"This marks, to date, the only Firefight map in Halo that has friendly A.I." I've got some good news courtesy of the MCC dev team; All ODST Firefight maps have friendly A.I. now.
@@lopesj6670 I played Heroic Floodfight on Crater for the monthly challenge a few months ago, and it was surprisingly great. A big part of that was because of the friendly Elites. They're actually super useful, and don't just die immediately. Especially the Sword Elites. Almost felt like having 2 extra players. Highly recommend.
Now they need to add that to the reach ones, that being said installation 04 was my favourite ff map. Not just because of friendly ai, but also coz it's nostalgic but also genuinely a good map for the mode lol
Floodfight was a really, really good quality of life improvement to the firefight modes we've had for more than a decade now. It seems like they've recorded new voices and lines (Some I can think of off the top of my mind - "Dude, you're awesome! We should hang out sometime!" - A Marine, "You inspire me!" - an Elite, "We will break your casket!" - the Gravemind), the addition of the two AI characters gives you something more to fight for by trying to keep them alive, and the Elites are actually kind of helpful - they man the turrets and have shields so they don't die off instantly, unlike the marines who just get infected almost instantly. The choice of enemies in the rounds are good, the choice of skulls (Tilt and Famine) in set 2 makes fighting the Flood feel truly horrifying - I once hit a Tank form in the mouth 5 times with a gravity hammer before he fucked off and died, and this was on Normal! Shotgun shells do nothing to a shielded Elite form, and you need to destroy the bodies with melee or risk running out of ammo. The only thing it's missing is a wave counter - it is an infinite wave survival game anyway, give it that so that people have something to brag about!
A nice little real world fact relating to ODST's: I've seen pictures of people who are real world Airborne paratroopers in the US military actually run ODST patches on their work uniforms. They've gotten in trouble a lot of the time, but it's fun to see people who are in the closest equivalent in an actual military paying homage to fictional people who do a similar job
I rocked an ODST Helljumper patch when I jumped into Kunar in 2014. Easier to get away with that on deployment than it was at Bragg. Still have it. We played ALOT of Halo on our downtime.
@@dogevanzandt2889 just remember, you boys go to OUR Airborne school. If you can even get a slot that is. The only thing worse than a dirty Leg is a Marine Leg.
'The former writer not being a fan of Marines being in Infinite's campaign.' I'm sorry, what? Thank God the Marines still made it in. Marines are an extremely core part of Halo's campaign.
It's pretty obvious at this point that 343i doesn't understand that Halo is so much more than just a dude in a green suit killing aliens. Same goes for those incompetent morons at Paramount.
@@Giddog40 Exactly. Wtf is wrong with these people. Marines were a massive and core part of even the original game, quite honestly, how dare anyone even suggest not including them in any Halo game. It would be like making Aliens without the Marines and just Ripley. Sure, it could work, but why the fuck would you.
This comment right here. Ideologies like what this “former writer” had are extremely indicative as to why Halo Infinite is in the state that it is, IMO. We had/have a bunch of people who really didn’t/don’t understand what makes an amazing Halo game head the project. It’s maddeningly frustrating.
ODSTs confuse me, in the fall of reach John kills a couple of them when they attack him and they seem so buff and heartless but in halo 3: ODST buck and the others are so soft?
@@alphaomega6801 Well, they're different divisions for one thing. Buck (and so presumably Alpha-9 as well) are part of the 64th I think? The ODSTs in tFoR are from the 105th (which, fun fact, are the only ODSTs to actually go by Helljumpers). So that's kind of where the perceived one-sided rivalry between Spartans and ODSTs began. It seeped into the rest of the branch though, with Buck legitimately not discounting his refusal for Sarah Palmer and her S-IV squad to reinforce A-9 on the mission that got the Rookie killed to it.
@@alphaomega6801 And also, the ODSTs in tFoR we're ordered to antagonize John and fight him, to test a newly augmented II's capabilities. They (and most everyone else) didn't know that of course, and John didn't either, thinking it was a combat situation with fair combatants, so he didn't (or couldn't) hold back.
I think with ODST’s they have more character and emotion to them compared to Spartans. Spartans are overpowered walking tanks, whereas ODST’s are just normal guys that are just cool special forces. It’s easier to relate to ODST’s as people and their armor is sexy too
Can’t blame the Spartans for being emotionally stunted super soldiers, what I loved about The Flood book is hearing the near malcontent towards Chief. The Evolutions series give plenty of spotlights to the venerable ODST and give them a proper military drama compared to the Spartans unbelievably awesome kickassery
What I like about the IVs is that they’re more human than Spartans. Yes II and IIIs were amazing in combat, but the IVs still adapted to the situation as a team instead of a lone wolf. If that makes sense.
@@SovietTricycle I don't like that about Spartan IVs because the only reason 343 made them that way because they wanted to advertise their new super awesome amazing even better super soldier that has all of the strengths of the old ones and none of the drawbacks. Which just makes them boring as hell. The mental fragility/emotional stuntedness of many Spartans as well as the morally questionable nature of their development is what makes them distinct from other UNSC forces like Marines and ODSTs. All that is lost when you remove all that and just make them good at everything because you want kids to think they're cool.
