The cinematography in Halo Reach is terrific. The use of cameras around the environment in many sections lends to the somber atmosphere of the entite game. I love it.
I think Marty O'Donnell said something in the Reach dev commentary about the traveling cutscenes in the game, especially New Alexandria. He said something like they had him just let his music carry the scene, silence, the rain, the heavy weight of "you're losing the war" type of feel. Kind of think it was something that didn't need a lot of dialogue or action to set the scene's tone, lord knows Marty's music holds a Mjolnir suit's worth of weight in the games.
Totally agree, I left another comment about this but that exact cutscene is where my friends and I got quiet and stopped joking around, and we realized how tragic things had gotten.
Not to mention just suggesting that getting around is laborious very much gave Reach a different tone, more a war campaign than interplanetary adventure. I mean if recall right the date in the corner indicates Noble 6 walked for 3 days with their limp before getting to that hill crescent and seeing New Alexandria destroyed, it really makes sense they would just slump before heading off again.
At least one survived in the cells right before you take the scarab depending on your difficulty that is what the elites with the sword shaped helmets are.
"The message just repeats: Regret. Regret. Regret." "Catchy. Any idea what it means?" "Dear humanity, we regret being alien bastards, we regret coming to Earth, and we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!" "Hoo-rah!"
@Leandro Donada Get Tactical marines! Master chief, get aboard that carrier, secure the Prophet of Regret. This is the only place on earth the Covenant decided to land. That Prophet is going to tell us why. 30 seconds out, stand by to... Whoa.
Honestly the H2 cutscenes are so good that it's what I expected of Halo Infinites gameplay graphics. Not that the current graphics are totally terrible but in my opinion Halo Infiinite would be perfected if they just aimed for something resembling Blurs cutscenes.
The blur cinematics are great but IMO doing « video » cinematic without using the game engine totally break the immersion. Especially with halo 2, it’s kinda odd to switch from a Hollywood movie to Halo 2 graphics
I think the only reason they'll show so much travel shots and establishing shots in reach is a simple way to show the worldwide effect of the story on reach. There would definitely be other ways to do it I imagine but I'm not smart enough for that. Amazing video and I love your content ma dood much love
Yeah it's basically meant to show a panoramic shot of the level of destruction reach is facing compared to in the beginning when it would show massive shots of reach looking normal and intact
Ccjetnbfi 99. And the cutscene where Jul Mdama only swings his sword once then got rekt like a little b1tch was pretty terrible too. Great way to kill off Spartan ops' main antagonist, 343. It's not like he could've been an antagonist for the rest of H5, amirite?
Ccjetnbfi 99 I'm pretty sure it's due to the failure of Spartan Ops. It's failure was a major blow to their future plans for halo, so I kinda understand... I just wish people would stop their knee-jerk reactions to new characters, and then have those same people go "hey, why'd you get rid of them"
Okay but for real why would you ever put 'BAD' over the New Alexandria cutscene? Cutscenes shouldn't exist purely to exposit plot details or show intense action set pieces. That New Alexandria cutscene is the intro the final act (last 3 missions) of the game and it serves the function of showing that everything really is lost on Reach and Noble Six is visibly worn by all of the chaos and constant defeat. You acknowledge this very thing in the scene that follows where the characters are actually talking about it, but the intro cutscene does all that work by just showing it.
Yeah he seems like the guy where he wouldn't clue into the environmental story telling of reach going from nice and pristine in the beginning to a sh*thole by the end. He needs the characters in game to literally tell him "we lost reach" for him to understand the gravity of the situation
Yeah I thought that was clickbait lol, the New Alexandria opening cutscene has always been one of my favorites in the game since 2010 and sets the mood for the remainder of the game. Reach had some of the best cutscenes in the whole series.
Not only do you see how much the fight has affected him, you see him stand up to keep going. That's so inspirational because you see someone trying to keep moving forward when all hope is lost or how much the odds are against them. We need more things like this.
He knew he was dead as soon as that sword went through his abdomen. You don’t just ignore that. I think he said “how bout you!” To imply “yeah you got me, but you better be ready to go down with me.” He says the line after he’s stabbed doesn’t he
@@natebit7167 I assumed the "I'm ready" was him being content with dying on reach. And then "how bout you?" Being him taunting the elite with the fact that he was GOING to take that elite with him.
Most cutsences in reach are showing six traveling Me imagining a cutsence of six driving the forklift (best vehicle) to a high priority mission Me: this makes sense
I think Miranda Keyes’ death is a really underrated cutscene. I don’t think her death was totally necessary for the story, but it was a badass moment that really felt like her tie to shine, and Truth’s whole “Gods must be strong” speech was great. It set up the revenge of the Arbiter and the death of Truth perfectly
I agree. If you ignore how dumb her decision to fly in there alone was, the drama and tension absolutely work. The music is beautiful (Black Tower, and this specific part, from her sacrifice to when the flood team up with Chief and Arbiter, is a new version of Rue and Woe, one my favorite tracks from H2), that twirl she does when dual-wielding the shotgun and magnum is excellent, and I also love Truth’s speech. Terrence Stamp gets some flak for his performance (Michael Wincott was the GOAT as Truth in H2), but he really shines in this cutscene-cold, eerily gentle and calm (the way he manipulates Johnson, now broken after Miranda’s death, into activating the rings), and totally devoted to his endgame. I also find it powerful that after this cutscene, Johnson is no longer cracking jokes and talking smack, he becomes much more serious after preparing himself to die by Miranda’s hands only to watch her die instead. His character shift from that point on is powerful and pretty heartbreaking. So much story was packed into that whole level and every cutscene was great.
My favorite scene in Halo 2? "We shall cut into the heart of this infestation, retrieve the Icon, and burn any Flood that stand in our way." -Rtas Vadum
That New Alexandria cutscene in the thumbnail is beautiful, the music and the atmosphere of a burning city mixed with the loss of Jorge created a heavy moment whether anything is going on or no. Not to mention the part where Six meets up with Carter and says “Sorry I came alone.” with Carter replying “Make him proud.”
Right? One of the best ones. I remember first playing the campaign in 2010 with friends and we were having a fun, goofy time, but when that scene hit we just kinda sat in silence at how depressing the story had gotten. It didn’t ruin our fun of course, but the weight of Jorge’s death and how hopeless the situation was began to hit us.
