Ya when the OG Xbox was close to coming out, they let you play Halo for a little while in Gamestops back then. They had to kick me out. CO-OP alien killers
I introduced my friend to Halo and as he watched the trailers he said. “So what I’m getting is you are a green space dude in a motorcycle helmet shooting religious talking monkeys.”
In conclusion: a long time ago, a ridiculously advanced civilization wiped out another ridiculously advanced civilization, sh!t hit the fan, sh!t continued to hit the fan, and sh!t hasn’t stopped hitting the fan since
ODST wasn't very impactful to the over arching story of Halo in the grand scheme of things. The only thing worthy to the larger story was the engineer who told humans about the portal on Earth.
@@SomeoneN3 Infinite is two years after Halo 5, so something happens in that time that makes him lost in space. The badguys from halo wars 2 are the main villains of this game, not the Cortana storyline (maybe that will be in a different game).
This video might cover its story in roughly 22 minutes, but it will never be able to encapsulate the 22 days' worth of gameplay that is totally worth it.
8:46 I think it's incorrect to think of the Arbiter as "Covenant Spartans." The Arbiter is a title of religious and political importance specific to the Sangheli (Elites), bestowed upon Sangheli who have been dishonoured in their society. Only one Arbiter can exist at a time (more like the Pope, but not really) and past Arbiters are sent on perilous missions of high importance to the Covenant, so that the Arbiter may gain back some honour in death and completion of the mission. Spartans are "multi-purpose tools" but for highly specialized tasks. You send the Spartans on dangerous missions because they're trained and ready for it. You don't want to send them on suicide missions (unless you have to) because each Spartan is a valuable asset, where one Spartan is worth that of a platoon. The Spartans are very expensive to grow and train. Now don't get me wrong. I do see where you drew the parallels. Master Chief is a very different case to Spartans before him. Each mission Chief is sent on is a suicide mission, because it is absolutely required of him for the continuation and success of humanity. The Arbiter is a pariah in both the military and Covenant society. A high-ranking pariah, but an outcast all the same. Spartans are seen as heroes of the UNSC. Maybe not the rest of human society at large, but definitely within the military. It might be more appropriate to see the Arbiter as a "Covenant John-117," and not just a regular Spartan due to the reputation of both characters. Then again, there might not be an appropriate comparisson. Sorry for the long comment.
its seemed like chief and arbiter are in the same boat i don't think the higher-ups are happy with what he's been doing he goes rogue a lot even if he saves the world (cause you know humans care more about face than actual results ) he still does things his own way
Dude as a problem measuring time. After all he did say that between humanity's origin in Africa and space travel in the 26th century there was 2500 years XD 2:58
alright i’ve played a few halo games but never looked deep into the lore. the first 3 minutes of this video up until the current humans in africa blew my damn mind 😂😂
Absolutely enjoyed this recap as some things weren’t fully clear to me in the whole story. This video definitely help spur some much needed excitement for me while waiting to play Halo Infinite. I miss that sweet spot with the story and games Halo was in between Halo 3, Reach and Right up to Halo 4. Halo waypoint was a phenomenal way to engage with the story and games. I really hope Halo Waypoint or something similar makes a return along with Infinite.
Honestly just look up [“all cutscenes” Halo 1” then all cutscenes halo 2 and so on all the way to halo 5 and then you’ll understand the main story” but that’s about 10 hours worth or story telling and still much more lore and videos afterwards
@@samuraidom6542 It's not a big mess if you play the games. It's just that the overarching story is so big that coming in new to the series can be kinda overwhelming.
BraeGotGame nah I didn’t actually. I played the original Halo when I was nine but it was about ten years after it released. I thought it was cool but I never touched multiplayer and didn’t really understand what was going on much. I never finished halo 2 and I’ve never played halo 3. I watched this so I could understand the lore for the first time 7 years after I played the original. After halo 3 it just kinda got confusing for me
Nope, Halsey ended up separated from Jun and was hiding out in a UNSC base with some Spartan 2s until chief and the survivors from the first halo game extracted them off Reach.
