@@LUCYJROBYN The cutscence where Chief gives the covenant back their bomb was originally going to be a mission where you would board the covenenant ship and do a warthog run across the ship to give them back their bomb. Halo 2 had the most content cut of any Bungie era Halo game as they were very much over ambitious for this game. The devs at the time considered it a bit of a failure but we all love it anyway.
@@gravemind6536 If you look at the original concept for H2 and what was cut, it's mindboggling. Consider that the version we got in 2004 was a heavily-edited halfway house yet was still MILES ahead of the every other console FPS at the time. Had they not lost the extra year trying to get the new engine working, and stuck with BLAM, I can't even fathom how good it could've been. This era of Bungie was simply out of this world, no pun intended.
@@JumbleBeeRescue reach was great but for me in a story experience 2 always has it the story was emotional, but halo 2 even more so. Im trying to keep in vague so we dont spoil haha
In the original game, Johnson was just supposed to be another one of the many soldiers who died on the ring. I love the meta joke they make here. "So Johnson, how did you survive?" "That's classified." The devs telling you to shut up and enjoy having that iconic character back. (Though i do believe there is a book detailing how he lived)
Yeah, the Chief "giving the Covenant back their bomb" with The Last Spartan playing over the cutscene is easily one of the best cinematic moments of the entire franchise. Also maybe you missed it, but the Arbiter is voiced by Keith David, who voiced Anderson in Mass Effect. Also they got Ron Perlman to provide the voice of Admiral Hood.
A very important note about this game, you can swap weapons with the Marines. In later missions when I have low ammo on a power weapon like a rocket launcher or sniper rifle, I'll give it to them. As long as there is one shot left, they can use it and have infinite ammo. Just be careful, they're not as careful as you would be. And getting a marine with a rocket launcher in the passenger seat of a warthog is an OP move
The remaster for Halo 2 is easily one of the best remasters I've ever seen. Halo 2 has always been a very cinematic game but the remaster stepped it up a notch.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has mentioned this in the comments. The hype around this release and even more so for Halo 3 was unlike anything in gaming at the time. Lines of hundreds of people wrapping around the outside of game shops with everyone nerding out and losing their shit. It was glorious. The best part is that these games actually delivered on their promises and then some. You should check out the making of the first 3 games and the E3 reveals. The devs absolutely broke their backs to make these games. One of the devs was so obsessed with his work he actually stopped showering and slept at the office a bunch. The rest of the team had to surround his work space with air fresheners. It's fucking vile but also hilarious and kinda awesome.
Halo 2! I remember the soundtrack to the game it featured Breaking Benjamin the song was called: Blow Me Away And jamming out to it while playing the game
Unfortunately, that Breaking Benjamin track is removed from the Anniversary version, you'd have to switch to the old graphics to hear it during that combat encounter.
And as for thr aliens in the cutscene, those are the prophets. The covenant is a caste system with the prophets being the religious leaders of the covenant while the elites were the military leaders and warriors, then the caste gets lower from there with each species in the covenant
Best game in the franchise; this was Halo at its absolute peak. All the great combat design and world building from the first, evolved and stretched. A deeper and more complex story that keeps twisting. Four brilliant and totally different villains, two up front and two greater scope. New heroes, new allies, new settings. The music is almost perfect. One of those games that has stood the test of time.
That’s not even mentioning all of the innovations made on the multiplayer side, which is what gave H2 its real staying power. Player parties that stick together between games, matchmaking with your party, matchmaking itself (everything before had server browsers), you know the things that are standard in every multiplayer shooter nowadays, all pioneered in halo 2.
Halo 2 multiplayer literally jumpstarted Xbox Live back in the day, which also jumpstarted online gaming on consoles. Halo 2 is the reason online console gaming popularized so fast
Started with CE around 2002-2003 and due to some iffy at times balancing (chief being made of paper mache on higher difficulties) I think I still prefer CE’s gameplay for being simple, groundbreaking but refined BUT Halo 2 is such a step in story depth and brings other refinements to the formula, more weapons to the sandbox, and the anniversary is beautiful to the point of disbelief: especially baring in mind it’s now as old as the original was when it was released. 2004-2014-2024. Edit: should probably add halo was one of my fondest memories growing up, I’m 27 now so was only 7 when the original game released, and me and my brother played every game up until 3 together, first time always together, even had matching halo 3 legendary editions and chief helmets, even if we’re not on speaking terms anymore, they’re a pleasant reminder for when he was just an innocent kid Always brings me joy to see people enjoying the series as a result
This hits hard for me, except me and my brother stick get along. But we were there for halo 1-3. Played the hell out of Halo 2 on Xbox live back then, me and my bro were like the first kids in school playing Xbox live back in late 2005. Super jumps, glitches, first time ever witnessing mods. Halo 2. Also, early RUclips was coming around at that time. The good ol days they say lol. System link parties with my bro and friends from school for Halo CE and Halo 2. I just turned 31, and I still game, but my brother stopped mostly (only when his son asks him for help in certain games lol ~ we used to ask Dad for help for Crash Bandicoot, amazing how the cycle of life hits 😅).
