Halo's most famous fan-made campaign | Let's take a look at Project Lumoria

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
  • Lumoria is a bit of a notorious project. For some its a comforting memory full of nostalgia and good times, for others it's been a bit of a goofy attempt by fans to make their own halo game. It really depends on who you ask. One thing was concrete though, Lumoria, like it or love it, is a name that has meaning within CE’s community. I’d only heard mention of it in my comments section and in various discords.. Finally I got a chance to play it.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 625

  • @higuy8000
    @higuy8000 4 роки тому +743

    I've known about this video for some time but never got a chance to leave a comment. I led the development on this mod from 2009 - 2012; At the time of the second episodes completion, I was only 17. You're certainly right about the entire thing being a learning experience, we were extremely ambitious with the project as a whole but we really learned a lot from it. Most of us who worked on it are either in the industry, making our own games, or doing other great things professionally. We all just really loved Halo back then and I can only assume still do. Lumoria holds a really special place in my heart still and it was really great watching this video and looking back on the memories :)

    • @LateNightHalo
      @LateNightHalo  4 роки тому +127

      Lucas Govatos Lumoria holds a special place in my heart too

    • @thespaceman1189
      @thespaceman1189 4 роки тому +14

      @@LateNightHalo that's what i always thought back than, than i went to halopedia it said it wasn't cannon, but i still believe it is. i would love to play a "lumoria anniversary" game. (not spv3)

    • @LennoxParsec
      @LennoxParsec 4 роки тому +6

      When New Divide kicks on, as a Linkin Park 12yo fan back in the day, it was just so special to me. Thank you for that, legend.

    • @essex3777
      @essex3777 4 роки тому +1

      Not too late to do a 'Redux' of fix it up

    • @thegamingodst1628
      @thegamingodst1628 4 роки тому +2

      Do you think you could do a remake? Something to spice it up?

  • @RednekGamurz
    @RednekGamurz 5 років тому +1839

    A Halo CE mod with Breaking Benjamin music, Linkin Park music, and questionable audio quality is the most 2000s sounding thing ever. I'll have to try this sometime.

    • @Betito1171
      @Betito1171 5 років тому +20

      Oh it takes me back

    • @aces5thalternateaccount464
      @aces5thalternateaccount464 5 років тому +32

      *_Blow Me Away Starts_*

    • @Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan
      @Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan 5 років тому +26

      Remember the fake Halo 3 guides to get recon armor? This was before you could get it. They all used this song ua-cam.com/video/TKfS5zVfGBc/v-deo.html
      Bad tutorials also used it.

    • @Zorlin0
      @Zorlin0 5 років тому +8

      @@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan oh my god you took me right back

    • @IsraelCountryCube
      @IsraelCountryCube 5 років тому +4

      @@aces5thalternateaccount464 yeah it takes me back 2009 2010 or 2011 2012 clrealy nostalgic for all of us but why feel depressed? when we can feel happy!!! :D!!!

  • @HarpieLady920
    @HarpieLady920 5 років тому +511

    As someone who was involved in this project, this brought back some memories. I was the voice of the captain. They cast me as someone that was supposed to be in his mid-forties to early 50s, and I had tried to make them aware that I was an 18 year old with a fairly high voice. They got me to force a deeper and "older" sounding voice and apparently they were fine with that. Looking back on it now, the primal level of cringe that I am hit with is something I never thought I would feel.

    • @CGCGCG91
      @CGCGCG91 5 років тому +74

      Don't cringe, man. You created something. Regardless of the quality, you put something out into the world.

    • @lieQT
      @lieQT 5 років тому +59

      It is cringe but yeah don't beat yourself up about it. Literally all of us have participated in school plays or some shit that would make us violently convulse upon remembering them again lmao

    • @IsraelCountryCube
      @IsraelCountryCube 5 років тому +1

      @@lieQT ah yeah but if we didnt that would still make us edgy and anti-social but all for nostalgia at least its there but id rather cause depressing D: im a tree hugger :D!

    • @TheForsakenEagle
      @TheForsakenEagle 4 роки тому +25

      Could have been worse. You could have been commissioned for Hunt Down the Freeman.

    • @jerrell1169
      @jerrell1169 4 роки тому +5

      Brad Phillippe We’ve all been there in the modding community man. This made me think of my New Vegas mods and my shitty voice acting (I was ~14 when I started in 2012 and I literally used an Xbox 360 microphone).

  • @The_Big_Jay
    @The_Big_Jay 5 років тому +1019

    "There is a rampant AI that is evil, floating around menacingly."
    I'm sorry, what does Halo 5 have to do with this?

    • @Pamasich
      @Pamasich 5 років тому +43

      The SPV3 version actually has a guardian as the AI.

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 5 років тому +11

      You sure it isn't Tycho from the Marathon trilogy? (2& Infinity specifically) Or Hathor from Eternal X?

