I had never played Halo before despite being team Xbox since the 360 days until I watched your video about The Flood. Your enthusiasm is contagious and I thank you for making these videos. I completed my first play through of Halo CE just two days ago 💪
Same here. Never touched Gears NOR Halo until last year. Played so much games on xbox after selling my PS4 but i never though those old series were still olding up and worth my time. I was so damn wrong ! Done all Gears game last year : best binge i ever done ! Now seeing your comment and his videos, i think 2025 is the year i binge Halo
This is the stuff that kept me on Xbox for so long. I got the original Xbox back in November 2001, I was 12. From time to time, me and my brother still talk about playing the original Halo trilogy together. Both of us are still Xbox guys to this day, you just can’t replace those memories and moments.
What you have to also take into account with Halo CE is that in 2001 physics in games was almost non existant. I remember in my local Solid Gold playing it on the demo booth, that first grenade throw that flipped the turret a grunt was in and watching it flipping through the air and landing on its feet again allowing the grunt to continue firing; it was mind blowing. Seeing several enemies being blown through the air, the ability to get into a ghost, warthog and a banshee all in the same level and cause chaos. There was nothing like it for years and still to this day games can lack those physics details.
Halo 2 rectifies the minor issues from the cutscenes, weaponry, level design and mission structure. And improves on what made halo 1 great. Cant wait for that review bruv, after gears of war of course.
It also adds the Arbiter. Who has an interesting backstory and throughout the game sets up the main antagonist. Btw. Not a spoiler this is revealed in a cutscene during the first five minutes.
@@SirBruvian When you eventually get to Gears of War 3 I'd happily join you anytime to play through my favourite of the franchise as you can play up to 4 player co-op in campaign, I'll go to your earlier vid and grab your GamerTag & add ya later look out for l Am Bitters friend request
I’m a bit jealous to be honest. Could you imagine ignoring a whole platform of games because of the name on a box; to then to give it a chance and experience it all at once? Sony’s drought of current releases wouldn’t even affect you for years. And it’s a fairly priced ecosystem to join into to boot.
Just wait till you get to Halo 3. Especially after experiencing Halo 1 and 2. The way everything comes together and perfectly wrap up. The ending of your epic journey through the Halo trilogy will make you lay back on your sofa and say “daaaaaamn”
Oh man, Gears is coming up next. I yelled at my TV when you said you are moving into gears. You get to experience the most loved team of characters in all of gaming.
It puts a smile on my face to see someone so excited about experiencing Halo for the first time. It brings back the feelings of excitement that I experienced when I first played it back when it was new. Thanks for this video. I hope you continue to find joy with your new journey.
I’m so old I was there when Xbox launched back in 2001 and picked up the system and Halo.. an absolute masterpiece! My friends and I would get together and play couch multiplayer for hours The campaign was unforgettable and somehow made even better on Halo2! I’ve been thinking lately to play through again on my One X Cheers bro
Used to stay up all night on one level on legendary during a sleepover with my best friend when we were 11 when halo first came out. Then halo 2 came out and system link parties along with the expansion map packs and all. Great times.
Still fondly remember my First Halo Experience: Middle school days, OG Xbox just released, Friend requested my help with this New Game he got he coudnt get through a particular level "The Pillar of Autumn" First time picking up an Xbox Controller, First time playing Halo, First time experiencing the Flood, All in one go Took us a Few hours to get through it and when we Finaly escaped from Halo Defeated the Flood "No, I think we're just getting started." S-117 We immediatly started up a new playthrough Amazing Experience A week later I gathered all my money and bought my own Xbox
I agree with your view on the small weapon sandbox. But one thing i like about it was that each gun had one thing it was good at on higher difficulties. The magnum was good at mid range and required more skill than the assault rifle. The AR was the best melee weapon and encouraged blasting through everything in your path. The rocket and sniper rifle gave the player an explosive or a long-range ability, though having their weaknesses. Like how the sniper doesn't affect the flood due to them being rotten flesh or the rocket blowing you up if shot too close. The plasma rifle stunned enemies and was for suppressive fire. The plasma pistol was just as good for stripping shields and its abundance. The shotgun was the close-range king. Finally, the needler was good for new players, giving the ability to fire heat seeking shards that explode upon supercombining. I find myself having to switch through the sandbox on heroic often. Even though i like my magnum, sometimes i need my trusty covie plasma rifle for those elites up close!👍
Back in the day this felt like being immersed in a film - a new Star Wars - I'd not played anything like it. I loved that they built you up to be this fighter jet of a human being, then threw you into something much, much larger than you; overwhelmed, terrified, enthused, inspired. That they included a touch of comedy with the grunts was such a delight, and, as you mentioned in a previous video, they do love luring you into a trap. Nice job!
Bruv… it is awesome to see you getting into halo like this. The rabbit hole is long. Been into halo for a long long time to the point that my wedding ring itself is a laser etched halo ring. Seeing you be excited about the game brings me back and glad to see you enjoy it. Hope you continue the journey.
I will always think the originality of Halo CE remains unmatched, but Reach was the perfection of the formula. They understood how to tell a Halo story in its ultimate form by then.
@@victorbernard7384 me and my wife were fucked up in the end of reach i hated halo 4 even tho it was fun and actually good. But reach was just .... You know
Now try Halo on Legendary! Ha! Good luck! Would love to see your reaction to "Halo Landfall" live action trailer! Seriously, it's like a 3 minute movie!!!
Halo was the game that i'd imagined throughout all my years on previous consoles. Brought to life on a brand new xbox from my Dad on christmas day 2001. I was 30 . And I've always managed to reach those levels of immersion in the 25 years since. Bungie were amazing.
I’m glad you kept it real with Halo 1 having a small amount of weapons! This changes with Halo 2 through Halo Infinite! Halo 4 and 5 has the most weapon variety out of the whole series! The copy and paste environments are there a lot a Halo 1 but in Halo 2 there is much less of that happening! You will love what you can do with weapons in Halo 2 and onwards!
