Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. Lycria
    Nov 3, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Coming from the Master Chief Collection, this is another disappointing games from 343. On legendary if you have played the previous Halos, the game will take between 6-8 hours depending if you play solo or coop. The single player campaign seemed to be designed around coop only, as your teammates seem pretty useless. If you use the team commands and focus targets it does resolve some of the issues, but if you get downed you will frequently find yourself with one of your teammates standing next to you or stuck on a wall refusing to revive you. They don't seem to know how to use cover at all, as when you assign a target they will run right into the heat of battle and die pretty quickly on legendary. It just feels tacked on as it was worked on by the people who did Republic Commando.

    Another issue is the boss fights, or fight I should say. One of the bosses - one of 2, is recycled about 3 or 4 times, the last being a difficult encounter due to the fact that there are multiple copies of him and he has 3 abilities that will kill you in 1 hit. He has a single weak point, overly aware of where you are at and will always target you over that of your AI teammates whenever possible. This makes for a very frustrating fight, and not in the Dark Souls kind of way. It just feels cheap and is a pretty big difficultly curve.

    Overall the story is lackluster and left me not caring. You will spend most of your time playing as Locke and Osiris Team, rather then the games staple hero Chief and Blue Team, though with Blue Team having no backstory or as far as it seems interesting characters outside from Chief you wont care much. I've been told they have a great backstory in the extended canon, but extended canon should addon to the story, not be where the story is located. This makes it hard to care about Blue Team, which you only play for 3 of the 15 missions anyways.

    Overall the story and single player experience is a 4/10 for me.

    As far as the multiplayer experience goes, the game basically has 2 modes - Arena and Warzone.
    Arena is the closest thing you'll get to class halo, though its been "Call of Dutyfied" with sprinting, aiming down the sites and able to grab ledges. It makes the game faster paced then any of the previous Halos, seeing a lot of people running and gunning. Now it inst as bad as call of duty, and the smaller teams of 4 do make it feel more like a Halo then a Call of Duty game where everyone is playing on their own, but the maps do not seem to accommodate the change in game play making it feel a bit cramped. The gunplay all feels really good, except the aim down the sights for me, at least, feels like a tacked on feature kinda like Destiny where I like how Halo was original and didn't have that up until now, but its a minor complaint that some will absolutely like.
    Warzone is the new game mode for Halo 5 where it is PVPVE. It feels a lot like Titanfall for those who played it with a 3rd component, the Covenant that you will face for points. It is 12v12 with friendly AI "grunts" that are kinda like fodder, which helps to fill up the massive map. There will be random boss spawns that can be killed for points along with capturing points and getting normal player kills. The game mode is fun, but also comes with the new requisition system where you will need to buy packs with in game credits or real money to buy packs with will give XP boosts, vehicles, power weapons, weapon skins and armor pieces. Now this does not unbalance the game, but it feels like a cheap gambling simulator once again like Destiny where armor and weapon skins are no longer earned by doing achievements in single player and multiplayer, but just by luck. The time it will take is between 600-800 hours or about 1000 USD if you want to unlock everything, and once again this is not based on leveling up, or any type of skill or achievements, its only done via luck on what you get in each pack.
    The multiplayer experience is a 7/10 for me, being a bit faster paced and some of the weapons like the AR being made a bit more useful will be a godsend to newer players that cannot use the BR or DMR. The game will feel more newer player friendly then the previous Halos, but if you're a fan of Halo 2 or 3, this will most likely not be the game for you, i'd say stick with the Master Chief Collection.    … Expand
  2. Phangled5
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    Don't be fooled by either trolls giving a zero or blind fanboys giving a 10. In my opinion this game is good, but good is about it.

    Gameplay is excellent and my favourite part. Physics and shooting mechanics are spot on. I like how they have continued to modernise the game. The sound and music is also great and epic. Story is OK but not as good as past halo games. After so much    Don't be fooled by either trolls giving a zero or blind fanboys giving a 10. In my opinion this game is good, but good is about it.

    Gameplay is excellent and my favourite part. Physics and shooting mechanics are spot on. I like how they have continued to modernise the game. The sound and music is also great and epic.

    Story is OK but not as good as past halo games. After so much hype I don't understand why they couldn't write a decent plot. Also the 15 hour campaign thing was a lie. It takes around 7 hours to beat on heroic.
    Personally I have no problem controlling Locke. it is fps so who cares, most of the time you are looking at a UI and a gun.

    Graphics are truly terrible. The gameplay is smooth, but it honestly looks like a 360 game. This isn't opinion, it is fact. Anyone who tells you different is lying to you. I have decent vision and a good tv and the graphics are horrible. And yeah I know that graphics are not everything, but you would expect more from xbox one exclusive flagship title.

    Multiplayer I personally don't care that much for, but warzone is fun. However I predict that it won't last very long. Titanfall was also good multiplayer but look what happened there. I'm sure that people will enjoy the multiplayer.