    • @chrissonofpear1384
      @chrissonofpear1384 5 років тому +1

      Ah, deep cut reference...

    • @angelmin8819
      @angelmin8819 5 років тому +10

      It's just floating there... Menacingly!

    • @roughfoxy101
      @roughfoxy101 4 роки тому +1

      They’re just floating there .... MENACINGLY

  • @ryatt9365
    @ryatt9365 4 роки тому +186

    He's just standing there... *MENACINGLY*

  • @kittyrules
    @kittyrules 5 років тому +426

    Just a heads up the guy who made this mod also made a brand new game "Epitasis' go check it out :)

    • @LateNightHalo
      @LateNightHalo  5 років тому +47

      cat just bought it on steam!

    • @Free_Krazy
      @Free_Krazy 5 років тому +14

      I just took a look at it and it looks crazy! i definitely see a few similarities in the story of planet Lumoria and Epitasis but in a more mysterious setting!!! with Project Lumoria looking so good, this much newer game can only be that much better.
      So now i have this on my wish list lol, as if its not long enough already.....................

    • @doom5895
      @doom5895 4 роки тому +1

      epitasis has so much fog and stuff blocking the scenery

  • @valen9835
    @valen9835 5 років тому +224

    You're not alone late night, I've always thought CE looked timeless, and I didn't even grow up with it, which is quite strange, but there's always stranger things.

    • @LateNightHalo
      @LateNightHalo  5 років тому +32

      I don’t think you need to “grow up with a game” to feel an emotional attachment to it!

    • @valen9835
      @valen9835 5 років тому +8

      @@LateNightHalo And the thing is I've only ever seen the ports done from gearbox's version. If CE was fixed to to look like it did on xbox, my mouth might just water in delight. But I'm more excited for ODST on pc honestly.

    • @ddnava96
      @ddnava96 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, Stranger Things is cool, but I thought we were talking about Halo
      Jk

    • @ve6009
      @ve6009 5 років тому

      @@ddnava96 :/

    • @GentleHeretic
      @GentleHeretic 5 років тому

      @@valen9835 Would this help? old.reddit.com/r/HaloCERefined/comments/9lpf14/halo_combat_evolved_refined/ No dice on ODST yet, sorry.

  • @thefantasticdrill788
    @thefantasticdrill788 5 років тому +206

    I’m bringing us *dOwn*

  • @BLUGGLES
    @BLUGGLES 4 роки тому +13

    I know I am a little late to the party with this video but I actually was good friends with 2 of the main developers of the mod through a good portion of the development cycle of Lumoria, and I even had a hand in working on some of the particle effects here and there. So much nostalgia to me to see so much of this mod analyzed critically. Back in those days I spent so many hours working on gameplay mods for Halo CE, hundreds if not thousands of them right around the time i graduated high school and started college, and these guys and their dedication really drove me keep working on the mods I enjoyed too. Thanks for the nostalgia trip! :D

    • @LateNightHalo
      @LateNightHalo  4 роки тому +2

      Bobblehob thank you for making my 2019 summer

  • @LateNightHalo
    @LateNightHalo  5 років тому +225

    Lumoria is a beautiful mess but a mess I respect the hell out of

    • @yonokashi
      @yonokashi 5 років тому +3

      It feels so organic.

    • @joshsmith6995
      @joshsmith6995 5 років тому +4

      Its a little awkward how the guardian looks in the SPV3 version lol

    • @masterchief7427
      @masterchief7427 5 років тому +1

      Ok

    • @Quiver333_real
      @Quiver333_real 5 років тому +1

      Josh Smith he kinda looks way to 343’y??

    • @joshsmith6995
      @joshsmith6995 5 років тому +4

      They just used that light statue thing from Halo 3's epitaph map

  • @Grim-c8n
    @Grim-c8n 5 років тому +182

    Here is the ending for anyone else looking for it: ua-cam.com/video/XSAOMscHoPA/v-deo.html

    • @kittyrules
      @kittyrules 5 років тому +6

      That is so awful... I love it

    • @Exponaut_R-01
      @Exponaut_R-01 5 років тому +1

      I went hunting for it before seeing this comment. Minutes lost.

  • @oniagent391
    @oniagent391 5 років тому +73

    The pelican pilot sounds like some guy in RvB.

    • @InkyGhoul
      @InkyGhoul 5 років тому +17

      Even early RvB had better voice acting

  • @wittier2355
    @wittier2355 5 років тому +649

    how DARE you say breaking benjamin doesn't belong in halo 2?! my inner child is outraged that you would insult one of my favorite parts of halo 2

    • @Frostfangep3
      @Frostfangep3 5 років тому +7

      Hey look its jdog old cool mask and i agree the song was made for the game

    • @0110-y5v
      @0110-y5v 5 років тому +45

      Yeah, I loved hearing it in 2. Was disappointed it wasn't in anniversary.