@@JonoRig tbf Spartans are also defined partly by training, but to an extreme extent that's a completely different ball park from ODSTs. But yeah, I agree 100%.
They are essentially the Navy Seals of Halo, in my eyes. Also, what could be cooler than literally being dropped FROM SPACE directly into the middle of a battle? ODST's are the kings of cool.
Fun fact: the ODST armor was originally supposed to be Chief's MJOLNIR set of armor. But it was regarded as "too mean" looking. I guess there's some truth to Buck's dialog in H3 ODST. "We are Green and Very VERY Mean." Some ODSTs in HR say the same thing in-game.
Well you see, an ODST show wouldn't have the big marketable green man, Mr. John Halo who the brain-dead Paramount execs think is the only valuable part of the franchise
I just started watching Band of Brothers and it made me think how ODST’s are like Halo’s futuristic equivalent to the men in that show. I’d honestly love a Band of Brothers style show about ODST’s.
I think ODSTs are cooler than Spartans because they're weaker. Like I think a Marine knowing how dangerous a fight may be but fighting anyway is way more badass than being a 7 foot tank
Spartans were a lot more than just ranks. Even with the armor they were faster and more agile than anyone else. The games don’t really do justice to the true lore of the Spartans. Even the III series were a lot more capable than the games have shown. Because of just how ridiculously overpowered they were, it is supposed to hit that much harder that during Reach Spartan IIs we’re dropping like flies. The only reason John surviving due to being in space on a space station at the time. Definitely not in cryo on PoA already, that’s so stupid. Like why would you have a super soldier in cryo during the most pivotal battle in the universe?..
I really hope there's a game that brings Halo Reach or even Halo 3's customization to ODSTs. As cool as H3:ODST was, I really want to create my own trooper insead of recoloring a member of Alpha-Nine. (It'd also be cool to see him in game the way your custom Noble 6 appears in cutscenes) And that's the other thing. There's a very limited number of Spartan IIs and IIIs. While ODSTs are elite soldiers, there is no cap on how many there are, so it's easier to imagine your trooper in the lore.
The ODST's made such an impact on my love for Halo that I always equip it in whatever Halo I happen to be able to use it on. I love the Reach version and I feel like it'd be fitting as Noble 6 was a former ODST so it'd be natural for him to wear the armor. As for Halo 3 vs H2A ODST helmets, I like Halo 3's better, but H2A is still really good.
ODSTs are single handedly responsible for my love of Halo. Some years ago, at the store, I bought a little ODST mega-blox figure. That single figure eventually snowballed into my current love of Halo.
Halo 3 ODST gotta be my favorite, I would love to see more Halo games with a similar design philosophy, and would love to explore the Halo universe from a more grounded human perspective
It’s the same for me here since Halo ODST was the first actual Halo game I played. Sure I watched my brother play the original trilogy first but I never really got to see any ODSTs. So when I booted up ODST my first true introduction to the Halo franchise was as an ODST. The Halo 2 Design does look pretty swell, but nothing will ever beat my liking to the ODSTs of Halo 3 ODST.
I would love a spartan 3 game instead of odst 2, because I disliked how the odsts could take multiple shots, and I think that system could be more lore friendly by playing as a unshielded spartan 3
I didn't realize there was so much resistance within Bungie to "Fall of Reach." In my opinion it is the best Halo book of them all and really added to the story and the universe.
It seems like a major problem with 343, much like many companies, is that the people at the head of it are adamant about doing the literal exact opposite of what the consumerbase wants to try and force them to like it.
5:19 I replayed h3 campaign last night and did the exact same thing gave all the badass odst snipers lol, loved arming the marines and odst and just having them cover you pack and chant were just all around good times
I and I believe a large portion of the communiuty LOVE the ODSTs! They are the best of the best! The Kilo 5 Trillogy of books really sheds light onto how Badass they are but also how human they are in a way the spartans never really get shown! They are "Normal" Marines expected to preform at and alongside Spartan levels and most of the time they go above and beyond that expectation! Riding feet first into Hell!
For real. Marines were the "humanizing" core of the series, but 343 went and tried to offload all of that onto their Spartan IV's. Marines/ODSTs are key to making Spartans feel impressive in the first place, a necessary contrast between regular humans and supersoldiers
He said he was a former narrative lead. They probably wouldn't have been able to integrate them better anyways because they fell for the open world meme.
I've been a Halo fan since I was a kid but never got a chance to play ODST, just a few weeks ago, I finally did. I think it might just be my favorite halo game, and that's saying a lot. I adored the flavor of the writing and the soundtrack--it felt oddly...personal? I'm a musician, really into jazz, prog and post rock, even a pretty experienced clarinetist, and the soundtrack feels like some meshing of my personal taste with the sound we've all grown to love from Halo's music, music that entranced and inspired me from even my youngest years. It was weird. Playing this game after so many years just waiting for a new Halo experience to live up to my memories, it felt like Bungie was completing that inspirational feedback loop, saying "we love your brain too."
