I'd love that but still feels pointless when infinite ruined an already bad story. If its chief and frainds I'm just not interested in the narrative. I'd rather a reach like game now.
@@boomerwilcox2751 Nope. Steve Blum. Blum is one of the replacement voice actors (3:17 ) that 343 was going to go with. They don't say his name, but he is pretty much the most recognizable voice actor.
Steve Blum is an incredible voice actor, and although no one can replace Master Chief, he probably was the best shot anyone had. I'd love to see him voice someone in a future Halo game (if he already has and I didn't know, my bad)
He was in halo 5 actually, one of the multiplayer spartan voices iirc. I also think he’d be a really good Chief, the voice just needs breaking in. My only critique is that the roles I know Blum for he voices pretty playful characters, whereas Chief is stoic as all hell.
7:10 I think Alpha moon was genius. Walking into the rubble of Halo would have hammered home Arbi failure to protect it. Still great to finally be able to play it after 20 years
Skewer is still low key one of the best and most fun weapons in the game, it just wrecks vehicles and 1 shots no matter where it hits them. I've gotten over kills before with it and team wipes while no scoping it bec the reticle it's pretty big. 10/10 shock rifle too is very legit
@@ASpark122 ok I might be a little bit but it still stings a little bit that 343 even had the thought of replacing all the voice actors that were still fully willing and able to do all their iconic voices in a story that takes place in the exact same universe it makes literally no sense at all lmao that being said these voice actors did their best I still ripped my face off in halo nerd rage tho
@@wearsjorge55 Halo CE is actually really late in the war. CE takes place in September 2552 and Halo 3 AKA the end of the war takes place in November 2552-March 2553. The war started in 2525 so there’s around 25 years of conflict and dozens of books a game could be based on
It will be hard to replace the original voice actors and no matter what they do, the community won’t receive it well at first, but you can’t just expect halo to die off when the voice actors inevitably retire
thats so spooky that i said 2 days ago to a halo community on facebook that a spin off arbiter game would be crazy cool and easy money. hearing that news now blows my mind. Halo VR looks so incredible that its crazy its not an officially supported way to play the game
I would love to play an Arbiter spinoff game! I think that would be a huge game for the franchise and bring a lot of players back to Halo and the Arbiter game doesn't need the Master Cheif at all just focus entirely on the Arbiter and Covenant.
The very idea of replacing the voices of Master Chief and Cortana was absolutely ridiculous. I just can't comprehend it was even considered! The replacement voice actors did an excellent job and it was interesting to hear, but the Halo 4 art style was jarring enough, we certainly didn't need different voice actors. It's as if 343i didn't understand that people cared about those characters - very weird considering the emotional story of Halo 4.
A covenant story game that plays like tomb raider and uncharted would be awesome. Halo need something that is new and not just different, imagine a story where you are an elite in high charity during a time before the games so we can get a more focused story on the covenant and see some amazing world design
I swear, a Covenant game where you play as a law enforcer in High Charity would be perfect. Persecute heretics, look the other way for bribes/to keep the area stable, the whole nine yards.
I really do hope that Halo Studios makes that classic playlist you’re asking for. Would be awesome to have the halo 3 and halo 2 maps together in a classic playlist!
as an OG halo fan/hardcore player myself. I respect your dedication to the franchise and still trying to actively get microsoft to stop boning the worlds most popular game. It truly has been the end of an era after halo 3...i sincerely hope they can bring the magic back to the game
That Spike Grenade at the start would have killed you last time I played lol. Steve Blum and Jennifer Hale would have been the perfect replacements if that went through. Both are amazing Voice actors worthy of taking those roles.
I used to play every day with the Refueled playlist. Now that its lost in the match composer I no longer play that often. Would certainly play much more with a classic Halo Playlist combined with the Delta Arena Playlist. I had the same thought, it would be so good for the game!
I'm a casual player and only play on the weekends. Halo Infinite is my go to but something unusual happened last weekend while playing Delta Playlist. A team mate had a mic which encouraged me to grab my mic. Then the other 2 players grabbed their and we all joined afterwards and became friends. That honestly hasn't happened in a long time, almost Halo 3 long ago. The Detla Playlist definitely brought different energy to the game and reminded us of better times.
