I Miss The Old Energy Sword...
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Is this a super niche topic to talk about and very subjective? Absolutely.
I've been meaning to get this off my chest for a while. Halo's Energy Sword feels like it's been on a downward spiral; never quite capturing the same awesome feeling as it's first iteration in Halo 2. What makes it so special in that game? Stick around and find out!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Flashback to 2004
1:19 Sound Design
2:47 Presentation & Animations
3:56 After Halo 2...
5:26 Stick Around!
Music Credit
-Neo Te Aika 'Mantis In Mombassa'
neoteaika.bandcamp.com/
#haloinfinite #halo2 #halo - Ігри
The energy sword should look and sound like lightning captured in a sleek package
It's been a while since it's felt that way, unfortunately.
Never felt that way
@@eliavita I'm sorry you don't understand what he's talking about, you can go somewhere else now.
It’s been like weird glass for awhile now, it’s kinda like the ward spell from Skyrim, h2 sword goes stupid hard, the sound, the color, energy swords should be more violent, like a force of nature barely contained
@@frogboy2483 ok 40yOld crybaby, go cry about your stupid nostalgia somewhere else
I miss when the energy sword used to be all wispy and almost crystal-like. Nowadays it just feels like a lightsaber made of jelly
WISPY, that's the one word I was looking to describe it. And crystal-like too, it's in that same ballpark as the CE Needler and a couple of other covenant props/environments. Halo 3 onward started moving away from it a bit, but most of Halo 2 showed the covenant tech as a mix of forcefields, glass and energy, especially all through High Charity.
I'd argue Reach had the second best representation of the E-Sword in the franchise, but the origins of it's character seem unbelievable. It's true in that it's been down hill from here. Reminds me of when I was a sword bearer for my sister's Halo themed wedding. Helluva story there...
Now that's a story I'd like to hear someday!
@@LaperLarden when I am not struggling to fall asleep at 4:30am in the morning, sure lol.
It wasn't crashed by a certain arby and chief was it?
Nice
Totally agree. H2As sword looks and sounds more like a hologram than a burning hot plasma blade
That's the perfect way of describing it.
The H2A sound for it is so bad
You thought we wouldn't notice it was your birthday... But we did.
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What? Is it really? HB dude!
Happy Birthday.
The infinite Ammo thing should have been for campaign and the limited ammo one should have been in the MP
The sword in 2 also had a great look while "invisible" idr if it was in stealth or with the blind skull, but it still looked amazing and even cooler in some ways because all you see is it's "aura" which had a sword shaped hole meaning you could still "see" it unlike all other weapons.
Halo Infinite’s engine somehow cannot properly render translucent objects like the energy sword. Explosions look like liquid splashing lacking any sort of brightness.
I’m so glad they are switching to unreal. They can now focus on building a good game rather than worrying about the engine, Insha’Allah (God Willing)!
In Halo 2, there is also some really awesome 3rd person animations for Arbiter when he pulls out the sword that sadly never make a return in any other game.
Those were always funny to spam in co-op.
Oh yeah! The multi-player elites will do it too!
The multiplayer elites do it too. Technically so do the Ultra Elites in the campaign if you approach them and get them to take out their sword, but usually the animation gets immediately cancelled by something else so you barely see it.
@@Robbie_Haruna yeah I knew that. If you swap weapons with an elite ally they will do it as well. It’s for any elite in game playable/non playable.
i’ve always preferred the round crystallised energy sword than the sharper plasma designs of reach onwards, it feels so much more ceremonial and special to me idk exactly why
THANK YOUU! Bungie's original sound design from CE-Reach for covenant weapons were amazing ... each had its clear direction of what it was meant to sound like ....... EVERY 343 game has dulled down everything to generic science fiction/midi controller "pew pew" noises ... if you were to listen to them all consecutively, probably wouldnt be able to tell the difference from 1 to most
funnily enough, they started doing that with Halo 4 ... kinda during that whole craze when everyone was making those "gun sounds from ... such n such game" music videos. lol
I lost it at midi controller😂
It's really interesting you brought up how it sounds like gas escaping, I used to use a pressure washer at lot at my old job and once the line was cleared of air and you could pop off with the water it makes a very similar snap then hissing sound every time you start and stop, especially if you need to move the engine or stop spraying for whatever other reason, you had to be quick because there was no outlet so pressure would just build and build until you pulled the lever again, the longer it took the more violent it sounded and the more kick it had. Idk this video just reminded me of that sound.
