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@@thesevendeadlysins578 Is that the anime one or work told by lots of different storytellers? If so, yes I have but I saw it when it first came out years back when I didn't know anything about storytelling, I was just a simple kid. haha. I couldn't tell you what happened in it.
I think at this point it's a low hanging fruit, but the rest of the Overwatch cinematics? I think you might enjoy "Rise and Shine" as in my opinion it leans more on the calmer storytelling, I'd love to hear you talk about it and pick it apart.
I didn't even think about that and you're right! That would have been good. I'm sorry that I didn't include it. I may include it with the dlc for this game as someone has just informed me it exists.
Atriox's line of "As I suspected.... nothing but a man" Is about how spartans are regarded as "Demons" on the battlefield and master chief THE demon, they are talked as if they are not human because they see humanity as weak. This line is saying that there are no demons, only men, nothing to fear. So much badass in so few words, I LOVE IT
For covenant, and at some point the banished, really think Spartans are "demons", like in some sort of creature that came from hell to stop their religious goal, basically soulless dead soldiers. Also the covenant called ODST "imp"
Kinda of wrong, the Covenant painted humanity as the equivalent of hellspawns, you know... the whole religious war that the ENTIRE game series was about?
@@watch.v-dQw4w9WgXcQ The reasoning they called Spartans 'demons' is entirely right, it's in keeping with the religious war theme as you say but there's reason why the Spartans are the demons specifically
The reason Isabel is unprofessional is because she's not exactly a military AI. Sure she might be UNSC, But she's a logistics unit not a combat unit. It would be like a civilian contractor in a combat zone. Between that, her PTSD and Survivors guilt, it's amazing how well she's holding it together. I do really like this game's storytelling.
@@jravelo2so they probably used a nerdy civilian to do the logistics AI, which makes sense, you’d probably look for donors who specialised in the field you want the AI to specialise in
@@C-709Yeah, I'mma take a bet and say it's something to do with a new generation of AI, seeing as the older models like Cortana and Serena where all blue (I'll take a bet and say new Cortana is blue for both sentimental reasons, and also because she's supposed to be basically a rebooted Cortana)
@@fredgrey6391 Went and nuked themselves back to monke, became slaves to the Covenant and then continued to be slaves but also space vikings after the war.
I've literally just said that in my new video which covers the DLC: Awakening the Nightmare. Should be out later this week. I hope you come back and watch. KZ
This was a great watch. I'm a total Halo nut but never played either of the Halo Wars. This made me want to. It's such a shame we never got the Neill Blomkamp movie. The franchise deserves so much better than the garbage TV show.
For what it's worth, there's a small expansion campaign for HW 2 called Awakening the Nightmare that also have some really good looking cinematics, probably worth a look as well. :)
God im waiting for this you know it will end in halo wars 3 thats why they didnt kill atriox in infinite, fr hope this studio/game developer finishes the next game quickly, as far as i know it still has old bungie employess that still wanted to work on halo but no under 343, thats why they could still use the old elite and grunt models, they got the blessing for bungie and the new 343 sub species, still better written story that all 343 main line halo stories, i felt gosse bumps even afther watching all the cutscenes 3 times already, AtN is not as long but still good hoping for the upload
@@l.r.j.r.6356 this game was made by Creative Assembly which at the moment is in complete shambles and close to bankruptcy, if a third halo wars game is made it will be outsourced to some other company, like the previous 2. The cinematics are made by Blur Studios which also did the Halo 2 Anniversary ones, I don’t know if they still work for Halo but they aren’t making a whole movie because it’s too expensive since they work mostly in cgi.
I will always see the spirit of fire as the absolute coolest and best depiction of the UNSC. Even down to the name of their ship representing what they all stood for Outgunned, outnumbered and borderline crippled, yet they represent some of the best fighters the UNSC has to offer. Refusing to give up and fighting with their backs to a wall.
Halo Wars nailed the aesthetic of the Halo universe. Everything about it encompassed exactly what Bungie meant the Halo games to contain. Of course, no Chief made it less popular, but the story both games tell is still top tier.
@@MalohdekI do enjoy how they took the best parts of both Bungie and 343s art styles and made something beautiful, I will also say that Halo Infinites art style is just… amazing, not saying the game is great, or awful for that matter, but I really like its art style.
Jerome is my favorite Spartan in Halo. He seen as one of the best leaders by the end of the program, despite trying to escape multiple times, and even being a washout during the augmentations process.
The last cutscene of the battle on the replacement ring was one of the most badass sequences I’ve seen. The dramatic music absence, the raw battle footage and Jerome jumping off the warthog was pure badassary!!
@FrostbiteDigital it's not him jumping off the Warthog that got me excited. It was the camera trucking with all the set pieces, the lighting and him stepping through the dust. More cinematography than what he was doing. That's why I primarily look at cinematics and cutscenes. KZ
@@kaizammit I see. Pardon me, I wasn't trying to be rude. My comment was more directed at the original commenter because to me it seems like most people don't actually play the game or at the very least watch the in-game/gameplay stuff to actually see how good the battles are and what the context of the story is. Which is unfortunate because Halo Wars 2 really is a very solid game for not only Halo fans but RTS fans in general.
If you haven’t seen them already then I’d recommend the Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes. Complete remakes of the original in game cutscenes, by Blur studios. Phenomenal stuff.
@@kaizammit if you want a spoiler the same studio that did halo wars 2 cut scenes did the halo 2 anniversary cut scenes as well so if you are curious why they probably look similar thats why
@@kaizammitI agree with his recommendation, Halo 2 anniversary cut scene quality is unmatched, I’d say its up there as having the some of if not ‘the’ best cutscenes for a video game of all time👍
I absolutely loved this. Blur’s cutscenes never miss, and Halo Wars 2 might be their best work yet. Being a huge fan of the art of Halo, the cinematography has always left an impression on me too. And hearing your analysis of it told me just why I love it so much. Can’t wait for more Halo content!
@@Drakefance5to bad they lacked on cut scenes in HW2😭 HW1 had a cutscene between each mission…HW2 does not and that makes it harder to stay engaged with the story
@spaceaids2694 Yep, 100% correct. What they got is gold, but they're not as plentiful, feels like they're all at the front of the campaign with barely any towards the end.
Wow, really blown away by the quality of these cinematics! They really went hard for a game that seemed like a somewhat less prestigious spin-off. Went to look at the studio that made them and of course, it was none other than Blur Studio. Now you can see some of the same cinematic DNA in pacing, animation, and cinematography from their other famous trailers like SWTOR.
