Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @Warhero1171
    @Warhero1171 8 лет назад +2093

    "Halo one was a pretty good game."
    That is one of the greatest understatements of all time.

    • @wattosacrim
      @wattosacrim 8 лет назад +90

      Modesty from them.

    • @jeremyterkelsen2518
      @jeremyterkelsen2518 8 лет назад +88

      "Environments 10 times the size of Halo 1"
      biggest overstatement of all time

    • @halinaqi2194
      @halinaqi2194 7 лет назад +44

      hmmm, most of halo 2 is explore able, almost all the terrain can be walked on. It is true that the H2 maps are much larger, but if you play the level normally it doesn't seem much bigger than H1

    • @DeathBringer769
      @DeathBringer769 7 лет назад +41

      What's funny is I've had idiotic fanboys rage at me for calling it Halo 1 instead of Halo:CE, as if that's the only "proper" and "correct" way to say it, lol. Yet in this video, a dev literally from Bungie, literally on the Halo team at the time, calls it Halo 1 just fine. Just a shoutout if any of you idiotic fanboys that think this way happen to read this ;)

    • @Tuckerscreator
      @Tuckerscreator 4 года назад +5

      @@DeathBringer769 Bungie intended to just call the first game Halo, but Microsoft made them add "Combat Evolved" to the title because they thought Halo didn't sound "manly" enough.

  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock 8 месяцев назад +72

    The good old days. I remember going to EB Games at midnight to pick up my game. It hit different back then, and physical games had a level of polish we don’t see today.

    • @JamieBainer
      @JamieBainer 2 месяца назад +4

      Hell yeah. Clicking PURCHASE on a screen just isn't the same as going into store, talking to other gamers, and experiencing the excitement as you make your way home. You had a much smaller game library, but those games that made it in held a special place.

    • @damightybenstein
      @damightybenstein 2 месяца назад +3

      It's just a shame that the vast majority of gamers these days just don't get hyped for video game releases like they used to.

    • @Rawarcia
      @Rawarcia Месяц назад +1

      20 years ago tonight!! November 9th 2004 never forget!!😭😭

    • @WONKEYgames
      @WONKEYgames Месяц назад

      ​@@damightybenstein the vast majority of gamers these days are not gamers. They don't care about games or what goes into them. They just need quick satisfaction dopamine hits. That's all games are now and we need to change that by speaking up and voting with our money.

    • @damightybenstein
      @damightybenstein Месяц назад

      @@WONKEYgames That's something that I've been saying for years and unfortunately people like me are a very small, but very vocal minority that actually cares about this hobby. It's really sad.

  • @Whaty80
    @Whaty80 10 лет назад +2403

    I love how 2004 this is.

    • @Balnazzardi
      @Balnazzardi 10 лет назад +93

      Good old times those were.....really a shame that 10 years later, many of those familiar faces, like Joseph Staten and Marty O'Donnell are no longer there....they along with Frank O'Connor were the faces that you would always link to Bungie, but now they are all gone (and in Marty's case he got fired)

    • @gentlemenRick
      @gentlemenRick 10 лет назад +107

      2004 for had: GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, Half-Life: 2, Metal Gear Solid, etc. Yea, 2004 kicked so much ass.

    • @Balnazzardi
      @Balnazzardi 10 лет назад +46

      gentlemenRick ye....Burnout 3: Takedown, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War, World of Warcraft (North America launch), Jak 3, Ratchet & Clank 3, Far Cry, Doom 3, Rome: Total War....just to name few others ;D
      Heck I dont see how anyone can argue against the fact that 2004 was the best year in gaming., 2007, 2010, 2012 and all others pale in comparison

    • @AC-oz9gr
      @AC-oz9gr 10 лет назад +20

      Had Halo 2 a week early a decade ago at this time. What the fuck.

    • @85fabricio
      @85fabricio 5 лет назад +3

      2003

  • @deejmal4932
    @deejmal4932 2 года назад +367

    The contrast between Bungie then and generic game designers now is insane. They refer to Halo 2, arguably my favourite game of all time as 'some stupid video game' where designers these days will refer to whatever average experience they have made as being 'the most incredible gaming experience to date'. The humility from Bungie is incredible.

    • @megajoecaco786
      @megajoecaco786 Год назад +12

      youve basically put into words what ive been feeling about most triple AAA games nowadays. The lack of humility these new devs have so they dont piss off their shareholders that their product cant be put out in time or make the money they wanted is frankly tiresome.

    • @TheSocratesofAthens
      @TheSocratesofAthens Год назад +3

      Exactly, they had what is sorely missing today: ambition.

    • @jgn
      @jgn 9 месяцев назад +1

      I guess they have humility but they should've had someone playtest that easy ass legendary difficulty

    • @thisIsFunnyLolz
      @thisIsFunnyLolz 6 месяцев назад

      Yes the combination of ambition and being your own worst critic is such a rare combination in professionals especially in the entertainment industry these days. Everything is so safe and recycled.

    • @xGLLx
      @xGLLx 4 месяца назад

      @@thisIsFunnyLolz Jason Jones literally says this in the video "If you think what you are doing is the best thing ever all the time then it wont be"

  • @kablooey60
    @kablooey60 9 лет назад +1180

    I want a Halo like this back. This was the game that got me into the FPS genre. Shoutouts to the music as well.

    • @Incompared
      @Incompared 9 лет назад +21

      +Jack Registeel Me too!!!!! I miss good halos. And H2s music was the very best of any game!

    • @SotaMake
      @SotaMake 8 лет назад +1

      +Jack Registeel same here

    • @MrSophisticatedChild
      @MrSophisticatedChild 8 лет назад +11

      +Kyle Erman I'm not a fan. A lot of people want a classic multiplayer mode. I, personally, HATE ground pounding, charging, and hovering. Sprinting, aiming down sights, and boosting is okay, but I wouldn't mind at all if they took it out either. And another item on my christmas list...Blood Gulch, or any classic maps really

    • @MrSophisticatedChild
      @MrSophisticatedChild 8 лет назад +1

      I've heard nothing but bad things about MCC. I know I would enjoy the campaign, at least, but MCC population will die if it hasn't already. I want a classic playlist in current titles, even if only in custom games. 343 just wants to make it "their" halo.

