The Redemption Story of Halo: The Master Chief Collection

[@HiddenXperia]

From one of the worst launches in the history of video games to something we daren't even dream of, the Master Chief Collection has been on quite the journey, and today, I, a grizzled veteran of the MCC, am going to walk you through this rather tumultuous story...

[@dre6532]

hi

[@batboi4333]

I am also a Veteran at halo. Rock on dude.

[@MtnDew4828]

yas

[@Kiu_8]

The MCC's best contribution to the franchise was prolonging Halo's lifespan & regaining some of its old-school relevance, while there's things to improve (e.g. some challenges are repetitive or they barely reward you, the disparity in content flow between games is crazy, etc.), the route 343 has taken has been pretty good considering the issues that have arised in the past! P.s.: Ahh, the Halo 5 days, how could I forget outright going AWOL back then.

[@Rayven001]

ORION

[@brandonwallace1664]

I never want this franchise to die.

[@thisisdeathhec]

Halo forever!

[@Incred_Canemian]

Halo never dies, it just goes missing in action

[@georgefeser6483]

Those who wish this are heretics

[@skygapples1372]

When we first played any game of this franchise we made an oath, we would uphold halo even to our dying breath

[@goblinthetargetpractice6049]

@@skygapples1372 on the blood of our fathers, on the blood of our sons...

[@Midnighthalo]

I remember going to the midnight launch at my local Gameplanet with my friends. We were singing "Halo MCC Halo MCC Halo MCC Halo MCC" while driving. It was such a magical moment. The line was big as hell. Dads wearing their Halo CE merch, Chief Helmets, the atmosphere was amazing. We got the game, rushed to our homes, hopped that baby to the Xbox and waited for it to install. It was hecking 2am, and we all had to get up at 6am to go to college. We didnt care, it was Halo time baby. We were hyped.... Needless to say, I wasnt able to play multiplayer, or even join my friends on Campaign or custom lobbies until a week later. If you know, you know..... I'm so glad MCC is finally what it was supposed to be. Awesome video Luc, I actually cried..

[@yaboihanz7658]

I was sadly born too late to experience the good old days of halo but playing theses masterpieces of games again with populated servers... man am I glad it was included with my Xbox.

[@exu_skully8728]

@The Wraith they probably are gonna save it for Infinite, but i would enjoy doom 2016 uac lineup of armors

[@davemccombs]

And this is why game devs will continue to shit on us. They can take 8 years to deliver on something, and you'll be "glad."

[@ashtojor000]

Hecking lol

[@bayar_]

jfc

[@thatbr1t1shguy]

We have had covenant dance, now let's get ready for..... banished boogie. Edit: got another one promethean party.

[@FranklinThe1]

YES

[@scorpiowarrior7841]

I can get behind this....infinite les go

[@musicheadjesse]

next is convenant congo

[@Stuntmachine14]

Nice, Banished Boogie

[@EMoney0527]

This is now the official term, no debate.

[@CRAZYGREGFILMS]

Being open with the fans is one thing, but not entirely giving us certain things that we’ve been asking for a while is another.

[@rataide99]

If they were to give everyone what they wanted imagine how many contrasting ideas there would be. They need to listen and select what can fit into the game

[@knucklessammich3875]

@@rataide99 also they might listen to someone who's trolling or memeing and might ruin the game entirely like I understand this in the community is important but like you have to figure out who is actually asking for certain things and who isn't just being a troll or making a crappy meme

[@Spartan-sz7km]

@@knucklessammich3875 I read the feedback forums for halo infinite technical preview. For every well thought out response, there are 10 complaints without explaination, 5 people being vague, 3 people clamouring how it isn't halo 3/2/CEA and 2 people hating 343i and another 4 saying how 'bungie is better'

[@lustrazor44]

@@Spartan-sz7km yea I’m gonna go ahead and put this comment in the “nope” pile. The classic fans are super excited for infinite.

[@Spartan-sz7km]

@@lustrazor44 Im a classic fan and I love halo infinite. Played the preview is great. I'm just saying there is an extremely loud and irritating minority that nitpick and hate on the game saying it's going to be trash from a single technicall preview

[@starpaladinnelaj]

MCC, Battlefield 4, No Man's Sky, and Battlefront 2 gotta have the greatest redemption stories in gaming

[@valkyrion_ex1173]

Don't forget FF14. Another truly unbelievable turnaround

[@sulwhale3171]

Yep

[@vassowned7768]

Battlefield 3 is way better

[@bend.7590]

You forgot rainbow six siege

[@Squashy5107]

The fact that BF 4 is still alive is a testament to its MP. Everyone in BF 3 and 4 are hyped and scared for BF 6

[@JBrotsis1]

I’d argue Reach is what brought everyone back. Freaking love Reach’s campaign and MP!

