The gaps in the Halo 4 sword is for disarming enemy players, if you're in a standoff they would jab the enemys weapon into the gap, and then fling the weapon out of their hands. its a clever detail, found in real life swords.
@@WaterLopp Because its somewhat false. That was the whole reason why it was double bladed in the first place (besides looking cool), to lock blades then twist them out. It was just 343i over-designing something that didn't need to be there
@@thehistoryman9332 Yeah, but atleast with things like the infected sword and prophet's bane, there's a guard. With anything else though, it's rather risky to do that.
I've seen Avengers Endgame, and I can confirm that Arbiter impales Thanos with the Energy Sword from behind, then screams violently while Chief watches on semi-awkwardly.
It is an honor to be in one of your videos Mr. LateNightGamer. Ty for making this video and showing the evolution of me and my fellow Energy Swords. :)
@@epsilon7707 I am more than just a weapon. I have the ability to use a computer and type whatever I want on the internet. I just have to be very careful or else the keyboard is fucked.
Honestly, my favorite visual iteration of the energy sword was the original, in _Halo: Combat Evolved._ I really liked the way it 'bled' energy, plasma just evaporating off of the blade, giving it an almost gaseous appearance. No subsequent game has ever really recaptured that appearance for me. It's a shame it wasn't player-usable in CE.
In Halo CE I thought the sword was big key. Mind you, I was 5 and played on easy. On Truth and Reconciliation when I went up the grav lift into the ship, all the doors were locked. Then the invisible elite with the "key" came out of the locked door and hit marines and me making a blunt clunking sound as a giant key would make when bashing skulls. And in Silent Cartographer, yellow elite with the "key" locks the door when you approach. So, until I played Halo 2 I just thought it was a big glowing key. Bad graphics and the sword disappearing as soon as I killed the wielder made it impossible for me to piece together that it was a sword.
Nicholas Eitenmiller which Halo CE needler personally I like H2As the best never a fan of the pre Reach design the needles looked like crystals instead of sharp spikes like in later games.
Halo existed during the beginning of a new time “2000” to the end of humanity. 2020 . “Coronavirus” it has kept us entertained from all the horror from the rest of the world
Favorite design for Sword and Shotgun = Halo 3 Favorite gameplay for sword and shotgun = Halo CE You may be wondering why I pick Halo CE for the sword, It's because I always despised the melee lunge feature it has when you use it so it's best when it can't be used haha
When he gets to it he should make a RvB Sarge reference (I'm suprising he didn't make a reference to This One Goes To Eleven this time round). Also he should make a "Firing Main Cannon" or "Looks more like a Puma" reference if he moves to vehicles for the Scorpion and Warthog respectively.
I'm sorry this took so long to get out. This weird pain has been driving me insane and this weekend it was at its worst. Delays in uploading like this shouldn't be too common. Also give youtube time to decide to make it 1080p -____-
Speaking of shotgun... can we get that next ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿'̿'\̵͇̿̿\з= ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀) =ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ No but seriously, dude. I hope that gets better for you. I can sorta sympathize and working in pain just plain sucks. So take it easy if you have to.
I personally like the look of the Halo swords in 4 and 5 over 2 and 3. It looks sharp, lethal, and actually looks like a sword. I know it’s an energy weapon, but that doesn’t mean it has to be nearly transparent like the the Halo 2 and 3 one. I also love how the 4 and 5 swords are an overall triangular shape, instead of a circle with a spike.
Gotta be Halo:Reach. I know the sword itself got nerfed, but having sword+sprint when no one else does is the best Nothing will ever beat Halo 2's sound effects though
You could at launch, but that ability was removed in a patch a year after release. I'm surprised that didn't get mentioned here, it was NOT a new feature in Halo 4.
In a different take to this video series, I'd actually like to see the evolution of maps throughout the series, and showcase how it changed in each game that map was released/remade in. Blood Gulch would be a great place to start, given it's appeared (in some form) in almost every Halo game. Other maps that could be explored would be Midship, Sidewinder (Avalanche, and *maybe* Diamondback if you're allowed to show Halo Online/ElDewrito footage or screenshots), The Pit, and Zanzibar, to give a few ideas. As far as for weapons, I'd like to see either the Shotgun or Sniper Rifle for UNSC, and Plasma Rifle or Needler for Covenant in a future video. Great work!
Trimping in halo reach with the energy sword, shotgun, or the gravity hammer is some of the most fun I've had in pvp. There's nothing like having your own man-cannon at every ramp and being able to shoot yourself into any enemy for an out of nowhere instakill.
12:07 "This red energy sword was even given a place in Halo canon, and it shows up in future games. It was given the name Bloodblade, *and I hope to see it more in the future.* " Man, this aged like fine wine.
