Examining The Start of Halo’s Saddest Story
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- There are some great opening missions in Bungie's Halo series.
The Pillar of Autumn in Halo: Combat Evolved, Cairo Station in Halo 2, and even Dawn in Halo 4 and Warship Gbraakon in Halo Infinite, but none marks the start of a sadder story than Winter Contingency in Halo Reach.
In this video, I analyse everything Winter Contingency's level design and gameplay to its story, setting and atmosphere, to try and explain why it's such a unique experience, while also drawing comparisons to Long Night Of Solace, Exodus, Lone Wolf and other missions in Halo Reach's campaign.
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Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Burning Beginning
01:52 - A Time And A Place
03:21 - New Halo, Old Foe
06:56 - Fields Of View
09:02 - Outpost Encounters - Ігри
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Plasma burns?!
From the beginning, you know the end. - Halo Reach
Such a good tagline, any copywriter would be proud of that one.
Halo Reach and Halo Three ODST are grounded games
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Always loved the little rewards they give you like shotgun hidden in 2nd floor when you rescue the marines or bits of lore for exploring in this mission.
Always Remember Reach
Huh, didn't know about the shotgun...
@@BenPlaysGames the power rush just felt awesome when I got my hands on it so early in the game when I played it first time.
9:39 Battle Rifle 🤔
I absolutely love how you pointed out how Six’s helmet at the starts seems to depict defeat, where the truth is the absolute opposite. Beautiful!
Also I overwhelmingly agree with you with the dates. I’ve found it so easy to forget how long time as passed. It would REALLY show just how tough Spartans are to go weeks likely without food, water, and sleep.
And never noticed how reckless Emile was at the start of the game! Amazing work sir Ben!
Nice one Rookie! And yeh, pissed myself laughing when I saw that, played the level a significant amount of times and never noticed it before. Really nice touch.
6:20 I would argue that this is Noble Team's training kicking in. Before they encounter the enemy, they do seem distressed at the possibility of the Covenant, but once they had "been engaged" they shut down their emotions and focused on the mission.
Perhaps a way to get the emotion you wanted is if they had been accompanied by a civilian or a Marine, who promptly lost their shit when you see Covenant
Loved your idea.
There’s so much about halo reach that really stands out over each play through but I think the thing that stood and still stands out to me is the music. Probably some of my favourite tracks in all the halo games
ODST and Reach have far better soundtracks than I'd have ever expected, especially given that they rarely use any of the motifs so prevalent throughout the original trilogy.
For those who never noticed, there's a cloaked Elite in the distance at the start of that first level (on the path you take); he's presumably a lookout as he legs it when you get in sight of him. You can kill him if you're quick, but sadly there's no extra dialogue; your teammates just walk over his dead body whilst discussing the possibility of Covenant being present.
If you kill him on legendary he drops an audio log
I love that detail, I never knew about it for the longest time.
Didn't know about this at all - always something new to go back and discover! Will take a look tonight.
@@partrock350 True, I'd forgotten about that.
This is only on legendary difficulty, at least on MCC
Probably my favorite feature is that Noble 6’s armor is the same as your multiplayer spartan. The MCC’s new armor (especially the season 8 helmets and Mister Chief) adds some humor to the opening scenes.
I never end up changing my look on any of the game but perhaps I should - my dude in Halo Infinite's online has been the default bloke for the last 300 hours 😂
@@BenPlaysGames Having default is a look I guess. I find it kinda interesting when I see them now because in my experience the defaults are either extreme of the skill scale. 😅
@@BenPlaysGames lol, you can also change 6’s gender to female and they even had a voice actress do the lines.
Isn’t there special dialogue for Emile if you have mister chief
Oh boy.. This is gonna be a long one, sorry.
The very first scenes, showing the glassed planet, and most importantly, your helmet - Not even just Noble 6's helmet. *Your* helmet. - made it painfully apparent what kind of tale this would be.
*This was a tale about how you died.*
Even if the sandbox was not the best of the series, and even if the Fall of Reach has been covered so many fucking times, it's just a nightmare to get an idea as to what's canon and what's not, this opening was what sold me on the game, and why it stands out, even amongst Halo titles. Project Zomboid's famous, or depending on who you ask, infamous line "This is how you died" very much fits Reach. I fucking love this game above all other Halo titles, simply because of the story. Or maybe I'm a sucker for nihilism.
