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Why can't the big studios understand THIS is what we want to see. Humanity fighting back, struggling against a bigger foe, yet working together. Seeing the ODST and Spartans fight together looked soooo clean!
Has it ever occurred to you that the big studios don't want to inspire you, but instead demoralize you and that perhaps the studios hate your culture, you, and everything you love?
Halo's appeal is too straightforward for corporations to understand. The mindset pretty much everything in the series post-Bungie has been that the series is about its marketable characters, when really the success of the franchise came from its broader concept. Yes, people liked the characters, but the main draw of the series was the scale, spectacle, and concept of a massive war against aliens. It's a super-straightforward idea whose success came from the execution; but Microsoft doesn't get that. The attitude the show was written with was that character drama, by sheer virtue of being about a recognizable character, was everything viewers and critics would want. Infinite is the same way; just writing the entire UNSC out of the story so the entire campaign can just be Chief and a Cortana lookalike trying and failing to make you nostalgic. Microsoft can't wrap their head around people enjoying the series just for the spectacle of its high concept.
5:14 when the Spartan picks up the DMR the camera focus and his gaze both shift to the covenant aircraft - the spartan quickly refocuses on the task at hand, there is a sense of urgency that the UNSC no longer controls the airspace especially if the space battle has gone downhill, whatever this team of Spartans need to do they know they are running out of time and need to do it soon
@@thyhandsonuslyngdoh6562 Not sure if theres any more info the creator has listed somewhere else, but I doubt its earth. For example there were no orbital MAC cannons. Kind of reminds me of the firefight in halo reach the book where the covenant are trying to get a mysterious rock and the spartan team was in charge of trying to get it first before the carrier above collected all the data.
What I love about this is all three infantry groups work. The marines are the meat of the battle, holding the line and pushing where needed. The ODSTs are the squads that take out troublesome targets. The Spartans are the shining beacon of hope in the desolate warzone, always turning the tides of war. No one group is more important than the others.
The best part is that all of these is us following one assault. How much tactical ground the covenant just lost during this series due to both ODST and the Spartans support is incredible and puts into perspective why the coverant called the greatest spartan master chief a literal Demon.
I like the way the Spartans augment whatever infantry group they attach themselves too. Also seeing the ODSTs stack and use tighter squad tactics was neat.
Those weren’t marines those were the UNSC army. The ODSTs are technically the only marines there because they are the special forces group of the marines.
How the combat flows, specifically the Spartans, feels exactly how I would imagine they would fight in a combat scenario, causing mayhem and really being the forefront of the battle. The ODST's dropping out of the sky and really putting the shock in ODST was really cool, also how they function like actual veteran soldiers in combat and not in a movie. Really great work!
I freaking love these details. Especially near the end where the ODST's and Spartans form up to fight the Brutes. Moving in as a column seamlessly. Both ODST's and Spartans are the literal gods of humanity in the Halo mythos in terms of their skill, valor, heroism, and tenacity. The Covenant literally refers to the Spartans as demons and the ODST's as imps for context to anyone not too deeply knowledgeable of the lore. Anyway what I absolutely love is the seamlessness in how they put the Spartans up front. Literally bigger targets equipped with the best armor and shielding humanity has ever made for human frames beyond a mechanical Mantis mech suit. Immediately followed by the best regular human soldiers humanity has. All without having to check in, talk, or size up. All of them effortlessly know how to freaking square up, and understand their roles instantly. Big Spartans up front and center, and ODST's taking the rear. From a lore viewpoint concerning the Brutes perspective this is a literal procession of 2 leading demons followed by their devilish imp entourage to cause destruction and death wherever they go. *I freaking love how lore accurate and downright epic these animations are its insane*
@@firebeardlongfellow5295 Thats SODAZ for yah! Always giving every human in a battle a good fight no matter who it is! Space marines, Spartans, ODSTs, guardsmen, stalkers you name it! Mans literally got military experience, he does his research before animating on a certain franchise and takes his time to suit that said franchise! We really don't deserve him!
@@Milesamanjaro what makes me laugh about the halo tv show; is if they did something like it wouldn't piss off most of the fans. Some would've been upset but to see a new perspective from a different spartan team, it would've been cool instead of the weird bullshit that is the halo tv show.
@@m4_sherman741 And I would have been okay with a new approach, a la Netflix's Cowboy Bebop. But Paramount's Halo is just not a good show structurally; Halo themes aside. Pacing is inconsistent. Dialogue is mediocre. The plot exists because plot. It just doesn't feel like anyone cared. If the existing franchise didn't exist, I still don't think this show would have performed well...but because this franchise does exist, it makes these fumbles even more noticeable because of the larger audience who has preconceived ideas of how certain elements of the show "should" be. There are studios on UA-cam which could have knocked this out of the park if given the opportunity. I can think of several show samples from DUST, which range from 10 minute to 30 minute clips, that have more draw than whole episodes in Halo Season 1. Not putting-down those shows on DUST, but they're just good!
On top of being amazing, it's honestly refreshing that the ODST we followed from launch actually landed and got to fight. It seems like everyone and their mother that makes anything ODST these days has to have the pod shot/hit/lost/etc. It's super satisfying to actually see the ODST get to do what makes ODSTs cool, drop from space, land right in the middle of a battle and just kick butt
Well, the ones who get to land unscathed are the lucky ones. Even in the books they make reference to the fact that ODSTs have a high as fuck mortality rate, hence why they refer to themselves as Helljumpers and the famous motto "Feet first into Hell" None of them expect to go home outside of a body bag when going on mission
Oh man there's a lot I love about this. The space battles, Spartans being more like special operation units but still having that superhero charm and the tiny details; like the low/no shields sound effect that you can very subtly hear at 5:28
you can hear it break one second before, followed by the yellow electricity effect caused by the shield emitters not being cool enough to start up again
For anyone that's wondering, these studios are full of talent with guys just like this one here, the fingers should be pointed at the studio execs, a lot (not all) studios are run by people who don't understand anything about storytelling, or art in general. The people who make the calls are the ones with the money in their pockets, because you know they gotta make that sales quota by the end of the sales term. They are, in my most humble opinion, the least qualified individuals.... and that's the root of the problem, people that are unqualified are the ones that are making the calls, and I would say it is also in issue in lower-level management as well
This is absolutely incredible I especially love how you manage to portray the Spartans as more human in this They feel more like they're just BETTER soldiers vs some far removed godly beings that're more than men, it's kinda like 'As ODSTS, we're good, but the Spartans are the best in our group' Can't wait to see this when it's done (and if any postprocessing goes in to add more effects later on, this is gonna be fucking unreal) Keep up the amazing work
The tactics that were used are amazingly done. Using the Spartans as a tank with ODST behind to support. Really goes to show the depth of knowledge SODAZ has of the Halo Universe.