I've heard comparisons to the energy sword sounding like smashing glass, but never gas till now. That makes waaay more sense thhough.
Great point on the decline of its coolness over time. It's almost like as game tech improved, we forgot to keep that rawness that older games had and little attention to details are lost in larger studios now.
Also I have to ask where the name Laper Larden came from? (This will be awkward if it's actually your name so please forgive me!!). I can't help picturing a cross between LARPING (Live-Action Role Playing) and, uh, bacon lardens... Do tell!
One day the secret shall be revealed! Hopefully one day soon 👀
I like to think that it's supposed to sound like Lay-Paladin, although what that's supposed to mean I have no idea
i always imagine when activating, the ionized Gas burst out of the grip which cause the hissing burst sound and form into the crystal electric blade and the slashing sound is like electric energy coming out of the blade cutting through. that's why i love the Halo 2 sword more than any other
Really nice to see someone talking about how the Halo 2 Energy sword's presentation is the best in the series! Those satisfying animations, the effective particle effects, and that awesome sound design. One of my favourite aspects of the Halo 2 sword in particular is how the edges flicker rapidly between a cyan/blue colour and a purple/pink colour. I always really loved that look, really captured the aesthetic of burning hot energy, particularly how it's so bright it mostly occludes what's behind it. The energy swords after H2 have always been too translucent and for whatever reason decided to make the whole thing mostly one static colour, which just doesn't look as dynamic.
The curved design too seems fitting for a blade of energy as well, never liked the weird angular designs that came after, always thought it was a little too unbelievable for a shape made of somewhat unstable plasma to be so perfectly fitted to such an intriquite shape, especially when a lot of the later games don't even have any of the particles that the CE and H2 sword had. I could ramble on more but I think I've made my point. Great video.
Btw Neo Te Aika's work is fantastic, been listening for a while now and his work is criminally underrated outside of the modding community where the Odyssey project is promoted. Cool to see you shouting it out here.
Ngl, never really noticed the difference in the sword sounds and presentation in the games until now, but yeah! Halo 2 for sure seemed to just get it right on all accounts.
Except for maybe the lunge distance. That was just a biiiit much 😅
"This is the weapon of a Sangheili Blademaster. Not as clumsy or as random as a Plasma Rifle, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Blademasters were the guardians of Honor and Justice in the Old Sangheilios. Before the dark times, before the Covenant." - A Swords of Sangheilios Sangheili Blademaster to his apprentice.
Halo 2's Sword is the best, It's mystical yet elegant, fitting for a Elite Swordsmaster. I consider it one of the best scio fi swords in all sci fi. I love my lightsabers from Star Wars, but I love the Sangheili weapon more. It might be impractical as a sword but it doesn't make it any less awesome in a Sangheili or Spartan's hands. I wondered what a Sangheili wold think of a longsword, Greatsword or Katana.
Reach has the second best version though. I didn't like the posture of how it's held in Halo 3 as much, it doesn't look like how you should hold a sharp weapon.
Edit: saw in the comments it's your birthday. Happy Birthday!
I'd argue Halo 3 version is one of the best! I see what you mean about the posture thing, but to me, it showed the sheer gravity of the instrument and tended to the swinging upper cut like motion that I absolutely love. It also makes plenty of sense to hold such a massively dangerous and luminous weapon away from your face and out of your line of sight
That being said, I agree with what you said! Halo's Reaches version was pretty peak many ways, and I agree that the posture was executed better from the 3rd person view. its only fault was arguably it being the beginning of the new "stabby" approach favored by newer animations.
Seeing an Elite with an Energy Sword used to be a "oh shit" moment. That's why I hate how every Elite and Jackal has one in the stupid Halo show
I miss the halo combat evolved pistol melee animation
Oh shit, it's a Laper Larden video
I thought those has gone extinct
You can't get rid of me that easily!
I wish he uploaded every day.
@@tobiia2757 it would lose the magic that way
It's the scarcity principal
@@armstronggaming8566 negative
I would say that Halo 3's is my favorite. It retains a lot of the character that it had in Halo 2 and even got some more as you showed with how it lights up the area. The main reason I prefer to Halo 2 however is how much weight it feels like it has and how it hits like a truck. Everything in Halo 2 feels floaty and weird, the Energy sword is no exception, it kinda slides through your target with no notable impact. That isn't even mentioning how the Sword doesn't do very much damage in Halo 2, you show clips of Brutes taking multiple hits and in my own experience I would hit an Elite with it only for them to survive and insta-kill me with a melee.