Yes I’m so happy you’re here at Halo 2! This game expands upon the story and lore on everything. Also IIRC, Bungie wanted to make the cutscenes look like you were watching a movie. The Blur remastered cutscenes improve upon the quality so much more.
"For a brick, Lucy flew pretty good" 😂 Tip for dual-wielding Lucy: When you don't need the extra firepower, rotate between left and right. Unload all your clips with one side and while you're reloading, keep firing with the other side. Keep rotating like this and you'll never have any down time with reloading animation 😇
I love when video games have awesome, complex storytelling. Games like Halo, Call of Duty, God of War, and the Batman Arkham series feel like interactive movies where you control the characters.
Halo CE, 2 and Reach are the top 3 Halo games in my opinion. You're doing great so far on this "Great journey" lol. You got a sub outta me, great commentary and gameplay!
I hope you also play Reach and ODST. I’m enjoying your playthroughs. You’re in for a treat because Halo 2 is the best one imo. Can’t wait to see your first encounter with the brutes and sniper alley.
25:50 that elevator is supposed to carry the covenant up to you, while you're fighting the drones, it seems to not have triggered until you were already at the bottom and had killed everyone.
Halo CE is my personal fave because the balance is perfect. But Halo 2 dials it up to 11 in how mental it gets. Love watching someone react to playing it the first time, very nostalgic.
this damn game is 20 years old...I was there when it came out...and its still one of the happiest times I ever had 28:48 and this. THIS. is why I have loved the Master Chief for over 20 years.... 31:04 and this is why I adore Sgt Johnson...and without giving spoilers...he likes to do things with a bang....
This got recommended when I looked up Halo 2 Laso guides other than Silver's. So now I'm watching someone play the 1st mission that I'm dreading to play on LASO, dear god help me
Definitely the best part was when Master Chief grab the bomb while I was being sucked out of the airlock and returning it to the covenant. That entire scene had me crying when I was like literally 14 years old. It was just so epic it just it was just mind-blowing I was just stumped. It has to be one of the greatest moments in gaming history like it has to be top five. And definitely one of my favorite scenes from the series
Playing this campaign on Master Chief Collection after playing it on the original Xbox was something else… the new graphics and remastered cutscenes are so well done and keep to the original art style in such a fantastic manner that they are how I remembered it looking as a kid
This has made me go back and replay these games. A few facts from the lore....john was just 6 years old when abducted by Dr. Halsey. At 14 he survived augmentation but many of his brothers and sisters in arms did not. Spartan IIs can see in complete pitch black and when asked how good his hearing is, he replied "I can hear a pin drop in a sandstorm". Spartans IIs also have their own secret sign language which only they understand as their sociopathic tendencies make it difficult for them to socialize with normal military members.
The cinematics for Halo 2's anniversary that BlurStudios made was amazing, even though they removed a few of the original tracks from the soundtrack.. it was still a joy to play.
I've replayed this so many times over the years! 😅 So awesome to see you enjoying it! 😃 (good thing you didn't go in on legendary, it's way too unfair, at least on normal you can enjoy the gameplay along with the awesome cutscenes! Like playing through a movie!) btw i loveee your accent! 🥰
3:05 The Remasters came-out 10 years after the Original Releases, for both Halo:CE and Halo2. H:CE Anniversary was for the XBox 360 console, and this was for the XBox One. Since Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST, and Halo Reach were all for XBox 360 they did not get the same Remaster Treatment. The cutscenes for the OG version would not impress anyone today, but at the time they filled you with excitement for things to come.
The armor Master Chief used in Halo CE has an active service of one year before a new model came out, the CE armor was the Mark V and the Halo 2 armor is the Mark VI. Master Chief used the Mark V for a couple of months and never had a problem with it, then he was stranded in a Halo and then in outer space for a few days and practically destroyed the Mark V. And then, a couple days after he received the Mark VI he almost destroyed it in the events between Halo 2 and Halo 3.