Or when the two Spartans were fighting the brutes and the brutes return fire with a bruteshot - look how quickly the ODSTs recover and return fire from cover! Sodaz really understand and showcases the difference between marines, ODSTs and Spartans
hell the guy got halo space battles right ships actually using their full arsenals and seeing it taking 3 mac rounds to down a covenant corvette and UNSC ships coordinating their firing solutions.
This got everything we love about halo Marines, odst, covenant, spartans, large battles, more action less talk, sick soundtracks and other good things, the fact a 100 million dollar budget studio couldn't get this right is offensively astonishing
5:43 I really appreciate your attention to detail: When the Spartans enter the scene, there’s that abrupt and subtle shake to the camera whereas when the ODST’s enter there’s none at all. Gotta love those small things to really feel the atmosphere of the setting! 🥃
I’m absolutely loving every bit of this, the attention to detail is outstanding, the breathing from the ODST’s the fact that they actually stacked into a line and when the DMR was picked up his finger wasn’t on the trigger yet, the fact that you made the grenade launcher activate and flip up the sight was fucking brilliant, can’t wait to see all of it in it’s glory.
impressive. as a soldier, the way of fighting for the odst and marines are pretty good! of course the spartan can act like a tank. but they are not stupid they take cover sometimes (in the tv show, they do weird movements)
This accurately captured in ,5 minutes, more elements of Halo than a whole season of poorly written TV garbage. SODAZ, your skills as an animator is only rivaled with your skills at being a director. Both are beyond incredible. Keep up the great work!
@@dvrchweesse1frfdozemkaanai594 what are you talking about? It literally the MA37 from Reach. Same light grey rail with yellow stripe. MA40 = clean black coloring. MA37 = low res light grey coloring.
@@studiosdraco301 It's painfully obvious even if they didn't mention that fact. Everything about that show is like someone who did about 10mins of scrolling through the Halo franchise and overwrote it with their weird AU ideas. (I wouldn't be surprised if this was the actual case)
I love how much character there is in each Spartan: the Gungnir with the uparmored chest piece and Commando shoulder pads is close quarters and demolitions, the Scout with Jun’s armor is the sniper and the Commando is your general, multi-purpose loadout. Amazing detail
absolutely insane what you have been able to do solo.. its both depressing to see how poorly official halo content is being handled rn, but inspiring seeing the incredible talent that is able to produce actually incredible Halo content. Keep up the fantastic work
LOL. HOLY Shit I was about to say the same thing, It is both depressing and inspiring to see this and see what people with money do to the franchise. One can only hope Halo will have justice.
What I like most is that each of the Spartan armors fit Each role they’re in Recon’s sniper so it’s sleek Gungnir’s the heavy weapons so he’s the chunky equal to Jorge Grenadier’s simply Rocket Man the ODST armored one i assume to be a newly “created” one so he joined as the “rookie” but kept his ODST roots And there’s Pilot, being an actual pilot It’s so simple but it’s just great
@@djcuevas1057 well then again, youre in a middle of a gunfight on vehicles and you have a spartan and yourself who do you trust more on the Wheel than on the gun
@@djcuevas1057 well, not really Quick to react, quick to act, more cunning and inteligent, and can actually survive the vehicle destruction, i think they are very useful on vehicle roles
This is easily the coolest thing I've ever seen done with the Halo series. Absolutely stunning and this is still a WIP. One thing you get right most of all that I love is that you make everything feel like it has weight. There's always a sense of force and impact whether it's the machine gun on the warthog, the Spartans landing from the falcon, or the drop pods landing on the battlefield. Everything from the movements, sound effects, and even the music choices are top notch. I've had my favorite songs from the Halo soundtracks on repeat the past couple days since you've uploaded this. I can't wait to see the finished video. I know it's going to be far and away your best work, and that's really saying something. Keep it up.
Truly at a loss for words. As a kid, I would daydream this kind of stuff in my head. Now I'm seeing someone actually create it themselves. The set pieces, animations, sound design, everything... It's pretty much flawless. And the fact that it's ONE GUY doing all this? Mind-blowing. Seriously man, this is nothing short of phenomenal!
This is the theatrical, combined-arms humans vs aliens Halo warfighting experience I wanted to see on the big screen. Great work. I really appreciate that it strikes that difficult balance between 'these are our heroes who must win' - with the canonical power of the Spartan soldiers - and the backdrop of 'our heroes are barely holding' - with the ambience of the occupied urban setting, speaking soldiers that die shortly after, and feeling of technically superior hardware of the Covenant. Those Pelicans need better AWACS though, hah!
Seeing the Spartans work in tandem with the ODST using real world tactics is beyond refreshing. As one user put it, its like infantry working in tandem with armored vehicles and it makes so much damn sense in that context.
I loved the space battle part, in just a few seconds you managed to show the entire dynamic of space combat during the human covenant war, Human ships can deal damage in large quick MAC barrages but the covenant weapons eat through them like butter. AWESOME STUFF!!
God it's the small details that make the frame. I love the weapons functionality, weak points on certain vehicles and armor, and the love and craft put into the tactics and use of Spartans. But beyond all that you showed humanity fighting as one hand, one heart, and one sword against the Covenant. That's the one aspect of beauty that I think only Halo CE and Reach could show was that the marines, airman, ODST, and Naval men were just as important as the Spartans. The orbital dog fight transitioning to landfall and then to urban combat. Just everything, I hope your proud of your craft my good friend because we all sure are.
Getting serious halo wars vibes and I love it. Also love that it's not just the Spartans kicking ass but also the ODSTs and even the rank and file marines/troopers are getting in on the action
The weapons feel like they have so much power behind them, the warthog's chaingun is pure carnage! Everything is so lore accurate and grounded irl its great.