[@pubcle]

Nah, Halo trilogy. For me at least, I never cared much for Reach's campaign. Reach was what started the division in the community and is what began drawing me away from Halo, every following game was an iteration on the things I disliked about Reach like the armor abilities and pulling further from the Halo arena gameplay that was core in Halo CE through 3. It was Halo 2 and 3 in my opinion that _really_ brought MCC together, then the continuous and increasing size helped.

[@JBrotsis1]

@@pubcle MCC launched with the original trilogy and the player numbers remained low. For years. Once Reach was introduced, and later Halo PC, the numbers increased dramatically.

[@pubcle]

@@JBrotsis1 I'd argue the reason numbers dropped was due to it being broken and Reach brought the attention back to it. As the video says, it wasn't until Halo 3 that the PC community really stabilized in activity and the game in general was stable.

[@JBrotsis1]

@@pubcle I agree that once the game stabilized and word spread it was no longer broken, that numbers began to crawl back up. But I still press it was Reach that caused the numbers to increase dramatically. That’s my opinion. Idc if the guy who made the video disagrees with me, that’s his opinion.

[@pubcle]

@@JBrotsis1 I mean it's quite evident in my personal experience that Halo 3, Halo 2 Anniversary, and Halo Reach were all responsible for the revival, but that there's a rather large divide where a significant portion of classic Halo fans, while they enjoy Reach, would not pick it up for Reach at all. I'm not saying Reach had no impact or that there isn't a group that praises it more than others, but that it's not the most significant piece, that it seems Halo 3 is the most consistently upheld Halo game. In every single metric including personal feelings and testimony I can find Halo 3 was the peak of Halo's popularity. Across every metric during Halo Reach's lifespan, any point after the first two months of Halo Reach's release and Halo 3 had a significantly higher population, give it a few more months and it becomes around 100,000 or more difference. It is likely this translates to Halo MCC as well. Halo Reach has never had the same staying power as Halo 2 and 3 multiplayers have had. All evidence I can find indicates that while Halo Reach may have brought people in it is not what sustained the population in any significant way.

[@EluTran]

As someone who fell off of Halo after 4 and only just got to reconnect with it with MCC PC, this was a really awesome watch. I had already known the initial release was scuffed, but this really puts it into perspective. I’m so happy they were able to recover and really deliver such a great experience on PC nowadays. Top 10 Anime Redemptions for sure.

[@krimson8317]

hey, saw you on the memify elite video!

[@user-jw8yh6yq1p]

They did a good job fixing it on xbox too.

[@jimmy4993]

I also fell off except h5 was the last straw for me. mcc helped get me back but I lost interest again after terrible online playing. I'm not buying infinite the way it's going.

[@trigger3886]

Just saw you have 117 likes. Nice 👌

[@brittlecourage9193]

I also fell off after halo 4, so glad it all came back though.

[@FenrirBoi]

I don't care what anyone says, I love every Halo game with all my heart, including 5. Halo is just one of those franchises that I'll hold dear to me for my whole entire life, full stop. It's helped me find friends, break out of bouts of severe depression, this franchise means the damn world to me. Here's hoping Halo Infinite is even more amazing than Halo 2: Anniversary for me

[@galacticquasaur2956]

Good for you man!

[@jaykelley103]

Same here. Halo 4 & 5 are badass in their own way. Halo is tight

[@TheGoldNShadow]

Even though 5 had pretty bad writing, if you understand what the campaign was trying to be then you can actually write it to better in your head. That’s the only way I can play that campaign, haha!

[@Mastercheeks17]

Ohhh rah

[@vietnamesenoodle3280]

343: So we released MCC to PC- Everyone: *p i z z a t i m e*

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

Bruh, did they ever say how many pizzas 🍕 got delivered to 343?

[@vietnamesenoodle3280]

@@CamDaCrusaderr To my knowledge, the pizza delivering got really out of hand.

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@vietnamesenoodle3280 oh IK, was just wondering if they had an exact number

[@JKArcade]

@@CamDaCrusaderr I heard that at one point there was enough pizza coming in every day that the local places assumed it was a prank gone too far. I never heard numbers but if a major company has more pizza than people to feed......THAT'S A LOT OF PIZZA.

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@JKArcade I’m assuming at least 500-1000 pizzas, considering how big 343 is and it was all sent globally

[@hellsjanitor2102]

“Kill me or send me pizza, but do not waste my time with hate!” -343

[@LFC_Woody]

I really give credit to 343 for not leaving this game in the tortured state it was released. It gives the impression that despite their often questionable decisions, they do genuinely care about the roots of this franchise. Hopefully this level of dedication can continue through the life cycle of Halo Infinite!

