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Birth Of A Spartan, The Extended Cut

Here's a longer version of Microsoft's snazzy high-budget promo video for Halo: Reach.

Apr. 29 2010

Posted by: Brad

In This Episode:

Halo: Reach

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Yes 
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NOOO, so close 
 
also, trailer looks cool

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Damn.
 
Good trailer but a bit too abstract for the average person, I think.

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get in there while everyones distracted with TNT-
 
DAMN!

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.-.

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Not working for me : (

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Not playing for me... bummer

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damn

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Edited By TheCreamFilling

Extended, eh?

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nice

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Pullin a brad

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Not much shown over the previous version...

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Damn, I was distracted by the live stream. Must get quest!

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PLAY OR I STAB YOU VIDEO!!!!! 
 
It's still doesn't play :(

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A little sad.

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 200, Stream not found, NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound, clip: '[Clip] 'http://media.giantbomb.com/video/tr_reach_042910_1500.flv''
 
Boooooo video not working. :(

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Duder!?

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its a no show for me  

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they need to make feature length movies like this

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Awesome a broken vid.

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This is the earliest I've ever been to a video page. I never arrive this early. Hell, the video isn't even up yet!

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Really? why not just make a movie, it'd be amazing.

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Damnit, one more new video watched and another quest bites it!  This blows!

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As much as I couldn't care less about the games, I am totally into the Halo universe.

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Oh noes it is broken

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Duder its broken

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Broken :(

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Daww, not showing :(

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That was good. I wish more trailers were like this.

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Slightly better than the normal version.

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I would prefer it if he looked a bit more pumped after the surgery... Still, this all bodes well for the upcoming movie.

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*roids get injected*
 
"Whoa.  I know kung fu."

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Looks like Tom Hanks nephew.

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God Dam it!
Someone make a cool Halo Movie already!!!!

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halo games have such awesome music.

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I'm liking these live action trailers they're putting out these days. This one was nice... I liked Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's a lot better.

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I've got to say. That trailer is pretty fucking awesome.

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Whatever you do..... DON'T BLINK! 

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Interesting trend is interesting. I could think of some good games that could have awesome live trailers.

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Is becoming a spartan really that easy?
 
I liked the ODST trailer better.

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@TheHT: Agreed.  Don't care to much for the video part of this trailer but the music is great.
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Not better than the edited 1 minute version... weird.

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anyone else think this dude looks a little scrawny to be a super soldier?

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A surprisingly quality, arty trailer for such a brainless game. I must say, I enjoy Halo's storyline five hundred times more than much of the game itself.

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wow this makes no fucking sense

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Wait...so a spartan is just a juiced up soldier? ...k...

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Edited By orgunuk

Surprisingly tame medical procedure in the video compared to what i've read about it (but then it is a TV ad), although that could just have been Phase 1 and he got up during the procedure to have a look at his future armor, it doesn't necessarily mean he was about to put it on. ...Man and i dont even like Halo :)

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America's way of telling people that steroids are 'ok'

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@OrgunUK: A lot of people made the mistake in the last video as well. This is not the making of a SPARTAN II, which involved a lot of messing around with their bones, more medications and juice, and generally a lot more pain. This is the making of a SPARTAN III. They where easier to make, cheaper, but not as good as the II's. But since they where cheaper, and the added fact that they didn't need genetically perfect specimens, they could more or less just pump them out and use them on dangerous and difficult missions. 
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Spartan_III  
 http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Carter-A259
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Halo's ad-campaigns have always been excellent. I love these live action bits.