As a quick, dirty and violent thank you to everyone that participated in the Halo: Reach beta -- and there were a lot of you -- Bungie has released a video montage of some of the greatest and weirdest moments captured by players. Check out the video above for some killer snipes, super sticks and some truly bizarre bugs.
While we're at it, why not share some of your own badass moments in the comments?
Reader Comments (56)
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:33PM Special Agent Bob said
that was me twirlin in the air
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:35PM Ryuk said
When that pod came down and killed those to guys, I shit my pants
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:50PM Cleric said
I really like the music
Posted: May 26th 2010 12:36AM (Unverified) said
that song sounds filmier...
Oh yeah halo 2. I love it now. sounds more techno :)
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Oh yeah halo 2. I love it now. sounds more techno :)
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:51PM anoffday said
I can't wait for this game. It's going to be hard balancing school work with Halo Reach, though.
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:55PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Wow.
Being a PS3 fanboy myself, I came in here to actually post something nice about this game, and how awesome I think it's going to be.
Now I'm not so sure if I want to!
=(
Being a PS3 fanboy myself, I came in here to actually post something nice about this game, and how awesome I think it's going to be.
Now I'm not so sure if I want to!
=(
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:58PM Ranus Studios said
Don't worry, he doesn't count. He'll get downvoted plenty.
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:58PM Freddie Mercury said
Damn you and your pun Mitchell!
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:59PM Grey said
@Hedonistic Kai
That's just rude.
That's just rude.
Posted: May 25th 2010 7:59PM aristokrat said
What the hell? I haven't been able to comment in Halo articles lately (and only Halo ones). I keep getting the yellow "You Did It!" box at the top. Let's see if this goes through...
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:42PM Marco le Polo said
Probably because you were cursing or were gonna share a stupid joke or were mean to someone that day.
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Posted: May 25th 2010 9:36PM Marco le Polo said
Wait a sec...did I miss something? Alphathon why are you responding to us with this nonsense?
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Posted: May 25th 2010 11:00PM aristokrat said
I figured out, but I gave up. Joystiq hates anything even remotely close to JxUxGxGxExRxNxAxUxT (I've literally tried 10 other obfuscations and that's as good as it gets), which is what I was trying to talk about.
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Posted: May 25th 2010 8:00PM (Unverified) said
Make Halo for PC its not hard just do it, i don't like my xbox i spent money on a decent pc for a reason. :( someone needs to start a huge survey or something to bring halo to Pc.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:07PM Peter Moore said
"Make Halo for PC its not hard just do it"
Then you do it.
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Then you do it.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:11PM Kleptomaniac said
Halo never does well on PC, its gameplay doesn't suit it very well. Too floaty and not enough precision.
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Posted: May 25th 2010 8:11PM CaramelZappa said
Well they brought Halo 2 to PC, but I'm pretty sure they didn't end up making enough money to justify it. Microsoft has made it clear they're much more focused on the 360, since Halo 3, Gears 2, and Alan Wake don't, and apparently won't, have PC releases.
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Posted: May 25th 2010 8:23PM Drakkenfyre said
Halo 1 and 2 are on the pc, where have you been?
Halo 2 failed on the pc because Microsoft made it Vista-exclusive, which failed. They thought it would increase sales but all it did was limit who could buy it and run it. Let this be a lesson to you, kiddies, Don't tie a new game to a new OS that is new on the market. Especially one that isn't proven. Not only do you limit your sales, but when the OS sucks, you aren't going to get people to "upgrade" to it to play one game. Same reason why DirectX10 still isn't mainstream. Tying it to one OS to try to force people to upgrade isn't going to work.
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Halo 2 failed on the pc because Microsoft made it Vista-exclusive, which failed. They thought it would increase sales but all it did was limit who could buy it and run it. Let this be a lesson to you, kiddies, Don't tie a new game to a new OS that is new on the market. Especially one that isn't proven. Not only do you limit your sales, but when the OS sucks, you aren't going to get people to "upgrade" to it to play one game. Same reason why DirectX10 still isn't mainstream. Tying it to one OS to try to force people to upgrade isn't going to work.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:20PM Alphathon said
Halo 2 didn't sell well on PC because:
1) Halo 2 was launched on Xbox in 2004. It therefore had circa 2004 Xbox graphics. It was then released on PC in 2007. Not only had consoles moved on by then but generally PC gamers want more from their games than what console ports have to offer, so a port of a last gen console game (from 2004) in 2007 wasn't all that attractive.
