i absolutely love that the defining characteristic for the master chief is luck. I think its absolutely brilliant. It gives him the humanity he so badly deserves under that suit of armor. Truly, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I feel the exact opposite, I laughed when I first heard it, what a ridiculous reason for an AI to have chosen anything. Now if she meant God, that I get. The creator of my creators favours him, so I chose him...
Jeremiah Tothenations it kinda makes sense tho. If you’re an AI being, luck will inevitable stand out more due to your inability to analyze it. An anomaly is an anomaly, and that is noticeable.
@@DibbzTV I hear you, but from my experience there's no such thing as luck, to me it's a oversimplification of something greater. But I guess it's human nature to whittle something down to its most basic form. I guess an AI has no capacity to comprehend the supernatural as they are merely corporeal (in this case light and information, but still physical). So yeah, I guess I can buy it now, thanks!
I like how the characters were so well written. You can definitely feel the sorrow in Johnson's face when asking for a heavy lift gear to rescue the Major, as he might have been used to after losing so many of his men. And then immediately the solace (yet instantly shielding his emotions by scolding the Major) in his voice. Great dubbing actors, amazing visuals, the best series of games ever made.
right, i wouldnt say best series of games ever made , if the truth of the matter argues at a questionable level, cuz uh ...plot armor and some parts not making sense .......hmm I'm not so sure
My first time seeing this cut scene, I got goosebumps like crazy. The music, plus Chief coming back to consciousness. I want Halo Infinite to feel just as good as this does.
Spartan Kong Country not going to happen, sorry. The “magic” they caught with Halo 1-reach is no longer there. Mainly because Bungie were too STUPID to realise what fantastic long term potential Halo had, and they wanted to go on to Destiny, also EA were kinda interfering with the development process for example Bungie wanted to make Halo 3 Pc inclusive but EA said no. They left Halo and EA to escape control and work on Destiny. Thing is, they went to Activision, who of course did the same what EA did but x5 worse. So they lost the rights to Halo AND didn’t even get to properly do what they wanted to and the reason they left Halo. All I’m interested in for Halos future is MCC for PC. Because thats going to be Bungies Halo games brought to the platform I know and love. Halo Infinite? Ill watch the news etc, sure. But I can tell from the new trailer that its so far just nostalgia pandering and not actual Halo and the “Magic” we saw in 1-Reach
@@SbCasll Nah Infinite won't capture what old halo could. The multiplayer is even going to be free to play... trust me everyone will love halo infinite for a couple months at most.
@@y0urs03pic Yes. They are that bad. Don't be fooled. Halo Infinite will have microtransactions. Plus, they completely don't understand the Halo series, and the art design is AWFUL.
In one of the more recent Halo novels it shows that the Master Chief and Johnson's friendship goes back over 20 years. In that book, Johnson was a friend and mentor to the 15 year old Master Chief during an early operation against the Covenant. Johnson actually had a hand in the Master Chief's promotion to the rank of Master Chief.
@@alexandreparent1251 Actually it was a pretty good novel. There's A LOT of Halo novels and they are all considered canon. Fact is the games never give us a timeline for how long they knew each other. The book takes place in 2526, about a year after the war begins. The games start in 2552. Johnson was a main character in the novel Contact Harvest which features the first battle with the Covenant on the planet Harvest which IS part of Halo canon. One of the main bad guys is Tartarus, the Brute Chieftain from Halo 2 that was killed by Johnson and the Arbiter at the end of the game. It also shows the story of the rise to power of the Prophets of Truth, Mercy and Regret. I really suggest you read the Halo novels if you haven't, they are so incredible and add so much to the story. The games definitely include elements of them into the story too and not just the 343 games. That opening bit in Halo 3 where the Master Chief is falling out of the sky and Cortana has a voiceover??? Cortana's voiceover about getting to choose the Chief references a scene in Halo: The Fall of Reach. Not the animated movie thing, that was just an adaptation of like half of the book at most but the novel itself.