Man I freakin love this game series. Gonna start it over on the steam deck, gears 2 on the Xbox, and finish rdr2 on the pc .. living all these lives lol
I feel you with the navigation 😅i got lost in those levels so many times...I probably gave game walkthrough youtubers hundreds of views just trying to find out where I was supposed to be going
Playing this game the first time as a teenager, landing on halo. Just being blown away that i could walk around the beautiful world. And then i zoomed into the grass expecting a blurry mess and the detail was insane! I couldn't see a pattern... Ijust kept staring.
Glad your loving Halo ce, the others are just as amazing, me and my friends used to play them all the time, same with Gears 1-2, can't wait for your review on them.
Very fair review bruv, 4 out of 5 sounds about right considering how old Halo CE is now. I suspect if you'd had an Xbox when the game released you'd have given it 5 out of 5 because there was just nothing else like it at the time, it floored a lot of people, myself included - and I was a PlayStation 2 only guy at the time! Halo CE is the game that made me buy the original Xbox with it massive controllers (though I later got the smaller Japanese controller that eventually became the standard for what Xbox uses today), so it will always have a special place in my heart. But later instalments like Halo 3 and Halo Reach are the pinnacle of the series imo, look forward to your reviews of those when you get to them.
Sounds like you started your Halo journey off with a bang! Glad you enjoyed Halo CE, Halo 2 and 3 are so much better than you can imagine. Cant wait for your videos so we can relive it as a community! Enjoy my man and Happy New Year!! (Also play halo 2 with remastered graphics because they will blow you away)
Covenant weapons come into their own on harder difficulties as they're better at damaging enemy shields matey. Also, I think it has some of the best AI for the enemies massively holds up, each engagement feels different.
The memories were so organic even IRL at that time for me. The game itself came out on my actual 21st birthday. Only I wasn't aware of it yet, and being the college years, and me being Irish, best believe I was partying at that time. But that's where it came from, ya know? Everyone was talking about it, or they'd hook some Xboxes up and start playing it. I didn't "get it" at first; I was more into stealth or stealth leaning shooters like MGS and Syphon Filter. But I needed to see what all the fuss was about. So in autumn of 2004, I finally got my first Xbox, Halo 1, and Halo 2, and was introduced to the world of online multiplayer of Halo 2 on Xbox Live. And I saw it first-hand. This was the dawn of some unholy genesis that only happens once in a lifetime. I'm so glad I got to experience it. When you play the campaign in 2, watch out for Jackal snipers. Even below Legendary difficulty, they can be a menace. Cheers!
I remember when a guest speaker in my class had shown us some early footage of the first Halo game before it came out. That was back when it was being developed as a third-person game instead of a FPS. I was still on the PS2 at the time, and had missed out on it until I discovered Red VS Blue, when Halo 3 came out. I played Halo Reach the most out of the series, and even had my game clips featured several times on the old Fails of the Weak back in the day. Overall, I think I enjoy the Halo universe more than playing the games (particularly Rooster Teeth's take on it with RvB). What bugged me the most was that I didn't feel like I "owned" any of the weapons in my arsenal. I wanted to keep my shotgun and sniper rifle with me, but I was always out of ammo, and had to switch to whatever was laying around, or it would reset my loadout at the start of a new level. Had some fun with the multiplayer, but people with aim bots ruined it for me. The little grunts were always fun. I like how they added the confetti celebration sound when you get a headshot as a car horn over in the Forza Horizon games, and you can set it for your Warthog-and I am unanimously amused.
You gonna appreciate the Plasmapistol in the hardest difficulty "Legendary" or "Mythic/LASO" (all skulls on) the combination Magnum Pistol (UNSC Human hand gun) Palsmapistol (Covenant hand gun) are such a freaking good "Noob" Combo if you fight the Elites. You have to first overload the Plasmapistol and shoot at the Elites to robe their energie shields (also the shields from the Jackals) since the Overloaded Plasmapistol Shot has an EMP effect. Espacially for every other Halo games after Halo CE is great since you can hijack enemy vehicles. If you nearly mag dump the Plasmaneedle into enemies, all the Plasmaneedles stuck in the enemies will explode Just some few tips ☺ by the way.... since you played Halo CE now.... I recommand you to play the Halo franchsie in the Chronolocial order. Halo Reach - Halo CE - Halo 2 - Halo 3 ODST - Halo 3 - Halo 4 - Halo 5 - Halo Infinite (release order is: Halo CE - Halo 2 - Halo 3 - Halo 3 ODST - Halo Reach - Halo 4 - Halo 5 - Halo Infinite) Halo CE was the very first Halo game I played back in 2001/2002 when some friends visited us and had some games inclusive Halo CE and the Xbox with them. I fell in love immediately and bought some month later the game on PC 2004 when Halo 2 came out I ran after Xmas with the money I got for Xmas to the next store and bought the OG Xbox and Halo 2. so in short.... been a Halo fan since about 22/23 year and have since 2004 always an Xbox next to the Playstation.
Just after watching your video review of Halo Combat Evolved. 😇 First off, a great indept review of Halo. 👍 The music and the story, will be on your mind long after you finished the game. 😊 But it great that you and your wife enjoy co-op of Halo combat evolved. 😊 I have to agree also. 👍 That Halo was a legend of a game when it first came out for Xbox. It set a benchmark for FPS. 😃 Thank you for review and best part, you both had a great time with a legend game. 🙏 Enjoy playing Gear Of Wars next with your wife on co-op. 😊
If you play the game on heroic and legendary you will see the value in covenant weapons. In normal you can definitely go with human weapons only. Not a dig, just took me playing on higher difficulty to see what they were doing. In the end the original trilogy is great but i found i saw more as i played and replayed. I think ODST and Reach were the perfection of the formula in terms of game and story telling. Tank beats everything!
I think Bungie said that the game should be played in 'Heroic' to get what they were aiming for. You should also remember, this game was released in November 2001, and at that time, the OG Xbox didn't have that much memory to use. I think they did an excellent job with this game.
Great review! Halo 2 addresses your issues with CE. Looking forward to you checking it out. Halo 2 and 3 raise the bar in my opinion. Have a great 2025 bruv!
