Guys, you're not going to believe this but one of my friends who was last online 9 years ago (on Steam) came back online yesterday! He even messaged me and we played MCC all night. It took 9 years but he's back.
On January 13th, 2022, the Xbox 360 servers for all Halo games were taken offline for good. All the memories we made, all the friends we met, all the laughs we had together. I'm proud to call all of you my friends. What can I say? It was a hell of a night...
DyNaMiC KhAoSs If you are interested about halo 3 odst music atmosphere, I made a soundtrack montage (with some part of this Rookie soundtrack) about the reminiscent "creepy" music from this amazing game. It's on my channel ;) Thank you and have a nice day!
Listening to the audio logs while slowly walking through the ruined streets of New Mombasa, the dying cries of a wrecked police car breaking through the logs as you pass by it. Loved this game, loved the tone, wish more like it would be made.
Krow's Graveyard The cities were so atmospheric and the game was so good, I'm not sure if it's kinda expected or not but that's pretty much the only place in the Halo franchise I get lost when I play. Eventually the game just pops up a HUD marker telling me where to go I've been going in circles for so long.
As someone else once said, this is the perfect game to play when it's it's drizzling outside and it's the middle of the night. Complete's the immersion.
I wouldn't say better. Don't get me wrong there amazing, but there meant to archive a different purpose based on the game's setting (e.g, Halo 1-3, harmonic and majestic, halo 3 ODST, lonely and sad.
The phrase "deference for darkness" implies, as this is essentially the Rookie's ambient theme, that the Rookie has strong respect or even worship of the darkness - in this case, especially, the Moon. This makes sense as the Rookie was born on Luna, which is colonized by 2080 in the Halo lore. He would probably have a Moon-related faith or simply feel most at home when the sky is dark, as it would be on Luna. It also means he would have a view of home simply by looking up - assuming no clouds are in the way.
Even if it is not part of the lore, we as the player should want the dark hence the "deference" since it should hid us from enemies and with the visor, provide us the advantage to strike our enemies. The near perfect defense and offense.
I remember being hyped for this too... but I'm a bit older than you guys because I remember being hyped for ff7 before it came out (I'm talking about the original)... plus I played table tennis on the ATARI back when it was new... this is before the internet, this is back when I had no access to porn of any kind so I had to fucking draw my own porn, and I suck at drawing so I was masturbating to some shitty pictures that i drew of women with massive boobs... and when i wanted some variety, i made them have smaller boobs, but i never made them have a flat chest, a flat chest is a waste of a wank, that's what i always say!, am i right brothers? can i get an amen? AMEN!
One of the most underrated halo games of all time. Are people forgetting what an amazing and atmospheric campaign this game had? Not to mention that this was the first halo game to include firefight, one of the most popular game modes to date!
I loved everything about it wish there was mp but who even cares this game was amazing I remember when my mom got me it after school as a surprise the day came out tht same night me and my brother snuck playing it
You didn't play as a super soldier. You played as a regular UNSC soldier that's why I liked ODST. I still want them to do a game where play as a regular UNSC Marine.
I remember being in third grade when this game came out, we would always talk about it at lunchtime (as eight year olds, not many of us could play it at the time) and we'd agree that when we aged, we would all play this game together. Fast foward seven years and almost all of them have either moved away or transferred schools, and since I didn't have a phone before they left, there was no way to get back in touch with them. Now whenever I look back upon this game, I always think of the missed opportunities and good times we could've had playing together. I love this game though, because it gives me hope. When I see the Rookie finally getting reunited with his teammates, it gives me the thought of one day being reunited with my own friends who I've lost over the years. Who knows, maybe I'll see them, or maybe I never will.
It's 2AM right now. I'm driving, alone, still 150 miles of highway till home. Slight drizzle outside and almost no other cars on the road. Playing this on repeat for like 17th time.
John-117/ The Master Chief: The Legend Spartan B-312/ Noble Six: The Lone Wolf Spartan Jameson Locke: The ONI Hunter ODST Private/ "The Rookie": The Forgotten Soldier
Actually "the rookie" was a lance corporal ,with the nickname "rookie" being givin to him by his allies due to his mislabled armor and yes,i am aware this comment is over 2 years old now
@@blacktalon1607 Yes... He was such a good musician, the Hans Zimmer of Halo and Destiny... God damn you, Pete Parsons, and may all the consequences of your mistakes fall into your shoulders, to see how you've ruined the franchise who illuminated my childhood...
I hope this'll reach someone one day. Today is the loneliest night I've felt in a good minute. My father has just passed away around 3pm today. This was among one of the very few first games we played together. I've visited this song dozens upon hundreds of times before. It hurts a lot more now. Looking upon a sky several hours past is his passing, towards the infinity of sol. Knowing the hole he's left will only get bigger, or won't be filled for a long while. Either way, It's feet first into hell for me.
Brother... i can tell you that me and the whole Halo community is with you wholeheartedly. Be strong and don't forget: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened" -Dr Seuss
I'm sorry to hear about your loss, friend. It'll be one hell of a night for you, but the sun will always rise on the horizon... Stay strong, Spartan and keep moving forward, always.
The perfect song for this game. An empty city with plenty of skyscrapers for enemy snipers as you wander the city alone like you are the last survivor in the whole world.
It feels like a film noire with the saxophone, due to trying to find your squad-mates amidst the covenant looking for survivors. Rookie is such a bad-ass and I hope that rebel cunt rots in hell where she belongs!
The atmosphere that was set in Halo 3: ODST was very dark and lonely. You played as an ODST who looked for clues in an abandoned city in the dark to find his crew again. Adding in the soundtrack, especially this track in particular, sets the mood very well. It made you feel very alone... I need to play this game again.
Yea they definitely captured that but they didn't capture the ODST persona of being total fucking badasses. They didn't even seem to be as hardened as the marines. They seemed super soft instead of hardened and deadly. That's one thing that kind of killed that game for me. The game itself was amazing but it wasn't immersive as a ODST.
That Star Wars Guy The only problem I have with the story us that everything the rookie does before he gets the call from dare is meaningless. He just picks things up, then puts them back down not getting any closer to finding his squad.
Haha at one point we all probably fought against eachother probably even teabagged one another and now we're here , thanks for the great time brothers ✊
ODST was the first Halo campaign I got to play as a kid so this song will always have a special place in my memory. I'm 24 now, anytime I end up driving alone late at night, this is all I listen to
ODST was such an amazing game. It seems like every single halo fan ive talked to hated that game. The brand new campaign with new silenced weapons, night vision, epic missions, FIREFIGHT, dropping into battle in a pod, and an awesome dark city to explore and find clues that explain these missions just sold it for me. A brand new experience. People say "ohhh but you weren't the Master Chief" who cares, its still halo. And it was amazing.
I always loved Halo 3 ODST, It would be cool if they made one for the UNSC Army, it may not be so popular, but it would be cool to see what it would be like to be just a regular trooper under ODST.
Dude, right? Anytime I mentioned that I would get it, everyone was like "Oh it sucks" but I got it anyway, played it and it still remains as one of my more favored Halo games. Wish I still had it..
Griff, you do realise that ODST stands for Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, and that they are a unit of the UNSC (United Nations Space Command for those that don't know).
