Full Analysis of the Halo Reach Beta (Xbox 360), Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Salutations, and welcome to another installment of our Halo Betas series! 343 just announced that Halo Reach is coming to The Master Chief Collection, so to celebrate, we're going to cover the Halo Reach Beta!
For Part 1, we're going to cover the Main Menu and the various handheld tools of destruction that were used during this Xbox Live test.
Part 2 IS OUT! • Full Analysis of the H...
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Halo Reach Beta Soundtrack Playlist: • Halo: Reach Beta Sound...
Halo Reach Soundtrack by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Halo Reach Beta Menu Footage by Ravenofdarkness: • Halo: Reach - Multipla...
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Holy shit 28 minutes for 1 part! Good work vadam I now understand why this took a while. Keep up the good work
@Jesus Christ lmaooo
2010 is gonna be THE YEAR cant wait for Reach to Come out
MAKE SURE YOU PREORDER THAT LEGENDARY EDITION SO YOU CAN GET ALL THOSE EXCLUSIVES YOU MISSED OUT ON
Me and my friends have had a running joke where we echo the "ARE YOU READY FOR..." and "READY DOESN'T EVEN..." lines from oneyng's Awesome Reach video which then extended to pretending that Reach never actually came out and that we can't wait to play it. This has been going on for 8 years and now the joke has come full circle and man I'm just so fucking ready for Halo Reach.
@@Domi39 Hahaha that is awesome dude.
Hi this is the future, 2020 sucks
Senhara Would’ve been nice if you told me that 10 years ago
Coming soon: May 3, 2010
Can't wait 👀
good times
Remember Reach
I kind of wish your Spartan or Elite model displayed in the menu would be set to hold your main tool of destruction based on your service record or a system that would allow you to unlock different weapons for your character to hold in that image.
Now that would be awesome. My models gonna rock that Needler :]
The Vengeful 'Vadam mine would have armor lock or melee or dmr depending on which account I’m using
main tool of destruction would be their fists for most people
Trigger Happy sounds cool in firefight and campaign but it would be very unbalanced in multiplayer. Making halo into cod
Mine used to be the shotgun from my prime years of halo, but from my recent return to the series it’s turned into the sniper rifle. That would be a cool feature to have since we could differentiate ourselves from others and add another level of uniqueness to our character, sort of like the stances from halo 4 but with more interesting variations of weapons.
That Beta campaign background art is beautiful. Reach is my favourite game of all time.
thanks for showing this Vadam, very intriguing!
I was so bummed when Invasion was changed to be Red vs Blue style. I loved the green Spartans so much!
Finally! Someone who shares my grief! I absolutely *loved* the Green Spartan vs Purple Elite thing Invasion had in the Beta. That alone added a ton of immersion to Invasion, making it feel so much more like you're part of a major battle between the UNSC and the Covenant.
After playing a ton of Invasion in the Beta, I was really looking forward to experiencing more of that awesome mode in the full release. But then the retail version changed it to a standard Red vs Blue thing, making Invasion feel like yet another comparatively bland Team vs Team multiplayer game mode.
It's odd to think that the team colors could make such a huge difference. I wonder if there were some other important gameplay changes between the beta and retail versions of Invasion which made all the difference in how the two versions felt, that went unnoticed because they might've been so subtle; or if it's just the team colors. Either way I hope Invasion gets modded back to being as good as it was in the beta (and it has enough player population) after MCC PC has rolled in.
glowaru you’re totally right though, somehow that seemingly trivial change sort of killed the game type for me in a way. It almost felt campaign-like in a way before! Red vs blue ruined all that immersion for sure.
We might have a chance to tell 343 to change it back to this color scheme for when Reach is added to the MCC
Trigger Happy omg please 🙏🏻
the pistol for me, much preferred the beta version, its still my favourite gun but its not as fun anymore. with the over fast fire rate and large bloom.
The reason there are so many differences in the Beta is because due to some internal problems, Bungie had to release a very old build of Halo reach for he beta. Most of these issues were already resolved when the Beta came out.
I was lucky enough to get a Friends and Family beta key for Reach back in the day. Unlike the regular beta where you would launch it from Halo 3: ODST, I downloaded the beta and would launch it directly from the 360 dashboard. I still have it downloaded to this day and, despite it crashing when you try to get past the Press Start to Continue screen, I still have all my theatre saves and screenshots. Would love to find a way to see those again.
Something I vividly remember during the beta when customizing my character was being able to choose black as a full primary color for spartan armor. If I remember correctly, black was no longer available in retail and instead was replaced with a dark grey or something similar. Halo 1 so far is the only full game to feature black as an available color to my knowledge as well.
