Machinima Monday is here once again to bring the Machinima fun to all Halo fans. This week we’ve got a blast from the past. Originally airing in 2005 and featuring the fan favourite game Halo 2 is ‘The Codex’.
‘The Codex’ is a 20 episode Halo 2 Machinima that was very much so loved back in 2005. Whilst the sentinel beam scope as the camera and 240p resolution might put some people off by todays standards, it was the standard way to make Machinima back then. It certainly does make some of us older Halo fans realise our age that’s for sure.
Back to the series itself though, it’s long. Due to its 20 episode length, a summary would be quite difficult, so I’ll let the description of the first episode do the talking. The description for episode 1 of ‘The Codex’ is as follows:
The Praetor, a high-ranking Covenant general, is brought before the Council to be interrogated after he rushed in to investigate a signal he believed was coming from the ancient Forerunner structure known as The Codex. His failure to alert the proper religious authorities made him the subject of great suspicion, but he is able to prove himself innocent of malicious intent.
Due to his legendary skill, he is given command of the invasion of the planet Ariaos II and the capture of The Codex. Meanwhile, the Spartans detect the Covenant invasion force en route, and begin to make preparations for the defense of the planet.
With such an in depth plot and many of characters involved, it’s understandable that it’d take more than a few episodes to cover. ‘The Codex’ really is an example of classic Halo machinima, because the quality, storytelling and effort is all clearly visible, even by todays standards.
Unfortunately, the Codex Crew as they were formally known don’t make Halo content anymore. The uploader of the Machinima, Edgeworks Entertainment, doesn’t focus on Halo content these days, but it’s nice to see that ‘The Codex’ is still up for us all to enjoy.
Video Uploaded by: Edgeworks Entertainment
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