[@TheZamaron]

I think they’ve always cared about Halo, even when they did fuck up. Halo 4 has a good story but decent gameplay. Halo 5 had a shit story but now has amazing gameplay, I think the story might have been hindered by Microsoft’s corporate interests. They went with a bit more classic art style for the Banished in Halo Wars 2. And it took some time but they’ve finally fixed and even massively improved MCC. I have high hopes for Infinite. Not to mention all this time of releasing the games they’ve also continued to release new novels, comics, and other media to keep fleshing out the universe, and even tried their best to keep continuity as consistent as possible. Bungee kinda fucked up the story of Reach but 343 rereleased the Fall of Reach novel with a little bit of new details to fix what they can.

[@feeler6670]

343 is a bit confused, but they got the spirit

[@Arrozconleche764]

They had the backing of Microsoft and couldn't get the game working for 2 1/2 years. I know bc I got the game on launch. The game had a strong foundation with the games already made. They didn't even do all of the remaster for halo 2 anniversary, another studio helped. They couldn't get the multiplayer to work for over 2 years. And followed up with halo 5's awful story, gimmicky warzone system, and an awful character customization unlock system. They are a near talentless studio.

[@argo9721]

@@Arrozconleche764 Whatever. Everyone else will be enjoying the game with out you

[@Arrozconleche764]

@@argo9721 never said I didn't enjoy MCC

[@FoxyGrandpa1]

Very well put my dude. Really enjoyed this video🤘🏻

[@zoobot1210]

Did you find the code i didnt please tell me where

[@nick3718]

@@zoobot1210 stfu

[@Delta_I_Echo]

I remember being hyped about it’s launch, and I’m so proud of what it’s become

[@HiddenXperia]

fun fact - I stayed up all night when MCC came out and the morning after I fell asleep in a Biology class and got sent to the school nurse by my teacher that was a long, long day

[@loganberrywooo]

@@HiddenXperia lol

[@georgefeser6483]

@@HiddenXperia Worth it, though. I assume

[@skygapples1372]

@@HiddenXperia I stayed up until 6 am it was a school night, Didn’t fucking wake up until 2 in the afternoon,

[@argo9721]

@Inigo Arroyo yeah it’s more than worth it

[@Whole_Note]

Now we just need a Halo 3 remaster. I want to see those cutscenes redone to H2A standards.

[@fojisan2398]

Eh. Halo 3 imo just needs like a texture pack to fix some characters faces, and to make the game look less shiny.

[@emiliano-do4wr]

@@fojisan2398 Halo 3 only needs to fix Lord Hood's face

[@joefuller1207]

@@emiliano-do4wr And Johnson’s. I am still haunted by his close-ups in The Covenant and Halo.

[@zanehakim7684]

@@joefuller1207 those really scared little 7 year old me.

[@Dimebag-wx2rs]

@@emiliano-do4wr I love the games but goddamn is lord hood ugly as fuck in each game. He looks decent in h2a

[@Dave_Chrome]

Halo 3 - 2007 Halo MCC - 2014 (Current day) - 2021 MCC is now as old as Halo 3 was when it first launched... that hits me hard lol

[@1010otep]

freaking bungie

[@weefy117]

Holy fuck

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

And I'm just playing the MCC for the first time 😆 The only game in the series I've played before this was odst

[@tiago5001]

Same, I'd only ever played 4, ODST and a little reach before this

[@galacticquasaur2956]

@@tiago5001 Heh same but I played 4, reach and a bit of ODST (lol)

[@mattuiop]

The last things left to complete the MCC would be the following: - Halo 4 Champion's Bundle Armor, maybe bundled with extra Halo 3 elite armour and Halo 2 + Halo 2 A customisation under a new season. - Fix the Halo 4 Reclaimer mission ending cutscene lighting - Weapon Model Positioning - UI Scaler - Other Campaign Glitches fixed - Custom Games Browser - Official Mod support - Custom Server Browser - Local Split Screen Support on PC Then I'd say it's complete!

[@knucklessammich3875]

Hold up local PC split screen I don't know... why though like no offense But I don't know how that would work like it barely works with the Lego games and that's just because the screen depending on your monitor is so small

[@mattuiop]

@@knucklessammich3875 if an xbox one can do it why not a pc?

[@thebigyes8482]

@@knucklessammich3875 So just use a TV instead? You don’t need a desktop monitor to use a PC…

[@bigdaddychemster1201]

I would like to see new 343 made maps in the old engines

[@Kirbylight2]