Man Why doesn't someone give them 4 years and half a billion dollars to make a full scale Halo or Star Wars animated feature? Like they don't gotta go nuts with the story, something relatively simple and contained in itself.
one of the best parts that wasnt shown, in game there is some dialogue where jerome finds out master chief is still alive and says something along the lines of, im glad john is still out there showing that even though he's been gone so long he still has fond memories of his fellow spartans and misses them.
I had completely forgotten the TV show and was fine and dandy through life. Soon as you brought it up for just a split second dormant disappointment and anger woke up. Great vid haha.
The moment where the human voice screams “ISABEL!!!” as she amplifies the beam gives me goose bumps every time. That moment alongside Jerome fighting on his own against a squad of blood hungry Brutes…..absolutely love it.
Holy fudge, yes!! These cinematics are some of my all time favorites, and it made me a huge fan of Cutter and co. If you want more HW2 stuff to watch, the 'Know Your Enemy' trailer is well worth a look.
A full Halo movie by Blur would be incredible, insanely expensive but incredible. Atriox's backstory was actually used in trailers for the game before it released, but in those trailers it's running at a smooth framerate. I was a bit disappointed when the game came out and the scenes had been slowed down in post as I felt it didn't look as good, it's interesting to hear your perspective on it.
Captain Cutter reeks of Master Chief energy. "If we don't stop Atriox now, we leave the galaxy at the mercy of a monster." Most UNSC protocol would have captains retreat and report so the rest of the UNSC can decide the next step to take. However, Chief as always has never fled when he sees a threat when they are vulnerable. Putting himself in impossible odds and returning victorious. It's why he's the most well-known Spartan despite being a jack of all trades. That is true heroism. And Captain Cutters, the Spirit of Fire, Red team, Sgt. Forge, Prof. Anders, they all are true heroes.
@@speedy01247 They had Isabel. They very much had the ability to leave. Not by FTL, but simply updating their astronavigation system and just fly back to the nearest UNSC outpost.
I would love to see your reaction to the Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics by Blur Studios. They're possibly the best cinematics from any game ever, and are basically a Halo movie in themselves.
Halo needs to give creative direction to Blur Studio or others that have the skill, vision and resources to do this. A full featured length of an animated halo film would be truly amazing
A key note that some people miss is that atriox (and some other banished brutes) wear power armor and have energy shields. This is what makes so ungodly strong (on top of the already staggering strength naturally held by brutes).
Wanted to add an explanation for the scene where she is firing the glassing laser, as it is can be confusing without playing the game. They couldn't fight the Banished ship in a 1:1 fight. The Spirit of Fire is just to old and weak to take on the full strength of a Covenant Cruiser (or whichever brand of ship it is). So Isabel came up with a plan: If they cant destroy it personally, they can get someone who can. They infiltrated the ship, and made it start glassing the Ark, which triggers the Ark's automated defenses aka the Sentinels. The Sentinels swarm the ship (and likely cannot pierce the hull with their weapons fast enough, so they ram themselves into the ship and literally carve it in two, once it has been judged that the damage is enough to destroy the threat, they all stop, and return home. All while Isabel works through her Trauma and Jerome shreds the Banished forces.
It was so awesome to see the HW2 cinemática again, i had totally forgotten how awesome they are! If you’re interested in more halo reaction stuff, then I would HIGHLY recommend the Halo film “Forward Unto Dawn”.
I started this franchise about 2 year ago now. I played them in chronological order so Halo Wars was my first halo game. I’ve played them all in order (except 5, never playing it) and I love this franchise. When I finally got to Halo Wars 2, I loved it and it has become my fourth favorite Halo game. First 3 in order from first to third are, Halo 2, Halo 3, & Halo Reach.
This entire game deserves a sequel it was so good, even if its a traditional halo title following the spartan 2s I'd jump to get it, Jerome is on masterchief levels off badass.
the bonus scene at the end was a Forerunner Guardian. That's one of many that Cortana activated in Halo 5. They are Forerunner tech and their purpose is to neutralize any threat in every known galaxy (not sure their range of power, but they definitely can disable anything with huge EMP, and they jump through slip space I believe so they can reach any target quickly). They are overpowered, and I think that's the reason they killed them off off camera in Halo Infinite (plot armor lol).
Fun fact from the books: red team almost died from the initial spartan augmentation and had to be rehabilitated, Ironically making them some of the last spartan 2s left
I Highly recomend the Kilo-5 Trilogy. It does a great job at showing the repercussions of the spartan program. It explores the morality of both sides of the discussion so well.
Love halo, the company that animated the cutscenes in this game were Blur Studios, the same guys that did the first game and Halo 2 anniversary’s cutscenes. Would love to see them tackle full halo ce and 3 anniversary’s too in the future
Oooh most impressive... I'm glad people still write novels based in Video Games. They really provide a unique perspective we don't get to see clicking and pushing buttons. I really enjoyed the Diablo novels that were published between D2 and D3's release.
Normally I don’t enjoy react videos, but watching this and getting to experience it with you and see how much you enjoyed it and had fun, combined with your filmmaking perspective was so much fun! Thanks for doing this!
I always loved the names of the UNSC ships in Halo, Spirit of Fire, In Amber Clad, Forward Unto Dawn, Heart of Midlothian and many more. Probably the only thing that gives the Iain Banks Culture books ship names a run for their money.
I like the speech. You see his eyes look to the left and then the shot change to a crewmember is standing on the left side of the shot. He knew he needed to get his crew back. That is where the speech came from and not the story need an inspiration moment. It is a great in-universe reason. There are elements of the speech that I point to and say is good.
7:07 they would’ve seen brutes, especially in Arcadia, but the brutes of the Banished are 1.) way better equipped, and 2.) actually have some kind of combat training. This also isn’t just *any brute.*
I really like your reactions as they do tend to go into detail when discussing specific film making techniques. There's a little bit of controversy around react content at the moment, so I'd personally make sure I was putting concerted effort into being transformative. What I'd really find interesting and a great addition to these videos would be pausing on shots and scenes and then annotating areas of interest and explaining the concepts involved. That would increase the production time, but also quash any questions about the transformative nature of the content while adding even more depth and value to the video. Perhaps even moving from the reacts title to the analyses one would be good. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching with me! What you described in your comment, I believe I used that format in my first few videos. Is that what you mean? I'm not so familiar with the current state of reaction content, why has it got a bad rep? What I'm worried about being a creator on this platform is scaring my audience with the filmmaking. I'd love to dive into it more but I have two target audiences. Thank you for your feedback and wanting to help shape the future on this channel and content KZ.