Wow, I've been playing these games since the beginning and had no idea the story was this expansive and deep. Now I want to play every game from beginning to end in chrono sequence and read all the books.
@@chris-7193 It's not such a big deal. I'm playing the MCC and am currently at the beginning of Halo 4. Most of the story in the games so far is cryptic nonsence. Unless you start reading the wikis and books, most of the story won't make much sense. I've played four games so far (including Halo 5) and I still don't know the names of the covenant races. All I know is there are "brutes" , "elites", "prophets" and "grunts". It would be pretty ridiculous if these are the actual names of the races.
@@homerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Because the games only mentioned the important things and names that you need to know. Plus the reason the games use names like Brutes,Elites,Grunts etc is to make it easier for players to classify them. Because when you see a Elite you will call them that, not Sangheili especially because Elites are the name of the members of the Covenant. You are not going to call a Lion by their scientific name like "Panthera leo" instead you will call them a much easier name like Lion. Not sure why that is a problem.
Forunners chose humanity to reclaim the mantle not the precursors. Last precursor alive was the primordial which unleashed the flood during the forerunner time
Game: "Haha shooting aliens is fun lol" Lore: A tragic war is going on between humans and a advanced army cult, filled with many species that are manipulated into a false journey. There is also an outbreak of a dangerous virus that is mutilating the aliens and humans into disturbing creatures that are terrifying. But all of this was saved by blue lady and green halo man. Including squid face dinosaur and his civil war allies. Also there was ring planets that was going to be used by alien cult as weapons, but they failed because of green halo man. Halo 4 and 5 won’t be talked about.
Isn't it? Imo reach is the best of the series especially due to the amazing multi-player. Infinite is definitely amazing and perhaps could be better multi-player wise. It's sitting a close second right now (for me) but when it's fleshed out who knows.
I’m literally 70% through Halo Infinite and haven’t even been a Halo fan before playing this one and therefore had NO idea what the heck was going on other than a beautiful looking and sounding game and probably one of the best native Dolby Atmos games out there right now. This video was a HUGE help!
but like, except for people who are trying to flex their lore knowledge, most people just call him Arbiter. It's like complaining that someone calls John, Chief. Because most people just call him Master Chief.
2:40 The naming of things can be blamed on the Human AI constructs, which had to translate the original names to things we'd understand. That is why all the names have an English flair.
As I'm playing Halo Infinite after playing 1/2/3 back in the day, I'm constantly going: what's the deal with the Cortana going evil references? So lemme get this straight, Microsoft named their windows voice command thing after a rogue A.I.?
Or you create a story. And then come up with more stuff to plug in and call them sequels/prequels. Build the story as you go along. Like the fast and furious franchise. Not a comparison. Just an example.
The retconning is strong post Bungie. 343 destroyed all the mystery and intruige revealing so about the past events with Forerunners and actually revealing them in 4.
A cool tidbit of lore, is that 343 Guilty Spark is actually the consciousness of an ancient human named Chakas. This was from the prelore. 100,000 years BCE. Why he can't remember who he once was is that after thousands of years of looking over his Halo and waiting for life to reboot, he decided to delete that consciousness. Leaving just his core logical side, which is why 343 is so matter of fact when he speaks. Where as other Oracle's especially the one from Halo 5 seem almost human in personality.
The timeline for humans re-evolution to a space faring civilization was way more than 2500 years, the forerunners weren’t “in ruin” they were functionally extinct, it’s Captain Keyes not Captain Key, other than that great vid :-)
Brilliant, thanks for all of that information, I’ve not played the game but was interested to the graphics, how things have changed over the years…and now they have a tv series coming out….
