The Library: Halo Lorecast - Halo Video Game and Universe Lore Podcast

Brass from Rise of the Spartans joins us to talk about the underdeveloped stories of Halo and where 343's methods of storytelling may be heading if they take these small projects into the bigger limelight. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. --THIS EPISODE'S PATREON VIDEO TURNED OUT HORRIBLY AND WILL...

The downfall of Halo RTS, the pinnacle of the story we've been told in the Reclaimer Saga, the sequel that will likely never get a conclusion; Halo Wars 2. Our guests pour their hearts out for this game and talk about where they would want the franchise to go next if they were to do a third installment! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep W...

Only 5 away from season 4! There's much that could be discussed about Halo 5 and the many small details that are covered in the surrounding lore of the game, but let's target some of the bigger things first so we don't have to waste perfectly good episode content. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. L...

Alongside technical issues of working in our new setup, we start again through the 343 titles to address long-discussed issues that people had with the game and voice our support of what is, in our opinion, the best that 343 has to offer. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad ch...

The company that pushed the concept of fun over logic tops off our part 2 of Halo Reach. Even if their lore doesn't always make sense, man were these games fun. Early concept video episode available to Patrons before season 4 releases! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes lore means the backstory of a franchise itself. Ever wondered what features were supposed to be in ODST? Join in and find out! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out the latest episode of CRASH to catch a fun cameo from Austin and James! While this episode goes a little everywhere, Halo Wars maintains itself as a sort of love letter to the lore of the franchise and it's the duty of our hosts to figure out the depth of that reality. This episode includes: Discussing Halo Wars and its contributions to lore Halo Waypoint talk Cool features from Halo Com...

Continuing our revisiting series for this season, we go back to Halo 3 to tell the stories of the Halo 3 co-op Elites and the true identity (and secret innocent past) of the Prophet of Truth. Joining us today is MAGPIE LEON! Check out all of his content on YouTube to keep up with the continuing narrative! This episode includes: McDonalds Getting sidetracked with customization conversation Halo hot...

The iconic one himself joins us to talk about the hidden details in Halo 2's campaign, IRIS, and much more as we tame the wilds of Bungie's era of Halo marketing! This episode includes: Comparing the IRIS and ilovebees ad campaigns Talking MCR Q&A with our Discord members! The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafe...

We're finally coming around from our run through the entire Halo franchise, so now we're going back through to touch on individual pieces of story that you all may not have known about or put your mind towards. Read Halo: The Flood. Pretty solid book. This episode includes: Talking how The Flood ties into CE What would we want for a Halo CE Remake? Interviewing Covenant Canon on his content The Li...

Austin replayed over half of Infinite's campaign before starting the show today and found himself questioning how Master Chief doesn't see that he and the Harbinger see eye-to-eye on their goals. Will the rest of the guys give some pushback? This episode includes: Talking Halo Infinite's campaign Explaining what may have happened to Infinite's development Talking the gap that Halo 5 is in between...

Shane and Austin are big fans of Halo Wars 1 and 2. This doesn't stop them from recognizing, however, that Halo Wars 2 is almost required to understand anything going on in Halo Infinite. How true is that? This episode includes: Discussion of how to make a franchise open and ready for newcomers Discussion of Halo Wars 2's plot and DLC plot Discussion of why 343 would abandon the title. The Library...

Fun fact: Austin has played both of these games. Another fun fact: Austin loves these days. Another another fun fact: This episode turns into a breakdown of the current state of Halo's community expansion FAST. This episode includes: Talking about Spartan Assault and Strike's stories. Talking Halo Waypoint and it's recent failures. Theorizing what happened with Halo's decisions. Learn more about y...

It's no secret that our hosts don't like Halo 5's campaign too much, but what about the rest of the game? Join us as we debate one of the most controversial Halo releases to date. This episode includes: The Librarian's Quiz Show! Discussing Halo 5's many aspects Discussing Halo 5's plot The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" co...