This song honestly nowadays makes me break apart i used to play halo all the time with my best friend who sadly passed away growing up me and him would play this for hours and not get bored i think of him everytime i play halo and think back to the best memories i had with him. Thank you so much for being in my life and being my best friend i hope its easier and your not suffering i love you
This song is so bittersweet for me now. I started playing Halo last year, it'd been on my list for a while but I finally picked up the MCC on steam and started around May. At the time I had a best friend of around 7 years who I was very, very close to for a long time, I definitely spent an unhealthy amount of time with him. He had been slowly drifting out of contact with me for a while, but when I got to ODST it'd been months since we last talked. Walking the abandoned streets of New Mombasa, rain softly pattering down, car alarms echoing in the distance, and deference for darkness playing in the background was the first time it occurred to me that I might not speak to him again. At this point I should probably mention that it doesn't seem like he was too busy or anything, I still see him playing video games for hours these days and, even more hurtful, hanging out with other people that were once mutual friends. It just feels like he doesn't give a shit anymore. Anyways, from that point on this game became a bit of a therapeutic experience for me. I've struggled with social anxiety my entire life so he was pretty much my only close friend, pair that with the pandemic and my time in ODST ended up being the loneliest I've ever felt, but also the most comforted. It provided an escape. This game evokes such a feeling of quiet sadness now. By the time I'd finished playing Halo 4 around October 2021 (I couldn't play Halo 5 on PC) I was getting close to someone my friend had introduced me to the year before. Eventually that closeness turned into a relationship when she came over to deliver a beautiful painting of Master Chief that she had made for me. She was my first gf... I guess, idk if I really see it that way. For reasons I don't feel I should discuss here, that relationship ended after a month. Needless to say, that painting is now in the closet and a couple months afterward I felt like being done with that group of people was the best course of action, even though it hurt a lot. At that point it's not like they would've cared anyways. I foolishly talked with former gf a week after she broke up with me. I knew it'd be a mistake but I did it anyways. In our talk she mentioned that she had actually played games with former friend a couple days earlier. What a kick in the nuts that was, man. Funnily enough, former gf actually tried to reach out at the start of March and I flatly told her that I wasn't ready to talk again, which was true. She seemed somewhat hurt by that, but left me alone. Haven't spoken to either of them since. In the time since, Deference for Darkness has been one of my comfort songs, a bittersweet reminder of that time period. I've made some good friends, tried to branch out and break myself of the social anxiety curse, and you know what? I've had some measure of success. So far it isn't enough to fill that hole though. I think I need some kind of long term project to work on and some friends that I go out and do stuff with. I've been a shut-in for my entire life though, so that kind of stuff doesn't come easy for me, I try my best. I'm gonna go see Doctor Strange with a friend this week, so that's a start. Anyways, I kinda turned this into a journal entry, so sorry for anyone who actually read this lol. But thank you if you did bother to read it. I appreciate that.
I hope you are doing well brother. It all hurts man, hit me up for a chat sometime if your up for it. I've had my lows, we can share our lows together if you want. Much love brother 😤
Finding this comment felt like I was walking through these familiar streets again and seeing your helmet with a brief record of your life before your fall. Thank you for sharing. I've met many among my own life throughout my time in and out of the navy. While we will never get to truly know someone else's darkness, for that is a path each must find out of on their own. That being said I wish luck on this night.
I feel as though I can agree so much with this. I have known a lot of people and most probably will forget me. For someone as insecure and anxious as I am, that’s pretty shitty, especially after all the hell that has been happening to me for the past year. When I finally got around to playing all the Halos, ODST really stood out with a chilling impression of solitude. Someone like me who has dealt with mental struggles and irrational tendencies really felt for this game’s atmosphere. It really made me realize that although many could be better off without me and will just forget me despite the good memories, I can truly appreciate the memories and the people that are there for me. So many close friends have went on for different avenues and it really made me feel abandoned. It’s pretty difficult for me to articulate such things with words, but this game truly gave me an appreciation for what I have and the people around me.
It is the15th anniversary of ODST today. I'm sat at home remembering all the people I used to play with online when I was a literal child, between the age of 9 and 12 (when Reach released) and how annoying people must've thought I was. But I didn't care, cus I was having fun, Halo was good and online gaming was in its prime. Boys, we are so fucking lucky to have lived in this timeline in this period; the golden age of video games. I haven't been on my xbox in years and my friends list has shrunk from the max list at the end of Halo 3's life on console to the 10 I have now. Halo might be dead to me now, seeing what 343i has done, but nothing will ever kill the magic of the Bungie Halo games. God bless you boys. The nostalgia is so intense for these games I have to shed a little tear for the memories made with people I never knew. You made such an impact on this young boys life without even knowing. Thank you.
I got a sudden tightening feeling in my chest when I realised earlier how old this game was. Damn man time's gone so quick, though I'm glad to have at least had the priviledge of growing up with these games from their release dates.
Tiberiu Marian If you are interested about the halo 3 odst music atmosphere, I made a soundtrack montage (with some part of this Rookie soundtrack) about the reminiscent "creepy" music from this amazing game. It's on my channel ;) Thank you and have a nice day!
As I write this, I am lying in bed after a session of MCC with a friend of mine. We're going for all of the achievements and it is pretty much his first venture into the Halo franchise. When I was younger, my older cousin introduced me to these wonderful games, and it was then that I became a Spartan. We played the Campaigns, custom games, matchmade games, you name it. I loved every moment of it, though eventually we got older. We couldn't hang out much any more, though when we did... We decided we wanted to try to 100% complete the Master Chief Collection. We finished Combat Evolved on Legendary, but that is unfortunately all we got to do. A year ago, my best friend and older cousin passed away due to stage 4 esophageal cancer at the age of 22. I would not be the man I am today without his impact, and I am eternally grateful to him for that. Because of this, Halo is a sentimental series for me now. Thinking about and playing this series fills me with strange emotions, but they are not bad ones. I've never felt more proud to be a Spartan, and my goal is to - with my new friend - fulfill the mission my cousin and I had those years ago. Spartans never die, after all. Love you, Andy.
Jaden Holley Those are the Spartans, but the Rookie was something else. He was a hero, and he, as well as all the others who died in the war will never be forgotten.
343 Dun fucked up Give Rookie his own book to die in 343....Or give us another ODST game where he dies in don't just kill him off like he wasn't a liked character...
The quiet atmosphere The lonely streets The alarms of cars The footsteps into the streets of New Mombasa The burning brittle buildings from a distance The soothing depressing music The feeling of company with Virgil The flashbacks Feet First Into Hell Remember Reach
@@xsaintboyx5898 I guess it does fit in a way. It's true that some graffiti say that, plus, in people's eyes Earth is doomed just like Reach, which still leaves a lingering feeling of hopelessness. Both interpretations work out, imo.
I like this song so much that I usually mute the music for other games (when that's an option) and play this in the background. As you can imagine, it fits beautifully in any game where there's rain.
“It was a dark and stormy night... but water wasn’t the only thing falling from the sky that East African evening. Death in form of plasma, spaceships, and god-fearing monsters also fell like rain into the streets of New Mombasa. Hell, I rained in hours ago. Now I wander these dark and lonely streets, searching for answers to questions I should’ve asked hours ago. Questions whose answers might mean the end of me, if the rain doesn’t end me first...”
Ive never played ODST. But listening to this makes me feel a growing sadness in my soul. Ensuing but calming. Impactful to say the least. I feel alone. Pondering the thoughts of my actions that led me up into this point. Were they worth it? Was it worthwhile to make friends with the ones around me? To love? In addition, its releiving knowing that there is a serine, calming feeling to this. But the emotions you hide so deeply inside of you arise to though. Knowing that the sweet, ignorant, happy days of yesterday are all but a fleeting memory now. Having the desire to relive one more day like that. It hurts on the inside. And this song makes me feel that. A calm sense of safety to feel but an addition to the saddening thoughts that lay deep within our hearts...
Throughout most of the game, you wander alone in the streets of New Mombasa, and it's always night. It's only you and the occasional enemy that appears.
The way the song ends, to me, implies curiosity for what's to come, that no matter how bad things are now, something around the corner might be better, might be worse, but your experiences are what make you, and to stop experiencing them isn't productive, the song ends on a note of subtle drive, keep going, push through the darkness. We're edgy though ay.
I find it funny how we all love the rookie, even though he got knocked unconscious right after landing, his actual role for most of the game is just to survive while trying to find his squad, and he doesn’t utter a single line during this one single game. Quite the contrast to Chief, who we all love cause he’s a badass supersoldier who saved the world.
It feels like so long ago me and my brother were playing split screen on halo. This soundtrack always brought back memories. And i will never forget that command code. "Be Human."
January 13th Thursday 2022 is the day of Halo 3 odst servers has shut down... You will be remembered by millions of players. Thank you. Godspeed Spartans!