I love watching people play HALO for the first time. I watched a lot, and always loved their reaction in 343 Guity Spark when they first encountered the Flood. Of course the same goes for you, I will support you all the way in this great journey. 💚💚💚💚 Through your first walkthrough of Halo 1, I think you will enjoy Covenant weapons more after reading this advice from me because I realize you use AR throughout the game, thing may get boring, this is something that will be throughout the Halo series and after playing Halo 1 I think you are ready: -Covenant weapons (or any plasma weapons) deal really good damage for Elite shield. (Because you play in new graphics, you may not realize Elite has energy shield like Master Chief in CE). So, Plasma for Shield, Human weapon for meat. -Weapons will be divided into mainly two types: normal and headshot, you will recognize and distinguish them throughout the game, a headshot can kill the enemy immediately. Even with Flood, as long as you find their headshot point. Hopefully with these two things, you will be able to take full advantage of the weapons in the series and find more fun while playing, use all the weapons of Covenant
the dual wield is such a good addition to this game "to give the covenant back their bomb" "what if we miss? - i won't" one of the most iconic, epic and coldest cutscene in videogame history
Ah yes Reach. The Covenant fleet that went there was in the hundreds. It seems odd to them that only 13 Covenant ships came to Earth. The Covenant accidentally stumbled into the largest human fleet they have ever seen that numbers in the hundreds. The Covenant is so outnumbered here. My head cannon is that the human fleet at Earth is over 800 ships. Would be cool if that is actually the number. Also those stations are named after the cities they are over. So the Athens is above Athens Greece, Malta is above Malta Island, and the Cairo is above Cairo Egypt. I think the book Halo First Strike explains the events between Halo CE and 2 it explains how everyone that survived got back to Earth.
Idk what you are talking about, the fleet at earth was neither the biggest the covenant has seen nor was it like 800 ships, there is literal count in the cutscene showing 8 heavy frigates and 67 light frigates. Also there is a terminal cutscene showing how the covenant found earth by accident.
Hehehe, "I need a weapon." Welcome to the fight! Oh yeah, spraying 'bullets'. I'm afraid from an orbital station, you'll be spraying something a might bigger
This is the game that dominated my highschool days. I played Halo 2 multiplayer for hours for years lol. I was such a nerd 😮💨. Btw, I admire how committed you are first to Kaiden, and now your battle rifle, but dont be afraid to let go and even double up with the dual wielding. Gun monogamy is a disadvantage, and 2 plasma rifles are better than 1. Have fun 😊
Awesome to see someone experiencing the best game series ever for the first time. In case you don't know: you can switch between old and new graphics within the cutscenes as well 👍
"I assume Halo 2 also got a remaster" Halo 2 got THE remaster haha Probably one of, if not the best remasters of any game ever. Also as for the names of the defense platforms. They're anchored in geosynchronous orbit over various cities and are named after them.
The cinematics are not rendered in-engine for the anniversary edition, so they could go all out on them. All the other Halo games, and the classic mode of 2, if you toggle to it, shows the game-engine rendered cinematics. Halo CE and 2 were Xbox original titles, so they obviously had the least to work with at that time.
The only thing i lked more in the original intro movie was that when the arbiter rejects the guards from beeing grabbed. The arbiter just gave them an aggressive pose that they better should not touch him.
It's a shame it's so easy to miss background details like the MAC gun firing and the Covenant cruiser blowing past the station in the background when you're busy fighting for your life. So much detail in Halo 2
The original game intended to have darker shadows, but the original dev team couldn't finalize the lighting system. They did for the remake, and some areas are really, REALLY dark. Consider swapping to the old graphics when you can't see in the shadows.
In the books it explains how by Johnson survived. Something to do with him using a crate of plasma grenades to hold off the covenant in one battle and has been exposed to a certain dose of radiation that made him immune to flood infection. In fact when Chief first sees Johnson alive, he suspects he’s been infected and proceeds to hold a gun against his head.
The music was sad near the start because you had just missed the Malta ship blowing up out that window before you threw a grenade at yourself. That's what led the UNSC to realise that a bomb was in play. The in-game dialogue is important for notifying you where to look...some of Halo's best moments happen outside of the cutscenes...especially in Halo 3 & Halo Reach....but if you miss them, they're gone!😉
The Halo 2 battle rifle is one of the best Halo guns. Try these advanced maneuvers. The BXR: With a full magazine, you melee then press X (reload) to cancel the animation, allowing you to shoot immediately. Since one melee drops shields in PvP and BR can get headshots, BXR was a near instakill in PvP (also largely player banned). You can also BXB, rapidly melee attacking until shield drops on elites and then finish them with a headshot. Another fun thing is the Hawk Swoop. due to the way the game is coded, so long as your reticule passes over a target's head at some point during the burst fire, it will register a head shot, allowing you to kill multiple enemies in one burst. Due to auto-aim/bullet magnetism, you don't even need to get your crosshairs directly on the head. You can also do this somewhat with the sniper rifle.
If youare interested you should be able to read the first three books in the Halo novels. The third one explains how Cheif and Johnson get back to Earth for Halo 2. ALso there is a comic that follows Johnson's escape from the flood.
