"What can I say, it was one hell of a night."

[@oFujin]

Me and my buddies manage to match the scene with Buck saying "What can I say it's been one hell of a night" with the sunrise on a school night

[@bob-u5b]

well was it one hell of a night?

[@oFujin]

Your god damn right it was@@bob-u5b

[@redcanoe2]

Sounds like a core memory to me, keep that shit safe

[@thelvadam7422]

That's soooo coool. God bless you and your pals!

[@xen3588]

me and my friend do that with beserk scenes

[@kabob0077]

Ya know, I just realized that The Rookie is Halo's only, truly silent protagonist in the games aside from Fireteam Crimson. Chief, Arbiter, Locke, both Blue Team and Osiris, and hell even Noble Six talk at some point in the games, either during gameplay or cutscenes. But The Rookie never once says anything...

[@B3P_]

"The Rookie was sadly killed by insurrectionists in 2554. Alpha-Nine (the ODST squad from Halo 3: ODST) was sent in to deal with the situation. During an encounter, the Rookie was captured and executed by the insurrectionist leader." - What a waste I should add, imagine going through all that just to get killed by insurrectionist lol

[@ratoz8127]

@@B3P_ I don't understand why that decision was made, there was literally no point at all in killing him. In fact, the Rookie is dlc material, could have made 343 a lot of money for a sequel to ODST.

[@jeremiah6945]

@@ratoz8127 Fr

[@_X1M_]

Just grunts from jumping or being damaged, but I mean I wouldn’t really make much sense for him to speak when In the open city hub area, since it was only him, which was intentional, they wanted a halo 3 odst to have a unique atmosphere, and if the rookie were talking.. it would kind of ruin it.

[@kabob0077]

@@_X1M_ Even when he links up with Dare and Buck he still doesn't talk, sure he and Vergil/Quick to Adjust seem to communicate in body language but other than that nothing. I'm not complaining I'm just saying that The Rookie is literally the only playable character (Baring Fireteam Crimson who is our MP Spartans and is another can of worms) in the games we NEVER hear speak.

[@mattfry6716]

I wish I could play this game for the first time again.

[@mortalsgamesandgrub914]

me too

[@thunderkats1155]

Same it was a great feeling

[@LuichiTaco]

Same it's the best halo

[@GSP6]

memories of this being my first halo game and being to scared to complete the first level because i thought the brutes were killer robots because of the way their shields flare when you shoot them, and then thinking that the grunts were baby aliens and the brutes mommy and daddy aliens

[@NexusDex]

.... Alzheimers has a positive side?! Who would have thought!

[@Loominoth]

I don't know folks, but ODST has a different space in my heart. I always liked his depressive theme better.

[@petervonfroster8i]

it was a PERFECT addition to the Halo Franchise! I wish for more ODST or Marine Games! (that we will never get....)

[@PeachDragon_]

I think halo is at its best when it's somber, grim and sad, halo reach and odst are my favorites for this reason. Master chief's heroics are great too but the somber stories of human grit and sacrifice are what make halo truly extraordinary

[@petervonfroster8i]

@@PeachDragon_ i think the same! we definitely need more Chief, but also some more Grim Storie lines!

[@RetroCube]

​@@petervonfroster8iSame here. Being an ODST felt so different. Fighting alongside marines or even alone on the streets of New Mombasa gave me so many feelings of loneliness and vulnerability. Wish we got more non-Spartan games (as much as I love them), since ODST was probably my favourite Halo.

[@matthewdunn1263]

I never really thought of the music as depressing. Bluesy nighttime jazz yes, depressing not so much. It definitely gives you a sense of isolation. Similar to the supernatural soundtrack of the '90s. Just all alone and a big world!

[@gumbus9539]

"One long night" plots have a special place in my heart because of this game. Something about the sun rising along with the end of an ordeal has a very "rest now, your work is done" kind of vibe. I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT WELL BUT I FUCKING LOVE IT

[@Zapact]

God. Imagine actually being the rookie in this situation. First day as a replacement, nocked out. Left to pick up the pieces.

[@jeremiah6945]

"Besides. Now's one of those times; it pays to be the strong silent type."

[@mick3y966]

The sound design did so much for these games. Marty is a musical genius.

[@Jackal7783]

Michael Salvatori as well

[@Mahsei]

This game made my late nights a lot more precious.

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

"What can I say, it was one hell of a night." is a quote I will one day tell my kids if they asked about the golden days of gaming. "Hey, dad. What was Halo like back then?" "What can I say, it was one hell of a time."