The body language in Kat's death scene really hits home. Just look at Jun when Kat gets shot, he tenses up, leans forward, and you can tell that it really just hit him hard. When Kat's being carried out, her arm dangling is just sad, and Emile is farther than the rest of them. Kat's death may just be the saddest one.
9:17 I wouldn't say Emile was "always ready". There's a theory that suggests that Emile's pessimistic tendencies came from his fear of death and that he thought spartans to be unkillable until he watched Kat die right in front of him. His death scene was quite poetic, because it shows that he's accepting his demise at face value.
@@michaelandreipalon359 True. Yeah according to I think a magazine that released around Reach's launch, his parents were killed by Insurrectionists and he was then raised by his older brother. Then when the covenant glassed Eridanus II (his homeworld, as well as Master Chief's), his brother was killed by the covies and left to fend for himself before being found by ONI agents and consripted into the Spartan III program. I love Halo lore. It's so deep and has some interesting stories.
8:15 the shots with noble 6 are not about him it's about what he's fighting for the story isn't fully about the characters its about what they are defending that's what make the shots so good to stop and appreciate what you are looking at not because it's all action packed and flashy
Watching the master chief survive extremely improbable odds for no apparent reason was not a badass cutscene. 3. The flood's temporary alliance with Sierra-117 and the Arbiter on the covenant was a far better scene
Halo's cutscenes have truly evolved in quality and its overall graphics as time went on. But you just can't forget where it all started and simply appreciate the nostalgia value of the older cutscenes.
I wanna say something that I never really see anyone mention, but in CE it was a stroke of genius to leave Cortana behind when you do the mission 343 Guilty Spark. The build up, reveal and escape of the Flood was done so perfectly in that mission and if we had Cortana there saying things like "What the hell is that" and telling you how to escape it would've honestly ruined the whole moment. We were in a situation where your allies before you and even the Covenant are dying and you don't know why, your best assumption is they fought eachother but none of it looked right. Then the crazy marine, and then the found footage... Having Cortana there doing her womansplaining over everything would've for sure ruined the vibe of the whole mission.
Lmao yeah I can imagine her being with chief when you walk in on that crazed marine: "oh my goodness chief... it's like he saw a ghost! I'm picking up organic life forms further down this room, they don't seem to be covenant though! Be careful chief and remember if you die I also die haha"
Keith David’s delivery of that line is so good. He does not want to fight Tartarus, even after being left to die by him. Tartarus was just as devoted as he was at the beginning of the game and the Arbiter really hopes that he’ll change and see the truth too, at least, he is giving one last chance for that to be possible. But the brute’s desire for power and his aggressive instincts lead him to picking up his hammer one last time instead. The music in that scene is called “Rue and Woe” from the High Charity Suite on the soundtrack and it’s one of my favorite pieces that plays in H2 and H3. A great cutscene, plus Johnson has a few awesome lines.
The Cut scenes in reach that just had 6 were some of the best they showed the scale of the planet and how over just a few days the covenant have completed destroyed and changed it. They also foreshadowed his lone wolf ending. The solo cut Scenes set the tone of the game and how even after your team dies around you, have to push on to save what little you can. Noble six was master chief without the luck.
Honestly surprised you didn't mention these cutscenes: Red Team and Sergeant Forge kicking Elite ass near the end, especially Forge knifing The Arbiter in the neck and then stabbing him with his own Energy Sword. Blue Team's intro cutscene in Halo 5. Very understated, but very professional and very much shows how much of a routine clearing Covenant are to Blue team. Also that beginning part of the cutscene where Chief is staring at his helmet and he just longingly thumbs the slot that Cortana's AI chip used to be. Halo 3's intro cutscene with The Ark, with The Shipmaster saying that it's a even fight despite the fact they're outnumbered three to one and that reveal of the Ark from the view of a Pelican. Jerome holding off a legion of Brutes while Isabel uses The Banished's own glassing beam against them and getting a whole swarm of sentinels to just wreck that ship in Halo Wars 2. Master Chief not surrendering Cortana to Captain Del Rio in Halo 4. Just the sheer audacity of this old hack ordering that Chief be arrested is solid ground for it to be one of the best cutscenes in the series, but just seeing Chief stare him down and defiantly say no alongside everyone else refusing to arrest him is what makes it just so amazing.
I think you missed the point of Reach’s cinematography. There’s a lot of shots of Noble 6 standing around and silence because Reach itself was a dynamic character like the rest of Noble Team. Constantly changing as the battle raged on. Making background/setting as much a character as the protagonists isn’t a common technique used nowadays in movies but it’s a staple of westerns dating all the way back to the 40’s. I think Reach is still under-appreciated til this day, probably because it did change a good portion of what was considered Halo at the time, but it’s clear there was lots of thought put into their swan song.
I think the remastered version of the Gravemind cutscene is my favorite. I loved that scene as a kid and being able to see it with these updated graphics blew my mind. Plus the lore behind Gravemind is very interesting too
Those cutscenes in reach of 6 just traveling are done to really familiarize the player with reach and its vistas as well as to serve some emotional response from the player. When Reach is glassed it feels far more emotional due to how long we had familiarized ourselves with reach and it’s landscape. They are NOT just to show Nobel 6 traveling they have an actual purpose.
reach was probably my favourite game for the cutscenes and storyline, it just conveyed a sense of emotion, realism, and dread that no other halo game did. also, you forgot to mention the halo wars 2 scene of spartan jerome annihilating covies on the ship and jumping out afterwards
"Brute ships, staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us three to one!" "Then it is an even fight... All cruisers, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!"