This is it. This is what Halo fans have been daydreaming for years. You’ve singlehandedly done what massive corporate forces couldn’t do. You’ve captured the essence of why we love this universe. Not for profit, not for social justice, but for pure love of the material. THANK YOU! I hope to see more of your work soon!!
Love how the Spartans are more sure of their Armour and take less cover also probably due to different training while the ODST's and Marines take more hard cover and use suppressing fire.
And when the shields on a spartan go down from a brute shot they immediately move to cover and the spartans start dealing with them more tactically instead of just rushing through like they did all the fodder. They treated the brutes as a proper threat. This is animated a lot like how Halo actually plays. You wade through grunts and jackals, usually end up running over Elites if you can, and have to play it smart around brutes because they always show up in places it's hard to get a vehicle into as well as usually having the ability to flip your vehicle anyways. Only thing missing is grenade action. Plasma and frag. Also helmets not popping off but that's an SFM limitation and if I remember right this is in SFM
I'm so happy for SODAZ, like, he gets some of his passion projects stricken down and so he just pivots and keeps working, getting better and better by the project! Very well done.
I'll never forgive GW for the calibre of content they robbed the 40k community of, nor will I forgive those of the community that abused SODAZ while GW was doing it. This work proves the man's toolset may be different but his talent is undeniable.
@@oiwithyou yeah as someone who came in for his amazing 40k stuff I'm disappointed in our community that that ever happened. The guy had no choice. It was literally "do or we sue" and the blame and hate should be squarely directed at geedubs.
This was what I wanted to see in Reach. The explanation on why the UNSC was losing. Here is a line of UNSC ships giving the Covenant a broadside, and the Covenant ships shake it off and proceed to blow up all the UNSC frigates.
This animation, down to the smallest details is the single best creation I've ever seen. I love the accurate depictions of likely strategies, clever use of real in-game sound effects and more. Absolutely fan-fucking-tastic.
This is brilliant. The space battle, actions, sounds and movement was fantastic! Loved how soldiers on both sides interact with each other either giving orders or battle cries. 343 should hire you. You make great battle scenes.
It's got all of the familiar look of Reach, but every gunshot, footstep, movement, and explosion just has so much of a solid impact behind it. The battle scenes have a lot of push and pull, making them so much more dynamic. Such a great job. Incredibly satisfying.
It's freaking amazing how good SODAZ makes these. This is just publicly available assets and audio, and the sheer level of production skills brings it up to a higher level than a lot of "professional" shows.
This is a really accurate representation of canon. UNSC ships fall like dominos to Covenant tech. God, I wish we had more games like Reach. I miss that military fiction feel in Halo so much.
Holy hell, man. This is probably the BEST Series of Halo animations I have seen from an independent animator! This is also absolutely amazing, and I love every second of it! I absolutely can't wait to see more from you, this is fucking amazing stuff!
This feels like a 2010's animation with more modern tech. I could honestly see this in a Halo Legends 2 and this isn't even its final form. Glorious work, you give Rooster teeth a run for their money with this. This is solid as is, Im only halfway through too. Monty would be so impressed to see this
In what way? the animation is nice but it's all very simple movement. Don't compare flashy shots and gun shots to the choreography of the fight scenes monty put into RVB or RWBY it's not even close. Gunplay is easy in comparison to making a fluid movement in hand to hand or melee weapon combat.
As usual this man does phenomenal work. He literally did more, lore accurate, beautifully choreographed, and action packed in 5 minutes than the show did its entire season. If I were in charge I'd hire this guy immediately
I rarely comment on videos. But my mind is way to blown to even comprehend how this is possible. One of the most amazing animations I’ve ever seen. Zero idea how this much talent can be in one person. Bravo!!
This is simply amazing. I love how everything seems so much more realistic, and almost how I would imagine the different factions and sub-factions would act and move in live action, or how I imagine them in the Halo novels. The Jackals are very nimble and deadly, ODSTs are more experienced and confident in combat than regular Marines, and Spartans and Elites move lightning fast in h2h combat making super awesome fighting scenes. Well done, don't stop making these.
The best part about this to me is the weight the Spartans have as they move/land/shoot/etc. You really captured just how heavy they are in full armor. This whole thing is awesome, well done!
This is absolutely stunning! You’ve managed to encapsulate everything that halo is so well within this short film. The graphics, animation, special effects and everything else were done so well. Great work.
These are assets and models of the GAME. He is not even working with his designs, interpretations or remakes. What is more impressive is that he is doing a work in progress far better than a 200 million dollar budget. This has more drama, action, better narrative and development with characters that DON'T say a single word about the universe. This speaks volumes about how rich the halo universe is. HIS work is simply amazing. The camera movements, the sounds, coordination and the COOPERATION of spartan teams provides a great sense of immersion. THIS has tactical accuracy and shows off WHY the covenant had the upper hand in these fights. It is an exceptional work. It teaches 343i how to illustrate the world of Halo. It teaches multi million franchises how to make a BETTER work with less. Amazing isn't it?
I really like the small details like the brown Spartan seems to be the weapon expert I like how he's always kind of Rush and his Shields always seem to get damaged and then you got the ODST Spartan kind of more than methodical moving around and then just like the weight of the brute when he dies and I can feel that it's heavy Minor details like that make it seem so alive and vibrant
You got the perfect touch for the ambientation and the animation you can see the hope that the spartans inspire when they arrive to help the troops on the planet, your doing a great job keep it up!
what a masterpice! I love that you show that both sides take losses. it's just so much more dynamic than that stupid paramount halo series !!! Keep up the good Work
this is phenomenal! the attention to detail is amazing and seeing all three branches (marines, ODSTs, spartans) working side-by-side is something that we all need to see more! keep up the great work. can't wait to see it finished!
Bro this is amazing keep up the good work. A halo series of content like this with this animation style and just everything you've got here would be amazing and I can 100% guarantee your fans will help fund it if needed bc this is the stuff we wish the people of 343 Industries would have done ages ago
Instead of shit like that live action garbage they released a little while ago. One small detail that I hate the most is fucking that bloody face reveal they did just for face service. It's the same shit they did for that actor who played the Mandalorian in there latest starwars series. [[ yes I know different people and all but it's the same reasoning face time for actors to get them more know or such.]]