    So there you have it. It's a good game, maybe wait till it goes down in price.    … Expand
  3. EpicRetroNerd
    Nov 16, 2015
    6
    Halo 5 was one of my most anticipated games of the year. The marketing was great and as a long time Halo 5 I was really looking forward to what 343 will produce. And it is here and it was kind of a let down. Now don't get me wrong the game is great but it is missing so much. Where is big team battle and infection? Griffball and the other really fun game modes? They said forge will beHalo 5 was one of my most anticipated games of the year. The marketing was great and as a long time Halo 5 I was really looking forward to what 343 will produce. And it is here and it was kind of a let down. Now don't get me wrong the game is great but it is missing so much. Where is big team battle and infection? Griffball and the other really fun game modes? They said forge will be released in December because they want to put time into it. Why don't you release the game with everything in the package and not leave one of the most used modes in Halo history. The campaign is a let down as well. The story is mediocre and the only thing keeping me interested was the really well done cutscenes and some of the great moments that occasionally happen during the story. And the marketing did not show what the story actually is, it showed a exaggerated version of what the actual story is. The multiplayer in general is good. Breakout is a great addition to the classic Halo game modes and all of the normal Halo game modes are there apart from big team battle. Which has been replaced by Warzone, which for me alright. There are now AI on the battlefield and you have to capture bases and then destroy the enemy core. Now this is all well and good until you find out how to get weapons and vehicles. You have to open packs. And there are micro transactions now. Great one 343. And to get armor you have to get them from packs. No unlocks or anything. No rank system either. But there are some great editions to the gameplay of Halo 5. You can now stop in the air when you aim so it is easier to get enemies. And you can now aim down your sights. Overall Halo 5 is a fun game that has flaws and needs to improve. When they add forge and big team battle which they are apparently adding, then the game will get a higher score. And add infection and griffball while your at it. It's not what I was expecting but I still enjoyed it and there is room for improvement. 7.5/10… Expand
  4. GAMER01
    Nov 4, 2015
    6
    Disapointing,not badass at all,not good multiplayer,good graphics.Sometimes stupid AI.In a nutsell D-I-S-A-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G OK XBOX fanboys so shut your mouth up!!!!!! Haters gonna hate !
  5. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    6
    A disappointing to a beloved franchise. Halo really needs to step back and re evaluate itself. Take a hard look at itself in the mirror. It seems now they are just rehashing same stuff over and over. Still really good gunplay and multiplayer.
  6. vgmkyle
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    I know some still love the series, but I find each new installment more boring than the last. The Halo 5 campaign is the worst yet. It's one of the most linear games I've played, and with no split-screen offering I can forget popcorn and dew with my homie on the couch next to me. The new multiplayer experience is okay... War Zone is by far the best element of this game. Even with thatI know some still love the series, but I find each new installment more boring than the last. The Halo 5 campaign is the worst yet. It's one of the most linear games I've played, and with no split-screen offering I can forget popcorn and dew with my homie on the couch next to me. The new multiplayer experience is okay... War Zone is by far the best element of this game. Even with that said, there are actually way better games to choose from on the Xbox… Expand
  7. writetyper
    Nov 8, 2015
    6
    Decent to good campaign (really fills out the lore of the Halo universe) and one of the first (console) games I've played that implements Aim Down Sights mechanics in a non-obnoxious way. Looks very pretty.

    However, there's a lot of drawbacks - crap ending, the Warden fight gets old real quick and later on the campaign is fairly repetitive, I was mostly just grinding through the    Decent to good campaign (really fills out the lore of the Halo universe) and one of the first (console) games I've played that implements Aim Down Sights mechanics in a non-obnoxious way. Looks very pretty.

    However, there's a lot of drawbacks - crap ending, the Warden fight gets old real quick and later on the campaign is fairly repetitive, I was mostly just grinding through the Prometheans to get to the cool story elements. No splitscreen is a massive drawback. Multiplayer having MICROTRANSACTIONS is taking the rating down a fair few notches - I already paid for your game, don't make me pay for it again. Also Multiplayer seems very unpolished - no forge, very few gamemodes, etc.    … Expand
  8. Totto
    Nov 16, 2015
    6
    343 can't do exciting singleplayer. I like the graphics. I like the soundtrack (better than halo 4). multiplayer seems like a mess between trying to please the hardcore as well as the noobs. i dont like the open maps, the fast movement, the bouncy grenades. Plays like you trade a kill for a kill, really hard to get more than that unless you are lucky. aiming is hard, and the aim343 can't do exciting singleplayer. I like the graphics. I like the soundtrack (better than halo 4). multiplayer seems like a mess between trying to please the hardcore as well as the noobs. i dont like the open maps, the fast movement, the bouncy grenades. Plays like you trade a kill for a kill, really hard to get more than that unless you are lucky. aiming is hard, and the aim acceleration isnt very comfortable in use. the beatdown animation is too slow. the dodge beatdown is really stupid, its like people just boost through the map with a mix of lag and speed.
    i like dodge feature. edge grab is ok. the aim down sight slowdown when jumping is also stupid. i never jump and aim anymore. power weapons are also now boring to use in mp.

    doesnt feel like halo anymore. but that doesnt bother me very much even though i played them all since they came out (single player and online)

    needs playlist without sprint and jump aim down sight slowdown.    … Expand
  9. Andre_Antunes
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    Worst campaign in the series, poor resolution and texture quality (Sub 1080p). No Split Screen...Good Multiplayer and performance (60Fps all the time).
  10. Doktor_Vehicl3
    Oct 29, 2015
    6
    Halo 5 is all in a polarizing experience. One the one hand you have a finely enhanced formula that allows for spectacular feats of gameplay, and on the other hand you have a by-the-numbers single player experience and a multiplayer component that takes a step back for every step forward. While Halo 5 continues where Halo 4 left off and expands on it in a number of ways, the final productHalo 5 is all in a polarizing experience. One the one hand you have a finely enhanced formula that allows for spectacular feats of gameplay, and on the other hand you have a by-the-numbers single player experience and a multiplayer component that takes a step back for every step forward. While Halo 5 continues where Halo 4 left off and expands on it in a number of ways, the final product never escapes a level of being simply passable, failing to transcend itself to greatness.