    • @AManOfSorts
      @AManOfSorts 5 років тому +39

      @@0110-y5v gotta say tho, the anniversary version slaps hard. The name of it too is an homage to Breaking Benjamin. "Breaking the Covenant"

    • @chrissonofpear1384
      @chrissonofpear1384 5 років тому +14

      It's a good substitute (due to rights issues)
      Still, only the strongest will survive...

    • @maverickjackson1777
      @maverickjackson1777 5 років тому +4

      I don’t think rick music really belongs in halo

  • @PANCAKEMINEZZ
    @PANCAKEMINEZZ 5 років тому +117

    I'm sorry, but Blow Me Away is a timeless gem of a song, and made the level it was in absolutely worth it! I remember being so hyped for that every time I'd play it. That and the Incubus song Follow during the banshee scene in the heretic level.

    • @SJthehero27
      @SJthehero27 5 років тому +9

      I agree. Every time in the video he mentioned he was "rolling his eyes" or calling the licensed songs "cheesey" he was starting to sound like he was talking out of his ass (Especially at the end of the video when he said what I figured he was going to say). Those songs kick ass, and Blow Me Away along with Follow will be timeless gems.

    • @Noisetank007
      @Noisetank007 5 років тому +1

      Alright boomers

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому +5

      @@SJthehero27 The point is using shit like that instantly dates the mod and for those people who werent jizzing themselves over breaking benjamin and linkin park in middle school I'm sorry dude but its cringy as fuck

    • @cactus_juice3217
      @cactus_juice3217 4 роки тому

      @@mrcroob8563 ok millennial

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому

      @@cactus_juice3217 Wrong person, boomer...

  • @mrlarsonlisper9290
    @mrlarsonlisper9290 5 років тому +125

    I personally believe Blow me Away does belong in Halo.

    • @guillaumetremblay2004
      @guillaumetremblay2004 5 років тому +7

      He must not like that type of music otherwise shame

    • @ugiustuskeiserus8066
      @ugiustuskeiserus8066 5 років тому +8

      This guy must have something against hearing anything with fast paced drums and guitar. Lol, it really triggered him

    • @cage_666
      @cage_666 2 роки тому +5

      The song was literally made for Halo so it's original game music. It's like saying some of Marty's halo ost songs doesn't belong to halo.

  • @inha1ed
    @inha1ed 5 років тому +43

    I actually thought Lumoria was amazing.
    That was probably because I've played so many other halo CE campaigns

    • @Wonser
      @Wonser 5 років тому +8

      Yes halo custom edition campings are cool but this Guy is comparing the lumoria campaing like It was make by professionals Xbox players jealous of halo custom edition content

  • @Spaggot
    @Spaggot 5 років тому +44

    epithath halo 3 ambience is literally helping me with homework because of how beautiful the map sounds

  • @theshuffler7197
    @theshuffler7197 5 років тому +59

    FINALLY YOU TURD FROM A FOSSIL YOU FINALLY FINISHED

  • @ToxicBalloon360
    @ToxicBalloon360 5 років тому +90

    Oh man do I hate the dropship pilot's voice. Perhaps the most cringe-inducing part of the mod.
    Edit: Nevermind... it was the sentinel cutscene.

    • @mike-0451
      @mike-0451 4 роки тому

      MajesticGoatee are y Lou sure it wasn’t the part where that guy goes “let’s get inside that structure mei”

  • @RoyalFusilier
    @RoyalFusilier 5 років тому +182

    The story of your evolution from rejecting the music to rolling with it has a lot of layers I could pull out, about engaging with media on its own level and the intentions it has, about not being so cynical/postmodern/etc as we're all being taught is the right way to be in 2019, I dunno. If there's a world where I can't unironically enjoy... uh, any particular thing? Without judgment from myself or others? That's a poorer world.

    • @IsraelCountryCube
      @IsraelCountryCube 5 років тому

      lol edgelords 343 is a company simply put if we made a company and were creative people that loved each other as fans of halo we could make a better game than halo 5 isn't that right?

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому

      You okay bud?

    • @juli3754
      @juli3754 4 роки тому +2

      Idk a large part of the postmodern condition is an inability to have a sincere sense of things, there must always be like a reflexive ironic joke commensurate with the death of the meta narrative and meaning more generally. Read mark Fisher capitalist realism if you want to learn more. I do think that like ya part of the reason we cant take the music sincerely is cus culture changes, and the tendency is towards a greater loss of meaning. The original halo music is better because its disconnected from culture and so harder to age, using music cultural music ages games and so brings along the sincerity of times before. You have to learn to appreciate and re experience things idk

  • @tomokogrey7825
    @tomokogrey7825 5 років тому +34

    "you exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it"
    "your destruction is the will of the gods"
    yeah, ripped right from mass effect

    • @ItsButterBean1020
      @ItsButterBean1020 5 років тому +2

      Didn’t Truth straight up say that tho

    • @tomokogrey7825
      @tomokogrey7825 5 років тому +1

      @@ItsButterBean1020 oh yeah. he did. but still, the whole atmosphere of the scene is still ripped right from ME. like, the giant hologram alien, the voice to some extent. yeah

    • @primethread
      @primethread 4 роки тому +5

      Other way around actually, that “your destruction is the will of the gods” line is from the Halo 1 demo, and the book “Fall of Reach”, which predates mass effect by 6 years.

