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Do you think you’ll ever do videos on different franchises, or is this going to be a primary Halo focused channel?

It’s pretty crazy how big of a dumpster fire the Halo show was. We could’ve gotten something truly phenomenal, but we sadly didn’t. Part of me is sad it got cancelled because all the rant videos have been endlessly entertaining. If they continue it they should just go all out and make it as bad as humanly possible because it would be really really funny. There’s also no salvaging the show. Early on I thought they could fix it, but there’s so many fundamental issues that you’d have to reboot the thing. My idealized Halo show would be a mini series that adapts CE and the surrounding material. The things I’ve rambled about wanting to see in a CE remake (assuming the thing’s even real, and if it is real we’re also going off the bold assumption that it’s any good) like cut weapons, vehicles, wildlife, and Covenant species (Engineers and maybe even the Drinols) to better flesh out the conflict. Have the story be mostly faithful like the Dead Space/Resident Evil remakes, but with various improvements to the narrative. For tone it would be like a gritty war movie with some moments of levity. When Chief’s on screen it turns into an 80s action movie to show that Spartans can do things normal human cannot. And once the Flood are unleashed it would delve into horror and desperation. They could also have flashbacks to Contact Harvest, The Cole Protocol, Fall of Reach, and other media to explore the origins of different characters. Also, since it’s juggling the plots of CE and the surrounding material they could actually flesh out Fireteam Raven’s characters, show the Covenant’s perspective on the conflict, and that’s comic where Johnson escapes the Flood. I’d also be fine with it being set in a different universe if the first season started out normal, then the second went crazy by giving us Bungie’s original vision for Halo 2. I’d want a few changes to that like throwing in Engineers where appropriate, having the Arbiter fight alongside Brutes and against humans prior to the Great Schism (that would’ve dramatically improved his parts of the game and fed into H2’a dualistic nature by making them feel more like an inversion of Chief’s missions before the two come together), and give the Brutes a lot of their H3 arsenal to make them stand out from the rest of the Covenant. I’d also want a side story that adapts ODST, but would have Elites be the main enemy with the Brutes showing up in the latter parts of the game/at night (Genralkidd has a video showing off what happens when you spawn Elites in ODST and they’re hostile towards both the player and rest of the Covenant. Elites are on Team Covenant, while Brutes are on Team Prophets. This implies that early on Bungie wanted to have enemy Elites and show a microcosm of the Covenant’s civil war on earth, but they sadly didn’t have the time/resources to rework the H3 Elites into a satisfying enemy to fight). Just like with the H2 adaptation they’d have their different arsenals to better stand apart.

Found your channel last night and I love it. Keep it up man 😊

I really like these videos, but I am kind of disappointed that you haven’t really been including Fireteam Raven stuff. Then again, barely anyone played the thing, and various elements don’t really mesh with CE or its novelization. Haven’t played the thing, but I did watch a play through and Halo Canon/Xperia’s videos about it. Those characters have interesting back stories, but none of it is presented through the actual game. I’d be fine with the fabled CE remake that may or may not be real including them if done right.

It’s too bad that Bungie weren’t able to give us their original vision for The Library where it was this massive corkscrew that spiraled down and you’d see your goal at the bottom. You also had Flood jumping up and down from the different levels to get to you. If the CE remake is real I’d want them to give us that, but also throw in some Covenant squads that are also after the Index, and introduce the cut flamethrower. That would dramatically improve the WORST level in the game. I’d also want Two Betrayals to be a largely aerial mission set on a different section of the Ring. I’m fine with Keyes and The Maw reusing level geometry since there’s a narrative reason to return to those locations, and the Flood change how they’re played. But, there was NO REASON to make us go through what was already the longest level in the game backwards. Ruby’s Rebalanced did a good job of making it feel more varied, but it would’ve been better if the Ring’s firing systems were located somewhere else. Something interesting about the name Two Betrayals is that it’s a leftover from when Bungie planned on having Cortana go mad with power after being inside the Ring for an extended period of time. Thankfully, they didn’t go there. Sure am glad that we wouldn’t later get a dumpster fire from 343 where Cortana turns evil and they’d have to overcorrect in Infinite (removing Prometheans from almost everything going forwards and just hand waving the Created plot point. An ai uprising could’ve been interesting if 343 actually understood that Rampancy went by the Marathon definition. Speaking of Marathon, the trilogy is on Steam for free thanks to the Aleph One community adding it using the source code that Bungie released years back). That would sure be a disaster.