    The single player begins by cruelly cauterizing the open plot threads left by Halo 4's single player and Spartan Ops modes. The state of the Covenant leadership, the situation with Halsey and ONI, Cortana's death, Master Chief's newfound augmentations from the Librarian - all of these elements see an abrupt halt to their existence with one exception that I won't spoil, which has been re-purposed here. It should be noted that the marketing campaign for the single player, hinting towards conspiracy, political intrigue, and confrontation between the game's two pivotal characters Locke and the Master Chief, sees the most minimal development and feels the most shoehorned-in aspect of the single player. The plot is largely forgettable, and squanders the potential the rich Halo universe could have provided here. In place of mystery, intrigue, and the nature of an evolving humankind is a predictable, by the numbers affair filled with one dimensional characters, banal dialogue, and a villain so disappointingly superficial and evil as to evoke the Sith characters from George Lucas' Star Wars prequels. While the game manages to pack in quite a bit of lore from Halo materials far and wide, the result is rather soulless as 343 is in pandering mode almost the whole way through.

    It is surprising, then, that the Master Chief and Blue Team see the least development. Rather than assigning compelling personalities to the most decorated and fearsome soldiers humanity has ever seen, Blue Team simply exists to uphold the co-operative mechanics (for providing real friends different bodies) in place, while Locke's team sees the most screen time and dialogue, with just as little personality. Fred in particular exists almost as a ghost - this Spartan, who is in his skill set the most similar to Chief, doesn't have a moment in my memory where I even remember him speaking.

    Where the story may not be able to keep your interests, the gameplay will probably suffice. Halo 5 makes some fairly well implemented changes to the formula, which results in a more mobile brand of Halo's kinetic action. Level design in the single player works best in the game's "corridor" sequences, which put players at the top of a sloped, wide corridor filled with platforms and corridors of varying elevations, goodies to pilfer, and collectibles to unlock. The artificial intelligence across the board seems to have been simplified, probably to create for a more freely flowing experience whose pace is dictated by the player themselves. While the addition of collectibles into the missions is a nice touch, the developers could have used some restraint to avoid crippling the pacing of the game more than the mission structure does so already.

    Of the fifteen missions in the single player, there are a number of fairly short intermission sequences that allow the player to explore a small environment and get their healthy dose of exposition and worldbuilding. The unfortunate result is a product that is no more effective than the environmental storytelling and ambient worldbuilding found in the preceding Halo titles. I feel that 343 wanted so badly to cement its universe by packing it so densely with lore that it overused this liberty and vacated any sense of mystery or intrigue in its world. While there is some cool lore to chew on from time to time, these sections could have been foregone in favor of a better traditional experience. Instead, the single player never feels like it leaves its first act, simply dumping the player off of a cliff the moment their intrigue is sparked.

    The multiplayer component is similarly hit or miss. While the new 12v12 Warzone mode can provide some tense moments and exciting action, the scoring system in the AI infused mode is easily exploitable, and the lack of variety in maps sorely hurts the experience. In regular modes, social playlists are lacking entirely, leaving a roster of small team competitive modes and a currently broken free-for-all mode. The map designs in Arena are fitting of the mode's name, but feature visually bland designs and not many of them. While 343 plans to add free DLC content, the custom map editor forge is missing from launch, and a number of the total maps promised for Halo 5 will be created using said tool. I believe maps generated in forge are no substitute for in-house content - whether the content is free is no excuse.

    In the end, Halo 5 plays it safe and expects its fans to wait patiently for things to improve. I feel many won't.    … Expand
  11. JustSayNo
    Nov 1, 2015
    6
    TL:DR
    -Short Campaign
    -Hardly play as Chief -Weird multiplayer (for Halo) -Micro Transaction RNG -$99.99+tax for 3 packs of said DLC and Red+White Assault Rifle!? Did you think this was a game about Locke rescuing Chief's sorry ass? If so I can only assume you work for 343 because that is not at all what the trailers or game play or interviews ever hinted at. First of all the main    TL:DR
    -Short Campaign
    -Hardly play as Chief
    -Weird multiplayer (for Halo)
    -Micro Transaction RNG
    -$99.99+tax for 3 packs of said DLC and Red+White Assault Rifle!?

    Did you think this was a game about Locke rescuing Chief's sorry ass? If so I can only assume you work for 343 because that is not at all what the trailers or game play or interviews ever hinted at. First of all the main campaign is abysmally short. I hear all the time that people say "it has to be played on heroic or legendary" that heroic is "the way 343 intended", but even then me (a person who works 9-6 p.m.) was able to beat it on launch day before even midnight on heroic? I call shenanigans.

    The game play is fine I suppose but there are a few things that irked me a little more than they should have. If you've ever played Destiny in pvp I'm sure you are well aware of the titan shoulder charge ability (the one where a titan runs for a bit and gets 1-hit k0's with 0 effort?) Some way or another 343 looked at that and said "LET'S GIVE EVERYONE THAT!" And then there's the levitating while aiming nonsense, which just feels very out of place but can be used to also smash into the ground allowing for another 1 hit ko, albeit harder to pull off so it isn't as widely used.

