Halo 2 Retrospective (Complete History)

Описание: Halo 2 was supposed to be the last Halo game, but events during development would ultimately lead to the expansion of the Halo franchise, resulting in a controversial cliff-hanger. This is Halo 2 Retrospective: an exploration of Halo 2's challenging development, successful marketing (ilovebees) and release, as well as the eventual winding down of its Xbox Live servers.

Check out Part 1: Halo CE Retrospective -    • Complete History of Halo: Combat Evolved (...  
And Part 3: Halo 3 -    • Why Halo 3 Was AMAZING (Retrospective)  

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Halo 2's Inception
02:55 - Xbox Live
03:56 - Multiplayer Initial Development
05:16 - Bungie's Internal Crisis
05:52 - Halo 2 at E3 2003
07:40 - Removing Halo 2's third act and introducing a cliff-hanger
09:42 - More cuts and the refinement of Halo 2's multiplayer
11:35 - The ilovebees Alternate Reality Game
13:07 - Releasing Halo 2
15:21 - Halo 2's Story
16:57 - Technical Perspective
18:55 - Co-op and Online Multiplayer
21:17 - Halo 2 Vista
22:40 - Goodbye, Halo 2
24:21 - Hello, Halo 2
25:15 - Thank you!


Youtube Sources:

• The Vengeful 'Vadam -    / @thevengefulvadam  
• Decimator Omega -    / Канал  
• Mr.Blank -    / @clearscar  
• EoCx -    / @eocx1  
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• EdwardTheScott -    / @sfxboxranger  
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Sources:

• O Brave New World -    • O Brave New World  
• Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2 -    • Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2  
• Halo 2 - Beyond Single Player, Multiplayer and Live -    • Halo 2 - Beyond Single Player, Multiplayer...  
• First Look Halo 2 -    • First Look Halo 2  
• The Complete, Untold History of Halo - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xw...
• Better Than Halo: The Making of Halo 2 - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/be...
• IGN Presents The History of Halo - https://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/09/1...
• INSIDE BUNGIE - https://web.archive.org/web/200701220...
• Does Bungie Hate Halo 2? - https://web.archive.org/web/201210191...
• Halo: The Ultimate Guide to the Halo Universe (Golden Joystick)
• Halo 2: Remember the Bees - https://web.archive.org/web/200412300...
• GDC 07: I Love Bees developer gets Serious - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gdc...
• Sci-Fi Fans Are Called Into an Alternate Reality - https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/te...
• Halo 2 Gamespot Review - https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/halo...
• Halo 2 IGN Review - https://web.archive.org/web/200411110...
• Halo 2 announced for Windows Vista - https://www.macworld.com/article/1049...
• Halo 2 on the PC? Yes, but it’ll require Vista - https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized...
• Halo 2 Vista Hired Gun on10 Interview - https://web.archive.org/web/200705120...
• Halo 2 Vista IGN Review - https://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/06/0...
• Halo 2 Vista Gamespot Review - https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/halo...
• Today, The Original Xbox Live Dies - https://kotaku.com/today-the-original...
• Fourteen Halo 2 Fans Refuse to Let It Die - https://kotaku.com/fourteen-halo-2-fa...
• Halo 2 Diehards Lured With Halo: Reach Beta Codes - https://kotaku.com/halo-2-diehards-lu...
• The Last Man to Play Halo 2 on Xbox Live - https://kotaku.com/the-last-man-to-pl...
• Reddit Source for Noble 14 -   / 8_years_ago_the_halo_2_servers_were_shut_down  
SegaNet Closure - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
SegaNet No Players - https://web.archive.org/web/200606262...