For real man… I feel truly blessed that I was a teen during the golden age of gaming before corporations ruined everything. I still come back and watch this video and others like it to compare it to modern games and every time I still get chills. Just proves it was real. Halo used to be amazing.
I watched that opening cutscene last night and cried. The music, the visuals of master chief falling from space, it brought back memories I didn’t even know I had
Halo 1,2,and 3 are the pinnacle of gaming for me. I've never felt more catered to as a gamer. They listened to feedback and made each game unquestionably better than the last. The XboxLive multiplayer support and leaderboard/downloadable replays where you could move the camera around and slow-mo the best frags in full on Matrix surround was was absolutely insane.
> be me, 16 yo, never played Halo > buy your first console by yourself with Halo 3 and ODST packed with it > launch the console and see that for the first time > get chills as the piano start playing > fall in love since then
What a truly beautiful game, I feel as if all of the fighting between which one is the best is because they are all so perfect, that the only way to decide is nostalgia/memories with freinds/growing up with.
I will never forget booting up Halo 3 for the first time. I had barely played a Halo game before, only touching Halo 2 at a friends house. It was summer. The air was vibrant and delicious, the nights long and the days longer. I will not say I earned that Xbox, a Master Chief one at that, because I did not. But my father bought it with his own hard earned money, and I am forever grateful to him for that. He has never agreed with my love for video games, but he saw past that. He wanted to make his son happy, even if he could not understand it. I remember booting up Halo for the first time. It was on an old box TV, with SCART cables and an adapter. This scene alone blew my mind and hooked me. The mystery, the music, the wonder, I cannot put it in words. It had to be felt. Describing a feeling is... impossible. I don't remember how old I was. Maybe 12, maybe 13. Now I'm 28, closing in on 29. It might seem grim, but I never expected to grow this old. Not due to any illness or disease. That was deep in my head. But playing online made that pain go away, if only temporarily. Hell, even playing offline was good enough, something I did for very long until my father buckled and paid for XBL. Just the armor customization alone was... man, you really chased every piece of it you could, because it was so cool. And man, what a world that opened up. I have met so many fantastic people. I've met many assholes too, but focusing on them would do them a service. So I will focus on the friends, one of whom I am close as a brother to this day. We met via Halo, as fellow Norwegians and we were a menace in duos! Just having someone to play that with was fantastic. We never cared much for winning, we were content having someone to play with... I still remember that *DEET, DEET... DING* of a match starting. Halo 3 was a fantastic game and I can never be grateful enough to this space opera. Grateful towards my father who dislikes video games yet he set his own views aside for my sake. To all the friends I made, as a nervous and outcast child. Grateful to Bungie, for giving me a place I felt like... I belonged. Peculiar as I was. It's corny but. We Spartans, we don't die. We go missing in action.
Remember Master Chief used to be considered to be the hero among the military? I know......four years later the everyone on-board of the prototype ship known as The Infinity does not remember him to be the hero except some do remember him from the battle of New Mombassa.
Everyone on Infinity is scared of Chief that crack are you on? Captain Del Rio just had a bad attitude, it didn't lower any moral. And oh that was William 043 in New Mombasa he was sent there first way before Chief could he was still receiving armor.
Um Sarah Palmer said thought you’d be taller because he is a legend that’s what most people say to notorious people. God we live in a world where everyone can’t think outside the box.
60% of me at the end of the video was expecting the feel of a 360 controller in my hands, and other 30% was devastated there wasn't 10% said DAMNIT WHAT WENT WRONG???
I love how Johnson’s little crazy fool rant. Makes him sound so concerned and looking out for chief like he’s his own dad or something. It really hits me where it matters
One of the greatest games of all time along with Reach, CE, 2, and ODST. Good times playing this back on Original Xbox 360. Congrats to those who still keep the classics alive playing MCC.
@@whaleshey yeah when I played H4 I knew 5 minutes in that they wrecked him as a character. To be honest though they unfucked that in halo infinite. He is more stoic and silent.