Story from me: I first got into the Halo series back in 2008 when my family finally got me my Xbox 360 for my birthday and one of the games that they got me, was my first ever Halo game, Halo 3. I played the campaign and online multiplayer along with split screen with my friends, family, and cousins. Halo 3 was the game that got me into video games in the first place and it holds a special place in my heart because of its impact. I got into the Halo series after that. I didn’t own an original Xbox, so I couldn’t experience the original Halo games. Fast forward years later, I played almost every Halo game released up to that point. Halo 1 (CE Anniversary), Reach, ODST, Halo 4, and I was shocked when I saw that Halo 2 was getting a remaster for the Xbox One, but not just that, Halo’s 1-4 were all included as well! I was shocked and extremely excited as I never got to experience Halo 2 in any format. I only watched it through KZbin, but even then I knew nothing about it, and it would get the remaster treatment?! So, I wanted to experience an era that I had missed for so many years. So, I purchased MCC at my local GameStop, and I put the disk in, waited until the entire collection was installed and it was one of my biggest disappointments that I’ve had in a long time. I experienced the campaign and multiplayer, just like back then, but things went wrong. The multiplayer was just riddled with bugs. I thought to myself, how could this have happened. I thought that remasters were supposed to be improved versions of games. It was a really rough time for the Halo series for sure and I stuck around during all those eras. I honestly couldn’t stand that the game was just abandoned and left with no sign to go back and fix it. I’m glad that now years later, Halo MCC is now in a playable state and brand new content is being added! It makes these old games new again! PS: Halo 2 is my favorite multiplayer of the entire series now!

[@vengeance3208]

MCC has had such a glow up in the last few years, and whether you're the kind of person to like or dislike 343's side of Halo. There is no denying the amount of passion they have put into this game, definitely gives me hope for Infinite.

[@HiddenXperia]

100% agree

[@jimmy4993]

They've got drive and spunk but I'm not buying a new console or infinite. Ill wait to see how the community responds to infinite before I do. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

[@vengeance3208]

@@jimmy4993 Well I consider it smart to wait if you have doubts. So that's a very good decision. Guess we'll see how it all pans out.

[@user-ft4bl4lh9w]

@@HiddenXperia Your a Halo 2 fanboy.

[@vassowned7768]

With passion you mean they halfassed their own games with no efforts and where greedy fucks

[@Tir33nts343]

This was not only a redemption story for halo mcc and halo in general but also 343 industries

[@Incoherent_]

This Game sure has been through a lot, thanks for making this video, to be entirely honest I thought Act Man was gonna do this kind of video LMAOOO

[@jordivarela7160]

Didn’t he?

[@jordivarela7160]

Oh he did, except he still called MCC a missed opportunity : |

[@HiddenXperia]

tbh he probs will once the seasons come to an end, I might even revisit this video and make an updated version when its live service finishes to evaluate new content and see if they've restored the games back to their original versions

[@Incoherent_]

@@HiddenXperia I enjoy this type of content from your perspective though, it's really entertaining and it opens my mind a bit more to what information I can absorb and it helps with my own opinions, I'm interested to see what goes up in the future :)

[@wolfdragox5563]

Nah he already miss the opportunity calling MCC in PC a miss opportunity...pun intended.

[@SDK2K9]

Now they even fixed the missing graphical effects in Halo CE classic. Yeah! They finally fixed what Gearbox messed up.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

And also fixed up some Halo 2 Anniversary original graphics and audio quirks. How cool is that. Hope we get the original Bungie credits next, though, even if they're on the Extras.

[@1841michael]

This was the biggest anime redemption story ark.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

Nice Pun chief, Now take this like and gtfo

[@zoobot1210]

Did you find the code i didnt please tell me where

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar9902]

The Master Chief Collection went from a sordid mess to the greatest gaming experience. The continued free updates for the game are astounding.

[@dragonsdomain2096]

@nooooooooo let's go

[@brandonlee7382]

@nooooooooo That's so awesome, halo mcc is amazing right now

[@Azrael_Equinox]

_2014 to 2018 was just the blooding years irl._

[@archiethebat7008]

I’m very young (I’d rather not say my age) and MCC got me into Halo. I got it during Christmas 2015 and I remember playing it that night with my dad, starting my love for the first game. Then I started Halo, loving it to pieces, and then Halo 3, ODST, then finally 4. So in general, this game literally just helped me and a few of my friends get into this franchise, and I’m happy more and more people in my generation started to see what halo truly was

[@drozthewolf]

I recently got into Halo, through MCC on Steam. I played through every campaign, tried every multiplayer, racked up 80+ hours in a matter of weeks. Halo 3 became one of my favourite games ever. I recently bought Fall of Reach, my first Halo novel. I'm fully addicted to this universe now, and I have the MCC to thank for it. I'm happy to join this community going into Infinite!

[@taleseylad1249]

A similar thing happened to me as well

[@TrueMythic1.]

Well were welcome to have u on board

[@Connor8609]

Jesus, wait till you get to the Forerunners

[@TrueMythic1.]

@@Connor8609 yeah with faber the master builder shit gets dark

[@santiagogarcia1606]

Then welcome my dude to halo, prepare your drop pod because trust me, it gets insane now

[@fervent2896]

I've played every single halo campaign but never played online because my Internet was terrible and my parents couldn't afford it gold and I mostly played Co op with my dad. whenever I see people reminiscing about the old days of halo online, It makes me sad that I wasn't apart of the online multiplayer but I still had some amazing times playing with my dad. That said, I've just bought the halo mcc and it's hella fun. I'm going to gift it to my dad as well as halo infinite.