The Halo TV show comment made me spit my drink all over the place 🤣🤣 Quality video mate, I loved the Halo Wars games but the cutscenes were out of this world!
Blur is such an amazing conpany when it came to working on this, Halo Wars one when i was a kid i was so impressed by the cutscenes with how "realistic" it was then halo wars 2 came out and blew out any cutscene ive ever seen. I really wish there was a movie along these lines, but for now we get love death and robots.
I have to say as a die hard halo fan growing up with the series, it genuinely brings tears to my eyes seeing others have the same level of awe and wonder I had first experiencing these things. Thank you for showing us halo is still the nostalgic series we know it as
No worries and thank you for hanging out with me. I'll be looking at the halo 2 remastered cinematics soon. I hope you return to the channel for another video.
Fun fact Lord Admiral Hood from Halo 2 and 3 the "You mind telling me what you're doing on that ship?" guy actually looked up to Captain Cutter and he partially blames himself on why Cutter went MIA
halo wars 2 was the first time the banished was mentioned and revealed so happy they went with them as the main villain now halo wars 2 did an amazing job establishing the new story line. man could you imagine John meeting the crew of the spirit of fire and teaming up to defeat atriox? shit would be insane. Just the image of Jerome meeting john gives me shivers.
Hello Kai! Halo Wars always had some really solid cutscenes for an RTS, I must agree. I think you'd also enjoy the TH-cam channel TheParryGod, and especially his Half-Life content. There are some Astartes-like inspirations in his later works, and each one is a little different. Some are ambient shots, others short films, and even a couple music videos (also pretty bite-sized, if you felt like checking multiple). As full disclosure though; I worked as the writing and military consultant on the projects 'Patient Zero', 'Blue Eyes' (uncredited, just test audience and some post-production changes), and 'Infestation'. Though, I wouldn't have been on the projects at all if I didn't believe wholeheartedly in his ability! Plans for an announced capstone 'movie' project to tie them all together have been on hold since he got a full-time job as a level designer, but I'm still tapped to help write it one day, and I hope the time comes I get to work with him again. In the meantime, I thought I'd see if I can give his series a little nudge to keep it in people's minds, because he's a really damn good animator, and you can see how he gets more comfortable using diegetic sound and character motion as the series goes on. But, I should cut myself short before I gush any further. Keep it up, mate.
@@kaizammit I cant recommend TheParryGods videos enough, they're that great. His short films and ambience videos are both worth watching and analyzing.
Spirit of Fire is literally the burning embers of the Bungie era UNSC (I know Bungie didn't make the game, but the style and vibes are there) fighting where the sleek, modern 343i UNSC has failed and floundered at every opportunity since the Human-Covenant war ended.
The Halo Wars games were so good to me personally because I love the “over head” RTS type games and when those types of games are combined with Halo, a million times more hype from me. Halo Wars 2 introduced the banished and Atriox, which we fight in halo infinite. Unfortunately I do not know if they will make a Halo Wars 3, I hope they do, if they don’t, they NEED to get the Spirit of Fire crew into the mainline Halo games, fingers crossed for a Jerome/Isabel and Chief/The Weapon team up like we had Chief and The Arbiter in Halo 3!
It really does suck that’s there’s so many popular games out there that are just packed to the gills with lore, world building, characters, and so much more. Yet somehow there’s so very few successful movies/shows based on them. It’s almost heartbreaking to see just how little thought and care Hollywood put into making the movies/shows when compared to how incredibly well made and well written the game’s cinematic storytelling is.
Larger studios will have the final say plus they want to reach a wider audience than who it's targeted for and change it enough so you can say it's new.
It honestly makes me wonder why they don’t simply have the people that make the game cinematics use their intimate knowledge and experience of the game to make an actual feature length animated series or film.
Hw2 story was amazing and it gave such a great introduction to atriox and the banished. Such a shame infinite's story made them feel so much less menacing and threw the spirit of fire and anders crew away.
IDK if someone has said it in the last 4 months but the thing at the end is Cortana's guardian. Also the ring in HW2 was meant to replace the one we blow up in halo 3, both of them being replacements for Installation 04 Aka Halo 1
It still boggle the mind why no one really made a movie like this. Upgrade the tech a like bit and but it on Netflix. Those Love, Death and Robots series did really good. I think😁
Fella, I would be all over that like butter on toast! I'd happily lose the TV series for what you described and if the cinematics looked like this or better, oh my goodness! KZ
Halo wars 2 was a massive inspiration for a movie im making. I literally learned 3D animation and Blender simply because i realized CGI cinamatics (Like Blur studio's) have a certain Look that you cant get in live action. For cheaper if you do it yourself too Edit: also its nice seeing the reaction from someone else involved in filmmaking that notices the subtle things. For example me personally i never even processed the fact that the camera was always positioned below atriox to make him appear imposing until the ship was sliced and the camera is above him then we see him looking up
You'll have to send it over to me so I can see it once you've made it. I enjoy watching all kinds of stories regardless of the genre. Good luck with it and keep up the creativity, it's always refreshing to hear people are making their own films. KZ
To give some context incase you were curious about the other Spartans, Spartans Douglas and Alice both survived and you control them throughout different missions. They just don't show up in any more cutscenes after the initial fight with Atriox.
One thing that I liked about the animation for Halo Wars 2 was they got the armor right. When that helmet fell, you can feel the weight. Spartan armor is HEAVY. Other animations make the armor feel like plastic. The fact that Atriox is smacking THREE Spartans around reiterates just how formidable he is.
I'd love to see you talk about how Blur Studios' animation and cinematography has evolved since the first Halo Wars, going into Halo 2: Anniversary, and ending with Halo Wars 2.
Bro watched the cutscenes but didn't watch the "I Know You" trailer for this game. That trailer is easily one of the best video game trailers to ever exist.
Blur Studio, the ones who made this, is one of the best out there right now. They also did the original Halo Wars cinematics, as well as the new cinematics for Halo 2 Anniversary, plus the new Modern Warfare games and Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as film and TV work.
They are at the top of my list, I'm thinking of breaking down two in one video next time. Give you guys a double bubble! Thank you for watching and commenting, KZ.
Super glad I stumbled upon your channel. Was great to see your reaction to the cinematics. I agree they defimitely shouldve done a halo TV show in either this style or something more akin to Halo Legends.
I have seen it but this was before my career, I couldn't tell you anything that happened in it. Could make for an interesting video if you guys would like something like that. It would be like watching for the first time again now I see things differently. Thank you for watching, KZ.