Best Game ever made,no discussion needed I agree on Covenant weapons however,I feel it was partially intentional because they wanted you to use Master Chiefs canon weapons
Forgot to mention in my first comment. Judy as an FYI, the covenant weapons in CE get WAY more useful on the higher difficulties. Human weapons basically do jack squat to covie shields on legendary so it becomes really useful to have at least one plasma weapon on you
Genuinely recommend you read the Fall of Reach book. It makes what happens in Halo: Combat Evolved just so much more special. You can find the audiobook on RUclips
Gears and halo are the best but xbox has some other great exclusives too. Like Ryse son of rome, sunset overdrive, ori and the blind forest, forza, fable, starfield, sea of thieves, killer instinct, hell blade, recore, and state of decay Please give these games look you won't be disappointed😊
@Couple.of.Fools. I highly recommend Ryse son of Rome. Very underrated. And Sunset Overdrive is amazing, from Insomniac games, creators of ratchet and clank and spider man.
@@SirBruvianI highly recommend Ryse son of Rome, very underated game, and Sunset Overdrive the Xbox exclusive from Insomniac games (creators of spyro ratchet and clank and spiderman) is amazing.
@@CraigT9864 Ryse son of Rome was overshadowed by xbox one's terrible launch. Could have been the next big franchise for Xbox. Still one of my all time favorite games, a must play game for sure
I hope you play the halo master chief collection all the way through you really should check out Halo ODST. It is completely different from normal halo you’re just an ODST soldier. You’re not immortal. You’re not a monster you’ve got to think about how you can interact and how to fight the enemies around you or sneak past them. God I love that game. The atmosphere is so good. The music is amazing. I can’t wait to see what you think of Halo reach also. I hope you enjoy your gears award journey that game those game series will put you through the grinder emotionally and the more you find out the more you piece together the story, which is amazing. I can’t wait to see your journey.
We want to see you play Halo 2. It is gonna blow your sweaty socks off! Also, the repeated environments are due to the resources of the console it was made for. It is a valid criticism but also was necessary at the time. I think you'll find uses for the covenant weaponry with the series progression...the plasma pistol for example can eventually disable vehicles with a fully charged shot. The weapons sort of have a rock paper scissors thing going on....energy weapons are nore effective against shields and vehicles....kinetic weapons are nore effective against flesh. So the optimal strategy for an elite is to take out their shields with a covenant weapon before switching to a human weapon to, ahem, finish the fight. They certainly kept improving and i can't wait to see your reaction to the music in future games also! For a bonus video, you have GOT to check out some of the advertising campaigns for halo 2 and after you've played that, halo 3 aswell...its best in class!
Fair shout on the weapons but if you play legendary plasma weapons are a go too Over change a plasma pistol will drop the shield of any elite instantly and this applies for all games 😅
To alleviate that negative Bungie did balance Covenant weapons over the series you'll find out early in Halo 2 how frustrating certain covie weapons can be in the hands of the enemy... Campaign stage 2 & the Jackel snipers(Beam Rifle) will be frustrating in heroic difficulty but so fun to use those weapons yourself too
Everyone, just wait until bruv gives the covenant back their bomb 😁. Going for Gears next will be fun, because Gears is also a legendary franchise. But you might want to consider playing the full Halo trilogy before starting Gears (CE, H2, H3).
I just want to point out that the alien weaponry have its pluses that can beat the humans. The needler, shoot enough of them inside a body and watch those needles explode inside them! The Grunts handgun, those can be used as em blasts. They'll take out shields and disable electric vehicles. Of course you have the enemy tanks called Wraths, their little speeders called Ghosts, and their flying one man ships called Banshees. Plus more. But wait until Halo 2.... Just one word.... "Scarab" That's all you need to know. :)
Generally their energy weapons are better at breaking down shields then normal bullets when I played. Oh your going to love god of war and they remade the original so it looks and plays even better now
I’m so glad you can now play Halo 2. I don’t wanna spoil too much, but it basically fixes the issues you had with Halo 1’s levels. However, it’s more linear and some people don’t like that but I personally always thought it works in the game’s advantage since they introduce a new mechanic or weapon/vehicle every level which keeps the game engaging. Also, the Remastered cutscenes are absolutely nuts 👌
Ok I have yet to watch this video but I have been watching your channel since your initial video about you getting into Xbox. Btw, glad you are enjoying it and of course Halo. But I felt I should say this before you play halo 2 before I forget (assuming you are going to play it that is). Assuming you are going to do it in co op, start it in Solo first for the first 2 “missions” (first one is a cutscene really, but it establishes something really important. The second one is a short tutorial as well as in game exposition in regards to the setting. Both take a few minutes, not much gameplay happens in either. The true first mission gameplay wise is technically the 3rd “Cairo Station”). Why do this solo? Because for whatever reason, these don’t play in co op. Anyways, figured I should tell you that. Hope you enjoy it and of course the rest of the series, as well as many of the other exclusives on Xbox.
7:00 that Captain Keyes easter egg video and the rest like it werent in the original version of the game (which is why you cant interact with it in OG Graphics) so thats why the cutscenes are motioned pictures, which look good still. But yeah I love your commentary and how your talking about Halo 1 in these videos, exactly the fun and memories I had with my brother and cousin when I was 8. Once I got too the flood part on 343 where your stuck in the room, I quit playing it and decided to play or finish Halo 2 instead (even tho the human flood in og graphics are way scarier and Halo 2 flood are tougher)
To address your issues with Halo, the lack of diversity and the cut and pasting thing you mentioned is because of hardware memory issues. They squeezed as much as they could out of that old hardware. And as for guns.....that gets addressed in subsequent Halo titles which will continue to keep gameplay fresh. I've been enjoying your commentary and watching your journey. Continue to have fun because that's what makes your commentary genuine and that's what we are all here for. Cheers.
Did you play on the original or the anniversary graphics? Also, Captain Keyes' daughter is in Halo 2. Sergent Johnson survived the events of halo CE and became a main character in the next games too.