This is my first time listening and finding this song....I feel...alone, yet in awe of the beauty I just heard. As if change itself was a song/melody. I feel as if ive been sitting on the bench for an hour in the rain at night, yet im lying down in my bed as I type this. I know nothing of music theory or anything of that sort...ive only played halo reach out of the entire franchise. This was beautiful...it gave me acceptance....of what? I cannot be sure. The best part? I listened to it out loud, i cannot wait to listen to this on my headphones. Thankyou to the creator of the amazing piece of music and thankyou to the RUclipsr who posted it to their channel. A sub and a like is well earned. I hope you find happiness and clarity like this song has just given me. Edit after listening in my ears... I feel like I've achieved what my goal was in my life...or atleast at this time in my life however I have no one around to show it to. The price was too steep for me to appreciate. What good was my victories if there was no one to share it with. I'm tired....I dont want to always be the lone fighter...I dont want the weight...I want to live the rest of my life....living...not surviving. I feel like there's nothing but the next mission/objective and that I always need to be doing something....and if there isn't one, I feel lost as if my existence has no meaning.....but I'm used to always fighting...its all I know...I know how to survive...but not truly live. Theyve been one in the same all my life and I fear i know longer know the difference. I continue to fight daily and refuse to surrender. The weight is my burden, the burden is mine to shoulder alone. It's what pushes me forward. It's what I've needed to finish the countless battles and missions...I need to learn to let go of these things...but I'm scared. I'm scared of finding out the person I am under the armor ive been wearing. I want to show I'm capable on and off the battlefield and that I can differentiate the two. I've grown into a fine warrior deep down....but I'm scared to fully embrace the peace, the friendships, the love...the support...all of it....but I must try. Rest easy everyone...I apologize for the long writing. Stay saucy fam.
All my friends are long gone. We didn't play odst, we played reach. we were all last online together 12 years ago. When they shut down the reach servers a part of me died. I'm happy that some are still playing together. Cheers to all you gents who i and my friends no doubt talked copious amounts of shit if we beat you or lost to you. Cheers fellas and remember the good times.
if this isn’t playing at my funeral i’m not dying. this game is something my dad and i would play together every time we could. it was always both of our favorite games next to CE. even though we didn’t play campaigns much, the game was a cinematic masterpiece. the music reminds me of him and i playing firefight together.
(2:23 - 3:10) The trooper, after many long hours of being lost, alone, and war-torn, sits against a dumpster along a dark alley, hiding from the Covenant looking through the shadows by using the glowing hue of blue and green from their weapons. The trooper takes a pained. yet deep breath and takes off his helmet, looking tired, scared, and ashamed for not being able to find his squad mates in the dark and cold mega city of Mombasa. He looks up in the sky, seeing the devilish dark gray and black clouds that loom over the sky with the skyscrapers torched in many fires that brighten the cloud’s surfaces with a dark blood red and orange blanket. He looks down at his body and takes in his wounds; the plasma burn to the chest, the brute’s bite on his arm, and the many bruises and cuts he got in his failed journey. He is afraid and he was unsure. As blood trickled out of his nose and mouth, he began to cry silently because he didn’t know what to do. He opens one of his torn pouches to find a picture of him with his family. The picture was wet with the soft rain and ashy from his previous hostile encounters. He only wished that he could see them one last time, but ultimately knew the reality. He could hear the covenant get closer and closer by every step and taunting him, saying they could smell his blood and fear, but he decided to take in his last moments alone quietly. He didn’t want to fight anymore-it was tiring and harsh, and he couldn’t take anymore. He took in his last memory he’d make; he listens to the rain hit his helmet with the cracked visor and the few soft callings of thunder, the few Phantoms flying over using their spotlights searching for any human to kill, the terrible smell of the dumpster he sat along, and the city still quietly burning in the night. Rather than staring into the light, he stared into the shadows, and began to slow down his breathing and close his eyes. He did it because he knew how it felt to be in the dark and he wasn’t afraid anymore; he was no longer alone. He had a Deference For Darkness.
absolutely sickens me that even someone who has made some of the greatest soundtracks in all of video games, has been with the company for 20+ years, can be laid off and disregarded like he meant nothing to the company.
I played this game a lot a little while after my father died, I really connected with the soundtrack and listened to it a lot, he was a big halo guy and now whenever I play the ost for ODST or any halo game I’m always thinking of him. Miss ya pops.
You know when Marty write these songs he's telling us a story of a lonely survivor ODST walking in a night time city trying to find his family of brothers and sister so they can get out of New Mombasa and head straight home to their families.
I loved the transition this title made; from being the "Demon" despised by his enemies and now straight through the visors of Troopers. A brilliant installment in the Halo franchise!
I loved this game soo damn much :) The epic feel of being a rookie! Story was great, playing this game out on legendary was one of the most satisfying experiences!
This song is just perfect to listen to. To feel nostalgia, to cry, and so much more... I listen to this way more just to cry because I'm depressed right now not gonna go into detail on why
I wish Marty had worked on the Halo 4 soundtrack. How he consistently creates complex yet amazing compositions that fits the atmosphere of every game perfectly (Halo, ODST, Reach) just baffles me. I'm sure he would've done much better with what we got with Halo 4 (not that it's bad, just not good enough)
I only ever played ODST once, one time through the campaign. But this soundtrack has stuck with me for over a decade, it is one of the best examples of somber but not dull music. So many games make their sad moments, their dreary scenes suffocatingly quiet, with barely any sound, maybe some wind or a quiet rain. ODST gave you accenting music for the aloneness you faced, which was never too much, never too quiet or too overbearing. You felt small because of it. And it was perfect.
A week from now, grades go in. This whole year, I've tried my best, my narcolepsy has gotten me down the first semester, and I'm afraid I won't make it this next. That being said, I'm quite depressed and devoid of any happiness, but I remember when me and a friend played through all of ODST in one day. It was probably one of the greatest nights I'd ever had in two years. Thank you Jesskamo for recording this, and thank you Kyle for playing it with me.
A light rain is falling across the dark city, lit only by fires that continue to rage and the odd electronic sign that remains lit. Smoking husks of cars litter the streets. The city is quiet. And you, as ODST, walk a lonely way trough the dark city of New Mombasa - which was besieged by the Covenant 7 hours earlier. Brutes are patrolling the streets covered with wrecks, human bodies and dust. As you meet up with the other troopers, you can sense their despair. You continue, you and your team. You walk trough the narrow alleyways of the huge city, hoping for an extraction, which might never come. you'll find that the sense of loneliness and tension the lonely night offers is largely lost now you have people watching your six. With little to no help, you'll have to survive the night. The question is... will you?
It's hard to put into words but every time I hear this song I immediately think of my 360 days having come off a ps2 for many years. I was maybe 11 when I got a 360 in 2010 and had what I can only describe as the best era I ever had for gaming. I still play several games from those times on my PC (and on my series X which I had for less than 2 years) but It never hits the same. Playing on an old CRT tv alone in my room with my childlike sense of wonderment. Now It's all too modern and lacks that same feeling.
September 22, 2009. 9 years old, I grew up without the wealthiest of incomes in the family, so I remember vividly, balling my eyes out for days and days because my parents refused to get me this new $60 game. All I did at home was play Halo 3, so this game meant so much to me at the time, and frankly those memories that were made when I did finally get to play months after waiting beyond release, made this game still mean so much much to me 14 years later. I remember it like it was yesterday. No game I've ever craved has left such a mark on me like that.
Forgot to mention, the purchase of this game allowed beta access for Halo: Reach less than a year later. Core memories were made and I'm forever grateful for that
The piece of music that gives me peace about my destiny to be alone forever. Even if the peace that comes from it is only there when I listen to it. If any music was to ever describe my life, this would be it.
Replaying this song, when you have nothing else in life and just having this play in the background makes you forget all those intrusive thoughts and feelings, and brings those memories of staying up late on Xbox 360 4 player split screen floods back.
I never got the chance to play the halo games but this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music for a video game I’ve ever heard. It reminds me a lot of final fantasy for some reason.
This songs make me sad at the past, how much time has gone by, how much older I've gotten, and a part of my life I was forced to let go of, kicking and screaming damn near, or so it felt, and I really would just make a,wish, to go back and relive it all over again, because what can I say? It was always a hell of a night
Ten years. Ten. Years... *TEN. FUCKING. YEARS.* Jesus christ i still remember having a blast on Firefight with this game, takes me back to when me and my cousins played the campaign almost all the time, we eventually beat it on heroic when we were about 10-13. Nowadays we all live separated and in different countries, they entered college and i'm working, really feels like yesterday since we last played this game... I also hope the Steam release of MCC brings us back together, i miss you guys.
To all my fellow Halo players that are still watching over the rings to this day this is Echo:328 standing by. Thank you for the community we've made along the years and thank you for the memories of The 360 days. Echo:328 signing off
This song right here is the type of song that makes the game so emotional, the feeling of being alone, walking around finding clues of your teammates making you believe they all died one by one, making you walk the streets alone in the dark while rain hits you, the feeling of surviving only to make you believe you will die alone
Hard to believe its been 7 years since I first played this game, in fact it was the first halo game that I owned. My older brother got an xbox 360 in 2013 and it came with the odst/forza bundle. At first we knew absolutely nothing about the game as we only ever touched firefight, cowering in the spawn room on Crater and fending off the "pinheads" and other aliens. I even remember my little brother managed to kill a hunter for the first time (you guessed it, we didn't know they had a weak spot in back so he just loaded him with all of his rounds) and was upset that he couldn't loot the weapon. Simpler times.
