The Creepy Lore behind ALL the Halo: Combat Evolved maps
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Halo CE was always a mysterious, rather creepy game, but the multiplayer maps take that early 00s/late 90s creepy sci-fi vibe and turn it up to 11... Today, we're taking a look at the creepy lore behind ALL the Halo: Combat Evolved maps!
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What better remedy is there for the entire globe becoming a literal Quarantine Zone than Halo lore? Better yet, creepy, mysterious old Halo CE lore? NONE I TELL YA! Well, maybe some Doom as well... Enjoy fellas!
Thank you man, I'm looking forward to Doom
Thx I will enjoy the video
Do you think they might ad dual wielding in halo infinite?
Let me know your opinion.
When you live in a country with snow and the planet is a quarantine zone :\
Playing Quarantine Zone on LASO
The lore behind blood gulch is already known it is called red vs blue
Bobby Hamner Project Freelancer’s Training ground
"Am I talking to the right base?"
God i love that show
You ever wonder why we're here?
Chris Lewis
It's one of life's great mysteries isn't it? Why are we here? I mean, are we the product of some cosmic coincidence, or is there really a God watching everything? You know, with a plan for us and stuff. I don't know, man, but it keeps me up at night.
I tought I was the only one that found the Halo CE maps pretty creepy, I remember back in the early 2000s when I was just a child playing those maps alone to explore them and to test the guns, and I always felt that unnerving and creepy sensation of being in an ancient abandoned place, sometimes feeling observed by someone or something hidden around, and just to think when those places where built, by who or for what purpose they were built always scared tf out of me.
Saaaaaame dude, same. The Forerunner maps in particular felt so mysterious and beyond my comprehension. There's something really creepy about a structure so vast and technologically superior that's also abandoned. Makes you wonder why its creators abandoned it
@@HiddenXperia What do you think about Halo 3's Sandbox map, the sequel to Sandtrap? It's so moody.
I completely relate to this Halo CE was and forever will be amazing and impossible to replicate
Dude...even after all of these years...I feel the same. The atmosphere of Halo CE was basically being an unstoppable soldier, but at the same time...you were fucking scared shitless due to the layout, ambiance and lore of the whole place. Literally a long forgotten Installation...completely empty, without any trace of inhabitants. Even when I was kicking ass throughout the campaign I felt an itch at the back of my head, that something was watching me. Some of the areas back in the day just straight up scared me and made me feel terrified and uncomfortable, mainly the underground areas...that's why Halo CE will always be something special.
I remember on the map ‘hang em high’ you could sometimes hear what I always assumed was howling. Wind doesn’t make sudden changes in pitch like that.
The ambience of CE always gave me the creeps
Wimp
@@Onxide It made you feel lonely and empty at times
If you play the level truth and reconciliation and finish clearing the enemies and instead of going to grav lift head back to the beginning of the level and go by the edge of cliff and you’ll hear some interesting noises
True
@@chrismescudi6594 Yup, you hear a dinosaur noise in the distance every 10 seconds or so.
"You ever wonder why we're here?"
"Its one of life's greatest mysteries"
"I mean, why are we here?"
It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it? Why are we here? I mean, are we the product of some... cosmic coincidence? Or is there really a God, watching everything, you know, with a plan for us and stuff. I don't know man, but it keeps me up at night.
Are we the product of some cosmic coincidence?
Thermos think about it, theism makes much more sense than atheism, atheism takes just as much faith to believe than any other belief system. By the way, He died for you, personally, don’t ever forget that. “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me” - Jesus Christ
broke: “iconic”
woke: “beyond our comprehension”
And it's almost 3 years to the date since the iconic meme was born... Coincidence...?
@@HiddenXperia quite Sure mendicant bias is behind all this
117th like...
extra woke: “iconic beyond our comprehension”
@@jacksonmitton999 reclamer?
I know a fan of RvB when I see one.
Hahah
Yea
Wait. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MUSIC
John 117 gaming Boy
*red theme plays*
Do you ever wonder why where here
2:27
"..yes THE Marty..."
Somewhere: *Piano sporadiclly ignites*
*rain cues*
*Jazz starts*
*cue the Finish the Fight fanfare*
I love the creepy, mysterious ambiance of Halo: CE - both in the campaign and multiplayer. None of the other Halo games have been able to recapture that unnerving feeling of the superunknown that we got in the first game. I really hope Halo Infinite tries to capitalize on that.