Nice job! Looking forward to Halo Infinite and the TV show coming to Showtime. I been playing Halo since the 1st game launched and even followed the 1st game during its production years through my month video game magazine subscription.
agofficial1 To name a few... Didact was not killed at the end of halo 4 (I think he was officially killed in the comics but don’t quote me on it) Truth was not choked to death, he was stabbed with an energy sword by Arbiter Jun did not escort Cortana off reach, Six escorted Cortana.
Overall, well done. It's as concise as you can possibly get without leaving out vital details. I see everyone already flipped out on the Jun/Noble 6 mix/up, whatever. I'm not going to lie, I was nervous to see how bad IGN would butcher my beloved Halo franchise, but hats off. I think this will help a lot of new players or people who haven't played the games since H2/H3 and want to brush up on the story.
Corrections and other things: 1. It's Arcadia, not Acadia 2. Even though you got it right a couple times, the surname of Jacob and Miranda is KEYES, not Key 3. In Halo 2, the idea to use the In Amber Clad to blow up the ring was Cortana's idea, it was not an order from Chief 4. Halo 4 takes place four years after Halo 3, not two. Cortana even tells Chief he was asleep for four years, seven months, and ten days 5. While Jul 'Mdama's Covenant is called the Remnant Covenent, it's mostly referred to as the Storm Covenant or Jul 'Mdama's Covenant 6. "Kamchatka" is pronounced as "Kam-chat-ah", the K is silent 7. It doesn't really matter, but it's zero-three-one, not o-three-one 8. 20:32 2559, not 2859 9. Anders went on the Ring by herself, the Spirit of Fire and its crew were left on the Ark
As someone who never played an Halo game but is moderately excited about trying Infinite (on PC), it's funny as hell to learn that Cortana takes its roots in Halo, and that it turns crazy (Windows' Cortana doesn't seem too sane either)
Like a few said there are a lot of inaccuracies here, but over all it's a fairly solid run down for people who need it. For example yes Harvest was the first contact it was actually just more of the Brutes finding Harvest while looking for relics vs the whole Covenant. It wasn't till the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret learned the truth that their machines were not detecting Forerunner Relics, but Humans who were marked as the Reclaimers the ones who had the rightful claim on the technology and relics. The trio decided to never share this information and use it as a way to raise their own positions, over throw their current leaders and establish themselves as the Hierarch. The whole war on humanity and the great journey religion was all just lies to keep their seats of power.
Bummed Halo 3:ODST didn’t get an honorable mention. I know had nothing to do with the overall progression of the story but great twist on a normally linear halo campaign
But it does have an impact on the overall story. The story of Halo 3 ODST is how they manage to figure out where Master Chief falls back to earth in Halo 3. Which is why they have to capture the Operator thingy
Halo: “Has a story”
Me as a kid: Shoot the aliens
Ya when the OG Xbox was close to coming out, they let you play Halo for a little while in Gamestops back then. They had to kick me out. CO-OP alien killers
Facts 😂
Andrew Mundy I was 14 when Halo 2: Anniversary came out and that game blew my mind
Same bro
I was 12 when Halo CE came out. I read every book. I loved the lore.
“The Arbiter we care about, called the Arbiter...”
His name is Thel' Vadam
I heard Thel has a big salami rod
Heard that and went straight to the comments😧
@@alvzcizzler it’s Thel ‘Vadam
@@rcartoons3941 bet 🥴
Video that no one asked for but everyone needed
SameToken’s video is far better than this.
I’m still confused about whatever thing means
@@freefalling2earth agreed
Not really.
Cept it has a million errors 😂
14 year old me: “I think I’ll dive into Halo’s lore”
Narrator: *”and he was never heard from again”*
XDDDDD
This is literally me
Why is this me bro lamfoo
Lmao
hahhahaha
I introduced my friend to Halo and as he watched the trailers he said. “So what I’m getting is you are a green space dude in a motorcycle helmet shooting religious talking monkeys.”
Stop being his friend 0_0
Just what I needed
Yes, but theres much much more to love
And everyone clapped.