They said they only had Chief say lines that they knew the player would be thinking already. I'd say they did a pretty good job at predicting our thoughts haha
Re: Firing weapons in space: Simple answer yes you can fire a gun in space, at least once. Gunpowder contains its own oxidizers, being in an atmosphere is not needed. Space is to cold for conventional lubricants > glue. The 'auto' feature works on springs and captured gasses... in a vacuum (Beyond my level of physics knowledge). The last problem is over heating, as there is no air to carry away heat a gun would just get hotter and hotter as it is fired. Despite all the flash freezing in Science Fiction/Hollywood - it would take a human body 12-26 hours to freeze solid - Now you know why there was no Commander Shepard ice confetti all over her 'landing site' at the beginning of ME2.) All that said, Master Chief is taking an already warmed up gun into space for just a brief time and is keeping it in use. And since they probably expect their marines and Spartans 'Master Chiefs' to fight in space from time to time, their guns are probably already hand waved... I mean manufactured to work in space. 😆
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Love the juxtaposition between Chief being celebrated while Arbiter gets punished. They were cooking with the editing!
Such a cool opening!
They went in 😊
Halo 2 was the peak of Halo's storytelling and worldbuilding IMO.
@@LUCYJROBYN The cutscence where Chief gives the covenant back their bomb was originally going to be a mission where you would board the covenenant ship and do a warthog run across the ship to give them back their bomb. Halo 2 had the most content cut of any Bungie era Halo game as they were very much over ambitious for this game. The devs at the time considered it a bit of a failure but we all love it anyway.
@@gravemind6536 If you look at the original concept for H2 and what was cut, it's mindboggling. Consider that the version we got in 2004 was a heavily-edited halfway house yet was still MILES ahead of the every other console FPS at the time.
Had they not lost the extra year trying to get the new engine working, and stuck with BLAM, I can't even fathom how good it could've been. This era of Bungie was simply out of this world, no pun intended.
This is THE BEST halo in the franchise imo, story telling especially in 2004 and on the original xbox were just amazing
Love it!
Reach is the best. But Halo 2 is also amazing and one of the best FPS all time
@@JumbleBeeRescue reach was great but for me in a story experience 2 always has it the story was emotional, but halo 2 even more so. Im trying to keep in vague so we dont spoil haha
Halo 3 is my favorite package, but Halo 2 has the best campaign no doubt
All 5 Bungie Halo titles are legendary
In the original game, Johnson was just supposed to be another one of the many soldiers who died on the ring.
I love the meta joke they make here.
"So Johnson, how did you survive?"
"That's classified."
The devs telling you to shut up and enjoy having that iconic character back. (Though i do believe there is a book detailing how he lived)
There is a book that explains it, but the reason is legitimately classified.
there's first strike, which takes place immediately after halo ce, and there's contact harvest, in which johnson is the main character
Yes, there is a book called "First Strike"(great read) it was released I think in 2003, a year before Halo 2 released
Steve Downes, voice actor for Master Chief was once asked in an interview "What is your favorite Master Chief line?" He answered "I need a weapon!" 😊
Love that🤣
@@LUCYJROBYN Use it whenever 😉
The "I need a weapon" comment guy was me hahaha! Didn't expect to be mentioned 😂❤
Cutscenes are wild in H2, blur studios respected Bungies work
They’re stunning!
They messed up a few things but overall was good
I will always prefer the original cutscenes but it can't be denied that blur studios did a damn good job with the remastered cutscenes
10:25 the way your ears perk up when you hear Reach haha can’t wait for you to play it
Same!!
Samee
Definitely my favorite halo campaign!
Halo 2 Anniversary's cinematics are BEAUTIFUL
AGREED! I was not expecting them to go that hard, unreal.
It’s always nice seeing someone experience Halo for the first time.
You're a true G for jumping on this real quick, I was expecting next week or longer 😊 enjoy, I'll be watching
I hope you enjoy!🙏🏼
We got her. She's addicted to it now muahahaha
Halo 2 baby we're here!! I love the storytelling oh and gameplay 😅
It’s time!
Yeah, the Chief "giving the Covenant back their bomb" with The Last Spartan playing over the cutscene is easily one of the best cinematic moments of the entire franchise.
Also maybe you missed it, but the Arbiter is voiced by Keith David, who voiced Anderson in Mass Effect. Also they got Ron Perlman to provide the voice of Admiral Hood.
A 20 year old classic this year! What a journey.
That’s wild!
The First Strike novel details how Johnson got off Halo as well as the stuff that happens between CE and 2 with the chief
Nice
@@thebazhammer2610 there is also the halo 1 legendary difficulty cutscene 🤣
I was waiting all through the first game play through for you to finally get here! Halo 2 is the greatest
It’s time!