[@smartgoat2753]

“Imagine releasing unfinished” Any game pre 2010

[@wolfdragox5563]

Imagine thinking that unfinished games started to be launch only post 2010 🙄

[@argo9721]

Man if you actually did your research you know just how bad this comment is

[@smartgoat2753]

It’s kinda just a joke

[@argo9721]

@@smartgoat2753 not gonna lie with everybody having nostalgia goggles nowadays I legitimately couldn’t tell

[@Shrapnel-qy4xi]

@@argo9721 **cough** Halo 2 **cough**

[@VETOED]

That was an incredible video. I was thinking about the launch of MCC not long ago, and it's true that it has been quite the redemption. For a time, it seemed impossible for it to ever progress, let alone get to a "normal" state; the one we expected at launch. But now, it's so much more than that, in innumerable aspects. It makes me appreciate the game a lot more. Thanks for making this!

[@davidb286]

"The game is terrible, remove it immediately" MCC-"Were it so Easy"

[@badgasaurus4211]

Copy pasta

[@jlcblue21]

Someone already put this you know

[@davidb286]

@@jlcblue21 Then its on here twice I guess

[@zoobot1210]

Did you find the code i didnt please tell me where

[@weefy117]

I was gonna like your comment, but it has 117 likes, so I must leave it alone.

[@TheChadPad]

The launch of the Master Chief Collection is when you try to take all the groceries from the car in one load but you end up dropping the eggs. Also, this script is legendary

[@ToaOfFusion]

20:18 I can't tell if those are the sounds of excitement or the leaked UNSC chat feed of Reach being glassed in realtime

[@PopSituation]

This was a masterpiece, thank you HiddenXperia. More importantly, thank you 343 Industries.

[@timo9533]

everyone looking at the MCC now: "Took you long enough."

[@Archivist42]

Great video! This is definitely one of those franchise's I desperately want to return to it's former glory.

[@Incred_Canemian]

Bsst redemption story since Arbiter's

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Oh, I dont even blame the Arbiter for his genocidal jihadist years. Humans are so cancerous, glad to have someone like him culling the herd, and then later picking up the pieces.

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 i like to believe humans in Halo universe are less shitty than current real life humans...

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@wolfdragox5563 Idk, Want a MOA burger? ☄️🍔

[@wolfdragox5563]

@@CamDaCrusaderr ...yes

[@DivineHellas]

Red Wort Redemption Aaah Wubadugh!

[@Two_Wolves_Within]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the history of The MCC. Growing up I was always a PlayStation boy so never came close to Halo but have moved over to Xbox since last gen. In the last couple of weeks I was wondering what to play and saw The MCC on the gamepass and thought I'd have a go, had no idea about the crazy history this game has gone through so really sounds like I picked a good time to start! Have currently completed CE and 2/3rds of the way through 2 and absolutely falling in love with the lore and gameplay!!! Awesome video mate, it's just hyped me up even more to continue with the series!!!

[@somehowlucky122]

All I want is for Campaign and Spartan Ops to become cross-play. Anything else is just the icing on the cake.

[@dlux7829]

As soon as he said games were freezing, my phone froze. I thought it was part of the video.

[@user-ft4bl4lh9w]

"Halo 2, the game that is considered by most of the community to be the peak of the franchise was right around the corner" Halo 3: Hold my beer..

[@michaelandreipalon359]

H3: ODST, Reach, and even CE: "And ours also."

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

MCC was always everything I wanted. I just wanted to play the campaigns and I never ran into any big problems.

[@noahrivera7996]

Same

[@Connor8609]

That was my exact experience with single player also.

[@echo5225]

For me the coop campaigns were a pain to get them to work

[@4realm8rusirius]

Bruh my campaign experience has gotten worse I crash half of the time when I try to load up Cortana on Halo 3 and Metropolis in Halo 2

[@4realm8rusirius]

But I never had much problems with multiplayer

[@caramelcandys]

As someone who joined mcc back in November 2021 and learning of the crazy history i was both surprised and unsurprised at how the game launched as well as how it was handled and to learn how big of a turnaround the game took is so admirable

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

"I remember how this war started, when 343 took Halo. I cant forgive, but I can thank you, for sticking by to the end." -The playerbase

[@Determ1nat1on]

Basically sums it up.