the best cutscene from Halo is the one where its showing the map off of the level, I think it's called like " Door Dash " or something idk, it's from Halo: Fall Guys. so dope
In defense of the "Noble 6 just riding around," I think they wanted to really give you an opportunity to see your custom spartan cinematically within the campaign
Reach's cutscenes were just on another level. The imaginative camera work and shifts between 1st person perspective and traditional camera angles made that game stand out as something more cinematic than any of the other games before it
CE/A: Johnson legendary introduction/legendary ending, Chief finding out Halo's purpose 2/2A : Gravemind talking to Arby/Chief, Rtas talking to Arby/elites about the flood, Thel on trial 3: everyone on Rtas ships talking about Cortana and the flood, high charity/ earth, etc, Gravemind's betrayal, Covenant intro ODST: dropping into New Mombasa HW1: Red team and Forge vs elites/Ripa, Harvest intro Reach: intro to Pillar of Autumn, covenant fleet appears after Jorge's death, Lone Wolf/Halsey dialouge 4: Lasky reuniting with Chief on Requiem, Didact's introduction, Cortana's death, Lasky/Chief talking about humanity 5: Osiris intro, Jul M'Dama's death, Blue Team raiding Argent Moon, Osiris/Swords of Sanghelios, ending cutscene with Locke/Chief/Arby, traveling to Sunaion HW2: Atriox vs Red Team, Atriox backstory, Isabelle glassing the Ark, Anders deconstructing part of the ring, Voridius and Pavium talking like brothers, banished vs flood Not everyone will agree with me but these are some of my favorite cutscenes. Can't comment on stuff like assault, strike or spartan ops because I haven't played those much/at all
I remember the first time playing through Halo 3 I was crying because I thought Master Chief died but then that last cutscene made me so happy! Also, best cutscene, Delta Halo, Master Chief dropping from orbit onto installation 05.
You’re so wrong man! The Reach cutscenes with Noble six are the best in the game! They help convey what is happening to Reach and throughout the game, show the gradual downfall of Reach. Those cutscenes are meant to make you feel like a lone person, who is powerless to stop the destruction of what is thought to be humanity’s last real hope. It’s amazing atmospheric storytelling.
a large part of halo reaches cutscenes is to show you what you are fighting for reach and that pelican one is to give you a moment to think about jorge and finally getting back to your squad
For many years, I have concluded that the best cutscene in all of Halo is the end cutscene to Halo 3's Floodgate, where Lord Hood, Chief, Arbiter, Keys, Shipmaster, and Guilty Spark are all in the Elite's war room discussing whether or not they have already lost to the Flood. In my opinion, best cutscene in all of Halo.
Some of my favorites are from H2A. I absolutely love the way those cutscenes look, but I think my favorite goes to the end of the warthog run in 3 where Chief and Arbiter are just freaking the fuck out trying to not die as that ship is taking off.
My favorite cutscene from Reach was just after Jorge's death the camera went to view from a satellite and all you hear is "Slip space rupture detected" over and over again. It just takes the scene from triumphant to there will be No fairy tale ending for reach.
The thing I loved about halo reach was seeing my Spartan doing bad ass stuff really, in the future if we get a reach remaster, I’d love to see blur quality cutscenes
Ngl, my favorite cutscene in Halo 3 is the start of The Covenant. Just... the shot of five Pelicans flying side-by-side with two green Banshees, to the iconic piano tune is just so good
Am I the only o e who loves the in engine cutscenes? Not only do I love messing with the cutscenes (like having Chief die in the middle of it, or Noble 6’s hologram just standing in the middle of the scene), but I also love the expressive movement and animations. Now everything is MOCAPed, which isn’t bad, but I like the animator’s touch.
With halo reach They show noble 6 experiencing Reach. Hence why there are lots of shots of him flying and in vehicles, they're all scenic shots. Noble 6's perspective is how the player experiences Reach. Also, you didn't talk about all shots that are from in game cameras, that are so good. It conveys this sombre atmosphere that blends nicely to the theme of the whole game. I mean you see Noble 6 die through his own helmet. Damn Reach is so good
Fav is when chief raises up covering delta halo explosion with his figure as cortana stands up and looks into his eyes through the visor at the end of halo 3, wrapping up my childhood and saying goodbye
So I’ll go through my favourite cutscene(s) for each game. CE - Lifeboat scene as we are leaving the Autumn and the Cartographer opening cutscene, oh and the Flood introduction scene too, still gives me chills. H2 - Giving the Covenant back their bomb, the Delta Halo hot drop with ODSTs (underrated imo), and Arbiter meeting with Rtas after getting partly through the Quarantine Zone and the Elites rallying, and ofc “Sir. Finishing this Fight”. H3 - The end of The Storm cutscene is pretty badass, the beginning cutscene of The Ark and the beginning cutscene of The Covenant and the Arbiter killing Truth are my favourites for this game. The ending too was bittersweet experiencing it for the first time. ODST - The prepare to drop cutscene, Dutch’s first cutscene where he gets out of his pod carrying his Spartan Laser, the ending cutscene of NMPD HQ I can still hear Buck say “Chieftain!” Also the final 2 cutscenes too (the one as we escape and the Johnson one after that) Reach - the first cutscene of the game, the “we’ve been engaged” one, ONI Sword Base opening, Tip of the Spear opening scene and closing scene, the package opening cutscene, the Pillar of Autumn opening cutscene and every Noble Team member’s death cutscene with Six’s last stand. H4 - the opening cutscene, meeting Laskey cutscene and the one about being a machine too. H5: I suppose Osiris and Blue Team opening cinematics are good and that along with the opening Battle of Sunaion cutscene are about all I can think of. Honourable mentions - Ik I didn’t include HW in this list but honestly the one at the start of HW1 and the one with the Elites and the Arbiter attacking Forge and Red Team is pretty badass in, sifting gears to HW2 the one with Red Team going to the Research Outpost, the one where Jerome and Isabel board the Banished ship, and the final cutscene too are pretty decent ones for me
My favorite cutscenes from games: Halo 1: Silent cartographer (zealot runs out the door) Halo 2: when I joined the corps (heroic metropolis speech) Halo 3: your kind never believed (truth's death) Halo ODST: NMPD HQ closing and opening cutscene Wars: gentlemen, were burning sunshine here! Halo 4: Confronting the Didact Spartan Ops: we have been looking everywhere for you! Halo 5: Battle of Sunaion Halo wars 2: Nothing but a man Reach: Im ready! how 'bout you!!