Thats cool mane. The thing is as an adult I never thought it would make me feel nostaligia, a sense of innocence and happiness right before most of us went through changes as teenagers. I was so lonely in the game but it wasnt lonely as a child because you had your friends who only looked forward to ODST after school. Sure would feel depressing to play now. 1995 to 2010 where some times we all took for granted it seems.
@@MRIscanman Forreal man I was in middle school around 2009 and took those years for granted. I especially miss the MW2 days with the toxic ass lobbies lmao. But as far as multiplayer years go, I would say those were the best.
Dude, when I played this with my 4 year old brother and I when I was 10 I didn't like his music because it made me feel alone, now that my brother is no longer in this world It makes me feel like my brother is with me
Something my friend got signed on a spartan pop figure from chiefs voice actor. “They aren’t gone, they are just missing in action. Spartans never die and they are our strongest fighters”
The music brings so much to the story. And fair play for the developers changing their approach entirely. They went from an action packed game with a hero who everybody already knew was epic, to a lone soldier who nobody knows. The music really expresses that.
What is it about this, man? I barely played ODST. Played this mission maybe 2-3 times ever. Yet this instantly is Halo, instantly is nostalgia. Such an epic era for childhood, video games, art and music. Take me back please.
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You guys are the best. I love seeing the notifications for new comments all these years later.
We must prepare for Infinite...
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this song makes me cry of nostalgia i gotta come back
Its because Spartans never die we inevitably find our way back
When you are so lonely that seeing a brute makes you feel better.
Shit. Running into Covvies in the game sometimes felt like a relief.
And then a grunt spots you and a firefight breaks out, by your own Wit you win and kill them all - but then you realize you are alone again .
That's so true now that I think about it
Arachniz GD at first I laughed, but then I realized it’s true. Carries a strong pang of sorrow with it.
I remember playing this game for the first time and feeling an overwhelming wave of loneliness and solitude.
Guys, you're not going to believe this but one of my friends who was last online 9 years ago (on Steam) came back online yesterday! He even messaged me and we played MCC all night. It took 9 years but he's back.
Yes shit!!
Success!
LET’S GOOOOOOO
Niiiice!
Congrats, sir. You 2 came back together 🎉🎉
On January 13th, 2022, the Xbox 360 servers for all Halo games were taken offline for good.
All the memories we made, all the friends we met, all the laughs we had together.
I'm proud to call all of you my friends.
What can I say? It was a hell of a night...
Indeed it was…
Heh, just get the Master Chief Collection and get a Xbox one and play. It will still be a hell of an night.
we had a good run!!!!
Thanks for all the memories. Even when I wasn't really there for it. I'm glad I experienced it and even learned to laugh from it.
Hard to believe that was just about 7 months ago....
halo is great but odst really makes you feel alone with rookie at night.
playing at 3am in the morning in a dark room best thing ever.
DyNaMiC KhAoSs If you are interested about halo 3 odst music atmosphere, I made a soundtrack montage (with some part of this Rookie soundtrack) about the reminiscent "creepy" music from this amazing game.
It's on my channel ;)
Thank you and have a nice day!
DyNaMiC KhAoSs Same
DyNaMiC KhAoSs same
That's so true
@@Max-yn2vf But play it on legendary difficulty makes it a great night of pain and fear.
This game really knew how to punch you in the emotions. Especially that city and this theme.
Listening to the audio logs while slowly walking through the ruined streets of New Mombasa, the dying cries of a wrecked police car breaking through the logs as you pass by it.
Loved this game, loved the tone, wish more like it would be made.
SnipesMcFinley downloading... omfg what a game
Krow's Graveyard The cities were so atmospheric and the game was so good, I'm not sure if it's kinda expected or not but that's pretty much the only place in the Halo franchise I get lost when I play. Eventually the game just pops up a HUD marker telling me where to go I've been going in circles for so long.
Krow's Graveyard true
Yeah...
As someone else once said, this is the perfect game to play when it's it's drizzling outside and it's the middle of the night. Complete's the immersion.
Perfect.
James Atkins or these songs of halo ODST better then the other halos games
I wouldn't say better. Don't get me wrong there amazing, but there meant to archive a different purpose based on the game's setting (e.g, Halo 1-3, harmonic and majestic, halo 3 ODST, lonely and sad.
James Atkins Im drizzling outside right now if you catch my drift
Doing that right now. :)
The phrase "deference for darkness" implies, as this is essentially the Rookie's ambient theme, that the Rookie has strong respect or even worship of the darkness - in this case, especially, the Moon.
This makes sense as the Rookie was born on Luna, which is colonized by 2080 in the Halo lore.
He would probably have a Moon-related faith or simply feel most at home when the sky is dark, as it would be on Luna. It also means he would have a view of home simply by looking up - assuming no clouds are in the way.
How do you know this?
@@christopherdoroschenko8217 I checked his page on Halopedia. It's from a book or something.
But yet there's rain. No view of home, no comfort, no light, no dark, just pain.
@@triumphdx-pr3442 and yet, a faint glow barely, but steadily, shines through the clouds.
Even if it is not part of the lore, we as the player should want the dark hence the "deference" since it should hid us from enemies and with the visor, provide us the advantage to strike our enemies. The near perfect defense and offense.
Knowing that that this game is about 7 years old makes me feel so old
7 years? holy shit time flies
ikr kinda fell old
I remember being hyped for this too... but I'm a bit older than you guys because I remember being hyped for ff7 before it came out (I'm talking about the original)... plus I played table tennis on the ATARI back when it was new... this is before the internet, this is back when I had no access to porn of any kind so I had to fucking draw my own porn, and I suck at drawing so I was masturbating to some shitty pictures that i drew of women with massive boobs... and when i wanted some variety, i made them have smaller boobs, but i never made them have a flat chest, a flat chest is a waste of a wank, that's what i always say!, am i right brothers? can i get an amen? AMEN!
Hahaha, that went way off track. Fuckin hilarious.
8 now
One of the most underrated halo games of all time. Are people forgetting what an amazing and atmospheric campaign this game had? Not to mention that this was the first halo game to include firefight, one of the most popular game modes to date!
I loved everything about it wish there was mp but who even cares this game was amazing I remember when my mom got me it after school as a surprise the day came out tht same night me and my brother snuck playing it
HEAR HEAR!
You didn't play as a super soldier. You played as a regular UNSC soldier that's why I liked ODST. I still want them to do a game where play as a regular UNSC Marine.
There are 2 flaws with Halo 3 ODST. 1. The campaign felt sort. 2. It is overpriced for a spin-off game
I can ferl you thid gsme is great
I remember being in third grade when this game came out, we would always talk about it at lunchtime (as eight year olds, not many of us could play it at the time) and we'd agree that when we aged, we would all play this game together. Fast foward seven years and almost all of them have either moved away or transferred schools, and since I didn't have a phone before they left, there was no way to get back in touch with them. Now whenever I look back upon this game, I always think of the missed opportunities and good times we could've had playing together. I love this game though, because it gives me hope. When I see the Rookie finally getting reunited with his teammates, it gives me the thought of one day being reunited with my own friends who I've lost over the years. Who knows, maybe I'll see them, or maybe I never will.
D Rock hey, it's a small world, you might bump into them while walking around town or something.
Then you might not like that in (I'm not sure which book) the rookie dies. I think to a covenant sniper
Shit you're young, I was a junior in HS when this came out.
captainprotag0nist he dies by a rebel who shot him in the head while in captivity
I feel the same and I'm still playing in 2018
It's 2AM right now. I'm driving, alone, still 150 miles of highway till home. Slight drizzle outside and almost no other cars on the road.
Playing this on repeat for like 17th time.
masochist
stop texting and driving bro
@@Ja90b1 a little too late
You make it back yet?
