Honestly my favorite scene in Halo 3. Johnson takes the Elite Sniper, and one of them stands up, and you can tell they're still somewhat apprehensive towards each other, but Johnson Marches along with no fear. It cuts to the Marines, and one nudges the other, as if to say "Knock it off, don't stare." Towering over them is the Arbiter, taking the Human weapons. Without dialogue, the music does the heavy lifting and you know something epic is unfolding, the symbol of teamwork. Even Guilty Spark is there. Human, Covenant and even Forerunner, finally all on the same page, rallying behind a single cause. Growing up with the story, finally getting to this point, felt like the epic conclusion this story was reaching. Halo was more than a game, it was an experience everyone growing up with will cherish.
The humans and the elites teaming up was the coolest thing I have ever seen in a video game story. The teaming of the flood at the end was cool, but I just think fighting a long side the elites was so badass.
Yea, they should have put more elites as allies in the levels in halo 3, bc while in cutscenes we saw them often, most of the time the ai were only marines
5:30 I love the small detail here when the wounded soldier is rushed by the group. Chief, Johnson and Miranda basically blow it off as quickly as it happens. But not Thel. Instead he fully turns around and watches them rush the wounded soldier off to the (suspected) field hospital. I like to think he does this because this is the side of the war he never saw. He’s witnessing for the first real time the damage the Covenant has done to humanity from a human perspective, where as for the other 3, it’s pretty much reality for them. Just another day in this seemingly never ending war. Also, remember that Thel Vademe, before his fall from grace in Halo 2, was the commander of the fleet that glassed Reach. But even before that, he was responsible for the glassing of eight human colony worlds and the deaths of 1 billion+ humans. So it would make sense he’d be thinking to himself “I played a part in this. What have I done?”
That and elites don’t go to field hospitals if they are injured you keep fighting till you die, halo 5 has banter about how much they’d rather die than receive medical attention
João Paulo Brazil João Paulo Brazil it explains in four words how peace keep eluding us. If it were so easy to not let their fates intertwined in ways they wished it should be it would have but it seems it’s not that simple. Therefore, the sardonic reply from the Arbiter - “Were it so easy!?” Arbiter as a character was made to see the irony.
@@jpebrz What the arbiter means by saying "Were it so easy..." is, if they were still enemies, that it would be a lot harder for Chief to kill him. Translation: "I would not let you kill me so easily". It is not a common thing to say for native english speakers, and it actually sounds quite weird (it's an older, higher-class way of speech that is rare to hear, but grammatically correct.
Holy shit I just noticed when Johnson is dying Chief says "I'm getting you out of here" and Johnson says "No, no you are not" it's a reference to the beginning when Johnson says "We are not leaving him here" and Chief says "Yeah, you are not" Johnson got him out of the jungle but sadly he couldn't do the same for him 2:06 and 39:45 for comparison
The memorial scene was always very powerful to me. "I can't forgive you for what you did but you have my thanks." I can't imagine the emotions going through his head of standing next to the being who was responsible for Reach and who-knows how many other colonies he might've destroyed but also knowing how he also played a part in saving earth and humanity. What a time to live in the golden age of gaming with great depth and storytelling. I miss those days...
Cortana happen to know too much as the gravemind torture did reveal everything that will happen post halo 3. She predicted halo 4, 5, infinite and more?!
I'd be more lenient, considering he was just following orders. Not to say it wasn't wrong, but military mindset coupled with religious fallacy is difficult to escape from mentally. Just saying, Thel was one soldier and religious' follower doing what he was told to do without anyone else making them believe otherwise. It wasn't right, but sometimes people just need help to see beyond what they are told. I blame the prophets more than anyone.
back when games actually had to be good on all fronts to be successful - gameplay - story - features - functionality - support all working on release. for some reason none of the above have to be satisfied for idiots to throw money at a product
These cinematics are perfect already but yeah, if they remaster the cutscenes in the same way they did with Halo 2 would be mind blowing. They are quite expensive to make though, especially 50 minutes of them.
34:16 I like this little scene. After Chief tells Cortana he keeps his promises, I like how Cortana starts to radiate and glow as if her faith was restored. Man, I miss these old stories.
I don't know why I find the moment at 41:22 so epic, you could tell Chief had a great respect for the Arbiter. Literally I have goosebumps because its when the master chief and Arbiter see each other for the last time.
I don't think not as much people know dude, the arbiter and chief slowly became friends as the story went on, before your marker the chief looks his way. But yeah and uh halo 5 fucked it up, dr hasley comes out to see 117 but damn bro at least make the chief and arbiter give a nod to each other. They fought the fight.
He might be heavily outclassed but you have to acknowledge his bravery for being there with them and who knows maybe he turn into a spartan or an ODST later on because of that uncomfortable moment 😂
30:21 this is the most emotional moment in all of halo i think the one who destroyed it and the one who was supposed to protect the ring are standing together right in front of it. they should be arch enemies but faith somehow managed to make them allies. i find that scene always very touching although it last only for a couple seconds.
30:24 is probably my favorite cutscene in Halo 3. Showing what the Ark was hiding the entire time, how massive the ring actually is compared to the Chief and the Arbiter, a more epic version of the Halo theme that seems to combine the original Halo CE Halo theme as well as the Halo 2 theme. Absolutely beautiful.
@@aprilparlow170aight I'm gonna take the week off wake me when you need me "4 years later" cortana: chief I need you chief: alright lets get this over with, how long was I out cortana: 4 years chief: why what did you do in that time Cortana: oh you don't realize anything different chief: wait what happened to my cool armor I just got that crap Cortana: your lucky that's all I did to you in all this time Cheif: wait what do you mean by that cortana: well when you were asleep I felt you all around using the nano bots in your armor and was about to touch your- chief: wait stop why do you look thicker than the last time cortana.....well I spent a lot more time doing tasks and got side tracked on a more important issue cheif......just get me a weapon all ready
Imagine if all the games after that were just fever dreams brought on by Cortana going rampant and whispering her shitty fan fiction to the Chief while he was in Hyper-Sleep. It'd still be a more interesting story arc than what we got. lmao
26:38, hits me right in the feels every time. It truly makes you, the player rather than the master chief, feel like the only one who can "halt what he has set in motion".
40:25 even Cortana has such empathy for Chief because she realizes how good of a friend and person he was to everyone. It really hit her hard that he was gone.
@@xbassault9819 Halo 2 and 3 were originally supposed to be one game but the writers at bungie had to split it due to not having enough time or resources to put a game that large on the original xbox so that’s why halo 3 had some clunky dialogue at a few moments
I like how chief with Arby and Johnson is very stoic and doesn’t talk much, but in the cutscenes with Cortana he lightens up a little like “thought I’d try shooting my way out, mix it up a little” and “we’ll make it” his tone lightens up a little, even though it’s subtle it shows Chiefs and Cortanas friendship and how far they’ve come
42:11 "If we don't make it..." "We'll make it!" "...it's been an honor serving with you, John." What an amazing way to end a trilogy, and then 343 happens. Halo 4 had mixed reviews, and Halo 5 was disliked my the majority of the series' fans. Halo went from being a legendary series, to a series in need of redemption. We'll see how Halo: Infinite plays out.