The diversity in weapons take center stage at the harder difficulties. You need an energy weapon to take down elite shields amd a projectile weapon for headshots. As ammo becomes scarce you end up using weapons that are not ideal for the encounter, heroic is the difficulty the game was designed to be played at, per the devs
If you ever get a chance watch the Halo documentary they got all the music made by orchestra The day before the review at one of the game shows they paid an orchestra to make the music for the show they threw Halo together last minute and it turned out to be one of the best games I've ever played
Can you show some footage of you and your wife playing Gears when you make your Gears video please. I think that would be a perfect fit while you explain some of the fun that you guys had while playing Gears.
Sick Iron Maiden shirt🤘🏻. Halo is what got me into Xbox from their beginnings. Xbox is the place for shooters, and now Xbox is the place to play, if you don't have a PC.
Que bueno que estás conociendo ahora las Grandes Sagas que Xbox le ofreció a la comunidad de jugadores. Más sin embargo el fanatismo mancha y trata de opacar lo que este lado del gamming te ofrece de la mano de Xbox. Solo una persona que disfruta de los juegos vive todas esas aventuras, todas esas experiencias. Y es lo que convierten a las sagas legendarias e icónico sus títulos. Brother ahora estás descubriendo otros personajes que a día de hoy son grandes más allá de la comunidad de Xbox. Me alegra ver que te disfrutas y aprecias los detalles, aunque te lo persistes de salida no dejas perder la oportunidad de conocer y envolverte sus historias. Seguirás disfrutando de más títulos mientras te pones al día con la actualidad de los últimos lanzamientos de Halo, Gears, etc. Para finalmente ver los títulos que vendrán de esas sagas y poder disfrutarlo con gráficos actuales y mecánicas de jugabilidad modernas. Toda esta experiencia que comenzaste a tener a finales de 2024 son memorias que quedarán para siempre en ti y recordarás con nostalgia y amor. Todos los momentos que tuviste jugando solo , con tu esposa o hijo en co-op local o en línea con nuevas amistades que muchas veces te pasará como a mi que nos conocimos también en persona y llevamos jugando juntos desde el 360. Eso eso tendrá un lugar especial en tu corazón y memoria.❤ Hermano disfrute de jugar toda la diversidad de géneros que nos ofrecen todas las consolas pero más en Xbox que se ha expandido más con los años y es la casa de casi todo los género de juegos en un ambiente de comunidad. Donde se comparte bien de forma tranquila , adulta pero con sus emociones en cada juego como debe ser. Solo lo que estamos aquí en esta plataforma sabemos todo el ecosistema y características que nos da Microsoft / XBOX. Aunque no critiquen diariamente, digan que todo aquí es mierda 💩 ( son celos) y sigan el eterno discurso que la consola Xbox es mierda y diga que NO TENEMOS JUEGOS😂 déjalos locos no saben lo que se están perdiendo😜Me alegra tener la posibilidad de algún día coincidir y jugar algunas partidas juntos. Ya que estás en la comunidad Xbox , comunidad del gamming. No nos molesta de disfrutar de cualquier plataforma alterna aunque la de nosotros no sirve😂😂🙅🏻♂️eso me dicen.😜Saludos y un abrazo bro!
The Halo Original Trilogy is a masterpiece from start to finish.
That and Gears of War. Just mind blowing.
I had never played Halo before despite being team Xbox since the 360 days until I watched your video about The Flood. Your enthusiasm is contagious and I thank you for making these videos. I completed my first play through of Halo CE just two days ago 💪
Halo 2 gonna blow your mind.
Same here. Never touched Gears NOR Halo until last year. Played so much games on xbox after selling my PS4 but i never though those old series were still olding up and worth my time. I was so damn wrong ! Done all Gears game last year : best binge i ever done ! Now seeing your comment and his videos, i think 2025 is the year i binge Halo
How can you be team xbox and have never played halo 😮
@tylerisse5120 Most people on the major consoles outside of nintendo don't actually play the exclusives.
I wish I could redo halo fresh, I think due to time people forget how amazing Halo was.
This is the stuff that kept me on Xbox for so long. I got the original Xbox back in November 2001, I was 12. From time to time, me and my brother still talk about playing the original Halo trilogy together. Both of us are still Xbox guys to this day, you just can’t replace those memories and moments.
You're making me feel old son 😂, I too bought the original xbox (march 2002 for the UK) but I was already nigh on 30 when I got it.
What you have to also take into account with Halo CE is that in 2001 physics in games was almost non existant.
I remember in my local Solid Gold playing it on the demo booth, that first grenade throw that flipped the turret a grunt was in and watching it flipping through the air and landing on its feet again allowing the grunt to continue firing; it was mind blowing.
Seeing several enemies being blown through the air, the ability to get into a ghost, warthog and a banshee all in the same level and cause chaos. There was nothing like it for years and still to this day games can lack those physics details.
Yup, those days were awesome. I had so much fun sticking plasma grenades on everything just to see things fly! 😂
Halo as a sandbox is better than GTA imo
Halo 2 rectifies the minor issues from the cutscenes, weaponry, level design and mission structure. And improves on what made halo 1 great. Cant wait for that review bruv, after gears of war of course.
I can't wait to get to halo 2,but super excited for gears as well...there's too many games and not enough time bruv! I need to play them all 🤣
It also adds the Arbiter. Who has an interesting backstory and throughout the game sets up the main antagonist.
Btw. Not a spoiler this is revealed in a cutscene during the first five minutes.
@@SirBruvian Take your time and enjoy them man! Halo and Gears are really special!
@@SirBruvian When you eventually get to Gears of War 3 I'd happily join you anytime to play through my favourite of the franchise as you can play up to 4 player co-op in campaign, I'll go to your earlier vid and grab your GamerTag & add ya later look out for l Am Bitters friend request
@@SirBruvianTake your time brother. Enjoy them. Microsoft first party titles stay on gamepass so no rush.
It's truly refreshing to see someone having so much fun.
@@DuckmanGame it is isn't...love bruv tru tru tru reaction...kinda makes me feel like a kid...and wanting to play Halo again...