    • @mike-0451
      @mike-0451 4 роки тому +2

      Hashidoka pretty sure the entire trilogy of halo predates mass effect

    • @mike-0451
      @mike-0451 4 роки тому

      CommandoDude MASS EFFECT DID NKT COME UP WITH THE LINE. HALO WAS THE ORIGINAL.

  • @Bradek
    @Bradek 5 років тому +16

    "LZ is a little hot, hang tight marines. I'm bRiNginG us dOwN"

    • @xcidgaf
      @xcidgaf 4 роки тому +1

      LOL that guy is Dutch. I can tell because I'm as well.

    • @RyanUltima
      @RyanUltima 3 роки тому

      I used to forge with that pilot on halo reach, he is probably the funniest guy i have ever met.
      A true hero

  • @DarkstarAlpha
    @DarkstarAlpha 5 років тому +19

    I've played both Lumoria and its SPV3 incarnation - I'll mainly focus on the original and hope you make a video reviewing the SPV3 Lumoria campaign in the future! I went in understanding it's a fan mod and expecting that level of production quality, so I wasn't too bothered by its rough-around-the-edges nature. The design of the planet was fantastic, the epic moments were suitably epic (I admit, for me the rock music was a plus) and I absolutely admire the work that went into creating the mod.
    Lumoria has a fundamentally clunky and unfocused plot, especially for the 2nd act during which I had no idea why I was doing what I was doing, and really veers into excuse plot territory when it feels like it's just for setting up the (admittedly enjoyably fun) encounters. That bit of dialogue just before entering the final arena about the AI self-terminating did not click for me until you pointed that out! The SPV3 version doesn't do a significantly better job with the story, especially since their revamped terminals and cutscenes actually managed to make the AI more generic and evil.
    The gameplay in these large-scale environments generally felt great and possessed a cinematic quality of immersing you in huge battles, something that CE didn't do very much compared to the later games. Having Brandon as an unkillable follower didn't detract much from the experience either, since although it was helpful to have him around he definitely couldn't solo the missions without me. I must, however, reserve criticism for the very last boss elite. That thing had enough health to survive multiple plasma sticks and needler combos! I only beat it by sheer luck when it teleported in front of me with its back turned, and I emptied the shotgun into its back from point-blank range. SPV3's ending for Lumoria was mercifully easy in comparison, with the help of the almighty gravity grenade.
    Overall, Lumoria feels like it packed a lot into a small package. It is very much a rough diamond with some fundamental flaws, but I definitely didn't regret spending the time to experience a totally new campaign that retains a lot of Halo's spirit.

  • @tophholland
    @tophholland 4 роки тому +5

    I've never played this game, never heard about it until now. But honestly the planet looks so gorgeous, for being a Halo 1 engine. I get a sense of...not nostalgia....but almost an inspiration, just based off of the planet itself. I don't know, it's hard to explain.

  • @Sanya6496
    @Sanya6496 5 років тому +140

    Breaking Benjamin in Halo 2 just made it more epic.

  • @dtgs4502
    @dtgs4502 5 років тому +61

    >"You know nothing."
    Got that right.

    • @LoveFor298Yen
      @LoveFor298Yen 5 років тому +3

      Greentexting and using quotes? Nice

  • @SpanishDio
    @SpanishDio 5 років тому +18

    Imagine unironically not liking linking park or Breaking benjamin on Halo.

  • @AJadedLizard
    @AJadedLizard 4 роки тому +1

    I feel like Lumoria is the kind of content Custom Edition really needs/needed. Rather than the upteenth campaign reskin (yes, that includes SPV3) getting new, unique content that does new, unique things with the sandbox and the engine is what I really appreciated here. Yes, it's clunky, and yes, there are some places that needed to be workshopped but in all I appreciate the side story for what it is.

  • @juanote8943
    @juanote8943 11 місяців тому +1

    I've just finished this mod. All of its setpieces had me grinning from ear to ear. Its so pure. Full of soul

  • @Quiver333_real
    @Quiver333_real 5 років тому +8

    Am I the only one who thinks that Halo CE has the best artsyle? Like best AR design, color pallet, bright Covenant colors, very realistic marine outfits?

    • @Greatspartan87
      @Greatspartan87 5 років тому

      Gordan Freemen Not alone on that!

    • @devonrounds5583
      @devonrounds5583 4 роки тому +1

      Soldiers running around with literal slabs of metal as physical armor doesn’t exactly feel “very realistic” to me, and this is coming from someone who *enjoys* the design of the Halo CE marines.