I remember when Halo 4 was still in planning stages and there was speculation as to what it would be about, a friend was telling me about how the game would take place after the end of the Halo book Ghosts of Onyx, in which when Chief activates the ring at the end of Halo 3 it reopens the portal to the Forerunner “Shield World” Onyx at the end of the book and you would reunite with them as Chief, and so in multiplayer campaign you could play as surviving members of Spartan Blue Team: Kelly-087, Fred-104, and Linda-058, alongside the Spartan-IIIs of Team Saber (all of whom had been trapped in this shield world at the end of the book).
Halo 4 got mixed reviews purely because most of the community at the time did not understand the entire universe in huge depth. The first 3 games, while amazing, do not give what the literature does about certain aspects of the Halo Universe. They gave immense hints to things such as, The Precursors, The Forerunners, the wars that happened, rampancy among AI and how it caused them to become more human vs an AI, which showed Cortana becoming what she became in 4 and eventually 5. This hints were subtle mentioned in the game. "Child of my enemy why have you come, I offer no forgiveness for a father's sin, passed to his son." Screams that the Forerunners did something more than just "encountered the Flood and fought them". It makes it seem like that someone the Forerunners came into contact with wanted revenge on them for some reason. Which eventually evolved into the Precursor-Forerunner war. Before 4 was even announced anyone who was head deep into the lore knew these things were hinted. Cortana's Rampancy is another thing that needed more explanation. She's literally a clone of Halsey's brain and the literature explains in great depth why that matters. Halsey sees Chief as her own son. Cortana going Rampant becomes more human in her existence, which she begins to develop humanity towards Chief, showing their "love interest". Its just the continuity needs more management. 5 was just mishandled in general. 4 was a genuinely good game if you came into it knowing that the Forerunners most likely survived the Halo Array to some extent, just not in the form that they were 100k years before current events. Shield Worlds always hinted that there could be some form of Forerunner colony out there somewhere so the Didact being alive was no surprise to nearly anyone who knew the lore. The Iso-Didact existed in the continuity before Halo 3s release, Spark, in his near insanity, refers to Chief as him in Halo 1. So these things, existed but most did not know about them, leading to Halo 4's mixed take. If people knew this info the game is much better because the player has a clear understanding of what is happening and why.
I always loved the way Bungie characterized Master Chief through body language and actions. When Chief reaches the elevator to the control room, Miranda figures he's not going to make it and takes the dive. When Chief and Arbiter finally arrive, his shoulders slump and his arms hang limp when he sees Miranda's body. You can tell he feels a great deal of guilt for not being faster to the control room. Since we know from the Fall of Reach book that John considered Jacob Keyes a father figure, it's almost as if he lost a family member.
@@turkeygrasslesnatch4742 well doesn’t he think of Halsey as his adoptive mother? I like to think he obviously really cared for Miranda as a adoptive sister lol
The full Arby and Chief love story. -10:00 he had his back turned to Arby. -16:00 Arby standing up for Chief when lord Hood didn’t trust Cortana -26:50 Chief looking back at Arby when teaming up the flood as if to say “Bro, you wanna help me here cuz i really don’t know” and Arby’s probably “ey man lets roll with it but lets be careful”. Just shows Chief was uneasy and seeks some sense of comfort from Arby -28:35 Chief fully trusting Arby after he kills truth knowing Arby is on his side and having no more doubts about it. That’s what that nod of approval was from John in my opinion while lowering his weapon -29:25 before they go back to back, I’m not sure but John lowers his weapon when passing Arby, cuz we don’t point our guns on friendlies. A big change from the start of halo 3 when he hd the magnum up Arby’s throat. Maybe he had not enough space with the AR i don’t know but it was a VERY subtle action. -35:35 Arby following Chief to High Charity -36:35 Arby saying he’d finish the fight with Chief -41:20 The final head nod was hard to infer but it just shows how much Chief started to care for Arby as he was the first to look for him and Arby looked back. For me it was like “hey brother you know what to do, i’ll be right behind you”
@@tTaseric well yeah, we don’t really need dialogue between them, especially seeing as they were the two main playable protagonists in the trilogy. Subtle moments like these are very good rather than having a forced connection crudely shoved down the players throat which makes it feel fake
I was thinking the exact same thing, I’d absolutely love a callback to this moment, except maybe this time Chief is the one that says “We trade one villain for another” I’ll literally cry if they did that
@@Brian_Duke I would have preferred the story went the direction of John, thel, and atriox coming together to take on Cortana and in battle further settling their differences. Given the current backstory before infinite, I think it would work well?
Del Rio wasn't used to having Spartans under his command. Sure he has the Spartan IVs, but they're all augmented marines/ODSTs who are used to the chain of command. Interesting thing about the Spartan IIs is that they were trained to be loyal soldiers, but developed this sort of loyalty to the UNSC itself rather than any commander in it, and gained a sort of defacto position of authority where even the highest ranking officers would listen to them. If Del Rio had ever served with Spartan IIs before, he'd know not to boss one around like that. Hell, Hood even accepted Chief's decision despite believing that he and all of humanity would die as a result.
Well Hood knew that this is the same Spartan that chucked the covenant's own bomb into a big ass cruiser and destroyed it with the help of Cortana. So he knows that if chief trusts her, then he can too.
One of my favorite parts about this is the sheer scale of what you're looking at. Installation 04B is 10,000 kilometers across, almost the same diameter of Earth. When Thel and Chief stepped onto that vantage point, they're shown an entire world being created and released into the universe. And yet for as grand a scene as it may be, the Ark's Foundry is just one section of the station.
the camera pointing behind them as they observe the ring has to be one of the most beautiful shots in all of gaming cinematics, no lie. imagine if it were remastered with Blur
45:18 - One of the greatest endings in a video game of all time. I still get goosebumps watching it. This will always be the real ending to the series for me.
19:50 "It appears I was mistaken." "That's a first." I feel like the scenes where Chief is sarcastic like here or at the beginning of Keyes in CE always hit so damn hard.
Just noticed the Arbiter’s line “Were it so easy...” at the start and at the end, first time as a retort to Johnson’s line of the Arbiter and Chief killing each other, and the last time as a response to Hood believing the Chief dead. The respect he built for him over the course of this game is so cool to see
I feel that people who had the most issues with online had shitty Internet because right after the whole online thing years ago where the servers weren’t working I was able to play it with no problem.
So playing Halo 3 now with a couple of friends for the first time ever to be honest... never did get around to getting an Xbox. Cannot stop shooting the other elite player, tho. He goes like: Can you stop killing me, ffs?! "Were it so easy."
14:00 one of the most iconic scenes in Halo history. Everything from the shipmaster and Hood arguing to Arby taking the rockets from the marines. This brought both sides together
What I truly appreciated, was the realization that they made scenes specifically for co-op. Like, for my first Halo game, and the game I enjoyed with my brother, this made the memory even more special!
