Really glad it could bring back good memories! Thank you for being part of the production of such a fantastic game. I listen to your soundtracks daily!
Martin, i love so much your music, it´s a shame that 343 industries didn´t convinced you to work on the development of Halo 4 and the actual games (that games suck :c ). I know you had not let this guys to ruin this beatiful franchise.
Phenomenal work. F in the chat for our "Offline" friends who have moved on, passed away, or found happiness elsewhere in life. A healthy nod to the past. A toast. Cheers to you all for being there.
As one of those people who "went offline" for years when I switched to PC, it's an incredible feeling to dust off that old Xboxlive account and return to Halo as it's arrived on PC. Or, in other words; Spartans never die, we're just missing in action.
So killing off johnson was marty's idea ? "Marty....You were one of our most treasured composer, long have you made music withhonor and distinction , but your inability to save johnson, Was a colossal failure"
"Reminiscing with Halo RUclipsrs" This is what Halo is all about. Having fun with your friends, late night gaming. Peaple out there saying Halo and so being the reason for mass murders and crap, but meanwhile its just "hey bro, wanna have fun with Forge tonight?" Its all about fun and making friends. And thank God Bungie decided to make another, and another great Halo game
Glad you like, and thank you for taking part! Hearing your audio brought back so many of my own memories, really highlights how Halo 3 is a shared experience.
that whole part with everyone reminiscing brought a tear to mine too and reminded me of the times me and my friend would play. After watching this it pushed me to visit his grave to reminisce with him.
Haters: "Halo is overrarated. There's no chance of it recreating it's golden era ever again. Halo is gone." *Me looking at The Master Chief Collection on console and PC, cross platform play coming and the revert to the old art style in Halo Infinite* : "Were it so easy."
@@maxj9204 Still need an xbox so I can finally get mcc, but looking forward to it when I can. Personally I loved flood in Halo 4 arguably the most but each tto their own!
Dude you're 100% correct...Halo infinite just has to be good..it doesn't even have to be great or amazing...just good... With Halo now on PC...and console...and infinite will be on gamepass and xcloud....Halo infinite..will be the biggest halo game ever.. simply by the virtue it's on the most platforms ever...and it's multiplayer is going F2P......Xbox delaying it a year to the anniversary of Halo CE..gives the game every chance to not be a buggy underwhelming mess...like I said it just has to be good...the halo fanbase is dying for a new game..
I watched wishing I experienced all of the content but I know I shared a lot of cool moments free for all slayer with my friends back then. Nice wonderful memories.
100%. I never saw anything like it before that. I remember at the time thinking it was pushing videogames forward and I still feel like it did. Hearing them talk about a videogame on the radio of all things, the most boomer form of media you can think of, really stood out.
Even with unlimited money, I don't think Microsoft could ever capture that much lightning in a bottle again, it's burned into my memories like nothing else has done since
When the new Halo series came out, it was so cartoonish and hokey that I just rewatched Believe a few times and then Forward Unto Dawn again recently. Amazing what people who love and appreciate the source material can do, versus faceless corporations who lack an understanding of the IP and fans.
The nostalgia is overwhelming, this game made so many people’s childhood/teenage years, it’s good to know so many people treasure this masterpiece, thank you for making this video
My friends and I still play Bungie halos to this day, and often debate the best halo. Halo 3 will forever be, the most awesome, deepest loved, and single greatest source of treasured memories for millions including myself. The lifespan of Halo 3, marked a moment in gaming history, I feel honored and privileged to have lived in that moment, in the golden age of console gaming. Thank you for the video, I regret that I have but one like to give.
We live during the greatest times known to man. The billions that died before us and the billions that will be born after us will never know what its like to be alive during the hyped years of Halo
Ngl that ending with everyone sharing their memories nearly had me in tears while remembering playing fat kid, garbage dump, shark, ride or die with my older brother when we stole my dads xbox controller so we could play splitscreen together. Thank you for that!
This game was the highlight of my high school life, to this day I have never played a better game and I will play this game until they shut off the servers. I hope the devs who read this know they made something truly great something the world may never see again, and they should be proud, thanks for the memories.
Up until that point I had never seen such widespread marketing and hype for a game. Granted I was only 12, but still it was crazy and made me excited not only for the game but for the future of gaming.
This wounds my soul... I remember everything so fondly, so much of my heart is bound to it... I grieve because it ended... that period of my life meant everything to me, and while i should feel joy for remembering the thing that gave me so much, I weep for having that time pass me by... I would give anything to relive those times, to go back to that very first online game, to go back to the very beginning of what mattered so much to me... life wasnt made to regret the things we loved... how do i go on?
Maranda’s death is by far the weakest death in the game. It really felt like they couldn’t give a rational way for her to die. Instead she goes on a suicide mission without support. She ends up becoming a plot device to get Johnson out of the halo control room.
@A.A.Ron Davis Well it's the canonical use of the magnum if CE is concerned. Seriously the magnum and AR pulling gots on my nerves so badly every time.
I honestly thought Miranda was corny and bland. Yeah she had her own style, and character but I just didn't like her like I liked the arbiter and Johnson. She brought nothing to the table. Nothing interesting anyways
This game was the best. Nothing beat the two summers following the games release. Playing outside with friends all day then coming in to someone’s house if it’s raining and playing hours of split screen and matchmaking. Very fond memories of this game.