This is still one of the coolest series of cinematics in the franchise. Also, I'm sure someone else has already brought this up, but in case they haven't, this takes place before Infinite, both chronologically and in the release order, meaning Chief hadn't actually fought Atriox yet during this.
This is easily my favorite halo game made by 343, and the cutscenes are just incredible, watched them so many times and played the game just to see them a lot 😅. Great to see it getting recognition from actual filmmakers for how good blur made this
I really like these characters from what I remember from the first game and can pick up from these. I might have to go back and look at Halo Wars 1! KZ
As a long time halo fan I’ve never played the halo wars games but the cinematic have always been top notch and I wish they could get a whole show or movie with the same kind of love and graphics
You definitely should play this game if you like Halo, it really fleshes out the Banished, explains who and what they are, why they fight, and it actually makes them feel like a real threat as a faction unlike Halo Infinite which kinda just made certain Characters seem menacing as opposed to the banished as a whole. Also it gives a WHOLE LOT of context to why things happened the way they did in Halo Infinite, why Atriox was so... Gruff I guess you could say? He was even more Brutish than his usual, as you get to see in his conversations with Cortana, he was desperate to prove himself again after what he viewed as a humiliating defeat at the hands of Captain Cutter. And most of his top commanders were the same way which is why they keep challenging the Master Chief in such a showy way during Infinite, they NEED to defeat him to redeem themselves from the events of this game. It's also a very fun challenge nad has honestly some of the best story telling I've ever seen in a Halo game. And I've played every single Halo game out there from start to finish... (With the 1 exception of the top down shooter Spartan Assault... I never finished that one but it was also a much lower budget and much more niche game)
In the beginning, around 9:20 Alice stayed behind in the game to help them get away, I thought she died, because she got stuck on the other side of some canyon due to the bridge turning off, and then there was a big explosion and they said she’s gone. So I think the “Alice is MIA” is a reference to how the UNSC would declare dead spartans MIA so the amount of deaths wouldn’t demotivate anyone.
I wanted to get into film making, but yeah.. my life hasn't had many opportunities to actually go out and do it. That's why im learning animation, though it may take a long time.. at least i can do it during spare time. Excellent coverage and insight.
The thing I would say to learn is your shooting style. Once you've got that, you'll know how you want to shoot and tell stories on that way. It becomes you. I remember being in film school and lecturers could tell it was my work before my name popped up. The beauty of animation too is it's easier to control every single part, create what you can see in your head. Live action, you're never truly happy haha. Thanks for watching, stick around with the channel and hopefully you can learn some more bits if you don't already know them that is. KZ
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Have you seen Halo: Legends?
@@thesevendeadlysins578 Is that the anime one or work told by lots of different storytellers? If so, yes I have but I saw it when it first came out years back when I didn't know anything about storytelling, I was just a simple kid. haha. I couldn't tell you what happened in it.
sad the halo wars 2 trailer wasn't included, maybe something to check out, easily one of my favourite trailers out there
I think at this point it's a low hanging fruit, but the rest of the Overwatch cinematics? I think you might enjoy "Rise and Shine" as in my opinion it leans more on the calmer storytelling, I'd love to hear you talk about it and pick it apart.
I didn't even think about that and you're right! That would have been good. I'm sorry that I didn't include it. I may include it with the dlc for this game as someone has just informed me it exists.
Atriox's line of "As I suspected.... nothing but a man" Is about how spartans are regarded as "Demons" on the battlefield and master chief THE demon, they are talked as if they are not human because they see humanity as weak. This line is saying that there are no demons, only men, nothing to fear. So much badass in so few words, I LOVE IT
And it really shows how the brutes are on par with Spartans in terms of strength and more with how it looks like atriox is augmented
For covenant, and at some point the banished, really think Spartans are "demons", like in some sort of creature that came from hell to stop their religious goal, basically soulless dead soldiers.
Also the covenant called ODST "imp"
Kinda of wrong, the Covenant painted humanity as the equivalent of hellspawns, you know... the whole religious war that the ENTIRE game series was about?
@@watch.v-dQw4w9WgXcQ The reasoning they called Spartans 'demons' is entirely right, it's in keeping with the religious war theme as you say but there's reason why the Spartans are the demons specifically
@@levicarpenter5509Atriox had a power suit on Him if I remember correctly.
The reason Isabel is unprofessional is because she's not exactly a military AI. Sure she might be UNSC, But she's a logistics unit not a combat unit. It would be like a civilian contractor in a combat zone. Between that, her PTSD and Survivors guilt, it's amazing how well she's holding it together. I do really like this game's storytelling.
And she would've taken the character traits and behahior of the person she was "birthed" from
@@jravelo2so they probably used a nerdy civilian to do the logistics AI, which makes sense, you’d probably look for donors who specialised in the field you want the AI to specialise in
Her color is different as well.
@@randomusernameCallin Roland has a similar color but he's the AI of the Infinity.
@@C-709Yeah, I'mma take a bet and say it's something to do with a new generation of AI, seeing as the older models like Cortana and Serena where all blue (I'll take a bet and say new Cortana is blue for both sentimental reasons, and also because she's supposed to be basically a rebooted Cortana)
Blur Studios did such an amazing job on these cinematics. They're breath taking and the sheer quality makes me want to watch them over and over again!
I agree! Now I know the existence of the DLC, I've just got to see them. KZ
Blur Studio has done wonders when working with halo
one of the most morale dropping sentences a UNSC Marine can hear "We have a Spartan Casualty." 7:40.
i mean its better then hearing serina say something about a scrab and hearing "ALL UNITS" knowing damn well theres like 3 warthogs on the battlefield
LOCAL UNITS
Honestly one above that would be hearing a Spartan scream in pain and agony like Douglas... They aren't supposed to do that.
@@madliftedson6565 "it's been an honor sir" - Warthog #2, death by Plasma Beam
This games cinematics alone, made me fall in love with the Brutes. They went from funny angry space monkey to actually cool characters.
Yep, totally agree. This is the first time I felt scared of them or felt how humanity felt. Powerful stuff! KZ
When all the other Elites charge on their swords to gank Atriox an then all the sudden THE HOMIES RISE
Return to Monke and all that
If you look at the extended lore, the brutes are some of the most interesting and absolutely bone chillingly ruthless characters
@@fredgrey6391 Went and nuked themselves back to monke, became slaves to the Covenant and then continued to be slaves but also space vikings after the war.
@@fredgrey6391honestly I feel like the brutes are on par with the Spartans in terms of strength, hell a brute nearly killed chief before atriox
I would have loved if the Halo TV series were written and animated like this. It’s just enthralling.