Something I've always noticed in one of the first sections of a Halo 2 cutscene, the award ceremony in the origional graphics at the start where you first meet Lord Hood and he says we're lucky to have you back or something along those lines, if you look at the other character nearby that walks up to him, it looks less like he's walking and more like someone is dragging him across in Maya with no walking manner.
imo the rtas vadum cutscene in halo 3 is by far the most epic... «Brute ships, staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us three-to-one!» «Then it is an even fight. All ships, fire at will. Burn their mongrel hides»
I defense of Reach Cutscenes and “just showing Noble 6 traveling”, is that the story isn’t really about Noble team but the planet of Reach itself. Many of those scenes are about showing the player what they are fight for and for example New Alexandria is depicting the cost of the war to the once beautiful planet of Reach
In no particular order: Lone wolf, glassing of new Alexandria, giving the covenant back their bomb, ODST’s fighting the chieftain, any cutscene in long night of solace, Noble Actual, Cortana’s death, halo 4 Halsey cutscene
The Arbiter not taking any of Locke's shit in the Halo 5 cutscene where he calls Chief the "greatest of your clan" is probably my favorite in that game. I feel like the opening cutscene in Osiris and Blue Team make the Covenant feel silly, less threatening and the Spartans infallible. There isn't any sense of danger but when Arbiter is taking them seriously and only wanting to attack only when ready helped psych you up for what comes next.
It’s hard to pick a best overall scene in halo, but I’ll be damned to hell and back if the best line isn’t: “Brute ships! Staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us 3 to 1!” “ *then it is an even fight* “
During the opening cutscene of Halo 2 (original version) when the ring on Truth’s headpiece becomes the moon above Earth is a beautiful and creative transition from the Covenant to the UNSC. Also the parallels in that scene of Chief being publicly awarded and celebrated for his action on Halo in the previous game while the Arbiter is being publicly punished and shamed. Great opening.
I love the opening cutscene of the Maw. The music and seeing the Pillar of Autumn destroyed. Knowing that this mission might be the last but you need to do it to save humanity
"I admit, I need your help, but that secret dies with all the rest." Probably one of the best lines in the series due to it showing the real motive for "The Prophet of Truth" , along with "Then it's an even fight" of course.
For halo 4, i'd say chief walking through all the other spartans, and them being in awe of him at the end was the best, it just shows how legendary he is among the UNSC
Pretty much any cutscene where Chief and Cortana interact are my favorite. Like with the beginning of Keyes. That is probably my favorite interaction between them both. But I really love their interactions in Halo 4, too.
Late but i loved the cutscene part where johnson walks to marines holding covenant weapons and arbiter does the same with unsc weapons. Just a small detail showing the alliance. Also the first arbiter mission in halo 2. Really gives you a feel for how they are as a group. 1 grunt fiddling with another's gas tank. Elite giving a big speech and cares about his troops "you are the arbiter but these are my elites their lives matter to me yours does not"
Watching master cheif nuke the super carrier in the anniversary graphics is so realistically awesome, and the scene where the cheif rips the infection form off of mercy gave me goosebumps
The cinematography in Halo Reach is terrific. The use of cameras around the environment in many sections lends to the somber atmosphere of the entite game.
I love it.
I loved the cinematography in halo reach, reminded me of some of the scenes in ODST
I always thought it was like some camera man moving when I was younger😂
@@thefinale8855 made the game feel more grounded in my opinion
@@thefinale8855 that's why halo reach is my favorite halo besides halo 2
YeH I disagree with their take on Reach but I can understand where they’re coming from
I think Marty O'Donnell said something in the Reach dev commentary about the traveling cutscenes in the game, especially New Alexandria. He said something like they had him just let his music carry the scene, silence, the rain, the heavy weight of "you're losing the war" type of feel. Kind of think it was something that didn't need a lot of dialogue or action to set the scene's tone, lord knows Marty's music holds a Mjolnir suit's worth of weight in the games.
Exactly. The atmospheric cutscenes in Reach, New Alexandria opening in particular, were always some of my favorites.
Totally agree, I left another comment about this but that exact cutscene is where my friends and I got quiet and stopped joking around, and we realized how tragic things had gotten.
Not to mention just suggesting that getting around is laborious very much gave Reach a different tone, more a war campaign than interplanetary adventure.
I mean if recall right the date in the corner indicates Noble 6 walked for 3 days with their limp before getting to that hill crescent and seeing New Alexandria destroyed, it really makes sense they would just slump before heading off again.
“By the Rings, Arbiter! The counselors, are they...”
"violent disloyal beasts!!!, the prophets were
fools to trust them.."
jawed 117 STONKS
"tartarus...the prophets has betrey us..." see thel face in this cutscene always broke my heart
At least one survived in the cells right before you take the scarab depending on your difficulty that is what the elites with the sword shaped helmets are.
i've never notice that till now, :)
"The message just repeats: Regret. Regret. Regret."
"Catchy. Any idea what it means?"
"Dear humanity, we regret being alien bastards, we regret coming to Earth, and we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"
"Hoo-rah!"
@Leandro Donada He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help.
Immediate, Grid Kilo 2 3 is hot, recommend mission abort
@Leandro Donada Get Tactical marines!
Master chief, get aboard that carrier, secure the Prophet of Regret. This is the only place on earth the Covenant decided to land. That Prophet is going to tell us why.
30 seconds out, stand by to... Whoa.
It’s not a Halo comment section until we bring up Sergeant Johnson.
@@afierymess2307 Damn right.
You’d be lying if you said you didn’t read that comment in at least one voice.
Blur studios should make their own Halo tv shows, it would be great. My personal favourite were Halo Wars 2 cinematic cutscenes.
Honestly the H2 cutscenes are so good that it's what I expected of Halo Infinites gameplay graphics. Not that the current graphics are totally terrible but in my opinion Halo Infiinite would be perfected if they just aimed for something resembling Blurs cutscenes.
I feel like the only reason they don’t use them all the time is cuz they are expensive to hire and they make actually movies
The blur cinematics are great but IMO doing « video » cinematic without using the game engine totally break the immersion. Especially with halo 2, it’s kinda odd to switch from a Hollywood movie to Halo 2 graphics
@@HC-nj3bs it's genuinely unprofessional. It looks terrible when they do it.
@@N-VAMusic Wtf y'all really expecting real time graphics to match rendered cutscenes...
11:51 lol "Boom, Halo 5 done!" had me cracking up!
Me too lmao
Yeah I mean there were at least 2 different art styles in the cutscenes.
The reason Halo Reach's cutscene focus on the traveling is because Reach is an atmosphere driven story, see the Act Man's review he explains it better
Yeah I agree
I think the only reason they'll show so much travel shots and establishing shots in reach is a simple way to show the worldwide effect of the story on reach. There would definitely be other ways to do it I imagine but I'm not smart enough for that. Amazing video and I love your content ma dood much love
And I think also to highlight Reach which is kinda of the main character of the game in a way
@@Buttcakes15 oh absolutely I can fully see that
Yeah it's basically meant to show a panoramic shot of the level of destruction reach is facing compared to in the beginning when it would show massive shots of reach looking normal and intact
@@Gameprojordan yeah that would definitely do the job
There are not at all many ways to visually tell a story of despair.