@@buklau837 I think he's doing it again
John-117/ The Master Chief:
The Legend
Spartan B-312/ Noble Six:
The Lone Wolf
Spartan Jameson Locke:
The ONI Hunter
ODST Private/ "The Rookie":
The Forgotten Soldier
Actually "the rookie" was a lance corporal ,with the nickname "rookie" being givin to him by his allies due to his mislabled armor
and yes,i am aware this comment is over 2 years old now
@@appledoo oh I thought he was a surprisingly skilled new guy the whole time I played. Heh
Thel Vadam/ The Arbiter
The Prophets Bane
@@appledoo and he was choose for SPARTAN-IV Program but die before he and Buck became Spartan
You think “The Sacrifice” would be too sad of a title to give the Rookie?
I honestly think it might be fitting.
I can't believe they were stupid enough to fire marty omg
Xiledspectre7 Games that was a retarded move I agree, that man was a god at composing
TheSquirrelman124 erm, he left he wasn't fired
Joshua 029 might as well have been fured bungie dicked him.
Matsui [雪] Marty was terminated without reason. They fired him
@@joshualammers3127 he was fired. He even won wrongful termination lawsuit
Came back to this after Michael Salvatori was laid off from Bungie. Thank you for everything Michael😭❤️❤️
Me too man. It's so wild that they did that.
We all love Marty the Elder (and with reason), but I'm glad Michael is also being recognised.
@@blacktalon1607 Yes... He was such a good musician, the Hans Zimmer of Halo and Destiny... God damn you, Pete Parsons, and may all the consequences of your mistakes fall into your shoulders, to see how you've ruined the franchise who illuminated my childhood...
I hope this'll reach someone one day. Today is the loneliest night I've felt in a good minute. My father has just passed away around 3pm today. This was among one of the very few first games we played together. I've visited this song dozens upon hundreds of times before. It hurts a lot more now. Looking upon a sky several hours past is his passing, towards the infinity of sol. Knowing the hole he's left will only get bigger, or won't be filled for a long while. Either way, It's feet first into hell for me.
Brother... i can tell you that me and the whole Halo community is with you wholeheartedly. Be strong and don't forget:
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened" -Dr Seuss
I'm sorry to hear about your loss, friend. It'll be one hell of a night for you, but the sun will always rise on the horizon... Stay strong, Spartan and keep moving forward, always.
God be with you
I’m so sorry 😢
R.I.P to your father
The perfect song for this game. An empty city with plenty of skyscrapers for enemy snipers as you wander the city alone like you are the last survivor in the whole world.
yes well said, that atmosphere is so awesome
It feels like a film noire with the saxophone, due to trying to find your squad-mates amidst the covenant looking for survivors. Rookie is such a bad-ass and I hope that rebel cunt rots in hell where she belongs!
this couldent have been worded any better
this game sucked and so did ur mom lol
That's dark. Exactly the kind of thing for ODST
The atmosphere that was set in Halo 3: ODST was very dark and lonely. You played as an ODST who looked for clues in an abandoned city in the dark to find his crew again. Adding in the soundtrack, especially this track in particular, sets the mood very well. It made you feel very alone... I need to play this game again.
Damn straight homie. I know I need to as well.
Yea they definitely captured that but they didn't capture the ODST persona of being total fucking badasses. They didn't even seem to be as hardened as the marines. They seemed super soft instead of hardened and deadly. That's one thing that kind of killed that game for me. The game itself was amazing but it wasn't immersive as a ODST.
saddest thing of all is that rookie is gone as well
Fucking rebels... If he had lived, he'd become a Mark IV Spartan. Buck became one though.
That Star Wars Guy The only problem I have with the story us that everything the rookie does before he gets the call from dare is meaningless. He just picks things up, then puts them back down not getting any closer to finding his squad.
Here's to you, Marty.
A Toast to Martin O' Donnell, the best musician Video gaming ever had.
Amen.
R.I.P - Marty's Bungie contract... Back to Halo maybe??
I agree what a great composer his pieces were what made halo great
Dat RollerCoaster Tycoon skeleton.
Haha at one point we all probably fought against eachother probably even teabagged one another and now we're here , thanks for the great time brothers ✊
FeelsStrongMan
Spartans together, strong!
Anytime dawg, and I'd do it all again if I had the chance
Hoorah
117 likes, beautiful ❤️
🤝
Stuck at home, in lock down, it’s raining. PERFECT.
judgedrift now we just need to finish the fight
A year ago. I bet you had the time of your life that day.
Holy crap that was one year ago
Standing out in the rain right now
It's been two years since lockdown; I wanna go back
ODST was the first Halo campaign I got to play as a kid so this song will always have a special place in my memory. I'm 24 now, anytime I end up driving alone late at night, this is all I listen to
I'm 23. ODST, Mafia 2, Red Dead Redemption. I miss being young, brother.
ODST was such an amazing game. It seems like every single halo fan ive talked to hated that game.
The brand new campaign with new silenced weapons, night vision, epic missions, FIREFIGHT, dropping into battle in a pod, and an awesome dark city to explore and find clues that explain these missions just sold it for me. A brand new experience. People say "ohhh but you weren't the Master Chief" who cares, its still halo. And it was amazing.
I always loved Halo 3 ODST, It would be cool if they made one for the UNSC Army, it may not be so popular, but it would be cool to see what it would be like to be just a regular trooper under ODST.
that would actually be awesome
***** Thanks, and I wonder if they can make the game on Reach or Mars since the UNSC Army were both there.
Dude, right? Anytime I mentioned that I would get it, everyone was like "Oh it sucks" but I got it anyway, played it and it still remains as one of my more favored Halo games. Wish I still had it..
Griff, you do realise that ODST stands for Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, and that they are a unit of the UNSC (United Nations Space Command for those that don't know).
This song honestly nowadays makes me break apart i used to play halo all the time with my best friend who sadly passed away growing up me and him would play this for hours and not get bored i think of him everytime i play halo and think back to the best memories i had with him.
Thank you so much for being in my life and being my best friend i hope its easier and your not suffering i love you
I’m so sorry about that homie hope you’re doing alright and I know he’s in a better place now
Oh my...
I'm sorry for your loss.🙁
@KendrickFeetmy guy really felt the need to say that
It's also a gut punch knowing what happened to rookie RIP...
10/10 would cry again
It's going to come out on PC so another round coming up
This song is so bittersweet for me now. I started playing Halo last year, it'd been on my list for a while but I finally picked up the MCC on steam and started around May. At the time I had a best friend of around 7 years who I was very, very close to for a long time, I definitely spent an unhealthy amount of time with him. He had been slowly drifting out of contact with me for a while, but when I got to ODST it'd been months since we last talked.
Walking the abandoned streets of New Mombasa, rain softly pattering down, car alarms echoing in the distance, and deference for darkness playing in the background was the first time it occurred to me that I might not speak to him again. At this point I should probably mention that it doesn't seem like he was too busy or anything, I still see him playing video games for hours these days and, even more hurtful, hanging out with other people that were once mutual friends. It just feels like he doesn't give a shit anymore. Anyways, from that point on this game became a bit of a therapeutic experience for me. I've struggled with social anxiety my entire life so he was pretty much my only close friend, pair that with the pandemic and my time in ODST ended up being the loneliest I've ever felt, but also the most comforted. It provided an escape. This game evokes such a feeling of quiet sadness now.
By the time I'd finished playing Halo 4 around October 2021 (I couldn't play Halo 5 on PC) I was getting close to someone my friend had introduced me to the year before. Eventually that closeness turned into a relationship when she came over to deliver a beautiful painting of Master Chief that she had made for me. She was my first gf... I guess, idk if I really see it that way. For reasons I don't feel I should discuss here, that relationship ended after a month. Needless to say, that painting is now in the closet and a couple months afterward I felt like being done with that group of people was the best course of action, even though it hurt a lot. At that point it's not like they would've cared anyways. I foolishly talked with former gf a week after she broke up with me. I knew it'd be a mistake but I did it anyways. In our talk she mentioned that she had actually played games with former friend a couple days earlier. What a kick in the nuts that was, man. Funnily enough, former gf actually tried to reach out at the start of March and I flatly told her that I wasn't ready to talk again, which was true. She seemed somewhat hurt by that, but left me alone. Haven't spoken to either of them since.
In the time since, Deference for Darkness has been one of my comfort songs, a bittersweet reminder of that time period. I've made some good friends, tried to branch out and break myself of the social anxiety curse, and you know what? I've had some measure of success. So far it isn't enough to fill that hole though. I think I need some kind of long term project to work on and some friends that I go out and do stuff with. I've been a shut-in for my entire life though, so that kind of stuff doesn't come easy for me, I try my best. I'm gonna go see Doctor Strange with a friend this week, so that's a start.
