Halo is full of sad parts, but which do YOU guys think is the saddest?
For me, it's the CryoPod scene at the end of Halo Wars.

when I tried forge in Halo 4

This, simply because it's understated but still carries a message, regardless of whether it was even intended.

On the flipside, it's also the most comical part of the game, especially so when you see CEA's tongue-in-cheek remake.
Edited by Btcc22 on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Saddest moment for me was realizing all the emotional pain that the Masterchief went through.

Of course reading the books helps a bit in that department lol

Ha Ha SilentJacket, You're so funny.

Dipnut.
Edited by clonecam117 on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:25 PM

haha I could say the same

I never found any part of Halo to be particularly sad (playing Spec Ops: The Line really puts things in perspective)

But I was legitimately sad when I found out how much Forge in H4 was gimped

I can also post a message that has an underlying air of sarcasm to it

That would be pointed out to you if you highlighted the yellow text...
The saddest moment in the Halo Franchise was when I saw people hating the latter halos because they didn't match up to the originals.. Like people who say "Halo 4's campaign is short." when Halo 2's campaign (Halo 2, being held on a pedestal as if it were the "Perfect game") was populated with a terrible campaign that only existed to make people want to buy Halo 3 (The only good levels in H2's campaign were Uprising, Metropolis, The Great Journey and Delta Halo.) And not to mention the fact that people are getting mad because Halo 4 doesn't have a lot of multilayer levels. Halo 2 also had the trend of selling you maps that should've already been in the game. Of the few launch maps on Halo 2, 2 of them were the same maps you've been playing in Halo 2. Oh, and don't even get me started on the "Overpowered weapon" ragers. Halo 2's energy sword lunge.. *shudders*
It's kind of annoying how much people hate on Halo 4 for aspects that have always been in the game. As for hating on the forge, Halo 2 didn't need forge to be "Perfect Game Material." Of course, a few larger maps would suffice.

I'm actually sad because instead of improving the forge in H4, they somehow took a few steps back, that, along with customs being strangled in general, is why I am sad.

you can argue gameplay from any viewpoint you want, but in terms of what happened to forge, how can the removal of entire features be argued as an improvement?

I think the tools given to us in Halo 4 Forge are great, but the maps are TOO DAMN SMALL.

I don't get the hate for H4. the gunplay is fantastic and the game is full of options, even if some other customization was sacrificed.

The battles in H4 are definitely epic, but the forge maps were disappointing. (well, Impact is actually pretty cool). For me, that was the ONLY complaint about H4. 343 done good IMO.

They seem to kinda rush Johnson's death... it was sad and all, but immediately like 5 seconds after he dies all of a sudden you have a fun epic warthog run... in halo wars, The game ends with a view of Sgt. Forge's empty cryopod, and because there's no more distracting gameplay, you have time to dwell on it.

I like Mirandas death a lot.

But the saddest moment.... learning how bad H2V was.

I like halo 4, but I always find myself going back to halo reach for the firefight, multiplayer (but not campaign.)

Where the hell did Anyone say anything about The Arbiter dying?

Definitely the release of Halo 4.

When I found out that they had ruined MCs armor, scrapped the defining Halo music, re-invented the already epic forerunner style, etc, etc, etc....

I personally think that Halo: Reach and Halo 4 were sad news because as far as I am concerned they ended the Halo franchise. Halo 3 is the last real Halo in my opinion

.. Who gave Tartarus access to a computer? :P
Edited by AllySuzumiya on Mar 19, 2013 at 04:50 PM

Ending of Halo 3.
I still find myself sobbing a bit or going through absolute nostalgia.

This is in between on and off topic but why were a bunch of people hating odst when it came out? I thought it was a nice break from the normal halo games. Also halo 4s forge was a kick in the arse to the forge community. It had nice additions, but took too much content out.

Spoilers, i guess
Cortana's "departure" at the end of h4. I say "departure" and not "death" because I am positive she will come back. They left enough open for her return to make sense.

You must've thought editing people's posts was funny in your head before posting this for everyone to see. You're either a genius ahead of your time or an old fool that learned a new trick.
It's humorous for the most part, however.
And yeah, I can't fully understand the Halo Odst hatred. Granted, it was the weakest game in the franchise but that's not saying much as Halo's been pretty much batting a perfect average since Halo 1. I feel like if the game weren't crutched to Halo 3 like it was and had a longer story mode, it would've stuck out more as it's own title. Halo Wars was the Halo experience that we were supposed to get from the jump as Halo was originally an RTS. It's cutscenes were all CGI to my knowledge and were all executed perfectly in terms of timing in the storyline. Honestly, Halo Wars was and is the best true Halo experience.

When Johnson dies, and when halo 4 turned out to be terribly cheesy and lame.
Yea.

When Halo 4 was made, by 343.

Halo 2 Vista.

Only reason I have it was because I don't have an XBox.
I don't regret buying the game. I regret that Microsoft didn't do a better job of porting it.

I think ODST was one of the best xbox 360 single player experience I have ever played to date. In fact I may have to go pick it up from the store again.

When ODST didn't come with any multiplayer maps dedicated to the game.

When Gray got shot by Lawson :*(

When we find out how much 343 screwed up the storyline and lore of halo saying that forerunners were not related to humans at all...

wow, you guys turned my thread into a chance to rip on halo 4. just...wow.

I like change, 20 of the same mario in one year is the exact reason I don't like nintendo. Plus they game concept and music almost NEVER changes, it's annoying.

If halo 3 recon, 4, and reach were like the rest, I'd have probably gotten bored of the chief and moved on to another game


I didn't like it much when Foehammer farley got shot down :'(
Edited by OrangeJuice on Mar 20, 2013 at 01:28 AM

Captain Keyes terminal in Halo Anniversary. If was very emotional in the way the flood was trying to erase his memory. I just find that cinematic to be very dark and sad.

just like the book.

Halo never really went into the lore in the games unless you were to look at the terminals throughout it. Also, if you haven't noticed, Halo didn't take place on HALO in the beginning of Halo 3 or Halo 2. The Forerunner architecture would of course vary between the many ringworlds and Forerunner worlds. Also, the "change" of forerunner architecture was because of the limitations of the graphics engines in the past. I'm pretty sure if Halo 1's engine was up to par with Halo 4's, I'm pretty sure it would've looked more like Halo 4 in design. Actually, if you looked at the forerunner concept art for Halo 4, you'd see how much it hearkened back to Halo 1 in design. The whole feel of being on a foreign planet was emphasized and dramatized by the breathtaking set-peices and the overall Sci-fi feel of the landscape. The world felt alive. Actually, Halo 4 felt more alive than any of the other games, not just because of the graphics. Halo 3 takes a close second.

I for one never really cared for the environments and architecture.

Somehow, the terrain have always found a way to work against me.
Edited by Dumb AI on Mar 20, 2013 at 10:23 AM

they plot against you!!!