I've literally just said that in my new video which covers the DLC: Awakening the Nightmare. Should be out later this week. I hope you come back and watch. KZ
The Halo TV series isn't real, it was just a bad dream.
@@SkywardShoe What’s not real?
@@terrivel11 Exactly.
This was a great watch. I'm a total Halo nut but never played either of the Halo Wars. This made me want to. It's such a shame we never got the Neill Blomkamp movie. The franchise deserves so much better than the garbage TV show.
Did you like my master cheeks in there then?! I've just finished downloading Halo Wars 2 now. Get on it with me. KZ
@@kaizammit hahaha yes! I think that may have been the last episode I watched. It was just so bad 🤦🏼♂️😂
@@kaizammittake it from me, Halo Wars 2 is a genuinely good time. You’ll have a blast with it.
I’m a HW2 fanatic, I play at least 2 matches a day for challenge exp, possibly one of the best modern rts games, and the leader variety is unmatched
Oh dude Halo Wars 1 is easily in my top 3 of all Halo games
Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 3 ODST and Halo Wars.
For what it's worth, there's a small expansion campaign for HW 2 called Awakening the Nightmare that also have some really good looking cinematics, probably worth a look as well. :)
the DLCS are also good cinematics
I came to type this 😂
God im waiting for this you know it will end in halo wars 3 thats why they didnt kill atriox in infinite, fr hope this studio/game developer finishes the next game quickly, as far as i know it still has old bungie employess that still wanted to work on halo but no under 343, thats why they could still use the old elite and grunt models, they got the blessing for bungie and the new 343 sub species, still better written story that all 343 main line halo stories, i felt gosse bumps even afther watching all the cutscenes 3 times already, AtN is not as long but still good hoping for the upload
@@l.r.j.r.6356 this game was made by Creative Assembly which at the moment is in complete shambles and close to bankruptcy, if a third halo wars game is made it will be outsourced to some other company, like the previous 2. The cinematics are made by Blur Studios which also did the Halo 2 Anniversary ones, I don’t know if they still work for Halo but they aren’t making a whole movie because it’s too expensive since they work mostly in cgi.
I will always see the spirit of fire as the absolute coolest and best depiction of the UNSC. Even down to the name of their ship representing what they all stood for
Outgunned, outnumbered and borderline crippled, yet they represent some of the best fighters the UNSC has to offer. Refusing to give up and fighting with their backs to a wall.
Halo Wars nailed the aesthetic of the Halo universe. Everything about it encompassed exactly what Bungie meant the Halo games to contain. Of course, no Chief made it less popular, but the story both games tell is still top tier.
@@MalohdekI do enjoy how they took the best parts of both Bungie and 343s art styles and made something beautiful, I will also say that Halo Infinites art style is just… amazing, not saying the game is great, or awful for that matter, but I really like its art style.
Jerome is my favorite Spartan in Halo. He seen as one of the best leaders by the end of the program, despite trying to escape multiple times, and even being a washout during the augmentations process.
I would really like a Jerome game or at least some missions from his perspective.
@@paterson90 In a comic story, he fought a flood outbreak on the Spirit of Fire with a chair.
The last cutscene of the battle on the replacement ring was one of the most badass sequences I’ve seen. The dramatic music absence, the raw battle footage and Jerome jumping off the warthog was pure badassary!!
Mate, my nipples were hard! Didn't say it on the video for PG reasons haha.
If you actually watch the ingame engine cutscenes during gameplay you'd witness Jerome doing cooler things than jumping off the warthog
@FrostbiteDigital it's not him jumping off the Warthog that got me excited. It was the camera trucking with all the set pieces, the lighting and him stepping through the dust. More cinematography than what he was doing. That's why I primarily look at cinematics and cutscenes. KZ
@@kaizammit I see. Pardon me, I wasn't trying to be rude. My comment was more directed at the original commenter because to me it seems like most people don't actually play the game or at the very least watch the in-game/gameplay stuff to actually see how good the battles are and what the context of the story is. Which is unfortunate because Halo Wars 2 really is a very solid game for not only Halo fans but RTS fans in general.
The weight you feel of Douglas's helmet hitting the ground in the Atriox fight is an amazing detail.
If you haven’t seen them already then I’d recommend the Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes. Complete remakes of the original in game cutscenes, by Blur studios. Phenomenal stuff.
I missed those ones! I loved that story too. You've given me an idea for another video good sir! Thank you fella. KZ
@@kaizammit if you want a spoiler the same studio that did halo wars 2 cut scenes did the halo 2 anniversary cut scenes as well so if you are curious why they probably look similar thats why
@@kaizammitI agree with his recommendation, Halo 2 anniversary cut scene quality is unmatched, I’d say its up there as having the some of if not ‘the’ best cutscenes for a video game of all time👍
dear humanity,
@@ismaeldotbiz we regret being the alien b*st*rds
I absolutely loved this. Blur’s cutscenes never miss, and Halo Wars 2 might be their best work yet. Being a huge fan of the art of Halo, the cinematography has always left an impression on me too. And hearing your analysis of it told me just why I love it so much.
Can’t wait for more Halo content!
I filmed the DLC and E3 trailer for Halo Wars 2 last night, just got to edit it now so hopefully this week. KZ
Oh Hey, didn't expect some HW2, easily some of the best cinematics within halo,
have you seen halo wars 1 it was so much my fav halo after halo 2
@masterchief4707 Yeah, it was great back in 09 and it still holds up, but hw2's cinematics tops it.
@@Drakefance5 yeah you right but we all remeber good games and more if they dont have dlcs too buy ^^
@@Drakefance5to bad they lacked on cut scenes in HW2😭 HW1 had a cutscene between each mission…HW2 does not and that makes it harder to stay engaged with the story
@spaceaids2694 Yep, 100% correct. What they got is gold, but they're not as plentiful, feels like they're all at the front of the campaign with barely any towards the end.
Wow, really blown away by the quality of these cinematics! They really went hard for a game that seemed like a somewhat less prestigious spin-off. Went to look at the studio that made them and of course, it was none other than Blur Studio. Now you can see some of the same cinematic DNA in pacing, animation, and cinematography from their other famous trailers like SWTOR.
Man
Why doesn't someone give them 4 years and half a billion dollars to make a full scale Halo or Star Wars animated feature?
Like they don't gotta go nuts with the story, something relatively simple and contained in itself.
one of the best parts that wasnt shown, in game there is some dialogue where jerome finds out master chief is still alive and says something along the lines of, im glad john is still out there showing that even though he's been gone so long he still has fond memories of his fellow spartans and misses them.