I thought you were going to show the very first version of the Energy Sword in Halo CE that you were unable to use that gold Elites used. Kind of disappointed.
I seriously hope the Energy Sword has the amazing lighting that it had in the Halo 5 beta, though that might be because I had no personal issue using it. As for my favorite version of the sword I only use a real man's sword; A shotgun.
It's not really a weapon that you can use freely, but when you assassinate someone as an Elite in Halo Reach multiplayer, they pull out a tinier sort of "dagger" version of the energy sword as an analogue to the Spartan combat knife. Just thought that was interesting, and it's a bit of a shame that this concept wasn't taken further in later games.
Which was strange, because one of the early trailers of CE showed chief with the energy sword in hand. Wonder why would they remove the ability to use the swords and have them usable in halo 2?
Man this brings back good memories of rocket/sword jumping out of levels when I was a kid. Also the bit about ionized gas makes the sword even cooler for me; I love hearing about how technology functions in sci-fi settings. Does anybody else remember playing a custom game of infection in Halo 2? When you went and manually changed teams after you were killed by the infected.
Halo 2 had the best sword. I liked how when you held it, it was pointed more to the side rather than pointed "upward" like an actual sword. They started pointing it upwards in 3, and even more pointed upwards in 4 & 5.
Halo 3's energy sword all the way, it's best to look at and I still have 16 player system link nights on the 360 where we sword joust for fun between games haha always good times with Halo 3
11:03 I hope it'll look similar to this in-game, at some point. It looks so wispy, with a really elegant and classic design that makes the complexity in the fx work well
Q&A: Why does 343 take known armours and drastically changes them (sometimes to the point of being either undesirable or unrecognisable) eg: How Commando (my favourite armour from Reach) DIED aesthetically when transferred from Gen 1 Mjolnir to Gen 2, how the Rogue helmet became one of 343's millions of EVA ripoffs, the changes in Mark IV, Recon and ODST/Helljumper or how the EOD helmet looks more like a Stormtrooper than ever. I'm not saying that all the 343 versions of helmets need to go and there's even some versions that I prefer to the Bungie versions eg: Gungnir, and I not only do I prefer the Halo 4 Air Assault helmet to the Reach version but I can also easily imagine Kat wearing the 343 helmet. Sorry for the long question but I hope it gets answered
@@Jedi_Spartan they are gen 2 to make up for the spartan 4 weaker augments and for a more mobile style instead of defensive. Chiefs armor looks fucking amazing there were a few issues but nothing too major with its design and it definitely fit more his character. The hybrid look is really interesting though and a good refresh to see.
Avci / Well, to be honest, being weaker is no excuse for a worse design. In fact, to compensate for the weakness the helmet visibility should be better. I enjoyed Halo 4 personally, but I do admit the helmets really need to step up their game.
343 outsourced much of the armor designs for 4 and 5 to another company to focus on everything else. As a result most of the armors wound up being scuffed as hell. Designs like Recruit, Air Assault, Scout, and Mk. VI were pretty well off (especially Scout, god that's such a good helmet), but almost all other pre-4/5 armors got butchered. Need I mention ODST or Gungnir. 5 saw a bunch of nicer in-house designs, but the outsourced ones still were total ass (looking at you especially Seeker).
Copied from myself on Twitter: Awesome video! Btw, would you consider a video addressing the age rating for Halo infinite and how it could affect the gameplay and story? (I always thought it was detremental to the series). Love the content and have a great day!
The reach design makes sense though. In the halo timeline reach takes place before all other games. The sword we see in reach is probably one of the first versions of the sword.
@Deathtrooper40 I know it was in CE but it was still very much curvy in that game, it looks a lot more like it does in Halo 2 then how it looks in Reach. Aside from that the energy sword is an old weapon in lore so the Reach version still wouldn't be one of the first versions.