A very important note about this game, you can swap weapons with the Marines. In later missions when I have low ammo on a power weapon like a rocket launcher or sniper rifle, I'll give it to them. As long as there is one shot left, they can use it and have infinite ammo. Just be careful, they're not as careful as you would be. And getting a marine with a rocket launcher in the passenger seat of a warthog is an OP move
Wow. Didn't think 2 would be up so fast. 😲
Really excited for this playthrough and your reactions lucy 👊🏻
Thank you! Hope you enjoy
"He's the Arbiter....they cooked him." Is the most adorable sentence I've ever heard about him 🤣
The remaster for Halo 2 is easily one of the best remasters I've ever seen. Halo 2 has always been a very cinematic game but the remaster stepped it up a notch.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has mentioned this in the comments. The hype around this release and even more so for Halo 3 was unlike anything in gaming at the time. Lines of hundreds of people wrapping around the outside of game shops with everyone nerding out and losing their shit. It was glorious. The best part is that these games actually delivered on their promises and then some.
You should check out the making of the first 3 games and the E3 reveals. The devs absolutely broke their backs to make these games. One of the devs was so obsessed with his work he actually stopped showering and slept at the office a bunch. The rest of the team had to surround his work space with air fresheners. It's fucking vile but also hilarious and kinda awesome.
Honestly, there is only one other game that I would say had almost this hype and that would be Half Life 2.
Halo 2! I remember the soundtrack to the game it featured Breaking Benjamin the song was called: Blow Me Away
And jamming out to it while playing the game
The music is very cool
@@LUCYJROBYNit sure is I agree with you
Unfortunately, that Breaking Benjamin track is removed from the Anniversary version, you'd have to switch to the old graphics to hear it during that combat encounter.
And as for thr aliens in the cutscene, those are the prophets. The covenant is a caste system with the prophets being the religious leaders of the covenant while the elites were the military leaders and warriors, then the caste gets lower from there with each species in the covenant
Interesting!
I'm sure it's been answered but the Covenant is a group of different alien species. Very religious as you'll see through this playthrough.
Excited to learn more!
Best game in the franchise; this was Halo at its absolute peak.
All the great combat design and world building from the first, evolved and stretched. A deeper and more complex story that keeps twisting.
Four brilliant and totally different villains, two up front and two greater scope. New heroes, new allies, new settings.
The music is almost perfect.
One of those games that has stood the test of time.
I have to disagree one one minor point.
"The music is *almost* perfect"
No... the music IS *perfect*
That’s not even mentioning all of the innovations made on the multiplayer side, which is what gave H2 its real staying power. Player parties that stick together between games, matchmaking with your party, matchmaking itself (everything before had server browsers), you know the things that are standard in every multiplayer shooter nowadays, all pioneered in halo 2.
In Halo 2, you can switch between OG and remastered graphics mid-cutscene without interrupting it
Halo 2 Multiplayer was the Real gold of this release though
Maybe I’ll try it 🤷🏼♀️
Those were the glory days. I feel like no games other than mmos have clan systems in them these days. Halo 2 was easily peak multiplayer experience.
Halo 2 multiplayer literally jumpstarted Xbox Live back in the day, which also jumpstarted online gaming on consoles. Halo 2 is the reason online console gaming popularized so fast
29:53 I've been playing Halo for 20 years, still gives me chills too.
Probably my favorite cinematic direction. Reach still has a special place in the feels though.
Congratulations you just played the best end mission cutscene in video game history. I've seen it a hundred times and it never gets old
Started with CE around 2002-2003 and due to some iffy at times balancing (chief being made of paper mache on higher difficulties) I think I still prefer CE’s gameplay for being simple, groundbreaking but refined
BUT
Halo 2 is such a step in story depth and brings other refinements to the formula, more weapons to the sandbox, and the anniversary is beautiful to the point of disbelief: especially baring in mind it’s now as old as the original was when it was released. 2004-2014-2024.
Edit: should probably add halo was one of my fondest memories growing up, I’m 27 now so was only 7 when the original game released, and me and my brother played every game up until 3 together, first time always together, even had matching halo 3 legendary editions and chief helmets, even if we’re not on speaking terms anymore, they’re a pleasant reminder for when he was just an innocent kid
Always brings me joy to see people enjoying the series as a result
This hits hard for me, except me and my brother stick get along. But we were there for halo 1-3. Played the hell out of Halo 2 on Xbox live back then, me and my bro were like the first kids in school playing Xbox live back in late 2005. Super jumps, glitches, first time ever witnessing mods. Halo 2. Also, early RUclips was coming around at that time. The good ol days they say lol. System link parties with my bro and friends from school for Halo CE and Halo 2. I just turned 31, and I still game, but my brother stopped mostly (only when his son asks him for help in certain games lol ~ we used to ask Dad for help for Crash Bandicoot, amazing how the cycle of life hits 😅).