There are 3rd person animations for when elites equip an energy sword, arbiter does it as well. If you're in no or campaign a friend can swap to it and you get a sight of the elite either doing a war cry or doing a sort of present arms action as the e sword is forming.
Iirc elites like the major and ultra also do the war cry animation when berserking, its just the majors don't have an energy sword to use XD
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Completely agree that halo 2 has the best version. I’ve never been a fan of the angular designs (who doesn’t like swords with curves?). Also the purple/pink/white is just a much better look compared to blue.
It's a sword of raw lightning and plasma, condensed and controlled to shape into a sword.
The new Energy swords look like hard-light floors turned into a sword. Like that bridge you activate in the 2nd mission of Halo 1...
3:33 poor grunt :(
Halo 2, 3, and Reach definitely had the best form of the sword. I like the Infinite version as well as far as the actual shaping and form of the sword, but it lacks that gas effect mentioned. One would think in newer ages of graphics and animation that the gas could've look like it ejected and formed into the blade as the magnetic field captured it, instead of it popping up or simply extending out like a lightsaber like it has in recent titles.
One thing that will bother me most will always be the sound work though, it went from sounding like aggressive gas hissing, with that beautiful haunting sound of the sword sweeping, the gases hissing and burning the air at each swing, to the sound of generic electricity and zapping noises. Again, Halo Infinite has brought a small bit of form back to the sword, but it'll never capture the beauty of the Halo 2, 3, and Reach versions.
I think you summed it up better than I did!
5:03 just so you know, the sword in infinite *does* emit light in its surroundings but only if effects quality is set to medium or higher, on low it will not emit blue light on the surroundings
I've felt this way for a long time, halo 2 was when the energy sword felt like a truly unique weapon in it's own right, and each game since it has just turned more and more into a discount lightsaber in the shape of an energy sword.
I love the visuals on H2A Multiplayer sword, but I hate the sfx for it.
The Halo 2 energy sword will always be the best version of the sword, despite how overpowered it is in multiplayer lmao
H2A's campaign one was eh, but the multiplayer one was much more faithful, especially the ignition animation aaaa
I'm glad infinite's sword almost has the same view model as 2's, and the fact that it's (mostly) circular again, the sound design is better than 4 & 5's, but the model itself looks very unfinished.
Even the ignition "animation" is awful
It's literally my favorite weapon in the entire franchise, and I'm not surprised that its part of the biggest reason why the Arbiter is my favorite mission too
In fact, my favorite moment in gaming in general is cutting the cables in the Oracle to set the station in free fall.
I’ve always found that part super underrated compared to the rest of the trilogy tbh
This video spoke to my soul, dude.
The various references you edit in are absolutely perfect. Hilarious too. Amazing video my friend
Thank you!
i love how the sound design informs the lore of how the weapon operates, what with gas being trapped in a magnetic field and all. the presentation is excellent, and i really hope that the next game will bring back more of the flourishes the first couple iterations had (lighting up the environment, more particles, etc.)
I agree. The sound issues have been persistent since h4. Using stock sound effects that are iconic to halo series in favour of real life weapons sounds removes the very thing that made those original sounds so unique in the first place. A shame.
Halo 2's Sword was Perfect the best incarnation of the weapon in the series
Man Imagine the energy sword almost exploding to life in your hands, a flash of bright multi colored white blue-purple but mostly bright white ultraviolet. You made me relive what it was like wielding the sword the first time when I was a kid.
When I was 6, I played with my older brother on halo 2 in 2008. During that time. I was afraid to play Halo 2 with myself.
I’d also argue that the agile nature of the energy sword was lost as well.
The overall concept of the weapon would make it almost weightless for quick successive strikes as seen in both cutscenes, the novels and comics, however after Halo 2 the weapon became very sluggish in it’s use, like you’re swinging a sledgehammer rather than a literal lighter-than-air magnetically-fielded heap of superheated plasma.
Rapid swings like in Halo 2 aren't really possible in later games lol.
like you can "swing" it without the lunge, but it's much slower.
@@Robbie_Haruna That’s… what I was saying…
@@Saltasaur i was agreeing with you lol
I would say the Halo 3 iteration is my favorite!