Dling right now...
I’m a bit jealous to be honest. Could you imagine ignoring a whole platform of games because of the name on a box; to then to give it a chance and experience it all at once? Sony’s drought of current releases wouldn’t even affect you for years. And it’s a fairly priced ecosystem to join into to boot.
@@michaelwright956 I no...wish I could experience all the wonders for the first time again...
Just wait till you get to Halo 3. Especially after experiencing Halo 1 and 2. The way everything comes together and perfectly wrap up. The ending of your epic journey through the Halo trilogy will make you lay back on your sofa and say “daaaaaamn”
The enemy AI and game physics in Halo were light years ahead of most games at the time and they still impress even by todays standards.
Oh man, Gears is coming up next. I yelled at my TV when you said you are moving into gears. You get to experience the most loved team of characters in all of gaming.
There is alot of halo lore about the flood on youtube and why they are such a threat. Really good.👍
It puts a smile on my face to see someone so excited about experiencing Halo for the first time. It brings back the feelings of excitement that I experienced when I first played it back when it was new. Thanks for this video. I hope you continue to find joy with your new journey.
I’m so old I was there when Xbox launched back in 2001 and picked up the system and Halo.. an absolute masterpiece! My friends and I would get together and play couch multiplayer for hours
The campaign was unforgettable and somehow made even better on Halo2!
I’ve been thinking lately to play through again on my One X
Cheers bro
Not older than me lol
Used to stay up all night on one level on legendary during a sleepover with my best friend when we were 11 when halo first came out. Then halo 2 came out and system link parties along with the expansion map packs and all. Great times.
Still fondly remember my First Halo Experience:
Middle school days, OG Xbox just released,
Friend requested my help with this New Game he got
he coudnt get through a particular level "The Pillar of Autumn"
First time picking up an Xbox Controller,
First time playing Halo,
First time experiencing the Flood,
All in one go
Took us a Few hours to get through it
and when we Finaly escaped from Halo
Defeated the Flood
"No, I think we're just getting started." S-117
We immediatly started up a new playthrough
Amazing Experience
A week later I gathered all my money
and bought my own Xbox
I agree with your view on the small weapon sandbox. But one thing i like about it was that each gun had one thing it was good at on higher difficulties. The magnum was good at mid range and required more skill than the assault rifle. The AR was the best melee weapon and encouraged blasting through everything in your path. The rocket and sniper rifle gave the player an explosive or a long-range ability, though having their weaknesses. Like how the sniper doesn't affect the flood due to them being rotten flesh or the rocket blowing you up if shot too close. The plasma rifle stunned enemies and was for suppressive fire. The plasma pistol was just as good for stripping shields and its abundance. The shotgun was the close-range king. Finally, the needler was good for new players, giving the ability to fire heat seeking shards that explode upon supercombining. I find myself having to switch through the sandbox on heroic often. Even though i like my magnum, sometimes i need my trusty covie plasma rifle for those elites up close!👍
Back in the day this felt like being immersed in a film - a new Star Wars - I'd not played anything like it.
I loved that they built you up to be this fighter jet of a human being, then threw you into something much, much larger than you; overwhelmed, terrified, enthused, inspired.
That they included a touch of comedy with the grunts was such a delight, and, as you mentioned in a previous video, they do love luring you into a trap.
Nice job!
You should consider filming a reaction of the rest of the Halo series
Just remember it came out on the OG XBox Which was during the Ps2, gamecube era
Bruv… it is awesome to see you getting into halo like this. The rabbit hole is long. Been into halo for a long long time to the point that my wedding ring itself is a laser etched halo ring. Seeing you be excited about the game brings me back and glad to see you enjoy it. Hope you continue the journey.
Great video bruv. I think I’m
Gonna go back and play it again
Halo reach fucked me up. Bro you should play these games asap before people spoil it
Every time I play Reach it fucking destroys me
@@chadeklund9835Agreed, the final mission is rough.
Thats why its hard for me to play reach. That game is emotionally intense
I will always think the originality of Halo CE remains unmatched, but Reach was the perfection of the formula. They understood how to tell a Halo story in its ultimate form by then.
@@victorbernard7384 me and my wife were fucked up in the end of reach i hated halo 4 even tho it was fun and actually good. But reach was just .... You know
One of the most meegaming experiences I've ever had was playing Halo CE for the first time. Mind boowingly awesome. 💥👌
Now try Halo on Legendary! Ha! Good luck! Would love to see your reaction to "Halo Landfall" live action trailer! Seriously, it's like a 3 minute movie!!!
Not until he gets to 3!
Halo was the game that i'd imagined throughout all my years on previous consoles. Brought to life on a brand new xbox from my Dad on christmas day 2001. I was 30 . And I've always managed to reach those levels of immersion in the 25 years since. Bungie were amazing.
Cant wait till you review every halo🎉
I’m glad you kept it real with Halo 1 having a small amount of weapons! This changes with Halo 2 through Halo Infinite! Halo 4 and 5 has the most weapon variety out of the whole series! The copy and paste environments are there a lot a Halo 1 but in Halo 2 there is much less of that happening! You will love what you can do with weapons in Halo 2 and onwards!
Man I freakin love this game series. Gonna start it over on the steam deck, gears 2 on the Xbox, and finish rdr2 on the pc .. living all these lives lol
I feel you with the navigation 😅i got lost in those levels so many times...I probably gave game walkthrough youtubers hundreds of views just trying to find out where I was supposed to be going
The best thing about halo is that it only gets better, have fun with halo 2
Playing this game the first time as a teenager, landing on halo. Just being blown away that i could walk around the beautiful world. And then i zoomed into the grass expecting a blurry mess and the detail was insane! I couldn't see a pattern... Ijust kept staring.
Love the enthusiasm mate. Best antidote to the gaming negativity especially on Twitter and a lot of RUclips. Stay off Twitter🙏
The OG halo pistol was God tier
Littery is going to download Halo right away. I've never played it, and I was waiting for your review. Awesome video keep going.
