Ever since Halo 3’s release, the game has been lauded as nothing short of a masterpiece and over the years its amassed countless memories and praise from so many, myself included. Despite this, I always felt there were issues with Halo 3’s campaign and narrative that don’t often get discussed. Seeing that it’s been a whopping 14 years since release somehow (god, kill me), a lot of discussion regarding Halo 3 usually focuses more on the marketing, gameplay, and multiplayer. So here’s my evil video about my issues with the conclusion to the Halo trilogy.

I originally edited this video way back in September of 2020 to coincide with Halo 3’s thirteenth anniversary but I felt like it just wasn’t ready. I sat on it for a long while and tampered with it a bit until March of this year, which coincidentally marks the 11th anniversary of when I first bought Halo 3.

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Featuring HiddenXperia, Late Night Gaming, Halo Canon, Installation00, Elijah (Rocket Sloth), and UberNick. This is Halo 3 Retrospective: an exploration of Halo 3’s lengthy development, marketing spectacle (believe campaign), and elements which makes it one of the most important game releases in history. Along with other YouTubers in the Halo community, we also reminisce about all our amazing experiences with Halo 3.

Part 1: Halo CE Retrospective – https://youtu.be/M5TW8tMmSMs
Part 2: Halo 2 Retrospective – https://youtu.be/PklicQaiaPg

Huge thanks to the featured YouTubers, check out their channels:
– HiddenXperia: https://www.youtube.com/user/HiddenXperia
– Late Night Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightComms
– Halo Canon: https://www.youtube.com/user/HaloCanon
– Installation00: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjQrco3qSmVgmLeB71VCaBQ
– (Elijah) Rocket Sloth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8tGDdroiepbkGmIEUR7_g
– UberNick: https://www.youtube.com/user/UberNickYT
– The Vengeful ‘Vadam: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1Tv9XrY_vRcIVWkGtmKdw

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Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:33 – Developing a new Halo
13:16 – E3 2006 and Finishing the Fight
16:18 – Halo 3 Public Beta
18:19 – Marketing Halo 3 (Iris, Mountain Dew, and Believe)
22:13 – Release: Becoming Mainstream
23:20 – Graphics and Performance
24:55 – Soundtrack and Audio Design
26:00 – Campaign
26:59 – Gameplay (Equipment and AI)
30:23 – Co-op (and Xbox Live)
31:49 – Matchmaking
33:24 – Forge and Custom Games
35:25 – Theatre Mode
36:35 – Reminiscing With Halo YouTubers
44:20 – Thank you!

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