[@Fire4ward]

The fight wasn't finished yet

[@vassowned7768]

Lol 343 is yet to release any good halo game now they only let us down and ruining halo

[@Lanay_]

@@vassowned7768 you're laughing, 343i is trying to make a decent game and you're laughing

[@vassowned7768]

@@Lanay_ lol they are not even trying its going to be terrible just like halo 4 and 5

[@MrRoflCopterzz]

Beautiful recollection, my dear Brit! I've also been there from the beginning, and have the scars to prove it. I fell off not long after ODST came out, especially when I got all the audio logs but only got 27/30 achievements... But then I came back when Reach came out, and it rekindled both my love for the franchise and my achievement hunting ways... Suffice to say, since then I've completed every single mainline game, including MCC, and just have some of the Spartan Assault/Strikes to do, H2PC, and... Oh god... Chinese MCC 😂

[@nobleknight3926]

This brings back Halo 3 multiplayer lobbies with the bois, those were simpler times.

[@jonathanr9619]

I missed the launch of the MCC and I’m happy that I caught it on the back end when it was fixed. I have nothing but happy memories with it :)

[@Eduardo_Irizarry]

Some may say that you don’t make a promise you know you can’t keep. Even now, 343 has kept their promise. They kept this franchise alive.

[@lustrazor44]

It only took them like 6 years lol

[@Apollo5752353]

@@lustrazor44 better late then never, unlike SOME companies…

[@isosev]

A year later and this comment hurts to read.

[@sauladarity9901]

It genuinely warms my heart to know that people still play Halo 2 and Halo 3. The fact that I'm able to play that still to this day because there's still people online is amazing and I hope that never goes away. I wanna be playing Halo 2 online when I'm 90.

[@richie6793]

So glad this is out, I remember buying my Xbox One, excited to play the chief collection, and just seeing how much of a mess it was lmao. Glad it's so much better now

[@frickboiimcgeen.c.n.o4805]

I was blissfully unaware of MCCs botched launched, I was living under a rock for a year, and me and my bro picked up the game for $20 bucks at Walmart in Feb 2017. We didn’t notice anything bad because we weren’t educated about technical stuff like frame rate bc we played on a small tv, and we didn’t have wifi.

[@presigomez967]

Dude, you just missed the opportunity to name “the era of dreams” to “the pizzapocalypse” instead

[@jordanh3665]

I'd settle for a compromise "the era of pizza"

[@zoobot1210]

Did you find the code i didnt please tell me where

[@sibeers]

I was there for all these Era's. My playtime waxed and wained over the years but I never un-installed it. I love the new content and look forward to the future!

[@OrionFacium]

MCC day 1 player here, your way of describing each different era was far too relatable it hurt but looking at MCC today makes me so happy. Keep up the good work!

[@arbiterrr1179]

when hiddenxperia uploads = happiness

[@JM_clipz]

Very true friend.

[@a7x16pruitt]

MCC was the last “midnight release” I attended was my freshman semester in college for MCC. Went home, couldn’t even connect. It was pain.. yet my loyal ass stayed up alllllll night retrying and retrying… went to class that next morning just sad.

[@PolarSaurusRex]

13:36 lol

[@HiddenXperia]

Shepherd memes never age

[@devashishathawale4807]

Oh hi Polar

[@zoobot1210]

HiddenXperia Can you tell me the code i didnt find it please tell me where

[@hydroaqua3146]

@@zoobot1210 I don’t know it

[@insidious8054]

Hi Polar

[@yaboichief1418]

you're so overly dramatic with "The Era of ...." I love it

[@MomoKawashima5]

Is it me or does "Heavy Price Paid" go so damn well for tragedy scenes

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Oh, yes, it does.

[@juicewar3805]

My brother recently got a series s, we've been playing split screen through all the game and we just started halo 3, genuinely just a lot of memories and nostalgia

[@CT-Clone]

The first age! Combat and Evolution! The second age! Gravemind and Arbiter! The third age! Finishing the fight feet first into hell! The fourth age! Promethians and Reclaimers! The fifth age! Despair and abandonment! The sixth age! Hope and Banished! The seventh age! Infinite and salvation!

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

"Hype and doubt" come on. Every other game has a good phrase, but you shoehorn your own opinion for H4? The H5 one at least makes sense. The Fourth Age, Find out who is the machine.

[@CT-Clone]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 weeell... didn't exactly know what i could use for the fourth one. Plus, it isn't really an opinion on the fourth, mostly just what came to mind 😅

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@CT-Clone Yeah, thats fair. I thoguth H4 has a good story.

[@CT-Clone]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Any suggestion for an edit?

[@mdisco10]

@@CT-Clone The fourth age: Save Cortana while fighting an ancient evil. Or: Two against the universe (as the game is mostly just Chief and Cortana, even when they’re with the UNSC).

[@4thechivostreamsarchive586]

This was a masterpiece in every way. I laughed, I cried, no literally. Not even joking. That was perfectly done in every way and warmed my heart. Thank you for this.

[@orangeporridge1553]

You should totally go through the entire franchise, game by game, their developments, package, fan reactions etc. for a video.