    For me this game also just didn't feel like Halo, many people praise this game for being fast and fluid I found it to be awkward and clunky more often than not, almost as if they wanted a fast breakneck halo game but didn't want to completely alienate long term halo players. Oh another personal bias here but for a game that I spent $99.99+tax for I feel extremely ripped off. All of my bonus purchases equated to a red and white gun and some micro transaction DLC?    … Expand
  12. Alex283zs
    Nov 2, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5: Guardians representa la evolución más grande y más arriesgada que 343 industries pudo haber tomado, riesgos que Bungie no se hubiera atrevido a tomar, lo cual se agradece. Sin embargo, fueron sus mismos verdugos al prometer una campaña espectacular, la más ambiciosa hasta el momento y la más oscura de la saga. Desde los tráiler y la campaña publicitaria de Hunt the truth, Halo 5 nos presentaba un panorama completamente terrible para cualquier fan de la historia del Jefe Maestro, presentándonos al nuevo personaje, el Spartan Jameson Locke, el encargado de cazar y matar al Jefe Maestro. Y como fan de Halo, esta campaña es la más espectacular y a la vez, más decepcionante de toda la saga.

    Campaña (Sin spoilers)
    La campaña es dirigida para los fans de Halo, quien no este relacionado con los libros, el comic de escalation y demás, puede perderse en el transcurso de la trama, sin embargo, la historia se desarrolla muy rápida, durante mi paso por las 15 misiones de la historia, que no solo fueron decepcionantes en cuanto a lo prometido, si no que aun en la dificultad Heroica se sienten muy cortas. En cuanto a la dificultad legendaria, esta a la altura del mismo Halo 2. ¿Recuerdan el tráiler anunciando la muerte del jefe? ¿Las 2 verdades, tanto del jefe como de Locke? Nada de esto pasa en la campaña. La rivalidad que se nos fue prometida no solo no cumple, si no que ni siquiera existe en el juego. Y, para terminar de darle el golpe final a un fan de Halo, el legendario Blue Team solo participa en un 20% de la campaña, sin embargo, tienen las misiones más complicadas de no solo el juego, posiblemente de toda la saga.
    El equipo que te acompaña durante las misiones esta bien balanceado, no hacen todo el trabajo por ti, pero tampoco están de adorno, la opción de darles ordenes tanto para atacar como para ir a un lugar especifico hace el juego un tanto más táctico, sin embargo, la IA de estos puede llegar a ser frustrante.
    Los escenarios son enormes, con muchas zonas para explorar y mucho para investigar.

    Se podría decir que la misma publicidad del juego fue el principal problema. Al final resulto ser un fraude. sin embargo, es una campaña que, como fan, disfrute de principio a fin.

    Multijugador.
    El multijugador recoge todo lo bueno de los anteriores juegos de Halo, lo justo para hacer que un veterano se sienta a gusto en las nuevas mecánicas. Adictivo y a la vez muy competitivo.
    Las nuevas habilidades ofrecen mejores formas para enfrentar a los enemigos, estas también ayudan a balancear el juego. A pesar de que el juego tiene pocos días de vida, el contenido que se ira adicionando sin duda lo hará mejor.

    Warzone.

    Warzone es sin duda la carta más fuerte del juego, el modo de juego más adictivo. Las luchas de 12vs12 y los enemigos de la IA lo hace un juego frenético y lleno de acción en cada esquina de los ya enormes mapas. Los cientos de objetos para desboquear, las cientos de variantes de armas y el balanceo del competitivo hacen que este juego pueda estar presente por muchos años. Sera una tarea casi imposible desbloquear todo lo que ofrece Warzone.

    En definitiva Halo 5: Guardians es un buen juego, pudo ser mejor, su pecado fue apuntar muy alto, ofrecer lo que no tenia y entregarnos una historia que no le llega ni a los talones a lo que se especulo con cada tráiler antes de su salida. Sin embargo, el futuro de la saga luce prometedor. El final del juego nos hace ver que la verdadera trama oscura puede venir en Halo 6.
    Como fan de Halo, es un juego que debes tener, a pesar de la decepción, sin duda pasaras un buen rato. Aunque si lo que esperabas era la lucha entre Locke y John, lo mejor será que revivas una y otra ves los trailers, acostarte e intentar no llorar... Y llorar.

    Halo 5: Guardians, como fan, se merece un 8 en general. Juzgando solo la campaña, sin duda seria un 7.    … Expand
  13. Guin2514
    Nov 2, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so lets start with the pros of this game:
    The game play is smooth the 60fps really does pay off

    The gun play is nice and smooth

    The traditional fps controls make this game nicer to play for new players

    The story is well written and told even though the ending is controversial

    The multiplayer is more fun than campaign

    Cons:
    The campaign is in my opinion the shortest of all the halo's so far

    There is no split screen co-op mode !!!!! This is what halo is known for you can always have fun with your friends in split screen co-op so they should of kept it

    Forge mode is currently not present and should of been from the start again its another core piece of halo

    There is only 15 missions 3 of which is go talk to some Npc for an achievement which is pretty weak

    You play as Locke for a majority of the game the Master chief is pretty much non existant this game was advertised as Master Chiefs story with some amazing trailers and non of it really happens apart from a punch up between Locke and Master Chief that isn't really exciting

    The AI are not the best they can be pretty dumb at times

    Last but not least Micro transactions are in the game i am not a fan of them full stop in any game