2)They tied it to Vista, which was particularly unpopular. They wanted to encourage Vista sales but all they did was make XP owners angry ("Why can't we play it. The Xbox could play it 3 years ago" etc.)
3)Being designed for consoles, it doesn't really suit KB/M all that well. The controls and scope of the game are limited and it was far simpler than the average PC shooter.
4)It was on GFWLive. Back then you had to pay to access GFWL, which meant that if you were a PC only gamer and wanted to play that single game online, you had to pay MS $50/year for the privilege. There are other online GFWL games which were launched while it was still a paid service and they also generally did badly for that reason.
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1) Halo 2 was launched on Xbox in 2004. It therefore had circa 2004 Xbox graphics. It was then released on PC in 2007. Not only had consoles moved on by then but generally PC gamers want more from their games than what console ports have to offer, so a port of a last gen console game (from 2004) in 2007 wasn't all that attractive.
2)They tied it to Vista, which was particularly unpopular. They wanted to encourage Vista sales but all they did was make XP owners angry ("Why can't we play it. The Xbox could play it 3 years ago" etc.)
3)Being designed for consoles, it doesn't really suit KB/M all that well. The controls and scope of the game are limited and it was far simpler than the average PC shooter.
4)It was on GFWLive. Back then you had to pay to access GFWL, which meant that if you were a PC only gamer and wanted to play that single game online, you had to pay MS $50/year for the privilege. There are other online GFWL games which were launched while it was still a paid service and they also generally did badly for that reason.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:01PM CaramelZappa said
How many years has it been? 4? And we're still doing this? Grow up.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:02PM (Unverified) said
The first time I Armor Lock rebounded a rocket back at the shooter, I shit my pants.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:04PM Ranus Studios said
I'm thinking about it now: I have both a 360 and a PS3. Where does that put me?
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:04PM CaramelZappa said
The beta was pretty damn fun. I'm not sure if I'll end up getting it when it comes out, but I'm pretty damn sure it'll be a great game.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:22PM (Unverified) said
:D
I participated in the BETA and I liked the game so far, and I thought it was pretty cool of Bungie to make a video like this thanking everyone, especially with video by other players. I like BUNGIE (and VALVE) because they listen to their community, I've sent them many e-mails, almost all being replied to (I asked BUNGIE "Wut R U waring" but that's only because I sent that to the wrong game company.) with politeness and helpfulness.
I participated in the BETA and I liked the game so far, and I thought it was pretty cool of Bungie to make a video like this thanking everyone, especially with video by other players. I like BUNGIE (and VALVE) because they listen to their community, I've sent them many e-mails, almost all being replied to (I asked BUNGIE "Wut R U waring" but that's only because I sent that to the wrong game company.) with politeness and helpfulness.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:23PM (Unverified) said
Stupid fanboy is not nice.
Don't you have to go work on pooping like a big boy?
Don't you have to go work on pooping like a big boy?
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:35PM wardob said
There was one match where I used the jet pack to fly directly above some guy and kept shooting him all the way down until I landed on top of him with a big boom. It made me feel pretty bad ass, he didn't even see it coming.
Great game, good times.
Great game, good times.
Posted: May 25th 2010 8:40PM Marco le Polo said
Wow. I'm not really a Halo fan at all, but that was pretty damn tight....
and I didn't even have the speakers turned on.
and I didn't even have the speakers turned on.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:03PM Alphathon said
@HedonisticKai: You realise not all attention is good right? You are a platform racist. Everybody with any sense hates you and those like you.
@Ranus Studios: Either between a rock and a hard place, or in a beautiful, balanced place where both sides get along. You choose. I myself choose the latter.