The most saddening moment, however? No, don't think I quite agree personally. I think many might also agree with me on the fact that Jorge's sacrifice was the single most gutwrenching moment, especially on later playthroughs.
Jorge-052's death hits home harder than anything else in the game for me, for a multitude of reasons.
Firstly, he's a Spartan II. The III's, which the rest of Noble Team are comprised of, are very much Spartans, but were originally intended to be disposable in a sense. A means to stall for time, in a losing war, and have more Spartans at the front. Whilst the Spartan II's were truly a foe most from the Covenant would dread facing, the sheer cost and difficulties creating a single Spartan II made them impossible to create more of by the time the Covenant invaded. Halo 4 and Infinite also shed some light as to how some Spartan II's might seem more like living machines, than men and women, likely caused from their indoctrination at a young age, ruthless training, and traumatic surgery procedures. A Spartan III might give you the impression they're not as 'inhumane' as some would think, but a Spartan II may not give you that same idea about them. Halo's 4 and Infinite sell this better than I ever could, honestly. Look into those for better context and explanations.
Jorge, even as a Spartan II, the least 'human' of all Spartan Generations, proved to be the single most human character out of the bunch, even in Noble Team. Jorge-052 stands out because of his humanity. He shows grief when his homeworld, somewhere he hadn't really grown up in, but still considers home, just due to where he was born, is being ravaged by the ruthless aliens that have come for only the slaughter of humanity. He cracks jokes and quips towards Noble 6, like "Need a ride, Spartan?" Always gets a smirk from me. And he's been seeing combat longer than most of Noble Team had.
So his death just isn't simply another Spartan having fallen in battle. It's the loss of both the most experience on your team, sure, but the most human. We lost a hero.
And that's what brings me to the second and final point, and it's just the crushing fact that it was all in vain. Jorge died thinking he had saved the planet. All he managed was to destroy one ship of several, that were headed in to unleash a hell unlike any other you would've encountered at this point. It's oddly fitting that a Son of Reach, with his death, heralded the end of Reach itself.
Missions got more desperate, you could see the chaos and devastation the Covenant wrought upon the world. Your team starts falling, one by one. Even you are doomed to die on this planet, but not before you literally deliver hope to the Pillar of Autumn. The planet that once looked lush, and was bustling with life, had become a hellscape, all right after that bomb went off.
And whilst it's of some comfort to know that Jorge would not know what would happen next, he still gave his life on the assumption that he had saved reach. Instead, he died for no true advantage over the enemy, for what was to come afterwards.
Thanks for coming to me Ted Talk.
I never thought of it this way. And now I always will.
tl dr
@@guillermoazuara8088 story gud.
The first firefight, in my opinion, does have a setpiece to it. When you initially arrive, you see the lone Skirmisher yell out. By the time you get to the ground floor, a few Grunts have arrived in the courtyard. As you keep moving, you notice more and more enemies in the area where it initially looked like there was only the one. For me, this totally was a setpiece since it completely changed my understanding of the threat which the Covenant posed and the scale of the invasion.
The build-up to the covenant appearing in the first area is also great for because it has a double effect.
If you are a new player who is playing Reach as your FIRST Halo (most people MCC do this because of the way the games are sorted), it is a great way to introduce Covenant as this merciless threat shown by the dead troopers and hiding farmers.
For veteran players back in 2010, who already knew all about the Covenant from previous halos, this is still a good re-introduction, but this mostly serves as the introduction for the new enemy: the Skirmisher. The Skirmishers are not only the first enemies you hear and see in this game, but you also see one howling on a rooftop really putting the focus on it for a second.
Good point, should have mentioned the introduction of the skirmishers!
And we never saw them before or since lol
@@Headless_Bill actually we saw them in halo infinite
@@batterysurf Ah, thank you; I stand corrected. Haven't played Infinite yet.
“Get your hand on a battle rifle.” UA-cam comment section, spare him.
Oh lordy. I just assumed it is as it's a rifle with a scope haha. Going to be mercilessly told off by people more knowledgeable than myself haha.
Jorge closing that door after he and Noble Six enters that room is such a badass moment. To keep the dreaded Covenant from escaping. Literally a "you're trapped in here with ME" moment.
Wow, I never knew 9 days had passed between those two missions (3:10). Great video and analysis as always.
Greetings from California, USA!