    As a long life halo player and fan i must say this game let me down a whole bunch and its sad to say that after all the success halo had with bungie in the original trilogy    … Expand
  14. ShakyWanderer1
    Nov 3, 2015
    6
    As a Halo fan this game is really disappointing both the campaign and multiplayer. Similar to Halo 4 this campaign itself is decent in terms of game play but the actual story that is there is very boring compared to Halo 4 which is due to the main character being Locke. The multiplayer on this game isn't very good compared to past Halos due to it being very unbalanced with so many littleAs a Halo fan this game is really disappointing both the campaign and multiplayer. Similar to Halo 4 this campaign itself is decent in terms of game play but the actual story that is there is very boring compared to Halo 4 which is due to the main character being Locke. The multiplayer on this game isn't very good compared to past Halos due to it being very unbalanced with so many little things constantly bugging me when I play and if you play in the higher skill ranks (diamond and platinum) some people use some of the cheapest tactics on a Halo game. People just constantly spam grenades which are massively overpowered with a huge blast radius and high damage, the maps are very bad compared to past Halo games with teams just camping in one room during entire matches in slayer, you can't recharge shields during sprint which wouldn't be so bad if you didn't in like a second when people use precision weapons, you zoom out every time you get shot so if the enemy is far away you almost always lose the battle and it's essentially like call of duty first shot wins almost all the time rather than skill based like previous Halos and whilst this zoom out when shot feature has been in previous halos it was bad then too but now it's made worse by the fact that precision weapons kill you in 4 shots to the head. The only good game mode appears to be capture the flag considering it's mode people camp the least on.… Expand
  15. Angron
    Nov 4, 2015
    6
    I never really write reviews and I'm quite sure I will not say anything that hasn't already been said but here goes. This is easily the most disappointing release since Destiny, the campaign is a funless soul sucking slog of an event. Even as short as it is it just seems to drag on and on, fighting the same enemies over and over and the same boss 5 or 6 times. The AI went full retard,I never really write reviews and I'm quite sure I will not say anything that hasn't already been said but here goes. This is easily the most disappointing release since Destiny, the campaign is a funless soul sucking slog of an event. Even as short as it is it just seems to drag on and on, fighting the same enemies over and over and the same boss 5 or 6 times. The AI went full retard, there is far too much focus on Locke, and two entire missions are just "talk to this guy." The promised showdown between Locke and Chief? wait for it... of course there is no split screen or Forge, Arena pvp gets old very quickly and Warzone of course is pay to win. If this wasn't Halo no one would be reviewing this so highly, I give it a 6 rather than a completely average 5 because of the beautiful graphics and sound, the only bright spot in this game.… Expand
  16. liquidy
    Nov 6, 2015
    6
    Let me start off by saying I have owned every Halo game. I have preordered every halo game since halo 3 including this one. I am about as big as a Halo fan as one can get. Now let me review this game the way it should have been reviewed.
    The story is weak. I think 343 went the wrong direction by making the forerunners the main threat in the Halo series now. To me even in Halo 4, which I    Let me start off by saying I have owned every Halo game. I have preordered every halo game since halo 3 including this one. I am about as big as a Halo fan as one can get. Now let me review this game the way it should have been reviewed.
    The story is weak. I think 343 went the wrong direction by making the forerunners the main threat in the Halo series now. To me even in Halo 4, which I enjoyed until the end when you didn't get to fight the boss; don't get me started on that, the forerunner AI knights and whatnot just get boring to kill and the later missions are basically just wave after wave of the exact same enemies. Let's put aside the story. Let's look at the actual gameplay and level design of the story missions. This campaign doesn't play like any other halo, and I mean that in a not so good way. There are missions with vehicles yes, but, 343 is pretty much try to show off their new addition of wall smashing that gives you the advantage of flanking enemies. It's a nice new feature, but not at the expense of not being able to drive around like a maniac in a warthog. There is basically no time at any point in the game you can use your Spartan abilities to commandeer enemy vehicles. If I hadn't played previous Halo’s I would have no idea that you can jump on enemy vehicles and smash them, blow them up, steal them, etc. There just isn't enough vehicles for that to even happen.
    I was expecting this game to be like Halo Reach; I thought Halo Reach campaign was one of it not the best in the series. I wasn't even expecting Master Chief. I had initially thought that 343 would go the route of every other year would be Master Chief. That didn't happen and it hurt the game. Master Chief is seen as a lone wolf throughout the entire series. He works with some people on and off, but, basically they are all fodder and he does everything alone. He is seen as someone quiet and mysterious and suits his character. In this game he is commanding fellow Spartans and constantly talking. He gets downed and he’s like help me up and then he’s like I’m up. His entire unit takes off their helmet and is talking and he just sits there like an idiot with his on. It works when you are lone wolf it doesn’t work when you’re with your peers or as they say in the game “Chiefs family”.
    This game unlike any of the Halo games is designed purely for co-op. Playing this game alone on legendary is extremely difficult. Not because the game is so much harder than other series but because you have to get behind a lot of mobs and flank them which is extremely hard to do when the AI dies nonstop, and if you get downed they all rush to revive you which usually ends with them all dead or them all dragging the mobs onto you. The AI is glitchy. I get that there is a lot for this AI to do. They need to fly, they need to jump, they need to climb etc. but if you’re going to make a game that is so dependent on the AI you better make the AI much stronger and smarter. They are basically the same as you they get hit a few times and they drop like flies. There are bosses called wardens that you need to shoot in the back and as the game progresses you need to fight the same guy over and over with more and more of him at once. You can’t get behind him if the AI is dead; they die with one hit of his sword and they don’t dodge so if you go down they run, at least try to, through him and end up getting downed and you wipe. One great example of the AI being totally idiotic is near the beginning of the game there is a part of the game you need to fly around in banshees and blow up cooling rods and I get hit bad in my banshee so I bail and get downed on a top of a platform. I call for help knowing that I will likely die but it was worth a shot. There is an AI flying around in a banshee and when I call for help she’s like I’m coming Chief and just bails out of her banshee and I watch her fall to her death. Although this is hilarious these types of things happen way too often to find funny as the game progresses.
    The game is glitchy. I encountered many glitches throughout the game. The most I have ever seen in any Halo. One really annoying glitch was near the end one of the missions the screen would go almost all black in the middle of a fight and I would have to push the Xbox button bring up the menu and open Halo in order to fix it, which would result in my dying most times.