If you had been with this series since the first Halo in 2000 to the end of Halo 3, 36:28 to 37:41 was one of the most emotional, nostalgic, and amazing feeling cutscenes you will ever watch in this entire series. It's hits different compared to Return to Sender in Halo 2 or The Ark Reveal cutscene. At the time you knew, this was it, the final moments you would be on a Halo ring for a long time. Then it is revealed its nearly a copy of the Installation 04 and the Caption is Full Circle. You just can't match how incredibly amazing Bungie was in this decade. The Original Trilogy and its subset games still shine so brightly and have aged so well even over a decade after Reach was released.
30:12 this sequence with the new ring rising from the clouds in the middle of the ark with a red sun kissed skyline in combo with the halo theme is one of the most powerful aesthetics I’ve experience in a video game.
I was 5 years old when Halo Combat Evolved came out. It took me a few years of my early youth. But I beat the game. And I remember the day Halo 2 came out. Later my cousin and I stayed up all night to beat the Campaign. It was probably the first time in my life I ever stayed up past midnight. Then Halo 3 came out. That was when I first got Xbox Live. Oh my god the Custom Games. The endless hours of fun. The trash talking. All the cool file share clips and maps. It was unparalleled. I really got to see the beginning and end of an era. I couldn't be more thankful to be a part of it.
16:05 When the music picks up is what really cemented the feeling of finality for me. It’s such a powerful moment as they stake the future of both their races on this one final push - a small beacon of hope for these two races caught in a war they didn’t ask for. The music makes it feel like THE final fight.
There were 4 total factions in this game to take down Truth; the UNSC and Elites being the most notable ones, and the brief allegiance with the Flood, but most seem to forget the fourth one which were the Sentinels.
“Wake me, when you need me.” You think at that point it’s over. But then suspenseful music plays as an unknown planet comes into view. Gives me chills.
@@CombineWatermelon I disagree. It's very reminiscent of Marathon, which was Bungie's previous trilogy and which had huge influence on Halo. It was sort of implied that Master Chief was a reincarnation of the Marathon protagonist, and Chief's "Wake me up when you need me" had the unspoken implication of "And if you never do, then don't." If the fight really was over, Chief would never be woken.
@@CombineWatermelonI respectfully disagree with you. Halo 4 wasn’t garbage, it was a great start to a new trilogy but it wasn’t as good as CE. Halo 5 was absolutely terrible but I’m glad they fixed it with Infinite.
So true. A perfect end but prolonged and I believe it was brought back by 343 for cash. That's it. They kinda tried but the Prometheans were so uninteresting as a foe. The whole game felt so contrived. And don't even get me started on Halo 5.
@@Mike_416 belive not, that's the true, they should've left master chief out of it and make another game set with new and interesting characters, not bastardizing the already existing ones
@@jorgeloredo100 Or just make spin-off Games which take place during the Human-Covenant War . Or Post-war Era Novel stories developed into games like Shadow of Intent, ect.
The opening with Chief carries so much meaning. Look at the way those marines go into instant protect mode, the way Sgt. Johnson took the chip and would have been the one to carry Cortana in an alternate timeline if things worked out differently. All while never leaving the chief behind. Dead or not.
I mean it makes sense, the guy is arguably humanity’s best symbol of hope and the best chance for survival. Especially considering how he stopped installation 04 from firing after fighting the covenant for so many years. Leaving such a symbolic person like that for the prophet of truth to mutilate would of been way more demoralizing for the UNSC as their defending Earth.
i remember sitting down in front of the TV in Colorado.. cold breeze thru the window, mama making scrambled eggs.. i picked up my black Xbox 360 controller that smelled like something i'll always remember... i would turn the 360 on, see and hear that beautiful start-up animation, and then press on Halo 3... and Master Chief and the Arbiter would stand there in the most badass way with the most badass soundtrack ever made... i'm 16 now, and this was 8 years ago.. and the beginning scene sends so many beautiful flashbacks in my head, gives me chills.
Bro, I also live in Colorado and I'm also 16. I had the same experience as you. I LOVED Halo and still do. It's an amazing game that some people take for granted.
I'm going to be honest. 343 pulled a couple netflix moves. Not staying true to the point of the games, but with interesting twist and gameplay. If they were to return to this trilogy's version of gameplay and story, they'd definitely redeem themselves. They tried this in halo 4. They made a good attempt, a great attempt actually, but it didn't reach up there. Halo 5 was them trying to add in new stuff when in truth it didn't work out. Hopefully halo infinite will learn from it's predecessors mistakes.
I miss Halo so much it’s a forgotten memory, you know it’s bad when you went from knowing all the lore in chronological order to barely remembering it. Halo was my favourite gaming franchise when I was younger I gotta get back into it, seeing this has brought back many memories of a forgotten age of my life. (Currently reinstalling the master chief collection to replay the campaign)
41:36 this scene right here... Is perfection. Cortana almost loses Chief again after they spent almost the whole game apart. He survives just barely and slowly claws and clambers his way back up to her, reminiscent of the toil it took bring her back in the first place. Then the final shot. God. That shot is perfect. The players want to see that explosion. That's what we came for. The action. But it's all about the emotion. Between these two characters right now they need each other to know that they're safe. And that is exactly what Chief does. As the ring is destroying itself in the background, Chief places himself between it and Cortana, blocking it from view and taking up the entire frame, as if to say, wordlessly "Don't worry about that. I'm here." And Cortana acknowledges this safety by standing up to meet him. So perfect. We were too lucky to get these games as they were.
23:03 "High Charity... by the gods, brace for impact!" When i saw this first i was very scared and all, but i remember the enormous amount of goosebumps i got! That was awesome! I mean, imagine you look up into the sky and suddenly this huge ass spaceship appears out of nowhere and it looks like it is going to crash...
Man so many years later and still get so excited watching the cutscenes to these games, I truly hope the franchise can evolve into capturing the hearts of the next generation of gamers as it did for many of us growing up playing the originals
You know a game/franchise is legendary when you get emotional and attached to every character, and it means more to you than “just a game”. Halo will always be more than just a game, but millions of peoples childhoods
23:56 "Not close enough." I didn't grow up with halo the way some people did, but that line hits me hard every time, because Chief knows somebody, he can't be sure who, but somebody isn't going to make it out of here, not because he messed up, not because he didn't fight hard enough, not even because he wasn't fast enough. But because, as he's riding up that long, quiet, oh-so-horribly slow elevator that he has no control over, there just isn't enough time.
29:50 it's super subtle but I love how chief looks to make sure the arbiter is fine after the drop. Really shows that chief does care about the arbiters safety, even if he doesn't express it in words.
It's been nine years since I first beat Halo 3. But watching the funeral scene again immediately made me teary eyed. Goodness the memories and emotion and music and nostalgia. 42:30
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The scene wher Sgt. Johnson took a couple of elite weapons while Thel Vadam took two heavy human weapons is quite a powerful scene. Truly epic.
Tzeentch And Co.
And I love the music. Follow our brothers is my favorite soundtrack.
Like johnson did not give a fuck about those elites trying to one up him.