You know that Sodaz is dedicated to his work when each character is unique. The attention to detail is fantastic. I've never been disapointed by your work. Keep up the good work dude!
One of the things I appreciate about the scenario is the use of the Spartans as assault troops. It's something I've thought about myself when considering how the crappy Halo show should've really used them, with UNSC troops doing most of the fighting, ODSTs akin to modern special forces, and the Spartans being something that doesn't directly translate to modern warfare - they have shields, armour, speed strength that lets them literally walk into enemy fire, something no infantry today can do. They'd very likely be used as infantry-sized tanks, creating a miniature armoured spearhead just like tanks do on a larger scale, with regular troops as infantry support to prevent them getting outflanked, and that's more or less how they're used in the second half of this video!
Yes, very much agree. They're designed to leverage maximum power to a high value target, or crack a tough nut that will collapse the enemy force. They're a strategic asset as opposed to a tactical one.
Exactly. The easiest way to explain it is what I would have said to Keyes in Halo CE if he could hear me in the rescue mission. "Stay behind the half ton of walking armour. It's safer."
This is great. You capture the struggle of the unsc in space where they are just so outgunned, as well as just how much a fight they could put up planetside when the covanent couldn't just glass them from orbit.
This is simply incredible. The sound work absolutely floored me, and the animation is exquisite. The lighting is solid, but feels a bit flat in the city, I think mostly because of the difference in assets between all the props and the environment. Is this keyframe or mocap animated? The choreography is simply stunning, and the camera work adds to it beautifully.
this is incredible, and I think the smaller details are what really makes it stand out. in particular the fact that every time a spartan lands from a jump or fall out of the falcon, they hit the ground with a massive crash. spartans are heavy as hell, and the landings hit like they should. that and their footfalls being way chunkier than the ODSTs really sells it.
I like that you can hear them breathing heavy trying to keep up with the spartans. It really gives the feel that they saw the Spartans and were like "Shit just got real, we need to keep up with them and keep them covered! Go!"
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This man is literally a one man studio
BE GONE BOT
all he needs is someone to work on models for him
agreed
@@maximoespinoza5200 "IF IT BREATHES-ITS A BOT!"
oh wait....
Parker get out!!!
The work is about half done. Later, when the rest of the work is completed, all of them will be combined and uploaded.
and Please understand that uploading a lot of work videos recently is a test of a different method from the previous ones.
we support and love you sodaz!!!
We're only half way, amazing! Love all you work.
Yea man just take your time and do what you think is best for you. We appreciate your time and effort.
This look’s so hood hopefully when I am done with boot camp you will still be making these great videos keep up the good work
Amazeballs, good creator, may it be smooth and easy the rest of the way. Unless you need a challenge.
Why can't the big studios understand THIS is what we want to see. Humanity fighting back, struggling against a bigger foe, yet working together. Seeing the ODST and Spartans fight together looked soooo clean!
the powers that be don't want unity in our world cause they would loose power.
@@kbcorp Based
Has it ever occurred to you that the big studios don't want to inspire you, but instead demoralize you and that perhaps the studios hate your culture, you, and everything you love?
@@xiaogunman 343 and Microsoft hates halo and the color white.
Halo's appeal is too straightforward for corporations to understand. The mindset pretty much everything in the series post-Bungie has been that the series is about its marketable characters, when really the success of the franchise came from its broader concept. Yes, people liked the characters, but the main draw of the series was the scale, spectacle, and concept of a massive war against aliens. It's a super-straightforward idea whose success came from the execution; but Microsoft doesn't get that. The attitude the show was written with was that character drama, by sheer virtue of being about a recognizable character, was everything viewers and critics would want. Infinite is the same way; just writing the entire UNSC out of the story so the entire campaign can just be Chief and a Cortana lookalike trying and failing to make you nostalgic.
Microsoft can't wrap their head around people enjoying the series just for the spectacle of its high concept.
5:14 when the Spartan picks up the DMR the camera focus and his gaze both shift to the covenant aircraft - the spartan quickly refocuses on the task at hand, there is a sense of urgency that the UNSC no longer controls the airspace especially if the space battle has gone downhill, whatever this team of Spartans need to do they know they are running out of time and need to do it soon
Also a note that the enemy has reinforcement squads or a VIP enroute as that is a troop carrier and it's escort
@@Year_of_the_Dell is that Earth?
@@thyhandsonuslyngdoh6562 Not sure if theres any more info the creator has listed somewhere else, but I doubt its earth. For example there were no orbital MAC cannons. Kind of reminds me of the firefight in halo reach the book where the covenant are trying to get a mysterious rock and the spartan team was in charge of trying to get it first before the carrier above collected all the data.
Must be an important world to the UNSC
Well the planet is earth, as we do recognises Africa continent in the beginning.
That moment when your 50% complete WIP is better than a show that took 9 years and a 200 million dollar budget.
damn straight
and better than halo 4, 5, and infinite.
The next video that was recommended to me was "Why the Halo TV Show Failed" 😂😂😂
imagine what Sodaz could make with that budget
Exactly what I was thinking.
Man it’s really coming together. By the time it’s finished it might be one of the best halo fan films out there.
it already is
@@montypython5521 true.
I'll roger that
What I love about this is all three infantry groups work. The marines are the meat of the battle, holding the line and pushing where needed. The ODSTs are the squads that take out troublesome targets. The Spartans are the shining beacon of hope in the desolate warzone, always turning the tides of war. No one group is more important than the others.
The best part is that all of these is us following one assault. How much tactical ground the covenant just lost during this series due to both ODST and the Spartans support is incredible and puts into perspective why the coverant called the greatest spartan master chief a literal Demon.
I like the way the Spartans augment whatever infantry group they attach themselves too. Also seeing the ODSTs stack and use tighter squad tactics was neat.
I can safely say that such video at LEAST and achieves some TACTICAL accuracy in that universe. It feels so right and even natural.