Halo 3, I like the brightness and the more roundness of the later ones. And I may not have have as many memories for it as I am younger than probably most people who watched this, but all of these games are amazing and I have love for all of them
Halo 4's sword is pretty obscene in multiplayer. But if you're playing.. what's the Action Sack mode where it's Territories with swords? Whatever that mode is, it's a BLAST. That is, if you know what you're doing. When you give two players an equal melee weapon, suddenly everything is dependent on strategy. You see players trying to trick each other, or use clever thruster maneuvers, and even strategically placing themselves with their team to most efficiently wipe you out. It's not nearly enough to forgive all of its Halo 4 sins, but I just love that mode. I can't help but rant about it. And Flood mode? If you had a good reaction time, Flood was still fun with thrusters (I still would prefer Halo adopt something other than armor/Spartan abilities). If you were a Flood, it was such fun tearing through crowds before they could react. If you were human, it was so satisfying to kill Flood as they came barreling towards you at such high speeds. It's definitely got a curve, though, and it's not really fair. It takes a conscious moment to realize a feature is bad - if I never thought about it, I would just think the mode is fantastic. I guess that bit was off-topic, but swords are involved, right? And, oh man, CE... I always wanted to pick up and use a sword. I'd even kill Zealots and quickly peek at their fallen swords before they disappeared. Halo 2 granted me my wish to finally wield one. Side-note: Whenever I play as an Elite, I feel wrong to pick up human weaponry (unless absolutely necessary). It's like I'm mentally roleplaying that I'm truly an Elite warrior. It's probably partially because Covenant weaponry is kind of flawed compared to human weaponry, usually, and when you've been playing for so long, it's just not fun to use human weapons in campaign cos it's too easy. I was the biggest fan of the Plasma Rifle back in the day... It's not my favorite weapon at all anymore, but it still holds a special place in my heart. Props to you for always compelling me to write a fat comment. Officer, I love you p= p=
I think we can chalk the change in sound from "gas ignition" to "lightsaber" as sword builders slowly figuring out how to refine the weapon. The massive jump between 3 and 4 being the result of 4 y ears of Prophet-free investigation and experimentation.
I remember in halo 5 that in the first mission, at the starting area, if you look behind you, you can find a dead energy sword from the opening cutscene, that you can pick up. It's pretty much just a punch, and I find that really funny.
My favorite energy sword is for Halo 2 Anniversary. The ignition sound is my most favorite out of all of them. Just hearing that sound gives me chills.
Favorite's gotta be the original Halo 2 sword with its absolutely maniacal swing speed. I used to run the battery down on it and just use the hilt to smack people with insanely fast melee attacks. Borderline useless, but _absolutely hilarious_ whenever I managed a kill with a dead sword.
Appreciate these vids! Most interesting part I like is the gameplay changes & their effects toward each weapon in the sandbox. Makes you see the bigger picture.
The Energy Sword is one of my Top 5 Favorite Halo weapons. I have so much fun with it killing Flood as you have more ammunition cutting through biomass. But it’s also fun in Halo Reach Multiplayer. I remember playing a match of Elite Slayer Free For All. I was the the top player in the match and annoyed players by going into Armor Lock, and once I got out of it, I’d lunge at them. My other favorite weapons to use were the Assault Rifle, DMR, and two weapons I hope you do a history of, Fuel Rod and Carbine. Since ODST lacked the BR, I’d go straight for the Carbine. It’s probably one of the main weapons I like to use in the game. And while I like the Fuel Rod, I mostly give it to ally AI so that when they act as a passenger, they can deal maximum devastation. And Halo 5’s variants of the weapon make me love it even more. A few honorable mentions of my favorite weapons are the Railgun, Saw, Plasma Rifle, Needler, Needle Rifle, Shotgun, and Gravity Hammer.
The Prophet's Bane not only has a cool as hell backstory, it has a equally as cool design to boot. As well as being welded by my favorite character in the series, the Arbiter.
I like the prophet’s bane just because of the shenanigans you could pull of with it in warzone. I would use the almost perfect invisibility when crouched to get crazy amounts of assassinations and vehicle kills, while staying dubiously close to enemy capture points.
I could have sworn there was a blocking function to the sword, with an animation to go with it, where you hold it in front of you flat first, as opposed to edge first.
I was literally terrified by the Elite Field Officer in Reach chasing after me in the mission “Winter Contingency”, the Elites in Reach are mysterious and terrifying to go up against
I'd like to see and evolution of the plasma rifle or pistol Although you haven't made a vid on the evolution of the Plasma Repeater, and that's just sad
![[TF2] Bad Weapon Academy: Sharpened Volcano Fragment](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UscChAbVCpE/mqdefault.jpg)
I’m still waiting for a Halo level that requires us to use the energy sword as our only source of light.
Chief has a flashlight tho
Insignius No shit. Let’s break them for a while.
@@Nevirate then he can pull out his other flash light the plasma pistol
@@narrowninja157
If he had Cortana he could use her as a light source lol.
But if we play as an elite or arbiter then we can have that source of light.
Lightsaber: "Im the best sci fi sword"
Energy sword: [Laughs in wort wort wort]
wort wort wort
wort wort wort
wort wort wort
Wort Wort Wort.
This is the way
You forgot the assassination animation that's unique to the energy swords which were started since reach
The elites have like two small portable energy swords that they pull out only during assassinations.
