The audience losing their shit at dual wielding was funny.

People losing their minds when Chief dual-wielded and car-jacked a ghost. People take that stuff for granted in videogames nowadays, but Halo completely changed our expectations of videogames. It set the bar for first-person shooters for the 21st century.

imagine how the crowd would react if they showed every1 master cheif holding an energy sword for the first time

Whoever directed this demo deserves a fucking medal.

E3 as it should be. Woots and shouts throughout the entire demo

"Betcha can't stick it" "you're on" *lunges at camera* *music plays* Omg the chills

It's unfortunate that we take things like duel wielding for granted. 10 years ago it was unheard of in console gaming. Hearing the audience's reaction when they picked up the two smg's was awesome.

This really was the Golden Age of gaming, they talk about it now but we've passed it. You expected so little and got so much from many many games. Halo 2 was one of my major titles of my early teens.

Dude if the gauss fired that fast we'd all be fucked ...

Still gives me chills.

I love how the guy at 0:14 completely loses it as soon as the first shot appears. I honestly felt the same back then.

There has never been anything remotely close to how badass this was and still is. The soldiers sound like SOLDIERS.

I can see the terror in Joe Staten's silhouette as he waits for it to crash. BUT IT NEVER DOES!

Even in 2021, this remains a legendary piece of gaming history. I can’t imagine watching this live.

This would’ve been a good mission, really puts the marines into perspective.

10 years later...Hype is bigger than ever

Greatest E3 demo, gameplay reveal and general E3 moment OF ALL TIME. It's literally a masterpiece of a stage demo.

3:53 - The reason we came back to this video after all these years :D

Never has there been a reaction like this to a game, and never so more deserved.

All this stuff looks simple now, but my god in 2003, this stuff was revolutionary. You would have never seen this type of stuff in a video game before. Whether you like halo or not, it changed things in the video game industry

Honestly, I know this footage came out almost 14 years ago now, but I remember playing the fist Halo game as a kid and loving it and getting a demo disk with this gameplay footage on it and going crazy from just how amazing this footage looked at the time. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this game and unfortunately, it got delayed quite a few times and it only created more hype for the game. I know that Halo 2 had a disappointing cliffhanger at the end, but the rest of the game was amazing for the time (even if we got to play as the Arbiter more than the Chief. I know how much that pissed people off, but looking at it now, Bungie was trying to build a bigger universe by having the Arbiter as a playable and having the player learn more about the world of Halo. Halo 2. To me at least, is honestly one of the best games ever made in my 22 years of life and likely, will always be one of the best games ever made.

Don't think there'll ever be another game that I get as hyped for as Halo 2. The months leading up to it, being drip-fed screenshots, the odd video, hell even the occasional magazine reveal were insane. Loved it.

Whos here after the devs announced they are bringing this demo to the master chief collection?

And now 10 years later.. An anniversary edition is coming bundled with the Master Chief Collection.. Fucking epic when I heard that announcement today.

“In game demo” I heard a rumor that this level might be playable soon. A guy can dream.

The crowd reaction to the ghost high jack never gets old

Thank you for recording this moment in history. A time where simply duel wielding guns was a mind blowing reveal.

Once Halo 2 MCC comes to PC I’ll be waiting for the modders to put this level back into the game.

I wanna know where that “OH MY GAWD!” Guy is today and how awesome his life must be.

When history is more important and not the multiplayer...

I remember watching this on my copy of Halo CE in 2003, and became so damn hyped for Halo 2. And to this day it’s still my favorite Halo game. Crazy to think I got into Halo in 2003, at 5 years old, and this year we’re celebrating its 20th anniversary along with Xbox.

343 considered putting this level in the Master Chief collection, but they said you might as well just watch videos of it because if you deviated at all from the path he took in this demo, the game would crash.

Damn, I was 12 and this blew my mind. What a time to grow up

Fuck this looks awesome. I cant wait for this to come out.

That one guy that screamed “OH MY GOD” is my hero

3:54 Our reaction when 343 announced that this demo was coming to MCC.

Chills every time.

Brings tears to my eyes every time. Almost painful in a nostalgic way

that reaction to the duel wielding just warms my heart every time. i hope infinite can bring that attitude back

Back when you could actually get excited about sequels or new games.

I got this game a couple months ago online (I know I'm extremely late lol), and I would play the story mode with my sibling. It was pretty fun. Anyways, I love the audience's reactions, especially the one that screamed "OH MY GOD" so loudly lmao

KZfaq recommended prevails once again.

one of the best game reveals of all time. maybe the best

Halo will always bring me back to happier and simpler times of my childhood 🥹

OMG! That trailer was so awesome! I can't wait to play that mission when the upcoming game Halo 2 releases later in 2004!

Anybody here 2020 🙌

Happy birthday to the best game ever made. Good times.

Can you believe this was almost 30 years ago. Rip

i watched this demo so many times as a kid and a mod just came out for halo 2 on PC that adds in content that was cut, including the single shot battle rifle and i cant tell you how satisfying and nostalgic it is to shoot. timeless

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I ABSOLUTELY can't wait to actually be able to play this in MCC! It'll be a childhood dream come true!

It's neat to hear their big reactions to things we are so used to now days like duel welding and mounted turrets, hijacking. This really shows where Halo was truly starting to take shape

I want to go back, even though I know I can't.

You can tell how much bungie loved their game. So much detail and character put into it.

This game is more thrilling than most of the games released today. Bungie did it right.

18 years later I still get as pumped as the audience!

