These videos are often a frustrating reminder of the Halo movie that never was -- but we can't fault them for instilling the desire to crush some Grunts.
Halo: Reach 'Deliver Hope' live-action short released in full
by Ben Gilbert 
on Sep 8th 2010 11:00AM
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These videos are often a frustrating reminder of the Halo movie that never was -- but we can't fault them for instilling the desire to crush some Grunts.
Reader Comments (63)
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 6:16PM SuiXide said
@warmonk
That's one reason Halo is so popular. It's not JUST the games. It's the books and all the stories depicting the rest of the 'universe' they've created with Halo. The games, admittedly, lose a bit of the epicness of these ads because, let's face it, could you imagine playing through that ad? In slo-mo, with soft music? The 13 year old kids playing the game would HATE it, and there goes Microsoft's money.
Honestly, ODST was a great game because it was fan service. It was a story that had nothing to do with, well, anything important. Things are the same with and without that story, but it's the added depth the story adds to the rest of the Halo 'universe' that makes it worthwhile. Also Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin.
Halo is awesome not because of John or Cortana, or even the Halos themselves. It's great because there's so many smaller aspects of the 'universe' that people can associate with and latch onto. The ODST's, the insurrection before the Human-Covenant war, the Spartans that didn't make it, the civilians in the midst of all the horrible things happening. Halo is great because it's deep and well thought out, at least as a whole. So maybe the games don't live up to the ads, but as a whole everything within the Halo 'universe' comes together as a world people want to get lost in.
Well, all that, or teabagging n00bs on live is fun.
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That's one reason Halo is so popular. It's not JUST the games. It's the books and all the stories depicting the rest of the 'universe' they've created with Halo. The games, admittedly, lose a bit of the epicness of these ads because, let's face it, could you imagine playing through that ad? In slo-mo, with soft music? The 13 year old kids playing the game would HATE it, and there goes Microsoft's money.
Honestly, ODST was a great game because it was fan service. It was a story that had nothing to do with, well, anything important. Things are the same with and without that story, but it's the added depth the story adds to the rest of the Halo 'universe' that makes it worthwhile. Also Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin.
Halo is awesome not because of John or Cortana, or even the Halos themselves. It's great because there's so many smaller aspects of the 'universe' that people can associate with and latch onto. The ODST's, the insurrection before the Human-Covenant war, the Spartans that didn't make it, the civilians in the midst of all the horrible things happening. Halo is great because it's deep and well thought out, at least as a whole. So maybe the games don't live up to the ads, but as a whole everything within the Halo 'universe' comes together as a world people want to get lost in.
Well, all that, or teabagging n00bs on live is fun.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 1:43PM xbashingx said
At this point you'd be an idiot not make a halo movie. Make the move Bungie / Microsoft. You have a HUGE fan base! Think of all the $$$!!!
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 1:48PM Machiavellian79 said
New gameplay movie on XBL, with Marty and someone else playing the opening.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 1:53PM TheDarkWayne said
This short was much better than the other ones, particularly because if you look closely enough you can find all the members of Noble team. Jorge is firing is gun, Emile is throwing a grenade, Jun is the sniper, and Carter is doing an assassination move on an elite, very nice touch.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 2:59PM bluem00se said
This is my favorite live action Halo short ever. I get chills whenever I see it. Maybe also because I read The Fall of Reach.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 3:01PM killer rin said
... Only 1 word can Describe the Awesomeness of this Trailer...
Epic
Epic
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 3:04PM maveric101 said
sooooo many boners. give me mah halo movie damnit.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 3:52PM mlg rules said
ME.WANT.SOUNDTRACK!!!
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 3:58PM Ryuk said
Simply beautiful, emotional, outstanding
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 5:17PM Duke said
The ad is really beautiful and captivating. It makes you want to be in the fight. I wish the games, which I do enjoy a lot, had as much of a feel to them. Honestly, Halo screams for a movie and Reach is the perfect place for that movie to begin.
Posted: Sep 8th 2010 7:01PM Rhamsey said
There adds are bone chilling, and I demand a movie.
Posted: Sep 9th 2010 8:39PM ExDogma said
Notice that the only letters on the bomb are K, A, and T.
Posted: Sep 10th 2010 2:45PM aiw24 said
i had no idea what was happening in the trailers for reach but found this and it helped a bit:http://boyinthecorner.co.uk/2010/09/halo-reach-for-dummies-what-you-need-to-know-in-5-sentences/