When I was in junior high, I actually made the Halo 3 moment of one of the trailers with clay. I loved halo 3, I got to skip school and play it all day, it was the best time of my life!
It amazes me how outstanding this video is, let alone the rest of your videos. I can’t explain the nostalgic feeling that come from these videos. The choice in music, narration, and incorporation of fellow RUclipsrs to build upon the retrospective view of such an iconic point in so many people’s lives is absolutely breathtaking.
Such an amazingly incredible video. You are a very talented creator Token. The reminiscing part had me in tears. So many of us share the same memories with this beautiful game, i would do anything to go back and play fat kid and duck hunt with you all until i can't keep my eyes open anymore. I wouldn't be who I am today without this game and without all of our interactions with each other. Thankyou Bungie, thankyou Halo and thankyou to all of you who were there for the ride too
Was just recommended this video. This made me feel so good. The ending where everyone is talking about their time in Halo 3 gave me chills. We’re all adults now with families and jobs and whatnot, but man do we all have some amazing memories from Halo 3
Upon replaying the campaigns of the original trilogy, Halo 3 is the only one that held up. It just sucks reading about the third of the game’s content that was removed.
I mean it totally comes down to preference but • I think 2's campaign holds up aside from the balance • CE's campaign can get repetitive with its level design but the gunplay is amazing That said, Halo 3 is still the best. And I agree that the cut content woulda been great to see
@@Matanumi have you played the game since you were 11? I liked it when I was younger, but it just doesn’t hold up anymore. Playing through it feels like a chore.
What the...I found myself tearing up so hard when everyone joined in to share their memories. I guess I’ve really been impacted by this franchise. And thanks for doing such a great job capturing it, dude. Your content is so high quality!!
I wanted to play Halo when I was younger, but my parents never allowed me to play violent games til not long ago. When I was watching this video of Halo 3 development, I was getting depressed hearing at the end every Halo RUclipsrs nostalgic memories playing Halo 3 servers and making new friends and how it made them what they are. I wanted to cry, especially after I heard about the Xbox 360 servers shutting down. It's like a part of my childhood was taken away that I could have had. I play MCC, but not knowing what it was like playing 360 servers just makes me sad. It's something I'll never get a chance to get back. I'm happy playing MCC, but it will probably never be the same as playing on 360.
From the second I could work a controller I started playing Halo. I remember my parents Gathering people for 'Halo Nights' and being really excited the first time I got included.
Goddamn man, this video is crammed with feels. I can’t speak from a point of view from being hyped about Halo 3 because I didn’t even get into Halo until about 2008/2009 when I was at my friends house and his dad was playing it. After his dad finished a mission me, my friend and our brothers went into four player split screen and killed eachother on slayer. From that moment on, I needed an Xbox (I had a PS3 at the time), got an Xbox for my birthday and the rest is history. Halo 3 will forever remain the best game I’ve ever played, it has a special place in my heart. Great video man, as usual.
I remember growing up on the ps2. When we finally got an xbox 360, and it came with halo 3, the graphics absolutely blew my mind. I had never seen anything so realistic before, such a great game
You will never have as much fun in your life as you did when you were 12. I’m so thankful I made them with my friends on Halo 3. I’m eternally grateful I can appreciate this game, I hope I can witness my future kids create memories on a game they love one day.
This is such a bittersweet feeling; I feel senses of sadness and loneliness knowing that those amazing days are gone, yet at the same time, incredibly joyous for being able to enjoy so many aspects of one of the world’s greatest games. Man do I miss this.
This video is so damn good. You brought so many memories of mine. During the part where all the youtubers where recounting their memories, I got a huge wave of nostalgia and literally started crying. I remembered all the times me and my buds would hop on halo 3, ODST or Reach, staying up all night playing custom games or role playing or making maps together. You made me remember why I love halo so much, it’s not the lore or the music or the gameplay, it’s the friends I made along the way. Thank you so much for making this video and bringing me back to the first time I played halo
This video was incredibly impressive and deserves way more views. I remember waiting all day through school on launch day too and as soon as I was out I ran to Gamestop picked up my copy and went home and stayed up the whole night finishing the fight.
I feel like I’m going to end up watching this video at least 2-3 times a year. Such a nostalgia trip. All the voice testimonials from the other RUclips guys is just such a cherry on top to this amazing capture of an absolutely historical game and gaming company. Thank you for this 🤘🏻🙌🏻
I am so beyond glad I got to experience this beautiful game when I was younger. 2007-2010 were genuinely the best years for gaming ever Let me also add that this video is absolutely amazing, The documentary style takes a tremendous amount of work and I thank you for this SomeToken. I try to explain to my girlfriend a lot how much Halo 3 affected my life, she didn't understand until I was so emotional over this game until I showed her this video. Halo 3 touched my life in a way I cannot explain with words, And i know a lot of you feel the same. Thank you all for being there, Thank you all for experiencing this beautiful game and making the community so amazing. Because of all of you I have some of the best childhood memories i could ever ask for. Live on Halo 3
Excellent video, your sense of humor is amazing, as is your articulation of the content. Well edited, pretty well timed, and the inclusion of other youtubers was brilliant; loved their testimonies. Thanks Token, this was a great reflection
First of all, great narration and pacing. There are quite a few retrospective videos with other creators who speak way too fast and pretty much no silence, leaving zero room to think and digest the information, many seem in a hurry to cram as much information possible without actually trying to make sure the viewer is getting all that. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I don't feel like I need to watch at 0.75 speed or drink a can of red bull to follow along lol. Halo 3 means so much to me, so many weekends with my brother playing social slayer and making friends. It really helped us practice our English. I always sucked at the game but that didn't matter to me, I still had fun. My friends invited my brother to complete the legendary campaign achievement (I don't remember the name), but unfortunately for them I was always playing alongside my brother, so they didn't have much of a choice but to let me play, and it took FOREVER to complete. I'm sure they were thinking of kicking me out lol, I don't blame them, but we still completed it, so I was like an extra difficulty level.