My favorite map, even with others from Halo on PC included: Sidewinder. Such good memories playing it with friends when I was younger, and I love big, open maps.
Braz Mann sorry to say it but, 343 does not know how to make halo games. They’re probably going to mess up infinite.
@@CoyoteRecon you can't just assume things like this wait for the release
KirbyPeter both their chances to redeem themselves failed, thus why I used the word “probably”
Jay not entirely.. effects like the howling winds which almost sounded like whispers, the fog and minimal lighting are effects that were missing from the other games. You can always add in more mystique and unknowns to explore later story-wise, which is what I’m hoping will happen in Halo Infinite. *cough* Precursors *cough*
Coyote Recon based on history, yeah, but I’m still giving them a chance. They’re going in the right direction creatively, which is a nice change, instead of just gameplay. Halo 5s writer was awful too and they got rid of him.
It always feels like you're being watched in these maps/levels.
I mean. Guilty Spark or the flood most likely are watching you
3:50. It’s one of life’s great mysteries isn’t it.
Also. Now I am going to have to rewatch the show because of this.
I was going to be watching it soon because the new season will be out soon.
Why ARE we here? Is there a god? Or are we the prodigal of some great mystery. I dunno man but it keeps me up at night.
That lonesome feeling when you explore ce maps alone is unforgettable
Playing the online maps by myself, from any Halo game, I feel like I'm being watched. So macabre. Sandtrap gives me chills, especially when the mines explode randomly.
biteki 美的 Dude i know exactly what you mean and it’s honestly one of my favorite little things about halo. just one of those things that isn’t a “feature” per-se, just a strange and eerie and almost calming part of the game in a way
The guardians.
You saying the maps have an ancient and nostalgic feeling is exactly how i feel. I told my friends i love how creepy and unnerving Halos lore is and i wasn't able to put it into words at all. There is just an underlying mystery feeling that you're always being watched, or you're someplace you shouldn't be.
Why is Sarge not holding a Shotgun in the Thumbnail?
That must be Surge
The Railgun boy
Omygurd.
It's not... Sarge?
@A Human A supporter of the Blues & Reds?
Hmm...Where’s Caboose when you need him?
It's Simmons
Next on the Halo Channel:
Should we consider the Cursed Halo mod Canon?
Eat your cereal
No
Yes
Yes, but only as part of another universe, and a batcrud insane one at that.
Tilte: creepy lore about ce maps
Actual video: details about ce maps with a shoutout to marty
Edit: spelling, thanks for pointing it out experia and others
I was kinda thinking the same thing. I cant imagine it was that hard to record 3 or 4 sentences of dialogue per map with footage of you just walking around. Still pretty cool video tho
There was a shootout dedicated to Marty? How many people were shot?
Eric how many people watched this?
A shootout??? Did I miss something??? lol
countenglad x innit really not the hardest or most time consuming “content” to create. Tbh the more time goes on the more disappointed I get in his delivery unfortunately.
3:50 He did it! He said the thing!
(Airhorns play)
What is that music?
@@Murasaki_Saya stereotypical Mexican music plays
Legends say kids look under their beds for The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman looks under his bed for Master Chief
Master Chief looks under his bed for his assault rifle
Stop following me
>confused commenter thinks this means Master Chief has a fear of the MA5 series-
Nah, Master Chief checks under his bed for DoomGuy
@@armorfrogentertainment why would his dad be lurking bruh
@@armorfrogentertainment wrong he check under the bed for the horid sniper jakal
4:22 "fought between two sides. One red. The other blue..."
"stop inventing animals"
@@LaloSalamancaGaming42069 "what in Sam hell is a puma?"
@@stev1804 what about unicorn
How about the chupathingy?
@@hb_chrisss I like it, has a ring to it
The sound ambiance on some of these multiplayer maps gives this subtle haunting spirits from them when playing it alone, especially when playing this as a kid.
Halo: Combat Evolved's atmosphere is perfect. The covenant radio sounds, the windy white noise, and much more.
I’ve always imagined Battle Creek as two Cryptums. It would be cool if these were the original designs for a cryptum.
Ooooooooh I like that idea! Now you've said that they actually really remind me of Forerunner versions of the Barrows Brothers crypts from Runescape lol
This hit home, especially with Blood Gulch. Too bad he's gone...
The best thing about halo CE was the background ambience it had in maps that no halo game has.