    • @MrSophisticatedChild
      @MrSophisticatedChild 8 лет назад +1

      Some people really like the changes; it's much more competitive I guess. However, not everyone likes it. I will always consider Halo as a Bungie game. What did you think of the campaign?

  • @Haloforus
    @Haloforus 7 лет назад +789

    They openly admit to Halo 2 being a failure to them, the absolute development hell this game suffered is a heartbreaking story of a bunch of passionate developers and creators having to work every hour of every day to come as close to their vision that they knew was simply not possible, even making their own personal hygiene suffer because they had to get the game finished.
    I've heard Halo 2 called "The greatest failure to ever succeed."
    If it's any consolation to Ex-Bungie, Halo 2 is genuinely one of my most cherished and favorite games ever made, I remember all the way back in 2004 on Christmas, opening my present to see that iconic image of Master Chief holding 2 SMGs, it didn't take long for me to skyrocket to my Xbox and put that son of a bitch in.
    It was an unforgettable experience that I played again and again, it took everything that made the first game great and expanded on it, the story and cinematic cut scenes are engraved into my skull, the 30 seconds of fun they nailed and of course the Arbiter reveal blew my mind, to actually get to play as an Elite and see the other side of the War was absolutely incredible.
    I'd love to experience Halo 2 for the first time again but that's just not possible, but it'll always be up there as my favorite Halo game and one of my most favorite games ever made.
    Thank you for the memories Bungie, I miss you guys so much.

    • @bigsauce1116
      @bigsauce1116 5 лет назад +29

      Damn I tearing up after reading that.

    • @s1lentscope801
      @s1lentscope801 4 года назад +27

      @@bigsauce1116 Same, every year gaming just gets farther away from this

    • @troopercaswell7117
      @troopercaswell7117 4 года назад +9

      I actually just recently played Halo 2 Anniversary on pc and it was amazing, by far the best halo game and one of my favorite games.

    • @marnixmaximus3053
      @marnixmaximus3053 4 года назад +2

      Why was it considered a failure?

    • @alexsoundwave0
      @alexsoundwave0 4 года назад +26

      @@marnixmaximus3053 It isn't but bungie considered it a failure, in terms of story and what they wanted to achieve with it.

  • @EdgeOf1996
    @EdgeOf1996 10 лет назад +599

    The Arbiter's voice actor kinda sent chills down my spine.......

    • @gentlemenRick
      @gentlemenRick 10 лет назад +61

      His name is keith david. He does a lot of video games and acts in movies. He is Captain David Anderson in Mass Effect.

    • @NoMaloneUnturned2
      @NoMaloneUnturned2 7 лет назад +1

      EdgeOf1996 david keith

    • @PeanutttGoat
      @PeanutttGoat 6 лет назад

      Mans in the nice guys haha, brill actor

    • @im_inside_your_home49
      @im_inside_your_home49 6 лет назад

      EdgeOf1996 huh...ARTORIAS

    • @EdwardGutierrez90
      @EdwardGutierrez90 6 лет назад +2

      hes also in the movie "Armageddon"

  • @AvantsGarde
    @AvantsGarde 10 лет назад +797

    17:03 I'm not going to lie, I cried.
    The memories Halo created for me as a kid, the hours of gameplay coming home and shutting out life.
    I can't begin to explain how much this game company changed my life.
    I can't believe Joseph And Marty are gone.
    Bungie will never be the same.

    • @brendanbeast123
      @brendanbeast123 9 лет назад +7

      ***** Sony had nothing to do with Destiny. Other than ps4 getting a few exclusive things.

    • @Pitchblackplays
      @Pitchblackplays 7 лет назад +29

      That moment of the making of has given me chills from the first time I saw it with my collector's edition. It also helps that the game and that song came out during my formative years. The joy you see in their faces is a real thing, and it still resonates with me.

    • @mikehunt4607
      @mikehunt4607 6 лет назад +12

      yeah that part brought on some feels

    • @Pwophet_of_Twuth
      @Pwophet_of_Twuth 6 лет назад +49

      There will never be another game as insane and revolutionary as Halo 2.
      Halo 2 set the standards for Online Gaming, friends lists, partys, clans, stats. Everything that is a now standard.

    • @richbunnell7426
      @richbunnell7426 6 лет назад +13

      Dude, just seeing this comment that you made four years ago. Me too.

  • @splintercell2002
    @splintercell2002 8 лет назад +280

    You're never too old to play video games.

    • @rootatouille180
      @rootatouille180 3 года назад +11

      And You're never too young to play videogames.

    • @machina5
      @machina5 3 года назад +9

      @@rootatouille180 lol

  • @ChrisOfTheDead
    @ChrisOfTheDead 9 лет назад +614

    I had the disc this came on for 3 years before I popped it in to see what it was. As a kid, I just asked my parents to buy me Halo2 and they got the collector's edition without realizing it was anything special.
    I wish more games had BTS documentaries in their special editions. This stuff was great.

    • @OldSchoolDudeGaming
      @OldSchoolDudeGaming 8 лет назад +7

      +ChrisOfTheDead halo 3 has one too, it's just as good.

    • @ChrisOfTheDead
      @ChrisOfTheDead 8 лет назад +5

      OldSchoolDudeGaming I know! :D The Halo 1 and 2 cutscenes with creator commentary is awesome! I re-watch once a year.

    • @drifter402
      @drifter402 7 лет назад +2

      It would just be suits telling them to follow trends.

    • @pupsblogs
      @pupsblogs 7 лет назад +2

      BTS now would just be them reading tweets or facebook or youtube comments about how terrible their games have become and them crying in the corner with a bottle of jack.... Along with the release of unfinished games.

    • @PuppyMonkeyBabyy
      @PuppyMonkeyBabyy 6 лет назад +1

      I enjoyed watching the one that came with Gears of War, but it wasn't as good as this.

  • @hankhill5622
    @hankhill5622 2 года назад +955

    No AAA game company is ever going to put this much effort into a game again. 2000 to 2010 was truly the golden era of gaming.

    • @mattmartin6493
      @mattmartin6493 Год назад +67

      It really was I wish more people realized this. Developers truly had passion and wanted to make something amazing and groundbreaking and new. No politics no worrying about being offensive no lootboxes etc.