It took everything that you mentioned about it and improved upon it! The weak point, the swinging sound, in Halo 2 was vastly improved upon, and the whole production of the sword, from sound design to game play, was given a menacing makeover, all without losing the spirit of the original.
Lunge clashing and sword fighting in halo 3 was an adrenaline rush!
Damn bro so close to 10k, keep it going! Also nothing beats the H2 sword, it's perfect in every single way. I'm glad Infinite went back to the more curved design for it instead of keeping the more angular design seen in Reach, 4, 5, but man Infinite's sword sounds so bad compared to H2's sword. That is the perfect energy sword sound and in turn energy sword 😪
Thanks! We're getting there! I'm hoping that in the future, 343 can add some more effects to the sword to make it look more like Halo 2's. Maybe even classic weapon skins and sound packs available in the store or something? I'd gladly buy those!
Happy Birthday ! Hope you'll get an H2 energy sword !
Very well done. Great essay!
Halo 2 Classic's Energy Sword is just sacred. It's peak, non generic sci-fi
What I miss most about the energy sword can be seen perfectly at 0:58
An almost flickering, shimmering purple glow, over the light blue sword itself: what looks like crackling, fractal glass shaped into a blade. Whereas future versions of it look way too 'clean,' smooth, with the only 'imperfection' being how the electricity(?) animation effect flows over it while it's active.
That purple mixed with light blue in the effect is also seen in a couple of other covenant styles, like the Needler (particularly CE), and I absolutely love seeing that colour combination wherever it pops up in life.
Great video, glad I'm not the only one to feel this way about the engery sword. I also loved in H2 how round it was compared to the more sharp shaped it was in later halos
I thought I was the only one who loves the original energy sword, so much so that I play with the original graphics on mcc
* sword swipes like button *
You weren't way scared!
Love this video and agree and the clip at 2:03 had me laughing because I've had so many of those moments
It really did feel oomphy in Halo 2. They introduced the grav ham in Halo 3, so there were competing power melee weapons.
Halo 4 has a reflective surface with scratches. Like it’s one of those lamps with lightning in it.
2:17 that thing
Blues purples and pinks... Can't be matched.
I just have problems with 343's covenant weapons in general. Everything seems to copy the carbine's design, or lost its impact. The gravity hammer's noises are boring. Energy sword lost its noises and lights. The pulse carbine and the stalker rifle both don't look alien enough. They have stocks, barrels, and scopes. The banished stuff is good, but they can't seem to get covenant right.
The Halo 2 and Halo 3 Energy Swords were the best. Halo 2’s iteration was just jam packed with style and you even activate it mid melee swing for a cool activation animation. Halo 3 slowed it down a bit, but Halo 3’s immaculate lighting allowed the sword to just light up an entire room.
Both are just awesome, not to mention that the curves on the sides of the sword always looked better than the sharp edges of Reach and beyond.
Remind me an halo 2 developper saying something like "great is not enough, we re looking for perfection" I miss this time...
This one had me crying for a whole other reason.
H2 sword activation sound is the best sound in gaming history.
Glad to know im not the inlyone to notice this horrific change the energy sword in halo 2 and 3 had the best sound and look i miss those days
Oh my god this was the ONLY thing in H2A that I was struggling to enjoy only in anniversary graphics, also the soundtrack (though some new commissioned tracks are fire as well)
CE's energy sword was terrifying. Every elite weilding one felt like a boss fight. It had a very unique sound when it was swung that made it all the more gruesome when it killed you or your marines. I miss the way it glowed, which made its shape more vague and mysterious as opposed to halo 2, where its features were clearly definable.
The animations and gameplay made me feel like John wick when playing on heroic
That's the one thing I really didn't like about H2A. The campaign energy sword looked like the H4 and newer style sword but the multiplayer had a more classic style one. They should make it consistent across modes in the MCC imo.
Yeah dude! I miss the classic sword! I also miss all the classic halo sounds! Sure there were tons of stock sounds, but they did the job damn it, and eventually became iconic and known for the series! I'll never forget the searing flesh slash sound of using the sword on people and the flood especially! Good stuff as always, my dude! 😁👌🏻
While looking for the Energy Sword stock sounds I actually stumbled across the CE Assault Rifle and a few others, which was a surprise to be sure... But a welcome one!