@@agnel47 they are called energy daggers
One time i assassinated a player in reach as a elite instead of energy daggers i used my nails and stabbed them in the head
@@CloroxBleach-go7xq ouch
Don't forget the werid, glitched assassination animation when you do it in the air in Reach (spartan on spartan).
Someone needs to mod the warthog horn to make the elite laugh. Then it will be the Wort-Hog.
That would be amazing lmfao.
Make it the warthog music from RvB
NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOOOOO
@@bbbelt_far why not? 😭
@@IAmKnightsDawn NO-NO-NO
Would y’all also enjoy seeing vehicles/armors?
Yes plz
Absolutely, it would be quite interesting and they are an integral part of the sandbox.
Yes please
Definitely
Late Night Gaming yes
The gaps in the Halo 4 sword is for disarming enemy players, if you're in a standoff they would jab the enemys weapon into the gap, and then fling the weapon out of their hands. its a clever detail, found in real life swords.
not sure why this doesn't have any likes, it's very informative
@@WaterLopp Because its somewhat false. That was the whole reason why it was double bladed in the first place (besides looking cool), to lock blades then twist them out. It was just 343i over-designing something that didn't need to be there
Or you could just, like, stab them.
The problem with this, is that there is nothing protecting your hand as you do this, the blade is open.
@@thehistoryman9332 Yeah, but atleast with things like the infected sword and prophet's bane, there's a guard. With anything else though, it's rather risky to do that.
I've seen Avengers Endgame, and I can confirm that Arbiter impales Thanos with the Energy Sword from behind, then screams violently while Chief watches on semi-awkwardly.
Andrew Ford Hey no spoilers!!🤫😡😡😡
and then Arbiter yells WORT WORT WORT
"I am inevitable."
*stabs Thanos*
"And so you must be silenced."
this sounds familiar... hMmmMmMmMm...
as another person who watched endgame i can confirm this true
Shotgun = It's over energy sword, I have the high ground
Energy sword = You underestimate my power
Shotgun = Don't try it
every freaking infection game XD
Chiefdude4 seen the meme before. Ur not clever.
Basically what happens when I have the sword and tries to fight someone with a shotgun
@@IvoryiGoLDeN no need to be salty
Bulltrue!
Energy Sword = one of the best melee weapons in gaming.
I'm sorry, there must be a typo there, don't you mean THE best melee weapon in gaming?
Yes
Yup its only second to the lightsaber imo
@@ddfstar7588 the lightsaber isnt a weapon of gaming....tho it may appear in games its definitely not the best either
Well Yes but actually no.
imagine being the one guy that held the energy sword the wrong way round when activating it
Oh god
soo-iss-eyed
It is an honor to be in one of your videos Mr. LateNightGamer. Ty for making this video and showing the evolution of me and my fellow Energy Swords. :)
How did you comment you don’t have hands.
😬😬😬
@@epsilon7707 he stabbed a guy and puppeteer-ed him
Okay.
@@epsilon7707 I am more than just a weapon. I have the ability to use a computer and type whatever I want on the internet. I just have to be very careful or else the keyboard is fucked.
Honestly, my favorite visual iteration of the energy sword was the original, in _Halo: Combat Evolved._ I really liked the way it 'bled' energy, plasma just evaporating off of the blade, giving it an almost gaseous appearance. No subsequent game has ever really recaptured that appearance for me. It's a shame it wasn't player-usable in CE.
In Halo CE I thought the sword was big key. Mind you, I was 5 and played on easy. On Truth and Reconciliation when I went up the grav lift into the ship, all the doors were locked. Then the invisible elite with the "key" came out of the locked door and hit marines and me making a blunt clunking sound as a giant key would make when bashing skulls. And in Silent Cartographer, yellow elite with the "key" locks the door when you approach. So, until I played Halo 2 I just thought it was a big glowing key. Bad graphics and the sword disappearing as soon as I killed the wielder made it impossible for me to piece together that it was a sword.
Yo I legit thought the exact same thing hahahaha
It is a key, you stick it in people and it unlocks their deaths
@@bigroaststyrone8135 wait…… CABOOSE IS THAT YOU
Energy sword was shown in halo ce was not useable but was there
XGN Shepherd of fire no shit sherlock
@@billbolor9142 wow, what a ray of sunshine
I think in Halo Ce its actually considered a plasma sword, the more you know
Athen LaFoy you say I “think” then go on to say the more you “know” but you’re wrong? You merely thought son.
warystatue33 1 weapon did that. The fuel rod cannon.
I was not expecting that Star Wars meme. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Easily Halo 2. Using it to get outside the maps is still one of my favorite memories.
Needler!!!
