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'''Remember Reach''' is a [[Microsoft]] marketing campaign for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The campaign is centered around the website, www.rememberreach.com, where users can create a [[Monument to Noble Team|"light monument"]] of [[Noble Team]] composed of thousands of points of light and generated by a real robotic arm. The monument is constructed by special camera equipment which captures and composites the movements and light pulses from the robotic arm, which visitors can see in action on the website. Each user may guide the robotic arm to their chosen coordinates, adding their contribution to the light sculpture which is set to be completed on September 14, 2010.<ref name="press">[http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2010/08/23/kz832.aspx '''Xbox Press:''' ''Commemorate the Launch of the Most Anticipated Game of 2010 by Helping Create the “Halo: Reach” Monument of Light'']</ref> | '''Remember Reach''' is a [[Microsoft]] marketing campaign for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The campaign is centered around the website, www.rememberreach.com, where users can create a [[Monument to Noble Team|"light monument"]] of [[Noble Team]] composed of thousands of points of light and generated by a real robotic arm. The monument is constructed by special camera equipment which captures and composites the movements and light pulses from the robotic arm, which visitors can see in action on the website. Each user may guide the robotic arm to their chosen coordinates, adding their contribution to the light sculpture which is set to be completed on September 14, 2010.<ref name="press">[http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2010/08/23/kz832.aspx '''Xbox Press:''' ''Commemorate the Launch of the Most Anticipated Game of 2010 by Helping Create the “Halo: Reach” Monument of Light'']</ref> | ||
In addition, the campaign will feature several live-action shorts by the director Noam Murro, who also directed the ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' teaser. The videos will show glimpses of what life | In addition, the campaign will feature several live-action shorts by the director Noam Murro, who also directed the ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' teaser. The videos will show glimpses of what life was like before the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion]] of [[Reach]].<ref name="press"/> The first video in the campaign, ''[[Patrol]]'', was first shown on [[2010|August 17, 2010]] during GamesCom 2010. The promotional site was also launched in the same day, and was opened fully on August 23, 2010.<ref>[http://www.rememberreach.com/ '''www.rememberreach.com''']</ref><ref name="press"/> The second film, [[Deliver Hope]], was released on August 26. | ||
==Shorts== | ==Shorts== | ||
===Patrol=== | |||
{{Main|Patrol}} | |||
The short, "Patrol", follows three soldiers from [[Fireteam]] [[3 Charlie]] as they converse about [[Noble Team]] stopping a group of [[insurrectionists]] from hijacking a freighter earlier that day. They are then called to investigate a sudden loss in contact with the [[Visegrad Relay|Visegrad Relay hub]]. | |||
===Remember Reach Webfilm=== | |||
{{Main|Remember Reach Webfilm}} | |||
The Remember Reach Webfilm shows the stories of several families just prior to the disruption of the Visengrad Relay station. | |||
===Deliver Hope=== | |||
{{Main|Deliver Hope}} | |||
The film, "Deliver Hope", follows Nobel team fighting in an unknown battle prior to the invasion of Reach. [[Catherine-B320]] is running through the battle field with a [[Medium Fusion Destructive Device]] towards a [[Covenant]] [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]. She is hit by an explosion from a [[Banshee]]'s [[Fuel Rod Cannon]] and is crippled. [[Thom-293]] grabs the MFDD and uses his jetpack to fly into the cruiser and throws the MFDD into a Covenant assembly area, however, it goes off early and destroys the cruiser, and presumably, Thom with it. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 22:28, August 26, 2010
Template:Ratings Template:Under Construction Template:New Content Remember Reach is a Microsoft marketing campaign for Halo: Reach. The campaign is centered around the website, www.rememberreach.com, where users can create a "light monument" of Noble Team composed of thousands of points of light and generated by a real robotic arm. The monument is constructed by special camera equipment which captures and composites the movements and light pulses from the robotic arm, which visitors can see in action on the website. Each user may guide the robotic arm to their chosen coordinates, adding their contribution to the light sculpture which is set to be completed on September 14, 2010.[1]
In addition, the campaign will feature several live-action shorts by the director Noam Murro, who also directed the Birth of a Spartan teaser. The videos will show glimpses of what life was like before the Covenant invasion of Reach.[1] The first video in the campaign, Patrol, was first shown on August 17, 2010 during GamesCom 2010. The promotional site was also launched in the same day, and was opened fully on August 23, 2010.[2][1] The second film, Deliver Hope, was released on August 26.
Shorts
Patrol
- Main article: Patrol
The short, "Patrol", follows three soldiers from Fireteam 3 Charlie as they converse about Noble Team stopping a group of insurrectionists from hijacking a freighter earlier that day. They are then called to investigate a sudden loss in contact with the Visegrad Relay hub.
Remember Reach Webfilm
- Main article: Remember Reach Webfilm
The Remember Reach Webfilm shows the stories of several families just prior to the disruption of the Visengrad Relay station.
Deliver Hope
- Main article: Deliver Hope
The film, "Deliver Hope", follows Nobel team fighting in an unknown battle prior to the invasion of Reach. Catherine-B320 is running through the battle field with a Medium Fusion Destructive Device towards a Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser. She is hit by an explosion from a Banshee's Fuel Rod Cannon and is crippled. Thom-293 grabs the MFDD and uses his jetpack to fly into the cruiser and throws the MFDD into a Covenant assembly area, however, it goes off early and destroys the cruiser, and presumably, Thom with it.
Trivia
- The tagline was also seen as a graffiti in New Mombasa in Halo 3: ODST.
- On August 17, 2010, a page with transcripts of the campaign's videos and other material was leaked, but taken down within hours.[3]
- Ghosts of Reach, a Halo 2 song, plays on the background music of rememberreach.com.