Greets from London dude, and cheers for the kind words! I must confess, I don't think I realised at first either - it's a pretty cool detail, so would have been good for a bit more to have been made of it.
Yeah, I was under the impression that 6 came across New Alexandria shortly after crashing onto the planet. You'd think that the UNSC would have picked him up after a day or two; Spartans are a huge asset to have merely wandering around.
It’s the saddest because fitting it into the rest of the timeline gives you grief
Ha this is also true.
Halo Reach is extremely underrated. Both the campaign & multiplayer are incredible
Another small detail which I noticed, when going over “farkas” lake, this is Hungarian for “wolf”. I’d also noticed that they used some Hungarian words across reach and then civilians. But it seems intentional here, to someway mirror Noble six’s character of being a “wolf”.
That's really interesting, had no idea - there's got to be a reason, right?
In the lore, there’s a lot of Hungarian natives on Reach, which is why George also speaks it. When he speaks to that civilian, he says the exact same in Hungarian before repeating it in English.
I’m not sure why Bungie chose this, but there were a lot of Hungarian settlers originally in the US, so I assumed it was some kind of mirrored history approach in terms of colonization 🤷♂️
As for Farkas lake, I assume it’s just a little Easter egg or something.
Winter contingency is one of the levels i prefer to replay on reach, with exodus.
My opinion changes frequently, but Exodus, at present, is the mission I enjoy replaying most - love fighting through a human city, it's what I always dreamt Halo 2 would include after that amazing E3 gameplay demo that never happened.
@@BenPlaysGames i agree !
I got lucky I was around 11 when this first came out and got to experience the greatest online community I have witnessed so far and for that I am thankful.
For me, the most exciting online moment for the series was the launch night of 3 - I got it at midnight, raced home and logged on to see more than a million people playing it at the same time. Was absolutely nuts.
h3 and reachs multiplayer community was peak gaming for me
Being a farmer I always found the round bales funny.
One thing that always bothered me was the flat, emotionless way the farmer told George that his son was killed. I almost expect Noble to call the local authorities to come and take in the farmer for questioning.
My cousin, who is unfamiliar with Halo and started with Reach, initially thought that the Covenant were just angry Moas with how they are introduced. Angry chicken men taking over the farmlands 😆
I think a sequence akin to PoA's would be better for introducing the Covies. Have one elite appear but escape, ordering the "chicken men" to ambush you
technically what you talked about do exist, although only on legendary. On legendary when you land from the falcon, there is an invisible spec ops elite watching you from afar and quickly escape through the path where you are suppose to go, the one with 5-6 moas, killing him reward you with a data pad.
@@MrLelamhieu no worries, I personally know about it since I played it on the original 360. I'm just saying for a MCC newbie, starting with Reach really skews their first exposure to the Covenant (he of course wouldn't start out on legendary for a first play through)
Now I just wish angry chicken men existed as enemies in the Halo universe. The most brutal mothercluckers in the entirety of The Covenant's army...
For me Winter Contingency in the best Intro level in the Halo saga. As you told in the video, it set the tone and the gameplay for the entire game. You start slow with an investigation mission; the tension grows until you find the enemy; the gameplay became open and you have the freedom to choose the path; at the end you experience a CQC battle. Everything in one package. The first contact of Covenant is not emphasize like in Halo CE or Halo 2 but the focus is more on the teammates.
The level of details is high as always in Bungie games. For example in the torture room, you can find the footprints of Skirmishers and Elites.
Fun facts:
- with Haunted skull on, you can see the skull inside your helmet in the intro cutscene;
- the forerunner symbol seen on the fishermen outposts are very similar to the ones in the AotCR level.
As always, excellent video and looking forward for the new ones!!
P.S. Due to your high experience with Halo, i think it will be very interesting a theme video about one gameplay aspect across the games. For example, best Tank/flight/sniper sessions in Halo Bungie games.
I used to love playing this mission running over the bird creatures with the warthog.
Stupid space ostriches!
Ah, another man of culture
Fun little thing is that invisible elite ai are actually following you around for the first half of the level. When you get to the blown out car, if you really look you can see an invisible elite watching and if you’re fast, you can corner and kill them
Man it would've been really easy for them to get us huh
My first college paper ever was for my English class and I wrote it over the heartbreaking plot of halo reach. She said she couldn’t believe she’s never heard of such an amazing and sad story and I got an A
Halo Reach was a really nice way for Bungie to go out, leaving the series by covering how it all began before the 1st game, and had arguably the best Customization and funnest moments in forge
Remember Reach 💚 such an important game for me, and will always be one of my all time favorites.
