Halo 2's Original Ending Reanimated By Fan

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Halo Infinite being stuck in the doldrums has broken the hearts of series fans who waited so long for the return of Master Chief. The multiplayer and campaign blew things away at launch, but that was it. Lack of new content for the multiplayer, and consequent delays for the Forge and Campaign co-op mode (eventually canceled) resulted in the player count dropping faster than when Master Chief fell from orbit. This has resulted in fans looking to the past.

While the glory days of Halo have mostly been revisited via the Master Chief Collection, some fans took things a bit further and decided to honour the series in their own way. C3 Sabertooth owns a YouTube channel dedicated to a very special project – telling the original Halo 2 story via the original concept art created by the developers themselves (thanks, Windows Central). With the help of former Bungie developer Lee Wilson, C3 Sabertooth was able to get their hands on concept art, storyboards, and illustrations from the early developmental phase of Halo 2 and Halo 3.

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Using this art, they were able to piece together the original storyline for Halo 2, calling the project Halo 2's Lost Story. The way the artist has stitched the story together is quite impressive – they have taken still images and added animation, voice acting, music, and effects to tell a story with quite a unique visual characteristic.

Judging from when the first video was uploaded, C3 Sabertooth has been working on the project for around a year. Not surprising, considering the amount of work they've been putting into these videos. This is a nice way to see what Halo 2 was originally supposed to be, but with a unique visual twist.