Heresy! But yes
In conclusion: a long time ago, a ridiculously advanced civilization wiped out another ridiculously advanced civilization, sh!t hit the fan, sh!t continued to hit the fan, and sh!t hasn’t stopped hitting the fan since
theres a conspiracy that the insanely deep story of the marathon trilogy is connected to halo and also destiny
You wrapped that up nicely 😂😂😂
facts
They missed Halo 3 ODST, but aside from that this was perfect lol. Buddy went beast mode for "Five" Minutes.
Yeah except for when he was talking about the forerunners and totally took liberties with the order of events
They really just disrespected Rookie like that
ODST wasn't very impactful to the over arching story of Halo in the grand scheme of things. The only thing worthy to the larger story was the engineer who told humans about the portal on Earth.
ODST has no impact to the overarching story except for Buck going from leader of that squad to a Spartan 4.
Unpopular opinion: ODST is my favourite Halo game
This is the most educational video IGN has ever released. Props to the guy who covered it.
Is it Destin?
Check at 0:10 see who’s doing the video
“Walking moral grey area” has to be the best explanation of Dr Halsey ever! 😂😂😂
8:27 Active duty soldier beats crippled elderly man in his wheelchair *GRAPHIC*
That is some cnn news right there!
🗿
This video simply convinced me that Master Chief really needs a vacation.
This is like the 3rd video I’ve watched for the timeline, and I’m still confused
Wilfred101 You ask, and I’ll answer...
@@-MendicantBias how did chief end up in space in the trailer of infinite? Wasn't he with Blue Team and Osiris at the end of halo 5?
@@SomeoneN3 Infinite is two years after Halo 5, so something happens in that time that makes him lost in space. The badguys from halo wars 2 are the main villains of this game, not the Cortana storyline (maybe that will be in a different game).
@@arnavs2306 Ahhhhhh I completely forgot about the time skip oml thank you! I sound dumb as f now XD
Hope they have a better story than halo 5s for us
arnav s isn’t Infinite after 28 years as this video mentioned or Im wrong?
“A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the World will speak for him.”
"The Arbiter that we care about called The Arbiter" is my favorite line.
June didn’t escort cortana, June escorted Halsey off the planet but noble 6 escorted cortana to the pilliar of autumn
Yuuuuuuup. June was glassed on the planet. gg
@@stuartshaw7624 F
@@stuartshaw7624 He's alive, but of course it's in a comic.
Lindon Brass oh? Then I must read this comic!
@@stuartshaw7624 It's called Escalation, he goes around finding new spartans. I think he made Buck and Romeo into spartans but I can't remember.
Captain KEYES. WITH AN ‘S’. NOT KEY.
THIS. ALLLLL OF THIS *points to the "S" with ferocity*
Bugged me everytime he said Key 😭
He knows that. He calls them "keyes" once or twice. Hes just memeing
Classic games journalists
THANK YOU 🙏
Can we all talk about what an awesome narrator this guy is. Absolutely loved his presentation.
That's Michael Swaim from Crackd. You should check out some of his work .
I realized after watching this movie that I didn't actually play all of the Halos to understand them.
This video might cover its story in roughly 22 minutes, but it will never be able to encapsulate the 22 days' worth of gameplay that is totally worth it.
Obviously.
>22 days
Halo Lore is also books
8:46 I think it's incorrect to think of the Arbiter as "Covenant Spartans." The Arbiter is a title of religious and political importance specific to the Sangheli (Elites), bestowed upon Sangheli who have been dishonoured in their society. Only one Arbiter can exist at a time (more like the Pope, but not really) and past Arbiters are sent on perilous missions of high importance to the Covenant, so that the Arbiter may gain back some honour in death and completion of the mission. Spartans are "multi-purpose tools" but for highly specialized tasks. You send the Spartans on dangerous missions because they're trained and ready for it. You don't want to send them on suicide missions (unless you have to) because each Spartan is a valuable asset, where one Spartan is worth that of a platoon. The Spartans are very expensive to grow and train.