It would be nice a video about the Plasma rifle (including brute) and comparing it with the storm rifle
Plasma rifle>>>>>>>>>>>>>Storm rifle
And the plasma repeater if anyone remembers that lol
@@George-iq3gf As someome who has spent hundreds of hours in Reach Firefight with friends, I definitely remember.
@@ultra-nationalistodst8085 storm rifle >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> plasma rifle
Whenever I heard that Halo 2 sword sound, it just brought back a lock of good memories
"What's to understand about swish, swish stab, it's a fucking sword, it's not a fighter jet..." Tucker, This One Goes To Eleven.
LNG: NOOOOOOO SWORD HAS NEVER DESINGNED TO GIVE YOU FREE KILLS, YOU ARE RUINING IT
Halo 5 Sword: Hahaha Sword goes pshhtchuing pshhhchuing
I’ve never read something so unfunny in my life
@@PartnershipsForYou you really didn't read what you write.
I would love it you did a history of the needler. One of the most iconic weapons in video games
Halo CE's looked the best
Nicholas Eitenmiller which Halo CE needler personally I like H2As the best never a fan of the pre Reach design the needles looked like crystals instead of sharp spikes like in later games.
"With halo almost 20 years old..." damn when the hell did halo start getting so old, wait im almost 20... WHERE DID THE TIME GO!!
Halo existed during the beginning of a new time “2000” to the end of humanity. 2020 . “Coronavirus” it has kept us entertained from all the horror from the rest of the world
so i just checked and um. i'm a year older than halo. i, uh, feel old... wtf happened to the time
Please do the shotgun next vid! That thang has been through some change boi.
Fav sword: Halo 3
I second this.
True, best shotty was definitely Halo 1's but worst by a large margin is Halo 2's, god that thing was awful...
Loved the Reach shotgun, liked the halo 3 design better though.
Favorite design for Sword and Shotgun = Halo 3
Favorite gameplay for sword and shotgun = Halo CE
You may be wondering why I pick Halo CE for the sword, It's because I always despised the melee lunge feature it has when you use it so it's best when it can't be used haha
When he gets to it he should make a RvB Sarge reference (I'm suprising he didn't make a reference to This One Goes To Eleven this time round). Also he should make a "Firing Main Cannon" or "Looks more like a Puma" reference if he moves to vehicles for the Scorpion and Warthog respectively.
Halo 2 mainly because it turns you into a punching maniac when it runs out of ammo.
@warystatue33 Um, why? It's using a battery to power itself after all.
I'm sorry this took so long to get out. This weird pain has been driving me insane and this weekend it was at its worst. Delays in uploading like this shouldn't be too common.
Also give youtube time to decide to make it 1080p -____-
how about the weapons that only appear in one or two games like the spiker or mauler? Those weapons need to return
Speaking of shotgun... can we get that next ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿'̿'\̵͇̿̿\з= ( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀) =ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿
No but seriously, dude. I hope that gets better for you. I can sorta sympathize and working in pain just plain sucks. So take it easy if you have to.
The bright light source always made no sense to me
When theyve always been used mainly for stealth
Get well soon
Iv been waiting and I'm so excited
“I don’t like the H4 or H5 sword because they’re used to get free kills.”
Um, anyone good at H2 can break the game with it.
Cesar u said it anyone GOOD at h2 can break the game with it
Yeah, you have to be good with it. That's the point. In 4 and 5 you dont have to be good with it. Noobs kill the whole team.
You can with SKILL in halo 2. Anyone can get a spree on 4/5 . That’s the difference.
@@demonhunter635 bs.
Gardevoir
Just because you were swimming around in your Dads nutsack when Halo 2 came out doesn’t mean the newer games are better honeybun.
2:39 Two Anakin quotes, I love you for this!
So civilized
I personally like the look of the Halo swords in 4 and 5 over 2 and 3. It looks sharp, lethal, and actually looks like a sword. I know it’s an energy weapon, but that doesn’t mean it has to be nearly transparent like the the Halo 2 and 3 one. I also love how the 4 and 5 swords are an overall triangular shape, instead of a circle with a spike.
Yo forget to mention Halo Combat evoled energy sword
Because you can’t use it
@@keptyboi3417 so, couldve mentioned the fear that flood ones body as the golden elite rushed you with the sword
Renegade Truth I feel it
Yeah, but the review is to show the usefulness of the weapon
Lise Sykes
The Halo: CE one is useful to the Covenant for scaring the living shit out of you. Surely that’s good enough.
Gotta be Halo:Reach. I know the sword itself got nerfed, but having sword+sprint when no one else does is the best
Nothing will ever beat Halo 2's sound effects though
Holy shit I didn’t know you could melee the energy sword in reach to deflect it
You cant
You could at launch, but that ability was removed in a patch a year after release. I'm surprised that didn't get mentioned here, it was NOT a new feature in Halo 4.