What would even be the point of replacing a 70 year old va with a 60 something year old va. Steve Downes should play the chief until he no longer wants to. Then when he is ready to retire they can find a younger va who can play the chief for a few decades rather than a few years.
Honestly, I’d rather keep the original Steve and Jen as long as possible and use AI to replicate their voices after they pass. The tech’s good enough these days.
I feel like I speak for more than just myself when I say I want a Halo VR game, whether it’s a recreate of a current game or a whole new experience. We’d love to see that.
If the new Cortana voice actor goes for a more "halo reach" AI monotone style, then we'll be sweet. Master Chief sounds so wierd. Like he's FOOOOORRRCING his words out. Breathy. Reminds me of the blood Raven scout Sargeant on Dawn of War 2
If something ever happens to Steve and Jen those other people definitely have a job. They sound soo similar. Also, imagine a Arbiter spinoff, a Locke spinoff, then chief being mainline. Arbiter and locked games could focus on expanded universe and fleshing stuff out while cheif continues to have the overall primary arc. Let's do it.
I desperately need to see mcc get a vr mod, could you imagine dual wielding in halo 2 or dropping in an odst pod in odst? Or noble 6's last stand in vr? It would be breath taking!
When I first played the Halo mod for contractors I've been wanting Halo 1-reach in VR Amazing to see CE here's to hoping the rest get the same treatment over time
ngl, im not put off by the voice actors that were gonna replace them. Like its not MY halo, but i would be down if the current voice actors were ever to retire, cause i feel the voice dynamic is pretty good, and it still gives me the bantery vibe that the current chief and cortana vc's give me now.
Arbiter spin off game but the final boss is Jega 'Rdomni. I have no idea how this would work but they better make it work. Its this or you fight an flood infected Spartan which would also be pretty cool
What I'd really like is a Halo 2 Anniversary DLC giving us the third act of the game that was cut for time. Of course it'd be non canon, but it'd be cool to see the original story board brought to life.
Steve Blum has long been my choice to replace Downes if he retires. Awesome to hear him actually doing lines and he sounds as good as I expected. He, IMO, is the most logical choice as a replacement if that day comes.
Remy I know how much of a CE fan you are, so getting a VR headset just for CE VR will be worth it. It's a truly unique experience! Also wanted to mention that it does NOT work with Custom Edition. Trust me, I've tried. It only works with a legitimate copy of the Gearbox PC port. I would love to see some crazy trickshots and Warthog jumps done in VR by you some day!
For the VR mod - You need the original 2003 copy, not custom edition!!! The VR mod is awesome. I don’t think I can go back to playing Halo normally again. I would love to see mods & custom campaigns for it. And then ofc Halo 2 next
what makes you say that? we have currently nothing to look forward to, nothing official thats worth playing besides 20 year old games and no end to halos decade long slopfest in mind? The only 2 playable current gen halo games weve gotten in the past 10 years are halo 5 and a playable psy op that shills micro transactions to mentally ill people. how is this a good time to be a halo fan
@@MrMegaMetroid Oof all right. Well, with the unreleased content coming out and that new VR stuff, plus an infinite update around the corner..I guess I'm just optimistic. It's been rough for a bit of time but with these recent change in management and the aforementioned releases (albeit from the amazing community, not the developers themselves) it's not all doom and gloom. I've been a fan since 2007/8, there are ebbs and flows to everything. Plus, if that arbiter spin off game ever happened that would be incredible, it probably won't, but that's just a very fun thought.
Ok, Spike Spiegel is one of my favorite characters in fiction, and everyone who grew up with Toonami loves TOM. When you think about it, if *anyone* was gonna replace Downes, Blum is probably the only person who I can think of that would even be *passable*. Like I think about it for 2 seconds and Im like "oh yeah I guess that would sound enough like him where it *could* work?" Still, you dont replace Steve until hes ready to be done with the character. He *is* the Chief.
Everyone forget Marty O'Donnell first mentioned that( to keep Jen and Steve and warning how bad of an idea it would be), it was either with The American Guy or the British Guy(inside joke from either of their podcast, Hidden Xperia or The ActMan)
Steve Blum should have been the voice for Chief in the Halo show. Just don't remove his helmet and he would have been PERFECT as a younger Chief in that show.