Anyways, I kinda turned this into a journal entry, so sorry for anyone who actually read this lol. But thank you if you did bother to read it. I appreciate that.
I hope you are doing well brother. It all hurts man, hit me up for a chat sometime if your up for it. I've had my lows, we can share our lows together if you want. Much love brother 😤
Wish you the best, mate. Overcoming our problems and struggles is not something of an easy task. But keep working at it, one step at a time.
Finding this comment felt like I was walking through these familiar streets again and seeing your helmet with a brief record of your life before your fall.
Thank you for sharing. I've met many among my own life throughout my time in and out of the navy. While we will never get to truly know someone else's darkness, for that is a path each must find out of on their own. That being said I wish luck on this night.
I feel as though I can agree so much with this. I have known a lot of people and most probably will forget me. For someone as insecure and anxious as I am, that’s pretty shitty, especially after all the hell that has been happening to me for the past year. When I finally got around to playing all the Halos, ODST really stood out with a chilling impression of solitude. Someone like me who has dealt with mental struggles and irrational tendencies really felt for this game’s atmosphere. It really made me realize that although many could be better off without me and will just forget me despite the good memories, I can truly appreciate the memories and the people that are there for me. So many close friends have went on for different avenues and it really made me feel abandoned. It’s pretty difficult for me to articulate such things with words, but this game truly gave me an appreciation for what I have and the people around me.
I hope you're doing well, best wishes!
We really are getting older, aren't we?
Yep
unfortunately, we are.
Just turned 30.. I do miss these days
Turn 28 in less than 3 months…. Fuckin hell man
@@aleveryonesdaddyhorford8109they don’t have to end my friend
It is the15th anniversary of ODST today. I'm sat at home remembering all the people I used to play with online when I was a literal child, between the age of 9 and 12 (when Reach released) and how annoying people must've thought I was. But I didn't care, cus I was having fun, Halo was good and online gaming was in its prime. Boys, we are so fucking lucky to have lived in this timeline in this period; the golden age of video games. I haven't been on my xbox in years and my friends list has shrunk from the max list at the end of Halo 3's life on console to the 10 I have now. Halo might be dead to me now, seeing what 343i has done, but nothing will ever kill the magic of the Bungie Halo games.
God bless you boys. The nostalgia is so intense for these games I have to shed a little tear for the memories made with people I never knew. You made such an impact on this young boys life without even knowing. Thank you.
fr i just played through odst again and forgot how good it truly was. God Bless you brother.
I got a sudden tightening feeling in my chest when I realised earlier how old this game was. Damn man time's gone so quick, though I'm glad to have at least had the priviledge of growing up with these games from their release dates.
Now everytime I see rain I think of this song and play it in my head.
I feel the same way man. 😌
i am listening to this right now as it is raining
Tiberiu Marian If you are interested about the halo 3 odst music atmosphere, I made a soundtrack montage (with some part of this Rookie soundtrack) about the reminiscent "creepy" music from this amazing game.
It's on my channel ;)
Thank you and have a nice day!
My crush problems occured during the rain, and I played this beautiful somber song when those situations were going on
This game is ten years old today.
And this song is still just as beautiful as it ever was.
And I think this is still my favorite shooter.
Who tf asked?
@@ilxzzy your mom
@@ilxzzy calm down edgy boy
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” - Dr Suess
Dr suss
@@superkamiguru2466 I swear I saw suss vent
i have seen this quote so many times
its just not original
"Dont smile because its over, cry because it happened." ~ the fandom after finding out what eventually happened to Rookie
@@wagyuluvsu no quote is original… that’s why it’s a quote
As I write this, I am lying in bed after a session of MCC with a friend of mine. We're going for all of the achievements and it is pretty much his first venture into the Halo franchise.
When I was younger, my older cousin introduced me to these wonderful games, and it was then that I became a Spartan. We played the Campaigns, custom games, matchmade games, you name it. I loved every moment of it, though eventually we got older. We couldn't hang out much any more, though when we did... We decided we wanted to try to 100% complete the Master Chief Collection. We finished Combat Evolved on Legendary, but that is unfortunately all we got to do.
A year ago, my best friend and older cousin passed away due to stage 4 esophageal cancer at the age of 22. I would not be the man I am today without his impact, and I am eternally grateful to him for that. Because of this, Halo is a sentimental series for me now. Thinking about and playing this series fills me with strange emotions, but they are not bad ones. I've never felt more proud to be a Spartan, and my goal is to - with my new friend - fulfill the mission my cousin and I had those years ago. Spartans never die, after all.
Love you, Andy.
“Spartans never die, they only become MIA.”
fuck i’m crying
I love the feel of being alone with the rain... Halo 3 ODST is my favorite halo!
Henry Swaggins same...
Same
Here too the same.
R.I.P Rookie, you will be missed
ODSTs never die there just missing in action
Jaden Holley Those are the Spartans, but the Rookie was something else. He was a hero, and he, as well as all the others who died in the war will never be forgotten.
Yeah i know 😂😂😔😧
I´ve always loved Halo 3 ODST and Halo: Reach. I loved the halo reach soundtrack "Ashes".
343 Dun fucked up
Give Rookie his own book to die in 343....Or give us another ODST game where he dies in
don't just kill him off like he wasn't a liked character...
There's a storm outside my house right now, and i'm hearing this.
So beautiful....
TsukiMaru x2 :') 4 years later :')
4 years later and its still raining?
cheezit god Yea xD
TsukiMaru Mirai Zura
I played this game on launch when I was 4
"You are alone, you are in the city, you are trying to unravel a mystery. That's the feeling you have everytime you're the Rookie." Martin O'Donnell
The quiet atmosphere
The lonely streets
The alarms of cars
The footsteps into the streets of New Mombasa
The burning brittle buildings from a distance
The soothing depressing music
The feeling of company with Virgil
The flashbacks
Feet First Into Hell
Remember Reach
The last bit doesn't quite fit as New Mombasa wasn't on Reach.
@@coldcalculum4926 I remember seeing "remember reach" written on alot of walls in the city.
@@xsaintboyx5898 I guess it does fit in a way. It's true that some graffiti say that, plus, in people's eyes Earth is doomed just like Reach, which still leaves a lingering feeling of hopelessness. Both interpretations work out, imo.
Gonna leave that like counter on 343
“Remember Reach”
felt like a meme after you said it lol
To this day, my favourite track in all of Halo. Scratch that. All of video games.
probably my favorite halo soundtrack aswell
+Lukasz Szkutak this is an amazing soundtrack, but the original Halo 2 had an amazing soundtrack as well
I think either Warthog run or reclaimer are the best for me
I like this song so much that I usually mute the music for other games (when that's an option) and play this in the background. As you can imagine, it fits beautifully in any game where there's rain.
Goddam it Battle Riffle! Why do you suck now?
Another 9 years will pass and this song will still be great.
Thanks for the memories.
you were absolutely right my brother
“It was a dark and stormy night... but water wasn’t the only thing falling from the sky that East African evening.
Death in form of plasma, spaceships, and god-fearing monsters also fell like rain into the streets of New Mombasa. Hell, I rained in hours ago. Now I wander these dark and lonely streets, searching for answers to questions I should’ve asked hours ago. Questions whose answers might mean the end of me, if the rain doesn’t end me first...”
A brother of the greater good?
This is well written
Tau empire i see
Im afraid me and my deathwatch buddies will be taking away your life membership
This reads like a Noir film narration and I am here for it
@@lootgoblin8705 That's the logo for marathon lol, the insignia of the Tau splits at the top and has a smaller circle
Firing this man is the biggest mistake bungie has ever made
Bungie today isn't the same as it was back in the day. It's a shell of its former self and unfortunately only cares about making money for Destiny 2.
Salvatori legitimately made the soundtrack to my childhood. I’m very grateful we can still listen to his masterpieces.
Destiny is apart of childhood I do remember my older buzzing playing halo way back. They destroyed that game.
I mean, Marty is a total freak lmao
Michael is cool, though. More credit to him.
@@spacedetective_ explain
though this song makes me a bit sad, it just gives me such a profound feeling of peace. I truly cant describe it.
Ive never played ODST. But listening to this makes me feel a growing sadness in my soul. Ensuing but calming. Impactful to say the least. I feel alone. Pondering the thoughts of my actions that led me up into this point. Were they worth it? Was it worthwhile to make friends with the ones around me? To love? In addition, its releiving knowing that there is a serine, calming feeling to this. But the emotions you hide so deeply inside of you arise to though. Knowing that the sweet, ignorant, happy days of yesterday are all but a fleeting memory now. Having the desire to relive one more day like that. It hurts on the inside. And this song makes me feel that. A calm sense of safety to feel but an addition to the saddening thoughts that lay deep within our hearts...