The ODST's deserve more stories considering how great the game was , it grounds the player in that situation that the risks are high but makes it feel more worth the challenge.
Interesting thing about Halo Wars 2 is that Hellbringers are ODSTs. Just outfitted to match the role of flamer units like how Bullfrogs are the designation of ODST Units that do airborne operations. This is mentioned in the Halo Encyclopedia. Page 058.
The in game footage you acquired, the angle of the shots, the editing.... Fantastic! Thank you for the additional effort you put into your videos LNG, it is greatly appreciated and enjoyed! ❤️
Halo CE's music had eerie feels, sure a lot of people know the title theme but not enough people talk about the heavy 90s inspirations when it comes to the music of Halo. Those weird and distinct shimmering sounds like sound reverberating off the walls of forerunner steel and glass (Idk if it's steel just bare with me) I think that 'weirdness' kind of needs to return with a game in the future, nowadays Halo rings are treated like a holy site, when in CE we were in awe and maybe even scared because what is this thing and why is there an ecosystem.
I started playing Halo at a friend’s house, the multiplayer was awesome! We did the original trilogy campaigns co-op, as they were releasing. So one day I purchased a 360 for myself, it came with ODST. That campaign was my gamertag’s first Halo experience, and I was pumped to see it came with H3 multiplayer, all dlc maps included. Ever since having ODST, I’ve been hooked on halo.
Whoever made that Reach ODST Spartan has some great fuckin taste. Hell it’s oddly similar to my own. Also it’s amazing to think that ODSTs almost weren’t a thing in Halo. I suppose we don’t live in the truly darkest timeline then.
I feel like the ODST's could have very easily lived on in their own line of spin-offs that were more... Tactical in nature. Halo's version of Star-Wars: Republic Commandos.
Would it be possible to see a 'Evolution of the Pelican' episode? Would love to hear about my favourite sci-fi vehicle by my favourite Halo youtuber? ;) As usual, enjoyable episode. Never fail to learn something new about the lore with your videos! 🔥
I've made a Halo ODST cosplay, and I'll save most of my thoughts on ODSTs and their designs for a video I'll eventually make, but for now I HIGHLY recommend anyone who likes ODSTs and enjoys the human aspect of the Halo universe read Dirt from Halo: Evolutions. It's an hour long read but the audiobook is the best way to experience it, and it's my favorite Halo story of all time. It inspired me to continue making my armor because it showed ODSTs being real heroes, I can't recommend it enough!
I would love to see a breakdown of the Brutes. They've gone through so many design changes and iterations, and now being back in the spotlight after a long absence.
Courage can be defined as doing something one fears despite the dangers. Spartans were engineered to be brave ODSTs and troopers have to fight their in spite of their fears to be brave. What’s braver? Superman running into a burning building or a fireman? That’s courage
I personally like both halo 2 and 3 armor designs for ODST’s. The sleek round halo 2 version and the bulky rigid halo 3 version could just be considered different manufacturer requirements and equipment standards being changed because it’s late in the war and the unsc is taking what ever it can get. Atleast that’s my internal logic. It’s not like every single plate carrier in the us army is the same even today. You’ll see different rigs and uniforms across different regions and branches.
Always glad to see the Odi-Estis getting the love they deserve. In a world where you're either an apex predator or tissue paper, it's good to see the stories of the middlemen.
I really like these videos, it’s always fun finding out new stuff within the Halo universe and the effort you put into them is really appreciated. Plus this one provides a nice distraction from 343’s new and hilariously bad road map. But man, those H4 ODST helmets…they really were awful weren’t they
Templin releasing a video on Cayde-6 voiced by Nathan Fillion in an IP created by Bungie. Late Night Gaming releasing a video which has a character voiced by Nathan Fillion in an IP created by Bungie. Today is a good day.
My first introduction into video games was halo 2 and I loved every bit of it. I was young and don’t remember ever seeing a odst just always wanting to play as arbiter. But by that time reach was insanely popular it was around 2011 and that was when I first saw an odst armor set. I was in love with it. I still am as a matter of fact, I love the detail that went into it and the armor is incredible. 343 murdered it in halo 4 and somewhat redeemed themselves in 5 but I miss the old shoulder armor. It was distinguishable and for me made an odst.
Loved the little cinematically with character models to showcase the different variations of the armors throughout the games. Something a little more exciting to look at while also being perfectly informative
Reall made my happy to watch this video. There is a lot of negativity in the Halo world but It is good to remember how great it can be. Good video had a lot of fun ^^
My favorite Halo game is Halo 3 ODST besides Halo Combat Evloved with extended version with Fire Team Raven & Halo 2 because of ODST Marines,Halo 3,Halo Reach because ODST Marine "Feet first into Hell" by ODST Marines Hell Jumpers! 😏🪖🎮💯
Great Camera work in this one, especially the added camera shake on certain things like the sniper firing or the jetpack take off. Edit: That warzone sketch kills me, "Maureen" lol
If the ODST’s do come back in Infinite, I’d like to see them with a design that combines the Reach design with the H2a design. Slimmer, sharper, and cooler
I feel like with the ODST’s in Halo 2 and 3, it would have been nice to see upgraded AI for the troopers, but give fewer numbers of them compared to marines to balance out their improved combat skill.
