

sfdjhbdshfajbbjdsadg the idea

[@Spartan-jr7ke]

sfdjhbdshfajbbjdsadg they did. They copied the hydra launcher and the Rocket launcher, they even put the grip at the same place

[@shanez1215]

The Covenant failing to hear the THUNDEROUS Halo CEA sniper is hilarious, but I wouldn't change a thing about it.

[@sherlockbonez]

That recipricating handle on the weak side always make me flinch.

[@corvax8644]

The h4 sniper sound is so good. That and h3 are probably my favorite

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

The Truth And Reconciliation always comes to mind discussing this thing

[@ElliYeetYT]

I like how Late Night Gaming has such a peaceful and quiet voice for these types of videos.

[@MerchantrRe4]

The 1911 in Call of Duty: World at War also used the reload sound from the sniper, kinda surprised you didn't mention that instead

[@ArnieMcStranglehold]

Man, Reach might be my favorite game, but Halo 3 had the best human sniper rifle. I loved the sound the bullets would make as they flew over your shoulder, the way bodies took flight from HVAPFSDS-powered death... Most importantly, I loved the repeated building of obstacle courses to perfectly fire a ricochet into a fusion coil to unlock some kind of gate, or a similar ricochet arena to headshot yourself or someone else.

[@kimpine4319]

Near the end, that new infinite song started playing. But yknow how it is with halo, you watch a a vid and hear a familiar chant, then think "shit, what halo and in what mission, and where did I hear that song?" I was thinking the Ark, or maybe the Covenant from halo 3. Took me a second to realize the infinite theme wasn't Bungie made. God damn, that makes me happy.

[@decayedphoenix8865]

imma say it again: evolution of LNG' evolution videos

[@decayedphoenix8865]

LNG'S But i guess its too late now

[@jackcolson4745]

@@decayedphoenix8865 you can edit your comment by taping on the 3 dots

[@decayedphoenix8865]

@@jackcolson4745 ik But its gonna remove the heart so its no big deal

[@LifelessTooth]

(For Halo 3: ODST) "With the removal of the universally pretty great battle rifle came more room for individual precision weapons to shine and serve their purpose, and MAN the ODST sniper shines. Not only does it retain the incredible animation and presentation of the Halo 3 sniper, it gives the gun a beefy boost in damage, which leads to it feeling more like a long range anti-material sniper rifle." I'm sorry, _WHAT?!_ What damage boost are you referring to? Headshots against even basic brutes won't break their shields on normal difficulty, so I'm legitimately dumbfounded by the above statement. ODST is tied with Halo 3 for being my all time favorite game in the series, but that doesn't mean I'm blind to its flaws- chief among which (for me at least) were some of the lengths the game went to in order to make you feel weaker than a Spartan, especially when it came to our beloved sniper. Maybe it has a higher base damage in the game's files, but if that's the case, then they must have increased enemy shields to the point of redundancy for it, because the only enemies worth using it on take _more_ shots to kill, not fewer.

[@govardhanposina17]

Agreed ODST has been one of my favourite Halo experiences so far,but man did it nerf the usually powerful weapons way too much in a bid to make you feel like an ODST and not a Spartan

[@REALMARCHINADER]

They didn't nerf the Sniper. They buffed the brutes

[@aceskeletonne7446]

5:49 every weapon in every halo game is projectile based, well at least from CE to Reach, even weapons like the halo 2 sniper and br, general kidd did a video on it, its just that the ballistic human weapons projectiles have WAY more velocity than Halo 3 and Reaches

[@radioradish1659]

I don't know why, but I just love the headphone-blowing, massive sound of the CE sniper rifle!

[@timmywallace5058]

3:36 I physically recoiled at that pistol using that reload sound.

[@brenkirgaming4586]

I am Fairly new to Halo and I personally am completely fine with the art style change. It may not look as good as the originals but I just think it all looks cool! And I honestly love Halo 5, it’s one of my favorite Halo games, and I love the aim down sights feature

[@LordSaladbar1]

The stock sound effect was also used for the M1911 in Black Ops 1.

[@Peter-rx4dy]

That halo 4 sniper sound is gooooood

[@Atriox-il3mt]

Could you stop showing footage with reshade dof, it makes me feel like I'm near-sighted.

[@acloakedfly]

The reticle for the halo 3 sniper seems to shift up a bit when you were scoping in. When descoped it's a little lower than where it should be, but as soon as you scope in it shifts up to its normal position

[@NotSoMax]

This just reminds me of how sad I am the infinite sniper doesn’t ricochet

[@TriptuneRadio]

Maybe it's just me, but I found H5s sniper rifle one of the easiest to land shots with and one of the more satisfying ones to use

[@rage3490]

WOW that transition 2:22

[@delowg7805]

Halo 3 Halo 2 and Reach my favorite also underrated gun of the halo games is Halo 3s magnum and the carbine. Let’s not forget the lawnmower Brute plasma rifle SMG combo

[@delowg7805]

Alex long range it sucks for sure.