Yes I’m so happy you’re here at Halo 2! This game expands upon the story and lore on everything.
Also IIRC, Bungie wanted to make the cutscenes look like you were watching a movie. The Blur remastered cutscenes improve upon the quality so much more.
and its time for you to see how much halo 2 evolved so much from CE and back in 2004 this was hugeee
"For a brick, Lucy flew pretty good" 😂
Tip for dual-wielding Lucy: When you don't need the extra firepower, rotate between left and right. Unload all your clips with one side and while you're reloading, keep firing with the other side. Keep rotating like this and you'll never have any down time with reloading animation 😇
One of my favorite lines in the series. I don't know if @lucyjrobyn picked up on it.
@@hubtal The smirk from Miranda Keyes made it even better lol
Lucy can just rewatch the scene from her playthrough if she missed this awesome line😂
I alternate between left and right triggers, firing in bursts. Military Trigger Discipline.
I love watching you experience this for the first time!! I’ve played this campaign a million times 😂
The best halo in the entire franchise. Chief drops some cold one liners
I love when video games have awesome, complex storytelling. Games like Halo, Call of Duty, God of War, and the Batman Arkham series feel like interactive movies where you control the characters.
Halo CE, 2 and Reach are the top 3 Halo games in my opinion. You're doing great so far on this "Great journey" lol. You got a sub outta me, great commentary and gameplay!
I hope you also play Reach and ODST. I’m enjoying your playthroughs. You’re in for a treat because Halo 2 is the best one imo. Can’t wait to see your first encounter with the brutes and sniper alley.
I’m so excited to see you play this one Lucy!!! Cheers 🥂
Cheers to that!🙏🏼
25:50 that elevator is supposed to carry the covenant up to you, while you're fighting the drones, it seems to not have triggered until you were already at the bottom and had killed everyone.
Halo CE is my personal fave because the balance is perfect. But Halo 2 dials it up to 11 in how mental it gets. Love watching someone react to playing it the first time, very nostalgic.
Whereas CE Anniversary failed, Halo 2 Anniversary succeeded in every single way
this damn game is 20 years old...I was there when it came out...and its still one of the happiest times I ever had
28:48 and this. THIS. is why I have loved the Master Chief for over 20 years....
31:04 and this is why I adore Sgt Johnson...and without giving spoilers...he likes to do things with a bang....
This got recommended when I looked up Halo 2 Laso guides other than Silver's. So now I'm watching someone play the 1st mission that I'm dreading to play on LASO, dear god help me
Definitely the best part was when Master Chief grab the bomb while I was being sucked out of the airlock and returning it to the covenant. That entire scene had me crying when I was like literally 14 years old. It was just so epic it just it was just mind-blowing I was just stumped. It has to be one of the greatest moments in gaming history like it has to be top five. And definitely one of my favorite scenes from the series
Playing this campaign on Master Chief Collection after playing it on the original Xbox was something else… the new graphics and remastered cutscenes are so well done and keep to the original art style in such a fantastic manner that they are how I remembered it looking as a kid
I GOTTA WATCH ALL OF CE NOW I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL!! Halo is a goated series
I remember my dad bringing home Halo 2 on its release day when I was 4, still have the day 1 copy of it! Easily one of the greatest games of all time!
Halo 2 was my first ever game back then. Been a die hard halo fan ever since.
"I don't know where I'm going" seems normal in the games 😂 just keep running forwards and you get there
Follow the sound of enemies 😂
I kept getting lost on Halo2. Frequently had to watch playthroughs to find out which exit I missed.
@@anathardayaldarThat may be pretty rare as I've never heard anyone say that, especially considering Halo 2 is more linear compared to Halo CE.
modern games have made people dumb. you don't have to pay attention to anything... you barely even have to be conscious. just follow the quest market
My favourite halo ever looking forward to watching this while i go my skull hunt on halo 1
00:18 Yeah its literally a movie 🥵🥵🥵
It’s funny because while the cutscenes in Halo CE are exact, Halo 2s original and remastered are different, camera angles and pacing wise.
Im excited to witness you go on this journey. As one who has been playing since 2001- ive enjoyed seeing it with fresh eyes
@@DemarFalco The great journey
This has made me go back and replay these games. A few facts from the lore....john was just 6 years old when abducted by Dr. Halsey. At 14 he survived augmentation but many of his brothers and sisters in arms did not. Spartan IIs can see in complete pitch black and when asked how good his hearing is, he replied "I can hear a pin drop in a sandstorm".
Spartans IIs also have their own secret sign language which only they understand as their sociopathic tendencies make it difficult for them to socialize with normal military members.