    • @DannyLrides
      @DannyLrides Год назад +31

      @@mattmartin6493 I think the developers aren’t to blame or at least not the ones in the upper tiers I’d blame it on poor leadership and following the shareholder’s interest

    • @PLANET123100
      @PLANET123100 Год назад +36

      that era was when nerds, coders and actual creative types worked together throughout the whole company. Nowadays it's all high level management and the marketing department controlling all aspects of the developers work. I really do agree that gaming died in the 2010s but maybe that's just the natural evolution of things :/

    • @hungryim8643
      @hungryim8643 Год назад +10

      Then, the concepts of microtransaction, free-to-play, and early access got invented and the rest is history :)

    • @skrublordnord69
      @skrublordnord69 Год назад +9

      @@hungryim8643 I was there when the horse armor came out… to think back then we thought THAT was crossing the line.

  • @brendanbeast123
    @brendanbeast123 9 лет назад +243

    I've watched this many times. Makes me cry when I think of all the memories, and times never to return.

    • @bear4454
      @bear4454 9 лет назад +13

      right? 17:01 when that guy's face lights up at the E3 demo... every. single. time. hair stands on end and my eyes half well up.

    • @Californiaaa
      @Californiaaa 9 лет назад +14

      +brendanbeast123 fr i watched this and as it was playing i just sat here with my old friend and we talked for hours about all the fun and glitchy shit we went through together... this game basically was my childhood and is a game that will never be forgotten by anyone. And the last seconds of the servers being up everyone in the lobby screamed "we will miss you halo 2! You will never be forgot---" and right as we were about to say forgotten everyone was kicked and me and my friends sat there on skype, going from laughing and having fun playing, to silent in a heart beat, and we just sat there watching our screens with wattery eyes, hoping that it would come back... but an hour and a half after we sat there silent we finally got that it was over... it was weird feeling seeing the biggest part of your childhood just switch off like that... halo will never be the same again... :'(

    • @frostygraybob
      @frostygraybob 9 лет назад

      +TYPO Zexr the beta files that run the game on this video in the end when everyone is playing in that room with the tvs can still be download and played on a softmodded xbox. the orginal halo 2 experience lives through LAN now. and if you want to try what the developers used then try looking for the beta files on iso zone. I feel you

    • @stefanc.4124
      @stefanc.4124 5 лет назад +1

      It returns :)

    • @ARC117Studios
      @ARC117Studios 3 года назад

      Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

  • @jimmythetacoman
    @jimmythetacoman 9 лет назад +203

    RIP Bungie, I had always hoped it would never come to what it is. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, thanks for the best years ever.

    • @TheColdTomato
      @TheColdTomato 9 лет назад +4

      +Jimmy T. Man It's not Bungie, they are being controlled by Activision.

    • @jimmythetacoman
      @jimmythetacoman 9 лет назад +9

      Yes, but Bungie was always for being independent and never being controlled by an upper company. (I.E. Microsoft) Plus the fact that so many of the original Bungie employees left paints a picture that something else is going on that we're not seeing.

    • @damightybenstein
      @damightybenstein 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@jimmythetacoman If you only knew how much worse it was gonna get.

  • @joeybagadonuts5763
    @joeybagadonuts5763 2 года назад +46

    Truly the Golden era of gaming. Will never forget me and all my friends in elementary school sleeping over one person's house every weekend to play halo 2 than staying up every night till 3am playing halo 3 over Xbox live. Some of the best times of my life honostly

  • @kroneyt1493
    @kroneyt1493 5 лет назад +88

    "The key to winning the Pentathlon is appearing like you're drunk, but drinking root beer!"
    "The key to enjoying the Pentathlon... beer."

  • @rustyshackleford1908
    @rustyshackleford1908 Год назад +56

    I watch this about once a year.

    • @JDX_117
      @JDX_117 Год назад +4

      Same, nostalgia hits hard

    • @gran_turismo_fan
      @gran_turismo_fan Год назад +1

      One of the most coolest and unique video game documentaries in that time era. There's less of that now and days which makes me sad because this stuff is interesting by the sheer amount of creativity and hard work that goes into video games that most people don't know about when they play a video game themselves.

  • @morphanok6932
    @morphanok6932 9 лет назад +898

    Why can't games be this good anymore?

    • @Tony-dl3tb
      @Tony-dl3tb 8 лет назад +125

      They only make it for the money now...

    • @wtblack5
      @wtblack5 7 лет назад +38

      morphanok69 it's like cartoons, they used to be made just for the user, now they are made to make money selling add ons (toys and action figures for cartoons in the 80s and DLC for video games today) but if it goes the same way, cartoons saw that truly good shows kept the fans for life, and we're in a golden age of cartoons, maybe video games will go the same way...

    • @morphanok6932
      @morphanok6932 7 лет назад +14

      Emk Mage Huh.. reminds me of today's movies. No true camera work and filled with cgi. Welcome to the new world of entertainment folks..

    • @Fosi94
      @Fosi94 7 лет назад +5

      2 words: Early Access.

    • @LuDogg805
      @LuDogg805 7 лет назад +21

      They think of sales and trends. They don't try to make memories for the gamer anymore. Corporate greed is what infected the video game industry.

  • @Quality3rr0r
    @Quality3rr0r 8 лет назад +173

    This isn't their story, this is their Legacy :)

  • @paulwediting7175
    @paulwediting7175 5 лет назад +92

    Its 2019 and I still come back and watch this from time to time. Its just a really cool and motivating doc to put your head down and get through your work.

    • @iNoXpLodE
      @iNoXpLodE 4 года назад +1

      Paul Whiteford 2020 and I’m still doing it

    • @brycecorgin1125
      @brycecorgin1125 4 года назад +1

      @@iNoXpLodE me too :)

    • @heralds3164
      @heralds3164 3 года назад +3

      Same! I am currently playing this documentary right now in the background while going through the hell that is college applications. All while having a big math test to study for also
      Seeing the stress on their faces but also the passion and drive to not let the fans down gives me hope that if I just grind a little bit more I will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

    • @paulwediting7175
      @paulwediting7175 3 года назад

      @@heralds3164 How did you go with the applications?