I thought I was looking at some Netflix documentary. THANK YOU for making this kind of content, this has higher quality than many TV shows. I felt so embraced by what this video transmits, thanks my man. Thanks. 😌
This is one reason why Halo is loved, people can remember it, bring some of the best times in their lives, now with everything in the world it makes me want to give up until I saw halo 3 sitting on the shelf, I picked up and started playing it remembering the good times I had with my father. This almost brings me to tears knowing that online was shut down not to long ago and I never got the time to play online, with friends but now I'm lonely sitting here remembering good times with my family, and missing the friendships that never lasted
This is a masterpiece. I mean Halo 3 for sure is but here I'm talking about your video. Amazing work and the comments from the other peoples in the community made me drop a tear ;')
The thing about halo I find so profound and enjoyable for me is I don't have to be Max sweaty to impact my team in a positive way it's about power weapons and map control example I could deny the other team a power weapon and die and it actually affects my team in a good way you could be a -kd player and still make a play also they always tell a good story
I remember my friend wouldn’t stop telling me about this “juggernaut” mode in this new game “halo 3” that he wanted me to play when we had a sleepover in 5th grade. Best gaming night of my life. Love the vid man keep up the amazing work
This was the game that inspired me to pursue a career in gaming. Some of the greatest memories of my life were made sitting in my room as a kid playing this game with friends online till the next morning! That reminiscing portion of the video really gave me so much feels!
Awww man :( we have it now but man it wont be the same. Miss those times and miss the friends that drifted away over the years on xbox live. Hope you all are doing well
I was 19 years old and started working on a video game store in Brazil. Then I got my first salary and invested on a xbox 360 with H3. It literally changed my life. Today I'm 32, living in another country, working with what I have studied and the few good moments of my adult life are when I turn on my xbox series S and play MCC or Halo Infinite. I feel that Halo was my best friend ever and don't get me wrong, I have a quite good social life, I'm married and so, but this little peace of art is what makes me feel alive again and again. Thank you for existing, my best friend.
The reminiscing made me cry. Reminded me of the good days. My dad was alive, i didn't stress about where my next meal was coming from....I was happy. And i no longer am
Oh man,what a great video. When all those Halo youtubers started talking about their H3 memories I couldn't help but wonder all those times where a friend of mine would come to my house just to play Halo 3. I only had one controller so we would jump on multiplayer and take turns. When one of us died, it was the other person's turn. I have so much of memories of us just laughing our asses off, getting mad at some pro guy, feeling like pros, and everything in between. This video made me genuinely nostalgic and emotional.
Fantastic video! This game was so important to so many people, myself included. I've been playing so much MCC on PC recently and I just wanna go rush and play some more now :)
Your retrospectives are so good man. I remember first playing 3 at my friend Brendan's house. I'd played some CE at a friend's house and I really loved the MP on 2 for Vista. I was blown away at 3's campaign I'd never played a game so bombastic. I remember being shit scared of the flood seeing those transformation animations and being in a dark basement playing it. I didn't get my own 360 till a couple years later and I got AC2 and Halo 3 with it and was so happy. I ended up dropping my xbl silver account from H2 Vista and making a new one and still use that screen name on basically everything. Honestly man it feels like a different time at least for me. I'm still friends with guys across the world I used to play 3 with and I talk to them almost daily...
Holy shit, pure nostalgia at the part where everyone is sharing their halo memories. My most fond memory of Halo 3 was breaking my hand in the 8th grade (2008) and not giving up video games. Played a game of shotty snipers and got a Killtrocity with my friends. The best of times.
Man seeing your Halo retrospectives coinciding with the launch of Inifinite...Halo is one of those franchises I managed to play over the years despite never owning an Xbox...maybe it's time I get one and get the Master Chief Collection and the new game! Even if mistakes were made along the way, the games were always solid with great soundtracks and gameplay; cinematic story in a space opera kind of way...certainly is one of the big gaming frachises of this century!! Watching your videos has been such a nostalgia trip!!
Love the video. Hey I am trying to make a video with as many halo content creators that want to participate. I dont really have a way to contact you so I am just asking you here
Even as a solo player I have nothing but fun & fond memories playing Halo & definitely Halo 3 even if it took a while to get my own copy. I normally have a terrible memory but the day I was able to play Halo 3 for the first time is something I shall never forget. Amazing work, brought back many things I'd forgotten.
this was absolutely an incredibly made video. i mean god damn i almost cried from nostalgia on the reminiscing of halo 3 with other youtubers. just wanted to say a big thanks to you for putting in the effort for this video, it really should have more views and likes then it does now.