The cinematics for Halo 2's anniversary that BlurStudios made was amazing, even though they removed a few of the original tracks from the soundtrack.. it was still a joy to play.
I've replayed this so many times over the years! 😅 So awesome to see you enjoying it! 😃 (good thing you didn't go in on legendary, it's way too unfair, at least on normal you can enjoy the gameplay along with the awesome cutscenes! Like playing through a movie!) btw i loveee your accent! 🥰
"I Need A Weapon" Master Chief
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This is how the graphics looked to me when I was a kid.
I think in this one you can switch between old/new graphics during cutscenes as well. They really did a spectacular job remastering this one for sure!
Love seeing the growth every day, well deserved for such an amazing series
3:05 The Remasters came-out 10 years after the Original Releases, for both Halo:CE and Halo2. H:CE Anniversary was for the XBox 360 console, and this was for the XBox One. Since Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST, and Halo Reach were all for XBox 360 they did not get the same Remaster Treatment. The cutscenes for the OG version would not impress anyone today, but at the time they filled you with excitement for things to come.
The armor Master Chief used in Halo CE has an active service of one year before a new model came out, the CE armor was the Mark V and the Halo 2 armor is the Mark VI.
Master Chief used the Mark V for a couple of months and never had a problem with it, then he was stranded in a Halo and then in outer space for a few days and practically destroyed the Mark V.
And then, a couple days after he received the Mark VI he almost destroyed it in the events between Halo 2 and Halo 3.
I love watching people play HALO for the first time. I watched a lot, and always loved their reaction in 343 Guity Spark when they first encountered the Flood. Of course the same goes for you, I will support you all the way in this great journey. 💚💚💚💚
Through your first walkthrough of Halo 1, I think you will enjoy Covenant weapons more after reading this advice from me because I realize you use AR throughout the game, thing may get boring, this is something that will be throughout the Halo series and after playing Halo 1 I think you are ready:
-Covenant weapons (or any plasma weapons) deal really good damage for Elite shield. (Because you play in new graphics, you may not realize Elite has energy shield like Master Chief in CE). So, Plasma for Shield, Human weapon for meat.
-Weapons will be divided into mainly two types: normal and headshot, you will recognize and distinguish them throughout the game, a headshot can kill the enemy immediately. Even with Flood, as long as you find their headshot point.
Hopefully with these two things, you will be able to take full advantage of the weapons in the series and find more fun while playing, use all the weapons of Covenant
the dual wield is such a good addition to this game
"to give the covenant back their bomb" "what if we miss? - i won't" one of the most iconic, epic and coldest cutscene in videogame history
Ah yes Reach. The Covenant fleet that went there was in the hundreds. It seems odd to them that only 13 Covenant ships came to Earth. The Covenant accidentally stumbled into the largest human fleet they have ever seen that numbers in the hundreds. The Covenant is so outnumbered here. My head cannon is that the human fleet at Earth is over 800 ships. Would be cool if that is actually the number. Also those stations are named after the cities they are over. So the Athens is above Athens Greece, Malta is above Malta Island, and the Cairo is above Cairo Egypt. I think the book Halo First Strike explains the events between Halo CE and 2 it explains how everyone that survived got back to Earth.
I’ve got that book lined up for a train journey in the next few days!
Idk what you are talking about, the fleet at earth was neither the biggest the covenant has seen nor was it like 800 ships, there is literal count in the cutscene showing 8 heavy frigates and 67 light frigates.
Also there is a terminal cutscene showing how the covenant found earth by accident.
They did a really good job with the remaster for sure. The cinematics are incredible
Hehehe, "I need a weapon."
Welcome to the fight!
Oh yeah, spraying 'bullets'.
I'm afraid from an orbital station, you'll be spraying something a might bigger
Great to be here!
I can’t wait to experience young Reznov in Call of Duty: World at War, surrounded by all the epic soundtracks that amplify his badassery.
This is the game that dominated my highschool days. I played Halo 2 multiplayer for hours for years lol. I was such a nerd 😮💨.
Btw, I admire how committed you are first to Kaiden, and now your battle rifle, but dont be afraid to let go and even double up with the dual wielding. Gun monogamy is a disadvantage, and 2 plasma rifles are better than 1.
Have fun 😊
Awesome to see someone experiencing the best game series ever for the first time. In case you don't know: you can switch between old and new graphics within the cutscenes as well 👍
"I assume Halo 2 also got a remaster"
Halo 2 got THE remaster haha
Probably one of, if not the best remasters of any game ever.
Also as for the names of the defense platforms. They're anchored in geosynchronous orbit over various cities and are named after them.
Master Chief learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.