[@TacoLex]

I unironically still use that quote whenever it’s possible. Had A buddy ask me how it was playing Marvel’s Spider-Man after it released. Spent all night playing and the next day we talked I used the quote. Still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@mixmaster2909]

One of my boys was sleeping right before he did a night jump in the Army bro he was sleeping just like the rookie before romeo woke him it was both surreal and sad because not only did it remind me of halo but it also reminded me of the good times i had staying up late playing halo now im staying up late patrolling

[@w4drone720]

its kinda crazy how much personality the animations alone give the rookie

[@Nighterac]

But wait, he's supposed to have "NO ChARACtEr" though! He did "NoThInG" in ODST! That's why 343 killed him off!

[@Hebdomad7]

When Halo 3 ODST came out. I picked it up at midnight and played it till dawn.... It was most certainly one hell of a night...

[@WhatsJamesName]

I’ll keep pretending that Rookie and the Gang never died. They just went a little… MIA.

[@rosesera2202]

I just found out that I can put my 360 copy onto my XBone. I finished the game a minute ago and Jesus Christ, that was a long playthrough. I played on heroic with some skulls. Catch, Grunt funeral party, IWHBYD, Cowbell, and some other one that upgrades all enemies.

[@charliethomas8039]

It's probably the only Halo I play on legendary and actually enjoy it. Definitely my favourite Halo

[@RealAshLaw]

@@charliethomas8039 Aye, it has a nice complete and contained story, a deep atmosphere and engaging levels. Definitely my favorite, shame we probably wont get to experience halo's like these with the current 343 writers at the helm. I miss the good stories halo told.

[@jeremiah6945]

Definitely my second favorite halo campaign

[@lFunGuyl]

Would does IWHBYD stand for? Maybe: I Would Help But You're Dead? Lol. 😅

[@Necturn_]

RIP Rookie. He deserved better than an off-screen death

[@3rdStreetAVolitionite]

I don't care about 343's canon. Rookie is still alive and well, back home with Mrs. Rookie. In my head, at least.

[@ethandinkle]

I'm right there with ya. 100%

[@madsalad]

Mrs. Rookie got dat cookie

[@AnakinSkywakka]

They spend their time sitting together on the couch in complete silence.

[@3rdStreetAVolitionite]

@@AnakinSkywakka Nothing better in my opinion.

[@RedRightHand652]

@@AnakinSkywakka I agree

[@masturch33f66]

This game definitely a very unique take on the Halo formula. I loved it for that. ODST has always been one of my favorites, absolutely beautiful game.

[@derekshreffler593]

ODST was my reintroduction to halo back in 09 and how I wish that I could play CE, halo 2, halo 3, and ODST again for the first time again and experience the absolute fun and emotion that these games have brought me over the years. I will forever be grateful to have halo in my life because it has taught me so much when I was going through tough times.

[@Kratos7560]

Man, the books really did a disservice to Rookie when they decided to kill him off. It would have been cool to have seen what other installments he could star in.

[@smorgasborgas]

Jesus I’m gonna go do another legendary run on this right now

[@benarchyuk837]

No matter how many times I watch that scene, I'll always smile at the tiny Frigate to the right of the Supercarrier

[@bushidofunk7248]

i remeber my dad getting it for me on day one and i played it all night on heroic and the music the world all of it this game will always hold a good place in my heart it was a good night

[@Cynane27]

I never understood why I cared about a video game protagonist so much until I realised, the rookie never talking made us truly fill his shoes. This game therefore ages like wine with us.

[@checkme1830]

This was the first Halo Campaign I played when I was 13.

[@Blackphanter123]

ODST for me gotta be peak Halo for suree

[@AliTunaince]

:) Rookie, sweet thing

[@FabledThunder]

Shame about what happened to rookie. 😔

[@ij1376]

ODST hits different...

[@andrescycloid4542]

That should've been the official trailer, my god.

[@JasperFoxo]

Why were the sfm-like cutscenes in h3 odst so charming?

[@basedchicana1776]

Real Gs move in silence, like Lasagna

[@BlueBolt295]

It really was one hell of a night.

[@TWoYPrototypeAoD]

I love how a good amount of people have stories of doing this campaign til sunrise. Same here, especially when it came out on PC and I bought it for all my friends. Played nonstop until we got it done because I was so excited to show them my childhood. It truly was one hell of a night.

[@benmontey3438]

ODST with Cowboy Bebop vibes is ❤

[@fizzman5119]

"Bro wake up its 2009."

[@devastater97]

Rookie would've been a hyper-lethal Spartan-IV

[@StrongArmElijah]

Wake up, buttercup

[@morgantully6424]

Just how I remember it

[@WeebsArePathetic]

Back when Halo was prime.

[@ttq3661]

Wow. This is a masterpiece.