Combat Evolved: Flood Released
2: The Grunt Rebellion Terminal
3: Truths Death
Wars: Spartans Vs Elites
3 ODST: Romeo gets injured
Reach: Jorge's Death
4: Prometheans Invade Infinity (Spartan ops)
Spartan Assault: Operation A Cutscene
2A: Warlord Intro
Spartan Strike: Operation A Cutscene
5 Guardians: Jul Mdamas death
Wars 2: Banished Vs Flood
Fireteam Raven: Raven Escapes the autumn
What do you have against Romeo man?
If I was romeo I would be very angerey
Oh yeah fire team Raven was a thing
Ccjetnbfi 99. And the cutscene where Jul Mdama only swings his sword once then got rekt like a little b1tch was pretty terrible too. Great way to kill off Spartan ops' main antagonist, 343. It's not like he could've been an antagonist for the rest of H5, amirite?
Ccjetnbfi 99 I'm pretty sure it's due to the failure of Spartan Ops. It's failure was a major blow to their future plans for halo, so I kinda understand... I just wish people would stop their knee-jerk reactions to new characters, and then have those same people go "hey, why'd you get rid of them"
Okay but for real why would you ever put 'BAD' over the New Alexandria cutscene? Cutscenes shouldn't exist purely to exposit plot details or show intense action set pieces. That New Alexandria cutscene is the intro the final act (last 3 missions) of the game and it serves the function of showing that everything really is lost on Reach and Noble Six is visibly worn by all of the chaos and constant defeat. You acknowledge this very thing in the scene that follows where the characters are actually talking about it, but the intro cutscene does all that work by just showing it.
And as usual the music really fits
Miranda TM thats what i thought seeing the thumbnail. Like cmon. How is that cutscene even close to bad.
Yeah he seems like the guy where he wouldn't clue into the environmental story telling of reach going from nice and pristine in the beginning to a sh*thole by the end. He needs the characters in game to literally tell him "we lost reach" for him to understand the gravity of the situation
Yeah I thought that was clickbait lol, the New Alexandria opening cutscene has always been one of my favorites in the game since 2010 and sets the mood for the remainder of the game. Reach had some of the best cutscenes in the whole series.
Not only do you see how much the fight has affected him, you see him stand up to keep going. That's so inspirational because you see someone trying to keep moving forward when all hope is lost or how much the odds are against them. We need more things like this.
9:17 I personally always interpreted “I’m ready, how bout you!” To mean that he was ready to die.
Quite the opposite actually, Emile was refusing to die, especially not without a fight.
He knew he was dead as soon as that sword went through his abdomen. You don’t just ignore that. I think he said “how bout you!” To imply “yeah you got me, but you better be ready to go down with me.”
He says the line after he’s stabbed doesn’t he
Or honestly you could be right. Maybe “how bout you” was a follow up to “who’s next”, like he was ready for the next victim
@@natebit7167 I assumed the "I'm ready" was him being content with dying on reach. And then "how bout you?" Being him taunting the elite with the fact that he was GOING to take that elite with him.
Brayden That’s what I said
Most cutsences in reach are showing six traveling
Me imagining a cutsence of six driving the forklift (best vehicle) to a high priority mission
Me: this makes sense
Underrated
the worst cutscene is the beginning of crows nest when miranda says "to war" was a dumb one liner
That is probably the worst in 3, but I cringe every time someone mentions "buying the drinks" in 5.
I thought it was pretty neat.
@@GiovannisDaedra as bad as H5 may be in terms of story..... That one scene was definitely not cringy imo.....
@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 I guess drinks are on you then?
@@GiovannisDaedra "you ask, you buy."
I think Miranda Keyes’ death is a really underrated cutscene. I don’t think her death was totally necessary for the story, but it was a badass moment that really felt like her tie to shine, and Truth’s whole “Gods must be strong” speech was great. It set up the revenge of the Arbiter and the death of Truth perfectly
I agree. If you ignore how dumb her decision to fly in there alone was, the drama and tension absolutely work. The music is beautiful (Black Tower, and this specific part, from her sacrifice to when the flood team up with Chief and Arbiter, is a new version of Rue and Woe, one my favorite tracks from H2), that twirl she does when dual-wielding the shotgun and magnum is excellent, and I also love Truth’s speech. Terrence Stamp gets some flak for his performance (Michael Wincott was the GOAT as Truth in H2), but he really shines in this cutscene-cold, eerily gentle and calm (the way he manipulates Johnson, now broken after Miranda’s death, into activating the rings), and totally devoted to his endgame.
I also find it powerful that after this cutscene, Johnson is no longer cracking jokes and talking smack, he becomes much more serious after preparing himself to die by Miranda’s hands only to watch her die instead. His character shift from that point on is powerful and pretty heartbreaking. So much story was packed into that whole level and every cutscene was great.
My favorite scene in Halo 2?
"We shall cut into the heart of this infestation, retrieve the Icon, and burn any Flood that stand in our way."
-Rtas Vadum
The way Kats foot gets caught on the closing door after she dies
That New Alexandria cutscene in the thumbnail is beautiful, the music and the atmosphere of a burning city mixed with the loss of Jorge created a heavy moment whether anything is going on or no. Not to mention the part where Six meets up with Carter and says “Sorry I came alone.” with Carter replying “Make him proud.”
Correction. It’s New Alexandra not Mombassa.
@@captainhowlerwilson508 you right that’s my bad
So... what's with the thumbnail? I literally adore that scene from Reach so much.
Right? One of the best ones. I remember first playing the campaign in 2010 with friends and we were having a fun, goofy time, but when that scene hit we just kinda sat in silence at how depressing the story had gotten. It didn’t ruin our fun of course, but the weight of Jorge’s death and how hopeless the situation was began to hit us.
The body language in Kat's death scene really hits home. Just look at Jun when Kat gets shot, he tenses up, leans forward, and you can tell that it really just hit him hard. When Kat's being carried out, her arm dangling is just sad, and Emile is farther than the rest of them. Kat's death may just be the saddest one.