I've seen that bit. Now I've started playing it I'm picking up all the nice dialogue scenes.
I had completely forgotten the TV show and was fine and dandy through life. Soon as you brought it up for just a split second dormant disappointment and anger woke up.
Great vid haha.
So much potential wasted. Truly a shame
It's a shame the Halo TV Series didn't get anywhere close to this level of cinematography, despite being made so many years later.
Because they wanted creative freedom in their typical Hollywood garbage way.
Love seeing someone love the cutscenes and saying how cool it'd be to see an entire movie from blur for Halo, it'd be absolutely INSANE.
The moment where the human voice screams “ISABEL!!!” as she amplifies the beam gives me goose bumps every time. That moment alongside Jerome fighting on his own against a squad of blood hungry Brutes…..absolutely love it.
Holy fudge, yes!! These cinematics are some of my all time favorites, and it made me a huge fan of Cutter and co. If you want more HW2 stuff to watch, the 'Know Your Enemy' trailer is well worth a look.
Someone informed me there is DLC with it's very own cutscenes, is that title part of it? Thanks for watching another video my friend! KZ
@@kaizammit The DLC is called 'Awakening The Nightmare.' Know Your Enemy was the announcement trailer for the main game.
Thank you for letting me know, I'll pop those together for the next halo wars 2 video.
A full Halo movie by Blur would be incredible, insanely expensive but incredible.
Atriox's backstory was actually used in trailers for the game before it released, but in those trailers it's running at a smooth framerate. I was a bit disappointed when the game came out and the scenes had been slowed down in post as I felt it didn't look as good, it's interesting to hear your perspective on it.
Captain Cutter reeks of Master Chief energy. "If we don't stop Atriox now, we leave the galaxy at the mercy of a monster." Most UNSC protocol would have captains retreat and report so the rest of the UNSC can decide the next step to take. However, Chief as always has never fled when he sees a threat when they are vulnerable. Putting himself in impossible odds and returning victorious. It's why he's the most well-known Spartan despite being a jack of all trades. That is true heroism. And Captain Cutters, the Spirit of Fire, Red team, Sgt. Forge, Prof. Anders, they all are true heroes.
I mean not having the ability to leave also helps encourage bravery.
@@speedy01247 They had Isabel. They very much had the ability to leave. Not by FTL, but simply updating their astronavigation system and just fly back to the nearest UNSC outpost.
I would love to see your reaction to the Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics by Blur Studios. They're possibly the best cinematics from any game ever, and are basically a Halo movie in themselves.
It's happening! I've frothed just by ready your message. A Halo movie, oh boy! KZ
Halo needs to give creative direction to Blur Studio or others that have the skill, vision and resources to do this.
A full featured length of an animated halo film would be truly amazing
It's nice to see someone who actually knows Halo lore watch these for the first time. Loved your watch and breakdown.
I used to know the lore, I was really into it but sadly let it slip over the years. Thank you so much for watching fella! KZ
I actually really appreciate how your commentary was minimal during the cinematics, sometimes they just absorb you!
A key note that some people miss is that atriox (and some other banished brutes) wear power armor and have energy shields. This is what makes so ungodly strong (on top of the already staggering strength naturally held by brutes).
Wanted to add an explanation for the scene where she is firing the glassing laser, as it is can be confusing without playing the game.
They couldn't fight the Banished ship in a 1:1 fight. The Spirit of Fire is just to old and weak to take on the full strength of a Covenant Cruiser (or whichever brand of ship it is). So Isabel came up with a plan: If they cant destroy it personally, they can get someone who can. They infiltrated the ship, and made it start glassing the Ark, which triggers the Ark's automated defenses aka the Sentinels. The Sentinels swarm the ship (and likely cannot pierce the hull with their weapons fast enough, so they ram themselves into the ship and literally carve it in two, once it has been judged that the damage is enough to destroy the threat, they all stop, and return home. All while Isabel works through her Trauma and Jerome shreds the Banished forces.
It was so awesome to see the HW2 cinemática again, i had totally forgotten how awesome they are! If you’re interested in more halo reaction stuff, then I would HIGHLY recommend the Halo film “Forward Unto Dawn”.
I really wish they’d make an actual show with these graphics im in love them
I started this franchise about 2 year ago now. I played them in chronological order so Halo Wars was my first halo game. I’ve played them all in order (except 5, never playing it) and I love this franchise. When I finally got to Halo Wars 2, I loved it and it has become my fourth favorite Halo game. First 3 in order from first to third are, Halo 2, Halo 3, & Halo Reach.
These are the best cutscenes from any Halo game in my opinion. I’d watch a fricken movie from whoever made these
This entire game deserves a sequel it was so good, even if its a traditional halo title following the spartan 2s I'd jump to get it, Jerome is on masterchief levels off badass.
the bonus scene at the end was a Forerunner Guardian. That's one of many that Cortana activated in Halo 5. They are Forerunner tech and their purpose is to neutralize any threat in every known galaxy (not sure their range of power, but they definitely can disable anything with huge EMP, and they jump through slip space I believe so they can reach any target quickly). They are overpowered, and I think that's the reason they killed them off off camera in Halo Infinite (plot armor lol).
Fun fact from the books: red team almost died from the initial spartan augmentation and had to be rehabilitated, Ironically making them some of the last spartan 2s left
I Highly recomend the Kilo-5 Trilogy. It does a great job at showing the repercussions of the spartan program. It explores the morality of both sides of the discussion so well.
Love halo, the company that animated the cutscenes in this game were Blur Studios, the same guys that did the first game and Halo 2 anniversary’s cutscenes.
Would love to see them tackle full halo ce and 3 anniversary’s too in the future
Oooh most impressive... I'm glad people still write novels based in Video Games. They really provide a unique perspective we don't get to see clicking and pushing buttons.
I really enjoyed the Diablo novels that were published between D2 and D3's release.
Normally I don’t enjoy react videos, but watching this and getting to experience it with you and see how much you enjoyed it and had fun, combined with your filmmaking perspective was so much fun! Thanks for doing this!
I always loved the names of the UNSC ships in Halo, Spirit of Fire, In Amber Clad, Forward Unto Dawn, Heart of Midlothian and many more.
Probably the only thing that gives the Iain Banks Culture books ship names a run for their money.
I always like to see different peoples reactions or words ... when reacting to a game or movie or others.
14:50 this scene gives me chills every time
I like the speech. You see his eyes look to the left and then the shot change to a crewmember is standing on the left side of the shot. He knew he needed to get his crew back. That is where the speech came from and not the story need an inspiration moment. It is a great in-universe reason.
There are elements of the speech that I point to and say is good.