    The multiplayer is just as bad as the story. I liked the direction Halo 4 went. They were going more towards a COD style, and I think that's exactly what Halo needed in order to survive. They just needed to take another step towards that in this game but instead they stepped back. They listened to what a small minority, that will never allow this game to be great, and reverted back to a Halo 3 style of MP. Bungie did one thing right and made their "halo" Destiny much more like COD and look how successful that has been, even after **** over their players.

    Out of characters, game =average    … Expand
  17. 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 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    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 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
  18. K0ntr0LFreakK
    Nov 12, 2015
    6
    All in all i liked the game, as a game it is very enjoyable and all Halo games have been a bit tedious especially in the campaign but still great. The problem I have with the game is a lot of the Halo element was removed, nothing remains stagnant forever but I just do not find a lot of that Halo feeling in the game. Game play is far from the Classic Halo we were promised through the BETAAll in all i liked the game, as a game it is very enjoyable and all Halo games have been a bit tedious especially in the campaign but still great. The problem I have with the game is a lot of the Halo element was removed, nothing remains stagnant forever but I just do not find a lot of that Halo feeling in the game. Game play is far from the Classic Halo we were promised through the BETA (still great but an epic failure promising classic style game play) and it seems 343 went out of their way to change things that really did not need to be and then failed to acknowledge what their fans asked for in a years time since the BETA. For example sounds of the weapons and vehicles (hang whoever changed the warthog engine sound) which are in a sense minuscule but then we have the herculean mistake of adding ADS (aim down sights). Adding ADS is probably the worst decision made in the game. ADS simply does not belong in Halo, especially the atrocious, half-executed, flinch friendly version the game is currently sporting. ADS is useless for 80% of the weapons in the game, and on the weapons you think you found a use for it on you're much better off firing in traditional Halo Style anyway since you'll flinch and none of the maps are really big enough to need it. The ADS system in this game is at best a broken excuse for the scoping mechanism in the past games. So all in all a great game, but for a die hard Halo fan you will find plenty of disappointment, some of it you will get over and some of it you will accept as a the Halo universe being destroyed and assimilated into another dime a dozen COD, Titanfall, and Battlefield shooter designed to exploit a previously flawlessly executed series that is now nothing more than a cash cow.

    As a game 8/10 as a Halo Installment 4/10.    … Expand
  19. Nanotyrano
    Nov 22, 2015
    6
    This is the worst Halo, in my opinion.
    For one, the multiplayer does not fell like a halo game. The HP on Spartans is ridiculously low, and basically, whoever has the bigger gun wins. In the biggest attraction, Warzone, weapons and vehicles don't spawn on map. You have to get territories and kills to get anything other than loadouts. Doing anything by yourself, without people behind you,    This is the worst Halo, in my opinion.
    For one, the multiplayer does not fell like a halo game. The HP on Spartans is ridiculously low, and basically, whoever has the bigger gun wins. In the biggest attraction, Warzone, weapons and vehicles don't spawn on map. You have to get territories and kills to get anything other than loadouts. Doing anything by yourself, without people behind you, in unsuccessful. It doesn't feel like Halo, it is not skill based anymore. Too much aim assist and easy-to-use weapons.
    Campaign is just a bunch of levels, tied together by a unfulfilling, cliché, and weird story. If someone played Halos 1-3, than played this, they wouldn't bee able too tell they are from the same game series.    … Expand
  20. ItchyPeanut
    Dec 13, 2015
    6
    The game is great. Love the gameplay and everything. I also love how the enemies in campaign are harder when you are doing coop. It makes the game very challenging and fun. My main complaint is the fact that the teammates' AI feel like they were worked on for no longer than 5 minutes.They barely know how to revive a teammate that is less than 5 feet from them. Another complaint is theThe game is great. Love the gameplay and everything. I also love how the enemies in campaign are harder when you are doing coop. It makes the game very challenging and fun. My main complaint is the fact that the teammates' AI feel like they were worked on for no longer than 5 minutes.They barely know how to revive a teammate that is less than 5 feet from them. Another complaint is the checkpoint placements. Through my whole run of halo 5 on legendary coop, there were barely any moments where the checkpoint was placed away from the enemies. Most of them were placed when the enemy was in the player's face, causing an instant down. The last complaint is that the campaign is not playable on split-screen. Every halo game contained a split-screen, making it fun to play when friends and family come over or something.
    I know these complaints I have don't sound very big, but it makes the campaign feel more annoying and frustrating than enjoyable for most of the fights. It makes me feel as if I absolutely need to play the campaign on single-player or four-player if I were to attempt legendary.    … Expand
  21. ChaseInY0Face
    May 27, 2016
    6
    Disappointing, 343 hasn't lived up to Bungie at all. I bought this game thinking it would occupy a lot of my free time like Halo 3 or Reach, and I was optimistic after Halo 4 even though it wasn't as good. Then they release this mediocre game that has no real point of existing. The campaign is the worst Halo campaign I've ever played, the multiplayer while good, doesn't have the addictingDisappointing, 343 hasn't lived up to Bungie at all. I bought this game thinking it would occupy a lot of my free time like Halo 3 or Reach, and I was optimistic after Halo 4 even though it wasn't as good. Then they release this mediocre game that has no real point of existing. The campaign is the worst Halo campaign I've ever played, the multiplayer while good, doesn't have the addicting feel of 3. I bought int the hype of this game only to be massively disappointed.… Expand
  22. NexusTsunami
    Jan 22, 2017
    6
    Na... was soll ich sagen... habe ich damals noch Halo 3 und Halo: Reach gesuchtet... inklusive eigenem Clan und Semi-Pro Einstellung... So langweilig und repetiv finde ich es mittlerweile Halo zu spielen. Wobei nicht nur Halo diesen Aspekt trifft. Ich habe vermutlich im Laufe der Jahre mein Lust auf kompetitive Spiele verloren.

