Halo 5: Guardians

1. ll-ll-ll

   Oct 27, 2015

   10

   So Fun, Smooth & Tight. Halo 5 is a masterpiece in design and execution. Moving and gunning mechanics are top-notch, Warzone is superSo Fun, Smooth & Tight. Halo 5 is a masterpiece in design and execution. Moving and gunning mechanics are top-notch, Warzone is super addictive & the campaign is riveting. Even the UI is slick…you can really tell that 343i put a ton of love into this one. I’m already looking forward to all of the post-launch support coming our way. This is hands down the best FPS I have ever played.… Expand

   • 114 of 254 users found this helpful
2. GrimLooters

   Nov 3, 2015

   10

   Once again, 343i's Halo proves to be a hate magnet, that much is clear. And it's frustrating, it really is, because you know those 298Once again, 343i's Halo proves to be a hate magnet, that much is clear. And it's frustrating, it really is, because you know those 298 negative reviews virtually all came from people who had their opinions long before the game was released. You know how it is - pick up the game, play the first mission on Easy, get destroyed in a game of multiplayer, return the game in a fit of indignation and ruin the day of some poor Gamestop employee with their incessant blathering.
   
   Well I'm here to tell you one thing, and one thing only - do not, under any circumstances, listen to them. If you're a Halo fan, if you want to give a fun new shooter a fair go, do not. I've been down that road.
   
   Instead, read this, a review from someone who's loved Halo ever since CE dropped and understands what makes Halo what it is.
   
   Halo is a fantastic step in the right direction, and I'm eager to see what they do next. Obviously, the point of greatest contention is the new Spartan abilities, first and foremost amongst them the new Smart Scope. If someone calls it ADS, immediately stop listening to them - it's not. Smart Scope is a system which allows you to zoom in to various degrees with basically every weapon to reduce spread and shoot with greater precision - if you do this whilst in the air, you will hang in the air for several seconds. This accommodates long range combat on the larger maps that 343i has gone with. There are two main catches - the first is that, in a departure to the typical ADS mechanic of your CODs and Battlefields, Smart Scope does not 'snap' to the target closest to your reticle. The second and most obvious catch is that if the player receives any damage in this state, they will be kicked out of ADS and dropped to the ground if they're hanging. This makes it absolutely impractical to use in CQB, unlike your run of the mill ADS.
   
   I'd run you through the other abilities, but I've got a character limit xD
   
   Be assured, however, that the abilities work very well together, particularly the new melee abilities, ground pound and charge. You feel much more like a super soldier when, once the ammunition runs dry, you can literally turn yourself into a weapon, smashing aside vehicles and knocking fools out from above. Sprinting has been balanced after Halo 4 to prevent escaping from combat - sprinting prevents your energy shields (effectively health) from regenerating. Fight is usually preferable to flight.
   
   The other major point which these people make is the story - granted, it is a little convoluted. In fact, maybe knock a point off my score if you haven't played all the games and read the books. But I assure you, as a fan of the series, the story makes perfect sense and is wonderfully fan servicing. Blue Team in particular have been a long time coming. The constant twists and turns the story took were beautifully crafted, and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The people that complain about the ending and the length of the campaign just secretly want more, I assure you.
   
   I could write more, but my score speaks for itself. If Halo 5 isn't one of the all time greatest Halo games, then I'll be damned. Thanks for reading.… Expand

   • 2 of 7 users found this helpful
4. HamishT

   Oct 28, 2015

   9

   Absolutely amazing!! Yes im a massive halo fan have been since the CE but this halo feels fresh. It takes all the right steps forward with newAbsolutely amazing!! Yes im a massive halo fan have been since the CE but this halo feels fresh. It takes all the right steps forward with new mechanics and graphics. I should give this a 10 to xounter the people giving 0s. Serious wtf no game gets a 0 grop up. But im giving a 9 the only place it drops the ball is no split screen and i would of liked to play chief a bit more.… Expand

   • 25 of 54 users found this helpful
5. NotAHumanoid

   Nov 17, 2015

   8

   I've played halo since the xbox days with Halo CE, and this game is a great fun multiplayer. The campaign was kind of disappointing, it hadI've played halo since the xbox days with Halo CE, and this game is a great fun multiplayer. The campaign was kind of disappointing, it had its fun part every now and then, but it was way too short, and you only played as the chief for 3 or so missions, out 15, plus 3 or 4 missions were all you do is walk around and "talk" to people. Overall, I was not impressed with the campaign, and halo has always been primarily about single player story for me. I didn't see much of a problem with having a cliffhanger ending, there is nothing wrong really with having a cliffhanger in the middle of a trilogy.
   