So something about this level that just stood out to me as I watched the video: I get the feeling that part of the design in this mission of going from wide open slopes and valleys down to tight corridors is to funnel the player into a claustrophobic, uncomfortable and even anxious situation in a new place. The music in the last section accentuates this for me because of the pace (and maybe my own impatience) at trying to take out the first zealot before it can run into the hallway...and I think that tension, and anxiety carries over into the rest of the story where we feel like we get a few gasps of air, then promptly gut-checked as we lose more and more all around us.
Setting us up for that isolated end of the game rather than the open, bombastic and triumphant trajectories of the original trilogy.
That said, I do tend to put myself through Legendary campaigns *first*.....so there's always an underlying level of tension in new levels for me 😅 (Flashes back to H2 Regret)
Reach is my favorite Halo game and I’d never noticed how much time had passed in between some of these shots, good eye! I was too busy looking at the gorgeous artwork
I genuinely feel like winter contingency would be a much better mission if the encounters were reversed. You enter the communications relay, get ambushed by the elites, fight your way out into the courtyard, then into the open outdoor area to rescue surviving troops.
The elite ambush cutscene is great, and would make for a much more striking intro to the covenant than just seeing some skirmishers and grunts standing around in a field.
And the current buildup to the covenant reveal is hard to really take seriously when
A: youre standing outside amidst some gorgeous scenery in the middle of the day
And
B: you likely already know its gonna be the covenant
Moving the tension building segment to inside a claustrophobic dark abandoned comms array could be much more effective and atmospheric
Nice use of the unused track "We Remember" there at the end I love it that one
One of my faves too, always try to include where possible.
You gotta love reach
Definitely one of the greatest in the franchise.
+1
I always enjoyed replaying this level when I was young. The open-endedness of the level’s middle section was fascinating, especially being able to explore some of the structures littered around the map. There’s just some nice environmental storytelling and atmosphere.
“Come again Noble 1 did you say: Covenant?” Almost has the energy as
“Someone just say, Grinch?”
I can't help but feel that the reveal of the Covenant would be better if the mission started with you at the Relay getting ambushed inside. Then have the rest of the level show the extent of how widespread the incursion actually is.
I wonder if the cutscene with the elites towards the end was originally supposed to be the reveal of the Covenant in Reach. Think about it like this:
1) Slow burn where you slowly piece together that something is VERY wrong, and that it's the Covenant.
2) ELITES! Big surprise, intense cutscene, gets you hyped.
3) Fight your way through Covenant. (This probably gets moved up in my hypothetical scenario because it's hard to keep that intense pace up the whole time, especially if you want to introduce the enemies slowly, starting without Elites.)
4) Ending. Probably the courtyard firefight. You would need a bit of a set piece moment to cap this off satisfactorily, and I'm not sure exactly what springs to mind. Maybe air support comes in and wipes out the Covenant, etc.
6:31 I've played Reach so many times I've lost count and I never knew there was an aerial battle going on above us on this level lol
I'll admit, because of the timing of this video and 343I's Halo Infinite announcement, I thought the "Sad Story" from the title was going to reference Halo Infinite's development woes.
Awesome video, by the way! I miss Reach and will play it again.
I feel like the track that is also used on the beach in Long Night of Solace works on the first playthrough, you don't know the situation and don't know what's coming so it gets you energised, but upon replaying and knowing the rest of the game, it comes off far less well
I love your vids, Reach was the first (and only) Halo I played, and it's honestly the only game I play in my 360 to this day. It's been 10 years since I fisrt played it, and I absolutely love it, I'm a big fan of this story, and every time someone makes a video about it's campaign (even 12 years after its release), I watch it. Just so you know, I'll watch every video you make about it, you are very talented for it, and I just wanna say thanks!
I love revisiting these classic halo missions with your analysis videos, please keep it up 👏
Cheers Juice, no plan on stopping any time soon!
On legendary you can spot a camo elite at the beginning of the mission running away (yes you can kill him)
9 days walking EVEN for a spartan would have been Brutal, especially on a planet under invasion.
At least he would have had plenty of Moa to eat!