Those weren’t marines those were the UNSC army. The ODSTs are technically the only marines there because they are the special forces group of the marines.
you even made the Spartans sound AND look heavier than the ODSTs when they moved, yet still were as fluid as you'd expect. Amazing
How the combat flows, specifically the Spartans, feels exactly how I would imagine they would fight in a combat scenario, causing mayhem and really being the forefront of the battle. The ODST's dropping out of the sky and really putting the shock in ODST was really cool, also how they function like actual veteran soldiers in combat and not in a movie. Really great work!
I freaking love these details.
Especially near the end where the ODST's and Spartans form up to fight the Brutes. Moving in as a column seamlessly. Both ODST's and Spartans are the literal gods of humanity in the Halo mythos in terms of their skill, valor, heroism, and tenacity. The Covenant literally refers to the Spartans as demons and the ODST's as imps for context to anyone not too deeply knowledgeable of the lore.
Anyway what I absolutely love is the seamlessness in how they put the Spartans up front. Literally bigger targets equipped with the best armor and shielding humanity has ever made for human frames beyond a mechanical Mantis mech suit. Immediately followed by the best regular human soldiers humanity has. All without having to check in, talk, or size up. All of them effortlessly know how to freaking square up, and understand their roles instantly. Big Spartans up front and center, and ODST's taking the rear.
From a lore viewpoint concerning the Brutes perspective this is a literal procession of 2 leading demons followed by their devilish imp entourage to cause destruction and death wherever they go.
*I freaking love how lore accurate and downright epic these animations are its insane*
@@firebeardlongfellow5295 Thats SODAZ for yah! Always giving every human in a battle a good fight no matter who it is! Space marines, Spartans, ODSTs, guardsmen, stalkers you name it! Mans literally got military experience, he does his research before animating on a certain franchise and takes his time to suit that said franchise! We really don't deserve him!
@@firebeardlongfellow5295 Ah? The little demon and his imps come for me? *Brute laughter* Then come! Bring me my next meal...
Way to upstage a Million Dollars production, nicely done in every way SODAZ.
"SODAZ, was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!" "I'm sorry sir im not SODAZ"
The next video that was recommended to me was "Why the Halo TV Show Failed" 😂😂😂
@@Milesamanjaro what makes me laugh about the halo tv show; is if they did something like it wouldn't piss off most of the fans. Some would've been upset but to see a new perspective from a different spartan team, it would've been cool instead of the weird bullshit that is the halo tv show.
@@m4_sherman741 And I would have been okay with a new approach, a la Netflix's Cowboy Bebop. But Paramount's Halo is just not a good show structurally; Halo themes aside. Pacing is inconsistent. Dialogue is mediocre. The plot exists because plot. It just doesn't feel like anyone cared. If the existing franchise didn't exist, I still don't think this show would have performed well...but because this franchise does exist, it makes these fumbles even more noticeable because of the larger audience who has preconceived ideas of how certain elements of the show "should" be.
There are studios on UA-cam which could have knocked this out of the park if given the opportunity. I can think of several show samples from DUST, which range from 10 minute to 30 minute clips, that have more draw than whole episodes in Halo Season 1. Not putting-down those shows on DUST, but they're just good!
@@Milesamanjaro It really was all right tho.
On top of being amazing, it's honestly refreshing that the ODST we followed from launch actually landed and got to fight. It seems like everyone and their mother that makes anything ODST these days has to have the pod shot/hit/lost/etc. It's super satisfying to actually see the ODST get to do what makes ODSTs cool, drop from space, land right in the middle of a battle and just kick butt
The point is they land feet first into hell. Not literally.
Well, the ones who get to land unscathed are the lucky ones. Even in the books they make reference to the fact that ODSTs have a high as fuck mortality rate, hence why they refer to themselves as Helljumpers and the famous motto "Feet first into Hell" None of them expect to go home outside of a body bag when going on mission
Oh man there's a lot I love about this. The space battles, Spartans being more like special operation units but still having that superhero charm and the tiny details; like the low/no shields sound effect that you can very subtly hear at 5:28
you can hear it break one second before, followed by the yellow electricity effect caused by the shield emitters not being cool enough to start up again
Love how you can see the banshees coming in the scene before the strike. Sodaz's attention to detail is crazy good
That was amazing 😍 keep it up. Looking forward to seeing it finished!
I ❤️ u halo follower
Yeah,better than your cringe-ass "lore accurate" videos
You should have him animate the videos like Six vs Chief or Lost Wolves with other great animators.
@@xboxseriesxoverlord yeah
If this is WiP, I can’t wait to see the finished product!! Crazy attention to detail, love the work man.
For anyone that's wondering, these studios are full of talent with guys just like this one here, the fingers should be pointed at the studio execs, a lot (not all) studios are run by people who don't understand anything about storytelling, or art in general. The people who make the calls are the ones with the money in their pockets, because you know they gotta make that sales quota by the end of the sales term. They are, in my most humble opinion, the least qualified individuals.... and that's the root of the problem, people that are unqualified are the ones that are making the calls, and I would say it is also in issue in lower-level management as well
Exactly. No artist or writer works so hard to get to a professional skill level and break into these industries with the intent of producing garbage.
Especially and somewhat ironically, the biggest IPs get the worst treatment as they usually get the biggest investment
@@blacklight2888 you're very naïve
Yeah yeah tell us something we don’t know… I’m sure everyone actually involved with actually producing content is just sooo talented!! 🙄
@@captainhoratius8192 I just wish passionate people actually called the shots
This is absolutely incredible
I especially love how you manage to portray the Spartans as more human in this
They feel more like they're just BETTER soldiers vs some far removed godly beings that're more than men, it's kinda like 'As ODSTS, we're good, but the Spartans are the best in our group'
Can't wait to see this when it's done (and if any postprocessing goes in to add more effects later on, this is gonna be fucking unreal)
Keep up the amazing work
Spartan IIIs and some Spartan IIs had easier times getting along with infantry but really the divide is there
"halfway done" meanwhile many people would look at this as one hundred percent finished. Absolutely phenomenal as always, SODAZ.
The tactics that were used are amazingly done. Using the Spartans as a tank with ODST behind to support. Really goes to show the depth of knowledge SODAZ has of the Halo Universe.
Dont forget the covenant tactics as well. One example of a jackal using his teammates shield as he picks off marines with his carbine
@@josemgarcia141 Facts! The covenant definitely were shown properly through their brutality.