The scene with Jerome and Isabel is possibly the best cutscene visually in all of halo.
9:17 I wouldn't say Emile was "always ready". There's a theory that suggests that Emile's pessimistic tendencies came from his fear of death and that he thought spartans to be unkillable until he watched Kat die right in front of him. His death scene was quite poetic, because it shows that he's accepting his demise at face value.
Huh, I share the same interpretation too.
Made much worse since he talks about losing a brother back in the past, according to idle dialogue.
@@michaelandreipalon359 True. Yeah according to I think a magazine that released around Reach's launch, his parents were killed by Insurrectionists and he was then raised by his older brother. Then when the covenant glassed Eridanus II (his homeworld, as well as Master Chief's), his brother was killed by the covies and left to fend for himself before being found by ONI agents and consripted into the Spartan III program. I love Halo lore. It's so deep and has some interesting stories.
8:15 the shots with noble 6 are not about him it's about what he's fighting for the story isn't fully about the characters its about what they are defending that's what make the shots so good to stop and appreciate what you are looking at not because it's all action packed and flashy
Your next video should be, "Can I beat Halo 2A on a windows vista with enhanced graphics?"
Let’s see...
1. The Ark
2. Reach Epilogue
3. Cairo Station “Give the Covenant back their bomb”
Watching the master chief survive extremely improbable odds for no apparent reason was not a badass cutscene. 3. The flood's temporary alliance with Sierra-117 and the Arbiter on the covenant was a far better scene
David Bolttman ok, but these are my favorite cutscenes
Halo's cutscenes have truly evolved in quality and its overall graphics as time went on.
But you just can't forget where it all started and simply appreciate the nostalgia value of the older cutscenes.
Just Some Guy without a Mustache you again mate?
I wanna say something that I never really see anyone mention, but in CE it was a stroke of genius to leave Cortana behind when you do the mission 343 Guilty Spark. The build up, reveal and escape of the Flood was done so perfectly in that mission and if we had Cortana there saying things like "What the hell is that" and telling you how to escape it would've honestly ruined the whole moment. We were in a situation where your allies before you and even the Covenant are dying and you don't know why, your best assumption is they fought eachother but none of it looked right. Then the crazy marine, and then the found footage... Having Cortana there doing her womansplaining over everything would've for sure ruined the vibe of the whole mission.
Lmao yeah I can imagine her being with chief when you walk in on that crazed marine: "oh my goodness chief... it's like he saw a ghost! I'm picking up organic life forms further down this room, they don't seem to be covenant though! Be careful chief and remember if you die I also die haha"
@@Gameprojordan tHiS cAVe iS nOt a nATuRaL ForMaTiOn!!!!!!!1!!!!1!!!
Best one has to be Elite Ambush, from HALO: Reach.
That music sealed the deal on that cutscene
@@samuelschultz2117 the music from that cutscene still gives me chills, man
WE’VE BEEN ENGAGED!!!!
The ship battle at the ark in halo 3 won me over
@@KrOnIc343 Understandable. It's a really nice cinematic
One of my favorites is the “Tartarus, the prophets have betrayed us” cutscene
Keith David’s delivery of that line is so good. He does not want to fight Tartarus, even after being left to die by him. Tartarus was just as devoted as he was at the beginning of the game and the Arbiter really hopes that he’ll change and see the truth too, at least, he is giving one last chance for that to be possible. But the brute’s desire for power and his aggressive instincts lead him to picking up his hammer one last time instead. The music in that scene is called “Rue and Woe” from the High Charity Suite on the soundtrack and it’s one of my favorite pieces that plays in H2 and H3. A great cutscene, plus Johnson has a few awesome lines.
Also the storm from halo 3 and the takedown of enduring conviction in halo wars 2 is pure beauty
"it's some doom rip off, but with some green dude named halo" idk why that made em laugh as much as it did
The Cut scenes in reach that just had 6 were some of the best they showed the scale of the planet and how over just a few days the covenant have completed destroyed and changed it. They also foreshadowed his lone wolf ending. The solo cut Scenes set the tone of the game and how even after your team dies around you, have to push on to save what little you can. Noble six was master chief without the luck.
Honestly surprised you didn't mention these cutscenes:
Red Team and Sergeant Forge kicking Elite ass near the end, especially Forge knifing The Arbiter in the neck and then stabbing him with his own Energy Sword.
Blue Team's intro cutscene in Halo 5. Very understated, but very professional and very much shows how much of a routine clearing Covenant are to Blue team. Also that beginning part of the cutscene where Chief is staring at his helmet and he just longingly thumbs the slot that Cortana's AI chip used to be.
Halo 3's intro cutscene with The Ark, with The Shipmaster saying that it's a even fight despite the fact they're outnumbered three to one and that reveal of the Ark from the view of a Pelican.
Jerome holding off a legion of Brutes while Isabel uses The Banished's own glassing beam against them and getting a whole swarm of sentinels to just wreck that ship in Halo Wars 2.
Master Chief not surrendering Cortana to Captain Del Rio in Halo 4. Just the sheer audacity of this old hack ordering that Chief be arrested is solid ground for it to be one of the best cutscenes in the series, but just seeing Chief stare him down and defiantly say no alongside everyone else refusing to arrest him is what makes it just so amazing.
I think you missed the point of Reach’s cinematography. There’s a lot of shots of Noble 6 standing around and silence because Reach itself was a dynamic character like the rest of Noble Team. Constantly changing as the battle raged on. Making background/setting as much a character as the protagonists isn’t a common technique used nowadays in movies but it’s a staple of westerns dating all the way back to the 40’s. I think Reach is still under-appreciated til this day, probably because it did change a good portion of what was considered Halo at the time, but it’s clear there was lots of thought put into their swan song.
I think the remastered version of the Gravemind cutscene is my favorite. I loved that scene as a kid and being able to see it with these updated graphics blew my mind. Plus the lore behind Gravemind is very interesting too
Every single one from halo 2
It's heresy then Mr sloth rocket
I can’t believe you didn’t add the cutscene from the first Halo Wars that had Forge vs The Arbiter and Red Team vs Elite Guards.
Those cutscenes in reach of 6 just traveling are done to really familiarize the player with reach and its vistas as well as to serve some emotional response from the player. When Reach is glassed it feels far more emotional due to how long we had familiarized ourselves with reach and it’s landscape. They are NOT just to show Nobel 6 traveling they have an actual purpose.