Delicious space ostrich 😂
awesome video, this is actually my favorite level in Reach! so glad you took a deeper look into it.
Cheers my dude! Reach is probably the Halo I enjoy talking about most, other than perhaps Combat Evolved, so always a joy to go back to it.
Another day! Another banger. That’s a pretty cool detail about the time and date at the beginning of the missions. Something I’ve never really notice.
Cheers mate! And yeh, they don't exactly make the jumps obvious, which is a shame as some of them do give you a decent bit of insight...
I recently got MCC because I've never fully finished all of the Halo games. I started with reach, and it was a blast. Every mission was very fun, and while there were a couple dull moments, it was miles better than what came next. Combat evolved was... Bad. It 100% had its moments, and the atmosphere of the game was great. That flashlight constantly running out while I'm fighting the flood was extremely scary and I loved it. Whatever the case, the game is just so damn repetitive. If I had to define insanity, I'd probably say "the library". The difference in quality and level design between Halo CE and Reach is insane. Obviously CE is older so I cut it some major slack, but I just love where Bungie left halo off before 343 put their stinky hands all over it.
Ha this will give you a chuckle given your comments - Combat Evolved is actually my favourite. Of course, there's a certain amount of bias given it was the first game in the series I played, but man alive is the first half of that game (up to end of 343 Guilty Spark) absolutely fudging brilliant. Second half I agree is majorly repetitive and has some big issues, but the first is one of my favorite runs of levels in any game. It's so beautifully paced.
Heresy! Just kidding. I really like Reach. CE was my first Halo game, and it absolutely blew my mind and I would argue revolutionized FPS games. Compared to games now, it can seem too old and boring. I do think it did an awesome job of storytelling and creating feelings of awe in the player, though. The feeling of being lost in space on a giant mystical hula hoop absolutely blew my mind as a 10 year old and greatly influenced my imagination for the rest of my life. That's something that I really didn't get from the other titles as much, and definitely not from the 343 era.
One of the things I really loved about Reach is how a lot of its level design and gameplay harkened back to CE. Not for sake of nostalgia, but honestly, I think it just works so well. CE didn't have that many specific epic moments (like 3), but it just had a lot of really solid encounters, and for me, this level demonstrates that principle for Reach as well. I also love how it got some of the more open-level design you saw in CE as well.
That being said, I still agree that there maybe could be more of an emotional crescendo when they discover the Covenant. I mean, it's probably realistic that the spartans, who are highly trained to take them on probably aren't that shocked, but it would still have worked so much better if they reacted more.
AFAIK the graphics in the MCC is slightly subdued compared to the original, though that might have been fixed at this point. It's still absolutely less vibrant than previous games.
I also think maybe you should use the reticle position that the games shipped with. Reach shipped with lowered and I think that shows a lot of its map off better (it was designed with that in mind after all). That being said, it's up to you… and maybe I'm overreacting because I miss it in Infinite. 😅
Thanks for an entertaining video as always!
No worries Torb!
Absolutely, Reach feels really CE like in places and generally feels like the most open since that game. And, I live for big, open environments in Halo, so it's always been one of my favourites to return to.
It just seems so weird that there's ten minutes or so of pretty decent build up and then not much fanfare when the Covenant appear. I always think back to 343 Guilty Spark and how they built tension before you're ambushed in that room when everything goes bonkers, a much better way to do it.
I also did not know about the colour changes or the change to the reticle at all, so thanks for pointing that out - will tweak for my next one on the game. Is there anything else like that I should be aware of across the MCC?
@@BenPlaysGames It's kinda hard to know since I don't know what you're aware of. But I know a UA-camr called why (or something like that) has these comparison videos showcasing differences between MCC and originals.
As far as graphics go, CE graphics should be pretty close to OG at this point. I believe 2 has gotten pretty close. There's still work to be done on 3, ODST and Reach. In either case, just playing it on the latest MCC version will net you the latest graphics fixes anyway, so that approach is probably fine. It should be noted that some of the graphical glitches in Reach in particular are highly affected by resolution, so playing something closer to OG (pretty low) resolution at this moment in time will afaik give you are more authentic image. Anyway, don't sweat it.
As for reticle placement, here's how the originals were:
Centred: CE, 5, Infinite
Lowered: 2, 3, ODST, Reach, 4
I'm still waiting for lowered setting for Infinite! It would look so good!