  • @frank-b6169
    @frank-b6169 5 років тому +380

    What do you mean Breaking Benjamin doesn’t belong in halo?
    Also the song was never goofy my dude.

    • @coleq.7300
      @coleq.7300 5 років тому +41

      Yeah I actually like breaking benjamin, I'm triggered now

    • @xDinomanx
      @xDinomanx 5 років тому +50

      It's a way better fit than the song they had to use in Halo 2 Anniversary.

    • @sgtcoffman
      @sgtcoffman 5 років тому +26

      @@xDinomanx I disagree with you. Misha did a great job with that song.

    • @herobrinesapprentice
      @herobrinesapprentice 5 років тому +77

      Also that "Blow Me Away" was literally made for Halo

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 5 років тому +5

      sgtcoffman Hell no that new song is dogshit and the worst song in the Entire rather excellent Anniversary soundtrack.

  • @gbaustin
    @gbaustin 5 років тому +4

    The beautiful world alone is enough for me to love Lumoria.

  • @ghostmopreal
    @ghostmopreal 5 років тому +1

    Played Lumoria when it came out in a motel after a family reunion in Missouri on an ‘05 Compaq Presario with all the visuals set to potato and it was at the time one of the best Halo Custom Edition mods I’d played. The bad voice acting and music choices were more permissible back then and it’s hard to justify them anymore.

  • @mhaberling
    @mhaberling 5 років тому +110

    Does anyone have a good guide for installing halo ce on a windows 10 pc?

    • @Phantom_Aspekt
      @Phantom_Aspekt 5 років тому +19

      Just install it and update it to 1.0.10 from the official Bungie link www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/64943622 if you don't update to 1.0.10 it won't run on Windows 10

    • @lordvader6481
      @lordvader6481 5 років тому

      Refined mod is a good start.

    • @crimson1228
      @crimson1228 4 роки тому

      You can start with getting a demo at softonic.com it actually works

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому

      @@crimson1228 but why?

    • @crimson1228
      @crimson1228 4 роки тому

      @@mrcroob8563 so you can kinda experience the game if you don't wanna buy it yet

  • @ThreeProphets
    @ThreeProphets 5 років тому +11

    I understood every word that AI said on my first attempt. It has nothing to do with the recording quality, but the mixing. It's times like these that I'm reminded how much listening to heavy radio static in things like Arma had gotten me used to that type of filter

  • @jacobfaro794
    @jacobfaro794 5 років тому +8

    You know, if 343 wanted to really make MCC shine, maybe they could reach out to the devs and make a version of ce mods with anniversary graphics. It could be a nice dlc as fan service.

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому +1

      Except working with official mods and mod creators is always a shitshow

  • @gabrielgoghael382
    @gabrielgoghael382 5 років тому +3

    Gotta say I love the Halo SvP3 version more. It feels more, just more cant find a word for it

  • @billygoodmeme7635
    @billygoodmeme7635 3 роки тому +1

    For all its worth, I do genuinely appreciate it being something that someone clearly worked hard on, and I like it for that

  • @quentincatalano1522
    @quentincatalano1522 5 років тому +16

    I LOVE HALO AND ALL OF YOU GUYS

  • @masterchief7427
    @masterchief7427 5 років тому +1

    MO on Lumoria is that it brings back that feeling when you get in Halo with all 3

  • @CaseyCollier
    @CaseyCollier 5 років тому +30

    I can agree with you on basically every single one of your points, except for the one about Breaking Benjamin. I think you'll find that there are a lot of people willing to dock you a few points for that argument.
    Even if I was deaf, I wouldn't agree with you on that one...

  • @DeadManSinging1
    @DeadManSinging1 4 роки тому +8

    Bruh 2010 is still WAAAAAAY to late to excuse using Linkin Park in a mod

  • @Exponaut_R-01
    @Exponaut_R-01 5 років тому +2

    When you said "A very serious monologue starts..." then I heard your voice again I thought this was some thing only I didn't know about where you were a part of the ending and it took me several seconds of listening to change my mind.

  • @aiden4785
    @aiden4785 4 роки тому

    combat evolved will always hold a special place in my heart i was far too young to know it when it was made me being a 2000s baby but man i remember my grandparents had this game and we all would play it and my friends had reach with the halo combat evolved firefight map and man does this bring back memories the people who made this are great cringe or not they made a whole new story as a mod and it shows as a great learning experience y’all are great and i hope y’all made some awesome games

  • @WatermelonEnthusiast9
    @WatermelonEnthusiast9 4 роки тому +1

    I love how halo's forruners always are written like greek myths

  • @scenczyk1429
    @scenczyk1429 3 роки тому +3

    The CE engine is still good looking. Much more so than anything else that was being pushed out at the time, and more so than some of what came after

  • @johnbeatty8339
    @johnbeatty8339 4 роки тому +1

    "Theres a rampant a.i., that is being evil. . . And floating around menacingly." Makes being awake at 5 a.m. a little more bearable lol.