Now don't get me wrong. I do see where you drew the parallels. Master Chief is a very different case to Spartans before him. Each mission Chief is sent on is a suicide mission, because it is absolutely required of him for the continuation and success of humanity. The Arbiter is a pariah in both the military and Covenant society. A high-ranking pariah, but an outcast all the same. Spartans are seen as heroes of the UNSC. Maybe not the rest of human society at large, but definitely within the military. It might be more appropriate to see the Arbiter as a "Covenant John-117," and not just a regular Spartan due to the reputation of both characters. Then again, there might not be an appropriate comparisson. Sorry for the long comment.
its seemed like chief and arbiter are in the same boat i don't think the higher-ups are happy with what he's been doing he goes rogue a lot even if he saves the world (cause you know humans care more about face than actual results ) he still does things his own way
is more liek a one man suicide squad
Its just for who dont know the entire story quickly assimilate
Talk about being a real nerd
Chief is sent on suicide missions because he’s “lucky”.
So I'm gonna have to watch this at least 12 more times until i get it
It's simple, but just a lot of it.
Same, I’m still confused asf 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Yeah but don't watch this video cuz they're straight up giving incorrect timelines and info lol
@@hrothgarnogar lmao😭😭😭
The Chief is such a badass
Yes you are
Indeed you are
That’s a long five minutes
Dude as a problem measuring time. After all he did say that between humanity's origin in Africa and space travel in the 26th century there was 2500 years XD 2:58
I often forget how amazing this story is until I decide to replay the games.
I've never heard storytelling perfection like this. Tone, humour and critical accuracy.
Hey IGN Get this man a raise!!!!
No... He said Jun was the one who escorted Cortana to safety onboard the Pillar of Autumn... The disrespect to Emile and Noble Six is unforgivable
Plus he got several things wrong, especially with some of the info around the forerunner-flood war
@Michael Kiely no, Noble Six directly handed her to Captain Keyes...
17:10 Growing up on Halo and reading the books I was so happy for this reunion!
alright i’ve played a few halo games but never looked deep into the lore. the first 3 minutes of this video up until the current humans in africa blew my damn mind 😂😂
"Walking moral gray area, Dr. Halsey." Ain't that the truth
Going into campaign tomorrow and this was such a lifesaver. Thank you Swaim and IGN!
Needed this video badly. Thank you and amazing video! Gives me a new found respect for this series.
Props to Swaim. Glad to see you back since cracked.
For real Halo has a one of the better game stories after i finished this video.
It's a little hard to follow. Actually a lot hard to follow. Just tell me what to kill and I'll do it.
“2500 years later humanity is once again a space-faring species”
More like 6 million years later but ok
This was my number one critique as well lol
I think there's a gap of a 100k years between the forerunner flood war and the Halo games setting
Definitely not 6 million. It's 100k
100,000 years
he did say the halo and real timeline histories merge tho up untill the present day
Absolutely enjoyed this recap as some things weren’t fully clear to me in the whole story. This video definitely help spur some much needed excitement for me while waiting to play Halo Infinite. I miss that sweet spot with the story and games Halo was in between Halo 3, Reach and Right up to Halo 4. Halo waypoint was a phenomenal way to engage with the story and games. I really hope Halo Waypoint or something similar makes a return along with Infinite.
I lawled a bit too hard at 9:00 when the words "Death Loops of Destruction" were said xD
8:50 Thel Vadamee is his name. Later, Thel Vadam when he defected from the covenant
I understood nothing but watch it anyways😂
Same xD Just a bunch of sci-fi mambo jumbo to me but I had to watch for some reason.
@@MatiZ815 I understood it but it really is a big mess
Lol Same😂
Honestly just look up [“all cutscenes” Halo 1” then all cutscenes halo 2 and so on all the way to halo 5 and then you’ll understand the main story” but that’s about 10 hours worth or story telling and still much more lore and videos afterwards
@@samuraidom6542 It's not a big mess if you play the games. It's just that the overarching story is so big that coming in new to the series can be kinda overwhelming.