Halo 3: ODST has my personal favorite soundtrack in all of Halo (and maybe games), and it's one of the main reasons why it's one of my favorite games in the series.
I love Halo Legends’ ODST designs. Their simplicity feels like the perfect mesh between the h2 and h3 designs. And Cortez is a very cool character. I also loved the new gadgets Babysitter gave them, primarily that cool GPS watch.
I still can't imagine the work environment of early halo can you imagine the energy going into halo 3 and then finally fleshing out ODSTs in it's namesake game and then reach hell they gave a leading ODST role to Nathan and he's still voicing buck to this day in halo 5
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" I owe you one Spartan. Ill see you in hell "
The importance of commas.
Does Buck “owe me one, Spartan!”
Or does he owe me exactly one Spartan 😂
@@LateNightHalo Either bad grammar or Buck owes us one spartan.
@@MTG9745 I'd take the latter, who wouldn't want a spartan?
@@tu4i775 I sure would!
@@LateNightHalo Well, he did become a Spartan... so he did deliver.
"This marks, to date, the only Firefight map in Halo that has friendly A.I."
I've got some good news courtesy of the MCC dev team; All ODST Firefight maps have friendly A.I. now.
Even elites with drop pods
@@lopesj6670 I played Heroic Floodfight on Crater for the monthly challenge a few months ago, and it was surprisingly great. A big part of that was because of the friendly Elites. They're actually super useful, and don't just die immediately. Especially the Sword Elites. Almost felt like having 2 extra players. Highly recommend.
Firefight and Spartan Ops should become a byild your own campaign maps.
Now they need to add that to the reach ones, that being said installation 04 was my favourite ff map. Not just because of friendly ai, but also coz it's nostalgic but also genuinely a good map for the mode lol
Floodfight was a really, really good quality of life improvement to the firefight modes we've had for more than a decade now. It seems like they've recorded new voices and lines (Some I can think of off the top of my mind - "Dude, you're awesome! We should hang out sometime!" - A Marine, "You inspire me!" - an Elite, "We will break your casket!" - the Gravemind), the addition of the two AI characters gives you something more to fight for by trying to keep them alive, and the Elites are actually kind of helpful - they man the turrets and have shields so they don't die off instantly, unlike the marines who just get infected almost instantly. The choice of enemies in the rounds are good, the choice of skulls (Tilt and Famine) in set 2 makes fighting the Flood feel truly horrifying - I once hit a Tank form in the mouth 5 times with a gravity hammer before he fucked off and died, and this was on Normal! Shotgun shells do nothing to a shielded Elite form, and you need to destroy the bodies with melee or risk running out of ammo. The only thing it's missing is a wave counter - it is an infinite wave survival game anyway, give it that so that people have something to brag about!
A nice little real world fact relating to ODST's: I've seen pictures of people who are real world Airborne paratroopers in the US military actually run ODST patches on their work uniforms. They've gotten in trouble a lot of the time, but it's fun to see people who are in the closest equivalent in an actual military paying homage to fictional people who do a similar job
I rocked an ODST Helljumper patch when I jumped into Kunar in 2014. Easier to get away with that on deployment than it was at Bragg. Still have it. We played ALOT of Halo on our downtime.
Typical army still wishing they are as cool as the Corps
@@dogevanzandt2889 I didn't know the corps could type. Or read.
@@chairmanofthebored6860 lol seethe
@@dogevanzandt2889 just remember, you boys go to OUR Airborne school. If you can even get a slot that is. The only thing worse than a dirty Leg is a Marine Leg.
'The former writer not being a fan of Marines being in Infinite's campaign.' I'm sorry, what? Thank God the Marines still made it in. Marines are an extremely core part of Halo's campaign.
It's pretty obvious at this point that 343i doesn't understand that Halo is so much more than just a dude in a green suit killing aliens. Same goes for those incompetent morons at Paramount.
Thank god he is the “former writer”
@@Giddog40 Exactly. Wtf is wrong with these people. Marines were a massive and core part of even the original game, quite honestly, how dare anyone even suggest not including them in any Halo game. It would be like making Aliens without the Marines and just Ripley. Sure, it could work, but why the fuck would you.
@@serathaevistille995 exactly
This comment right here. Ideologies like what this “former writer” had are extremely indicative as to why Halo Infinite is in the state that it is, IMO.
We had/have a bunch of people who really didn’t/don’t understand what makes an amazing Halo game head the project. It’s maddeningly frustrating.
Another common Late Night W. ODSTs hold a special place in my heart.