What if they didn't corrupt, but functioning as intended? Precursors fuck with deep time

Awwwww yiiiissssss. I binged the series the other day. Let's gooooo

The Flood reveal is probably one of my favorite moments in Halo. The mission 343 Guilty Spark isn’t scary in the slightest, but it does do a phenomenal of of setting up an ominous atmosphere where you can just tell that something’s horribly wrong. Too bad the Anniversary graphics ruin it by reducing the amount of blood, being too bright, and over designing the Forerunner interiors. If the CE remake is real I’d want them to be more true to the original art style (even if they get the art style perfect there’s still a laundry list of ways it could go wrong). One of my favorite details on the mission is the environmental storytelling where some marines and Jackals are died on top of a barricade implying the Flood was so bad they fought together. The parts of Halo the Flood where Keyes and Jenkins were infected are so amazing. Most people who get infected by the Flood end up having a better experience because it ends them quickly. They don’t persist in agony in a I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream type scenario (you can listen to that short story on RUclips. It’s pretty good. There’s also a point and click adventure game, but I haven’t played it). On an unrelated note Valve is currently having a sale for the Steam Deck 64GB and 512GB LCD models that ends Sep 26. They’re trying to clear inventory since they’re phasing out those two models. Rounding to the nearest 10 the 64GB is $300, and the 512GB is $340. I have the 64GB version and it’s been serving me well. You can plug in a microsd card to expand the storage. The Deck is basically a handheld gaming pc that runs on Linux. There’s first and third party docks that allow you to plug in a keyboard and mouse (important for rts games and the desktop mode), and hook it up to a tv/computer monitor. There’s this comparability layer called ProtonOS that allows it to play most Windows games. It unfortunately doesn’t work with certain multiplayer games that have anticheat (you can switch it to Windows and have them work, but it will be click y and you’ll have to clear the Windows bloatware). You can get emulators for the thing. Unfortunately, the tutorial I used was out of date. Fortunately we were able to get the emulator working on my gaming laptop. I’ve been playing various PS3 games and they’re a lot of fun. Too bad Sony abandoned so many of their old IPs. There’s also other alternative handhelds like the ROG Ally X, and others.

Dude, you really knock it out of the park with these!

First comment! Yes! Keep 'em coming!

9:14 where I can find this draw? It’s so cool that I like it

1st but no joke?

Do this for the first 5 books plus contact harvest, good video .

Nice work

I came here for the Goth Chicks

One of the most interesting things about CE is just how obvious it is that Bungie never intended for Halo to become an ongoing series. The Covenant KNOW FOR A FACT that the Rings are weapons and prior to the Flood reveal the goal of the game is to gain control of the installation so they can’t use it. We also see Johnson die. Just like the other marines he’s swarmed by the Infection Forms and we see a pool of blood where he stood. Both of these were later changed. I’m personally glad they did because the Covenant wildly misinterpreting the purpose of the Array makes the universe more interesting, and Johnson elevates every scene he’s in. Something else that’s interesting is very early in development CE was going to be set in Marathon’s universe. Even with the split there’s still plenty of shared lore, themes, and weapon/enemy designs (Marathon 1, 2, and Infinity are on Steam for free if you’re interested in trying them out). Also, Bungie wanted Chief to be a Mjolnir Cyborg and were really mad when Eric Nylund changed his origins. There’s some holdovers from this where Grunts refer to Chief as a Cyborg. And marines will say “hey look a Mark 5” referring to Chief as a Mark 5 and not his armor. In 3 during the Cortana/Gravemind moments Chief’s vitals drop to zero, so at least thematically he’s undead like the Marathon Cyborgs (depending on how you look at it Linda is technically undead). It’s also interesting how we know from Digsite that a good chunk of what Bungie had planned for CE/2 was repurposed in future titles.

I really enjoy the lore on Keyes. Most people can't keep their mouths shut with a few beers in their system. Keyes out-brained and defeated a near omniscient hivemind while in agonizing pain for days on end. Can't unlock Earth's location without the Keyes. 😎

I really love hearing your confidence grow; can tell you love what you talk about and are far more comfortable with recording process

Another great video! Thanks for all the awesome content

I always thought it was just a little funny that Keyes pilots not only The Pillar, but also cov. vehicles manually. The mans was as good as a spartan himself lol You are absolutely showing off the lore so well; proud of you and this channel you are crafting

The Halo Chronicle, you're creating a loyal fanbase with your content

Seeing sprint inevitably come to Combat Evolved is going to destroy what little is left of my soul.

I would disagree that the Halo 1 and 2 anniversary games were only remasters. They had new assets. They were built on a different engine. You could switch back to the old graphics, but the games were rebuilt from the ground up with new everything. Not just upscaling and remastering the existing assets and reusing the same engine.

Looking forward to it!

Halo CE is a masterpiece. PLEASE respect the original story/gameplay and this could be phenomenal. Less is more.

The Ultimate Halo CE Remake: 1) Better lighting than CEA 2) Forge 3) Four-player splitscreen for campaign and multiplayer 4) Conservative changes with new weapons (flamethrower, energy sword, and fuel rod for general use) 5) Maybe dual wielding and hijacking 6) Rocket lock-on 7) Captain Keys gets his pistol back 8) Don't stress yourselves, make all the base game maps availible at launch while adding the later maps as future DLC 9) Consider an ODST DLC where you fight alongside Major Silva and see how Johnson, Stacker, etc. survived (there's your ODST game) 10) VIDMASTERS!!!!!!! 11) Reach style armor purchasing 12) Make future Halo remakes in the same engine and put them together like MCC did to keep the online community together ensuring the longevity of each game 13) INFECTION!!!!!!! 14) Campaign forge please

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bruh why cant they make something new

I STILL DONT UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE HATED HALO CEA BUT EVERYONE LOVED GEARS OF WAR ULTIMATE EDITION

Did the flood fall for the false illusion of a cure being created on earth?