   The removal of Co-Op was something that I didn't really like either, but I wasn't surprised really. People claiming 343 just blindsided them by removing Co-Op "with out any warning" are just lying. 343 said like 1 or a bit over 1 month before the game released that the game would not feature Co-Op, because they were more interested in locking the game in 60 FPS, and it would be impossible to allow that and add Co-Op. 1 month is more than enough time to decide if the removal of Co-Op would be a deciding factor when buying this. If you decided to not do any sort of research before spending $60, well, whose fault is that?
   
   That said, the multiplayer is where this game really shines. I don't think I've had this much fun in a halo MP since the halo 2 days. It's fast and fluid, and the new spartan abilities (not to be confused with those god awful armor abilities reach added and 4 "tried" to fix) give the game a new layer of overall strategy.
   
   Sure, they added some features, like ADS and kept sprint there, but this game is nothing like CoD like many people seem to enjoy screaming every time this game is brought up. If you play this game like CoD, you will die, a lot. You still need to be fast moving and skillful when shooting people, and one-on-one battle don't end with the person that fist shot the other person (like CoD), the kill goes to the one with the most skill.
   
   Warzone is a little fun addition, thought not a big fan of the micro transactions they decided to add, and the overall feeling of pay-to-win (people argue it isn't, but it is, it's not that hard to level up REQ levels when playing a match, before long, people with the biggest wallet will be easily noticeable when they get 4 or 5 tanks in a row) thought if I have to choose between optional Micro Transactions that only affect one game type, over free DLC maps, I say keep the micro transactions, specially with the addition of Big Team battle soon.
   
   Overall, this game only really shines with its MP. Single player alone is not worth the $60 price tag, which I would have said differently for Halo 1, 2, 3, or even Reach and 4. And the fact that some of the more fun features (forge and community made gametypes/maps) are coming in December, you may be better off waiting this one out.… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful
6. frankwild

   Nov 8, 2015

   6

   Positives:
   1. Graphics are amazing
   2. A full movie of cutscenes 3. Brought back all the guns we love 5. The ability to hop in a handful ofPositives:
   1. Graphics are amazing
   2. A full movie of cutscenes
   3. Brought back all the guns we love
   5. The ability to hop in a handful of different vehicles is satisfying
   
   Negatives:
   1. Only 3 missions as Master Chief
   2. Getting downed then getting revived = Less Badass
   3. The story is a pointless, nothing was accomplished during this whole game. The master Chief was in the end actually not successful in this game.
   4. Can't stick hunters on their backs anymore!?
   5. Cheif vs Locke? I think this rivalry is just plain awful, how can any spartan compete with 117?
   6. Full fireteams now, reminds me of reach and everyone knows how that game went.… Expand

   • 4 of 5 users found this helpful
7. Eg0Centric

   Nov 3, 2015

   4

   Halo 5 has been released, intentionally, half complete.
   
   Content and customisation options available in the previous titles at launch, areHalo 5 has been released, intentionally, half complete.
   
   Content and customisation options available in the previous titles at launch, are now gated behind microtransactions, and many key elements such as big team battle and split-screen are missing altogether.
   
   A very disappointing effort from 343.… Expand

   • 8 of 19 users found this helpful
8. hovercroft

   Jun 24, 2020

   0

   Same old rehashed trash. Boring gameplay boring story. Microsoft need to up their game and make new exclusives. Not just churn out the sameSame old rehashed trash. Boring gameplay boring story. Microsoft need to up their game and make new exclusives. Not just churn out the same **** from the original Xbox.… Expand

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