ODSTs confuse me, in the fall of reach John kills a couple of them when they attack him and they seem so buff and heartless but in halo 3: ODST buck and the others are so soft?
@@alphaomega6801 Well, they're different divisions for one thing. Buck (and so presumably Alpha-9 as well) are part of the 64th I think? The ODSTs in tFoR are from the 105th (which, fun fact, are the only ODSTs to actually go by Helljumpers). So that's kind of where the perceived one-sided rivalry between Spartans and ODSTs began. It seeped into the rest of the branch though, with Buck legitimately not discounting his refusal for Sarah Palmer and her S-IV squad to reinforce A-9 on the mission that got the Rookie killed to it.
@@alphaomega6801 And also, the ODSTs in tFoR we're ordered to antagonize John and fight him, to test a newly augmented II's capabilities. They (and most everyone else) didn't know that of course, and John didn't either, thinking it was a combat situation with fair combatants, so he didn't (or couldn't) hold back.
We are odst forever and we will die as odst
I think with ODST’s they have more character and emotion to them compared to Spartans. Spartans are overpowered walking tanks, whereas ODST’s are just normal guys that are just cool special forces. It’s easier to relate to ODST’s as people and their armor is sexy too
Can’t blame the Spartans for being emotionally stunted super soldiers, what I loved about The Flood book is hearing the near malcontent towards Chief. The Evolutions series give plenty of spotlights to the venerable ODST and give them a proper military drama compared to the Spartans unbelievably awesome kickassery
Very sexy armor
What I like about the IVs is that they’re more human than Spartans. Yes II and IIIs were amazing in combat, but the IVs still adapted to the situation as a team instead of a lone wolf. If that makes sense.
@@SovietTricycle I don't like that about Spartan IVs because the only reason 343 made them that way because they wanted to advertise their new super awesome amazing even better super soldier that has all of the strengths of the old ones and none of the drawbacks. Which just makes them boring as hell. The mental fragility/emotional stuntedness of many Spartans as well as the morally questionable nature of their development is what makes them distinct from other UNSC forces like Marines and ODSTs. All that is lost when you remove all that and just make them good at everything because you want kids to think they're cool.
@@Browninthadesert The sexiest of armors, with their game giving us the saxiest of soundtracks.
Sometimes I find the ODST's more badass than the Spartans
Especially buck and dutch
imo, spec-ops soldiers are more badass than super soldiers.
@@JonoRig tbf Spartans are also defined partly by training, but to an extreme extent that's a completely different ball park from ODSTs. But yeah, I agree 100%.
@@JonoRig Agreed
They are essentially the Navy Seals of Halo, in my eyes. Also, what could be cooler than literally being dropped FROM SPACE directly into the middle of a battle? ODST's are the kings of cool.
Fun fact: the ODST armor was originally supposed to be Chief's MJOLNIR set of armor. But it was regarded as "too mean" looking. I guess there's some truth to Buck's dialog in H3 ODST. "We are Green and Very VERY Mean." Some ODSTs in HR say the same thing in-game.
Didn’t know they have an HR department. Neat.
The Halo: 2 ODSTs will always be my favorite. The purple-ish visors and the vest-like armor they wore was really cool in my opinion.
They are the best looking odsts
I adore the purple visor, but the helmet shape of 3 and reach speaks to me more. I'd love to see what a melding of the two would look like.
They aren't my favorite but I do really like the 'Nam style flak vest
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"Bungie's *destiny* lay elsewhere"
I see what you did there HAHA
No joke, the Halo show could have been INFINITELY BETTER if it was just Band of Brothers with ODSTs.
I would have called off work to watch a premiere of ODST bob, especially if it had the same quality as the ODST live action trailer!
Well you see, an ODST show wouldn't have the big marketable green man, Mr. John Halo who the brain-dead Paramount execs think is the only valuable part of the franchise
I just started watching Band of Brothers and it made me think how ODST’s are like Halo’s futuristic equivalent to the men in that show. I’d honestly love a Band of Brothers style show about ODST’s.
@@alphacraig2001 100% agree
Yeah that would be an incredible show if it was just BoB ODST
I think ODSTs are cooler than Spartans because they're weaker. Like I think a Marine knowing how dangerous a fight may be but fighting anyway is way more badass than being a 7 foot tank
Respectfully, L take. Johnson was more badass than all the Spartans combined, but otherwise it don’t get much better than a Spartan.
@@aidenhawes5367 Johnson kinda is a Spartan tho
Plenty of regular marines were like that lmao
Spartans were a lot more than just ranks. Even with the armor they were faster and more agile than anyone else. The games don’t really do justice to the true lore of the Spartans. Even the III series were a lot more capable than the games have shown. Because of just how ridiculously overpowered they were, it is supposed to hit that much harder that during Reach Spartan IIs we’re dropping like flies. The only reason John surviving due to being in space on a space station at the time. Definitely not in cryo on PoA already, that’s so stupid. Like why would you have a super soldier in cryo during the most pivotal battle in the universe?..