Thank you for this video! I actually got quite emotional towards the end remembering the impact that it had on me. Me and my brother never bonded more than we did when playing Halo 3 every single night. He bought me my own Xbox 360 so we could play online together rather than split screening. A party at a friends house wasn't complete with Halo 3. I made a ton friends on Halo 3. I remember back when we only had the one xbox and we split screening the campaign. The xbox got the ring of death halfway through Cortana and we had to wait to finish the campaign. Alot of good memories.
Come back to watch this video again. Seems like such a weird thing to say, but the Halo 3 heyday genuinely feels like it an era in my life. Hearing you and other people talk about how the multiplayer was for them just makes me so emotional. No game has never made as much of an impact on my life that Halo 3 did. Thank you for this video.
Shout out to every single one of you who was there until the bitter end of the OG server sunset. That was some of the best Halo I’ve ever played. No gaming experience will ever come close to this era of Xbox 360 Halo. This was more than a game - it was something you grew up with. This shared experience is ours forever
Nice. Brought back many fond memories for me too.
It's cool seeing you on all the Halo community content sir Marty
The man himself has spoken
@@geoffdb8118 I may be speaking for the minority but this should set an example for other devs on how to make games and media that inspires and lasts.
Really glad it could bring back good memories! Thank you for being part of the production of such a fantastic game. I listen to your soundtracks daily!
Martin, i love so much your music, it´s a shame that 343 industries didn´t convinced you to work on the development of Halo 4 and the actual games (that games suck :c ). I know you had not let this guys to ruin this beatiful franchise.
Phenomenal work. F in the chat for our "Offline" friends who have moved on, passed away, or found happiness elsewhere in life. A healthy nod to the past. A toast. Cheers to you all for being there.
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As one of those people who "went offline" for years when I switched to PC, it's an incredible feeling to dust off that old Xboxlive account and return to Halo as it's arrived on PC.
Or, in other words;
Spartans never die, we're just missing in action.
Rip Kade mott. Played everyday, poor dude died :(
So killing off johnson was marty's idea ?
"Marty....You were one of our most treasured composer, long have you made music withhonor and distinction , but your inability to save johnson, Was a colossal failure"
I will continue to compose music for Halo
@@REALMARCHINADER 343 industries with Halo 4 like “No... you won’t”
@@shnorglebop1798 I mean he did for reach, before he lead the great schism
Underrated comment
Nay it was heresy
That portion where everyone was reminiscing about their childhood memories with Halo 3 genuinely made me tear up...great work man.
same bro same. if only I could turn back time.
@@abdo19code same. I don’t think it’s possible to capture the magic of that time period again
"Reminiscing with Halo RUclipsrs" This is what Halo is all about. Having fun with your friends, late night gaming. Peaple out there saying Halo and so being the reason for mass murders and crap, but meanwhile its just "hey bro, wanna have fun with Forge tonight?" Its all about fun and making friends. And thank God Bungie decided to make another, and another great Halo game
Awesome work bud. Brings a tear to the eye remembering all those awesome times!
Glad you like, and thank you for taking part! Hearing your audio brought back so many of my own memories, really highlights how Halo 3 is a shared experience.
True
that whole part with everyone reminiscing brought a tear to mine too and reminded me of the times me and my friend would play. After watching this it pushed me to visit his grave to reminisce with him.
Big fan
@@SameToken will you make a halo 2 retrospective? That game is legendary as well!
Haters: "Halo is overrarated. There's no chance of it recreating it's golden era ever again. Halo is gone."
*Me looking at The Master Chief Collection on console and PC, cross platform play coming and the revert to the old art style in Halo Infinite* : "Were it so easy."
I'm still playing halo 3 online on MCC, it's still fantastic.
halo infinite could be garbage
@@pen118 Please read again. I mentioned the art style. I didn't say anything about the game as a whole.
@@maxj9204 Still need an xbox so I can finally get mcc, but looking forward to it when I can. Personally I loved flood in Halo 4 arguably the most but each tto their own!
Dude you're 100% correct...Halo infinite just has to be good..it doesn't even have to be great or amazing...just good...
With Halo now on PC...and console...and infinite will be on gamepass and xcloud....Halo infinite..will be the biggest halo game ever.. simply by the virtue it's on the most platforms ever...and it's multiplayer is going F2P......Xbox delaying it a year to the anniversary of Halo CE..gives the game every chance to not be a buggy underwhelming mess...like I said it just has to be good...the halo fanbase is dying for a new game..
Shedding a tear for all the profiles that never came back online. Good memories of adding random people just to join their custom game nights
Too bad i never had that feeling... Man, From all the people who could'nt play video games in a childhood.
The “Reminiscing with Halo youtubers” section made me cry... so many memories
Gayyyy
@@pattyrafter88 ok dude
Yeah, it's amazing how much memories one game could give you.
@@nawalathhariansyah3263 fr
I watched wishing I experienced all of the content but I know I shared a lot of cool moments free for all slayer with my friends back then. Nice wonderful memories.
Halo 1-3 literally shaped my entire youth. What a legendary trilogy.
really? its wasnt school, family, learning about life, traveling? halo was your entire youth?