Honestly my favorite scene in Halo 3. Johnson takes the Elite Sniper, and one of them stands up, and you can tell they're still somewhat apprehensive towards each other, but Johnson Marches along with no fear. It cuts to the Marines, and one nudges the other, as if to say "Knock it off, don't stare." Towering over them is the Arbiter, taking the Human weapons. Without dialogue, the music does the heavy lifting and you know something epic is unfolding, the symbol of teamwork. Even Guilty Spark is there. Human, Covenant and even Forerunner, finally all on the same page, rallying behind a single cause. Growing up with the story, finally getting to this point, felt like the epic conclusion this story was reaching. Halo was more than a game, it was an experience everyone growing up with will cherish.
And fuckin hilarious
It's actually my most favorite scene from Halo 3
“Then it is an even fight” is still the most alpha line in gaming history
Ship master is an alpha chad
Frankie Cocca nah, "we're it so easy"
Burn their mongrel hides! ❤️
Big energy sword syndrome if i ever seen it.
Top ten big dick energy in gaming
It's Cute AF that they painted their phantoms green to symbolise their unity with humanity and the marines
They must love the smell of green 😉
Would be bad if they misfired on an ally Phantom too.
More like the needed the same colors to know who not to shoot at
Yeah. Shame we only got fight alongside them for 2 levels at the most.
I think it’s mainly just to distinguish their phantoms from the covenant ones.
The humans and the elites teaming up was the coolest thing I have ever seen in a video game story. The teaming of the flood at the end was cool, but I just think fighting a long side the elites was so badass.
Too bad we don’t have anymore cool moments like that.
same
Yea, they should have put more elites as allies in the levels in halo 3, bc while in cutscenes we saw them often, most of the time the ai were only marines
@@ThePilleroflightning 343 ruined Halo.
@@Jedilord882 facts
5:30 I love the small detail here when the wounded soldier is rushed by the group. Chief, Johnson and Miranda basically blow it off as quickly as it happens. But not Thel. Instead he fully turns around and watches them rush the wounded soldier off to the (suspected) field hospital. I like to think he does this because this is the side of the war he never saw. He’s witnessing for the first real time the damage the Covenant has done to humanity from a human perspective, where as for the other 3, it’s pretty much reality for them. Just another day in this seemingly never ending war.
Also, remember that Thel Vademe, before his fall from grace in Halo 2, was the commander of the fleet that glassed Reach. But even before that, he was responsible for the glassing of eight human colony worlds and the deaths of 1 billion+ humans. So it would make sense he’d be thinking to himself “I played a part in this. What have I done?”
That and elites don’t go to field hospitals if they are injured you keep fighting till you die, halo 5 has banter about how much they’d rather die than receive medical attention
@@Majistymills we don't talk about 343 Halo
@@YungBeezer It still is a good bit of lore in Halo 5, chill down
@@masoclevine836 no there isn’t
@@YungBeezer it was actually Bungie lore. Read Halo: The Flood.
Im not gonna lie the levels with the flood scared me when i was little
Dude, same. Especially that mission where you have to save Cortana.
@@impulsechaos FUCK THAT MISSION
@@impulsechaos Yeah that mission was scary along with floodgate.
Honestly it never did for me because i knew i would respawn😭
I was always a bit scared to play Cortana when I was young. The covenant is the best level of any game ever though.
"Were it so easy" is probably my favourite line of dialogue ever
i always thought he said “worried so easy” which honestly makes just as much sense
Could you explain what he mean by this? Im not a native english speaker
João Paulo Brazil João Paulo Brazil it explains in four words how peace keep eluding us.
If it were so easy to not let their fates intertwined in ways they wished it should be it would have but it seems it’s not that simple.
Therefore, the sardonic reply from the Arbiter - “Were it so easy!?”
Arbiter as a character was made to see the irony.
@@b-wavy2513 I always thought he said "Words So Easy".
@@jpebrz What the arbiter means by saying "Were it so easy..." is, if they were still enemies, that it would be a lot harder for Chief to kill him. Translation: "I would not let you kill me so easily".
It is not a common thing to say for native english speakers, and it actually sounds quite weird (it's an older, higher-class way of speech that is rare to hear, but grammatically correct.
“To war” “but ma’am seriously what defense position should we take?” “To war”
Yeah that line was actually kinda bad lol
That line was really fucking bad lol
So cringy
That sounds like a line from a bad Schwarzenegger Movie.
The Stalker imagine
"To war..."
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"Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"
Holy shit I just noticed when Johnson is dying Chief says "I'm getting you out of here" and Johnson says "No, no you are not" it's a reference to the beginning when Johnson says "We are not leaving him here" and Chief says "Yeah, you are not"
Johnson got him out of the jungle but sadly he couldn't do the same for him
2:06 and 39:45 for comparison
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Well observed!
Subtle foreshadowing. Crazy.
Cool analysis dweeb.
"dweeb"
The memorial scene was always very powerful to me. "I can't forgive you for what you did but you have my thanks." I can't imagine the emotions going through his head of standing next to the being who was responsible for Reach and who-knows how many other colonies he might've destroyed but also knowing how he also played a part in saving earth and humanity. What a time to live in the golden age of gaming with great depth and storytelling. I miss those days...
Were it so easy...
And not only that, the arbiter is responsible for over 1 billion human deaths. Were it so easy…
Cortana happen to know too much as the gravemind torture did reveal everything that will happen post halo 3. She predicted halo 4, 5, infinite and more?!
I'd be more lenient, considering he was just following orders. Not to say it wasn't wrong, but military mindset coupled with religious fallacy is difficult to escape from mentally. Just saying, Thel was one soldier and religious' follower doing what he was told to do without anyone else making them believe otherwise. It wasn't right, but sometimes people just need help to see beyond what they are told. I blame the prophets more than anyone.
back when games actually had to be good on all fronts to be successful
- gameplay
- story
- features
- functionality
- support
all working on release. for some reason none of the above have to be satisfied for idiots to throw money at a product
Props to martin o’donnell for the most amazing music for a series
Faze_ _StaLin true dat
30:30 probably one of the best musical pieces in the series.
18:33 I love the music in this part
check out marty's youtube channel
Star Wars?
Arbiter is one of the best side characters ever
*main character
Side character as in your little brother if he played with you
adult man I always played as Arbiter. Halo 3 was the only time I let my younger sibling be first player.
Albino Basilisk respect
He made a better main character. Fight me
29:05 Chief grabbed Thel, they dropped and went back to back. that's legendary.
Way better then chief walking by not noticing thel, at least give our boy a nod or a fucking handshake.
@@richardchargingcloud6590 or a goodnight kiss to the homie.
You mean arbiter
@@Dr_Decaf His real name is Thel Vadam.
@@whyudoit4009 I know but why not just say arbiter lol
these cutscenes truly aged like fine wine. but i cannot wait to see H3A cutscenes one day.
These cinematics are perfect already but yeah, if they remaster the cutscenes in the same way they did with Halo 2 would be mind blowing. They are quite expensive to make though, especially 50 minutes of them.
34:16 I like this little scene. After Chief tells Cortana he keeps his promises, I like how Cortana starts to radiate and glow as if her faith was restored. Man, I miss these old stories.
I’m glad you pointed that out because I completely missed that.