Autocorrect is ruining my life wtf
I'm an odst fanboy, I use odst as my armor all the time.
Me too! When I first played Halo Reach I was incredibly happy to see I could customize my campaign spartan to wear the ODST armor.
I really hope there's a game that brings Halo Reach or even Halo 3's customization to ODSTs. As cool as H3:ODST was, I really want to create my own trooper insead of recoloring a member of Alpha-Nine. (It'd also be cool to see him in game the way your custom Noble 6 appears in cutscenes)
And that's the other thing. There's a very limited number of Spartan IIs and IIIs. While ODSTs are elite soldiers, there is no cap on how many there are, so it's easier to imagine your trooper in the lore.
@@justageckoHalo 3's ODST customization is horrendously bad looking, it's Halo 4-esque
It’s great to see the odsts get some love. Ever since halo 3 ODST was the helmet I would always wear even now with infinite. Great job late night!!!
ODST armor mains unite!!
"the writer not being a fan of marines in the story" fr wtf theyre a staple of the halo franchise, you just cant have a halo game without them
that's why he's the FORMER writer.
The best thing that could've happened to take my mind off the current situation. Excellent work as always.
343 dropping the ball on ODSTs in 4,5 and infinite has got to be one of the biggest fails and let downs ive seen
The ODSTs were my favorite part of the Halo universe. So when Halo 3: ODST came out I was all for it. H3:ODST was my favorite Co-op run.
I grew up CE but im still 100% with you there
Couldn't of come at a better time. After the terrible halo infinite news. It's good to hear your voice and discuss something we all love. Thank you 👍
i could not agree more
Yup thanks for reminding us of how cool this franchise is
@@ninja1man4u used to be*
Dissolve 343i ASAP
What is there new terrible news I missed?
Ah, ODST's, that one thing 343i has no idea exists.
I really enjoy your new design of video, The camera angles are perfect. Thank you Mr. latenightgaming for framing odst's in the glory they deserve
The ODST's made such an impact on my love for Halo that I always equip it in whatever Halo I happen to be able to use it on. I love the Reach version and I feel like it'd be fitting as Noble 6 was a former ODST so it'd be natural for him to wear the armor. As for Halo 3 vs H2A ODST helmets, I like Halo 3's better, but H2A is still really good.
The only good upload about halo today
When you land on the ark, everything reaches a new level but having the ODST's with you they really make you feel like this is it
ODSTs are single handedly responsible for my love of Halo.
Some years ago, at the store, I bought a little ODST mega-blox figure. That single figure eventually snowballed into my current love of Halo.
Even during the darkest hour for Halo Infinite, LNG continues to bring joy to our fandom. Thank you. ❤️
Halo 3 ODST gotta be my favorite, I would love to see more Halo games with a similar design philosophy, and would love to explore the Halo universe from a more grounded human perspective
It’s the same for me here since Halo ODST was the first actual Halo game I played. Sure I watched my brother play the original trilogy first but I never really got to see any ODSTs.
So when I booted up ODST my first true introduction to the Halo franchise was as an ODST.
The Halo 2 Design does look pretty swell, but nothing will ever beat my liking to the ODSTs of Halo 3 ODST.
I would love a spartan 3 game instead of odst 2, because I disliked how the odsts could take multiple shots, and I think that system could be more lore friendly by playing as a unshielded spartan 3
ODSTs being created outside of Bungie and the team rejecting them is new to me, impressive fact digging!
I didn't realize there was so much resistance within Bungie to "Fall of Reach." In my opinion it is the best Halo book of them all and really added to the story and the universe.
It seems like a major problem with 343, much like many companies, is that the people at the head of it are adamant about doing the literal exact opposite of what the consumerbase wants to try and force them to like it.
5:19 I replayed h3 campaign last night and did the exact same thing gave all the badass odst snipers lol, loved arming the marines and odst and just having them cover you pack and chant were just all around good times
I and I believe a large portion of the communiuty LOVE the ODSTs! They are the best of the best! The Kilo 5 Trillogy of books really sheds light onto how Badass they are but also how human they are in a way the spartans never really get shown! They are "Normal" Marines expected to preform at and alongside Spartan levels and most of the time they go above and beyond that expectation! Riding feet first into Hell!
Landfall is what the halo tv show should’ve looked like.
Paul Crocker not being a fan of one of the most prominent parts of Halo's campaign tells me another reason Halo Infinite is such a terrible flop.
For real. Marines were the "humanizing" core of the series, but 343 went and tried to offload all of that onto their Spartan IV's. Marines/ODSTs are key to making Spartans feel impressive in the first place, a necessary contrast between regular humans and supersoldiers
He said he was a former narrative lead. They probably wouldn't have been able to integrate them better anyways because they fell for the open world meme.
@@Calvin_Coolage open world? More like empty world
Absolutely love the ODSTs. One of my favorite soldiers in the games/books.