This is the only place I can travel to now that Corona's kept me indoors
At first I read "Corona" or "Cortana" 😂
Yes, Alpha halo doesn't have a Corona outbreak. However, there's a far more deadly thing there....
"THE FLOOD. "
Mason S.
Actually, I did the same too. You know, pretty engrossed in HALO lore.
My personal favorite Halo: CE Map based on lore and also of course Red vs Blue is Blood Gulch. I’ve also had some pretty fun games of multiplayer on that map so it’s an added bonus.
You know, that entire description of Blood Gulch fits the entire first five seasons of Red vs Blue, from the most important question of them all, to the storyteller left behind . . .
Prisoner is my favorite map for lore reasons. I love the breakout variant in Reach as well. Imagine what it must have taken to bust out! The Flood? A Precursor?
My dude getting into the Y2K aesthetic
I thought you meant the artist/producer at first and I was confused haha. Yeah the Y2K aesthetic is so comfy, I really can't pin point exactly what it is about it but I love it so much
What is that?
According to online wiki, the symbols on direlect supposedly represent the mantle of responsibility
The mantle of responsibility shelters all, but only the created are its masters
15:05 I have a love/hate relationship with Chiron TL37. I might try to remake it in one of the versions of Forge in MCC.
I wholeheartedly support this
@@thefullmetalmaskedduo6083 no idea.
@@Jedi_Spartan
Name it: Poi~
Wort worry blarrg wort *translation.
I hope they add the aura of mysteriousness back to the maps for infinate.
Also a food for thought question for everyone, do you think the reason the maps arnt mysterious anymore is because the graphics have gotten too good, like most old games with low res textures intrinsically have mystery yet when every blade of grass is 1080p it is harder to pull off.
Same, honestly the whole mysterious vibe has been missing since CE imo. Graphics are definitely part of it, art style too. CE had such a unique art style, even compared to the rest of the original trilogy that added to the mysterious and eerie vibe so well
@@HiddenXperia That's why I always play CE in classic mode baybee
I do believe the older graphics add a certain creepy affect to the game especial with the marines recorded video on his helmet with pixelated fuzzy video and people yelling and shooting but I think with better graphics more detail can be shown and it's up to the developers to go back to that mysterious creepiness that CE had If Infinite has the palace of pain in it I would hope so
Halo 4 had some mysterious maps
It's the perfect game to do it! We're trapped on a brand new Halo ring with a dark background....human slaves, torture, experimentation
It's been a while since you did a video on the maps.
_this is very spoopy_
This video reminds me of why I got into CE when I first played it.
I remember playing with my cousins on their Xboxes when it first came out. But then the PC version came out, and I got to play by myself...
My favorite memories of solo playing focus on just how eerie and creepy the whole thing was, but also feeling a sense of epic adventure to it all. The main menu, with its fly-around camera centered on the ring-world, the Gregorian style chanting... then booting the campaign on heroic and blowing through the whole thing in the dark, alone, on my parents' computer.
I distinctly remember thinking "Keyes doesn't keep his gun loaded? The balls on that man..." in the first mission, being really engrossed in Assault on the Control Room, having a hard time with, but still LOVING the Library (after being freaked out with the whole mission 343 Guilty Spark), and being so devastated when FoeHammer went down in the final mission...
The whole creep factor, the mystery, the music, the ambiance, and the grandeur of the whole game STILL gives me goosebumps, 20 years later. And I can't tell you how many times I played this game as a kid... Don't even get me started on Halo 3, though. I'll go forever about Halo 3... (skipped Halo 2 in this because, admittedly, I didn't play it very much until right before Halo 3 came out).
CE was always enshrouded in mystery and it left me unsettled but still very nostalgic.
To me Halo CE always seemed like a bridge between the earlier style of FPS games and the newer style of games. That’s also why I think so many weapons are ridiculously powerful.
My favorite HCE map, gameplay and lore wise, is Chill Out.
In almost every game with forge mode, I've remade this map because I love it so much.
In Reach, the level was partially submerged in the water, with that one glitch that lets you do that (in place of the fog effects). Assuming the map was some kind of oversized covenant freezer, I liked to think the place shut down and just melted everywhere. Colors fading away and everything, creating a damp, colorless facility.
In Halo 4 it was the same thing, minus the water, a bit run down, and taken over by the UNSC as a temporary base. More cover, more human weapons.
In H2A, it was the same thing again but ruined and broken down, with a few missing rooms and new pathways.