The Halo 3 refueled maps are scaled for Infinite because of sprint. They would have to put in remakes that are more scaled to the originals or else it’ll feel off. Luckily Uneeq has made those already.
Arbiter Halo spin off game please.
Nice to hear some good halo news
I'd love that but still feels pointless when infinite ruined an already bad story. If its chief and frainds I'm just not interested in the narrative.
I'd rather a reach like game now.
Also the replacement voice actors don't sound right at all.
Yes please 🙏 we need an Arbiter spinoff game, that would be huge for the franchise.
Exactly @@theangryimp1345
I love Steve blum and Jen as voice actors but you can't replace the originals until they feel like they're done with the character
Steve Downes*
@@Juissismi Watch more of the video before you try to correct someone
You mean Steve Downes right?
@@boomerwilcox2751 No. the video covers how Steve Downs was almost replaced by Steve blum.
@@boomerwilcox2751 Nope. Steve Blum. Blum is one of the replacement voice actors (3:17 ) that 343 was going to go with. They don't say his name, but he is pretty much the most recognizable voice actor.
Thanks for the lil shoutout on the mod! Still a lot of work to be done but hopefully it ends up as a fun & unique Halo experience.
Honestly really curious and excited to see how it turns out. Good luck with it :)
An Arbiter spin-off game sounds amazing. Probably wont happen, but still gets me hyped
Dude just give me your money and I'll send you a box of trash.
At least you'll actually help someone.
Ngl Steve Blum does a decent chief voice, Cortana felt off but not unbearably off
Dude hearing spike spiegel as chief was weird!! but does sound right
Steve Blum probably could do a really good Chief, but I’d prefer they keep Downes.
Steve Blum would definitely be my choice for a Chief replacement but it would be hard for me to not hear Tank Dempsey.
Steve Blum is an incredible voice actor, and although no one can replace Master Chief, he probably was the best shot anyone had. I'd love to see him voice someone in a future Halo game (if he already has and I didn't know, my bad)
He was in halo 5 actually, one of the multiplayer spartan voices iirc.
I also think he’d be a really good Chief, the voice just needs breaking in.
My only critique is that the roles I know Blum for he voices pretty playful characters, whereas Chief is stoic as all hell.
7:10 I think Alpha moon was genius. Walking into the rubble of Halo would have hammered home Arbi failure to protect it.
Still great to finally be able to play it after 20 years
I really wish the skewer made the Spartans stick to the walls, personally would make me wanna use the weapon more.
It's little things like that that make your game cool and fun to play.
Skewer is still low key one of the best and most fun weapons in the game, it just wrecks vehicles and 1 shots no matter where it hits them. I've gotten over kills before with it and team wipes while no scoping it bec the reticle it's pretty big. 10/10 shock rifle too is very legit
"Legacy Arena" should be a playlist. Halo CE, 2, 3 maps with original settings
I'd probably play up classic movement mechanics in the name somehow too.
Well said. Couldn't agree more. Also we need SMG and BR starts as separate game modes.
@@DuttyDan1 no the BR just renders most weapon pickups pointless, because of how well versatile the BR is
Honestly, Steve Blum could work for a younger Master Chief.
Fully agree
Half Life 1 and 2 VR crawled so Halo VR could walk
Well Half-life VR was made after Doom VR.... so Doom VR swam so half-life VR could evolve feet
I played HL2 in VR, I'd say it was already sprinting
@@kuddlykraken2157 I meant in terms of porting old games to VR
"They're waiting for you Gordon..."
"In the test chamber."
Honestly those new voices nailed it - yeah they're different but they clearly were trying to respect the og steve and jen
Trust me I’m not usually this kind of halo fan but when I heard it no exaggeration my ears started bleeding and I ripped my eyes out
nah you’re tripping, cortana is fine.. but chief is a little lacking in the deep rooted master chief voice, it just sounds weak willed
@@ASpark122 ok I might be a little bit but it still stings a little bit that 343 even had the thought of replacing all the voice actors that were still fully willing and able to do all their iconic voices in a story that takes place in the exact same universe it makes literally no sense at all lmao that being said these voice actors did their best I still ripped my face off in halo nerd rage tho
Ima be real with you bro....