    • @heralds3164
      @heralds3164 3 года назад

      @@paulwediting7175 Honestly not that bad...I got all of them done I needed too. But it was stressful to get them done. I won't know if I'm accepted until February

  • @7kingly241
    @7kingly241 6 лет назад +58

    17:00
    I gotta admit, this part always gets me in tears, dont matter how many times i watch this i still gonna cry like a baby. Because i really really miss the old days of playing Halo every day after school and whole weekend. The exitment for a next Halo game was UNREAL !

    • @iNoXpLodE
      @iNoXpLodE 4 года назад +1

      RandomVideos I know exactly you feel man, I’m doing the exact same thing now

    • @Werner-sv2le
      @Werner-sv2le 3 года назад +1

      It's sad that those days are memories but I smile because it happened.

  • @aidanarroyo5106
    @aidanarroyo5106 11 лет назад +102

    2004 was one of the greatest years for video games ever! This was when games really started to evolve into what we see today! Man this brings back memories..

  • @dark12794
    @dark12794 Год назад +12

    17:02 got me more choked up than I'm willing to admit. I have ALOT of painful memories associated with that time and place in my childhood & Halo 2 was one of what felt like a very limited amount of shining lights at the end of the tunnel that kept me going....
    Somedays it felt like that time with my friend's, Arbiter & Chief were all I had. After all these years i realise just how right Sgt Johnson was...
    "Folk's need heroes Chief, gives 'em hope."

  • @christianbethel
    @christianbethel 4 месяца назад +4

    Used to watch this documentary religiously with my friend's copy.
    Just take me back to an endless childhood: gaming with friends, no responsibilities, just making memories and having fun.

  • @SkuIIKn1ght
    @SkuIIKn1ght 3 года назад +112

    It really is crazy how much more dedicated devs were back then, these days it seems like there is a massive disconnect between devs/producers and their audience. Games back in the day on average were just made with more love and the proof is in the gameplay.

    • @GoblinSatyr
      @GoblinSatyr 2 года назад +3

      Yum. Pudding.

    • @BelchingBeaver69
      @BelchingBeaver69 2 года назад +1

      Pudding

    • @brianmckee2267
      @brianmckee2267 Год назад +1

      I mean yeah. But those guys talking about working overnight and not seeing the sun for months on end isn't good either.

    • @SkuIIKn1ght
      @SkuIIKn1ght Год назад +2

      @@brianmckee2267 A worthy sacrifice tbh, lots of the best pieces of art in history were done at the cost of the artist's well being, at least these guys only had to be indoors and stressed for a few years.

    • @bigbangattack97
      @bigbangattack97 Год назад

      profit>gameplay

  • @TheLuisberg
    @TheLuisberg 9 лет назад +166

    Back when making games was a reward

    • @HarryBillyBobGeorge
      @HarryBillyBobGeorge 9 лет назад +33

      +TheLuisberg Top Commentor Back when you didn't have to go indie to make a game for the sake of making a game

    • @TheLuisberg
      @TheLuisberg 9 лет назад +2

      Yeah. 'Twas a time of wonder

    • @rufousthefox9766
      @rufousthefox9766 3 года назад +7

      And when game companies put the player first.

    • @TheLuisberg
      @TheLuisberg 3 года назад +1

      @@rufousthefox9766 exactly

  • @uscoastgaurd
    @uscoastgaurd 9 лет назад +400

    They nailed Halo 2. One of my favorite games to date. Sad to see that Bungie turned into Infinity Ward.

    • @Californiaaa
      @Californiaaa 9 лет назад +26

      +uscoastgaurd yup and tbh halo 2 was a giant break through for gaming in not only the graphics, but in the way they achieved making a game that will rest in memory of hundreds of thousands of people across the world... no other game has that power :/

    • @tamezzodiac2862
      @tamezzodiac2862 5 лет назад +11

      I mean half the people from the original crew are gone from that studio a lot of them actually

    • @JuICyBLiinGeR
      @JuICyBLiinGeR 5 лет назад +2

      Don’t you mean ACTIVISION. Remember who the publishers are.

    • @andrewffx2
      @andrewffx2 5 лет назад +4

      @@JuICyBLiinGeR You do know that Activision and Bungie are no longer working together and Bungie walked away with everything in regards to the Destiny franchise. Hence why D2 has been on the up and up with 1.1 million concurrent players since the announcement of their new DLC.

    • @JuICyBLiinGeR
      @JuICyBLiinGeR 5 лет назад +1

      Andrew Wayne I was replying to the original post.

  • @shubhsharma2755
    @shubhsharma2755 8 лет назад +201

    just finished Halo 1. It is a masterpiece, looking forward to it's sequel.

    • @xDinomanx
      @xDinomanx 8 лет назад

      +Shubh Sharma Do you have the Master Chief Collection with four of the games?

    • @shubhsharma2755
      @shubhsharma2755 8 лет назад +23

      nope just had the old pc game.

    • @xDinomanx
      @xDinomanx 8 лет назад +6

      Ah okay, you may enjoy Halo 2. But know that it is a much faster-paced game in terms of movement. So you might be a bit caught off by the speed of Halo 2. Asides from that, the game is great. What platform are you playing it on?

    • @shubhsharma2755
      @shubhsharma2755 8 лет назад +19

      Im a PC player and I have no problem with fast paced gameplay as I am also a player of counter strike. Thank you luke for your advice.

    • @AwesomeAussiezzz
      @AwesomeAussiezzz 8 лет назад +16

      Halo reach on PC would be my baby

  • @brodieyake7735
    @brodieyake7735 2 года назад +6

    The segment of the documentary of the Bungie crew taking a summer camp break after E3 2003 and playing dodgeball and volleyball is one of the most wholesome things I've seen. Bless them all.

  • @BroeyBroe
    @BroeyBroe 8 лет назад +142

    Ah dual smg's something that fans thought was really cool when they first saw it but when you use them on legendary they're pretty damn useless xD

    • @MrAtlfan21
      @MrAtlfan21 4 года назад +27

      Dual needles on the other hand..

    • @SplendidCoffee0
      @SplendidCoffee0 4 года назад +5

      MrAtlfan21 my lifeline on legendary right there

  • @arbiter-
    @arbiter- 4 года назад +148

    Joe Staten is a legend. He's just that nerdy kid who will make references and doesn't care about your "cringe"
    All that pressure and truly one of the best video game stories of all time came out of it. I'm really glad they did a perspective flip with the Arbiter, if we never had that the story wouldn't be half as good as it was.