  • @neomcdoom
    @neomcdoom 5 років тому +5

    You’ve a wonderful way with words, late night gaming. I always look forward to your videos. You’re the only Halo UA-camr who truly makes his videos art.

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 4 роки тому +1

      Lol you dont watch alot of content do you?

  • @StuffyJunk
    @StuffyJunk 5 років тому +10

    My two cents: story is meh but gameplay is excellent (for the most part).

  • @hmm2598
    @hmm2598 5 років тому +1

    17:00 - noway, that was so epic when you were fighting at the end of halo 2 and there was that rock song, that was so cool! I think that was the coolest level out of all of the halo games.

  • @Munnwort
    @Munnwort Рік тому

    just randomly remembered that I watched this a few years ago & really enjoyed it, glad I found it again

  • @angrylittlemen
    @angrylittlemen 5 років тому +5

    Still not evolution of the sniper rifle but still good

  • @thelizardking3807
    @thelizardking3807 5 років тому +14

    You must’ve been good at writing essays in school

  • @joeyvitale24
    @joeyvitale24 5 років тому +13

    Breaking Benjamin belongs in halo lol

  • @Snarky_Queen
    @Snarky_Queen 5 років тому

    I love that halo 3 song that starts @ 5:26. Simply such a beautiful short yet very sweet song.

  • @MattDratt
    @MattDratt 5 років тому +2

    10/10 cutscenes would make again

    • @kittyrules
      @kittyrules 5 років тому

      I think the cutscene animations were great :)

  • @horrorpleb249
    @horrorpleb249 5 років тому +37

    You think breaking benjamin isn't good for that mission? Pal you are going mad.

    • @guillaumetremblay2004
      @guillaumetremblay2004 5 років тому

      True

    • @AgniFirePunch
      @AgniFirePunch 5 років тому +3

      He would rather hear some "gucci gang" like a zoomer

    • @cantwakeupasmr1967
      @cantwakeupasmr1967 4 роки тому +4

      It doesn't make any sense to have that song, completely ruins the mood and tone the game set. I actually started laughing when it played in halo 2, it's something a ten year old would deem "bad ass"

    • @guillaumetremblay2004
      @guillaumetremblay2004 4 роки тому +5

      @@cantwakeupasmr1967 maybe for you

    • @cantwakeupasmr1967
      @cantwakeupasmr1967 4 роки тому +1

      @@guillaumetremblay2004 you have to understand that it's a bit of a juxtaposition, when you've just been listening to orchestral music for the whole game and all of a sudden you're hit with blow me away it's quite jarring. If you've heard the song before or like the band I would assume it fits better in your head

  • @TheGhostOfFive
    @TheGhostOfFive 2 роки тому +1

    Lumoria devs: lets give the voice actor with the worst mic the weird distorted ai role guess it will save time on editing!

  • @Lat3ksi
    @Lat3ksi 5 років тому

    I loved this campaign when it came out. I still love the level design with the faithful look and pretty solid gameplay.

  • @KoboldLich
    @KoboldLich 5 років тому +1

    I played this back in the day when it came out. Although you're totally right that the ham was more accepted, most of the criticism you mention was immediately apparent. The Mass Effect cut scene, the music, the bad VO, and boss battles; it wasn't fooling anyone. It was a nice little jaunt into the extremes of Halo modding at the time, but it's definitely become a footnote.

    • @RoyalFusilier
      @RoyalFusilier 5 років тому

      I've seen people say creativity is obfuscating what you're ripping off, and in that area this mod didn't succeed. Certain bits were way too directly 'from' something else, rather than, say, the way the original Combat Evolved very clearly riffs off the movie Aliens without just redoing that at all. it's not like that everywhere, but the Sovereign cutscene was tough.

  • @MaximandArbiter
    @MaximandArbiter 5 років тому

    I appreciated the boss battles when I played Lumoria not because of "how they were created" but because of the story that the Elites told us. In fact, looking at their energy shields, taken from the E3 trailer of the 2000 it's so nostalgic that I really loved it

  • @StuffyJunk
    @StuffyJunk 5 років тому

    Lumoria in a lot of ways kind of feels like a spirtual expansion pack for CE's campaign. It basically takes some of the best elements from CE's campaign gameplay wise and cranks it up to 10 with larger battles, larger levels, and more ai on the screen. It pretty much gives you everything you liked about CE gameplay wise while also adding some stuff from the newer games(such as the terminals and the architecture). The main story and characters are kinda hammy, but I can forgive it since none of it really interferes with that whole idea of the guardian trying to find out its own meaning of life on this quiet garden world. This mod really reminds me of one of those old-school expansion packs from back in the day and I find myself replaying it every couple of years.

  • @AlexBlack712
    @AlexBlack712 5 років тому +1

    Project Lawnson must be reviewed next. Second greatest mod of the game.