20 years later and this is still one of E3s best reveals

3:14 Lol at everyone getting hyped over a mounted gun.

Still waiting for this level......

still give goosebumps

0:14 OH MY GOD!!! Lol that reaction was awesome

Games had soul back then

Watching this video brings me back to my childhood and early teenage years... Those were the days where I really, really enjoyed playing videogames... I was 12 when I got my xbox back in 2002, and Halo blew me away. If there's a generation I feel identified with it's got to be this one. I have so many good memories from that generation: Halo 1 & 2, Blinx 1 & 2, Project Gotham Racing 1 & 2, Forza Motorsport, GT3: A spec, Jet Set Radio Future, Final Fantasy X, Shadow of the Colossus... man, I coud go on forever... I still play videogames, but despìte how good they are or they will be in the future, I will never feel the joy from those times.

this is still legendary 17 years later. Kids now don't understand because in this day and age nothing is secret anymore with the internet. You know everything about the game and entire stories can be leaked in an instant. But back here it was all spread from word of mouth and magazines. So when the footage is finally shown of the game people lost their minds. I remember randomly flicking through channels in 2003 and on Tech TV they were showing this demo and this was before I even knew Halo 2 was announced. I was losing my mind over every little thing like everyone else, the new suit, dual wielding, being able to board ghosts, the battle rifle, new covenant. Still gives me chills

I was 12 when Halo 2 came out (2004 - 2014) and all the kids were excited. It was and it will be the greatest halo game ever.

I remember first seeing this on my Xbox demo disc back in the day. I watched it like 50 times. Good times.

It's actually happening......

Chills every time I come back to watch this

I still remember seeing this footage for the first time, it included the preview but with Johnson and everyone freaking out over him. (Still one of the best e3 demos ever, would be awesome to actually play this for real.)

0:14 Lol I would be the one guy

Even though I wasn't alive then, I feel a mystical sense of Nostalgia watchng this.

Halo 2 was perhaps the most hyped I've ever been for a video game with duke nukem forever(2001) being the previous title i was eager to see. I remember watching this and not long after i read a magazine with a halo 2 article. There was pictures of elites on Zanzibar and at the time i thought it was a campaign mission. The game didn't disappoint and the multiplayer with a custom friends list and clan hud/interface felt very refreshing. Loved the game. It's only been a thought these last years of what halo 2 would've been like if it didn't run through all the issues during development. Cut missions and scripts along with cut parts from various level makes me wonder how it could've been.

10 years later and it still looks amazing

Damn this is back when games had something new to offer. There was always something exciting to look forward to in the next game of any series. No alpha gameplay just the demos and just the game itself when it came out. Simpler times and a lot less complaints

Thanks for posting. This takes me back

audience reactions always make this video more awesome i remember seeing the reactions for the halo 3 e3 announcement trailer, and people were going insane, but then towards the middle where the music and drama was building up there was absolute silence as people were just watching in awe. Truely epic series.

Tears up a bit* this is when we didn't have squeakers in video games like cod The fuck has happened over the past 12 years. FUCKING 12 YEARS HAS PASSED ALREADY! *begins to cry* Back when I was young...... I have this game in the metal case. The limited edition one. This game still kicks ass to this day. It's better than cod Black ops 3 If only kids didn't have to grow up now with the garbage games we have and the garbage president we have for the u.s. Like if you remember the old days of gaming ;-;

2019 and here is the best halo ever

Thank you for finding this, very nice!

THANK GOD! Somebody actually has the live video. I've been searching for this for ages.

THis trailer brings tears to my eyes

Goose bump city the last 30 seconds. This is the most epic E3 moment ever.

Year 2020... We still love Halo !

Thank you KZfaq for putting this in my recommended. It was an honor.

The reaction of the people gives me chill everytime I watch this video. RIP Halo 2.

Halo 2 was my favourite game in the series, and is arguably also the most influential. Imagine what it could be if it hadn't been completely rushed.

Love reaction videos like these, makes watching the video that much more exciting. I was a junior in High School when this was shown.

Absolutely legendary. Should be in everyone's top 5 e3 moments.

Jaja es diciembre del 2019 Y youtube me recomienda esto 🥰

I'm not sure wether this still looks completely awesome and epic ten years later because it's that good, or the gaming industry has gone to shit. Maybe both. But heck, this got me hyped for a game that came out more than 11 years ago.

glorious

man to the original poster you are so right. I saw this video with all the audience reactions and it was SO MUCH BETTER. it just psyches you up!

OH GOD NOSTALGIA HHNNNNNNGGGGGHHHHH

cant wait for this to come out on the steam MCC!

Thanks for the recommendation, KZfaq. It's not late at all.

I’m never getting tired of watching this

When 343 industries fails you, this is where you end up (reminiscing of what halo used to be and all the significant additions that were made over the years)

I'm old...

Man, I love watching this vid. The audience reactions are just so win!

So many years and still gives me chills

I'm kind of glad they used another graphics engine and changed the feel of the game. The animations and "flow" of the character movement reminds me a lot of Halo 1 (how he throws grenades, how the ghost handles, FOV, etc.). I love Halo: CE don't get me wrong but Halo 2 just has better animations and handling. Still playing the campaign today, and it's still my favorite Halo. Multiplayer wise it has to be 3 cause of forge. I have no hope for the Halo story after 4, but perhaps multiplayer is more easily rectified. Hopefully Halo 5 will have more of a Halo feel to it then Halo 4. I found the Search and Destroy-like gamemode to be balanced and fun, so perhaps 343 is doing a better job. Only time will tell though