Dreamland - Creators' Commentary (FULL Breakdown)
Our first Halo Infinite jump montage "Dreamland" released 1 whole year ago! 🤯 It was quite a special presentation, showing off a flavorful array of edits, jumps, and spots, many making a debut in our video.
(If you haven't seen Dreamland, please watch that first here: • Dreamland - Halo Infinite Jump Montage ft.... )
Special thanks to Bradek for suggesting we do this! :D
Watch or just listen as Nem, Diversity, and I give you a thorough analysis and behind-the-scenes look at what was involved in the montage. There's plenty in here, as you can imagine, but I've provided chapters here to help you digest and navigate the many parts in this jumbo-sized breakdown.
However much of it you watch, I hope you enjoy! We wanted to give the community a clear rundown of what goes into making a jumptage like Dreamland and the numerous hurdles we've faced as dedicated & passionate Halo players. If we're leaving Halo Infinite, we at least just want to let our voice out one final time, hoping to give valuable insights, spark creativity, and highlight how certain decisions can either excite or disappoint players.
As you'll see throughout the breakdown and altogether near the end (at 1:23:07), almost HALF of the clips we showed in Dreamland have been effectively patched as of the date of this upload. The ones I've labeled as "Restrained" have either been made impossible or more difficult due to adjustments 343 implemented to limit mobility. Ones labeled as "Patched" are made entirely impossible due to a patch that specifically targeted them.
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Chapters:
0:00:00 - Commentary Intro
0:00:41 - 0. Dreamland Intro
0:03:42 - 1. Double Ghost Nade Jump
0:04:48 - 2. Cinder Jump to Vent
0:06:14 - 3. Boomball Combo
0:09:11 - 4. Balc to Balc
0:10:49 - 5. Overjump Curve
0:12:57 - 6. Dropslide Corner Kneecap
0:16:24 - 7. Fruitstand Prop Ghost
0:18:50 - 8. Ramp Ghost off Metal
0:20:46 - 9. Cinder Jump by Soda Sign
0:22:52 - 10. Ball Bump (Prop Squeeze) Debut
0:25:52 - 11. Nade Jumps to Bubba Burger
0:30:18 - 12. Overghost off Keypad
0:33:22 - 13. Overcurb to Palm/Balcony
0:35:02 - 14. "Pipe Hell" (Crouching Overjump)
0:39:40 - 15. Low Curb Slide Debut
0:42:01 - 16. Dugout Sequence
0:45:43 - 17. Deflect Jump to Bridge
0:48:52 - 18. Backwards Low Ramp Jump
0:53:45 - 19. Nade Jumps to Ceiling
0:55:31 - 20. "Quintuple" Repulse
0:58:39 - 21. Tower to Tower (360 Grapple)
1:03:38 - 22. Ramp Jump & Curb Thrust
1:06:09 - 23. "Palm Treecap" (Dropslide Kneecap)
1:10:55 - 24. "Pink Dragon" (Dropslide Kneecap)
1:14:55 - 25. Overcurb in Subway
1:16:49 - 26. "Monitor Jump" & Dreamland Credits
1:22:21 - Overview
1:23:07 - Clip Density & Jump Lists (Not Patched vs. Patched)
1:24:43 - Commentary Wind-Down & Outro
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