Finally, in Halo 5, the teleporters were shut down (removed with spark effects in their places), as the level was further broken down with pipes falling out of the walls, creating clamber and spring-jump spots for Halo 5's improved gameplay.
Assuming Infinite has good forge, I'll probably add to this even more. I like to think I've created my own little timeline for my favorite map here.
Did you just say "Halo 5s improved gameplay?"
You ruined all credibility with that sentence.
This is a deep and thoughtful exposition of all the Halo CE maps. I really love the mysterious and elusive element which the first 2 Halo games endowed to their forerunner maps. Thanks for this refreshing and well thought video 😊
Boarding action is still one of the most creative halo maps to this day.
I remember walking through these maps alone and I couldn't shake the feeling of unease that the maps had, like someone or something was watching me and I wasn't alone.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to immediately watch this, due to the fact I was Ripping and Tearing my way through Doom Eternal. But now I'm here
I actually, physically choked when he said "do you ever wonder why we're here?"
Even now, playing the Halo CE maps completely alone is scary, the complete silence and loneliness in these maps is something I haven't experienced nowhere else
That was amazing, you trully captured the same feelings i used to have years ago while exploring these maps alone, the eerie ambient noises, the unusual shapes of the many claustrophobic rooms, the everlasting feeling of mystery across these abandoned structures, great video! Maybe you could do the same with halo 2 maps, that would be great!
I know I'm gonna love this one
Your taste in maps is clearly impeccable so I think you will 🤗
The ambient sounds of these levels, and the campaign levels are actually quite fucking haunting… the sighs and breaths that ebb and flow through ancient corridors always creeped me out as a kid…
"You ever wonder why we're here?" I smiled and internally fanboyed
Damnation's always been a cool map to me. Covenant logistical structures and facilities are
fascinating in their design and scale. Covenant
aesthetics are my favorite from Halo, with
Forerunner aesthetics being a close second.
HiddenXperia I honestly expected better from you with your title, there wasn’t any lore in the vid at all. It was you mainly just describing each map. Listen, this video was great but the title really should have been “A dive into the subtle storytelling and ambience of Halo CE maps!” This title was just outright clickbait and deception. It made me think this video was going to explain what each map was and the stories behind each place. I know you’re a good guy and work hard to make each of these videos and I appreciate your hard work. You’re a flipping amazing writer your scripts give me chills and make me feel like I’m where you are describing. But this ain’t it Chief.
Fair complaint, thanks for the suggestion my man!
@@HiddenXperia Allow me to add, yes, this was also my criticism, but I'll give you an extra point for taking constructive criticism so damn well, dude. Keep doing what you do.
I have to agree. Really felt like I wasted my time and didn't even make it past 5 minutes.
I know what your talking about, that strange vibe, like a deep joy and sadness, and eerie loneliness
You really did it justice
Creepy lore behind Halo: CE maps
*No lore given for these maps*
Sorry he will only heart comments by morons who kiss his ass
Seriously stupid misleading title
Pixel and yet here you are
My thoughts too, it was very disappointing.
Imagine still falling for clickbait in 2020
This video just makes me look forward to the inevitable halo 3 version!
If I gotta choose my fav CE map it’d have to go to: gyrothobia, Danger Canyon, Ice fields, Death island or Infinity.
Fastest click in the west.
fastest unsub in the west when the video goes on for 20 minutes and is just "this map layout suggests something!". I honestly thought he was above click bait
Pathetic clickbait, ads and begging like a desperate douche*
DreamspiderX but you should still subscribe maybe this video is click bait but his videos are awesome! Just sad you saw this video!
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I love death island, extremely underrated, atmosphere is iconically similar to silent cartographer, makes it seem even better
I'm glad I'm not the only one who realised everything's abandoned, when I played this 15 years ago. You've got a new sub.
I love simplicity and atmosphere of the levels in Halo:CE, after nearly 20 it still feels mysterious and epic.
The nostalgia is radiating from this video keep up the good work
Thanks man :) If that's the case then I did my job well :D
Great video mate, great video you summaries of the maps were spot on in adding to the unsettling vibe of the CE maps,
great vid! never looked at any of the multiplayer maps from a lore perspective. Now i will look at every multiplayer map from a lore perspevtive.