  • @Cheezmonka
    @Cheezmonka 4 роки тому

    Something about that era of games really lends itself to mystery and spirituality in narratives. I would love to see some modern games made with the aesthetic of late 1990s and early 2000s games, like Half Life and Halo CE.

  • @lunaticusx
    @lunaticusx 5 років тому +1

    I wish there was like a fan game where noble six survived and teamed up with chief

    • @thesafehouse2863
      @thesafehouse2863 5 років тому

      Matt Kenny I wouldn’t be against this if it were meant to be comedic and completely outlandish.

  • @sinisterisrandom8537
    @sinisterisrandom8537 5 років тому

    I actually loved it,beside having the music blasting it for me only made me look back to my younger times of joy

  • @youshallnotpass2156
    @youshallnotpass2156 5 років тому +10

    Wut
    Breaking benjamin in h2 was da best

  • @LennoxParsec
    @LennoxParsec 5 років тому

    By far, the best custom campaing of Halo CE.
    Everything just feel so organic, just as Forgotten Exile.

  • @snafu_vfx
    @snafu_vfx 4 роки тому

    I played Lumoria as part of the SPV3 mod and quite frankly I really enjoyed it

  • @Quiver333_real
    @Quiver333_real 5 років тому +1

    Remember, never “let air get T H I C C E R” with Flood spores

  • @andrewvoong813
    @andrewvoong813 4 роки тому +1

    This is what a game made of with good game designers but no story writers looks like.

  • @glxst
    @glxst 5 років тому +1

    Lumoria was remade in the style of SPV3 and is included with SPV3.2

  • @SirBigWater
    @SirBigWater 5 років тому +1

    So do people use CE as the go to for mods? I dont see that many big story mods for Halo 2 as much as CE

  • @toffee5266
    @toffee5266 5 років тому +10

    Luv u late night gaming❤️

  • @Roadkii
    @Roadkii 5 років тому +11

    Maybe project cartographer? Never tried it but I’ve always been interested.

    • @Fabled407
      @Fabled407 5 років тому +6

      It just brings back halo 2 multiplayer on pc

    • @larrytheassdestroyer4149
      @larrytheassdestroyer4149 5 років тому

      Josh Langley also the campaign

    • @Lat3ksi
      @Lat3ksi 5 років тому

      Project Cartographer is just Halo 2 Vista repackaged without the need for Games for Windows Live.

  • @JetFeather
    @JetFeather 5 років тому +9

    I only ever played lumoria in spv3

  • @yearzeta9045
    @yearzeta9045 3 роки тому +1

    I just realized that Requiem, the Forerunner planet from Halo 4, might have actually taken some inspiration from Lumoria. Also, in both games, there's lots of exposition that is necessary for the story, that is hidden in audio logs and terminals.

  • @danielbob2628
    @danielbob2628 5 років тому +1

    It sounds like this would be a cult classic if it was its own game

  • @grxviton-surge8908
    @grxviton-surge8908 5 років тому +3

    "the em generator" now, ive not played the mod but im going of the thought that the em generator was covenant?? so theres probably some tech there that meant ghosts arent affected (jus a guess)

  • @GentleHeretic
    @GentleHeretic 5 років тому +1

    I'll be honest, I think I skipped nearly every cutscene in this game. I remember the AI one, mainly because of how impossible it was to tell what was going on, but I really just thought of the mod as "hooray, more Halo CE" and was content. Didn't even mind the abrupt guest appearances of Linkin Park and Breaking Benjamin; Halo 2 set the precedent for me, and I probably would have put on Hybrid Theory anyway for old times sake.

  • @MegamanZero410
    @MegamanZero410 5 років тому

    I like the music of halo 2, including blow me away. It fit the Badass arena fight that made you wish you had a chainsaw like doom to rip and tear through the elites and hunters. Not having the alternative rock in halo nowadays is something I’ve missed because it’s part of the games character. Just small occasional songs, like halo 3s end credits with LvUrFR3NZ was fun and got you pumped. I hope halo infinite taps into such and brings in a kickass soundtrack. I want isolation and mystery, and when needed Badass and thrashing. The two coincided so well through the original trilogy so hopefully we will se a return to form

  • @32BitJunkie
    @32BitJunkie 5 років тому +3

    Honestly a lot of the Forerunner stuff here is beautiful, I like it more than the structures in Halo 2-5. Halo 1 just had this really clean marble look with simple paneling, and this mod pulls that off instead of the "cram in all the lines you can!" of 3+, or the battered beige and yellow ugliness in 2.

  • @aaronknight4811
    @aaronknight4811 5 років тому +6

    AWESOME AF

  • @Burtup
    @Burtup 4 роки тому

    Lumoria is inside SPV3. Is the best combo for an enhanced halo ce experience

  • @ravagesoyjoy
    @ravagesoyjoy 5 років тому +1

    No kidding,
    The moment you said you hear bells, my ring security camera app on my phone began to ring twinkle bells. Lol!