No.
They honestly would’ve been decent replacement VA for prequel game where Chief is younger and set earlier in the war.
Isn't he like 20 in halo CE? I know the Spartans were child soldiers essentially but could you imagine 14 year old chief with the deep voice 😂
About somewhere In his 40 If not 47@@wearsjorge55
@@wearsjorge55 Halo CE is actually really late in the war. CE takes place in September 2552 and Halo 3 AKA the end of the war takes place in November 2552-March 2553. The war started in 2525 so there’s around 25 years of conflict and dozens of books a game could be based on
It will be hard to replace the original voice actors and no matter what they do, the community won’t receive it well at first, but you can’t just expect halo to die off when the voice actors inevitably retire
0:43 GET DOWN MR PRESIDENT
Hahahahahha
Omg I almost lost my drink
Still reeling from when the plasma pistol didn't stop vehicles and the banshee blew up with no effort
thats so spooky that i said 2 days ago to a halo community on facebook that a spin off arbiter game would be crazy cool and easy money. hearing that news now blows my mind. Halo VR looks so incredible that its crazy its not an officially supported way to play the game
I wish they would’ve also kept the zombies thing that they had in October, that was SO much fun!
Femshep was to voice Cortana? Grunt to voice Master Chief?
A video game all about Keith David? Hell yeah that's what I want
Steve Blums Master Chief voice sounds like a cross between his Wolverine and Shockwave voices to me.
I really appreciate that Halo studios has continued to roll out updates and improve the game (updating the skewer) unlike 343 ever did
I would love to play an Arbiter spinoff game! I think that would be a huge game for the franchise and bring a lot of players back to Halo and the Arbiter game doesn't need the Master Cheif at all just focus entirely on the Arbiter and Covenant.
The very idea of replacing the voices of Master Chief and Cortana was absolutely ridiculous. I just can't comprehend it was even considered! The replacement voice actors did an excellent job and it was interesting to hear, but the Halo 4 art style was jarring enough, we certainly didn't need different voice actors. It's as if 343i didn't understand that people cared about those characters - very weird considering the emotional story of Halo 4.
Chief sounds almost the same you have to admit it's good.
A covenant story game that plays like tomb raider and uncharted would be awesome. Halo need something that is new and not just different, imagine a story where you are an elite in high charity during a time before the games so we can get a more focused story on the covenant and see some amazing world design
I swear, a Covenant game where you play as a law enforcer in High Charity would be perfect. Persecute heretics, look the other way for bribes/to keep the area stable, the whole nine yards.
I really do hope that Halo Studios makes that classic playlist you’re asking for. Would be awesome to have the halo 3 and halo 2 maps together in a classic playlist!
as an OG halo fan/hardcore player myself. I respect your dedication to the franchise and still trying to actively get microsoft to stop boning the worlds most popular game. It truly has been the end of an era after halo 3...i sincerely hope they can bring the magic back to the game
Honestly, Steve Blum has a good master chief voice. He also voiced Spike Spiegel from cowboy bebop
That Spike Grenade at the start would have killed you last time I played lol.
Steve Blum and Jennifer Hale would have been the perfect replacements if that went through. Both are amazing Voice actors worthy of taking those roles.
I used to play every day with the Refueled playlist. Now that its lost in the match composer I no longer play that often. Would certainly play much more with a classic Halo Playlist combined with the Delta Arena Playlist. I had the same thought, it would be so good for the game!
I'm a casual player and only play on the weekends. Halo Infinite is my go to but something unusual happened last weekend while playing Delta Playlist. A team mate had a mic which encouraged me to grab my mic. Then the other 2 players grabbed their and we all joined afterwards and became friends. That honestly hasn't happened in a long time, almost Halo 3 long ago. The Detla Playlist definitely brought different energy to the game and reminded us of better times.
There needs to be a keep the team together option. Sometimes the team is just right.
What would even be the point of replacing a 70 year old va with a 60 something year old va. Steve Downes should play the chief until he no longer wants to. Then when he is ready to retire they can find a younger va who can play the chief for a few decades rather than a few years.