    • @hawkevick9184
      @hawkevick9184 3 года назад +11

      He also wrote some math book.

    • @Camilhurt
      @Camilhurt 3 года назад +1

      Thank god he’s back

    • @BelchingBeaver69
      @BelchingBeaver69 2 года назад

      @@Camilhurt he’s actually white, wtf?

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 2 года назад +1

      “OOOOOHHH, TAKE IT!” :)

    • @TheRafark
      @TheRafark Год назад

      Imagine if the had the time and the processing power to create what they envisioned

  • @calebbaumtm1915
    @calebbaumtm1915 7 лет назад +33

    36:45
    Geoff goes so far back with a lot of stuff. Like Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth, Let's Play, Red vs Blue
    He was the start of all of that and its hard to comprehend he's been doing this for longer than a decade and is still around

    • @claytonmerle976
      @claytonmerle976 Год назад +1

      Like 25 years at this point. Out of the original guys I think only he has stuck around as long. Its weird to think that here soon we are going to have the FINAL season of RvB. Time truly is a brutal and cruel mistress.

  • @ProVision3187
    @ProVision3187 8 лет назад +30

    i remember getting off the school bus to my dad waiting with a copy of Halo 2 collectors edition the day it came out. hard to believe that was 12 years ago

    • @Kayy2099
      @Kayy2099 2 месяца назад

      Hey! it's 20 years now

  • @SullyWar
    @SullyWar 2 года назад +42

    Randomly here to thank Bungie for uploading this. I watched this in October 2012 and it inspired me to get into game dev and now I've been doing it for almost 10 years(As of 2022)!
    Edit:As of 2024, I'll be in this industry as a full time career for almost 6 years!

    • @ralleks
      @ralleks Год назад

      If you never need help with voice acting in one of your games il be glad to help! :)

    • @raiden6156
      @raiden6156 Год назад +1

      That's really cool :)

    • @claytonmerle976
      @claytonmerle976 Год назад +1

      Dude good to hear! Keep that old school passion alive man.

  • @elisimons8841
    @elisimons8841 2 года назад +13

    23:38 The greatest quote from this whole thing. THE BEST WAY TO SUCCESS IS BEING YOUR OWN WORST CRITIC.

  • @ogtrey4k
    @ogtrey4k 8 лет назад +87

    The good old days.... This brought memories back to me... :( really miss them..Bungie please come back to halo the community misses you.

  • @ThomasStreet93
    @ThomasStreet93 9 лет назад +265

    I wonder how many of these people still work for Bungie... :/

    • @oDTRT
      @oDTRT 9 лет назад +148

      very few seeing how shit destiny was

    • @HarryBillyBobGeorge
      @HarryBillyBobGeorge 9 лет назад +62

      +ThomasStreet Jason Jones.
      That's about it.

    • @HarryBillyBobGeorge
      @HarryBillyBobGeorge 9 лет назад +15

      ***** Well, 40 people worked on Halo 1.

    • @HarryBillyBobGeorge
      @HarryBillyBobGeorge 9 лет назад +32

      ***** Huge overestimations here. There are at least 5 people that worked on every single Halo Bungie game. Jason Jones, Joseph Staten, Marty O'Donnell to name a few, not even counting all the lead designers. Whoever that CJ guy is is another...

    • @John-qd4kk
      @John-qd4kk 8 лет назад +30

      +ThomasStreet
      Marty O'Donnell got Kicked and Joe Staten left Bungie they're not a great Company anymore

  • @fettfan91
    @fettfan91 8 лет назад +72

    If you bought the special edition of Halo 2, you got this documentary. \m/

    • @Razgriz_01
      @Razgriz_01 8 лет назад +6

      I ended up buying the special edition thinking it would have the mission from their E3 demo. Ah to be naive again.

    • @TheLuisberg
      @TheLuisberg 8 лет назад +2

      I had no idea there was a sequel back then when it was released, I was just looking for the first one cause it was great but i picked up the halo 2 special edition instead and immediately loved it. Been a halo fan since.

    • @jaypierce3653
      @jaypierce3653 8 лет назад +2

      That's why I have deju vu watching this! I was so young and my older brother bought me this special edition for Christmas, the nice metal case and everything. I think I still have it somewhere around my house.

  • @JIGgameoverSAW
    @JIGgameoverSAW 8 лет назад +37

    17:20.. man that music and the classic H2.. I was in my childhood for a min ;(((

    • @diverman1023
      @diverman1023 4 года назад

      I know man, it unexpectedly almost brought tears

  • @neonsolace2748
    @neonsolace2748 9 месяцев назад +2

    I am absolutely in love with background music at 32:19 it just gives a nostalgic magical feeling

  • @r.9158
    @r.9158 3 года назад +8

    The dudes seeing the Halo 2 demo probably had no idea how insane its legacy would end up being.
    The incredible impact that Halo 2 had on online gaming for consoles, even PC, cannot be understated.
    I'll never forget the great times I had with Halo 2.

  • @DropinNukes
    @DropinNukes 10 лет назад +139

    I still have the disk that this is on with the collector's edition

    • @verto4520
      @verto4520 9 лет назад +2

      Same, Do you still have the actual collectors edition though?

    • @DropinNukes
      @DropinNukes 9 лет назад +7

      Yes. I personally never once saw the normal version in person

    • @ddylanthomson
      @ddylanthomson 9 лет назад +1

      Mike Oxbigg I have both, and multiples of the original :D

    • @sgdr569
      @sgdr569 9 лет назад +1

      Mike Oxbigg aww man i lost mine the memories of that. the sliver plated cover was just awesome

    • @mortarpestle.4267
      @mortarpestle.4267 9 лет назад

      +Mike Oxbigg Me too

  • @lukegallagher4665
    @lukegallagher4665 6 лет назад +31

    10:01 “your call sarge.”
    “We’re going in.”
    “DAMN STRAIGHT WERE GOING IN!”
    XD

  • @NutsCracker7
    @NutsCracker7 8 лет назад +706

    the whole 343i team needs to sit down and watch this

    • @moneycat878d5
      @moneycat878d5 8 лет назад +107

      They need to stop fucking around, take a whole month off, watch old Halo vids like this, play old Halo campaigns, and re-write, I think they need a break to sit down and just think.