Im new to gamepass myself as a PC player. I never played Halo, i may dive in also
You definitely should man
Glad your loving Halo ce, the others are just as amazing, me and my friends used to play them all the time, same with Gears 1-2, can't wait for your review on them.
Very fair review bruv, 4 out of 5 sounds about right considering how old Halo CE is now. I suspect if you'd had an Xbox when the game released you'd have given it 5 out of 5 because there was just nothing else like it at the time, it floored a lot of people, myself included - and I was a PlayStation 2 only guy at the time!
Halo CE is the game that made me buy the original Xbox with it massive controllers (though I later got the smaller Japanese controller that eventually became the standard for what Xbox uses today), so it will always have a special place in my heart. But later instalments like Halo 3 and Halo Reach are the pinnacle of the series imo, look forward to your reviews of those when you get to them.
Sounds like you started your Halo journey off with a bang! Glad you enjoyed Halo CE, Halo 2 and 3 are so much better than you can imagine. Cant wait for your videos so we can relive it as a community! Enjoy my man and Happy New Year!!
(Also play halo 2 with remastered graphics because they will blow you away)
Covenant weapons come into their own on harder difficulties as they're better at damaging enemy shields matey. Also, I think it has some of the best AI for the enemies massively holds up, each engagement feels different.
The memories were so organic even IRL at that time for me. The game itself came out on my actual 21st birthday. Only I wasn't aware of it yet, and being the college years, and me being Irish, best believe I was partying at that time. But that's where it came from, ya know? Everyone was talking about it, or they'd hook some Xboxes up and start playing it. I didn't "get it" at first; I was more into stealth or stealth leaning shooters like MGS and Syphon Filter. But I needed to see what all the fuss was about. So in autumn of 2004, I finally got my first Xbox, Halo 1, and Halo 2, and was introduced to the world of online multiplayer of Halo 2 on Xbox Live. And I saw it first-hand. This was the dawn of some unholy genesis that only happens once in a lifetime. I'm so glad I got to experience it. When you play the campaign in 2, watch out for Jackal snipers. Even below Legendary difficulty, they can be a menace. Cheers!
I remember when a guest speaker in my class had shown us some early footage of the first Halo game before it came out. That was back when it was being developed as a third-person game instead of a FPS. I was still on the PS2 at the time, and had missed out on it until I discovered Red VS Blue, when Halo 3 came out.
I played Halo Reach the most out of the series, and even had my game clips featured several times on the old Fails of the Weak back in the day. Overall, I think I enjoy the Halo universe more than playing the games (particularly Rooster Teeth's take on it with RvB). What bugged me the most was that I didn't feel like I "owned" any of the weapons in my arsenal. I wanted to keep my shotgun and sniper rifle with me, but I was always out of ammo, and had to switch to whatever was laying around, or it would reset my loadout at the start of a new level. Had some fun with the multiplayer, but people with aim bots ruined it for me.
The little grunts were always fun. I like how they added the confetti celebration sound when you get a headshot as a car horn over in the Forza Horizon games, and you can set it for your Warthog-and I am unanimously amused.
You gonna appreciate the Plasmapistol in the hardest difficulty "Legendary" or "Mythic/LASO" (all skulls on)
the combination Magnum Pistol (UNSC Human hand gun) Palsmapistol (Covenant hand gun) are such a freaking good "Noob" Combo if you fight the Elites.
You have to first overload the Plasmapistol and shoot at the Elites to robe their energie shields (also the shields from the Jackals) since the Overloaded Plasmapistol Shot has an EMP effect. Espacially for every other Halo games after Halo CE is great since you can hijack enemy vehicles.
If you nearly mag dump the Plasmaneedle into enemies, all the Plasmaneedles stuck in the enemies will explode
Just some few tips ☺
by the way.... since you played Halo CE now.... I recommand you to play the Halo franchsie in the Chronolocial order.
Halo Reach - Halo CE - Halo 2 - Halo 3 ODST - Halo 3 - Halo 4 - Halo 5 - Halo Infinite
(release order is: Halo CE - Halo 2 - Halo 3 - Halo 3 ODST - Halo Reach - Halo 4 - Halo 5 - Halo Infinite)
Halo CE was the very first Halo game I played back in 2001/2002 when some friends visited us and had some games inclusive Halo CE and the Xbox with them. I fell in love immediately and bought some month later the game on PC
2004 when Halo 2 came out I ran after Xmas with the money I got for Xmas to the next store and bought the OG Xbox and Halo 2. so in short.... been a Halo fan since about 22/23 year and have since 2004 always an Xbox next to the Playstation.
love halo combat Evolved played it when it released 15 November 2001
Just after watching your video review of Halo Combat Evolved. 😇
First off, a great indept review of Halo. 👍 The music and the story, will be on your mind long after you finished the game. 😊
But it great that you and your wife enjoy co-op of Halo combat evolved. 😊 I have to agree also. 👍 That Halo was a legend of a game when it first came out for Xbox. It set a benchmark for FPS. 😃
Thank you for review and best part, you both had a great time with a legend game. 🙏
Enjoy playing Gear Of Wars next with your wife on co-op. 😊
Just remember Halo 2 is #1
Glad you saw that hidden cutscene with Keyes, in the original release that Cutscene didn’t exist. I’m glad the Anniversary version added that.
I'm so stoked for your journey!!!!
If you play the game on heroic and legendary you will see the value in covenant weapons. In normal you can definitely go with human weapons only. Not a dig, just took me playing on higher difficulty to see what they were doing.
In the end the original trilogy is great but i found i saw more as i played and replayed. I think ODST and Reach were the perfection of the formula in terms of game and story telling.
Tank beats everything!
I think Bungie said that the game should be played in 'Heroic' to get what they were aiming for.
You should also remember, this game was released in November 2001, and at that time, the OG Xbox didn't have that much memory to use. I think they did an excellent job with this game.
wait until you get to halo 2, the remastered halo 2 is amazing. my personal favorite campaign followed closely by halo REACH
I have a tradition of playing this game every single year if I can. I'm glad you enjoy it.