Honestly, I’d rather keep the original Steve and Jen as long as possible and use AI to replicate their voices after they pass. The tech’s good enough these days.
i just play the three first missions of halo ce in VR, lovely, thank god for this day.
That one designer complaining to leadership even when they said they wouldn't change it? That guy is a hero.
Would be cool to have a game mode where Spartans, covenant, banished, and flood fight against each other. Like a 4v4v4v4 or more
Delta Playlist brought me back. I hope they keep it. Halo 2 and 3 are forever the GOAT
I just want to see the arbiter tell cortana he “didnt take it out for air”
An arbiter story set after halo 3 would be perfect.
Thanks Remy for making these videos!
I could see Steve Blum voice a younger Master Chief for a prequel game
I love VR. Actually going to try this out nice
Contractors has many good custom halo maps, and the Quest 3 plays gamepass nicely. I do more Darktide than I do Halo but they both play well.
Spike Spiegel as master chief is kinda cool
I feel like I speak for more than just myself when I say I want a Halo VR game, whether it’s a recreate of a current game or a whole new experience. We’d love to see that.
If the new Cortana voice actor goes for a more "halo reach" AI monotone style, then we'll be sweet.
Master Chief sounds so wierd. Like he's FOOOOORRRCING his words out. Breathy. Reminds me of the blood Raven scout Sargeant on Dawn of War 2
If something ever happens to Steve and Jen those other people definitely have a job. They sound soo similar.
Also, imagine a Arbiter spinoff, a Locke spinoff, then chief being mainline. Arbiter and locked games could focus on expanded universe and fleshing stuff out while cheif continues to have the overall primary arc. Let's do it.
Vr grenade jumps are going to be crazy when a halo 2 vr comes out
I desperately need to see mcc get a vr mod, could you imagine dual wielding in halo 2 or dropping in an odst pod in odst? Or noble 6's last stand in vr? It would be breath taking!
Daaaang. Imagine playing the Library in VR, holy smokes YES *-*
When I first played the Halo mod for contractors I've been wanting Halo 1-reach in VR Amazing to see CE here's to hoping the rest get the same treatment over time
I hope they keep delta arena I literally came back to the game from almost a year of not playing.
Beautiful idea about keeping delta arena around whilst adding the halo 3 maps!
Okay, I recognised the new voice actors from Mass Effect.
Now I love Steve Blum. Incredible voice actor, but I don’t think he should replace Downs
ngl, im not put off by the voice actors that were gonna replace them. Like its not MY halo, but i would be down if the current voice actors were ever to retire, cause i feel the voice dynamic is pretty good, and it still gives me the bantery vibe that the current chief and cortana vc's give me now.
Planning to update my rig so that I can play the delta halo playlist without crashing so often.
I'm still shocked that infinite is actually being updated
Arbiter spin off game but the final boss is Jega 'Rdomni. I have no idea how this would work but they better make it work. Its this or you fight an flood infected Spartan which would also be pretty cool
Arbiter spin off game with the main actor as the protagonist? Take my money please! Get rid of that horse anus Halo 5 design and we are in business!
Those replacement actors sound pretty good
3:24 John and Cortana ❎
Sam and Alexa✅
If anyone were to replace steve downes, I would be happy for it to be steve blum. Love that guy
Of course I would love to keep our VA's though
Steve Blum Resume grows longer with every year.
The Halo voices sound like Dempsey from call of duty and some random lady that's trying her hardest to sound like Cortana
you need to do a version of gameplay where its all your deaths instead of getting kills lol
Can confirm, the halo VR mod is ballin
I'm still waiting for Halo Infinite split screen couch campaign coop 😅😅
You must have Steve in your name to be a voice actor for master chief. The universe works in poetic ways...
What I'd really like is a Halo 2 Anniversary DLC giving us the third act of the game that was cut for time. Of course it'd be non canon, but it'd be cool to see the original story board brought to life.
Steve Blum has long been my choice to replace Downes if he retires. Awesome to hear him actually doing lines and he sounds as good as I expected. He, IMO, is the most logical choice as a replacement if that day comes.
Please Halo Studios add more btb/squad battle maps. Those game modes need love too!