@@erimercado7700 Halo 1-3 literally helped* shape my entire youth. What a legendary trilogy.
Corrected it just for you!
@@SalsTouch lmao thats pretty sad
@@erimercado7700 I think you taking the time to knit pick a comment I made a year ago is pretty sad
@@SalsTouch lol playing Halo means you're a legend! And Eri, stop being a boomer, games Like Halo rock.
I’m sure your channel would boost when halo infinite comes out, keep up the great work
That's very me of you to make such a great video :)
It’s out :)
HELLO PROPHET! WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!
Right that what brought me here felt I needed to go back as I go forward
It totally did! Algorithm just recommended me his videos!
Gah damn I love this video. Great work dude
Glad you liked it, thank you!
"Great" is far behind what it actually is :)
Yeah man, this is a full-on documentary. Well done, love it.
"You can accomplish things together, on co op, you wouldn't dream of doing alone"
>crashes tank into wall
The “Believe” campaign is the best marketing campaign there ever was or ever will be for a video game.
It was the best marketing campaign for anything ever
100%. I never saw anything like it before that. I remember at the time thinking it was pushing videogames forward and I still feel like it did. Hearing them talk about a videogame on the radio of all things, the most boomer form of media you can think of, really stood out.
Even with unlimited money, I don't think Microsoft could ever capture that much lightning in a bottle again, it's burned into my memories like nothing else has done since
@@YouCanCallMeReTro now its all about NFT lootboxes.... gaming hasn't gone that far forward
When the new Halo series came out, it was so cartoonish and hokey that I just rewatched Believe a few times and then Forward Unto Dawn again recently. Amazing what people who love and appreciate the source material can do, versus faceless corporations who lack an understanding of the IP and fans.
The nostalgia is overwhelming, this game made so many people’s childhood/teenage years, it’s good to know so many people treasure this masterpiece, thank you for making this video
Yup! 🤙🏾
that name.....
My friends and I still play Bungie halos to this day, and often debate the best halo. Halo 3 will forever be, the most awesome, deepest loved, and single greatest source of treasured memories for millions including myself. The lifespan of Halo 3, marked a moment in gaming history, I feel honored and privileged to have lived in that moment, in the golden age of console gaming. Thank you for the video, I regret that I have but one like to give.
We live during the greatest times known to man. The billions that died before us and the billions that will be born after us will never know what its like to be alive during the hyped years of Halo
Same here man the new halos don’t feel the same as bungie games, Halo 2 and Halo 3 will forever be legendary!
FACTS man
Possibly the most underrated channel on RUclips.
Ngl that ending with everyone sharing their memories nearly had me in tears while remembering playing fat kid, garbage dump, shark, ride or die with my older brother when we stole my dads xbox controller so we could play splitscreen together. Thank you for that!
This game was the highlight of my high school life, to this day I have never played a better game and I will play this game until they shut off the servers. I hope the devs who read this know they made something truly great something the world may never see again, and they should be proud, thanks for the memories.
Factsss til they shut off the servers
Man, I wish I could experience the anticipation and hype for a video game the way I did for this one.
Loving the Halo videos! Keep it up!
That’s a good name
I approve
Up until that point I had never seen such widespread marketing and hype for a game. Granted I was only 12, but still it was crazy and made me excited not only for the game but for the future of gaming.
"One person editing while the rest slaughter each other" made some of the best times I've ever had playing video games.
*Why Halo 3 was A MASTERPIECE*
me: Yes
lol
It was fun playing h3 with you man, hope we all play it again
Thank you for joining, had a brilliant time! Will definitely be doing something like that again in the near future!
how about we do mcc customs
So keen to get the new xbox so i can finally play halo again
@@ydk103 So excited for that customs browser
This wounds my soul... I remember everything so fondly, so much of my heart is bound to it... I grieve because it ended... that period of my life meant everything to me, and while i should feel joy for remembering the thing that gave me so much, I weep for having that time pass me by... I would give anything to relive those times, to go back to that very first online game, to go back to the very beginning of what mattered so much to me... life wasnt made to regret the things we loved... how do i go on?
Keep playing on PC, We will never forget :)
bruh I just downloaded Hali combat elvolved for the first time
Every aspect of the game feels like a huge punch in your imagination.
That is Quality right there... something that is missing from this generation...
Amazing video. So many memories.
"You ever wish you knew you were in the 'good old days', before you left them?"
Andy - The Office.
The king of halo documentaries
I'm crying right now. this was literally my first game ever. Played it when I was 2, in 2008. I was born in 2006.
Maranda’s death is by far the weakest death in the game. It really felt like they couldn’t give a rational way for her to die. Instead she goes on a suicide mission without support. She ends up becoming a plot device to get Johnson out of the halo control room.
@A.A.Ron Davis
Well it's the canonical use of the magnum if CE is concerned.
Seriously the magnum and AR pulling gots on my nerves so badly every time.
Idk I liked it
I honestly thought Miranda was corny and bland. Yeah she had her own style, and character but I just didn't like her like I liked the arbiter and Johnson. She brought nothing to the table. Nothing interesting anyways
Marty is such a great guy, saves the story and is all for the fans. Much respek
Great retrospective. Loved hearing all those experiences of playing it for the first time.