Great content, i love your videos, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Now imagine being an old geezer like me and playing it when it came out 🤯
Great review! Halo 2 addresses your issues with CE. Looking forward to you checking it out. Halo 2 and 3 raise the bar in my opinion. Have a great 2025 bruv!
I'll be doing a reaction video to the trailer for halo 2 tomorrow I've not seen it yet so I can't wait to see what it looks like
H A L O One is the best. Played 1000 Times (& read the Book)🤩🖖
There is no book
@abuzainah1 there is, in Germany.
I think it there is a version of All languages.🖖
@@jensleck547 respect ill check it out
Best Game ever made,no discussion needed
I agree on Covenant weapons however,I feel it was partially intentional because they wanted you to use Master Chiefs canon weapons
Hell yea the best….😎✌🏽
Best series ever made, but I think halo 2 and 3 were better
Yea that's probably true bruv 👌 I had a absolute blast man
When fable came out i was playing the Zelda games all the time & pushed them aside once i started playing fable 👍
Awesome game. I had it pre ordered before the first xbox.
Forgot to mention in my first comment. Judy as an FYI, the covenant weapons in CE get WAY more useful on the higher difficulties. Human weapons basically do jack squat to covie shields on legendary so it becomes really useful to have at least one plasma weapon on you
Genuinely recommend you read the Fall of Reach book. It makes what happens in Halo: Combat Evolved just so much more special. You can find the audiobook on RUclips
Good video Bruv, 👍👍👍
I think it's time for me to play the Halo series.
Haha! Love you're enthusiasm for Halo. Please do me a favor, and before you play Halo 2, watch the E3 reveal of Halo 2.
Gears and halo are the best but xbox has some other great exclusives too. Like Ryse son of rome, sunset overdrive, ori and the blind forest, forza, fable, starfield, sea of thieves, killer instinct, hell blade, recore, and state of decay Please give these games look you won't be disappointed😊
I can't wait to try seas of thieves man
@Couple.of.Fools. I highly recommend Ryse son of Rome. Very underrated. And Sunset Overdrive is amazing, from Insomniac games, creators of ratchet and clank and spider man.
@@SirBruvianI highly recommend Ryse son of Rome, very underated game, and Sunset Overdrive the Xbox exclusive from Insomniac games (creators of spyro ratchet and clank and spiderman) is amazing.
@@CraigT9864 Ryse son of Rome was overshadowed by xbox one's terrible launch. Could have been the next big franchise for Xbox. Still one of my all time favorite games, a must play game for sure
Sunset Overdrive is my favorite game from Insomniac. It's ratchet and clank and jet set radio rolled into one.
What the needle gun is amazing
I hope you play the halo master chief collection all the way through you really should check out Halo ODST. It is completely different from normal halo you’re just an ODST soldier. You’re not immortal. You’re not a monster you’ve got to think about how you can interact and how to fight the enemies around you or sneak past them. God I love that game. The atmosphere is so good. The music is amazing. I can’t wait to see what you think of Halo reach also. I hope you enjoy your gears award journey that game those game series will put you through the grinder emotionally and the more you find out the more you piece together the story, which is amazing. I can’t wait to see your journey.
The pistol is never the same after CE. But the BR (battle rifle) makes up for it.
I wait you playing all Halo & Gears of War bro 💚💚💚
We want to see you play Halo 2. It is gonna blow your sweaty socks off!
Also, the repeated environments are due to the resources of the console it was made for. It is a valid criticism but also was necessary at the time.
I think you'll find uses for the covenant weaponry with the series progression...the plasma pistol for example can eventually disable vehicles with a fully charged shot.
The weapons sort of have a rock paper scissors thing going on....energy weapons are nore effective against shields and vehicles....kinetic weapons are nore effective against flesh. So the optimal strategy for an elite is to take out their shields with a covenant weapon before switching to a human weapon to, ahem, finish the fight.
They certainly kept improving and i can't wait to see your reaction to the music in future games also!
For a bonus video, you have GOT to check out some of the advertising campaigns for halo 2 and after you've played that, halo 3 aswell...its best in class!
Fair shout on the weapons but if you play legendary plasma weapons are a go too
Over change a plasma pistol will drop the shield of any elite instantly and this applies for all games 😅
To alleviate that negative Bungie did balance Covenant weapons over the series you'll find out early in Halo 2 how frustrating certain covie weapons can be in the hands of the enemy... Campaign stage 2 & the Jackel snipers(Beam Rifle) will be frustrating in heroic difficulty but so fun to use those weapons yourself too
My best friend got an Xbox at launch and had halo. Felt truly next gen and that 60 round assault rifle was great
Everyone, just wait until bruv gives the covenant back their bomb 😁.
Going for Gears next will be fun, because Gears is also a legendary franchise. But you might want to consider playing the full Halo trilogy before starting Gears (CE, H2, H3).
I just replayed the Gears series after seeing the E-day trailer.. Peak Xbox there
I just want to point out that the alien weaponry have its pluses that can beat the humans. The needler, shoot enough of them inside a body and watch those needles explode inside them! The Grunts handgun, those can be used as em blasts. They'll take out shields and disable electric vehicles. Of course you have the enemy tanks called Wraths, their little speeders called Ghosts, and their flying one man ships called Banshees.
Plus more.
But wait until Halo 2.... Just one word....
"Scarab"
That's all you need to know. :)
Glad you enjoyed it bro
Let’s see that halo 2 run now lol 😂
Generally their energy weapons are better at breaking down shields then normal bullets when I played. Oh your going to love god of war and they remade the original so it looks and plays even better now
@@De1usionsofGrandeur hey glad to see you on here brother
I’m so glad you can now play Halo 2. I don’t wanna spoil too much, but it basically fixes the issues you had with Halo 1’s levels. However, it’s more linear and some people don’t like that but I personally always thought it works in the game’s advantage since they introduce a new mechanic or weapon/vehicle every level which keeps the game engaging. Also, the Remastered cutscenes are absolutely nuts 👌
Omg mate I can't wait man ........I'm so excited about it bruv
Ok I have yet to watch this video but I have been watching your channel since your initial video about you getting into Xbox. Btw, glad you are enjoying it and of course Halo.