@@QuintessentialWalrus bro idk what you're on about but you still can melee to deflect in reach. the timing is fucky sometimes but it IS possible
This vid is basically a history of how the energy sword has been nerfed since halo 2.
In a different take to this video series, I'd actually like to see the evolution of maps throughout the series, and showcase how it changed in each game that map was released/remade in. Blood Gulch would be a great place to start, given it's appeared (in some form) in almost every Halo game. Other maps that could be explored would be Midship, Sidewinder (Avalanche, and *maybe* Diamondback if you're allowed to show Halo Online/ElDewrito footage or screenshots), The Pit, and Zanzibar, to give a few ideas.
As far as for weapons, I'd like to see either the Shotgun or Sniper Rifle for UNSC, and Plasma Rifle or Needler for Covenant in a future video. Great work!
Trimping in halo reach with the energy sword, shotgun, or the gravity hammer is some of the most fun I've had in pvp. There's nothing like having your own man-cannon at every ramp and being able to shoot yourself into any enemy for an out of nowhere instakill.
12:07 "This red energy sword was even given a place in Halo canon, and it shows up in future games. It was given the name Bloodblade, *and I hope to see it more in the future.* "
Man, this aged like fine wine.
I love disintegrating enemies by stabbing them with a funny red blade.
My favorite sword in the series
Bruh but 343 lore ain't canon
@@paperclip6377cry
I thought you were going to show the very first version of the Energy Sword in Halo CE that you were unable to use that gold Elites used. Kind of disappointed.
Yes! My clip got in the video!
(Also Halo 2's sword is my personal favorite.)
Super cool being in the video! I’m glad I could help
I seriously hope the Energy Sword has the amazing lighting that it had in the Halo 5 beta, though that might be because I had no personal issue using it. As for my favorite version of the sword I only use a real man's sword;
A shotgun.
Sarge?
It's not really a weapon that you can use freely, but when you assassinate someone as an Elite in Halo Reach multiplayer, they pull out a tinier sort of "dagger" version of the energy sword as an analogue to the Spartan combat knife. Just thought that was interesting, and it's a bit of a shame that this concept wasn't taken further in later games.
"With Halo being nearly 20 years old..."
Hey! No need for that.
I love how no matter what, the Energy Sword has such a great design its almost impossible to mess it up.
"Let's take a look at every version of the Halo Energy Sword" Yet you forget the Halo CE energy sword.
To be fair, the weapon cannot be wielded in CE so he can't really discuss anything about it gameplay wise
Most likely because it wasn’t playable. Not much to analyze beyond the looks.
Which was strange, because one of the early trailers of CE showed chief with the energy sword in hand. Wonder why would they remove the ability to use the swords and have them usable in halo 2?
being someone who played halo 4 first and didn't play the others until much later, I never realized how much cooler the older halo games were.
After 17 years of playing Halo, I never knew of the sword lunge with the sniper rifle until just now . Nice
Man this brings back good memories of rocket/sword jumping out of levels when I was a kid. Also the bit about ionized gas makes the sword even cooler for me; I love hearing about how technology functions in sci-fi settings. Does anybody else remember playing a custom game of infection in Halo 2? When you went and manually changed teams after you were killed by the infected.
That was a very cool edit between the Halo Reach and 3 block abilities. Good job Taras!
Nice detail about the bane, its more curvy like older swords, since it was an older sword, just wait until LNG talks about the bane
My personal Favorite design of the energy sword is the one from Halo Wars, the rapier type guard is absolutely amazing.
Halo 2 had the best sword. I liked how when you held it, it was pointed more to the side rather than pointed "upward" like an actual sword. They started pointing it upwards in 3, and even more pointed upwards in 4 & 5.
Halo 3's energy sword all the way, it's best to look at and I still have 16 player system link nights on the 360 where we sword joust for fun between games haha always good times with Halo 3
11:03 I hope it'll look similar to this in-game, at some point. It looks so wispy, with a really elegant and classic design that makes the complexity in the fx work well
Q&A: Why does 343 take known armours and drastically changes them (sometimes to the point of being either undesirable or unrecognisable) eg: How Commando (my favourite armour from Reach) DIED aesthetically when transferred from Gen 1 Mjolnir to Gen 2, how the Rogue helmet became one of 343's millions of EVA ripoffs, the changes in Mark IV, Recon and ODST/Helljumper or how the EOD helmet looks more like a Stormtrooper than ever. I'm not saying that all the 343 versions of helmets need to go and there's even some versions that I prefer to the Bungie versions eg: Gungnir, and I not only do I prefer the Halo 4 Air Assault helmet to the Reach version but I can also easily imagine Kat wearing the 343 helmet. Sorry for the long question but I hope it gets answered
Jedi Spartan 38 coz I’m pretty sure the Spartans we play are spartan 4s so we’re more weak and less augmented
@@avci6084 doesn't explain why the armour DESIGNS change
@@Jedi_Spartan they are gen 2 to make up for the spartan 4 weaker augments and for a more mobile style instead of defensive. Chiefs armor looks fucking amazing there were a few issues but nothing too major with its design and it definitely fit more his character. The hybrid look is really interesting though and a good refresh to see.