The cinematics are not rendered in-engine for the anniversary edition, so they could go all out on them. All the other Halo games, and the classic mode of 2, if you toggle to it, shows the game-engine rendered cinematics. Halo CE and 2 were Xbox original titles, so they obviously had the least to work with at that time.
Keith David voices that Elite btw, my favorite character in Halo 2 I hope you’ll enjoy him too ❤
They don't make em like this anymore. Peak single player experience. Great writing. TOP TIER voice acting!!!
I am so hyped to see this I love Halo 2!!
Same!
12:56 "Let's go girls" Now I'm imagining a Shania Twain/Halo crossover
the music gives me chills
Fun Fact! The Orbital Defense Platforms are named after places on earth because they sit directly above those places to protect them
5:58 the books go into more detail of how SGT Johnson survived the first Halo.
You helped me realize that through the closed caption that the Arbiter was called Arbiter before he was ACTUALLY the Arbiter.
The only thing i lked more in the original intro movie was that when the arbiter rejects the guards from beeing grabbed. The arbiter just gave them an aggressive pose that they better should not touch him.
It's a shame it's so easy to miss background details like the MAC gun firing and the Covenant cruiser blowing past the station in the background when you're busy fighting for your life. So much detail in Halo 2
The MAC cannon is my favorite thing to watch in classic graphics.
Overcharging the plasma pistol does almost zero body damage in this and future games. Its only used to emp shields and vehicles
The original game intended to have darker shadows, but the original dev team couldn't finalize the lighting system. They did for the remake, and some areas are really, REALLY dark. Consider swapping to the old graphics when you can't see in the shadows.
Noted, thanks!
In the books it explains how by Johnson survived. Something to do with him using a crate of plasma grenades to hold off the covenant in one battle and has been exposed to a certain dose of radiation that made him immune to flood infection. In fact when Chief first sees Johnson alive, he suspects he’s been infected and proceeds to hold a gun against his head.
But how did he survive the explosion?
The Arbiter is voiced by Keith David, he also voiced David Anderson in Mass Effect.
Correct!
i...don't think I've ever seen that scene where you help Miranda clear the path to board her ship. Huh...well done finding that one.
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The music was sad near the start because you had just missed the Malta ship blowing up out that window before you threw a grenade at yourself. That's what led the UNSC to realise that a bomb was in play. The in-game dialogue is important for notifying you where to look...some of Halo's best moments happen outside of the cutscenes...especially in Halo 3 & Halo Reach....but if you miss them, they're gone!😉
The Halo 2 battle rifle is one of the best Halo guns. Try these advanced maneuvers. The BXR: With a full magazine, you melee then press X (reload) to cancel the animation, allowing you to shoot immediately. Since one melee drops shields in PvP and BR can get headshots, BXR was a near instakill in PvP (also largely player banned). You can also BXB, rapidly melee attacking until shield drops on elites and then finish them with a headshot. Another fun thing is the Hawk Swoop. due to the way the game is coded, so long as your reticule passes over a target's head at some point during the burst fire, it will register a head shot, allowing you to kill multiple enemies in one burst. Due to auto-aim/bullet magnetism, you don't even need to get your crosshairs directly on the head. You can also do this somewhat with the sniper rifle.
If youare interested you should be able to read the first three books in the Halo novels. The third one explains how Cheif and Johnson get back to Earth for Halo 2. ALso there is a comic that follows Johnson's escape from the flood.
When you dual wield, pump the triggers. You will be able to control the recoil better and can basically keep shooting on target constantly.
7:43 the gold elites are the rank of Zealot or shipmaster but Thel was a Supreme Commander one of the highest ranks in the covenant
They said they only had Chief say lines that they knew the player would be thinking already. I'd say they did a pretty good job at predicting our thoughts haha
Oh that’s cool! And yes I agree, feels like we are totally on the same wave length a lot of the time
johnson made it out alive after becoming friend with an elite ;)
The Battle Rifle ❤
Re: Firing weapons in space: Simple answer yes you can fire a gun in space, at least once. Gunpowder contains its own oxidizers, being in an atmosphere is not needed. Space is to cold for conventional lubricants > glue. The 'auto' feature works on springs and captured gasses... in a vacuum (Beyond my level of physics knowledge). The last problem is over heating, as there is no air to carry away heat a gun would just get hotter and hotter as it is fired. Despite all the flash freezing in Science Fiction/Hollywood - it would take a human body 12-26 hours to freeze solid - Now you know why there was no Commander Shepard ice confetti all over her 'landing site' at the beginning of ME2.)
All that said, Master Chief is taking an already warmed up gun into space for just a brief time and is keeping it in use. And since they probably expect their marines and Spartans 'Master Chiefs' to fight in space from time to time, their guns are probably already hand waved... I mean manufactured to work in space. 😆