Well said and accurate
Throughout most of the game, you wander alone in the streets of New Mombasa, and it's always night. It's only you and the occasional enemy that appears.
The way the song ends, to me, implies curiosity for what's to come, that no matter how bad things are now, something around the corner might be better, might be worse, but your experiences are what make you, and to stop experiencing them isn't productive, the song ends on a note of subtle drive, keep going, push through the darkness.
We're edgy though ay.
Please play OTSD, it's honestly the best Halo story.
Let's keep making new memories
Yes we are getting older. And the fact we are still here is what counts.
Girls in the rain: ew I'm gonna get all wet!
Boys in the rain:
lmao
Tbh where I live, everyone embraces the rain more.
@@johnny-jk8si where?
@@arturoz6547 New Mombasa
Dead meme do I have to say this 69 times
Rest in Peace, Rookie.
Sorry bud but he's going feet first into hell.
+Alpha rogueFTW Hell? He's already been.
@@LIONtib courier calls out to the warrior "it's been stormy lately."
warrior calls back "i am the storm"
he was my fav character
I find it funny how we all love the rookie, even though he got knocked unconscious right after landing, his actual role for most of the game is just to survive while trying to find his squad, and he doesn’t utter a single line during this one single game.
Quite the contrast to Chief, who we all love cause he’s a badass supersoldier who saved the world.
It feels like so long ago me and my brother were playing split screen on halo. This soundtrack always brought back memories. And i will never forget that command code. "Be Human."
amazing what video games can do.
January 13th Thursday 2022 is the day of Halo 3 odst servers has shut down... You will be remembered by millions of players. Thank you.
Godspeed Spartans!
such a pleasure to see a lot of old halo fans !!!!!!
fre1786 Amen
Still here, rocking and goin'!
Same here! Just replayed the entire game with a bunch skulls on it haha!
Still am
@@bluespartan076 after all these years
This is my first time listening and finding this song....I feel...alone, yet in awe of the beauty I just heard. As if change itself was a song/melody. I feel as if ive been sitting on the bench for an hour in the rain at night, yet im lying down in my bed as I type this. I know nothing of music theory or anything of that sort...ive only played halo reach out of the entire franchise. This was beautiful...it gave me acceptance....of what? I cannot be sure. The best part? I listened to it out loud, i cannot wait to listen to this on my headphones. Thankyou to the creator of the amazing piece of music and thankyou to the RUclipsr who posted it to their channel. A sub and a like is well earned. I hope you find happiness and clarity like this song has just given me. Edit after listening in my ears... I feel like I've achieved what my goal was in my life...or atleast at this time in my life however I have no one around to show it to. The price was too steep for me to appreciate. What good was my victories if there was no one to share it with. I'm tired....I dont want to always be the lone fighter...I dont want the weight...I want to live the rest of my life....living...not surviving. I feel like there's nothing but the next mission/objective and that I always need to be doing something....and if there isn't one, I feel lost as if my existence has no meaning.....but I'm used to always fighting...its all I know...I know how to survive...but not truly live. Theyve been one in the same all my life and I fear i know longer know the difference. I continue to fight daily and refuse to surrender. The weight is my burden, the burden is mine to shoulder alone. It's what pushes me forward. It's what I've needed to finish the countless battles and missions...I need to learn to let go of these things...but I'm scared. I'm scared of finding out the person I am under the armor ive been wearing. I want to show I'm capable on and off the battlefield and that I can differentiate the two. I've grown into a fine warrior deep down....but I'm scared to fully embrace the peace, the friendships, the love...the support...all of it....but I must try. Rest easy everyone...I apologize for the long writing. Stay saucy fam.
All my friends are long gone. We didn't play odst, we played reach. we were all last online together 12 years ago. When they shut down the reach servers a part of me died. I'm happy that some are still playing together. Cheers to all you gents who i and my friends no doubt talked copious amounts of shit if we beat you or lost to you. Cheers fellas and remember the good times.
Every now and then I have to come back and listen to this to improve my mental health
I’m glad songs like these exist too,I wish the best for you
if this isn’t playing at my funeral i’m not dying.
this game is something my dad and i would play together every time we could. it was always both of our favorite games next to CE. even though we didn’t play campaigns much, the game was a cinematic masterpiece. the music reminds me of him and i playing firefight together.
(2:23 - 3:10)
The trooper, after many long hours of being lost, alone, and war-torn, sits against a dumpster along a dark alley, hiding from the Covenant looking through the shadows by using the glowing hue of blue and green from their weapons. The trooper takes a pained. yet deep breath and takes off his helmet, looking tired, scared, and ashamed for not being able to find his squad mates in the dark and cold mega city of Mombasa. He looks up in the sky, seeing the devilish dark gray and black clouds that loom over the sky with the skyscrapers torched in many fires that brighten the cloud’s surfaces with a dark blood red and orange blanket. He looks down at his body and takes in his wounds; the plasma burn to the chest, the brute’s bite on his arm, and the many bruises and cuts he got in his failed journey. He is afraid and he was unsure. As blood trickled out of his nose and mouth, he began to cry silently because he didn’t know what to do. He opens one of his torn pouches to find a picture of him with his family. The picture was wet with the soft rain and ashy from his previous hostile encounters. He only wished that he could see them one last time, but ultimately knew the reality. He could hear the covenant get closer and closer by every step and taunting him, saying they could smell his blood and fear, but he decided to take in his last moments alone quietly. He didn’t want to fight anymore-it was tiring and harsh, and he couldn’t take anymore. He took in his last memory he’d make; he listens to the rain hit his helmet with the cracked visor and the few soft callings of thunder, the few Phantoms flying over using their spotlights searching for any human to kill, the terrible smell of the dumpster he sat along, and the city still quietly burning in the night. Rather than staring into the light, he stared into the shadows, and began to slow down his breathing and close his eyes. He did it because he knew how it felt to be in the dark and he wasn’t afraid anymore; he was no longer alone. He had a Deference For Darkness.
Bravo, man
Dude, this is beautiful, you could write something larger and i would've read it
Cool story bro
Beautiful man, just 🤧😔 beautiful....
🥹
This is so nostalgic, i wish halo was popular again, they dont make games as good as these anymore
i love this song so much makes me appreciate being alive and being able to connect with art that makes me feel something it helps me feel less alone
Never seen a comment section which is active for such a long time. I'm glad that you guys didn't forget ODST and still come back to this video.
My sadness leaving my body after my mom says "don't be sad"
Oh, and by the way, I have played this game. It's an amazing game and I highly recommend it.
mmm, like when you must do what she says when she starts counting down
Came back to this after the Michael Salvatori lay off, Bungie is dead.
absolutely sickens me that even someone who has made some of the greatest soundtracks in all of video games, has been with the company for 20+ years, can be laid off and disregarded like he meant nothing to the company.
Bungie has been dead for a fair while now. It's still a tremendous loss however.
Bungie died the moment they got into bed with Activision
I played this game a lot a little while after my father died, I really connected with the soundtrack and listened to it a lot, he was a big halo guy and now whenever I play the ost for ODST or any halo game I’m always thinking of him. Miss ya pops.
well, rookie did reunite at the end. Perhaps you will do the same when its your time.
You know when Marty write these songs he's telling us a story of a lonely survivor ODST walking in a night time city trying to find his family of brothers and sister so they can get out of New Mombasa and head straight home to their families.
I loved the transition this title made; from being the "Demon" despised by his enemies and now straight through the visors of Troopers. A brilliant installment in the Halo franchise!
I loved this game soo damn much :) The epic feel of being a rookie! Story was great, playing this game out on legendary was one of the most satisfying experiences!
i agree
This song is just perfect to listen to. To feel nostalgia, to cry, and so much more... I listen to this way more just to cry because I'm depressed right now not gonna go into detail on why
I wish Marty had worked on the Halo 4 soundtrack. How he consistently creates complex yet amazing compositions that fits the atmosphere of every game perfectly (Halo, ODST, Reach) just baffles me. I'm sure he would've done much better with what we got with Halo 4 (not that it's bad, just not good enough)
+SpartanJimmy1 it was (imho) the only memorable track from the Halo 4 soundtrack
I think you're absolutely right!