@@LaperLarden aw sweet! I love when you randomly hear those classic sounds in something! Very cool to see how widely used they are! 😆👍🏻
In my opinion, I believe having the stance / weapon placement of Halo 2's energy sword, the shape of Halo 2's sword but coupled with the pale blue/white and room glowing effect of Halo 3 would be perfect. Not to mention balancing the sword in multiplayer use such as adding sword parring, one can use after ignition unlike the instantaneous use of Halo 2, and adding a battery life to it would be 🤙🏼🤙🏼.
I was never a fan of how from Halo 3 forward, the energy sword is held up; pointing at the sky. Halo Infinite seems to pay homage to Halo 2 sword stance but the sword is a bit higher while angled down which still looks... well awkward.
favorite energy sword? easy, halo 3, the model it's perfect, and the brightness of it's so intense, i also love the animation when igniting the sword you flick it out to help the gas fill the magnetic space faster, and most important, the new sword skins they added for season 7 are GORGEOUS, All of them are badass, even the pink one being infused with blamite, the ammunition for needlers it's cool
Hi Laper Larden, can you follow up with a "History of the Energy Sword" video thanks? Thanks.
Laper Larden: did I stutter?
B R U H
Now that I think about it, this whole thing feels like a TL:DR of the history of the sword, Laper, would you like to share something with the class?
Perfect description my dude
H2A/the sword is textbook 343's "we're gonna improve the old games" phase. I'm glad that's sort of over, and they're leaning back into the traditional design stuff
Favorite memory is me 2 weeks ago. Playing on Legendary, the game is HALO: Reach, there is this tower you reach through an elevator with some grunts and two or three elites. Legendary means they have a 100% hitrate pretty much, so this guy has been hitting me constantly and dodges every single shot from afar. So I surprise him from the balcony, throw a grenade on him, he panics and screams - boom. What is my prize for killing him after 4 tries? ... his energy sword. Fuck yeah. I enjoy it for 2-3 minutes... cause that was the last part of the level.
To answer the question at the end of the video... halo three, the pit. The control center on one side of the map, and some people didn't know it can spawn there. A very fun surprise when you were previously panicking and close to death, to turn around and stab someone in the face.
Good to see you back, Laper Larden! I would have to say that my favorite Energy Sword is overall the sword from Halo 3. Although the sword lacks some of the vibrant coloration and effects of the Halo 2 sword and is slightly nerfed from its predecessor, I love the jagged edges that give it a more imposing design and the refined lunging and swiping mechanics. Neo Te Aika is an amazing fan composer for Halo. I think he really nails the Halo instrumentation and melodies, and I would absolutely love for him to provide music for community-made levels and games. Regarding community made content, I did have a question for you. Are you considering ever doing a video on the relatively recent mods for Halo: The Master Chief Collection? I think it would be fascinating analyzing what the community is doing with the tools provided by 343 Industries and speculating how they can be expanded upon and what technical hindrances may be preventing the modding community from becoming like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout modding community.
Good choice! I think the H3 sword is my second favourite version as well. I'm hoping to feature some more composers and their music on the channel at some stage too, so if you liked Neo's stuff, look out for the others to come! I don't know if Steam Workshop support is something that the MCC team are still working on, but if it is, it'd be a game changer. That would definitely make me want to talk about mods some more, as currently I don't have a lot of free time to play them. And I'd love to try them out with friends too, which is also tricky to organise nowadays. Thank you for commenting, as always!
@@LaperLarden Gotcha. And anytime! Thank you for replying! I always enjoying talking with you and FG.
I remember the original sword. You could fly places with it.
halo 2 aniversary MULTIPLAYER had a cool sword too, it's so much better than the one used for campaign, that one looks like the halo 4 design while the mp one looks like a spiritual recreation of the original
Love the Halo 2 energy sword! I think that overall it has the most "energy feeling" visuals and sound effects. But there are things in other Halo energy swords that I also like: Halo 3 introduced the upward stance that I think looks more dynamic, Reach introduced a more angular shape that I also enjoy more and IMO Halo 5 Introduced one of the coolest looking variants: The Prophets' Bane (which unfortunately ended up being hidden by active cammo in the final version of the game.)
As an elite player
*activates sword*
I LIKE DIS WEAPON
That motion blur is on point. Chefskiss.
Glad someone noticed! Thank you.
Halo 2A multiplayers energy sword is the best modern rendition of the energy sword
Excellent vid as always. Shouting out the Neo shout out; guy's nuts, go listen.