I think youre right, and its bullshit because the black armor always looks very cool.
5 has black
@@cl5314 Halo 5 what's that? Your so silly there's only Halo 1, 2 and 3 and 3.5 and 3.9.
this was because oh god was the black armor hard to see at times
@@CZPC based
I had more fun in the beta than I did in the retail release, & I'll always remember that odd feeling I can't shake off.
Throwing those mini-nukes into the enemies' spawn right as the game started was a classic.
I loved Halo: Reach, and it’s my favorite Halo, but I liked the beta version better, too. I likewise had more fun in the Halo 5 beta than the final game. In both instances, I think it’s a combination of emotional excitement when first and temporarily playing a brand new Halo game, along with the many changes made by trying to please angry forum people complaining because things are different and demanding everything be nerfed since they haven’t learned the new mechanics. Though I admit that many (not all) changes were good ones. Even some of the nerfs.
Hearing the announcer say "SHOWSTOPPER" or "YOINK" was the shiznit back then.
Thats how i felt about battlefield 3
its a strange beta feeling, it can only really be described as "beta" even when looking at it.
Man, feels great to see the beta again, I remember playing it back in the day. Fun times.
This could be nostalgia but I think I liked the beta more than the actual game 😂
Oh the nostalgia, its amazing. I never got to play the beta unfortunately because i didnt get live until may 24th 2010 as i was 12 on the 23rd lol so long ago
Fun fact!
In 2:43, the sound of the swords clanging when selecting a difficulty in the beta's campaign menu is the same audio you hear in Halo 4 when doing the same.
I don't remember that at all
@@blindvalkyrie9352 maybe because halo 4 was so forgettable
@@murray2380 Story wise Halo 4 was good. But everything else about Halo 4 was forgettable :/
That’s a tiny detail but honestly kinda cool
@@murray2380 I recognized it immediately. Halo 4 wasn't forgettable at all lmfao. Reach I forgot all about campaign wise, I just remember it was trash. Multiplayer is something I wish never happened.
I'm not crying. I just got a little dust in my eye thinking back of the good old days
What?
@@elite943able im implying that I'm crying because i miss the beta 😂
I can't wait for part 2. You are the man Vadam. That's why i subscribed to you Vadam.
This was the last Halo experience I shared with the Old Guard my Halo 3 Customs crew. We all went our separate ways after this Beta and only one other friend of mine stuck around. Oh the nostalgia and the hype of animated assassinations
Wow such nostalgia. I was only 14 when the Reach beta came out. Seems like so long ago, yet also like yesterday... Reach is definitely my favourite game of all time.
I love Halo Reach, and it is so interesting seeing how far it came. Thank you
So happy reach is coming back just hope it’ll still have armor customization and all its original stuff and not cut down to bare minimum
12:06 is what gets me the most, I always assumed it was because you just crashed and it's what you could grab before getting up to fight! There's a couple of small questions I have, though.
In the last area of Tip of the Spear when you crash in the Spire area, you start with a DMR which has 12 shots in the magazine but 32 reserve, which would total to 29 if you reload. Also on New Alexandria, you start the mission with all 15 shots in your clip, however you have 24 reserve. Think they realised changing the DMRs ammo would mess with some levels and just forgot which ones, and on the levels they did change it they did the maths wrong?
Great video, cannot wait for the rest of it!
I love your beta analysis videos! It’s always interesting to see what the game was like before and what was added and removed.
Oh the memories.. Reach was truly the last golden game for me..
Needle rifle was probably designed to be able to use needler ammo.
Great job on this recap man! This is something I didn’t know I needed 😩 what a great beta, I loved the artistic style and those mini nuke hand grenades
One thing I hope to see in the next part is a note about that melee "clang" feature where two players meleeing each other at the same time will have their animation reverse and produce a metal thunk noise, like at 24:08 (but not necessarily with an Energy Sword involved). Just something I remembered being a thing way back when.
I've been wanting since the actual Open Beta for clean versions of those Beta menu music tracks - ESPECIALLY that one you classed as your favorite. Thank you for bringing the existence of that fellow's uploads to my attention. Much like the Beta was back then, you're super awesome.
I remember the beta alright. Was the only time I was competent with the grenade launcher, and Armour Lock was actually useful, rather than simply saying "Here, just kill me." Was fun though, even though me and friends stayed up all night, just to realise we got the time wrong, since we live in the UK.
I'm gonna be discussing Armor Lock a couple of times in the next part, actually, not just once. You'll see why when it drops o:
Awesome video! I remember staying up all night long to download the beta. My dad even took the fay off from work so we could both play it. Such great memories.