Got me over here about to cry over Noble Team all over again 🥲
My favorite aspect of the introduction of the skirmisher is how it uses the motion tracker like the flood does in other games.
It's positioned just right that, on most playthroughs, you get it blip past on the very edge of the tracker for a brief moment just after the audio cue of it above you running past.
Another excellent video! You've done the beauty of this chapter justice 👍
I've also been really enjoying your content outside Halo as well. Keep up the great work 😊
Cheers Phaze! And that's awesome mate, appreciate you checking them out. Some of them tend to struggle a bit views wise, but I enjoy making them a ton so soldier on regardless haha.
Found your channel about a week ago And I’ve got to say your videos are amazing I’ve been binge watching all your Halo videos especially bungie halos so entertaining you discussing about the game especially the game that made my childhood😁
I always love your videos Ben. Thanks for reviewing my childhood
No worries pie, pleasure's all mine mate.
I always look forward to your videos!
i truly loved that mission. I agree the covenant discover was a bit weak considering all the tension growing. Would love to see a spirit flying above my head just like Sierra 117. Or maybe an Elite encounter like in Pillar of Autumn! This mission is a banger. and the Field Marshall cutscene jeeeez!!!
That Field Marshall cutscene is so good. I almost wish Sara said 'they're still here' in English too, as would have been a real WTF moment before the field marshal suddenly appeared.
I honestly will go to my grave being able to remember Reach’s opening drum beats. Suffice to say Reach is a beloved game to nearly everyone. Honestly, as pathetic as this is, it truly made me happy back then. Me and my best friend would always start “clans”, then download base maps off the file share and modify them to our liking, like an ad-hoc Minecraft. The customs, the voice chat, Invasion, being deathly afraid of Inheritors or anyone past standard military ranks… good old times, and I’m thankful that we atleast have these communities online to share each other’s memories
Jorges realizing what she says 10:16 nice touch
Absolutely love this game. Great video, dude.
Me too, and cheers Jake mate!
I have to play this again...thanks so much for the video...
Not a problem Janet, hope you enjoy revisiting it!
Every single time I replay this that ending sequence feels way too short. It's like it's missing two or three more rooms
Definitely, it's last one or two minutes and then ends suddenly. Always thought it was a bit odd myself.
Love this content. Post more please!
Thanks Ethan and will do!
Great video, as always!
Nice one Chase!
I lost a year of my life when you called the DMR the Battle Rifle 😢
I really like you videos! keep it up!
Cheers James mate, will do!
Personally I love the cutscene when six just punches the zealot and it's just a bonk and that elite just seems shocked he was just belted instead of countered. Six knows his strength for cqc.
10:37 thought of it as more of a loud heartbeat
Great video mate! And honestly WC is one of those underwhelming levels that felt like it should’ve been executed a little bit better in terms of entertainment and all that but still a great start to a seemingly depressing story overall of Reach
Cheers Felipe! It's not bad mission by any means but I do think it gets into a really good rhythm and then slows down way too much in its final third.
I love these video's, keep it up Ben!
Cheers my man, and will do!
Reach wasn't my favorite campaign to play, but the story and feeling of dread is amazing. Bungie really had amazing storytelling skills that seemed to get better with every Halo game release. At the end of the game I really felt like I was defeated when I saw my character, literally me, getting ganged up on by Elites. I was used to playing the ultimate Chad Master Chief, so I forgot I could actually die. Bungie got me haha.
I think it's a really cool touch that they had the people in this level speak Hungarian. It makes sense that people other than Americans and British would colonize other planets in the halo universe.
You already know what’s up. Great video!
Cheers dude!
Another fantastic video!
Nice one Ivan!
You really do be examining!
My fiancé's nickname for me is actually 'The Examiner'. Or at least, I wish it was.
Imagine a tv show made the same way these cutscenes are
I always wish we found out whose 'big shoes' we were filling. That never comes up as far as I noticed.
Great reach video! I would love to see 1 per mission :)
Thanks Colin! And that's the plan. I actually have a playlist featuring everything covered so far too: ua-cam.com/video/ofKLYRNIl4g/v-deo.html
6:50 The covenant are right at the start on Legendary if you manage to shoot the dude running away with a data pad.
Good vid mate
Cheers Hammy!