Or when the two Spartans were fighting the brutes and the brutes return fire with a bruteshot - look how quickly the ODSTs recover and return fire from cover! Sodaz really understand and showcases the difference between marines, ODSTs and Spartans
@@kdoth16 Facts
hell the guy got halo space battles right
ships actually using their full arsenals and seeing it taking 3 mac rounds to down a covenant corvette and UNSC ships coordinating their firing solutions.
This got everything we love about halo
Marines, odst, covenant, spartans, large battles, more action less talk, sick soundtracks and other good things, the fact a 100 million dollar budget studio couldn't get this right is offensively astonishing
5:43 I really appreciate your attention to detail: When the Spartans enter the scene, there’s that abrupt and subtle shake to the camera whereas when the ODST’s enter there’s none at all. Gotta love those small things to really feel the atmosphere of the setting! 🥃
Wow
Probably the best Halo machinima animation since Monty Oum. Well done!
The city set is very reminiscent of Monty Om
May he rest in peace.
@@beltempest4448 Monty tend to use entire set pieces directly from Halo, like the The Sarcophagus
RIP Monty, the only man who got spartan CQC right
I’m absolutely loving every bit of this, the attention to detail is outstanding, the breathing from the ODST’s the fact that they actually stacked into a line and when the DMR was picked up his finger wasn’t on the trigger yet, the fact that you made the grenade launcher activate and flip up the sight was fucking brilliant, can’t wait to see all of it in it’s glory.
impressive. as a soldier, the way of fighting for the odst and marines are pretty good! of course the spartan can act like a tank. but they are not stupid they take cover sometimes (in the tv show, they do weird movements)
5:44 that mag drop hit the spot holy crap, dude your entire animation is just spot on .... And it isn't even done yet! I can't wait to see the final
This accurately captured in ,5 minutes, more elements of Halo than a whole season of poorly written TV garbage.
SODAZ, your skills as an animator is only rivaled with your skills at being a director.
Both are beyond incredible.
Keep up the great work!
The Assault Rifle is the one from Halo Infinite and not from Halo Reach, bet nobody has noticed that
master cheeks
@@dvrchweesse1frfdozemkaanai594 what are you talking about? It literally the MA37 from Reach. Same light grey rail with yellow stripe.
MA40 = clean black coloring.
MA37 = low res light grey coloring.
Just Remember they did not play any of the games or studied up on any lore at all.
@@studiosdraco301 It's painfully obvious even if they didn't mention that fact.
Everything about that show is like someone who did about 10mins of scrolling through the Halo franchise and overwrote it with their weird AU ideas. (I wouldn't be surprised if this was the actual case)
Yo the ODST with the commando helmet looks insane! Dude you're killing it with this and I'm so hyped for the final product!
I had to do a double take on that one. It's amazing
Timestamp?
@@no_social_skill1369 2:38
@@tommybushway9568 thanks
I love how much character there is in each Spartan: the Gungnir with the uparmored chest piece and Commando shoulder pads is close quarters and demolitions, the Scout with Jun’s armor is the sniper and the Commando is your general, multi-purpose loadout. Amazing detail
man I love seeing Spartans and ODST's working together. something we never get enough of in any other halo media
absolutely insane what you have been able to do solo.. its both depressing to see how poorly official halo content is being handled rn, but inspiring seeing the incredible talent that is able to produce actually incredible Halo content. Keep up the fantastic work
LOL. HOLY Shit I was about to say the same thing, It is both depressing and inspiring to see this and see what people with money do to the franchise. One can only hope Halo will have justice.
Same guys.
Microsoft give us questionable media content and then I see stuff like this. What this man could do with support and a budget!
What I like most is that each of the Spartan armors fit Each role they’re in
Recon’s sniper so it’s sleek
Gungnir’s the heavy weapons so he’s the chunky equal to Jorge
Grenadier’s simply Rocket Man
the ODST armored one i assume to be a newly “created” one so he joined as the “rookie” but kept his ODST roots
And there’s Pilot, being an actual pilot
It’s so simple but it’s just great
I still think being vehicle operators is a waste of their talents.
@@djcuevas1057 well then again, youre in a middle of a gunfight on vehicles and you have a spartan and yourself
who do you trust more on the Wheel than on the gun
If this is the battle of earth they haven’t started “creating” spartans from enlisted soldiers yet. So its probably just a riffleman
I trust me more, we all saw how Kat drives (jk I love how sodaz did this)
@@djcuevas1057 well, not really
Quick to react, quick to act, more cunning and inteligent, and can actually survive the vehicle destruction, i think they are very useful on vehicle roles
This is easily the coolest thing I've ever seen done with the Halo series. Absolutely stunning and this is still a WIP. One thing you get right most of all that I love is that you make everything feel like it has weight. There's always a sense of force and impact whether it's the machine gun on the warthog, the Spartans landing from the falcon, or the drop pods landing on the battlefield. Everything from the movements, sound effects, and even the music choices are top notch. I've had my favorite songs from the Halo soundtracks on repeat the past couple days since you've uploaded this. I can't wait to see the finished video. I know it's going to be far and away your best work, and that's really saying something. Keep it up.
Truly at a loss for words. As a kid, I would daydream this kind of stuff in my head. Now I'm seeing someone actually create it themselves. The set pieces, animations, sound design, everything... It's pretty much flawless. And the fact that it's ONE GUY doing all this? Mind-blowing. Seriously man, this is nothing short of phenomenal!
This is really well done. It feels incredibly realistic and I can’t wait to see more halo content :)
6 minutes long, incomplete and already better than the HALO TV show.
my skid marked undies are better than the halo show it's not hard to do better
@@jimbothegymbro7086 LMAO, was going to comment something related to my waste product, but yeah, Paramount is garbage
This is the theatrical, combined-arms humans vs aliens Halo warfighting experience I wanted to see on the big screen. Great work. I really appreciate that it strikes that difficult balance between 'these are our heroes who must win' - with the canonical power of the Spartan soldiers - and the backdrop of 'our heroes are barely holding' - with the ambience of the occupied urban setting, speaking soldiers that die shortly after, and feeling of technically superior hardware of the Covenant. Those Pelicans need better AWACS though, hah!