Halo 2 is a work of art the cut scenes
reach was probably my favourite game for the cutscenes and storyline, it just conveyed a sense of emotion, realism, and dread that no other halo game did. also, you forgot to mention the halo wars 2 scene of spartan jerome annihilating covies on the ship and jumping out afterwards
"Brute ships, staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us three to one!"
"Then it is an even fight... All cruisers, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!"
What is it? More brutes?
@@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange Worse.
7:54 "were a little more critical with some of the cut scenes here" lmao did anyone else notice that jackle
the best cutscene from Halo is the one where its showing the map off of the level, I think it's called like " Door Dash " or something idk, it's from Halo: Fall Guys. so dope
When Jorge has to sacrifice himself for Reach, and after he does, a huge as fuck fleet of covenant arrive.
"BOOM! Halo 5, done!" Best line ever 😂 Sounded excited (probably like everyone else)
Master chief beating the crap out of Locke is the best scene in Halo 5
I loved the reach fight with the zealots on the first level
i love halo reach cutscenes
My favourite is when Chief tells Dr Tillson next time he'll give her time to pack.
In defense of the "Noble 6 just riding around," I think they wanted to really give you an opportunity to see your custom spartan cinematically within the campaign
Reach's cutscenes were just on another level. The imaginative camera work and shifts between 1st person perspective and traditional camera angles made that game stand out as something more cinematic than any of the other games before it
CE/A: Johnson legendary introduction/legendary ending, Chief finding out Halo's purpose
2/2A : Gravemind talking to Arby/Chief, Rtas talking to Arby/elites about the flood, Thel on trial
3: everyone on Rtas ships talking about Cortana and the flood, high charity/ earth, etc, Gravemind's betrayal, Covenant intro
ODST: dropping into New Mombasa
HW1: Red team and Forge vs elites/Ripa, Harvest intro
Reach: intro to Pillar of Autumn, covenant fleet appears after Jorge's death, Lone Wolf/Halsey dialouge
4: Lasky reuniting with Chief on Requiem, Didact's introduction, Cortana's death, Lasky/Chief talking about humanity
5: Osiris intro, Jul M'Dama's death, Blue Team raiding Argent Moon, Osiris/Swords of Sanghelios, ending cutscene with Locke/Chief/Arby, traveling to Sunaion
HW2: Atriox vs Red Team, Atriox backstory, Isabelle glassing the Ark, Anders deconstructing part of the ring, Voridius and Pavium talking like brothers, banished vs flood
Not everyone will agree with me but these are some of my favorite cutscenes. Can't comment on stuff like assault, strike or spartan ops because I haven't played those much/at all
The Didactic's speech at the end of 4 always gives me chills.
The final warthog run cutscene in Halo 3 is still something that will forever stick in my memory
I remember the first time playing through Halo 3 I was crying because I thought Master Chief died but then that last cutscene made me so happy! Also, best cutscene, Delta Halo, Master Chief dropping from orbit onto installation 05.
You’re so wrong man! The Reach cutscenes with Noble six are the best in the game! They help convey what is happening to Reach and throughout the game, show the gradual downfall of Reach. Those cutscenes are meant to make you feel like a lone person, who is powerless to stop the destruction of what is thought to be humanity’s last real hope. It’s amazing atmospheric storytelling.
Halo CE legendary ending, Johnsen getting some Elite ass.
a large part of halo reaches cutscenes is to show you what you are fighting for
reach
and that pelican one is to give you a moment to think about jorge and finally getting back to your squad
halo reach cutscenes are epic sauce
For many years, I have concluded that the best cutscene in all of Halo is the end cutscene to Halo 3's Floodgate, where Lord Hood, Chief, Arbiter, Keys, Shipmaster, and Guilty Spark are all in the Elite's war room discussing whether or not they have already lost to the Flood. In my opinion, best cutscene in all of Halo.
In my opinion, Reach’s Saber Launch is one of the best cutscenes don’t ask why, just my opinion.
In halo reach bungie didn't try to show noble 6 travelling or in vehicle its more about showing the environment around him
“Giving the covenant back their bomb”
“Permission granted”
I love the scene where arbiter is talking with Ritas Vadum before they attack the heretics in halo 2
Some of my favorites are from H2A. I absolutely love the way those cutscenes look, but I think my favorite goes to the end of the warthog run in 3 where Chief and Arbiter are just freaking the fuck out trying to not die as that ship is taking off.
Best cutscene: "The corps issued me a rifle, not wings"
My favorite cutscene from Reach was just after Jorge's death the camera went to view from a satellite and all you hear is "Slip space rupture detected" over and over again. It just takes the scene from triumphant to there will be No fairy tale ending for reach.
The thing I loved about halo reach was seeing my Spartan doing bad ass stuff really, in the future if we get a reach remaster, I’d love to see blur quality cutscenes
Best cutscene is the legendary ending for Halo: CE when Johnson hugs the Elite knowing that the Autumn is gonna blow up the ring
My favourite cutscene in reach was the tip of the spear intro with all the vehicles driving in on one side with the covenant on the other
Ngl, my favorite cutscene in Halo 3 is the start of The Covenant.
Just... the shot of five Pelicans flying side-by-side with two green Banshees, to the iconic piano tune is just so good
Am I the only o e who loves the in engine cutscenes? Not only do I love messing with the cutscenes (like having Chief die in the middle of it, or Noble 6’s hologram just standing in the middle of the scene), but I also love the expressive movement and animations. Now everything is MOCAPed, which isn’t bad, but I like the animator’s touch.
With halo reach They show noble 6 experiencing Reach. Hence why there are lots of shots of him flying and in vehicles, they're all scenic shots. Noble 6's perspective is how the player experiences Reach. Also, you didn't talk about all shots that are from in game cameras, that are so good. It conveys this sombre atmosphere that blends nicely to the theme of the whole game. I mean you see Noble 6 die through his own helmet. Damn Reach is so good
The Halo Wars 2 Cutscene with the sentinals cutting the cruiser in half and Jermone fighting the Banished inside is my favourite cutscene.
Fav is when chief raises up covering delta halo explosion with his figure as cortana stands up and looks into his eyes through the visor at the end of halo 3, wrapping up my childhood and saying goodbye
So I’ll go through my favourite cutscene(s) for each game.