I lost you at the end of halo 3
I understand halo 4 and up but not halo three or any others
Bc you grew up w those games and when you got older you kept telling yourself “nothing will be like the originals” we know.
BraeGotGame nah I didn’t actually. I played the original Halo when I was nine but it was about ten years after it released. I thought it was cool but I never touched multiplayer and didn’t really understand what was going on much. I never finished halo 2 and I’ve never played halo 3. I watched this so I could understand the lore for the first time 7 years after I played the original. After halo 3 it just kinda got confusing for me
Are you SYN Wojo?
Karmiangod SYN?
Would love to see some ancient humanity structures or ships in Infinity.
i though jun just escorted halsey off reach but the the surviving members died trying to get cortana off planet
Yep your right
Pretty much
Nope, Halsey ended up separated from Jun and was hiding out in a UNSC base with some Spartan 2s until chief and the survivors from the first halo game extracted them off Reach.
@@aryanrath9643 That was pre-343. They've retconned a decent amount of stuff, and said that game canon trumps previous book canon.
Man so glad to watch this again just before the release of Halo Infinite.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKIN THIS! instead of doing a 48 hrs of campaign work on the xbox, I get to watch this under 25 mins!
read the books if you dont like video games
Wow, I've been playing these games since the beginning and had no idea the story was this expansive and deep. Now I want to play every game from beginning to end in chrono sequence and read all the books.
When you realize you can only get halo on x box and you switched PlayStation awhile ago 😢
@@chris-7193 It's not such a big deal. I'm playing the MCC and am currently at the beginning of Halo 4. Most of the story in the games so far is cryptic nonsence. Unless you start reading the wikis and books, most of the story won't make much sense. I've played four games so far (including Halo 5) and I still don't know the names of the covenant races. All I know is there are "brutes" , "elites", "prophets" and "grunts". It would be pretty ridiculous if these are the actual names of the races.
@@homerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Because the games only mentioned the important things and names that you need to know.
Plus the reason the games use names like Brutes,Elites,Grunts etc is to make it easier for players to classify them. Because when you see a Elite you will call them that, not Sangheili especially because Elites are the name of the members of the Covenant.
You are not going to call a Lion by their scientific name like "Panthera leo" instead you will call them a much easier name like Lion.
Not sure why that is a problem.
Cortana's "death" was the saddest death in video game history IMO.
Bravo sir you deserve a raise or bonus for this. Absolutely outstanding!
Bro this stuff is more complex then actual human history
And people say that Halo doesn't have a story...
it is a bit more complicated than a revenge story
Who tf says that lmao
Who created Halo’s story, it sounds like something that happened in History.
Props to the narrator. Halo has such a rich, deep, well-thought out history that kinda coincides with our own.
Great video!!! Thank you for explaining the story of Halo!!!
Forunners chose humanity to reclaim the mantle not the precursors. Last precursor alive was the primordial which unleashed the flood during the forerunner time
I've missed you since the Cracked days Michael Swaim, glad to see you are still educating clueless gamers 😂
I knew it was him fantastic!!!
Game: "Haha shooting aliens is fun lol"
Lore: A tragic war is going on between humans and a advanced army cult, filled with many species that are manipulated into a false journey. There is also an outbreak of a dangerous virus that is mutilating the aliens and humans into disturbing creatures that are terrifying. But all of this was saved by blue lady and green halo man. Including squid face dinosaur and his civil war allies. Also there was ring planets that was going to be used by alien cult as weapons, but they failed because of green halo man. Halo 4 and 5 won’t be talked about.
Love your humor. Really enjoyed this video!
8:45 The Arbiter we care about is called Thel Vadame
Playing halo series for the first time I’m on reach and it’s amazing**!!