Seeing the Spartans work in tandem with the ODST using real world tactics is beyond refreshing. As one user put it, its like infantry working in tandem with armored vehicles and it makes so much damn sense in that context.
We are blessed to have you in the Halo community SODAZ. Keep up the good work dude!
I would go "HIRE THIS MAN!" But after what happened with the WH0k stuff........instead support this man on patreon! This is some good shit!
I loved the space battle part, in just a few seconds you managed to show the entire dynamic of space combat during the human covenant war, Human ships can deal damage in large quick MAC barrages but the covenant weapons eat through them like butter. AWESOME STUFF!!
God it's the small details that make the frame. I love the weapons functionality, weak points on certain vehicles and armor, and the love and craft put into the tactics and use of Spartans. But beyond all that you showed humanity fighting as one hand, one heart, and one sword against the Covenant. That's the one aspect of beauty that I think only Halo CE and Reach could show was that the marines, airman, ODST, and Naval men were just as important as the Spartans.
The orbital dog fight transitioning to landfall and then to urban combat. Just everything, I hope your proud of your craft my good friend because we all sure are.
Getting serious halo wars vibes and I love it. Also love that it's not just the Spartans kicking ass but also the ODSTs and even the rank and file marines/troopers are getting in on the action
Yeah, its nice that the marines aren't total pushovers, its just that they're not equipped to handle plasma bolts and shields
The Reach art style really lends itself to this animation, it compliments the outstanding animation work you've put in also, keep up the awesome work!
The weapons feel like they have so much power behind them, the warthog's chaingun is pure carnage! Everything is so lore accurate and grounded irl its great.
This is it. This is what Halo fans have been daydreaming for years. You’ve singlehandedly done what massive corporate forces couldn’t do.
You’ve captured the essence of why we love this universe. Not for profit, not for social justice, but for pure love of the material. THANK YOU! I hope to see more of your work soon!!
Love how the Spartans are more sure of their Armour and take less cover also probably due to different training while the ODST's and Marines take more hard cover and use suppressing fire.
And when the shields on a spartan go down from a brute shot they immediately move to cover and the spartans start dealing with them more tactically instead of just rushing through like they did all the fodder. They treated the brutes as a proper threat. This is animated a lot like how Halo actually plays. You wade through grunts and jackals, usually end up running over Elites if you can, and have to play it smart around brutes because they always show up in places it's hard to get a vehicle into as well as usually having the ability to flip your vehicle anyways. Only thing missing is grenade action. Plasma and frag. Also helmets not popping off but that's an SFM limitation and if I remember right this is in SFM
I'm so happy for SODAZ, like, he gets some of his passion projects stricken down and so he just pivots and keeps working, getting better and better by the project! Very well done.
I can only imagine if he does Star wars, especially clone wars
I'll never forgive GW for the calibre of content they robbed the 40k community of, nor will I forgive those of the community that abused SODAZ while GW was doing it. This work proves the man's toolset may be different but his talent is undeniable.
@@oiwithyou yeah as someone who came in for his amazing 40k stuff I'm disappointed in our community that that ever happened. The guy had no choice. It was literally "do or we sue" and the blame and hate should be squarely directed at geedubs.
This was what I wanted to see in Reach. The explanation on why the UNSC was losing.
Here is a line of UNSC ships giving the Covenant a broadside, and the Covenant ships shake it off and proceed to blow up all the UNSC frigates.
This animation, down to the smallest details is the single best creation I've ever seen. I love the accurate depictions of likely strategies, clever use of real in-game sound effects and more. Absolutely fan-fucking-tastic.
Damm boys, if this is only the half of the video, I can't imagine how good the full one will be
I felt like this was a half hour long movie. Can’t believe there’s still more to cover. I hope the quality stays as awesome in your future animations.
Incredible work! This flows a lot like Halo combat does in game. Smart use of dialogue and gore effects too.
This is brilliant. The space battle, actions, sounds and movement was fantastic! Loved how soldiers on both sides interact with each other either giving orders or battle cries. 343 should hire you. You make great battle scenes.
It's got all of the familiar look of Reach, but every gunshot, footstep, movement, and explosion just has so much of a solid impact behind it. The battle scenes have a lot of push and pull, making them so much more dynamic. Such a great job. Incredibly satisfying.
It's freaking amazing how good SODAZ makes these. This is just publicly available assets and audio, and the sheer level of production skills brings it up to a higher level than a lot of "professional" shows.
This is a really accurate representation of canon. UNSC ships fall like dominos to Covenant tech.
God, I wish we had more games like Reach. I miss that military fiction feel in Halo so much.
Holy hell, man. This is probably the BEST Series of Halo animations I have seen from an independent animator! This is also absolutely amazing, and I love every second of it! I absolutely can't wait to see more from you, this is fucking amazing stuff!
This feels like a 2010's animation with more modern tech. I could honestly see this in a Halo Legends 2 and this isn't even its final form. Glorious work, you give Rooster teeth a run for their money with this. This is solid as is, Im only halfway through too. Monty would be so impressed to see this
In what way? the animation is nice but it's all very simple movement. Don't compare flashy shots and gun shots to the choreography of the fight scenes monty put into RVB or RWBY it's not even close. Gunplay is easy in comparison to making a fluid movement in hand to hand or melee weapon combat.
As usual this man does phenomenal work. He literally did more, lore accurate, beautifully choreographed, and action packed in 5 minutes than the show did its entire season. If I were in charge I'd hire this guy immediately
I love the movement in this. It's all done so well and you can really see the effort.
This is amazing. I have always wanted to see a typical engagement with the covenant. This exactly how I picture the Spartans getting down to business.
Honestly a thousand times better than any Halo Infinite cutscene. Awesome job SODAZ and can’t wait to see more from you in the future!
I’m really impressed by this, including the small details. Like how the screen shakes when Spartans are walking close to the camera.
He even made the ammo counters functional, not even the HBO show bothered to do that.
@@delticcrusader4002 I didn’t even notice that. That’s awesome!
@@delticcrusader4002 You mean Paramount?
I rarely comment on videos. But my mind is way to blown to even comprehend how this is possible. One of the most amazing animations I’ve ever seen. Zero idea how this much talent can be in one person. Bravo!!