I absolutely the ODST's in Halo, this video being posted on my birthday is by far one of the best birthday surprises I've gotten
I've been a Halo fan since I was a kid but never got a chance to play ODST, just a few weeks ago, I finally did. I think it might just be my favorite halo game, and that's saying a lot. I adored the flavor of the writing and the soundtrack--it felt oddly...personal? I'm a musician, really into jazz, prog and post rock, even a pretty experienced clarinetist, and the soundtrack feels like some meshing of my personal taste with the sound we've all grown to love from Halo's music, music that entranced and inspired me from even my youngest years. It was weird. Playing this game after so many years just waiting for a new Halo experience to live up to my memories, it felt like Bungie was completing that inspirational feedback loop, saying "we love your brain too."
The ODST's deserve more stories considering how great the game was , it grounds the player in that situation that the risks are high but makes it feel more worth the challenge.
Interesting thing about Halo Wars 2 is that Hellbringers are ODSTs. Just outfitted to match the role of flamer units like how Bullfrogs are the designation of ODST Units that do airborne operations.
This is mentioned in the Halo Encyclopedia. Page 058.
Yeah the ODSTs in Halo Reach also have Army ranks implying they're either Army Troopers or it was an oversight by the devs.
@@nutyyyyThose Insurrectionists in Nightfall also have Army ranks
The in game footage you acquired, the angle of the shots, the editing.... Fantastic! Thank you for the additional effort you put into your videos LNG, it is greatly appreciated and enjoyed! ❤️
Halo CE's music had eerie feels, sure a lot of people know the title theme but not enough people talk about the heavy 90s inspirations when it comes to the music of Halo. Those weird and distinct shimmering sounds like sound reverberating off the walls of forerunner steel and glass (Idk if it's steel just bare with me)
I think that 'weirdness' kind of needs to return with a game in the future, nowadays Halo rings are treated like a holy site, when in CE we were in awe and maybe even scared because what is this thing and why is there an ecosystem.
I started playing Halo at a friend’s house, the multiplayer was awesome! We did the original trilogy campaigns co-op, as they were releasing. So one day I purchased a 360 for myself, it came with ODST. That campaign was my gamertag’s first Halo experience, and I was pumped to see it came with H3 multiplayer, all dlc maps included. Ever since having ODST, I’ve been hooked on halo.
Whoever made that Reach ODST Spartan has some great fuckin taste. Hell it’s oddly similar to my own. Also it’s amazing to think that ODSTs almost weren’t a thing in Halo. I suppose we don’t live in the truly darkest timeline then.
You couldn't resist doing a ''Destiny'' pun in the Reach section could you
It's like a legal requirement to make a Destiny pun whenever you talk about Bungie's final days as the Halo devs
another banger as always. you might be the first youtuber i "join" since your content is so quality
As if there wasn’t a better time to have you upload. I needed this today. 🤩
I swear, whenever he gets to the end of halo reach in these videos you can always hear him say destiny. Coincidence?
11:38
I absolutely love the ODSTs and I hope Halo ODST 2 will be about clearing out the Flood on Earth
When i was younger, i liked Spartans. Now, grown up - i like ODST
The production value on this video is crazy
I feel like the ODST's could have very easily lived on in their own line of spin-offs that were more... Tactical in nature. Halo's version of Star-Wars: Republic Commandos.
The Halo Wars 2 Operation Spearbreaker opening with the line of “ ‘How do we go Helljumpers?’ ‘Feet first’ “ will always be awesome to me.
Would it be possible to see a 'Evolution of the Pelican' episode? Would love to hear about my favourite sci-fi vehicle by my favourite Halo youtuber? ;)
As usual, enjoyable episode. Never fail to learn something new about the lore with your videos! 🔥
I've made a Halo ODST cosplay, and I'll save most of my thoughts on ODSTs and their designs for a video I'll eventually make, but for now I HIGHLY recommend anyone who likes ODSTs and enjoys the human aspect of the Halo universe read Dirt from Halo: Evolutions. It's an hour long read but the audiobook is the best way to experience it, and it's my favorite Halo story of all time. It inspired me to continue making my armor because it showed ODSTs being real heroes, I can't recommend it enough!
Always impressed with your research and script, but @13:13 you really knocked it out of the park. Gave me chills.
Man seeing the odst for the first time had me hooked on their Armor like it's just so cool
Now this is great but what we really need is the evolution of the bullet casing in halo.
Bungie 2002: We HATE ODST's and they will NEVER be in a Halo game >>>: (
Bungie 2009: Here's our new Halo game all about ODST's ^_^
I would love to see a breakdown of the Brutes. They've gone through so many design changes and iterations, and now being back in the spotlight after a long absence.
I needed this alot today 😓💖 been waiting for this since a long time love your content keep it up.
Bro your editing is on another level with the theater shots. No one else is doing it like you!
Courage can be defined as doing something one fears despite the dangers.
Spartans were engineered to be brave
ODSTs and troopers have to fight their in spite of their fears to be brave.
What’s braver? Superman running into a burning building or a fireman?