[@Dave_Chrome]

A series of videos

[@aaronyoung6103]

he'd basically be remaking the act man's halo videos at that point

[@mrpiratefox4497]

Thats what Act Man already did, and honestly, i wouldnt want to see the same from Xperia as Act Man at least knows how to hide his bungie fanboy side better compared to Xperia

[@Dave_Chrome]

@@mrpiratefox4497 isn't this video right here him praising 343 for their most recent efforts on righting the wrongs of MCC? That's not a very Bungie fanboy thing to do

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

After graduation, myself and my high school friends largely fell out of contact with one each other after, with only the occasional get-together when everyone was back in town between semesters. Sometimes, it would be an Avatar: The Last Airbender marathon, but other times would be a massive Halo 2 LAN party on OG Xbox. That's even considering that the majority of us weren't Halo superfans or anything; it was just that two or three of us had enough equipment to support around a dozen people at once. Then the pandemic happened, and despite the fact that my friends were now in town more than ever, we never felt further apart. For a few weeks, that is. Halo MCC PC couldn't have come out at a better time. For a time, we were playing multi-hour sessions over Discord at least every two weeks. Heck, we're planning on doing another one tonight. And even then, I have never played through the full campaign of most of these games, so it was exciting whenever a new one came out. I didn't know about all of these other planned additions to the collection, but they do sound fun. All I really want, though, is a more sensible way to change teams. The option is bizarrely buried in, like, three submenus when you should be able to just click on the colored ribbon next to your name.

[@MUSTANG_P51]

I have been waiting for The Act Man to do a video on MCC. I am so glad it was you. I love MCC because it has become more than a collection of games featuring one of the most iconic video games characters ever, but has become a collection of almost every Halo game in existence. Replaying ODST and Reach on MCC allowed me to revisit the old days, but reignite my love for the franchise. Thank you for uploading this detailed history of MCC, Hiddenxperia!

[@crazymonkey1215]

I love your choice of soundtracks as we transition through each segment, and as you talk

[@rabbideadpool5190]

The redemption of the MCC is worthy of the title "Great Journey"

[@ninedivines5374]

You could fix Locke by making him a spartan 2 headhunter like a noble 6 and chief hybrid with a serious personality that slowly changes into a more relaxed one throughout the story but hes still firm

[@multigrandmarquis]

Six is a Spartan III

[@ninedivines5374]

@@multigrandmarquis I know I wasn't very clear with my wording but I meant that Locke should've been a spartan 2 to explain why he can actually go hand to hand with the master chief

[@ProfessorHobo]

This video needs to be promoted by 343 on their Twitter or something. Well done dude!

[@HiddenXperia]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it so much :)))

[@Spike-13]

I stopped playing halo after halo 3, I'm glad I did. I was excited about MCC on Windows but my PC broke around that time. This video just gave me massive motivation to get it fixed

[@nightflash96]

Imagine if today's version of MCC released in 2014

[@gmgz2847]

The Xbox One might of stood a chance against the PS4

[@thechicagobox]

Playing MCC today on the Series X is a outstanding expansion. I’m floored at how well it runs there, plays and looks fantastic. I’m not sure I could go back to a lower framerate now...cheers for this bud.

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

I’m glad MCC came out, since halo 360 servers are no more

[@E-damnn]

Nah 343 could have just made each of the halos available on PC, and Xbox players could just keep using the discs from 360 and play on Xbox one servers.

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@E-damnn smart idea, but this is just another way of doing that

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@E-damnn plus all the other additions to forge and sooner or later, custom browser will have a great impact on MCC

[@E-damnn]

@@CamDaCrusaderr I guess it is nice to not have to convince your halo 3 friends to buy halo 2 if they haven’t played it before. Now you just have to convince everyone to buy MCC, which is a lot easier. Idk, I guess I just miss the menu screens tbh. And it makes me sad to see how small the population is on the original copies of the game.

[@CamDaCrusaderr]

@@E-damnn yea, there are still features in the old halos that are missing from MCC

[@brokenpianotunes1923]

I'm so happy with the current version of MCC, it's like a halo fanboy was handed the keys to all the engines and was told, "go crazy."

[@darthvader4594]

So basically Halo mcc pulled out a non man's sky move?

[@arandominternetuser455]

Pretty much yea

[@mrpiratefox4497]

It did

[@JBrotsis1]

More like NMS pulled a MCC move

[@fenfrostpaws2000]

@@JBrotsis1 no man's sky did it better.

[@JBrotsis1]

@@fenfrostpaws2000 I disagree

[@StarWarsJibaro]

I never gave up with this game and to this day it still remains my favorite Halo game.

[@jackattackhero5571]

I'm so proud youre getting sponsored by these companies, I'm also an MCC veteran and lemme tell you when the game came out it was rough, I only 0layed campaign due to no progression in multiplayer, but man once steady updates came it, it relight the flame

[@Genghis_Khaan_]

343 needed to make this move with the MCC so they could make halo infinite by working on the original trilogy to understand what halo is meant to be and how it should feel. Brilliant move by them imo.