+SpartanJimmy1 What about "117"?
MultiPikmin Actually, 117 was the only good track... and it wasn't created by the main composer
+Philippe My dude Jinnouchi!
This is genuinely the most hopeful and saddest songs ive heard ever.
I only ever played ODST once, one time through the campaign. But this soundtrack has stuck with me for over a decade, it is one of the best examples of somber but not dull music. So many games make their sad moments, their dreary scenes suffocatingly quiet, with barely any sound, maybe some wind or a quiet rain. ODST gave you accenting music for the aloneness you faced, which was never too much, never too quiet or too overbearing. You felt small because of it. And it was perfect.
Underrated comment.
A week from now, grades go in. This whole year, I've tried my best, my narcolepsy has gotten me down the first semester, and I'm afraid I won't make it this next. That being said, I'm quite depressed and devoid of any happiness, but I remember when me and a friend played through all of ODST in one day. It was probably one of the greatest nights I'd ever had in two years. Thank you Jesskamo for recording this, and thank you Kyle for playing it with me.
When you just got done destroying a automaton factory on Melavalon Creek and then the silence hits
You’ve come too far to give up now. This life is all you have. Dont stop fighting.
Girls in the rain: Ugh I didnt bring an umbrella!!
Boys in the rain:
Expand Leo THIS IS THE TOP QUALITY CONTENT IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR
These are not boys. They are men. Not just the men either, but the women and the children too.
@@golucid745 it seems that you really hate sand
@@polks1346 Its rough, its coarse, and it gets everywhere
@@golucid745 unless you have the highground
“Gentlemen it’s been an honor..” - my friend during the final mission of reach
This song really does make you want to brood atop a roof top over looking a broken city while it's raining.
A light rain is falling across the dark city, lit only by fires that continue to rage and the odd electronic sign that remains lit. Smoking husks of cars litter the streets. The city is quiet. And you, as ODST, walk a lonely way trough the dark city of New Mombasa - which was besieged by the Covenant 7 hours earlier. Brutes are patrolling the streets covered with wrecks, human bodies and dust. As you meet up with the other troopers, you can sense their despair. You continue, you and your team. You walk trough the narrow alleyways of the huge city, hoping for an extraction, which might never come. you'll find that the sense of loneliness and tension the lonely night offers is largely lost now you have people watching your six. With little to no help, you'll have to survive the night. The question is... will you?
1:46 This always makes me cry because it allows my childhood nostalgia to resurface and make me miss the past.
i understand you, a sense of wonder lost in time
Expectations: *joins the Helldivers for liberty, democracy, and freedom*
Reality:
"hey you there?"
last online 9 years ago
oh..............right
Hey
These were nice at the start but now they're repetitive and boring
@@weirdo7319 Whatever, I still like them
I didn't ask for these feels
Yes i am here
This song obliterates my soul.
Playing as the rookie until the last few missions feels like the definition of loneliness
It's hard to put into words but every time I hear this song I immediately think of my 360 days having come off a ps2 for many years. I was maybe 11 when I got a 360 in 2010 and had what I can only describe as the best era I ever had for gaming. I still play several games from those times on my PC (and on my series X which I had for less than 2 years) but It never hits the same. Playing on an old CRT tv alone in my room with my childlike sense of wonderment. Now It's all too modern and lacks that same feeling.
September 22, 2009. 9 years old, I grew up without the wealthiest of incomes in the family, so I remember vividly, balling my eyes out for days and days because my parents refused to get me this new $60 game. All I did at home was play Halo 3, so this game meant so much to me at the time, and frankly those memories that were made when I did finally get to play months after waiting beyond release, made this game still mean so much much to me 14 years later. I remember it like it was yesterday. No game I've ever craved has left such a mark on me like that.
Forgot to mention, the purchase of this game allowed beta access for Halo: Reach less than a year later. Core memories were made and I'm forever grateful for that
If I ever die and have a funeral, this and Lux Aeterna are going to be played. If I'm going to go out, I'm going out with a bang
Damn right!! Ooh raah!!
MyJinx25 imagine that being your last words. its like, "cough" "cough" take me out, with a bang.
you were brought in with a bang and you will go out with a bang
Omar Aventador this^ XD
But that isn't the way the world ends...
"This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper."
The piece of music that gives me peace about my destiny to be alone forever. Even if the peace that comes from it is only there when I listen to it. If any music was to ever describe my life, this would be it.
Replaying this song, when you have nothing else in life and just having this play in the background makes you forget all those intrusive thoughts and feelings, and brings those memories of staying up late on Xbox 360 4 player split screen floods back.
This song tells the story of thousands with a couple of sounds
feet first.
Games are not games, though they may be called that. They're experiences. And this game was one hell of an experience.
Yes, thank you so much...
Thank you.
I never got the chance to play the halo games but this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music for a video game I’ve ever heard. It reminds me a lot of final fantasy for some reason.
This songs make me sad at the past, how much time has gone by, how much older I've gotten, and a part of my life I was forced to let go of, kicking and screaming damn near, or so it felt, and I really would just make a,wish, to go back and relive it all over again, because what can I say? It was always a hell of a night
Ten years.
Ten. Years...
*TEN. FUCKING. YEARS.*
Jesus christ i still remember having a blast on Firefight with this game, takes me back to when me and my cousins played the campaign almost all the time, we eventually beat it on heroic when we were about 10-13. Nowadays we all live separated and in different countries, they entered college and i'm working, really feels like yesterday since we last played this game...
I also hope the Steam release of MCC brings us back together, i miss you guys.
You and the homies ever rebuild the squad?
@@SgtMjRomero Kinda. Two over came over to visit earlier this summer and we reconnected a lot for a while.
@@JonnyHorseman good work soldier. So many long years have passed by....
I don’t like how time passes so slow but so quick at the same time
Ten years and you still dont have bitches
This is just good and nothing can beat it and it will be forever cherished
To all my fellow Halo players that are still watching over the rings to this day this is Echo:328 standing by. Thank you for the community we've made along the years and thank you for the memories of The 360 days. Echo:328 signing off
This song right here is the type of song that makes the game so emotional, the feeling of being alone, walking around finding clues of your teammates making you believe they all died one by one, making you walk the streets alone in the dark while rain hits you, the feeling of surviving only to make you believe you will die alone
Hard to believe its been 7 years since I first played this game, in fact it was the first halo game that I owned. My older brother got an xbox 360 in 2013 and it came with the odst/forza bundle. At first we knew absolutely nothing about the game as we only ever touched firefight, cowering in the spawn room on Crater and fending off the "pinheads" and other aliens. I even remember my little brother managed to kill a hunter for the first time (you guessed it, we didn't know they had a weak spot in back so he just loaded him with all of his rounds) and was upset that he couldn't loot the weapon. Simpler times.
Thats cool mane. The thing is as an adult I never thought it would make me feel nostaligia, a sense of innocence and happiness right before most of us went through changes as teenagers. I was so lonely in the game but it wasnt lonely as a child because you had your friends who only looked forward to ODST after school. Sure would feel depressing to play now. 1995 to 2010 where some times we all took for granted it seems.
@@MRIscanman Forreal man I was in middle school around 2009 and took those years for granted. I especially miss the MW2 days with the toxic ass lobbies lmao. But as far as multiplayer years go, I would say those were the best.
Dude, when I played this with my 4 year old brother and I when I was 10 I didn't like his music because it made me feel alone, now that my brother is no longer in this world It makes me feel like my brother is with me
Something my friend got signed on a spartan pop figure from chiefs voice actor. “They aren’t gone, they are just missing in action. Spartans never die and they are our strongest fighters”
Man.. this game was so good. Just felt so peaceful and the story was so simple yet so good.
this + rainymood = perfect
The Rookie is dead.
Kirisame Does Stuff i know... fucking insurrecionists
+Acacia Tree You got it.
+Acacia Tree It was raining at my house when I played this random
The music brings so much to the story. And fair play for the developers changing their approach entirely. They went from an action packed game with a hero who everybody already knew was epic, to a lone soldier who nobody knows. The music really expresses that.
let us all wish for ROOKIE'S SOUL TO REST IN PEACE :(
+Ganesh Wesker Haha, you kidding? He's an ODST, he's going Feet First into Hell!
Your right!!
What is it about this, man? I barely played ODST. Played this mission maybe 2-3 times ever. Yet this instantly is Halo, instantly is nostalgia. Such an epic era for childhood, video games, art and music. Take me back please.