    • @MarksterC
      @MarksterC 8 лет назад +4

      Chochi450 yes

    • @XLTBlarg
      @XLTBlarg 7 лет назад +43

      Chochi450 They need Marty and Staten.

    • @xFlared
      @xFlared 7 лет назад +39

      In Bungie games chief is just a piece of armor without emotion. He's a white canvas. In 343 he's a predetermined character with feelings and is clearly explotative emotionally. He's a little bitch. 343 killed for what chief was known for. Being relentlessness inhuman piece of armor that all players create their own relations too. This is real art from bungie.

    • @airas1494
      @airas1494 6 лет назад

      +Uy because they make donuts not halo games

  • @Marksman3434
    @Marksman3434 6 лет назад +34

    32:58 this is the part that a lot of developers don’t talk about. Halo 2’s campaign development was quite complicated, and their original vision wasn’t exactly what we got in the end. Still, I loved the game and thought it was still worth a great buy despite they problems they had. Wish more developers were more honest about this aspect in their game development.

  • @NaomiTCOOKIES
    @NaomiTCOOKIES 9 лет назад +179

    The anatomy of my childhood.

  • @michaelhaag7960
    @michaelhaag7960 5 лет назад +43

    "Are we too old? "
    "Naah"

  • @ChazMcGutter
    @ChazMcGutter 7 лет назад +33

    Jason Jones, Joe Staten. Marty O'Donnell: The Holy Gaming Trinity

  • @retrjoe
    @retrjoe 3 года назад +11

    This was the video that made me want to work in the game industry.
    I was 14. What a ride.

  • @anthonyr014
    @anthonyr014 Год назад +5

    Been falling asleep to this since i got the collectors edition of halo 2 for christmas 2004. Literally almost 20 years later im still falling asleep to it

  • @SaintPoland
    @SaintPoland 6 месяцев назад +3

    4:44 - 5:28
    and this is the reason why gaming is not as fun as it used to be, instead of having those 30 seconds of fun that makes you sit glued to the monitor, you have these 30 seconds of fun maybe 3/4 times in one game

  • @shadow4877
    @shadow4877 3 года назад +12

    17:02
    I was 7/8 years old when I watched this scene. What a visceral experience. Really introduced me to the magic of video gaming, and the effect it has on people.
    The people in that room...man...that’s an experience that’ll stay with them for the rest of their lives. It’s not just a dumb game. It’s everything to them.
    A year later, I remember looking through my older brother’s cd collection, putting in a random cd in my portable CD player, and this song came on. One of the greatest moments of my life.
    “YES! It’s the song from the Halo 2 doc! YES!”

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 2 года назад

      The Reason is the song I’ll always associate with Halo 2.

  • @Chadhogan111
    @Chadhogan111 2 года назад +5

    I'm glad they didn't have time to finish it. The unintentional glitches made the gameplay almost perfect

  • @corey620
    @corey620 Год назад +2

    17:42 forgot about my fellow Australian lol. Full Holden beanie represent. Man I used to love watching this when I was like 12-13. I bought a second hand special edition halo 2 only a fe months after release and this dvd came with it. Good times man 😢😢

  • @benmacdonald170
    @benmacdonald170 Год назад +3

    It is such a treat to get this inside glimpse of Bungie during the height of their powers and dedication. Halo 2 is the best game ever made. Yes it has flaws, what game doesn't. But the impact it had and the care given to it by it's creators is unparalleled. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart thank you.

  • @AeonzAgaze
    @AeonzAgaze 7 лет назад +112

    Bungie is literally anakin , young and pure and full of potential in the early days with halo. now full of greed , hate and malice for its consumers.

    • @ericdicocco4986
      @ericdicocco4986 7 лет назад +11

      this.... fucknig this....

    • @jackieoromero
      @jackieoromero 6 лет назад +2

      You don know bungie didn’t make halo 4 and halo 5, they joined with another company known as Activision that’s full of greed and rushed their game and ruined their reputation

    • @jasonpabon8148
      @jasonpabon8148 5 лет назад

      Soviet Union he never said they made 4 and 5, he said the early days of halo, be fore 343 took over

    • @jackieoromero
      @jackieoromero 5 лет назад

      Jason Pabon I don’t think halo was full of greed when bungie owned it

    • @jasonpabon8148
      @jasonpabon8148 5 лет назад +1

      Soviet Union I mean he meant, that bungie made the old ones and after that they were full of greed

  • @CodyRoseDrums
    @CodyRoseDrums Год назад +9

    After what’s happening with Bungie right now and the layoffs, it’s sad to say this old Bungie is forever gone :( I’m just happy to experience the good ol’ days with my dad and friends.

    • @eaglechopper
      @eaglechopper Год назад

      They were gone already like 70% when they split with Microsoft/started destiny 1, by destiny 2 was out, maybe less than 5-10 tops from the OG from halo 1 days was left

  • @raptorshinryu
    @raptorshinryu 10 лет назад +82

    Am I the only one who thinks it was a terrible idea to swap the Prophet of Truth's voice actor with that famous guy in Halo 3?
    Cause the guy at 44:48 sounded 10x better.

    • @PantMal
      @PantMal 9 лет назад +39

      Raptor086 It is said that Michael Wincott chose not to reprise his role.

    • @stormbreaker7373
      @stormbreaker7373 3 месяца назад

      He didn’t want to come back

  • @Hidden4Halo
    @Hidden4Halo 3 месяца назад +3

    The fact that the creator of this vidoc had "The Reason" playing during the gameplay trailer of Halo 2, as well as the first lyric being "I'm sorry that I hurt you" goes to show how much humility they have for what Halo 2 was originally planned and what it came about it. I don't believe them adding that song and those specific lyrics was by accident. I genuinely believe that the OG Bungie felt regret when they were forced to launch it.