    Früher noch mit Call Out´s und Beschimpfungen um sich    Na... was soll ich sagen... habe ich damals noch Halo 3 und Halo: Reach gesuchtet... inklusive eigenem Clan und Semi-Pro Einstellung... So langweilig und repetiv finde ich es mittlerweile Halo zu spielen. Wobei nicht nur Halo diesen Aspekt trifft. Ich habe vermutlich im Laufe der Jahre mein Lust auf kompetitive Spiele verloren.

    Früher noch mit Call Out´s und Beschimpfungen um sich geworfen und auf der K/D aus - so ist es einfach nich mehr mein Fall. Und statt mir Halo 5 sozusagen einen Auftrieb verschaffen würde, so hält es mich eher davon ab zurückzukehren. Kein Splitscreen?! Nööö.... Danke. Meine Freundin (damaliges Clanmitglied :-)... ich Schlimmer) kotzt... und ich auch.

    Sayonara Halo und Co. Ich bleibe bei meiner neuen Leidenschaft der RPG/JRPG´s... Danke aber für die tolle Zeit.    … Expand
  23. shipoopy
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Weak story. The whole thing being after master chief saved humanity half dozen times now he is being hunted as a fugitive and cant be trusted is stupid. I am sure half the people buy it for the campaign and it is just terrible.
  24. AKinkyMidgit
    Feb 25, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL;DR: Alright campaign but misleading, Fun multiplayer but lacks social playlists, Good forge mode but lacks a browsing system.

    The game is honestly an alright game by itself but the campaign was quite misleading, the commercials all talked about "Hunting for the truth" when in all actuality the truth is known almost immediately from the start. Chief pretty much tells them where he is going, they hyped it up as if the Chief was going to go rogue and that it was going to be us figuring out the truth as to his reasons, or something like that. It is explained pretty thoroughly where he is going and what he is doing. It felt kinda cheap to get hyped about something that honestly didn't play much of a role in the story line at all.

    I like that they tried to do what halo 2 did and introduce a secondary character to play as. I will admit that I can see why they're trying to at least tone down the Chief, as he has received criticism for being a bland emotionless character but that being said, the game pretty much revolves around him, shorting his play time down to 3 missions is a pretty bad way of introducing a second major character. To make matters worse the character they tried to replace him with is a bland emotionless character too! Humourless, emotionless, Locke was not a good choice at all. I would have preferred to play as Buck because at least he doesn't take himself so seriously.

    The campaign didn't even bother to introduce anything new, other than terrible squad based combat, which usually involved you going down and your squad attempting to go after you at the last second, or your squad going down and leaving you to fight by yourself anyway. The new character had little to no story and the enemies with the exception of maybe one or two, were the same as Halo 4's. I was hoping to see flood, or maybe something new, but instead the story revolves around this awkward love story between a man and his expired A.I.

    As for the multiplayer, well it's fast paced and exciting but tough to really love, seeing as there are a total of two social playlists, Big Team and a weekly rotation. I would like a living dead playlist again please, or more objective type playlists. Playlists like Griffball and such are no where to be found on the multiplayer, giving you the choice of trying to get a objective game on Big Team and most likely getting stuck with Slayer and on the same two maps over and over again, or trying out the weekly playlist til you grow bored of playing the same objective game type.

    With over 20 multiplayer matches, I have yet to even manage to find a game of Assault, Oddball, King of the Hill, or Infection. I am a bit disappointed by the lack of playlists. The maps seem fairly decent and are nice, I must admit.

    The forge mode is the most in-depth type of creation I have seen in a halo game. There is great potential for the forge mode but a lack of a file browser makes it difficult to appreciate.

    5/10. not great, not terrible    … Expand
  25. Elfblade
    Feb 16, 2016
    6
    Just finished this last night opn Heroic and can't help but feel disappointed despite being a long time fan of the franchise. Lack of split screen co-op aside (meaning it's the first Halo game I can't play co-op with my son), I wanted to play as the Chief more. I mean - that's what we were waiting for, right?