Isn't it? Imo reach is the best of the series especially due to the amazing multi-player. Infinite is definitely amazing and perhaps could be better multi-player wise. It's sitting a close second right now (for me) but when it's fleshed out who knows.
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@@KROWST no?
"Doughnut death star" lmao
Very well done. Bullet points, in linear format. Much better than the other videos that gives you unnecessary info making it hard to follow.
I’m literally 70% through Halo Infinite and haven’t even been a Halo fan before playing this one and therefore had NO idea what the heck was going on other than a beautiful looking and sounding game and probably one of the best native Dolby Atmos games out there right now. This video was a HUGE help!
the arbiter we care about is called thel vadame(not sure if thats spelled correctly)
arbiter is a title not a name
I'm pretty sure the Arbitor had his name denounced, so Aribitor might as well be his name now
but like, except for people who are trying to flex their lore knowledge, most people just call him Arbiter. It's like complaining that someone calls John, Chief. Because most people just call him Master Chief.
@@calibribody6776 fair point
then again is is a "quick" summary so i guess he left it out to save time
@@Dabombster342 its Thel Vadam, until he becomes shipmaster which then gives him the name Thel Vadamee.
DEUCALIA No the Arbiter is just a high rank pretty much, higher than shipmaster. Thel is still his name
11:30 “soo halo 3.... so master chief Plummets into the earths atmosphere, yeah-“ 😂 no big deal
They’re even more casual about it in the game😂
Why do you always jump?
@@basedostrich "some day you're gonna land on something as stubborn as you are"
So much story that can be brought to life in the new series.have to wait for episode 2 of Halo series
well done bro, great work! And thank you for the effort :)
2:40 The naming of things can be blamed on the Human AI constructs, which had to translate the original names to things we'd understand. That is why all the names have an English flair.
As I'm playing Halo Infinite after playing 1/2/3 back in the day, I'm constantly going: what's the deal with the Cortana going evil references?
So lemme get this straight, Microsoft named their windows voice command thing after a rogue A.I.?
This is so cleverly written! Well done 👏
Love watching these video while I'm at work
Why does this make so much sense. The creators really thought this out
Or you create a story. And then come up with more stuff to plug in and call them sequels/prequels. Build the story as you go along. Like the fast and furious franchise. Not a comparison. Just an example.
It makes no sense 😂 it's like an essay written by a 10 year old lol
The retconning is strong post Bungie. 343 destroyed all the mystery and intruige revealing so about the past events with Forerunners and actually revealing them in 4.
its a total clusterfuck lol
I posted this comment while he was explaining the prologue. Everything after that I was like wtf
"Choking. It's the new punching."
Idk why but that made me lol
that was the most informative and to the point wrap-up I've ever watched. thank you.
A cool tidbit of lore, is that 343 Guilty Spark is actually the consciousness of an ancient human named Chakas. This was from the prelore. 100,000 years BCE.
Why he can't remember who he once was is that after thousands of years of looking over his Halo and waiting for life to reboot, he decided to delete that consciousness. Leaving just his core logical side, which is why 343 is so matter of fact when he speaks. Where as other Oracle's especially the one from Halo 5 seem almost human in personality.
What a wonderful story, sadly they no longer capitalize on its strengths.
The timeline for humans re-evolution to a space faring civilization was way more than 2500 years, the forerunners weren’t “in ruin” they were functionally extinct, it’s Captain Keyes not Captain Key, other than that great vid :-)
Great work! Thanks IGN 🙌🏼🔥
I just love going back to play the masterchief collection
The Swaim laying down the lore!
Oh snap Michael Swaim! I have never been happier to click on a random IGN video!
This was a great watch, thank you
Brilliant, thanks for all of that information, I’ve not played the game but was interested to the graphics, how things have changed over the years…and now they have a tv series coming out….
this is one of the best IGN videos in a while. like, a long time.