AND THEN HE GOES STRAIGHT TO CRYOGENIC SLEEP
39:05 Arbiter: Heys guys wha- LASER
Omg
😂😂
He brought anchovie pizza guilty spark knew what had to be done
Lmao
@@jetsnation14 You forgot pineapple with it as well.
I don't know why I find the moment at 41:22 so epic, you could tell Chief had a great respect for the Arbiter. Literally I have goosebumps because its when the master chief and Arbiter see each other for the last time.
Der Mexikaner until
Halo 5
I don't think not as much people know dude, the arbiter and chief slowly became friends as the story went on, before your marker the chief looks his way. But yeah and uh halo 5 fucked it up, dr hasley comes out to see 117 but damn bro at least make the chief and arbiter give a nod to each other. They fought the fight.
@@richardchargingcloud6590 I really hope that Halo infinite can get Chief and Arbiter together again against the Flood.
@@SlumLord- For the last time!!!!!
@@jorgeloredo100 itll be epic
18:31
Imagine being that one marine surrounded by a bunch of ODSTs and the chief and you're just like
"fuck"
He might be heavily outclassed but you have to acknowledge his bravery for being there with them and who knows maybe he turn into a spartan or an ODST later on because of that uncomfortable moment 😂
That's no ordinary marine, that chips dubbo m8, the most badass marine there is
hell, Marines go into the thick of it. He's not in anyway out of his environment.
@@RC-go2kl Straight up. I genuinely get sad when Marines die in my playthroughs. They really don’t stand a chance but they fight nonetheless.
Don't worry, he's the one they stick the grenade onto so Chief can call it "poggers" later.
30:21 this is the most emotional moment in all of halo i think
the one who destroyed it and the one who was supposed to protect the ring are standing together right in front of it.
they should be arch enemies but faith somehow managed to make them allies. i find that scene always very touching although it last only for a couple seconds.
I agree. It's one of those moments where you feel the full weight and the drama of the story on your shoulders.
Most emotional moment to me is chief finding cortana, but I can definitely see it being this too
Nice analysis, I never looked at it that way.
beautifully said, the music adds the perfect touch.
"Fate had us met as foes, but this ring will make us brothers"
30:24 is probably my favorite cutscene in Halo 3. Showing what the Ark was hiding the entire time, how massive the ring actually is compared to the Chief and the Arbiter, a more epic version of the Halo theme that seems to combine the original Halo CE Halo theme as well as the Halo 2 theme. Absolutely beautiful.
sci fi
@@lonestarr9759 first person shooter
"Wake me when you need me" That line still give me goosebumps to this day
Lol I'd be like"I'm taking a nap wake me up in a week"
@@aprilparlow170aight I'm gonna take the week off wake me when you need me
"4 years later"
cortana: chief I need you
chief: alright lets get this over with, how long was I out
cortana: 4 years
chief: why what did you do in that time
Cortana: oh you don't realize anything different
chief: wait what happened to my cool armor I just got that crap
Cortana: your lucky that's all I did to you in all this time
Cheif: wait what do you mean by that
cortana: well when you were asleep I felt you all around using the nano bots in your armor and was about to touch your-
chief: wait stop why do you look thicker than the last time
cortana.....well I spent a lot more time doing tasks and got side tracked on a more important issue
cheif......just get me a weapon all ready
@@eaglekiller888dragon2 mood
@@eaglekiller888dragon2 my man wrote a whole fanfic, respect.
Imagine if all the games after that were just fever dreams brought on by Cortana going rampant and whispering her shitty fan fiction to the Chief while he was in Hyper-Sleep.
It'd still be a more interesting story arc than what we got. lmao
26:38, hits me right in the feels every time. It truly makes you, the player rather than the master chief, feel like the only one who can "halt what he has set in motion".
Jesus this brings back memories . This almost made me tear up
@@WhyTho525 i thought i was the only one who had tears for this game
@@ashtonwheeler7730 I mean Halo 3's soundtrack and world-design are beautiful as hell, it's so emotional .
Damn
Every time I play it all of my favorite lines start playing in my head
Arbiter and master chief are the dynamic duo of one liners. Love their lines in the first 3 games.
Arbiter was not in the first one.
@@danielzelpher7335 ik my dumbass worded it wrong lol
Just the 3rd one
@@Leminies he's literally playable in the 2nd
@@danielzelpher7335 technically he was though
“I am Truth! The voice of the Covenant!”
“And so, you must be silenced.”
Still the coolest villain death in any video game I’ve played.
40:25 even Cortana has such empathy for Chief because she realizes how good of a friend and person he was to everyone. It really hit her hard that he was gone.
Johnson going out with a bang is probably one of the most emotional scenes in gaming history to date, in my experience.
Yeah true but have you ever played the last of us?
@@baalgar5530 Wasnt really my cup of tea. Like I said, *in my experience*, Johnson's ending was top of the list.
Balgaar The Bold
Lol but part 2 though. XDXD
@@nohandleXD lol last scene halo 4
he could have just waited for 4 seconds without taking damage and all his shields and health will recharge. what a pity.
Bruh for the longest time since I was like 10, I thought the arbiter called Truth an asshole before he killed him.
Lol 😂😂😂😂
“Asshole, you must be silenced....”
I mean, it fits just as well as what he actually said
What does he say?
@@lanabobana7687 “and so, you must be silenced”
Bungie were geniuses... what a masterpiece.
to war...
@@deagle.2 we don't talk about that part in particular
@@xbassault9819 lmao
@@xbassault9819
Halo 2 and 3 were originally supposed to be one game but the writers at bungie had to split it due to not having enough time or resources to put a game that large on the original xbox so that’s why halo 3 had some clunky dialogue at a few moments
@@ohdahngboi_2237 How does that explain dialogue at all.
I like how chief with Arby and Johnson is very stoic and doesn’t talk much, but in the cutscenes with Cortana he lightens up a little like “thought I’d try shooting my way out, mix it up a little” and “we’ll make it” his tone lightens up a little, even though it’s subtle it shows Chiefs and Cortanas friendship and how far they’ve come
42:11
"If we don't make it..."
"We'll make it!"
"...it's been an honor serving with you, John."
What an amazing way to end a trilogy, and then 343 happens. Halo 4 had mixed reviews, and Halo 5 was disliked my the majority of the series' fans. Halo went from being a legendary series, to a series in need of redemption. We'll see how Halo: Infinite plays out.
Chief dying there would have been a little dumb.
I really like 4. 5 is my least favorite.
I remember when Halo 4 was still in planning stages and there was speculation as to what it would be about, a friend was telling me about how the game would take place after the end of the Halo book Ghosts of Onyx, in which when Chief activates the ring at the end of Halo 3 it reopens the portal to the Forerunner “Shield World” Onyx at the end of the book and you would reunite with them as Chief, and so in multiplayer campaign you could play as surviving members of Spartan Blue Team: Kelly-087, Fred-104, and Linda-058, alongside the Spartan-IIIs of Team Saber (all of whom had been trapped in this shield world at the end of the book).