7:07 they would’ve seen brutes, especially in Arcadia, but the brutes of the Banished are 1.) way better equipped, and 2.) actually have some kind of combat training. This also isn’t just *any brute.*
There's something about Atriox ragdolling Spartans, so satisfying
I've never seen Spartan 2's like that before. Was eye opening.
As someone who played Halo Wars and still to this day plays Halo Wars 2, seeing this game getting the praise as it should, brings me so much joy!
I keep forgetting that smart AIs are essentially digitised humans, imagine just being there with your friends all dead. It's like a digital circus!
I really like your reactions as they do tend to go into detail when discussing specific film making techniques. There's a little bit of controversy around react content at the moment, so I'd personally make sure I was putting concerted effort into being transformative. What I'd really find interesting and a great addition to these videos would be pausing on shots and scenes and then annotating areas of interest and explaining the concepts involved. That would increase the production time, but also quash any questions about the transformative nature of the content while adding even more depth and value to the video. Perhaps even moving from the reacts title to the analyses one would be good. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching with me! What you described in your comment, I believe I used that format in my first few videos. Is that what you mean?
I'm not so familiar with the current state of reaction content, why has it got a bad rep? What I'm worried about being a creator on this platform is scaring my audience with the filmmaking. I'd love to dive into it more but I have two target audiences. Thank you for your feedback and wanting to help shape the future on this channel and content KZ.
The Halo TV show comment made me spit my drink all over the place 🤣🤣 Quality video mate, I loved the Halo Wars games but the cutscenes were out of this world!
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching. KZ
Looks like you followed through! Im super excited for this. Keep up the great work man.
I do listen to you guys! Thank you so much for watching. KZ
Great comment at 26:46. I didn't understand why it was such a cool shot and you explained it perfectly. Love the videos, man. Keep up the good work!
I'd love to see a reaction to the Halo Wars 2, Awakening The Nightmare cinematic
There's actually more?!! KZ
Blur is such an amazing conpany when it came to working on this, Halo Wars one when i was a kid i was so impressed by the cutscenes with how "realistic" it was then halo wars 2 came out and blew out any cutscene ive ever seen. I really wish there was a movie along these lines, but for now we get love death and robots.
Watch The War Within WoW cinematic that just came out Friday if you want your mind blown.
It will blow my mind...? Alright, I'll give it a look in. KZ
i always say, i dont know why they dont make a show or movie animated like this, incredible
I have to say as a die hard halo fan growing up with the series, it genuinely brings tears to my eyes seeing others have the same level of awe and wonder I had first experiencing these things. Thank you for showing us halo is still the nostalgic series we know it as
No worries and thank you for hanging out with me. I'll be looking at the halo 2 remastered cinematics soon. I hope you return to the channel for another video.
Fun fact Lord Admiral Hood from Halo 2 and 3 the "You mind telling me what you're doing on that ship?" guy actually looked up to Captain Cutter and he partially blames himself on why Cutter went MIA
halo wars 2 was the first time the banished was mentioned and revealed so happy they went with them as the main villain now halo wars 2 did an amazing job establishing the new story line.
man could you imagine John meeting the crew of the spirit of fire and teaming up to defeat atriox? shit would be insane.
Just the image of Jerome meeting john gives me shivers.
Hello Kai! Halo Wars always had some really solid cutscenes for an RTS, I must agree.
I think you'd also enjoy the TH-cam channel TheParryGod, and especially his Half-Life content. There are some Astartes-like inspirations in his later works, and each one is a little different. Some are ambient shots, others short films, and even a couple music videos (also pretty bite-sized, if you felt like checking multiple).
As full disclosure though; I worked as the writing and military consultant on the projects 'Patient Zero', 'Blue Eyes' (uncredited, just test audience and some post-production changes), and 'Infestation'.
Though, I wouldn't have been on the projects at all if I didn't believe wholeheartedly in his ability!
Plans for an announced capstone 'movie' project to tie them all together have been on hold since he got a full-time job as a level designer, but I'm still tapped to help write it one day, and I hope the time comes I get to work with him again. In the meantime, I thought I'd see if I can give his series a little nudge to keep it in people's minds, because he's a really damn good animator, and you can see how he gets more comfortable using diegetic sound and character motion as the series goes on.
But, I should cut myself short before I gush any further.
Keep it up, mate.
Thank you for letting me know and I look forward to watching them! You've sold me on it. KZ
@@kaizammit I cant recommend TheParryGods videos enough, they're that great. His short films and ambience videos are both worth watching and analyzing.
I have watched this “movie” more times than I can recall. It was so fun to seeing others enjoy it as much as I did
23:59 is beautiful
I love the heavy metal sounds and things specifically the tank drop
Spirit of Fire is literally the burning embers of the Bungie era UNSC (I know Bungie didn't make the game, but the style and vibes are there) fighting where the sleek, modern 343i UNSC has failed and floundered at every opportunity since the Human-Covenant war ended.
The Halo Wars games were so good to me personally because I love the “over head” RTS type games and when those types of games are combined with Halo, a million times more hype from me. Halo Wars 2 introduced the banished and Atriox, which we fight in halo infinite. Unfortunately I do not know if they will make a Halo Wars 3, I hope they do, if they don’t, they NEED to get the Spirit of Fire crew into the mainline Halo games, fingers crossed for a Jerome/Isabel and Chief/The Weapon team up like we had Chief and The Arbiter in Halo 3!
Awakening the Nightmare DLC cuts scenes are dame good, get to see the Banish side of their story.
Theres a lot of context in between cinematics that needs to be played through to really appreciate the characters and story. Glad you love it tho!
Halo wars is one of my all time favorite games.
It really does suck that’s there’s so many popular games out there that are just packed to the gills with lore, world building, characters, and so much more. Yet somehow there’s so very few successful movies/shows based on them. It’s almost heartbreaking to see just how little thought and care Hollywood put into making the movies/shows when compared to how incredibly well made and well written the game’s cinematic storytelling is.
Larger studios will have the final say plus they want to reach a wider audience than who it's targeted for and change it enough so you can say it's new.
It honestly makes me wonder why they don’t simply have the people that make the game cinematics use their intimate knowledge and experience of the game to make an actual feature length animated series or film.
Hw2 story was amazing and it gave such a great introduction to atriox and the banished. Such a shame infinite's story made them feel so much less menacing and threw the spirit of fire and anders crew away.
Loved this, Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics are also a must watch. The entire remaster for that game is phenominal
On it! KZ
Blur Studio is probably one of if not the best game cutscene producers in the industry
The way it looked blew my mind, as I said, imagine a film this good.