6:30 good point but I would have liked there to have been diolog between Noble team about the discovery and what it means... As opposed to expecting the player to have read the books or atleast Halopedia.
I played reach first, in fact it was my first Xbox game
It’s probably why it’s my favourite halo
Great analysis dude
Solid choice for your first Xbox game! And cheers too mate, much appreciated.
I love the detail of the elite going straight to Kat to kill her. I forget the specifics, but I’ve had a working theory that her death later in the game is premeditated by that same Elite in the drop ship that shoots her. I think it was a punishment from the fanatical Zealot class elite group, the same group that was trying to find religious artifacts on Reach, which is in the data that those dead scientists had discovered.
Also, in the cutscene where Kat dies, she misses hitting the elevator button on her first try, accidentally ensuring she was more isolated from the other Spartans when they picked her off. I definitely think the Zealots were hunting her because it all seems too convenient. Why didn’t the elites shoot the other Spartans? They had no weapons.
I hope my meaning comes through, this idea has been bouncing around my head for years and I’ve never seen anybody else ever mention it
Great video. Now I am curious to see your armour...
Agreed regarding how much time has passed. Plus would have made it more military like how they did with D-Day for example. D + 1. Honestly on my first few playthroughs I didn't actually realise how much time had passed in some instances.
I never noticed the Halo level comparisons. Good spot man.
Am I wrong or did you already do a video covering WC?
You'd be very disappointed... I never change it! Even in Infinite online, which I play constantly, I'm still the plain old original dude. Expect orange and with a robot arm.
I'm exactly the same re the times too. Until someone pointed it out to me, I never really paid them much heed but they do actually give quite a lot of insight into things.
And nah, never covered Winter Contingency before. I did talk about it during the Halo Reach mission ranking video, so maybe that's what you're thinking of?
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I would’ve loved if there were at least mentions or allusions to those “shoes” that Noble 6 filled. It seems like Noble team kind of completely forgot about them, but then again maybe that’s fitting?
Lol hey Ben!!! Sorry I posted on your night trap video talking like you never make videos on things besides halo. I've seen plenty of your videos on other games lol, and you used to do all kinds of titanfall stuff! I was goofing 🤪
Love all the videos halo or not
Reach is still my favorite halo game, and story
Love a video on Halo Reach
Eventually I'll finish the campaign and run out of things to talk about 🙈
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I found it weird that their shoulder armor didn't match, but thats just me! And yes great game, good stuff all around!
I like raycevicks take on this mission, it could have been better if the covenant was revealed with the elites jumping you in the inside area, instead of a stalker bumbling about being the big reveal of the covenant
Doubt anyone will see this comment but there’s a hidden elite in the beginning and killing him on legendary gives you an audio log
Can you do Halo 2's last mission please?
It's on the list 😉
Hey Ben, have you done a review of the "Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn" video series?
9:36
Battle rifle..?
The only reason I have an Xbox One X is for Halo and a few backwards compatible games.
I get all my footage now on the Series X playing at 4K/60fps with HDR added. Games all look blood amazing!
Examine Dawn and any Halo 5 mission
R.i.p noble 6 straight gangstas
9:36 “the battle rifle”… 😐
Few people have mentioned this, definitely my bad haha.
@@BenPlaysGames hurt my soul a little but I’ll forgive it 😂 great video though
My favorite thing about Noble 6 is that we know so little about them that even their gender is up for interpretation
I found myself disliking this level quite a lot. Felt that there are major inconsistencies with the abilities of the Spartans and the lore of Spartans
1) with their neural interface, Spartans do not need to put their finger to their helmet to answer a radio. They simply need to think of their squad mate for the suit to open a communication link. They do not need to put finger to helmet like a 20th century trooper
2) If Carter has read all the files of noble 6, he should be aware of how capable noble 6 is. He does not need to tell noble 6 that break is over. That line is just cringy and unnecessary.
3)Spartans can jump from quite great heights. The part where the pilot having to drop the Spartans into the LZ so close to the ground at the relay stations is totally unnecessary. They can simply jump off the falcon and start engaging the covenant, or to jump onto the walkways running close to the roof and start flanking, and what we got instead was Carter instructing the pilot to make an unnecessary landing and dragging the cutscenes.
Nevertheless, the points in the review are all spot on.
Noble team walked so master chief could run
Yeah Reach may have a depressing story, but the real tear-jerker is seeing how badly the franchise fell off after Reach...