Halo 4 was a good game man
Halo 4 got mixed reviews purely because most of the community at the time did not understand the entire universe in huge depth. The first 3 games, while amazing, do not give what the literature does about certain aspects of the Halo Universe. They gave immense hints to things such as, The Precursors, The Forerunners, the wars that happened, rampancy among AI and how it caused them to become more human vs an AI, which showed Cortana becoming what she became in 4 and eventually 5. This hints were subtle mentioned in the game. "Child of my enemy why have you come, I offer no forgiveness for a father's sin, passed to his son." Screams that the Forerunners did something more than just "encountered the Flood and fought them". It makes it seem like that someone the Forerunners came into contact with wanted revenge on them for some reason. Which eventually evolved into the Precursor-Forerunner war. Before 4 was even announced anyone who was head deep into the lore knew these things were hinted. Cortana's Rampancy is another thing that needed more explanation. She's literally a clone of Halsey's brain and the literature explains in great depth why that matters. Halsey sees Chief as her own son. Cortana going Rampant becomes more human in her existence, which she begins to develop humanity towards Chief, showing their "love interest". Its just the continuity needs more management.
5 was just mishandled in general. 4 was a genuinely good game if you came into it knowing that the Forerunners most likely survived the Halo Array to some extent, just not in the form that they were 100k years before current events. Shield Worlds always hinted that there could be some form of Forerunner colony out there somewhere so the Didact being alive was no surprise to nearly anyone who knew the lore. The Iso-Didact existed in the continuity before Halo 3s release, Spark, in his near insanity, refers to Chief as him in Halo 1. So these things, existed but most did not know about them, leading to Halo 4's mixed take. If people knew this info the game is much better because the player has a clear understanding of what is happening and why.
27:16 Chief putting down his rifle. Very subtle yet heartbreaking.
I always loved the way Bungie characterized Master Chief through body language and actions. When Chief reaches the elevator to the control room, Miranda figures he's not going to make it and takes the dive. When Chief and Arbiter finally arrive, his shoulders slump and his arms hang limp when he sees Miranda's body. You can tell he feels a great deal of guilt for not being faster to the control room. Since we know from the Fall of Reach book that John considered Jacob Keyes a father figure, it's almost as if he lost a family member.
@@turkeygrasslesnatch4742 but i need music cues and cheif saying hes sad >:(
@@turkeygrasslesnatch4742 well doesn’t he think of Halsey as his adoptive mother? I like to think he obviously really cared for Miranda as a adoptive sister lol
Lol 26:56 he looks so confused like why are y'all helping
7:50 - 7:59 “Ok, but where should they go?”
Yeah like they haven't been for decades at this point.
41:45 Cortana....if you can fly the engines....maybe shut the fucking door?
Haha seriously I wondered if they asked her again
I was searching so hard for someone who brought that up lol
16:32 and beyond gave me the chills!!!
37:37 that line always gets me in the feels
“We’ll head for the portal, and we’ll all go home.”
The full Arby and Chief love story.
-10:00 he had his back turned to Arby.
-16:00 Arby standing up for Chief when lord Hood didn’t trust Cortana
-26:50 Chief looking back at Arby when teaming up the flood as if to say “Bro, you wanna help me here cuz i really don’t know” and Arby’s probably “ey man lets roll with it but lets be careful”. Just shows Chief was uneasy and seeks some sense of comfort from Arby
-28:35 Chief fully trusting Arby after he kills truth knowing Arby is on his side and having no more doubts about it. That’s what that nod of approval was from John in my opinion while lowering his weapon
-29:25 before they go back to back, I’m not sure but John lowers his weapon when passing Arby, cuz we don’t point our guns on friendlies. A big change from the start of halo 3 when he hd the magnum up Arby’s throat. Maybe he had not enough space with the AR i don’t know but it was a VERY subtle action.
-35:35 Arby following Chief to High Charity
-36:35 Arby saying he’d finish the fight with Chief
-41:20 The final head nod was hard to infer but it just shows how much Chief started to care for Arby as he was the first to look for him and Arby looked back. For me it was like “hey brother you know what to do, i’ll be right behind you”
All of this and Chief says 1 single word to him the entire game
@@tTaseric well yeah, we don’t really need dialogue between them, especially seeing as they were the two main playable protagonists in the trilogy. Subtle moments like these are very good rather than having a forced connection crudely shoved down the players throat which makes it feel fake
29:35 this is the stance we wanna see in Halo Infinite
I was thinking the exact same thing, I’d absolutely love a callback to this moment, except maybe this time Chief is the one that says “We trade one villain for another” I’ll literally cry if they did that
@@DarkDragonCB yesssss
Didnt age well
Hehe
@@Brian_Duke I would have preferred the story went the direction of John, thel, and atriox coming together to take on Cortana and in battle further settling their differences. Given the current backstory before infinite, I think it would work well?
Hood: Do you trust Cortana that much?
Master Chief: Yes sir.
Del Rio: SUrRenDer ThAt Ai!
Love that Hood had balls.
Del Rio wasn't used to having Spartans under his command. Sure he has the Spartan IVs, but they're all augmented marines/ODSTs who are used to the chain of command. Interesting thing about the Spartan IIs is that they were trained to be loyal soldiers, but developed this sort of loyalty to the UNSC itself rather than any commander in it, and gained a sort of defacto position of authority where even the highest ranking officers would listen to them. If Del Rio had ever served with Spartan IIs before, he'd know not to boss one around like that. Hell, Hood even accepted Chief's decision despite believing that he and all of humanity would die as a result.
Well Hood knew that this is the same Spartan that chucked the covenant's own bomb into a big ass cruiser and destroyed it with the help of Cortana. So he knows that if chief trusts her, then he can too.
What ???? Are you talking about
@@SKY_7766 wdym
@Spider-Man No sir.
42:06 Then one of the most ICONIC moments in gaming history was born
Oh hey HiddenXperia, when did you get here?
30:22 - My all time favorite cutscene in Halo 3, it's so beautifully done, very cinematic and just perfect.
One of my favorite parts about this is the sheer scale of what you're looking at.
Installation 04B is 10,000 kilometers across, almost the same diameter of Earth. When Thel and Chief stepped onto that vantage point, they're shown an entire world being created and released into the universe. And yet for as grand a scene as it may be, the Ark's Foundry is just one section of the station.
Goosebumps and tearing up, this game is my childhood
the camera pointing behind them as they observe the ring has to be one of the most beautiful shots in all of gaming cinematics, no lie. imagine if it were remastered with Blur
We still haven’t woken up master chief till this day :(
45:18 - One of the greatest endings in a video game of all time. I still get goosebumps watching it. This will always be the real ending to the series for me.
Imagine if in Halo Infinite or at the end you visit the hilltop at 43:17 with the same music playing in that scene
but not as chief... instead it's brohammer...
I’d cry
Sadly infinite isn’t that good.
@@Duckbusinessman it could have been better
@@Duckbusinessmanbetter than 5 atleast
28:42 Arbiter: was that cool, spartan ?
Chief : yeah I guess
Arby: "It's a Sanghelios expression"
Chief: "I see"
Suspect on foot[FIN] d-did you just add a steamed hams reference to halo?