“Skip the cut scene”? What you speak of is heresy!
my fave sword is halo 3's, and my fave memory isnt actuly me using, but arbiter using it, the first time I saw him ram it through truth's chest.
The sound and look of the energy swords use to put fear in me but now on infinite it’s like “oh he has a sword”
H2 energy sword is peak. Love the pulsing colors in addition to everything you mentioned. Current sword is honestly the most flat the sword has ever looked in Halo’s history imo.
The aggression and gaseous look are so iconic. Its a shame it became the ‘covenant’ sword instead of the ‘energy’ sword post reach and maybe 4. Halo 4 still had some of the sound and at least Reach’s graphical presentation.
I don't mind the newer swords, even the fancy new model we got form reach, with a more jagged look to it. But there is something about the ones prior to reach that does it a little more for me, oddly. The hiss, the more circular blade shape, it's all just perfect.
Lightsabers are technically plasma batons, rather than lazer swords or blades made of light, or at least it's more likely for it to be one for the intended effect. The prior Halo games seem to strongly indicate that it's a simmilar case with the 'Energy Sword'. I'd rather it was called a Plasma Sword or Plasma Blade, as it would feel more befitting, but I guess plasma is a type of energy.
I don't know what's with newer titles opting to treat it like it's made out of light or some shit, including having what appears to be an edge grind like a sword of solid steel would have in order to cut.
...Which I always found downright stupid, because how the fuck do you sharpen plasma? More over, how the fuck do they get what is essentially superheated gas on cocaine, to make such a precise shape, when having a fine edge on such a weapon really isn't likely to be as practical as you'd think, considering it's primarily going to be searing through flesh, than cutting.
It's when the science actually does kinda check out, that it makes these kinds of weapons all the more fucking cooler for me. Even if the implication of it being contained superheated gasses was unintentional at first, they really should've kept to it, rather than just the stereotypical lazer sword that just.. Doesn't impress me really.
I also want to go on record to state that swords are still for pussies, however. Real men use a Gravity Hammer. And don't get me started on how badly they've massacred my boy over the years. It's downright depressing, how they're treating the CQC weapons as of late.
So even though it's inspired by Jedi lightsabers, it seems to operate more like Wolverine's claws.
Yeah I hated what 343 did to the sword in halo 2 anniversary! They gave it a generic Laser sounding activation, and it just pops in when you activate it giving it a cheap toy like feeling.
I missed it when the Energy Sword actually glowed and was white with the blue hue at the edges cause that’s how light works. The new one that’s just blue all around doesn’t make sense it’s like they don’t know how light works. Just look at how LED tube lights look. Halo 2 - 3 had it right
1:31 lmao as a music producer this joke hit me so hard
Man you are too right, it seems that the name "energy sword" has been taken far too literally in more recent incarnations.
As for the newer sound effects, I could make something far better and more fitting for what it's supposed to be by using a sound recorder on my mobile telephone, an aerosol deoderant can, and a running microwave.
Yeah the H2 sword looked and felt soo good!
They fucked his sword up 4 times :(
They really did though, bruh.
The sound is the most important to me. The hissing crash of the blades forming is so iconic and terrifying. It broadcasts danger but not through brute (hehe) force like the Gravity Hammer (another weapon whose sound design tanked over the years).
I've played all the Halo games and the Energy Sword is the best weapon in the game and in multiplayer, I liked the Energy Sword on Halo 2A, the best one was in Halo 3 though.
Sweet vid
One other thing I don't think you mentioned when it comes to presentation is the animations for elites when they equip the energy sword, think they had like 3 different animations that you could see from 3rd person when you give it to ally elites
There was one where they put their arms back and kinda nod their head, one where they hold their arms out and open their mouths like when they sometimes charge you in campaign when beserk
And one where they hold the handle Infront of them by their other hand and move it away from the hand as though the hand is a sheath
I don't recall seeing any animations like this in other halos and I thought it made the sword in halo 2 feel that bit more special
It would be cool if the 3rd animation I mentioned was seen in 1st person
Finally someone put it into words
Thank god i thought i was the only one thinking that way.
So glad I'm not the only one who thought H2's sword to be its best iteration
The Halo:CE energy sword is my favorite with out it bleeds off gas like something made of out of plasma would be expected to do.
While H2 had the best feeling energy sword I really liked the brightness of the sword in Halo 5 beta. It gave it a "handle with care"-aura imo