The part where chief goes, "Yeah, you're not!" Music score and everything just a perfect scene. I feel its a good opposite to the sadness and sorrow as we see the camera change from Noble 6's engagement to his helmet. Perfect yin and yang example.
God knows how many years later and this still might be my favourit Video game opening ever. The music and Cortana narration over it just have THAT vibe, I don't how to describe it.
This has, and always will give me the chills! I love this cutscene. Brings a tear to my eye. Me and my buddy got this midnight release. Right after we graduated high school, we said we’d do one more play through together on Co-Op and we did. We tried on legendary with just the two of us and let’s just say, grunts….. That’s all. My friend later died in a car wreck from a drunk driver t-boning him. So this cutscene will now forever hold a special place with me.
The music variation at 2:40 when Johnson asks where Cortana is, it reminds me of this kind of WW2 music in Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers, so atmospheric and powerful
same, that part always stuck out to me and I don't know why. The combination of him getting up as the music's intensity increases which probably symbolises the fact that the hope of humanity stands again. It's such a simple, but a definitive "halo" moment which no one else has or can replicate. (Maybe 343 can, their 2019 discover hope trailer was pretty good).
Happy 15th Birthday Halo 3 and thank you for everything Bungie. H3 will continue to live on for us. Legends never die. I was there. 9/25/07 LUCK. BELIEVE FINISH THE FIGHT 117 "WERE IT SO EASY" "WAKE ME, WHEN YOU NEED ME" September 25th, 2007. 15 Years of Excellence! Classic Halo for LIFE.
Man, I'm 33 years old and shedding tears right now seeing this. My childhood, our childhood. 2007 - 2023 and the memories of trailers launch before somewhere like on late 06.
The luck quote is so relevant to what makes Master Chief so engaging for the player/viewer. Given what season 2 for the show is going to do, I sincerely doubt it'll be anywhere near as impactful of a reason. Spartans are all the best of the best, making Chief not as impressive as he is... but he's that lone soldier to survive a war, win or lose. That simple and understandable concept is what makes him special.
What I’d give for it to be Christmas in 2007. Just got my 360, snacking on great grandma’s cookies she made me, and watching this for the first time again.
God everytime i hear that intro song i get the most bitter and beautiful nostalgia ever espicially the part at 1:09 and 2:18 ,u know ? Every single note in this intro is epic
Imagine,2007,you came back from the midnight launch and put the disc,wait for the download and spend the whole night beating the campaign and playing multiplayer the next day. Beatiful memories..
Watching this again after they just included "The Coin" in the Halo Tv show. I had to watch this scene, still one of my favorites from the games. Jen Taylor is such a good VA!
Just realized that before halo 4, the game was treating john like a human and, as shown in this cutscene, Johnson knows how John is attached to Cortana and treats the question about her fairly delicately as he lets chief take back cortana's empty chip. Halo 4 is where the game begins treating him like a machine, except for Thomas Laskey. After Halo 5, the game completely treats him like a machine and strips him of his humanity and gives us only one goal to retreve Cortana but it doesn't carry the emotion back when people around him knew his connection to her, Locke has only one goal, retreve Chief.
Halo literally set and maintained the bar for masterful and impactful storytelling in a video game. Little detail: I love how Chief doesn't let go of Johnson's arm until he takes Cortana's chip back... It fits really well with her narrated intro to the scene... And how a Spartan would probably act given both psychological conditioning to be a perfect soldier (maintaining situational control even just after regaining consciousness), and likely unconditional human emotions left over, especially in such extreme circumstance (his care/need for Cortana for mixed reasons of tactical/strategic practically and emotional fulfilment in a certain area naturally unfulfilled by his conditioning (real emotional connection).
This game and it's story (1-3) are a masterpiece, it shaped my life and gave me such a profound appreciation for so many things from the storytelling, gameplay, friendships, culture, and the embodiment of what people like MC, Keyes, Cortana, Johnson, and others like FoeHammer represent. I am so happy and appreciative I got to experience this with y'all. 117
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