Oh yes! This is gonna be fun! Commenting early so the algorithm can see this!
what I came for: research based insight on the maps, their design and connections to the wider halo universe as a whole
what I recieved: prose poetry on halo 1 maps
not pissed whatsoever
yeah pretty gay tbh
Halo maps are incredibly creepy, especially when playing alone. You always feel like you're being watched...
I've been waiting for a video like this for a long time. Now we need a lore episode for Halo 2's maps.
When H2 drops on PC that video will 100% be made :D
I’ve wanted a video like this for so long thank the prophets our lord hidden has delivered
what is E-bagging? been subscribed since 2014 (I think, always loved your content), favorite CE map is Chiron TL34. its just such crazy fun. but all CE maps are just so *ICONIC :)
Personaly Hang Em' High is my favourite map just due to creepy noises and pale grey coloring really makes you feel that our minds can't comprehend the forerunners and their logic and reasoning as to what the purpose of their creations are.
Same here. Those ambient noises are straight from a nightmare. With groups of friends, it's a blast, but exploring by yourself, it's just creepy.
Excellent video, and I'm glad you feel the same way about 'em. I really want to capture that feeling you described from the late 90s early 2000s arena FPS maps and put it into words, but I just can't either.
Monumental? Ancient?
Sometimes, when you can't put something to words, try imagining a situation that makes you feel the same way and just say that. Boom you have yourself a kind of metaphor.
People here have said, for example, "it makes me feel like I'm being watched".
so wheres the lore? Title says "The Creepy Lore behind ALL the Halo: Combat Evolved maps" but then proceeds to talk about zero lore and just very generally speculates on the maps...
kyle I love HiddenXperia but I was thinking the exact same thing, everything in here could be seen already. It honestly looks like it was a “Ive run out of ideas” type of video. It is hard to come up with a video every week though so I kinda understand. Halo Infinite just can’t come fast enough.
"This is a map that is layed out in a way that suggests something"
CPOMendez117 Exactly. “Suggest” “maybe” “could be” “possibly” “we don’t know exactly what this could have been”
I think the video fit well with the style of environmental storytelling Bungie gave us in CE. This was back when we knew almost nothing of the Halo universe and alot of what we saw and heard was left to speculation. I however can understand your complaints.
The real Brute 3 Honestly I would have been fine if the video was titled “The atmosphere and subtle storytelling of the Halo CE Multiplayer Maps!” But this was straight up clickbait and deceptive. But I do agree with you that this video was good it’s just not what it should have been based upon the title.
Half the comment section: red vs blue references.
The other half: *random shit galore*
I always found every halo multiplayer map creepy, idk why. Every map is just... eerie. And as a forge person, it’s especially creepy to build in these silent wastelands
The fact that you gave out a shout out to Marty is insane, that guy's my inspiration for music and agh that just sounds beyond amazing hahah
Brilliant idea, pleases say you're gonna do this for the other Halo games?
stick around to the end to find out ;) (spoiler - absolutely yes!)
"Lore." I can't bother to continue watching if all you've written are mildly-detailed assumptions based on the immediately obvious. I really wouldn't mind watching the video - hell, it would be really cool if you theorized deeply about the purposes of the structures in these maps - but I came here for real LORE. At least, that's what I expected cos of the title.
Yeah I had that same feeling too, hopefully one day we can get real lore and facts about the maps :(
That was a clickbait title though
Yeah, I would’ve been satisfied with at least a theory based on clues hinting at its purpose. Considering his knowledge on Halo Lore that feat would’ve been trivial! This just felt amateurish.
Preach
Exactly
Boarding action with sidewinder a close second. i don’t know why, but at 5-6 years old playing CE these always got all my love and affection
Nothing comes close to Halo CE's dark, enigmatic, isolated atmosphere. The brutalist and yet cathedral-like forerunner architecture, extremely ancient and sci-fi/futuristic at the same time. And the sounds. Even the elevators sound fucking incredible.
Can we get a rip in chat for Xperia's doom eternal stream yesterday?
Also, your videos are great 👍
Legendairy Taco why
@@arbiterofthehornedrat1570 the stream Xperia did yesterday lasted for less than 10 minutes because the stream quality was so bad. On the bright side, he's getting a new CPU to be able to stream again.
Legendairy Taco doom vs halo lol
Misleading video title, you don't even talk about the lore of these maps, but instead you spout pure speculation
paused and subscribed to Marty, like seriously this guy deserves a subscription! thanks HiddenXperia!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that there is a specific tone in the original maps that has faded over time with newer entries. It's a super small detail, but I adore that you can see the stars even in the middle of the day. It really makes the ring feel that much more alien.