This is amazingly detailed coverage! Awesome work :)
I have been waiting loooong time for this video thanks you
Amazing amount of effort. Thanks for this video.
I love how much detailed are the weapons in Halo: reach and the Background art, Thank you Vadam, very cool!.
That would have been neat if the sniper's scope had the personalized name marking on the scope, unique to the user to elude to weapons being synced to the user's spartan in the universe. I suppose it was too ambitious...
Thank god, I've been waiting for somebody to do this for awhile now. Thank you
Looming forward to this series. Subbed
Maaaaan this is where my halo reach career started. My brother had the beta and he let me play it’s. Months later I decided to buy my first Xbox along with the game. The rest is history. Best times gaming I’ve ever had.
Would be interesting to see a halo 5 beta analysis, as it was changed dramatically in the final build. Love the vids tho!
So glad i was part of the Reach Beta, what a time that was
I was expecting low quality gameplay from 2010 but no, you managed to get the game working today, amazing
i like your voice and love your video, cant wait to watch the other parts!
I remember being a part of that beta like it was yesterday. I miss those days.
Ahhh so many memories, I loved using the jet pack on oni sword base, invasion was such a good addition and a concept that made sense for the game
Oh nice, can't wait for part 2
I remember playing this build with a friend of mine, it was sick!
Oooh that's why my Reach Beta music videos have been getting attention out of nowhere. Thanks for the link!
No problem! Thank you so much for uploading them! :D
Absolutely! Was digging through the beta files one day and found the music, decided to extract and upload it.
Also man I really need to update this channel name - I made it when i was like 10 years old xd
I remember taking part in the beta all those years ago, it was a hell of an experience at the time when I was a kid.
Wow I can’t believe this was so long ago. One of the first games I ever got excited for pre-launch (everything I’d played as a kid had already come out by the time I got to it)
I really liked the style of the beta. I remember staying up all night waiting for it to download and coming home from school the next day and playing it for hours on end on the family tv... good days...
this makes me want to cry. How has it been so long.
That ONI sword base OST at the beginning goddamn 😍
Hey The Vengeful 'Vadam you missed something about the sniper rifle in the beta. I'm the beta when the player emptys 4 shots in the sniper rifle it doesn't play the final reload animation. Instead it's reload is the Halo 3 counter part. And in the retail the reach sniper rifle plays the final reload animation.
You forgot to include the damage of the focus rifle! That weapon was so powerful in the beta! Great video though!
Great work
Rest In Peace Halo 360 Servers - December 2021. I had so much fun with Reach and I will never forget all the people I met and the custom games I made and played. I feel like I've lost a close friend
reeeee vadam you forgot to mention elites hold the plasma pistol with both hands in the beta!
I knew something looked off D:
The Vengeful 'Vadam also, didn’t the tracking strength for the plasma launcher get nurfed in the final release? Because i remember it basically following you around the map in the beta and all my friends complaining constantly.
zach2beat no the tracking made it to retail
I am convinced Halo: Reach was a tech demo for Destiny in disguise. The art style is so similar. Same with the lighting.
Yeah too bad this "tech demo" was 1000x better than the fucking main product then xd
LastLoneWolf FTW well, there wasn’t that many differences that made it better than the final game other than the music.
I think Halo: Reach was a good game
Not a great game.
Mainly because I was a huge Halo fan & the books had already established a story for Reach & the Halo: Reach game reconned that
BUT
I do understand why it is so loved.
The music was on par with Halo1-3
And the menu backgrounds were fantastic
Customization was the best in any Halo game ever.
And firefight was a bunch of fun
This is a fantastic video man.
I didn’t hear any mispronunciations
Just being able to compare & contrast these things.....wow!
Finally someone else actually read the books! They should have split up the campaign with half chief-linda in orbit/half Fred and the rest on the planet; kind of like they did for Halo 5 with Osiris/blue team. The multiplayer was good though.
The multiplayer was good, the campaign though I think they tried to focus on the whole SpecOps thing but it was based more on modern style SpecOps than just a super soldier near suicide mission. So it didn't felt like Master Chief's daring rescues or Assault to capture key strategic points.
Another thing with the Campaign is we didn't see the destruction of the UNSC Navy. 2 Frigates and that was all that was destroyed? 2 minuets of Halo 2 gave us more destroyed UNSC ships.