  • @Fabled407
    @Fabled407 5 років тому

    Lumoria was more about having fun than story telling. I never have high expectations for mods, they're simply more content to play through. That being said, some of the best storytelling I've ever seen was in mods.

  • @Maddog1911
    @Maddog1911 5 років тому

    Imagine a fan-made Halo game where you can play a campaign as Spartan Linda or Kelly or Buck on Reach

  • @Spritzkrieg
    @Spritzkrieg 5 років тому +3

    I so badly want to figure out how bosses can work in Halo. I love boss battles, even bad ones. I still can't really figure out the entire reason why, but it's definitely partially for the thrill of killing a "living" character with a life and personality. If they matter, it's more fun to kill them. I'm talking about gaming only, you pricks!
    Maybe boss battles isn't the direction to go. Even if it's as simple as giving a specific enemy a name and a waypoint telling me to take them out, I'll have fun going into bounty hunter mode and trying to take them down as cinematically as possible. For one thing, I sometimes go on Halo playthroughs where I only focus on killing every Elite Zealot in the game, and I usually kill all of their subordinates first so it's just me and them.
    There has to be a way to get real bosses to work, though. Maybe look to other FPS games, if any, that have done it well. We could even analyze the exact problems with Halo 2's shitty bosses and figure out how to re-work their flaws into strengths. (Maybe that could be a video...? You can't see it, but I'm doing puppy eyes.)
    Damn, I wanna say more, but I've got no time. Loved the video, Taras

    • @SR-388
      @SR-388 5 років тому +2

      I mean, I think boss battles can work in Halo, it's just we have never had a good one, the closest we have to a good "boss" battle was Halo 3 scarabs and their more of a mini boss or enemy more than a boss, kind like dooms barons of hell.

    • @halinaqi2194
      @halinaqi2194 5 років тому +1

      A good boss fight would've been one with the grave mind where it had phases of you dodging its tentacles In a vehicle section but that was scrapped from halo 2 (mentioned in the dev commentary)

  • @o_o-037
    @o_o-037 5 років тому +2

    If you play the new SPv3 version, you'll find that its weapon sandbox is different from the Main SPv3 campaign. Also, many of your current complaints have been addressed in the SPv3 version of Lumoria.

  • @MrBioWhiz
    @MrBioWhiz 3 роки тому

    Lumoria has one very poignant point I don't think the developers intended:
    The AI was given seeds and told to learn for itself what life meant. It tended to the world for thousands of years, creating a beautiful ecosystem of thriving life. And the whole time, it never did learn the nature of life.
    It simply saw life as a thing to be grown and catalogued, preserved for preservation's sake. It failed to actually appreciate what it had created, and died not knowing the true beauty of what it created.
    It speaks volumes of how the AIs of the forerunners really weren't equipped to carry any sort of legacy on by themselves. AI like guilty spark and the Lumoria Gardener really had no clue just what the hell they were doing, or the importance and reason why they were doing what they were, beyond being told these things were important

  • @emilau11
    @emilau11 5 років тому

    6:55 when you have voice lines to perform but your Mom’s next door sleeping so you have to be quiet

  • @droomonsta
    @droomonsta 4 роки тому

    Played through this the other day, really enjoyed it.

  • @Dynamic1312
    @Dynamic1312 5 років тому +1

    This mod looks so damn fun

  • @ubermaster134
    @ubermaster134 11 місяців тому

    I just finished the mod on MMC and I loved it! The bad voice acting, the tryhard linkin park music and actually good action set pieces just makes me love these passionate fan projects even more.
    The Linkin Park bridge section was so cheesy it turned back into being cool

  • @hectorbeck4350
    @hectorbeck4350 4 роки тому

    It’s messy, clunky and it’s mired in its time, but it’s got a lot of heart, and I respect that

  • @laurynas8569
    @laurynas8569 5 років тому +10

    Seeing *proper armour* on a female and not thin latex suit with pieces of metal

  • @andradaolariu1612
    @andradaolariu1612 4 роки тому

    Dude, Breaking Benmjamin made Halo 2 10000000000 times MORE EPIC! The song fits perfectly in the game and I always come back and replay the game and feel such joy hearing the song in the Gravemind mission

  • @MarbleHalo
    @MarbleHalo 5 років тому

    I just can't wait for this game to get to Steam and to see where mods take the halo series. I've never really gotten into Custom Edition mods

  • @elementalgamer0732
    @elementalgamer0732 4 роки тому +1

    16:25 Same SIN?! Oh come on dude yes the linken park music was cheesy and bad, but Blow me away is almost as an iconic Halo song as Warthog Run! TBH I have that song playing whenever I play any of the Halo games, it fits so well.

  • @roberthipolito1351
    @roberthipolito1351 5 років тому +1

    Could you do a comparison between the original and the SPV3 remake of this mod?