This is simply amazing. I love how everything seems so much more realistic, and almost how I would imagine the different factions and sub-factions would act and move in live action, or how I imagine them in the Halo novels. The Jackals are very nimble and deadly, ODSTs are more experienced and confident in combat than regular Marines, and Spartans and Elites move lightning fast in h2h combat making super awesome fighting scenes. Well done, don't stop making these.
WOW! What a feast for the senses. You bring the world of Halo to life. Well done.
I'm very excited to see this completed! Fantastic work!
This is genuinely the best Halo animation I have ever seen. Outstanding work.
The best part about this to me is the weight the Spartans have as they move/land/shoot/etc. You really captured just how heavy they are in full armor. This whole thing is awesome, well done!
You know it's good shit when even the Wroks in progress look fuckin sweet.
I absolutely love how the weapons have their own animations like the barrel of the brute shot moving back and forth every time it shoots
This is what I’ve always dreamed of Halo being like
This is absolutely stunning! You’ve managed to encapsulate everything that halo is so well within this short film. The graphics, animation, special effects and everything else were done so well. Great work.
The amount of dedication, effort and skill poured into this is outstanding, brilliant work.
Its been amazing watching this come to fruition. Your work is genuinely inspirational
These are assets and models of the GAME. He is not even working with his designs, interpretations or remakes. What is more impressive is that he is doing a work in progress far better than a 200 million dollar budget.
This has more drama, action, better narrative and development with characters that DON'T say a single word about the universe. This speaks volumes about how rich the halo universe is. HIS work is simply amazing. The camera movements, the sounds, coordination and the COOPERATION of spartan teams provides a great sense of immersion.
THIS has tactical accuracy and shows off WHY the covenant had the upper hand in these fights.
It is an exceptional work. It teaches 343i how to illustrate the world of Halo. It teaches multi million franchises how to make a BETTER work with less.
Amazing isn't it?
Give this man a entire studio. And a award. And a pizza of his choosing
this will be your biggest video yet that you have been working on that I have seen so far. I look forward to seeing it. Big fan of your work
U already had me with the space battle absolutely love this keep up the great work.
This is incredible, seriously this is exactly what halo battles should look like. I love the nods to halo 2, especially in the animations.
My inner Halo fan is smiling in Glee. Love what you are doing SODAZ! Keep up the great work!
Half way and it's so good keep up the good work
Halo at its finest. Keep up the good work, man.
I really like the small details like the brown Spartan seems to be the weapon expert I like how he's always kind of Rush and his Shields always seem to get damaged and then you got the ODST Spartan kind of more than methodical moving around and then just like the weight of the brute when he dies and I can feel that it's heavy Minor details like that make it seem so alive and vibrant
Awesome work! Your passion for Halo and animating really shines through.
You got the perfect touch for the ambientation and the animation you can see the hope that the spartans inspire when they arrive to help the troops on the planet, your doing a great job keep it up!
what a masterpice! I love that you show that both sides take losses. it's just so much more dynamic than that stupid paramount halo series !!! Keep up the good Work
this is phenomenal! the attention to detail is amazing and seeing all three branches (marines, ODSTs, spartans) working side-by-side is something that we all need to see more! keep up the great work. can't wait to see it finished!
The quality of the stuff you put out is always getting better and better! cant wait to see the full video!
Once again SODAZ delivers and doesn't disappoint!
Loved it! THIS Should've been the Halo series
Now this is what the halo TV show should have been like
Bro this is amazing keep up the good work. A halo series of content like this with this animation style and just everything you've got here would be amazing and I can 100% guarantee your fans will help fund it if needed bc this is the stuff we wish the people of 343 Industries would have done ages ago
Instead of shit like that live action garbage they released a little while ago.
One small detail that I hate the most is fucking that bloody face reveal they did just for face service. It's the same shit they did for that actor who played the Mandalorian in there latest starwars series. [[ yes I know different people and all but it's the same reasoning face time for actors to get them more know or such.]]
You know that Sodaz is dedicated to his work when each character is unique. The attention to detail is fantastic. I've never been disapointed by your work. Keep up the good work dude!
One of the things I appreciate about the scenario is the use of the Spartans as assault troops. It's something I've thought about myself when considering how the crappy Halo show should've really used them, with UNSC troops doing most of the fighting, ODSTs akin to modern special forces, and the Spartans being something that doesn't directly translate to modern warfare - they have shields, armour, speed strength that lets them literally walk into enemy fire, something no infantry today can do.
They'd very likely be used as infantry-sized tanks, creating a miniature armoured spearhead just like tanks do on a larger scale, with regular troops as infantry support to prevent them getting outflanked, and that's more or less how they're used in the second half of this video!
Yes, very much agree. They're designed to leverage maximum power to a high value target, or crack a tough nut that will collapse the enemy force. They're a strategic asset as opposed to a tactical one.
Exactly. The easiest way to explain it is what I would have said to Keyes in Halo CE if he could hear me in the rescue mission. "Stay behind the half ton of walking armour. It's safer."
Holy shit the quality, sound and cinematography is absolutely mind blowing
This is great. You capture the struggle of the unsc in space where they are just so outgunned, as well as just how much a fight they could put up planetside when the covanent couldn't just glass them from orbit.
O7 for the ODSTs that got to the end of the video! Also amazing animation, truly you are a god tier animator
This is simply incredible. The sound work absolutely floored me, and the animation is exquisite. The lighting is solid, but feels a bit flat in the city, I think mostly because of the difference in assets between all the props and the environment. Is this keyframe or mocap animated? The choreography is simply stunning, and the camera work adds to it beautifully.
this is incredible, and I think the smaller details are what really makes it stand out. in particular the fact that every time a spartan lands from a jump or fall out of the falcon, they hit the ground with a massive crash. spartans are heavy as hell, and the landings hit like they should. that and their footfalls being way chunkier than the ODSTs really sells it.
I absolutely fucking love this, thank you so much for visualising halo outside of the games, you are truly a legend.
The movement of the ODSTs is so well done and realistic, I love seeing ODSTs moving tactically.
I like that you can hear them breathing heavy trying to keep up with the spartans. It really gives the feel that they saw the Spartans and were like "Shit just got real, we need to keep up with them and keep them covered! Go!"