CE - Lifeboat scene as we are leaving the Autumn and the Cartographer opening cutscene, oh and the Flood introduction scene too, still gives me chills.
H2 - Giving the Covenant back their bomb, the Delta Halo hot drop with ODSTs (underrated imo), and Arbiter meeting with Rtas after getting partly through the Quarantine Zone and the Elites rallying, and ofc “Sir. Finishing this Fight”.
H3 - The end of The Storm cutscene is pretty badass, the beginning cutscene of The Ark and the beginning cutscene of The Covenant and the Arbiter killing Truth are my favourites for this game. The ending too was bittersweet experiencing it for the first time.
ODST - The prepare to drop cutscene, Dutch’s first cutscene where he gets out of his pod carrying his Spartan Laser, the ending cutscene of NMPD HQ I can still hear Buck say “Chieftain!” Also the final 2 cutscenes too (the one as we escape and the Johnson one after that)
Reach - the first cutscene of the game, the “we’ve been engaged” one, ONI Sword Base opening, Tip of the Spear opening scene and closing scene, the package opening cutscene, the Pillar of Autumn opening cutscene and every Noble Team member’s death cutscene with Six’s last stand.
H4 - the opening cutscene, meeting Laskey cutscene and the one about being a machine too.
H5: I suppose Osiris and Blue Team opening cinematics are good and that along with the opening Battle of Sunaion cutscene are about all I can think of.
Honourable mentions - Ik I didn’t include HW in this list but honestly the one at the start of HW1 and the one with the Elites and the Arbiter attacking Forge and Red Team is pretty badass in, sifting gears to HW2 the one with Red Team going to the Research Outpost, the one where Jerome and Isabel board the Banished ship, and the final cutscene too are pretty decent ones for me
My favorite cutscenes from games:
Halo 1: Silent cartographer (zealot runs out the door)
Halo 2: when I joined the corps (heroic metropolis speech)
Halo 3: your kind never believed (truth's death)
Halo ODST: NMPD HQ closing and opening cutscene
Wars: gentlemen, were burning sunshine here!
Halo 4: Confronting the Didact
Spartan Ops: we have been looking everywhere for you!
Halo 5: Battle of Sunaion
Halo wars 2: Nothing but a man
Reach: Im ready! how 'bout you!!
Yes, I can definitely confirm halo is known as a franchise
Something I've always noticed in one of the first sections of a Halo 2 cutscene, the award ceremony in the origional graphics at the start where you first meet Lord Hood and he says we're lucky to have you back or something along those lines, if you look at the other character nearby that walks up to him, it looks less like he's walking and more like someone is dragging him across in Maya with no walking manner.
My absolute favorite halo cinematic is Cheif giving the covenant back their bomb
for a brick. He flew pretty good
Mine is the one in HW2 where Jerome and Isabel destroy the Enduring Conviction.
The ships colliding in the first halo wars is still one of the most visually awesome cutscenes i have ever seen.
Halo Reach’s use of the mockumentary/found footage style was SO god, god I fucking love every Reach cutscene for how cool they looked
imo the rtas vadum cutscene in halo 3 is by far the most epic...
«Brute ships, staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us three-to-one!»
«Then it is an even fight. All ships, fire at will. Burn their mongrel hides»
I defense of Reach Cutscenes and “just showing Noble 6 traveling”, is that the story isn’t really about Noble team but the planet of Reach itself. Many of those scenes are about showing the player what they are fight for and for example New Alexandria is depicting the cost of the war to the once beautiful planet of Reach
In no particular order: Lone wolf, glassing of new Alexandria, giving the covenant back their bomb, ODST’s fighting the chieftain, any cutscene in long night of solace, Noble Actual, Cortana’s death, halo 4 Halsey cutscene
My favorite from Reach had to be the winter contingency with the three zealots ambush with the epic guitar
The Arbiter not taking any of Locke's shit in the Halo 5 cutscene where he calls Chief the "greatest of your clan" is probably my favorite in that game. I feel like the opening cutscene in Osiris and Blue Team make the Covenant feel silly, less threatening and the Spartans infallible. There isn't any sense of danger but when Arbiter is taking them seriously and only wanting to attack only when ready helped psych you up for what comes next.
It’s hard to pick a best overall scene in halo, but I’ll be damned to hell and back if the best line isn’t: “Brute ships! Staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us 3 to 1!” “ *then it is an even fight* “
During the opening cutscene of Halo 2 (original version) when the ring on Truth’s headpiece becomes the moon above Earth is a beautiful and creative transition from the Covenant to the UNSC. Also the parallels in that scene of Chief being publicly awarded and celebrated for his action on Halo in the previous game while the Arbiter is being publicly punished and shamed. Great opening.
I have to give it to the Halo 2 bomb drop cutscene
I love the opening cutscene of the Maw. The music and seeing the Pillar of Autumn destroyed. Knowing that this mission might be the last but you need to do it to save humanity
that halo 3 ODST prepare to drop cutscene always makes me feel like im actually experiencing it, its amazing
The reach one on new alexandrea is actually one of my favourite in the series. Great music, great emotion.
"I admit, I need your help, but that secret dies with all the rest."
Probably one of the best lines in the series due to it showing the real motive for "The Prophet of Truth" , along with "Then it's an even fight" of course.
When the flood allied with chief and arbiter for a brief moment was my favorite cutscene
"With some green dude named halo"
I'ma replay the beginning of ODST over and over just to experience that drop pod,it's so good
For halo 4, i'd say chief walking through all the other spartans, and them being in awe of him at the end was the best, it just shows how legendary he is among the UNSC
Pretty much any cutscene where Chief and Cortana interact are my favorite. Like with the beginning of Keyes. That is probably my favorite interaction between them both. But I really love their interactions in Halo 4, too.
Late but i loved the cutscene part where johnson walks to marines holding covenant weapons and arbiter does the same with unsc weapons. Just a small detail showing the alliance. Also the first arbiter mission in halo 2. Really gives you a feel for how they are as a group. 1 grunt fiddling with another's gas tank. Elite giving a big speech and cares about his troops "you are the arbiter but these are my elites their lives matter to me yours does not"
Watching master cheif nuke the super carrier in the anniversary graphics is so realistically awesome, and the scene where the cheif rips the infection form off of mercy gave me goosebumps