This game was the best. Nothing beat the two summers following the games release. Playing outside with friends all day then coming in to someone’s house if it’s raining and playing hours of split screen and matchmaking. Very fond memories of this game.
When I was in junior high, I actually made the Halo 3 moment of one of the trailers with clay.
I loved halo 3, I got to skip school and play it all day, it was the best time of my life!
It amazes me how outstanding this video is, let alone the rest of your videos. I can’t explain the nostalgic feeling that come from these videos. The choice in music, narration, and incorporation of fellow RUclipsrs to build upon the retrospective view of such an iconic point in so many people’s lives is absolutely breathtaking.
Such an amazingly incredible video. You are a very talented creator Token.
The reminiscing part had me in tears. So many of us share the same memories with this beautiful game, i would do anything to go back and play fat kid and duck hunt with you all until i can't keep my eyes open anymore. I wouldn't be who I am today without this game and without all of our interactions with each other. Thankyou Bungie, thankyou Halo and thankyou to all of you who were there for the ride too
Was just recommended this video. This made me feel so good. The ending where everyone is talking about their time in Halo 3 gave me chills. We’re all adults now with families and jobs and whatnot, but man do we all have some amazing memories from Halo 3
Upon replaying the campaigns of the original trilogy, Halo 3 is the only one that held up. It just sucks reading about the third of the game’s content that was removed.
niofalpha I still love all of them tbh but halo 3's plot and sandbox is still unparalleled to me even to this day
I mean it totally comes down to preference but
• I think 2's campaign holds up aside from the balance
• CE's campaign can get repetitive with its level design but the gunplay is amazing
That said, Halo 3 is still the best. And I agree that the cut content woulda been great to see
No way...CEs campaign is still amazing man. So what get the levels repeat- the stakes and the encounters are different
@@Matanumi have you played the game since you were 11? I liked it when I was younger, but it just doesn’t hold up anymore. Playing through it feels like a chore.
@@niofalpha I would say that it held up extremely well but many areas are way too repetitive.
What the...I found myself tearing up so hard when everyone joined in to share their memories. I guess I’ve really been impacted by this franchise. And thanks for doing such a great job capturing it, dude. Your content is so high quality!!
Did not expect a Halo 3 video to give me watery eyes. Well done man.
Man getting those youtubers to list their memories and why they love and miss Halo 3... I'm just 17 and you're making me feel old man
I wanted to play Halo when I was younger, but my parents never allowed me to play violent games til not long ago. When I was watching this video of Halo 3 development, I was getting depressed hearing at the end every Halo RUclipsrs nostalgic memories playing Halo 3 servers and making new friends and how it made them what they are. I wanted to cry, especially after I heard about the Xbox 360 servers shutting down. It's like a part of my childhood was taken away that I could have had. I play MCC, but not knowing what it was like playing 360 servers just makes me sad. It's something I'll never get a chance to get back. I'm happy playing MCC, but it will probably never be the same as playing on 360.
"Bungie believed in Fun before Graphics"
Here, this right here, is pure wisdom.
And, ironically, Halo 3 *STILL* looks good even today, sure the textures and models ain't as sharp as modern games but they're still good looking
@@UNSCPILOT The only thing I think has seriously aged poorly is the marines faces, good lord they look like play dough
@@flowerpower003 true, though plenty of games from the Era ain't much better off there in fairness
@@UNSCPILOT Agreed honestly a lot of older games aged poorly when it comes to faces
Honestly surprised this doesn't have 100k views, quality stuff.
From the second I could work a controller I started playing Halo. I remember my parents Gathering people for 'Halo Nights' and being really excited the first time I got included.
Dude Halo was my whole middle school and high school. Playing jenga, fat kid, collecting skulls, everything! Best game ever
Halo 3 and the original 5 halo game changed my life as a whole. Halo 3 represents a timeless set of memories, full of fun and friends.
Your videos are masterpieces, all the research, the editing, the narration and so on. Thanks for your work and please never stop
Glad you enjoyed, thank you!
Goddamn man, this video is crammed with feels. I can’t speak from a point of view from being hyped about Halo 3 because I didn’t even get into Halo until about 2008/2009 when I was at my friends house and his dad was playing it. After his dad finished a mission me, my friend and our brothers went into four player split screen and killed eachother on slayer. From that moment on, I needed an Xbox (I had a PS3 at the time), got an Xbox for my birthday and the rest is history. Halo 3 will forever remain the best game I’ve ever played, it has a special place in my heart. Great video man, as usual.
So many chills and so many memories. Love this game and the community!
I remember growing up on the ps2. When we finally got an xbox 360, and it came with halo 3, the graphics absolutely blew my mind. I had never seen anything so realistic before, such a great game
You will never have as much fun in your life as you did when you were 12. I’m so thankful I made them with my friends on Halo 3. I’m eternally grateful I can appreciate this game, I hope I can witness my future kids create memories on a game they love one day.
Damn this was highly nostalgic 😞 the pinnacle of videogaming
36:51 Installation00 for those of us coming from his Discord.
This is such a bittersweet feeling; I feel senses of sadness and loneliness knowing that those amazing days are gone, yet at the same time, incredibly joyous for being able to enjoy so many aspects of one of the world’s greatest games. Man do I miss this.