    • @gran_turismo_fan
      @gran_turismo_fan 3 месяца назад

      I agree, Bungie considered Halo 2 as a failure despite it being a huge success late into the original Xbox console's life. Bungie I believe were too ambitious with their ideas, and they also at the same time, didn't realize the ideas they had in mind (most notably the stencil lighting shown at the E3 demo that was at the time really taxing on the Xbox original's hardware) wouldn't run consistently in framerate on the original Xbox considering it's hardware they had to work with back in the day.
      I mean, Bungie did had a lot of cool ideas during H2's development no doubt, I think it's solely the fact that they really wanted to push the boundaries as far as they could than anyone else could on the Xbox at the time.

  • @dirt410
    @dirt410 3 года назад +6

    Marcus Lehto swearing over the lighting in the pelican being world relative has lived in my brain since 2005. Why.

  • @lilqueso8190
    @lilqueso8190 8 лет назад +8

    i still remember coming home from school to see my uncle pull the limited edition halo 2 with the metal cover and this disk out...i cried with joy

  • @sirmichael7085
    @sirmichael7085 8 лет назад +9

    thank you guys for all the hard work! you guys made the greatest fps of all time.

  • @sqweebel1
    @sqweebel1 5 лет назад +12

    "We messed up..." at 33:22 is so satisfying for me to hear after playing through Halo 2. I love the game to death but there were so many flaws.

    • @nutyyyy
      @nutyyyy Год назад

      It would be amazing to see what the game could have been.

    • @Connor8609
      @Connor8609 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@nutyyyy_You can see the storyboards for the orignal story now with orignal ending if you didn't know. It gives a pretty good idea.

  • @apocalyptic6
    @apocalyptic6 8 лет назад +21

    this was the first game that i was totally immersed in. halo 2 is the best in the series in my opionion

  • @LOOFICERBEATS
    @LOOFICERBEATS 3 года назад +2

    Had the collectors edition that had this as disk 2, and would watch this all the time... memories.

  •  3 года назад +1

    When I was a kid, I started having sleeping problems. There were many nights where 10-12 year old me would stay up late and watch this behind the scenes making of Halo 2 and dream about one day learning to make video games to work for Bungie. Just imagining working with all of the talent at that studio such as Jason Jones, Joseph Staten, and Marty O’Donnell. Brings back those same feelings as I watch this as an adult.

  • @danimartinezjr9941
    @danimartinezjr9941 6 лет назад +16

    19:19 ...pure early 2000's gold...

  • @minikuma
    @minikuma 6 лет назад +6

    I watch this entire video every once in a while. Some type of snack while watching this is so chill

  • @TyZi
    @TyZi 5 лет назад +8

    incredible.
    leaving my love here for anyone in this video looking back at this

  • @johnchapley716
    @johnchapley716 9 месяцев назад +1

    I will never forget my mom picking me up at school at lunchtime on november 9th, opening the car door and seeing the halo 2 collectors edition with the metal case and completely losing my mind.

  • @Tabletop_Epics
    @Tabletop_Epics 2 года назад +3

    I first watched this documentary after playing for a few hours after I got home from the midnight release of Halo 2 at my local Blockbuster Video.
    It was fun hanging out with other Halo fans amongst the aisles of movies, chatting about rumors and where the story of the game might go. As soon as I received my collector's edition, in its nifty metal case, from the pasty little video store clerk, I booked it homeward to forgo sleep and live Halo 2 until dawn.
    I'll never forget how incredible it felt to watch this after playing, sitting alone in my room and enjoying the full Halo 2 experience. It was a good night. A damn good night.
    My thanks to Bungie for the great times and the memories.

  • @RBeeMedia
    @RBeeMedia 10 лет назад +34

    Wow, the voice actors are incredible ! Didn't know that many actors worked "worked" on Halo 2 !

  • @Nicomanism
    @Nicomanism Год назад +5

    Bungie will never go back to this 'charm' and 'passion' they presented from Halo 1 - Halo Reach. Thats for sure.

  • @MondySpartan
    @MondySpartan 3 года назад +13

    17:03 - I can see why Bungie chose that song. Not just it was a smash hit at the time (and still awesome to hear today), but it also represents what Halo 2 was going through, especially after E3 when they faced a reality check with the game.

    • @thatboi6021
      @thatboi6021 2 года назад +1

      What's the song called?

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 2 года назад +4

      @@thatboi6021 Hoobastank - The Reason

    • @Joeru510
      @Joeru510 2 года назад

      The release of news with season 3 in halo infinite made me come back to this doc and this exact moment because it’s all just feeling too familiar at this point with halo infinite. ;-;

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan Год назад

      @@Joeru510Greetings from the future. It’s not Halo 3 perfect (yet hopefully), but Infinite is shaping to better with Season 5.

  • @joshe5180
    @joshe5180 Год назад +2

    11 years later... ballin video. i remember watching this dvd

  • @gogetaa11
    @gogetaa11 Год назад +2

    Halo 2 was my first Halo game. I got a refurbished original xbox for 80 dollars back in 2007. The hype for Halo 3 was huge, but I knew I wasn't going to be able to get a 360. I got a used copy of Halo 2 instead and was absolutely floored. I had never played a game like it and the sci fi setting was incredible. I didn't get to play the multiplayer (no way my parents would have let me run an Ethernet cable to their room from my own). But, just from the campaign I knew it was special.

  • @jackstraughan24
    @jackstraughan24 3 года назад +19

    Dude playing Combat Evolved with all those dudes on LAN would have been so sick

  • @matt-30-
    @matt-30- Год назад +3

    November 9, 2004. The best, happiest day of my entire life.

  • @JeDi757
    @JeDi757 Год назад +3

    God bless all these beautiful people, thank you, you guys made my childhood awesome

  • @michaelgraham9774
    @michaelgraham9774 3 года назад +9

    Seeing those people's reactions to the demo got to me. I miss the days when video games had a greater significance

  • @zukinu12skinnyp4
    @zukinu12skinnyp4 4 года назад +3

    I love how essential Red Vs Blue is to the culture of Halo and how they included it in the documentary

  • @codygreene9067
    @codygreene9067 4 года назад +6

    26:15 that LAN party looks like what me and my buddies did back in the day. That really made me nostalgic as hell. I miss these days.

  • @oneworldcommunity117
    @oneworldcommunity117 6 лет назад +6

    i had the collectors addition when i was a very little kid and i watched this a lot. this is now the first time i watched this doc in probably 10 years lol

  • @sionefonua7636
    @sionefonua7636 8 лет назад +73

    "put all of the content into the game" .........