Remy I know how much of a CE fan you are, so getting a VR headset just for CE VR will be worth it. It's a truly unique experience! Also wanted to mention that it does NOT work with Custom Edition. Trust me, I've tried. It only works with a legitimate copy of the Gearbox PC port. I would love to see some crazy trickshots and Warthog jumps done in VR by you some day!
MINTS RUN AND GET A VR HEADSET BOY!
If Steve Blum was Master Chief, I would just hear Dempsey from cod lol
The replacement chief voice lines sound like gianni matragrano
I could see steve blum as Chief but to me he'll always be Tom
For the VR mod - You need the original 2003 copy, not custom edition!!!
The VR mod is awesome. I don’t think I can go back to playing Halo normally again. I would love to see mods & custom campaigns for it. And then ofc Halo 2 next
Let's goooo it sounds like it's a good time to be a Halo fan! Arbiter spin off game would be incredible
what makes you say that? we have currently nothing to look forward to, nothing official thats worth playing besides 20 year old games and no end to halos decade long slopfest in mind? The only 2 playable current gen halo games weve gotten in the past 10 years are halo 5 and a playable psy op that shills micro transactions to mentally ill people. how is this a good time to be a halo fan
@@MrMegaMetroid Oof all right. Well, with the unreleased content coming out and that new VR stuff, plus an infinite update around the corner..I guess I'm just optimistic. It's been rough for a bit of time but with these recent change in management and the aforementioned releases (albeit from the amazing community, not the developers themselves) it's not all doom and gloom. I've been a fan since 2007/8, there are ebbs and flows to everything.
Plus, if that arbiter spin off game ever happened that would be incredible, it probably won't, but that's just a very fun thought.
@@MrMegaMetroid I agree with you. Being a Halo fan has never been so depressing
@@MrMegaMetroid “psy-op” lmao no, corporations pilfering your money ain’t a “psy-op”, it’s business/capitalism.
Take a break from UA-cam for a minute
Loving the Halo updates.
0:42 Mr. President get down!!!
A arbiter spin off game would be DOPE 🔥🔥💯
Keep that Delta playlist and add halo 1, 2 and 3 maps
Honestly, Jen Hale's Cortana sounds a bit like her Ashe from Overwatch 2 lol
Rejectedshotgun is cooking
Ok, Spike Spiegel is one of my favorite characters in fiction, and everyone who grew up with Toonami loves TOM. When you think about it, if *anyone* was gonna replace Downes, Blum is probably the only person who I can think of that would even be *passable*. Like I think about it for 2 seconds and Im like "oh yeah I guess that would sound enough like him where it *could* work?"
Still, you dont replace Steve until hes ready to be done with the character. He *is* the Chief.
I imagine the Xbox themed Oculus 3 is planned for this Halo VR release
😱combat evolved is now going to be in VR?!sweet i have a VR and I have never played combat evolved before
interested if you've seen the new halo wars game "flashpoint"? I'm loving it and it feel so "halo" it's wild
Steve Blum and Jen Hale as a Spartan-A.I duo? Yes please, but not as Chief and Cortana
Everyone forget Marty O'Donnell first mentioned that( to keep Jen and Steve and warning how bad of an idea it would be), it was either with The American Guy or the British Guy(inside joke from either of their podcast, Hidden Xperia or The ActMan)
Guess I'm done playing infinite again. Was only here for the halo 2 playlist.
Steve Blum should have been the voice for Chief in the Halo show.
Just don't remove his helmet and he would have been PERFECT as a younger Chief in that show.
There was already a mod for Contractors VR that had maps from Halo 1-3 and most of the weapons
Im not opposed to Steve blum as chief. He could pull off a younger, brash chief.
It be nice if they added the map avalanche to the roster with this update too 😮
The Halo 3 refueled maps are scaled for Infinite because of sprint.
They would have to put in remakes that are more scaled to the originals or else it’ll feel off. Luckily Uneeq has made those already.
Keith david is the man. I feel like he's such an underappreciated talent.
Skewer fixed? Great! Now they need to do that for Hydra and Ravager too, Hydra sucks at close range due to the delay
Ranked Delta Arena plz