Halo 2: An Evolution of Storytelling

Halo 2 had big shoes to fill. Halo: Combat Evolved was a momentous game, which drew players into its world by a sharp plot, standout characters, and a world that felt worth exploring. Halo: Combat Evolved laid a perfect foundation for stories to come.

It’s fortunate then, that from a storytelling perspective, Halo 2 is an almost perfect continuation of its predecessor. It fleshes out the world greatly, it ups the stakes, and it makes us care more about its central cast.

In this retrospective video essay, we’ll be critiquing Halo: 2, and how it uses every tool at its disposal, from the script to the environmental and level design, to the gameplay, to spin its tale.

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My name is Calvin B. Fisher, and I do retrospectives and longform game critiques. I'm also the author of the Northfield Saga, a post-apocalyptic science fiction series set in a gas-infested wasteland. Mark Northfield faces death or the sacrifice of his soul, when he is blackmailed into an assassination mission. What he doesn't know is that his target holds the key to saving the world.
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