    • @tommyshommy
      @tommyshommy 5 лет назад +1

      Hahaha literally the opposite of Destiny 1 and 2... :(

    • @EmSee360
      @EmSee360 3 года назад +1

      @@tommyshommy I'm pretty sure he meant that they have to cut 50% of the game because they lack the time. Halo 2 while good is clearly rushed

  • @StarsMarsRadio
    @StarsMarsRadio 11 месяцев назад +2

    I got this dvd with the special edition of halo 2. I must have watched it at least 20 times. I wish game dev companies were driven by passion like they were back then.

  • @CameronJGilliam
    @CameronJGilliam 9 месяцев назад +2

    20 years later and it’s still the best game of all time. Not just out of the Halo series either.

  • @Omega4Productions
    @Omega4Productions 7 лет назад +33

    Seeing this video, and hearing them talk about their passion for Halo...god, I miss the old Bungie. What happened?

    • @benoutland5872
      @benoutland5872 5 лет назад +4

      Red Centurion the sweet smell of fresh green has tainted the olfactory senses of developers around the world; the passion of creation, and dedication to achieving ones goals, has been lost in a sea of over privileged corporate money makers and devs looking for quick cash. I, for one, will do my absolute best to change the game industry for the better, as I aspire to attain even half of what Bungie accomplished in its prime, for anything of such masterful quality would be better than the recent onslaught of Battle Royals flooding the market.

  • @DreAmDocTa
    @DreAmDocTa 5 лет назад +4

    The nostalgia, I remember watching this for the first time back in the day when I all my buddies would carry our xboxes and TVs to each other’s houses every weekend. Love it

  • @MMnyess
    @MMnyess 5 лет назад +6

    Still here 15 years later. Wishing I could go back to when this game came out. There will never be another experience like this again. :,(

  • @Puppy_Puppington
    @Puppy_Puppington 3 года назад +2

    28:06 i was born 1994 and immediately got an N64 & years later, eventually found Halo..... i was a kid in 7th grade having pizza party halo 2 LAN get togethers... wish i could go back.... its awesome seeing passion ... ur never too old to have fun , brother :)

  • @theaverageone2693
    @theaverageone2693 Год назад +3

    Halo 1'2'3 4 so glad I got to witness behind the scenes and experience the games

  • @TheDrewker
    @TheDrewker 4 года назад +4

    I think I've watched this 3 or 4 times now and it still gives me the feels. Should be required viewing for every dev studio that wants to make a good game.

  • @dan_
    @dan_ 6 лет назад +4

    This video back on the Halo 2 collectors edition was a significant influence on why I began pursuing a career in games-dev. I'm not on the road to world domination with Bungie like I dreamed all those years ago, but I am working at another similarly-sized studio now and couldn't be happier with how things are going. Cheers Bungie!

  • @rowdy_the_red
    @rowdy_the_red 6 лет назад +6

    I still play to this day. By far one of the best fps in my opinion

  • @chrislaezur730
    @chrislaezur730 4 месяца назад +1

    I come back to this documentary yearly, sometimes every few months, and especially sometimes I come back solely for the portion that features their E3 demo. The engagement and enthusiasm from the crowd, the silly 2000s showmanship, Joe playing the part of awkward nerd, it’s all so good. That, and the accounts of the demo-goers after, how blown away they are, how friendly and unified they are, never fails to make me smile. Halo was *awesome dude* . I wish the old team, every member that helped to hack together that game, CE, 3, ODST and Reach the absolute best. In a world all too full of negativity today, especially the various sectors of the entertainment industry, this video is a little island of stability, a nostalgic little haven of happiness.
    God bless, whoever finds and reads this, hope you feel the same.

    • @gran_turismo_fan
      @gran_turismo_fan 3 месяца назад

      I feel the same way man, I was born right before Halo 1 released alongside with the original Xbox console. The original halo games are my favorite video games of all time. It's shame that 343i ruined halo over the years. But I will never stop loving the bungie games that were a big part of my childhood.

  • @ReveredDead
    @ReveredDead 3 года назад +1

    You guys made my childhood. I don't think I will ever truly experience again what you guys gave me with Halo.

  • @JozzFilms
    @JozzFilms Год назад +4

    The montage at 7:15 actually makes me sad. Back then it was so pure, it’s just different now and it’s hard to tell in exactly what ways outside of corporate mumbo jumbo. What happened to fan culture.

  • @b1zzler
    @b1zzler 4 года назад +3

    Orlando Jones and David Cross' Marine lines were so goddamn good. Same with Robin Atkin Downes as the Prophet, Keith David as the Arbiter, and Ron Perlman as Lord Hood.

  • @gaffegus5084
    @gaffegus5084 8 лет назад +68

    The young roosterteeth

    • @FODeath117
      @FODeath117 8 лет назад +7

      I know man! Gus was skinny as hell!!!

    • @spiral9316
      @spiral9316 5 лет назад

      What's the name of the guy at 12:50 ? I want to know what is he working on

    • @moonlight9912
      @moonlight9912 4 месяца назад

      @@spiral93165 years late, but that’s Jason Jones, who was the project lead for Halo 2. He was also the co-founder of Bungie, and is the Chief Creative Officer or Chief Vision Officer or something along those lines at Bungie right now (AFAIK). Probably focused on the new Marathon game, which was one of the first IPs Bungie ever made.

  • @germguy6884
    @germguy6884 Год назад +2

    To think how the world was at this time, the cars, games, movies, commercials, phones. Its wild & i really wish there was a way to just go back in time just to experience those things again just one more time. All the homies in the hood would gather at each others houses to play Halo 2 4 player split screen against each other. Halo CE and Halo 2 are always going to be games i got to enjoy with my friends in a social environment and created a bunch of memories on. Ironically GTA San Andreas is one of those games as well and it also came out in 2004. 2000-2012 will always be my favorite years in gaming. The games that came out in those 12 years really helped shape who i would become and my general interest in life. Thanks to the old Bungie developers for shaping my childhood nostalgia. I wish all of you the best in life.

  • @vahlok1426
    @vahlok1426 4 года назад +1

    Watching this reminds me of the good old days.
    Watching G4 TV after school and inviting friends over to hook up our XBoxes and play some Halo other classics.