@Ranus Studios: Either between a rock and a hard place, or in a beautiful, balanced place where both sides get along. You choose. I myself choose the latter.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:16PM cylet said
"You beta watch this Halo: Reach thank you video"
LOL the title.... i love joystiq puns :]
LOL the title.... i love joystiq puns :]
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:18PM Zepinephrine said
That looks like alot of fun. Congrats from PS3 land.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:21PM killer rin said
Awesome... Bungies is a good company for thanking people for testing their game... why can't more Dev's be like Bungie
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:23PM BootlegZani said
Honestly I was never a Halo fan but I played the Halo Reach beta and was pleasantly surprised. For some reason I enjoyed Halo Reach way more than Halo 3. Living Dead on Halo 3 is quite fun also though too bad it isn't a regular play list.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:37PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Could say 3 grabbed me much, but Reach is looking fun :D For once I can relive an experience in FPS as amusing and addictive as Time Splittters 2 was ^^
Bring it on Reach, I'm ready for you
Bring it on Reach, I'm ready for you
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:39PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
I have this incredible urge to put my hand into the screen and hopefully slap you -_-
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:46PM BrokenTriforce said
I can't go back to Halo 3 after trying the Reach beta... I tried and quit when I couldn't use the armor lock.
Posted: May 25th 2010 9:55PM DevilSei said
I still like the thought that the twirling the ship back and golf-swinging that poor sap wasn't a glitch, but actual skill
As for my best thing?
Was playing invasion as the Elite. We dragged the core up to the spot, but the person died and sent it into the circle, so we had to claim it. Less than a minute left, I jetpack up and towards them, I start to throw my last plasma but they kill me. Plasma sticks to my foot as my corpse hurtled towards them, landed right in the midst, hiding the grenade til it was too late and got 4 kills all at once. I respawn and hurry towards it, another elite is under me as I jetpack up to the spot. He gets right under me as I run out of rocket juice, and I'm able to get just enough to jump and fly away as a rocket nails him. I land in the circle, pick up the core, and won it for us with just under 3 seconds on the clock.
I'm disappointed it wasn't 1 seconds left, but oh well.
As for my best thing?
Was playing invasion as the Elite. We dragged the core up to the spot, but the person died and sent it into the circle, so we had to claim it. Less than a minute left, I jetpack up and towards them, I start to throw my last plasma but they kill me. Plasma sticks to my foot as my corpse hurtled towards them, landed right in the midst, hiding the grenade til it was too late and got 4 kills all at once. I respawn and hurry towards it, another elite is under me as I jetpack up to the spot. He gets right under me as I run out of rocket juice, and I'm able to get just enough to jump and fly away as a rocket nails him. I land in the circle, pick up the core, and won it for us with just under 3 seconds on the clock.
I'm disappointed it wasn't 1 seconds left, but oh well.
Posted: May 25th 2010 10:48PM NightSoD said
dont mean to be rude, but isnt this what theater mode is for? i believe you could save replays in the beta (although i didnt play or follow it too much)
im just saying because this sounds like (if edited nicely) it would be something when watched that would induce me to flip a table from how epic it sounded.
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im just saying because this sounds like (if edited nicely) it would be something when watched that would induce me to flip a table from how epic it sounded.
Posted: May 26th 2010 1:20AM DevilSei said
Yeah, I saved it to my fileshare, but it looked like none of the other things that was on it from Halo 3 was on the list, so I don't quite know if its still there. I'll have to load up the complete map-pack disk from ODST to check.
And yeah, I didn't have much of a clue how awesome it was until after it happened. For me at least, its always been sheer luck that makes me do something awesome, not skill... XD
Depressing in one respect, but also so freakin awesome at the same time.
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And yeah, I didn't have much of a clue how awesome it was until after it happened. For me at least, its always been sheer luck that makes me do something awesome, not skill... XD
Depressing in one respect, but also so freakin awesome at the same time.
Posted: May 25th 2010 10:49PM husher said
I already miss playing the beta. Now I can't sleep, eat, shaved my head, stole money from my roommates to buy halo stuff. *scratches his arm* I NEED MY FIX!
Posted: May 25th 2010 11:40PM likedamaster said
The one that got owned, that was me.
Posted: May 26th 2010 12:23AM (Unverified) said
Posted: May 26th 2010 12:41AM (Unverified) said
damn you Verizon DSL
*pulls his hair*
I WANNA PLAY THIS GAME RIGHT THE *beep* NOW!
*pulls his hair*
I WANNA PLAY THIS GAME RIGHT THE *beep* NOW!
Posted: May 26th 2010 12:45AM Jacksy said
Can we ban this douche already, please?
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