Avci / Well, to be honest, being weaker is no excuse for a worse design. In fact, to compensate for the weakness the helmet visibility should be better. I enjoyed Halo 4 personally, but I do admit the helmets really need to step up their game.
343 outsourced much of the armor designs for 4 and 5 to another company to focus on everything else. As a result most of the armors wound up being scuffed as hell. Designs like Recruit, Air Assault, Scout, and Mk. VI were pretty well off (especially Scout, god that's such a good helmet), but almost all other pre-4/5 armors got butchered. Need I mention ODST or Gungnir. 5 saw a bunch of nicer in-house designs, but the outsourced ones still were total ass (looking at you especially Seeker).
did anyone else get chills when he opened the sword
I really like the halo 2 anniversary sword sound effects
I'm so close to subscribing to you. Your commentary and voice in general is a huge plus. Really nice voice 10/10
Fav: Halo 3
Can we get a video about the shotty or the sniper rifle
The low blade out of the way makes me feel like a ninja
Copied from myself on Twitter: Awesome video! Btw, would you consider a video addressing the age rating for Halo infinite and how it could affect the gameplay and story? (I always thought it was detremental to the series). Love the content and have a great day!
every time I watch a late night gaming video about halo makes me want to play halo.
The reach design makes sense though. In the halo timeline reach takes place before all other games. The sword we see in reach is probably one of the first versions of the sword.
Reach is only 20 days before Halo 1
I would think it's one of the different models the Elites have available, just like how the UNSC have different models of the Assault Rifle
@Deathtrooper40 I know it was in CE but it was still very much curvy in that game, it looks a lot more like it does in Halo 2 then how it looks in Reach.
Aside from that the energy sword is an old weapon in lore so the Reach version still wouldn't be one of the first versions.
Halo 3, I like the brightness and the more roundness of the later ones. And I may not have have as many memories for it as I am younger than probably most people who watched this, but all of these games are amazing and I have love for all of them
Halo 4's sword is pretty obscene in multiplayer. But if you're playing.. what's the Action Sack mode where it's Territories with swords? Whatever that mode is, it's a BLAST. That is, if you know what you're doing. When you give two players an equal melee weapon, suddenly everything is dependent on strategy. You see players trying to trick each other, or use clever thruster maneuvers, and even strategically placing themselves with their team to most efficiently wipe you out.
It's not nearly enough to forgive all of its Halo 4 sins, but I just love that mode. I can't help but rant about it.
And Flood mode? If you had a good reaction time, Flood was still fun with thrusters (I still would prefer Halo adopt something other than armor/Spartan abilities). If you were a Flood, it was such fun tearing through crowds before they could react. If you were human, it was so satisfying to kill Flood as they came barreling towards you at such high speeds. It's definitely got a curve, though, and it's not really fair. It takes a conscious moment to realize a feature is bad - if I never thought about it, I would just think the mode is fantastic.
I guess that bit was off-topic, but swords are involved, right?
And, oh man, CE... I always wanted to pick up and use a sword. I'd even kill Zealots and quickly peek at their fallen swords before they disappeared. Halo 2 granted me my wish to finally wield one.
Side-note: Whenever I play as an Elite, I feel wrong to pick up human weaponry (unless absolutely necessary). It's like I'm mentally roleplaying that I'm truly an Elite warrior. It's probably partially because Covenant weaponry is kind of flawed compared to human weaponry, usually, and when you've been playing for so long, it's just not fun to use human weapons in campaign cos it's too easy.
I was the biggest fan of the Plasma Rifle back in the day... It's not my favorite weapon at all anymore, but it still holds a special place in my heart.
Props to you for always compelling me to write a fat comment. Officer, I love you p= p=
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Halo 2 Anniversary is almost peak modern Halo, on both aesthetic and gameplay.
I think we can chalk the change in sound from "gas ignition" to "lightsaber" as sword builders slowly figuring out how to refine the weapon.
The massive jump between 3 and 4 being the result of 4 y ears of Prophet-free investigation and experimentation.
I remember in halo 5 that in the first mission, at the starting area, if you look behind you, you can find a dead energy sword from the opening cutscene, that you can pick up. It's pretty much just a punch, and I find that really funny.