This is one of those things.. that after seeing C3 Sabertooth's breakdown of all the original storyboards (Have you seen those vids, btw? Smaller, niche channel, but an absolute *MUST watch* ) I can't help but.. be hopeful? .. Be cautious of? .. I don't know. The idea that Halo could bridge to PS, is a dream come true, on account of that entire fresh audience being the only thing that could breathe renewed life into the franchise at this point- but that's just it- The greater audience is, from a personal investment standpoint, ignorant to Halo's deconstruction, so.. they can either capitalize off that ignorance and bring it back full force- or, they'll take advantage of it for one last grab of cash before driving it into the ground. I don't trust 343. I don't trust Microsoft. I don't trust that they've all but cut off the original devs from the process. Reinvigorating and empowering the OG team to see through their original vision? That could toneset the entire industry. But I _don't_ think that's going to happen. Fact was Bungie knew what they wanted, and fought Microsoft to make games _they_ wanted to make. In today's day and age? Bull. *sh•t* if they'd ever dream of seeding ground to these people. Infinite rakes in cash based off bullsh•t, because people can't help themselves but to pay for expression in games- meanwhile the entire franchise degrades and.. what? We're supposed to trust them with that? ... CE's my baby. I'll ride it out. If they hype me they hype me. And I'm playing through it blind. If I like it, then we're going full on into it. If not- I'm sepuku'ing myself. I've had enough of their garbage. All they need, is for the people in charge, to care about *Halo.* Not the success 'Microsoft game studios', and all the BS that comes with that. *GOD.* _WTF._ GIVE ME THE TEAM AND HALF A BILLION DOLLARS- I'LL DO IT. The Forerunners will be human, Halo 2 will be ••••ing *MASSIVE* and it'll be the best thing you've ever seen in your life. Yeah. Rant over. That's all.

Good video 👍

I just miss Bungie's halo ideas lol It could definitely be cool though; a remake of the trilogy could be what 343 needs, and the continuity of the (new) series could really be experimented on to better fit their own narratives and turns they have taken. It could be the force needed to propel the story back on track as well, at times the newer lore feels almost floaty and feels contradicted sometimes (even when it isn't necessarily). It could be neat to see how it goes. I'll always love the originals though, and I hope they are never fully overshadowed; there is something about the old world of halo that fills a different spot. I am hoping to see a difference like White Wolf and Paradox had to do with the World of Darkness cannon; a "new world of darkness" cannon and a "old world of darkness" cannon that sit side by side and each are looked at for ideas alike and each have their own major fan base.

I hate the fact that it might go to PS5. What the hell is the point of Xbox?

If done right a CE remake could be truly phenomenal, but faith in 343 is at an all time low. The ONLY way I’d be excited for it is if someone else made it (preferably a studio staffed by a bunch of the original devs and various fans/modders. Instead of “hiring people who hated Halo”). In an idealized version of this I’d want story to be akin to the Dead Space/Resident Evil remakes where it’s mostly faithful aside from fixing issues with the original, incorporating extended universe material that didn’t exist at the time, and tying things in with later lore/events to make the thing feel more cohesive. For gameplay I’d want it to be like Ruby’s Rebalanced where the guy refined the sandbox, backported features/aspects from future games where appropriate, did the same thing with cut content to enhance the sandbox, and made minor alterations to level design/combat encounters to enhance the experience (If you haven’t played that mod you need to. It’s the definitive version of the game). I’d also want mini campaigns based on the different events from the extended material. For the multiplayer I’d want it to be mostly the same aside from adding more content, having Forge with campaign ai/multiplayer bots (two things that should’ve been added LONG AGO), and crossplay because the series definitely needs more players. This is what an idealized version of the game would look like. Unfortunately, we most likely wouldn’t get that since the current people heading Halo are beyond incompetent.

Why cant they just leave it alone. It was fine. I see it as spitting in real fans faces

Good I have been dying to have Halo move over to the unreal 5 engine, didnt like the feel of the slipspace

hearing your confidence build!

This would be fantastic if this is the case. Hopefully they would keep the core mechanics and update it enough for it to be fun but also still cater to the original fanbase. Would not like "Seasons" and this BS call of duty style multiplayer. We play Halo because it was Halo and I would say Halo 3 and MAYBE Halo Reach was the last of that era. If they can bring back that feeling again I will be pleased.

Keep 'em coming! Another 10/10

This video style🤌👌

So just got to this. Love the quality of the writing and the narrator. The pictures chosen are amazing can't wait to see who is next

I gotta say, I didn't think you'd compose such a large form video so soon! I love seeing this channel grow. Amazing stuff and progress; and, yes, I will keep validation bombing you.