IDK if someone has said it in the last 4 months but the thing at the end is Cortana's guardian. Also the ring in HW2 was meant to replace the one we blow up in halo 3, both of them being replacements for Installation 04 Aka Halo 1
It still boggle the mind why no one really made a movie like this. Upgrade the tech a like bit and but it on Netflix. Those Love, Death and Robots series did really good. I think😁
Fella, I would be all over that like butter on toast! I'd happily lose the TV series for what you described and if the cinematics looked like this or better, oh my goodness! KZ
"It's making me want to watch a whole movie like this" - exactly! Should've just let the Halo series be led by Blur and told them to go crazy.
Halo wars 2 was a massive inspiration for a movie im making. I literally learned 3D animation and Blender simply because i realized CGI cinamatics (Like Blur studio's) have a certain Look that you cant get in live action. For cheaper if you do it yourself too
Edit: also its nice seeing the reaction from someone else involved in filmmaking that notices the subtle things.
For example me personally i never even processed the fact that the camera was always positioned below atriox to make him appear imposing until the ship was sliced and the camera is above him then we see him looking up
You'll have to send it over to me so I can see it once you've made it. I enjoy watching all kinds of stories regardless of the genre. Good luck with it and keep up the creativity, it's always refreshing to hear people are making their own films. KZ
The trailers for thiss game were really good too
To give some context incase you were curious about the other Spartans, Spartans Douglas and Alice both survived and you control them throughout different missions. They just don't show up in any more cutscenes after the initial fight with Atriox.
After this, I cannot recommend it enough, the Halo 2 Remastered Cut scenes.
Totally happening now I've seen this. Thank you for watching my friend. KZ
Love your Halo cutscene reactions/breakdowns 👌🏼
More to come!
One thing that I liked about the animation for Halo Wars 2 was they got the armor right.
When that helmet fell, you can feel the weight. Spartan armor is HEAVY. Other animations make the armor feel like plastic. The fact that Atriox is smacking THREE Spartans around reiterates just how formidable he is.
I'd love to see you talk about how Blur Studios' animation and cinematography has evolved since the first Halo Wars, going into Halo 2: Anniversary, and ending with Halo Wars 2.
Bro watched the cutscenes but didn't watch the "I Know You" trailer for this game. That trailer is easily one of the best video game trailers to ever exist.
Blur Studio, the ones who made this, is one of the best out there right now. They also did the original Halo Wars cinematics, as well as the new cinematics for Halo 2 Anniversary, plus the new Modern Warfare games and Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as film and TV work.
You gotta watch the other starwars Old Republic cinematics.
They are at the top of my list, I'm thinking of breaking down two in one video next time. Give you guys a double bubble! Thank you for watching and commenting, KZ.
Super glad I stumbled upon your channel. Was great to see your reaction to the cinematics. I agree they defimitely shouldve done a halo TV show in either this style or something more akin to Halo Legends.
if you havent already seen Halo Legends i think you should, all the episodes are animated by different japanese studios (including DBZ's studio)
I have seen it but this was before my career, I couldn't tell you anything that happened in it. Could make for an interesting video if you guys would like something like that. It would be like watching for the first time again now I see things differently. Thank you for watching, KZ.
March 2559. Almost exactly 30 in-game years after the OG Halo Wars. And they are a long way from Etran Harborage and Arcadia.
If there ever comes a point where the Master Chiefs story comes to an end i honestly wouldn't mind having a new story about Spartan Jerome.
The opening cutscenes in this game just give me goosebumps they manage to make you fear Atriox and Admire Carter in a very short amount of time
This is still one of the coolest series of cinematics in the franchise. Also, I'm sure someone else has already brought this up, but in case they haven't, this takes place before Infinite, both chronologically and in the release order, meaning Chief hadn't actually fought Atriox yet during this.
This is easily my favorite halo game made by 343, and the cutscenes are just incredible, watched them so many times and played the game just to see them a lot 😅. Great to see it getting recognition from actual filmmakers for how good blur made this
I'm currently editing my reaction and thoughts on the DLC. Should be out on the weekend. I hope you like it.
I think this is one series that 343 has nailed in both its settings and its characters.
I really like these characters from what I remember from the first game and can pick up from these. I might have to go back and look at Halo Wars 1! KZ
If the halo show was made in this style, i'd rewatch it 1000 times...
As a long time halo fan I’ve never played the halo wars games but the cinematic have always been top notch and I wish they could get a whole show or movie with the same kind of love and graphics
As a halo fan, I very muchrd enjoyed them so don't sleep on them, give them a shot.
Brutes for their part were present during Contact Harvest, they'd have been of the first 2 Covenant species the UNSC was acquainted with.
You definitely should play this game if you like Halo, it really fleshes out the Banished, explains who and what they are, why they fight, and it actually makes them feel like a real threat as a faction unlike Halo Infinite which kinda just made certain Characters seem menacing as opposed to the banished as a whole. Also it gives a WHOLE LOT of context to why things happened the way they did in Halo Infinite, why Atriox was so... Gruff I guess you could say? He was even more Brutish than his usual, as you get to see in his conversations with Cortana, he was desperate to prove himself again after what he viewed as a humiliating defeat at the hands of Captain Cutter. And most of his top commanders were the same way which is why they keep challenging the Master Chief in such a showy way during Infinite, they NEED to defeat him to redeem themselves from the events of this game. It's also a very fun challenge nad has honestly some of the best story telling I've ever seen in a Halo game. And I've played every single Halo game out there from start to finish... (With the 1 exception of the top down shooter Spartan Assault... I never finished that one but it was also a much lower budget and much more niche game)
In the beginning, around 9:20 Alice stayed behind in the game to help them get away, I thought she died, because she got stuck on the other side of some canyon due to the bridge turning off, and then there was a big explosion and they said she’s gone. So I think the “Alice is MIA” is a reference to how the UNSC would declare dead spartans MIA so the amount of deaths wouldn’t demotivate anyone.
I wanted to get into film making, but yeah.. my life hasn't had many opportunities to actually go out and do it.
That's why im learning animation, though it may take a long time.. at least i can do it during spare time.
Excellent coverage and insight.
The thing I would say to learn is your shooting style. Once you've got that, you'll know how you want to shoot and tell stories on that way. It becomes you.
I remember being in film school and lecturers could tell it was my work before my name popped up. The beauty of animation too is it's easier to control every single part, create what you can see in your head. Live action, you're never truly happy haha. Thanks for watching, stick around with the channel and hopefully you can learn some more bits if you don't already know them that is. KZ