“The arbiter we care about called... the arbiter” 😂😂😂
This was the longest and best 5 minute video I've ever seen
Nice job! Looking forward to Halo Infinite and the TV show coming to Showtime. I been playing Halo since the 1st game launched and even followed the 1st game during its production years through my month video game magazine subscription.
there were a few incorrections, but mostly correct.
joseph koepke Such as?
name them
Like what?
agofficial1
To name a few...
Didact was not killed at the end of halo 4 (I think he was officially killed in the comics but don’t quote me on it)
Truth was not choked to death, he was stabbed with an energy sword by Arbiter
Jun did not escort Cortana off reach, Six escorted Cortana.
Nobody _ yup Didact is killed by blue team at Composers Forge, Truth was stabbed by Arby, Jun escorted Halsey, Six escorted Cortana.
Never played a halo in my life, this made me buy every halo game
What an actually AMAZING video from IGN!
Overall, well done. It's as concise as you can possibly get without leaving out vital details. I see everyone already flipped out on the Jun/Noble 6 mix/up, whatever. I'm not going to lie, I was nervous to see how bad IGN would butcher my beloved Halo franchise, but hats off. I think this will help a lot of new players or people who haven't played the games since H2/H3 and want to brush up on the story.
Due to technology advancements the 5 minute video feels like 22 min what a time -IGN 10/10
6:10 Six escorted cortana to the pilar of autumn, not Jun. He only escorted halsey
Corrections and other things:
1. It's Arcadia, not Acadia
2. Even though you got it right a couple times, the surname of Jacob and Miranda is KEYES, not Key
3. In Halo 2, the idea to use the In Amber Clad to blow up the ring was Cortana's idea, it was not an order from Chief
4. Halo 4 takes place four years after Halo 3, not two. Cortana even tells Chief he was asleep for four years, seven months, and ten days
5. While Jul 'Mdama's Covenant is called the Remnant Covenent, it's mostly referred to as the Storm Covenant or Jul 'Mdama's Covenant
6. "Kamchatka" is pronounced as "Kam-chat-ah", the K is silent
7. It doesn't really matter, but it's zero-three-one, not o-three-one
8. 20:32 2559, not 2859
9. Anders went on the Ring by herself, the Spirit of Fire and its crew were left on the Ark
Also Jun didn’t escort Cortana off Reach
What an epic story.. cannot wait to see more.
My man...
You forgot the dark, jazzy times of ODST
Me: Hey the narrator of this video sounds like...
Video: By Michael Swaim
Me: Yeah him!!!
As someone who never played an Halo game but is moderately excited about trying Infinite (on PC), it's funny as hell to learn that Cortana takes its roots in Halo, and that it turns crazy (Windows' Cortana doesn't seem too sane either)
That was actually pretty great, thanks IGN!
Like a few said there are a lot of inaccuracies here, but over all it's a fairly solid run down for people who need it.
For example yes Harvest was the first contact it was actually just more of the Brutes finding Harvest while looking for relics vs the whole Covenant. It wasn't till the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret learned the truth that their machines were not detecting Forerunner Relics, but Humans who were marked as the Reclaimers the ones who had the rightful claim on the technology and relics. The trio decided to never share this information and use it as a way to raise their own positions, over throw their current leaders and establish themselves as the Hierarch. The whole war on humanity and the great journey religion was all just lies to keep their seats of power.
Bummed Halo 3:ODST didn’t get an honorable mention. I know had nothing to do with the overall progression of the story but great twist on a normally linear halo campaign
But it does have an impact on the overall story. The story of Halo 3 ODST is how they manage to figure out where Master Chief falls back to earth in Halo 3. Which is why they have to capture the Operator thingy
Because they don’t want to mention Easter egg in halo 3 odst aka destiny game
@@breezywarhead8489 wait what? What destiny Easter egg?
@@alejandrogomez720 go play halo 3odst on 360. You will find Easter egg of destiny on it
Hell yell IGN !!! Great put together.
Great video! Love this