The return of the Didact and the fall of Cortana. This game packs many uppercuts and hooks that few players saw coming. Join us and our special guest Cory from ScionEsports as we discuss the impact that Halo 4 had on the Halo franchise. This episode includes: Discussing Halo 4's story Discussing Chief's responsibility in human loss Learning how a car dealership can run an esports branch The Librar...

The darkest and most intense story that Halo has to offer. Millions dead and an omen of worse yet to come. When this game released, it changed what people thought a Halo game could portray. Is it time to go back to this storytelling? Join us in that discussion. This episode includes: Talking Halo Reach's story Talking Halo Reach's impact on machinima Contrasting Halo Reach with Halo Infinite Stay...

Austin's favorite game, everyone else's most "alright" Halo title. Roam the streets of New Mombasa and join the hosts with a special Patreon guest to talk about Halo 3: ODST and the shift in the gaming space from content to MTX. This episode includes: Recapping Halo 3: ODST Talking Halo 3: ODST's marketing and release Comparing ODST's campaign to Infinite's campaign Talking with one of our top Pat...

One year after we began, we've grown to become one of the most iconic shows available to the Halo community. We're only going to keep going from here. Halo Wars is one of Austin and Shane's favorite games, but what will James and Connor think when we start getting into the story elements? This episode includes: Breakdown of Halo Wars and its story. Getting cookies from Austin's wife. The worst Arb...

Legends have joined us. HaloBoxStudios, the current growing inspiration for the next generation of Halo machinima, and soFallenFilms, one of the greatest machinima directors of the golden era of Halo 3 machinima. Join us as we discuss Halo 3's plot, our favorite missions, favorite characters, and most iconic moments. This episode includes: Interview with HaloBoxStudios and soFallenFilms. Talking t...

Everything we know as Halo is based upon the work done on this one game. The surrounding story, the pivotal schism and attack on Earth, all of the events of Halo 2 influence everything we know as Halo today. Join us and LovableHaloAddiction to talk about one of the greatest Halo games of all time! This episode includes: Talking Halo 2 Recapping Halo 2's plot Sharing memories Briefly interviewing L...

We're all huge fans of the Call of Duty: Halo spin-off from the famous COD franchise, but we've never gone into the lore of the sequel. Until today. Join us! This episode includes: Politics. Religion. Captain John Price. Tips and tricks on Flood mode. The Library - Halo Lorecast is a JumperScape Media production created by Austin Murphy. "Keep What You Steal" composed by Jafet Meza. Learn more abo...

Kicking off with the game that started it all. We didn't do a full plot synopsis like we were aiming for, but Halo CE is the simplest of them all, so you won't miss too much. Tl;dr - Read The Fall of Reach and The Flood, then play Halo CE if you want *full* context. If you want some of the mysteries of the story of CE solved? Then we got you covered. This episode includes: Talking Halo CE's impact...

We've come to the end of our second season - the season of improvements. Season 1 was focused on foundations, season 2 was focused on building our community, and now we're on to season 3 next week! You'll love what we've got in store for what's coming next! This episode includes: Talking hidden features in Halo games Talking Terminals in Halo games Acknowledging Patrons The Library - Halo Lorecast...

Kelly Gay, author of the Ace of Spades trilogy and Halo: RUBICON PROTOCOL joins us to talk about her latest addition to the Halo Universe, Halo: EPITAPH! Come along with us as we talk through Mrs. Gay's history with 343, her career so far, and the anticipation of working on a novel based around the Didact and Greg Bear's Forerunner Saga! This episode includes: Interviewing Kelly Gay! Talking Greg...

We've all known the Grunts to be nothing less than bullied by the rest of the Covenant for seemingly just being inferior. However, that's not the entire story. What did the Grunts do to earn their treatment (at least, mostly)? This episode is shorter than most due to the content of next week's episodes. This episode includes: Talking Grunts and their rebellions Talking about Halo's meme scene The...