There’s a lot more to come brother
I remember downloading the Halo 3 announcement trailer on my 360 and it taking forever to finish then watching it on a 100 pound 26 inch HDTV
Is that the weight of the TV or it's cost, Haha luls, those were the days man
An upload after a long time :D
I would be very interested in some lore...
Love your content :)
*Me thinking about this documentary* : By the Gods it is glorious..
This video is so damn good. You brought so many memories of mine. During the part where all the youtubers where recounting their memories, I got a huge wave of nostalgia and literally started crying. I remembered all the times me and my buds would hop on halo 3, ODST or Reach, staying up all night playing custom games or role playing or making maps together.
You made me remember why I love halo so much, it’s not the lore or the music or the gameplay, it’s the friends I made along the way.
Thank you so much for making this video and bringing me back to the first time I played halo
Hearing that song Forgotten almost makes me shred a tear. What Memorys
This video was incredibly impressive and deserves way more views. I remember waiting all day through school on launch day too and as soon as I was out I ran to Gamestop picked up my copy and went home and stayed up the whole night finishing the fight.
Halo 3 was really good, but I must admit, the campaign was quite short.
But the multiplayer was great
The campaign was short, but it didn't feel short if that makes sense, and the level design is amazing
@@hectorcastro4956 the levels were long, thought out and added a lot of lore
@@Collin212 exactly, now imagine how it would've if they had time to add more
@Joe i wish we got to play more levels on the ark, that thing was HUGE and yet we only got two levels ( who are some of my favorites)
@@hectorcastro4956 Levels: The Ark and The Covenant
I feel like I’m going to end up watching this video at least 2-3 times a year. Such a nostalgia trip. All the voice testimonials from the other RUclips guys is just such a cherry on top to this amazing capture of an absolutely historical game and gaming company. Thank you for this 🤘🏻🙌🏻
this genuinely made me cry
I am so beyond glad I got to experience this beautiful game when I was younger. 2007-2010 were genuinely the best years for gaming ever
Let me also add that this video is absolutely amazing, The documentary style takes a tremendous amount of work and I thank you for this SomeToken.
I try to explain to my girlfriend a lot how much Halo 3 affected my life, she didn't understand until I was so emotional over this game until I showed her this video.
Halo 3 touched my life in a way I cannot explain with words, And i know a lot of you feel the same.
Thank you all for being there, Thank you all for experiencing this beautiful game and making the community so amazing.
Because of all of you I have some of the best childhood memories i could ever ask for.
Live on Halo 3
Excellent video, your sense of humor is amazing, as is your articulation of the content. Well edited, pretty well timed, and the inclusion of other youtubers was brilliant; loved their testimonies. Thanks Token, this was a great reflection
First of all, great narration and pacing. There are quite a few retrospective videos with other creators who speak way too fast and pretty much no silence, leaving zero room to think and digest the information, many seem in a hurry to cram as much information possible without actually trying to make sure the viewer is getting all that. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I don't feel like I need to watch at 0.75 speed or drink a can of red bull to follow along lol.
Halo 3 means so much to me, so many weekends with my brother playing social slayer and making friends. It really helped us practice our English. I always sucked at the game but that didn't matter to me, I still had fun. My friends invited my brother to complete the legendary campaign achievement (I don't remember the name), but unfortunately for them I was always playing alongside my brother, so they didn't have much of a choice but to let me play, and it took FOREVER to complete. I'm sure they were thinking of kicking me out lol, I don't blame them, but we still completed it, so I was like an extra difficulty level.
I love this video so much! No other game ever will bring me the kind of joy and nostalgia that halo 3 brings me! Forever my favorite game!!
I thought I was looking at some Netflix documentary. THANK YOU for making this kind of content, this has higher quality than many TV shows. I felt so embraced by what this video transmits, thanks my man. Thanks. 😌
Great video, gave me a very lovely nostalgic feeling.
This is one reason why Halo is loved, people can remember it, bring some of the best times in their lives, now with everything in the world it makes me want to give up until I saw halo 3 sitting on the shelf, I picked up and started playing it remembering the good times I had with my father. This almost brings me to tears knowing that online was shut down not to long ago and I never got the time to play online, with friends but now I'm lonely sitting here remembering good times with my family, and missing the friendships that never lasted
Bro this is epic that custom game night was 🔥!!!
This is a masterpiece. I mean Halo 3 for sure is but here I'm talking about your video.
Amazing work and the comments from the other peoples in the community made me drop a tear ;')
The thing about halo I find so profound and enjoyable for me is I don't have to be Max sweaty to impact my team in a positive way it's about power weapons and map control example I could deny the other team a power weapon and die and it actually affects my team in a good way you could be a -kd player and still make a play also they always tell a good story
I remember my friend wouldn’t stop telling me about this “juggernaut” mode in this new game “halo 3” that he wanted me to play when we had a sleepover in 5th grade. Best gaming night of my life. Love the vid man keep up the amazing work
A number of times during this vid i exclaimed "ohh shit, that's right remeber that man...." oh right im alone by myself.
This was the game that inspired me to pursue a career in gaming. Some of the greatest memories of my life were made sitting in my room as a kid playing this game with friends online till the next morning! That reminiscing portion of the video really gave me so much feels!
Very well done. Very well done indeed. Couldn't stop watching.