That’s courage
I personally like both halo 2 and 3 armor designs for ODST’s. The sleek round halo 2 version and the bulky rigid halo 3 version could just be considered different manufacturer requirements and equipment standards being changed because it’s late in the war and the unsc is taking what ever it can get. Atleast that’s my internal logic. It’s not like every single plate carrier in the us army is the same even today. You’ll see different rigs and uniforms across different regions and branches.
Fans: want another odst spinoff
343: continues to drag the master chief story instead*
The only thing i think you missed, was the ODSTs in the Forward unto Dawn TV show!
Always glad to see the Odi-Estis getting the love they deserve. In a world where you're either an apex predator or tissue paper, it's good to see the stories of the middlemen.
For the last time,
Who is Otie? And why are his initials "S.T."?
I really like these videos, it’s always fun finding out new stuff within the Halo universe and the effort you put into them is really appreciated. Plus this one provides a nice distraction from 343’s new and hilariously bad road map.
But man, those H4 ODST helmets…they really were awful weren’t they
deadass my fav part of halo , odst and reach was my childhood
This helps me ignore 343s 'roadmap'
It sucked so badly halo infinite is so crap right now
It's nice to see you're having more fun with the details of the cinematography in your videos
Templin releasing a video on Cayde-6 voiced by Nathan Fillion in an IP created by Bungie.
Late Night Gaming releasing a video which has a character voiced by Nathan Fillion in an IP created by Bungie.
Today is a good day.
Halo 3: ODST was my first halo game, so the ODST’s them selfs will always have a special place in my heart
Nothing beats the OG H2 ODSTs.
The fact that you simply mentioned new blood makes me really happy. It’s my favorite halo book and one of my all time favorite books in general
an arcade near me has fireteam Raven but it's only the half with Ramos and lang
these guys are the most unique special units out there
halfway through this vid and the script and editing are top tier, kudos man!
I really hope that Halo writer you mentioned who doesn't like marines in the Halo story no longer works for 343
he doesnt
Good to hear, love your evolution series btw, I look forward to your upload notifications
LNG making some amazing content as usual!
My first introduction into video games was halo 2 and I loved every bit of it. I was young and don’t remember ever seeing a odst just always wanting to play as arbiter. But by that time reach was insanely popular it was around 2011 and that was when I first saw an odst armor set. I was in love with it. I still am as a matter of fact, I love the detail that went into it and the armor is incredible. 343 murdered it in halo 4 and somewhat redeemed themselves in 5 but I miss the old shoulder armor. It was distinguishable and for me made an odst.
Please keep doing these evolution of halo videos, you do such a good job and honestly always stoked when you make another one, thankyou
Fingerless gloves only make sense when you´re not in a drop pod which can be depressurerized at any moment
Nah, you want the finger icicles as mini swords.
Loved the little cinematically with character models to showcase the different variations of the armors throughout the games. Something a little more exciting to look at while also being perfectly informative
Reall made my happy to watch this video. There is a lot of negativity in the Halo world but It is good to remember how great it can be.
Good video had a lot of fun ^^
My favorite Halo game is Halo 3 ODST besides Halo Combat Evloved with extended version with Fire Team Raven & Halo 2 because of ODST Marines,Halo 3,Halo Reach because ODST Marine "Feet first into Hell" by ODST Marines Hell Jumpers! 😏🪖🎮💯
Great Camera work in this one, especially the added camera shake on certain things like the sniper firing or the jetpack take off.
Edit: That warzone sketch kills me, "Maureen" lol
If the ODST’s do come back in Infinite, I’d like to see them with a design that combines the Reach design with the H2a design. Slimmer, sharper, and cooler
Dude when you started talking about H3 ODST i got chills
Really love the editing in this video. Great work on this project!
H3 ODST has one thing that the other games don't have
Jazz
“Trooper where’s that 50 we got hostiles right “
NMPD sergeant oni alpha site mission
Those Halo 2 ODST just hit different. They’re so cool.
I feel like with the ODST’s in Halo 2 and 3, it would have been nice to see upgraded AI for the troopers, but give fewer numbers of them compared to marines to balance out their improved combat skill.
Probably the best video in terms of cinematography be LNG so far
Halo 3: ODST has my personal favorite soundtrack in all of Halo (and maybe games), and it's one of the main reasons why it's one of my favorite games in the series.
I love Halo Legends’ ODST designs. Their simplicity feels like the perfect mesh between the h2 and h3 designs. And Cortez is a very cool character.
I also loved the new gadgets Babysitter gave them, primarily that cool GPS watch.
If 343 ever makes an ODST 2 I hope they release another themed controller with it lol loved my old 360 one. Got it in storage somewhere haha
I still can't imagine the work environment of early halo can you imagine the energy going into halo 3 and then finally fleshing out ODSTs in it's namesake game and then reach hell they gave a leading ODST role to Nathan and he's still voicing buck to this day in halo 5
i love your lore videos, the way you talk is so theraputic
All i want from the Halo series is either an ODST sequel, or a Mass Effect style game where you play as an Elite.