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Hello stranger of unknown origin who appears to be quite polite in their comments.
Well it seems my cover is blown
Hello Superintendent how are you today?
Great work. You really captured the sense of mystery and vague unease that these maps evoked. Like you are in some corner of space lightyears away from any other living organism. Somehow these maps made you feel terrifyingly alone, yet simultaneously like you're being watched. It felt like i was back in the early 2000s reading the manual that came with the game.
Honestly, if the Halo rings were free of the Flood and war, they'd be really chill places to relax and meditate on.
To do that you'd have to send the flood into the surface of a sun
I clicked for “lore”. How is this lore? Just a fan boy description. “Purpose unknown, purpose unknown BUT it’s a cweepy map”
Derek Akers daddy long legs
i appreciate the observations on these maps but your definition of 'lore' is a bit off. the title and intro are pretty misleading, the only genuine lore you've provided here are the names of a few ships/locations, most of which can be found in the map descriptions. hate to be a prick but this was a pretty disappointing video
To be fair his descriptions are definitely more detailed than the actual map descriptions in Halo 1.
I have a strong sense of nostalgia for sidewinder because me and my cousin had an original X box and we would always play sidewinder together, doing stuff like trying to snipe one another, or crashing the warthogs into each other
I love this kind of content. All my friends just wanted to blow each other up when we were kids and I just wanted to chill in the haunting maps and take in the ambient noises and aesthetics haha. Very very well done
This video really takes me back--I used to hang out on the Halo 3 maps by myself just to explore. I was new to the franchise and I was really enthralled by the different places and sounds.
I also love the way hidden Xperia explains the mystery of the maps in the tone of feeling mysterious and how he shows us the maps
thanks friendo, I put a lot of work into the descriptions to make them sound like they were written by an early 00s Bungie, great to hear it paid off :D
Glad to hear it
I am so glad other people understand the feeling of ambience, extreme mystery, and the unknowable feelings behind the Combat Evolved Maps. Mine would have to be Derelict: "Deep Space Anomaly #0198." But we can all agree, Combat Evolved had a beauty like no other.
Empty Multiplayer maps are already unnerving. CE took that, and turned it to 11. The result? The strangest experience in multiplayer gaming.
The general ambience of the old games gave you this level of immersion that was akin to playing a frantic battle while never really feeling calm or relaxed, the tremors and almost like voices howling made you look over your shoulder like something beyond your opponents was watching you. Halo Combat Evolved used simplicity to maximize the immersion. Silence, other than the noises heard. In all the levels on Halo you can hear noises of creatures and the other inhabitants that are never seen. It truly makes you more at odds with your sanity. As of late? There's really too much going on in backgrounds, so much noise. It was like in Doom 2 on missions in Hell with some more quiet soundtracks that you could hear the gurgling of blood, the moaning of demons half-dead and mutilated on the floor, wishing to die than feel pain. When demons in all the modern Dooms just vanish in blood-mist, it's not as gritty as imps or hell knights trying to reclaim their organs or crawl in pain with severed limbs. This is why, altogether, simplicity is better. When Halo: Combat Evolved's enemies are slain, there is just the ambience. Even though you've won, you can't seem to calm down.
Amazing! Really fantastic I mean I've played all the halo ce maps and never thought they where that forboarding, fun fact: that ambiance sound you like at end was originally in oni one of the earlier bungie games, it was used for terminals in that game
Amazing video as as always man
My boy HiddenXperia always coming through with that lore I always need in my life
Tbh one of my favorite things about the og Halo trilogy was the feeling if mystery about abandoned forerunner structures. I'd think to myself "what were these buildings for? And "forerunners once roamed these hallways". Very atmospheric
Hey I’ve been binging a lot of your lore videos on halo and I just wanted to say you are simply the best CZcams channel for halo lore and I’ve learned so much from your channel, keep up the good work👍
Halo CE definitely had the most mysterious and creepy vibe of all the games. I hope some of that mystery comes back in Infinite.
3:50. I love your Red Vs. Blue reference. Have a wonderful day, and an even better life mate.
my introduction to gaming was the og xbox. my dad went to the attic, pulled it out, and reminisced, "hang em high" from that day, 6 years ago, whenever i was bored or down, my dad would boot up the og , grab his gaiant controllers, and play hang em high rockets with me and my lil bro. thank u ce we all love u