[@SpoopySquid]

Fun fact: the classic Halo sniper is modelled heavily on the real-life Denel NTW-20 anti-material rifle.

[@Sniper5875]

I think the plasma pistol definitely deserves some love next, while i use the rocket launcher more, and weapons like the dmr have less to talk about, our lovable green paintball gun should get the next LNG treatment, its always been in our back pockets, giving us power whilst being forgotten.

[@matthewcoyle4131]

Weirdly I almost always had a beam rifle on hand in ODST.

[@govardhanposina17]

I just finished ODST earlier today for the first time and I've got to say,The Beam Rifle was my best friend too It's the only weapon that allowed me to pick off Brute packs from a good distance,not to mention it works as a shotgun alternate at close quarters too

[@friendlyreaper9012]

Yeah it's amazing. Pair it with a rapid fire weapon for grunts or drones and the game is piss easy and fun even on legendary.

[@matthewcoyle4131]

@@friendlyreaper9012 I'd often pair it with a Carbine but I'd always run for a plasma rifle or smg if drones showed up.

[@DoomieGruntVentures]

Halo 2 Anniversary has the best sniper sound I've heard yet. Although the way Halo 4's sound acts as if it cracks through the air is very appealing.

[@guyinplaid3472]

I am pleading the 343 gods to replace their current sniper with the beautiful bungie sniper.

[@rickygforce4217]

They did it for the Infinite Battle Rifle. They probs will for the sniper rifle too

[@guyinplaid3472]

@@rickygforce4217 god I hope so

[@rickygforce4217]

@@guyinplaid3472 Oh yeah, I can make a list: - Assault rifle returned to Reach aesthetic - Battle rifle returned to H2A aesthetic - Pistol looks like hybrid between a Sig pistol and the H2C pistol - Mangler looks like a more precise Mauler - Chief returned to H3/Forward onto Dawn look So it would make no sense for them to consider re-using the 343i-era Sniper model. UNLESS: they use the very detailed H5 model but with a green scope

[@Chronicler177]

16:09 No, it doesn’t. They specifically changed it after the beta so the zoom snaps a lot faster, equal speed to past games.

[@TrainspottingVagabond]

I hope Infinite uses Reach’s sniper, if not a more updated model. It’s the best looking one in the whole franchise

[@cantidot4390]

Same here

[@IamDogge]

I love halo 2’s sounds even though an anti material sniper sounds like a 15 cm gun

[@sydious_s_snake]

Reach sniper still my favourite, though the H2 anniversary one is a real kicker

[@ilikefnffnf2299]

I cant stop using the H3 sniper and your vids

[@gamingwiththeboys7591]

Do one about the evolution of the smg

[@WhineOtron]

H2A's sniper is by in far my favorite iteration. Those "crunchy" firing sounds it makes are just so pleasing to the ears! Though I gotta say that Halo Reach's sniper is a close second due to its ability to take out vehicles, especially banshees given how over powered they are in Reach.

[@JohnDoe-oh9wp]

Yakool The banshee was pretty bad in reach

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Nah. Reach's sniper rifle sounds more deadly vs Halo 2A.

[@arock9829]

Evolution of vehicles would be nice

[@AzureDragon2604]

I’ll always love the halo 2 anniversary sniper rifle no one can change my POV, although infinites is my fav tbh

[@jaseadomanis5239]

Does anyone else think that Late Night Gaming would be a great story teller?

[@garethreeve5578]

I LOVE these Evolution videos!

[@idiotnostalgia5167]

I always tend to forget just how good and overlooked Halo:CE is

[@Fredman5551]

Content drought? What content drought? Next, evolution of the underside of chiefs boot.

[@kalemuncher9425]

I think the Halo 4 sniper shot sound is awesome, it sounds like metal crashing against itself at high speed, which is essentially what happens when firing a bullet of that caliber. It's more of a crack than a boom. I'm not sure what you mean by the gun not sounding "organic" as none of the guns in any of the games are organic weaponry. If you meant it doesn't sound like a sniper rifle, you'd be wrong, as there are multiple makes and models of snipers used in the modern day that have a similar sound to it. An important fact to keep in mind is that these guns are different models in the lore, so they are functionally different as well as aesthetically, so differences will arise outside of visuals. If you meant it doesn't sound like a Halo sniper rifle specifically, that's up for debate. It's pure preference in the end, and you aren't wrong or right for liking either one more than another. I personally think the Halo 4 sniper sounds and looks the best, with the Reach sniper coming in close second. I just prefer how it looks like it's designed as a piece of equipment used with strategy in mind, and how impactful the noise of firing it is, as is you're cracking a whip by pulling the trigger. That's just me though.