Please do evolution of the shotgun next 🙏
My favorite energy sword is for Halo 2 Anniversary. The ignition sound is my most favorite out of all of them. Just hearing that sound gives me chills.
SHOTGUN!
SHOTGUN!
(Put some comment screenshots in the next video)
Matt M. I SAID SHOTGUN DAMNIT
Oh sh-let’s go
Favorite's gotta be the original Halo 2 sword with its absolutely maniacal swing speed. I used to run the battery down on it and just use the hilt to smack people with insanely fast melee attacks.
Borderline useless, but _absolutely hilarious_ whenever I managed a kill with a dead sword.
The clip at 5:10 was done by iamakillerGOAT, not WhopperWizard33.
Miss the old sounds for the sword. The classic gas ignition sound. So satisfying to hear.
What if the Halo Reach Design was paired up with the Halo 3 Lighting effect, and Halo 2's Super Lunge attack button combo?
The vorpal talon and prophets bane are my favorite swords, they just look so amazing!
Favourite Halo CE energy sword because of its colour and disappearance
he didnt even mention it! triggered
I love the energy sword, it just feels so ancient when u use it, so graceful.
Are you ever going to do a comparison of the changes made between the OG Xbox, the pc, and the MCC versions of Halo CE? Just wondering!
Appreciate these vids! Most interesting part I like is the gameplay changes & their effects toward each weapon in the sandbox. Makes you see the bigger picture.
The energy sword was in ce as an enemy only weapon right?
Yes
The Energy Sword is one of my Top 5 Favorite Halo weapons. I have so much fun with it killing Flood as you have more ammunition cutting through biomass. But it’s also fun in Halo Reach Multiplayer. I remember playing a match of Elite Slayer Free For All. I was the the top player in the match and annoyed players by going into Armor Lock, and once I got out of it, I’d lunge at them. My other favorite weapons to use were the Assault Rifle, DMR, and two weapons I hope you do a history of, Fuel Rod and Carbine. Since ODST lacked the BR, I’d go straight for the Carbine. It’s probably one of the main weapons I like to use in the game. And while I like the Fuel Rod, I mostly give it to ally AI so that when they act as a passenger, they can deal maximum devastation. And Halo 5’s variants of the weapon make me love it even more. A few honorable mentions of my favorite weapons are the Railgun, Saw, Plasma Rifle, Needler, Needle Rifle, Shotgun, and Gravity Hammer.
Unpopular opinion, but my favorite sword is the one from h2a. I just love how it looks and can't explain why
You are right. I think it's great because it's just blue an see through. It looks like a jewel
Lets not forget the awesome electric sfx the Halo 2 energy sword makes upon when hitting an opponent!
7:00 Yoooo that’s my friend
That edit at 6:53 was suuper slick I had to go back and watch it a couple times
The blood blade is my favorite due to me having one
The Prophet's Bane not only has a cool as hell backstory, it has a equally as cool design to boot. As well as being welded by my favorite character in the series, the Arbiter.
I think you should do the shotgun or rocket launcher
P.S grate video
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I love how he predicts the future about the blood blade in halo infinite
me: *shows baby energy sword* "whats this?"
Baby: "goo goo ga ga?"
what?
I like the prophet’s bane just because of the shenanigans you could pull of with it in warzone. I would use the almost perfect invisibility when crouched to get crazy amounts of assassinations and vehicle kills, while staying dubiously close to enemy capture points.
I believe in Halo 2, you could use the energy sword to block incoming shots at the cost of charge. It wasn’t 100% blocking, but it was there.
that's only in the extended lore, you've never been able to do it in any of the games
I could have sworn there was a blocking function to the sword, with an animation to go with it, where you hold it in front of you flat first, as opposed to edge first.
Halo 4 design ftw
Halo 2 Anniversary audio ftw
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I was literally terrified by the Elite Field Officer in Reach chasing after me in the mission “Winter Contingency”, the Elites in Reach are mysterious and terrifying to go up against
Unpopular opinion: The darker blades look better
That gorgeous noise when you activate it never gets old
I'd like to see and evolution of the plasma rifle or pistol
Although you haven't made a vid on the evolution of the Plasma Repeater, and that's just sad
Halo 3 sword: MYYY EYES!!!!
Halo Reach sword: dark, darker, yet dark
The Halo 5 Guardians one does have that "Oh shit" factor to it. Hear that as you enter a room and you KNOW that shit's about to go down.
I find it weird every time he says "The blade looks top-heavy". Like, the energy sword tapers to two thin points, wtf are you on about, bud? lol
You have some of the best retrospective halo vids ...