[@francissargente7659]

I would kill for a ODST remaster, let alone a sequel

[@John-lw5xc]

They let the rest of those bastards be spartans, even after getting the rookie killed damn you 343

[@imperialguardproductions]

It's so stupid they killed off Rookie in a damn book. I hope one day those books are retconned

[@cerealSober]

This was really nice, thanks for making it

[@bon5224]

this is such a good video i come back to it a lot n it hits different every time

[@thelvadam7422]

My favorite Halo game. ❤

[@awesomearchivist1705]

Anytime i want to play a chill, comfy FPS odst is always the first option. It was my first halo game. It was my first xbox game. And it will always be one of my favorite games of all time.

[@RiskyRegan21]

Beautifully done. Bravo!

[@GreenSpleenSubmarine]

Criminally under-subbed channel. Excellent edit my dude!

[@I-m-A-lone]

0:18 "EUGH... Ahh"

[@HellLatern024]

This needs good support it's so beautiful

[@TJVBernal]

Still waiting for them to animate or show us rookie's last day

[@Suggestive_Carp]

nice.

[@novaleader7305]

ODST is Best most superior Helmet

[@pododododoehoh3550]

Favouriye game, Marty O'Donnel wasn't replacable

[@jeremygermain9367]

sucks that rookie died i would have loved another odst story with him or a story of him becoming a spartan

[@SpaceAgeWolf]

So annoyed rookie dies off screen in a book!

[@sirejester1155]

Yknow what this music says boys? It saying to me its okay hang in there youll find your destiny one day

[@TheDirvish]

Even when Bungie churned out a cheaply made overpriced asset flip like this, it was still a top quality experience with a completely unique atmosphere and campaign. I honestly woudlnt have minded if they just did cheap asset flips like this for Halo reach too if they were this quality, i guess so long as Microsoft didnt force them to slap on a $60 price tag like they did with ODST. And thats a other thing 343 and Microsoft missed, is that we were content with Master Chiefs story just being a trilogy of games and a few books. We didnt need a bunch of convoluted big name sequels to play halo. Odst Reach and even halo wars are proof of that. There are 20+ years of the covenant war and we know as fans that theres a gold mine lf stories to be told there. Let the Chief rest, hes earned it.

[@phixix]

I'm sad Rookie died, he deserved to be in another game.

[@-.-.---.--...--.-.......-.....]

Ngl, it is probably tied with 2nd as best game in the series.

[@SgauthYT]

Dude, i'm a young french youtuber and i intend to do a video about how great was Halo. Can i use a part of your vidéo ?

[@B3P_]

Go for it

[@Dr.Oofers]

Mild hot take, ODST’s campaign is better than Halo: Reach’s. ODST really gave a more depressive and lost feeling. It also avoided the “prequel problem”, in which you’d just *know* how it would end. But it kept you guessing, and kept you engaged through and through. Each character was likeable, and it gave you time to actually care about them. It immersed you as a regular soldier, fighting in an abandoned city set in the future, while an alien force scours for survivors. All the while, you get clues on your squad’s whereabouts, as the city’s superintendent guides you. Reach took until act 2 to get good, and after that it was over, and then back to “meh”. Ironically, the “spartan squad” aspect should’ve been ditched entirely. Imagine if you were just a lone spartan, joining random squads of marines or ODST. Seeing how much hope you give them, and seeing how heartbreaking it is to see them get slaughtered. It would’ve left you wondering if you were truly a beacon of hope that led unlucky individuals, or some bringer of death, to your enemies and your allies. Would have made the final scene more impactful. Maybe Noble 6 (you) finally figured it out; maybe, you gave that luck and hope so the Pillar of Autumn could escape. I couldn’t care about Kat, Carter, or Jun; mildly cared about Jorge and Emile. To be honest, the game suffered the “prequel problem” as we knew how it was going to end, and Bungie didn’t really do anything to make the inevitable impactful.

[@buffalosolider206]

The gameplay was trash story’s as cool

[@tipofthespear7821]

Guys. These stories end. But Jesus gives you eternal life. You just have to believe in your heart that Jesus was raised from the death and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord And You will be saved.

[@easygamer425p8]

I hate how small youtubers don't get the same treatment of big youtubers and what I mean by this is KZbin intentionally puts small youtubers videos at lower quality When you start their videos and big youtubers have their videos set at a higher quality automatically

[@maxtoncrocks8186]

This video got me back into HALO, after around 9 years. Thank you, thank you so much man ❤‍🩹

[@ItzCrizz23]

“What can I say, it was one hell of a night” is what I said after completing the forge in basic a few weeks ago 🫡