19:50 "It appears I was mistaken."
"That's a first."
I feel like the scenes where Chief is sarcastic like here or at the beginning of Keyes in CE always hit so damn hard.
The delivery of Chief's line at 37:35 always gives me chills. Like the alternative is so unacceptable he's not even considering it possible.
The storm end cutscene (09:55 - 10:57) still give me chills to this day
THE GROX it’s my favorite cutscene in halo 3
yea its so well crafted
Pretty much the Halo 3 trailer.
My favourite one
One of my favorite cutscenes in any game
40:56 Johnson’s body:
“Imma head out”
11:27 Arbiter's scream gave me chills
Sangheili don't 'scream' they roar. They're warriors, not women.
@@kainhearth964 Good point
28:37 my favorite
RRAAAAAAAAAA
@@kainhearth964 except there's women Sangeli warriors
The cinematography in this game is absolutely god tier
Just noticed the Arbiter’s line “Were it so easy...” at the start and at the end, first time as a retort to Johnson’s line of the Arbiter and Chief killing each other, and the last time as a response to Hood believing the Chief dead. The respect he built for him over the course of this game is so cool to see
44:03 when people tell me that I should pre-order Masterchief Collection.
I feel that people who had the most issues with online had shitty Internet because right after the whole online thing years ago where the servers weren’t working I was able to play it with no problem.
I wanna like, but it’s at 117.
Lmaoo
So playing Halo 3 now with a couple of friends for the first time ever to be honest... never did get around to getting an Xbox. Cannot stop shooting the other elite player, tho.
He goes like: Can you stop killing me, ffs?!
"Were it so easy."
@@cooperchance7720were it so easy….
0:52 the controller vibrating was amazing
you had it vibrating where now exactly??????????? that's a little odd you think...
Hearing Cortana say “you found me” still gives me chills
Its My favorite scene
14:00 one of the most iconic scenes in Halo history. Everything from the shipmaster and Hood arguing to Arby taking the rockets from the marines. This brought both sides together
What I truly appreciated, was the realization that they made scenes specifically for co-op. Like, for my first Halo game, and the game I enjoyed with my brother, this made the memory even more special!
Him: Maam Squad leader requesting a rally point.
Her: To war
Him: Where should they go?
Her: In the direction of war
Which now should be everywhere
Is that a GOW reference?
In the direction of burgers
"This is either the best decision you have ever made or the worst, the hell of it is Chief, I doubt I will live long enough to find out which..."
Bruh
Lives longer than almost all of them
Imagine how amazing this would look remastered
And another thing to note, most Call of Duty cutscenes seem stiff, while Halo always had a fluid-like animation in the cutscenes.
It would look like Halo 2 Anniversary then.
GOOD GOD THOSE REMASTERED CUTSCENES WERE MAGNIFIQUE *Chef's kiss*
It honestly looks fine tbh. The graphics have aged like fine wine compared to other games of the era
@@Nebulasecura some things do look off though, would be nice to see remastered stuff.
Characters like Chief and The Arbiter look fine but the human characters would certainly look better if it was remastered
If you had been with this series since the first Halo in 2000 to the end of Halo 3, 36:28 to 37:41 was one of the most emotional, nostalgic, and amazing feeling cutscenes you will ever watch in this entire series. It's hits different compared to Return to Sender in Halo 2 or The Ark Reveal cutscene. At the time you knew, this was it, the final moments you would be on a Halo ring for a long time. Then it is revealed its nearly a copy of the Installation 04 and the Caption is Full Circle. You just can't match how incredibly amazing Bungie was in this decade. The Original Trilogy and its subset games still shine so brightly and have aged so well even over a decade after Reach was released.
30:12 this sequence with the new ring rising from the clouds in the middle of the ark with a red sun kissed skyline in combo with the halo theme is one of the most powerful aesthetics I’ve experience in a video game.
"what is it? more brutes?"
"worse."
probably my favorite line
I was 5 years old when Halo Combat Evolved came out. It took me a few years of my early youth. But I beat the game. And I remember the day Halo 2 came out. Later my cousin and I stayed up all night to beat the Campaign. It was probably the first time in my life I ever stayed up past midnight. Then Halo 3 came out. That was when I first got Xbox Live. Oh my god the Custom Games. The endless hours of fun. The trash talking. All the cool file share clips and maps. It was unparalleled. I really got to see the beginning and end of an era. I couldn't be more thankful to be a part of it.
Lol remember the file share adult pic’s. I collected those😂😂😂
16:05 When the music picks up is what really cemented the feeling of finality for me. It’s such a powerful moment as they stake the future of both their races on this one final push - a small beacon of hope for these two races caught in a war they didn’t ask for. The music makes it feel like THE final fight.
28:45 Oh wow I never noticed that subtle nod that Chief gives until now.
I swear it wasn't there because I remember always making fun of that awkward stare
26:59 When Chief gives Arbiter that "You up for this?" look....god dang they are the coolest duo who share virtually no dialogue.
Brings me to tears every time, thank you to bungie, for my childhood, and the greatest game series of all time
"Sir finishing this fight"
same that ending gets me every time
There were 4 total factions in this game to take down Truth; the UNSC and Elites being the most notable ones, and the brief allegiance with the Flood, but most seem to forget the fourth one which were the Sentinels.
The Sentinels are good when you're out of ammo they can encounter the Flood and attack them.
Sorry Paramount and 343i, THIS is Halo. It may not be the most deep story ever told, but it’s a hell of a good and well executed one.
Luckily for you, you can still play H3
Halo 2's story was phenomenal, like the original Trilogy, ODST, and Reach.
Infinite was amazing, 343i is learning from it’s mistakes. I’d say let’s give them a shot.
Biggest flaw was they tried to make it a character driven story. Halo is a plot driven story.
29:23 We really need more of moments like these in the next Halo. It's been too long since the last team-up!
35:42 Even Cortana was surprised XD
@42:02 One of the most stunning shots in any game. Ever. It really captures the majesty and awe of the Halo series.
why am I crying in the club right now
Because of Johnston?
Or Miranda
This game introduced me to halo and I will never forget my first time playing it on 360, at my friends house, on splitscreen, best game by far
indeed
“Wake me, when you need me.”
You think at that point it’s over. But then suspenseful music plays as an unknown planet comes into view. Gives me chills.
they ruined their perfect ending
@@CombineWatermelon 343 ruined the perfect ending
Yes the story continues in a new way but halo 5 just failed it
Halo 4 was ok
@@deeznuts23yearsago I hate people who say halo 4 was "ok" you're wrong it was a garbage fangame just like the rest
@@CombineWatermelon I disagree. It's very reminiscent of Marathon, which was Bungie's previous trilogy and which had huge influence on Halo. It was sort of implied that Master Chief was a reincarnation of the Marathon protagonist, and Chief's "Wake me up when you need me" had the unspoken implication of "And if you never do, then don't." If the fight really was over, Chief would never be woken.
@@CombineWatermelonI respectfully disagree with you. Halo 4 wasn’t garbage, it was a great start to a new trilogy but it wasn’t as good as CE. Halo 5 was absolutely terrible but I’m glad they fixed it with Infinite.