Thank you so much, really glad you enjoyed!
Awww man :( we have it now but man it wont be the same. Miss those times and miss the friends that drifted away over the years on xbox live. Hope you all are doing well
He must be sponsored by 343 industries bc I felt like he was selling the game to me 😂
@big heart i would say bungie but 343 took over
I was 19 years old and started working on a video game store in Brazil. Then I got my first salary and invested on a xbox 360 with H3. It literally changed my life. Today I'm 32, living in another country, working with what I have studied and the few good moments of my adult life are when I turn on my xbox series S and play MCC or Halo Infinite. I feel that Halo was my best friend ever and don't get me wrong, I have a quite good social life, I'm married and so, but this little peace of art is what makes me feel alive again and again. Thank you for existing, my best friend.
you made me play halo3 so hard that i had to interupt your vid to play some
The reminiscing made me cry. Reminded me of the good days. My dad was alive, i didn't stress about where my next meal was coming from....I was happy. And i no longer am
Hearing all the voices of all these halo youtubers ive seen 😭😭😭
Oh man,what a great video. When all those Halo youtubers started talking about their H3 memories I couldn't help but wonder all those times where a friend of mine would come to my house just to play Halo 3. I only had one controller so we would jump on multiplayer and take turns. When one of us died, it was the other person's turn. I have so much of memories of us just laughing our asses off, getting mad at some pro guy, feeling like pros, and everything in between. This video made me genuinely nostalgic and emotional.
When you let the AI marines drive the hog
Kat drives hog PTSD kicks in
This video made me tear up because of all the good memories :)
Great work dude!
Fantastic video! This game was so important to so many people, myself included. I've been playing so much MCC on PC recently and I just wanna go rush and play some more now :)
Your retrospectives are so good man. I remember first playing 3 at my friend Brendan's house. I'd played some CE at a friend's house and I really loved the MP on 2 for Vista. I was blown away at 3's campaign I'd never played a game so bombastic. I remember being shit scared of the flood seeing those transformation animations and being in a dark basement playing it. I didn't get my own 360 till a couple years later and I got AC2 and Halo 3 with it and was so happy. I ended up dropping my xbl silver account from H2 Vista and making a new one and still use that screen name on basically everything.
Honestly man it feels like a different time at least for me. I'm still friends with guys across the world I used to play 3 with and I talk to them almost daily...
No lie, this game and its memories make me wanna shed some tears. My wife calls me a loser for that lol
Haha loser
@@xninewxw7559 Wifey?!
@@jimbobimboslice I am leaving you for a better man
Holy shit, pure nostalgia at the part where everyone is sharing their halo memories.
My most fond memory of Halo 3 was breaking my hand in the 8th grade (2008) and not giving up video games. Played a game of shotty snipers and got a Killtrocity with my friends. The best of times.
Damn 7 minutes ago. Love seeing this dudes content
Man seeing your Halo retrospectives coinciding with the launch of Inifinite...Halo is one of those franchises I managed to play over the years despite never owning an Xbox...maybe it's time I get one and get the Master Chief Collection and the new game!
Even if mistakes were made along the way, the games were always solid with great soundtracks and gameplay; cinematic story in a space opera kind of way...certainly is one of the big gaming frachises of this century!! Watching your videos has been such a nostalgia trip!!
Love the video. Hey I am trying to make a video with as many halo content creators that want to participate. I dont really have a way to contact you so I am just asking you here
Thanks! Yeah I’d love to find out more about that, do you have Twitter or Discord?
@@SameToken I have both but it would be easiest to contact me on discord
DM me your Discord over Twitter and I’ll add!
Did it ever happen?
@@malachibergstrom5426 real talk. I wanna know.
Even as a solo player I have nothing but fun & fond memories playing Halo & definitely Halo 3 even if it took a while to get my own copy.
I normally have a terrible memory but the day I was able to play Halo 3 for the first time is something I shall never forget.
Amazing work, brought back many things I'd forgotten.
Do you hear that? No? That’s the sound of everybody not caring if you’re first.
this was absolutely an incredibly made video. i mean god damn i almost cried from nostalgia on the reminiscing of halo 3 with other youtubers. just wanted to say a big thanks to you for putting in the effort for this video, it really should have more views and likes then it does now.
Thank you for this video! I actually got quite emotional towards the end remembering the impact that it had on me. Me and my brother never bonded more than we did when playing Halo 3 every single night. He bought me my own Xbox 360 so we could play online together rather than split screening. A party at a friends house wasn't complete with Halo 3. I made a ton friends on Halo 3. I remember back when we only had the one xbox and we split screening the campaign. The xbox got the ring of death halfway through Cortana and we had to wait to finish the campaign. Alot of good memories.
Come back to watch this video again. Seems like such a weird thing to say, but the Halo 3 heyday genuinely feels like it an era in my life. Hearing you and other people talk about how the multiplayer was for them just makes me so emotional. No game has never made as much of an impact on my life that Halo 3 did. Thank you for this video.
Shout out to every single one of you who was there until the bitter end of the OG server sunset. That was some of the best Halo I’ve ever played. No gaming experience will ever come close to this era of Xbox 360 Halo. This was more than a game - it was something you grew up with. This shared experience is ours forever
Same here man. it was so great
Gave me chills watching these.... I am 30 years now