[@budderhimself]

Fun Fact: Halo 5's Sniper Rifle uses a highly modified version of Halo 4's DMR firing sound. That's why it sounds a bit off.

[@Malignantt1]

I LOVE these evolution videos, i wish there were more :(:(

[@S_Phoenix-059]

*TF2 Sniper has enter the chat TF2 Sniper: hold still and say goodbye to your head

[@asddsdsssd]

Halo 2 isn't hitscan, all of them are projectile. The difference is the velocity values of the projectiles. The BR is the most obvious one, in H2 its value is 400 while H3 is 180 which is why so many people felt like the Halo 3 BR was off or less consistent.

[@tetragrade]

The Halo 4 in-dev sniper with the wire is so much better! If it had the classic green it'd be perfect. Really nails the gulf war military aesthetic that CE was aiming for, shocking that that was cut.

[@lolzman228]

Surprised he didnt mention the bipod on the Halo 3 sniper responding to the weapon recoiling/moving, etc.

[@LateNightHalo]

I should have!

[@JiggliJellifish]

Are vehicles going to be done after weapons? If so, I'd love to see a video dedicated to all the one-off vehicles in Halo games.

[@sirejester1155]

Evolution of vehicles, chiefs armor, and melee videos please

[@georgefeser6483]

Halo 3's sniper is my favorite. Maybe because I grew up playing Halo 3?

[@J2ojuiced95]

I’ve never really felt like the Sniper Rifle has changed all that much throughout the series, it’s very consistent. Hopefully the Infinite Sniper brings back the very powerful sound the H2A sniper has.

[@tyrannicswinen117]

I honestly don’t know which Sniper is my favourite, it’s one of the few weapons in the series that has stayed consistently good.

[@Kelnurok]

The Sniper being ineffective against the flood wasn't attention to detail, it was an error in the damage modifier for the weapon. Which is why all the other human weapons work just fine. I believe it was GeneralKidd that did a video on it and broke it all down in raw values but I can't remember for sure.

[@areYouStillUpAt12]

The only thing I dislike about the halo 4-5 sniper is that the scope would cover 25% of my screen

[@waletsplayer7159]

Evolution of the Wraith. It's one of the vehicles that got better and better gameplay wise with each game while being massively underrated compared to the Warthog.

[@Tateisadrummachine]

I get that having the BR in ODST would have stolen the SMG’s thunder as a marksman/spec ops weapon, but I mean come on man, imagine using a silenced BR In ODST

[@DatMysticalPyro]

Amazing Video! I quite like the Reach Sniper, but I prefer the H2A sound. The other ones are good too!

[@DocktaPenguin]

Just what I need today

[@fainyance11]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denel_NTW-20 The Halo sniper has been based off a real life South African anti-materiel rifle, and I love the aesthetics.

[@m.outlawed]

The HALO 3 version will always be the best

[@ReinbowRose3606]

Halo 2 version for life mate

[@ouch2181]

Nah, Reach

[@brodyman30]

I never thought I'd get complimented on being able to hip fire in CE. I didnt think it was that much of a skill.

[@working0class0hero]

I want you to cover the warthog! I gotta see how its changed

[@InternalAffairs244]

Halo CE sniper is my favorite, hoping for the Infinite sniper to take inspiration from CE. Totally do the needler next. It has seen the most change out of any other weapon

[@-THE_META]

Halo 3 ODST will always be my favorite, paired with a SOCOM pistol and I feel like I can take the whole covenant armada. It turns a lil ODST into a brute killing machine. Reach is my second because it can kill anything in a few shots, A SCORPION in a few shots.

[@camilorodriguez5603]

Ah yes an evolution on one of my favorite Halo Weapons

[@caelwaldon379]

2a got to be me fav

[@Th3_L30n]

You should check Jaime Griesemer GDC Talk about the changes they made to the Sniper Rifle during Halo 3's development. It will give you a LOT of infor regarding how they balanced weapons in the original trilogy.

[@saltypickle7758]

The sniper is actually introduced in the second mission in ce “halo”. You can find marines using it and you can pick it up at the escape pod crash sites.

[@MooseisGod]

He said that

[@PhantomDragon1475]

We need more Covenant weapon evolutions.

[@Volker_A4]

I remember the Halo 1 included guide telling you about it's ineffectiveness against flood. I read that thing though and through like a book. And then I read the actual halo books

[@Shivam-bz8sq]

Maybe You should also should wait a little bit for halo infante so you can these videos with out a part two.but still this is you channel