But I felt I should say this before you play halo 2 before I forget (assuming you are going to play it that is). Assuming you are going to do it in co op, start it in Solo first for the first 2 “missions” (first one is a cutscene really, but it establishes something really important. The second one is a short tutorial as well as in game exposition in regards to the setting. Both take a few minutes, not much gameplay happens in either. The true first mission gameplay wise is technically the 3rd “Cairo Station”).
Why do this solo? Because for whatever reason, these don’t play in co op. Anyways, figured I should tell you that. Hope you enjoy it and of course the rest of the series, as well as many of the other exclusives on Xbox.
Can't wait for a Halo 2 review!
I love getting lost. It's like hiking without a map.
Now you have to do a LASO run, Legendary All Skulls On.
7:00 that Captain Keyes easter egg video and the rest like it werent in the original version of the game (which is why you cant interact with it in OG Graphics) so thats why the cutscenes are motioned pictures, which look good still.
But yeah I love your commentary and how your talking about Halo 1 in these videos, exactly the fun and memories I had with my brother and cousin when I was 8. Once I got too the flood part on 343 where your stuck in the room, I quit playing it and decided to play or finish Halo 2 instead (even tho the human flood in og graphics are way scarier and Halo 2 flood are tougher)
Man I gotta get to this one (the steam backlog is a thing, cause its there... waiting...)
To address your issues with Halo, the lack of diversity and the cut and pasting thing you mentioned is because of hardware memory issues. They squeezed as much as they could out of that old hardware. And as for guns.....that gets addressed in subsequent Halo titles which will continue to keep gameplay fresh. I've been enjoying your commentary and watching your journey. Continue to have fun because that's what makes your commentary genuine and that's what we are all here for. Cheers.
Did you play on the original or the anniversary graphics? Also, Captain Keyes' daughter is in Halo 2. Sergent Johnson survived the events of halo CE and became a main character in the next games too.
I absolutely love the scorpion tank,huge firepower
Get ready for the 2nd one. That is my favorite one. I am going through it right now with my friend on co-op. He has never played it before.
I'd love to play Gears of War again for the very first time. That game just f'kin rocks!
Now to see my BRUV cry multiple times playing Reach!
Yeah, I totally agree. Reach is epic story telling, with heavy emotional moments. It's my favorite stand alone Halo game.
The diversity in weapons take center stage at the harder difficulties. You need an energy weapon to take down elite shields amd a projectile weapon for headshots. As ammo becomes scarce you end up using weapons that are not ideal for the encounter, heroic is the difficulty the game was designed to be played at, per the devs
If you ever get a chance watch the Halo documentary they got all the music made by orchestra The day before the review at one of the game shows they paid an orchestra to make the music for the show they threw Halo together last minute and it turned out to be one of the best games I've ever played
Bruv...can't WAIT for the Gears...
Halo Saga Incredible, My Favorite Halo Single is HALO 4 💚💚💚
Can you show some footage of you and your wife playing Gears when you make your Gears video please. I think that would be a perfect fit while you explain some of the fun that you guys had while playing Gears.
Hope to see you Saturday night for halo gamenight bro.
Halo 2 is still my favorite. I think it might be the nostalgia of getting to play it beginning to end with my nefew.
Couple of Fools - It's an AWESOME GAME BRUV. Now... Sit back.. Take it all in.. relax... get ready for Gears Of War. You're really in for a treat.
Sick Iron Maiden shirt🤘🏻. Halo is what got me into Xbox from their beginnings. Xbox is the place for shooters, and now Xbox is the place to play, if you don't have a PC.
Thanks brother
Que bueno que estás conociendo ahora las Grandes Sagas que Xbox le ofreció a la comunidad de jugadores. Más sin embargo el fanatismo mancha y trata de opacar lo que este lado del gamming te ofrece de la mano de Xbox. Solo una persona que disfruta de los juegos vive todas esas aventuras, todas esas experiencias. Y es lo que convierten a las sagas legendarias e icónico sus títulos. Brother ahora estás descubriendo otros personajes que a día de hoy son grandes más allá de la comunidad de Xbox. Me alegra ver que te disfrutas y aprecias los detalles, aunque te lo persistes de salida no dejas perder la oportunidad de conocer y envolverte sus historias. Seguirás disfrutando de más títulos mientras te pones al día con la actualidad de los últimos lanzamientos de Halo, Gears, etc. Para finalmente ver los títulos que vendrán de esas sagas y poder disfrutarlo con gráficos actuales y mecánicas de jugabilidad modernas. Toda esta experiencia que comenzaste a tener a finales de 2024 son memorias que quedarán para siempre en ti y recordarás con nostalgia y amor. Todos los momentos que tuviste jugando solo , con tu esposa o hijo en co-op local o en línea con nuevas amistades que muchas veces te pasará como a mi que nos conocimos también en persona y llevamos jugando juntos desde el 360. Eso eso tendrá un lugar especial en tu corazón y memoria.❤ Hermano disfrute de jugar toda la diversidad de géneros que nos ofrecen todas las consolas pero más en Xbox que se ha expandido más con los años y es la casa de casi todo los género de juegos en un ambiente de comunidad. Donde se comparte bien de forma tranquila , adulta pero con sus emociones en cada juego como debe ser. Solo lo que estamos aquí en esta plataforma sabemos todo el ecosistema y características que nos da Microsoft / XBOX. Aunque no critiquen diariamente, digan que todo aquí es mierda 💩 ( son celos) y sigan el eterno discurso que la consola Xbox es mierda y diga que NO TENEMOS JUEGOS😂 déjalos locos no saben lo que se están perdiendo😜Me alegra tener la posibilidad de algún día coincidir y jugar algunas partidas juntos. Ya que estás en la comunidad Xbox , comunidad del gamming. No nos molesta de disfrutar de cualquier plataforma alterna aunque la de nosotros no sirve😂😂🙅🏻♂️eso me dicen.😜Saludos y un abrazo bro!
The last halo I played was Halo 2 now that was a really fun game