30:17 this scene is still legendary in my eyes.
And always will be.
And always will be.
And always will be.
I always revisit these every once and awhile. Takes me back. Man, I love this game. 😪
Hey, who else here skipped school to play this when it came out?
Jazz Espinosa never forget
Who didn't?
Me !.had to act like I was sick🤣
I remember playing it in summer vacation then right after i graduated my 7th school year
Good memories
My cousin gave me his copy. Bless him.
I'm gonna say here what needs to be said. After this game, the Master Chief's story went from "Groundbreaking" and "spectacular" to just "Okay."
So true. A perfect end but prolonged and I believe it was brought back by 343 for cash. That's it. They kinda tried but the Prometheans were so uninteresting as a foe. The whole game felt so contrived. And don't even get me started on Halo 5.
@@Mike_416 belive not, that's the true, they should've left master chief out of it and make another game set with new and interesting characters, not bastardizing the already existing ones
@@jorgeloredo100 Exactly! I would have been fine with that.
@@jorgeloredo100 Or just make spin-off Games which take place during the Human-Covenant War . Or Post-war Era Novel stories developed into games like Shadow of Intent, ect.
We need old developers back!!
36:30 so emotional yet so badass
"We'll head for the portal, and we'll all go home"
“While we deal with the flood”
*Elites die 10 seconds later*
I just relived my youth watching this. Halo 3 was a big thing when I was 12 yrs old. Every sleepover or birthday party, we were playing Halo till 4am
The opening with Chief carries so much meaning. Look at the way those marines go into instant protect mode, the way Sgt. Johnson took the chip and would have been the one to carry Cortana in an alternate timeline if things worked out differently. All while never leaving the chief behind. Dead or not.
Saul Muratalla I wonder how they would’ve gotten him out if he was dead.
I mean it makes sense, the guy is arguably humanity’s best symbol of hope and the best chance for survival. Especially considering how he stopped installation 04 from firing after fighting the covenant for so many years. Leaving such a symbolic person like that for the prophet of truth to mutilate would of been way more demoralizing for the UNSC as their defending Earth.
i remember sitting down in front of the TV in Colorado.. cold breeze thru the window, mama making scrambled eggs.. i picked up my black Xbox 360 controller that smelled like something i'll always remember... i would turn the 360 on, see and hear that beautiful start-up animation, and then press on Halo 3... and Master Chief and the Arbiter would stand there in the most badass way with the most badass soundtrack ever made... i'm 16 now, and this was 8 years ago.. and the beginning scene sends so many beautiful flashbacks in my head, gives me chills.
Dude same and the end scene is still in my opinion the best thing ever. It cant be beaten in my eyes.
Bro, I also live in Colorado and I'm also 16. I had the same experience as you. I LOVED Halo and still do. It's an amazing game that some people take for granted.
No one cares kid
@@hihello8771 Obviously you do as you decided to reply.
@@jimisland7664 Bad argument. I still dont care
Cortana:”Halo,The covenant...it is finished”
Master Chief:”It’s finished”
343 industries:”No,I’m just getting started”
For me it’s finished... 343 didn’t delivered the same magic Bungie did. But that is just my opinion.
Maaaaaaan. Just finished Halo 3 recently and seeing Halo 5, inifnite with same enemies is such a pain god why can't you bring new ideas please
I'm going to be honest. 343 pulled a couple netflix moves. Not staying true to the point of the games, but with interesting twist and gameplay. If they were to return to this trilogy's version of gameplay and story, they'd definitely redeem themselves. They tried this in halo 4. They made a good attempt, a great attempt actually, but it didn't reach up there. Halo 5 was them trying to add in new stuff when in truth it didn't work out. Hopefully halo infinite will learn from it's predecessors mistakes.
@@saniel2748 because the one new faction (Excluding the banished they are basically the covenant) that 343i made the fan’s mostly hated?
I miss Halo so much it’s a forgotten memory, you know it’s bad when you went from knowing all the lore in chronological order to barely remembering it. Halo was my favourite gaming franchise when I was younger I gotta get back into it, seeing this has brought back many memories of a forgotten age of my life. (Currently reinstalling the master chief collection to replay the campaign)
41:36 this scene right here... Is perfection. Cortana almost loses Chief again after they spent almost the whole game apart. He survives just barely and slowly claws and clambers his way back up to her, reminiscent of the toil it took bring her back in the first place. Then the final shot. God. That shot is perfect. The players want to see that explosion. That's what we came for. The action. But it's all about the emotion. Between these two characters right now they need each other to know that they're safe. And that is exactly what Chief does. As the ring is destroying itself in the background, Chief places himself between it and Cortana, blocking it from view and taking up the entire frame, as if to say, wordlessly "Don't worry about that. I'm here." And Cortana acknowledges this safety by standing up to meet him. So perfect. We were too lucky to get these games as they were.
*God...The Moment When Chief Grabs Johnson’s Arm And The Chorus Sets In...*
*Still Get Goosebumps.*
23:03 "High Charity... by the gods, brace for impact!"
When i saw this first i was very scared and all, but i remember the enormous amount of goosebumps i got! That was awesome!
I mean, imagine you look up into the sky and suddenly this huge ass spaceship appears out of nowhere and it looks like it is going to crash...
Man so many years later and still get so excited watching the cutscenes to these games, I truly hope the franchise can evolve into capturing the hearts of the next generation of gamers as it did for many of us growing up playing the originals
Damn... I remember the graphics being super realistic back in 2007, this makes me feel old
The game still looks great. It was never meant to look realistic either. It was supposed to look cartoony. Just look at the cod games in 2007.
The art style makes it iconic though
You know a game/franchise is legendary when you get emotional and attached to every character, and it means more to you than “just a game”. Halo will always be more than just a game, but millions of peoples childhoods
30:20 is my 2nd favourite cutscene in any video game.
Same here
What's the name of the soundtrack?
@@cloud8616 the closest thing I could find is roll call
@@m0710354 It plays at the end of "gravemind".
Wait what’s the first?
One of my favourite games growing up. My brother and I use to play this all the time aha
Lol same but I still play this
18:39 I don’t know why but I’d love to be that pilot
35:00 “keep your head down; there’s two of us here now remember?” Who else noticed the cool reference to Halo CE! So iconic
23:56 "Not close enough." I didn't grow up with halo the way some people did, but that line hits me hard every time, because Chief knows somebody, he can't be sure who, but somebody isn't going to make it out of here, not because he messed up, not because he didn't fight hard enough, not even because he wasn't fast enough. But because, as he's riding up that long, quiet, oh-so-horribly slow elevator that he has no control over, there just isn't enough time.
16:54 is still easily one of the best moments of the series.
"Thought I'd try shooting my way out, mix things up a bit."
Best one-liner in the trilogy.
29:50 it's super subtle but I love how chief looks to make sure the arbiter is fine after the drop. Really shows that chief does care about the arbiters safety, even if he doesn't express it in words.
It's been nine years since I first beat Halo 3. But watching the funeral scene again immediately made me teary eyed. Goodness the memories and emotion and music and nostalgia. 42:30