[@VirtualTape]

Honestly despite it's flaws, I'm so grateful to even have MCC PC, I waited over a decade for it. I'm still waiting for all the older gears of war and fable games to get PC support :(

[@Rubiksguy]

I’m crying. Halo means the world to me

[@georgefeser6483]

Salvation, for all!

[@MsMaplestoryXD]

Halo was my childhood and is still my adulthood to this day. Its not just a game for me, but deeper. It was something that brought me joy in dark times, something me and my friends bonded over. It was all the talk during my school days, everyone was talking about Halo, its was like a community within school. We all played it on our Laptops during Wood work class! Me and my mates had game nights, stay up all night into the next day playing Halo, eating pizza, living life. This continued into our Highschool life too and still to this day (somewhat) in our adult lives (minus the sleepovers). But when Halo 4 came out, we were so concerned and disappointed. It wasn't Halo at all. The story was stupid, online felt like some COD bullshit, just wasn't Halo in any shape or form and stand by that remark still. 343 i feel still have a long way to go and the MCC is looking good, they did a good job. They are finally listening to the Halo community which was something that should've been done from the start. I hope now 343 realise that Halo is a MASSIVE deal to the gaming community and continue to learn, grow and do Halo justice. I hope Halo Infinite will bring tears of joy to the Halo Veterans out there including myself. Halo isn't just a game, its a legacy.

[@stevem.9340]

Sadly Rockstar did not learn their lesson from 343 when they released the Definitive edition.

[@Matanumi]

T rockstar doesn't give a shit because gta online still makes them money

[@luger700]

I’m still holding out hope for Halo 5 to be added to TMCC.

[@Spartan-sz7km]

They said no, as of now. I'd like to try it out but damn it's so much content to port to pc

[@antoniolewit7852]

Titanfall 2 is going through the era of silence instead we’re at three years

[@backyardshenanagins1720]

MCC truly got me into the thick of the halo experience. My first ever time playing Halo was ODST and for that it will always hold as one of my overall favorites. I had also played Coop Halo 4 with my friend a little while back before MCC originally released. This lack of Halo gameplay though changed when MCC came out on Pc and I was able to finally play CE, Reach, Halo 2, and Halo 3 with their campaigns instead of having to rely on the memories of watching my brother play them.

[@Zeppelinizzer]

I should have bought this years ago, the nostalgia is immense, Halo 2 still my fav shooter

[@Lost-My-Letters]

And now, even bigger things are in store for the MCC, at least, for Halo CE and Halo 2. New weapons, vehicles, cut content, preview build content, armor, the works!

[@arbiterrr1179]

the era of pain was just giving me kinda the great schism vibes

[@Nikkerman]

After staying up playing the flood firefight update, I'm so happy that 343 decided to re-look at the MCC. I had been hesitant to buy MCC back in 2018 due to hearing it had a reputation, but I stuck with it and bought it, and it felt great to be there on the ground floor of buying it right before they relooked at the project. It was actually my first ever forray into owning all the halo games and the fact that I got in just on the ground floor to see what it is now today is amazing. I remember those updates, getting to play reach for the first time, having my baby combat evolved have new content for the first time ever, getting to play ODST firefight for the first time ever, playing crossplay with all my pc friends and then getting it on pc myself, it was important for 343 to do this because if they hadn't I and so many others would have never gotten back into the series and I thank you for making this recap to put those emotions into words.

[@iteststuff3854]

Thank you for this video. I had long ignored all halo content due to halo's decline and console favoring. This video convinced me to buy. I can't wait to play with my friends and gf.

[@jalakor]

Man, I remember when Reach launched on PC, I think it was a Tuesday, and my friends and I skipped school that day and just played Reach all day and night. Good times with Senior year....

[@charlieasher8707]

Keep up the good work love your vids.

[@DoGTHESEEKERContent]

Shoot the floor strat is honestly the strongest strat any person could have

[@spartanslayer551]

The next priority for the MCC is to deal with the quiters. Really that´s annoying. Maybe bots or something

[@guve25]

I just finished MCC Halo Reach last night. It was an amazing trip to memory lane. The story, the set pieces, the action, the hidden secrets. I was planning to only play a chapter or two, ended up blitzing the whole game, now my shoulders are sore... Damn old age... And now it's Halo CE Anniversary turn.

[@loganberrywooo]

I can tell by this video, Hidden really liked saying Era

[@DesertEagle093]

"Ear-uh"

[@sir_zombieflambe]

Man you did a fantastic job! made me cry

[@EthanGaming7640]

MCC PC is my favorite game. I'm excited for MCC when Halo Infinite launches.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

The fact that 343 stuck with this game to fix its issues along with adding two games, their campaigns and multiplayer is something I have nothing but respect for. And the fact that it has a bright future ahead of itself is absolutely commendable