I think the game looked better and more gritty in the beta
Green ammo counter on DMR was so damn neat and sexy
Great video! In part 2, can you cover the different evade sounds for elites?
remember playing invasion and getting the plasma launcher and sitting on the top part of boneyard looking over the second half of it and just firing it off to get overkills and more pretty much every match
I wish I could play this beta again. I sadly missed out on the H3 one. I remember staying up until 12 to download reach while I was asleep but it didn't go live until 10 haha. I rushed home from school and didn't stop playing. Halo is one of the best gaming franchises ever made and I hope it comes back on top when it is released entirely on PC.
Now patiently waiting on part 2
It's always good to analyze the Betas of many games. 👀👌🏻
There was a CE Beta? :0
that beta ost is amazing
Not to ask a question that's probably been asked a million times at your expense, but are these files accessible to download anywhere? I like to make Halo themed renders and would like to play with the models a bit if the .map files are around.
Damn that beta song! So good
October 6th...I’ll never forget my first time playing.. what a gem.
How did you capture this footage? I googled around for Lord Zedd and couldn't find any executable
how do you open the beta now days ? I still have the beta downloaded but idk how to modify it to open
Ahhh the Reach beta. I remember I was looking forward to playing it. Then I got grounded by my parents do to bad grades when I was in 9th grade, so I missed the beta and I was very sad. Looking forward to Reach coming to MCC! Btw, vengeful I can tell you weren’t the biggest fan of Reach judging by tbe rank. I made it to Field Marshall.
I'm actually a Nova on my XBL account. I was just using my modded Xbox 360 for this video, which didn't have my main gamertag.
@@TheVengefulVadam I see, I find it funny I ran into you on XBL a few times. (I know I suck lol)
I really appreciate the amount of gametypes I experienced with Halo.
This is actually quite fascinating, to be honest. Makes me question why I wasn't interested in your previous "Beta Analysis" videos.
I still have memories of the Reach Beta announcement trailer
That brass short track is a sick alternative to the main theme
Your videos are good.
This was the first bets I ever played for any game. 8 year old me was so hyped
The Halo Reach beta was amazing. Parts of it were even better than the final game.
cough*focus rifle cough*
This just reminds me of those old Halo Reach Machinimas where people would get creative and tell stories in forge mode.
The Gernade Launcher when held at death won't explode in the beta until it is picked up agian, where in the finished game it will explode at death.
7:40 also want to point out that the Beta had different emblem options. Since Halo 2 I always used the red team snake from CE as my emblem, the Reach Beta had that emblem available, while retail did not.
Damn Is the secret room on sword base going to be In the next one where the forge ball can clip through walls?
Fun fact. The carbine initial pickup had 54 rounds and an 18 round magazine which the needle rifle replaced in reach.
Oh, Vadam, my friend and i were playing grifball and we found that you can actually have grav hammer v grav hammer and the energy will reflect itself
Aaaahhh the good ol days! I would drive an hour to play at my brother's house!
I think the beta shotgun model was later reused in Halo CE Anniversary with the blue lights appearing closer to the classic shotgun
That Beta Plasma Pistol melee was beautiful
So was that beta DMR
And Repeater
Hecc even the Needler
There were so many green lights on everything and I liked it but I'm in no way disappointed with what we have too
I wish that the Halo Reach Beta network test 1 game mode made it in to the final release, it was so much fun.
I'll never forget how excited i was to come home from school to play this. Ahhhh the memories :(
Im still not Inheritor, feelsbadman.
The beta was quite closer to retail. There are pictures of Halo reach from Game Informer Magazine with a very drastically orange colored hud
I never got to play the Halo Reach beta, as I got my own home internet too late. When I finally got xbl I put in my copy of ODST, but I couldnt figure out how to play. I then messaged a friend to ask him how to set the beta up, but he told me that the whole thing was already over. Sad that I missed out on both the Halo 3 and Reach betas.
I wonder if the El dewrito staff will bring up beta stuff for Reach on MCC. Like the sniper rifle zoom and tip of the spear DMR
Bit of a late reply but could you elaborate on tip of the spear dmr
when elites were overpowered as hell and that plasma grenade launcher thing could make 90 degree turns
I don't understand how you got hold of this footage? how did you go through the reach beta? is this old footage or have you got a beta key or something im confused. great work though, can't wait for the chief collection
The unused sounds for the difficulty sounds like from Halo CE. I know they've been used before, technically, right? My mind isn't playing tricks on me here, is it?
I'll be waiting...
That shotgun bit would also explain why the remastered halo ce shotgun light is different than in reach despite using the same model
Dude I fucking loved this beta. I played the crap out of it. I remember being so sad when it was gone.
I really missed the green display on the DMR, but I didn't even notice that the shotgun lights changed
Finally the split jaw boi makes this
Does anyone else feel like the music playing at 1:42 is kinda like a missing "layer" from the POA OST???