    This was a Spartan Locke game with a glorified cameo by the Master Chief,    Just finished this last night opn Heroic and can't help but feel disappointed despite being a long time fan of the franchise. Lack of split screen co-op aside (meaning it's the first Halo game I can't play co-op with my son), I wanted to play as the Chief more. I mean - that's what we were waiting for, right?

    This was a Spartan Locke game with a glorified cameo by the Master Chief, and while that's not necessarily a bad thing this felt more like a pumped up ODST than a Halo Reach. The story was sparse, lacked the emotional impact of Halo 4 and felt like a middle-act of a film.

    As for multiplayer online - I'm not a fan. If "run and gun" is your thing then Titanfall is infinitely more fun, to say nothing about more evolved multiplayer FPS's like COD and Battlefield.

    In conclusion - looks good, runs slick and I'm glad to have played it but it's the first in the franchise since ODST that I won't be replaying. More "hollow" than "Halo"    … Expand
  26. Blindpilot20
    Jan 23, 2017
    6
    This game is nothing but a micro transaction mess and a slap in the face to all fans of the Halo series. Do yourself a favor and never play this game.
  27. snypoarts
    Mar 14, 2016
    6
    I love Halo. I've always loved Halo. No split screen, a horrible campaign, and micro-transactions are not Halo. Yes, the multiplayer is incredible, but it doesn't excuse cutting features and half-assing Halo.
  28. kilo54
    Mar 28, 2016
    6
    The solid gameplay, multiplayer, art design, ideas and an excellent score is heavily weighed down by it's frustratingly short campaign and subpar story as well as subpar delivery.
  29. EmilyV
    Apr 12, 2016
    6
    This game was exactly as I expected. It obviously can't compare with the previous games but I think even with all the media hype everyone knew it was going to be very average. Unlike most people I actually enjoyed the campaign and the different approach 343 took. It was the multiplayer that was completely off its mark. Warzone was hyped to be this enormous success with its massive maps andThis game was exactly as I expected. It obviously can't compare with the previous games but I think even with all the media hype everyone knew it was going to be very average. Unlike most people I actually enjoyed the campaign and the different approach 343 took. It was the multiplayer that was completely off its mark. Warzone was hyped to be this enormous success with its massive maps and large player count but instead you get lost in the distant spawn points, and the misuse of the Req Pack System. The regular slayer and other game modes are okay but just okay. All the guns were changed for the worse. Every player is forced to use the same guns unless others are found on the map and even then you find yourself sticking with the pistol because most other guns seem overwhelmingly frustrating to get more than one kill with. The multiplayer overall for me was a 4.5/10 Campaign somewhere around 7.5/10. Worth buying if it drops to under $45.… Expand
  30. armsoffury
    May 2, 2016
    6
    It does not have local co-op which is one of the things that gave Halo such a good reputation. The multiplayer is good but it doesn't make up for the bad story line .The campaign feels to easy even on legendary for normal it took me 8 hours by myself to beat that took one day and to make it even worse the story sucked and every time i get down 80% of the time my team mates revive meIt does not have local co-op which is one of the things that gave Halo such a good reputation. The multiplayer is good but it doesn't make up for the bad story line .The campaign feels to easy even on legendary for normal it took me 8 hours by myself to beat that took one day and to make it even worse the story sucked and every time i get down 80% of the time my team mates revive me which makes the game to easy.… Expand
  31. smokeypie15
    May 12, 2016
    6
    Expected halo 5 to be much better than what it turned out to be. No split-screen and the story was too short. The multiplayer feels great but the Req system is just stupid. Combat feels great and fun.
    Story : 3/10
    Multiplayer : 9/10
    Combat : 10/10
  32. Jonny5784
    May 12, 2016
    6
    This was my biggest disappointment of 2015, I completed the campaign in 4-5 hours, what was there wasn't bad IMO but way to short, multiplayer is decent but nothing even close to previous instalments, I think the game overall is ok but far to short, could have and should have been at least twice as long, this game used to be X box's premier game there system seller, not sure what happenedThis was my biggest disappointment of 2015, I completed the campaign in 4-5 hours, what was there wasn't bad IMO but way to short, multiplayer is decent but nothing even close to previous instalments, I think the game overall is ok but far to short, could have and should have been at least twice as long, this game used to be X box's premier game there system seller, not sure what happened here, disappointed.....massively… Expand
  33. pynous
    May 11, 2016
    6
    Jogo mediano. Terminei todos seus antecessores eu posso falar com propriedade. Modo campanha repetitivo e história mais ou menos, além é claro, se enfrentat um único boss(Warden Eternal) do inicio ao final do jogo. Gráficos de N64, com texturas pobres, sombras e iluminação abaixo da média para atual geração. O modo online é fantástico, mas infelizmente isso não é suficiente para dizer queJogo mediano. Terminei todos seus antecessores eu posso falar com propriedade. Modo campanha repetitivo e história mais ou menos, além é claro, se enfrentat um único boss(Warden Eternal) do inicio ao final do jogo. Gráficos de N64, com texturas pobres, sombras e iluminação abaixo da média para atual geração. O modo online é fantástico, mas infelizmente isso não é suficiente para dizer que é um grande jogo.… Expand
  34. Magma17
    Jul 15, 2018
    6
    halo 5 guardians tem uma das piores campanhas de toda a história da industria dos vídeo games,Eu não sei de quem é a culpa 343I?Microsoft?
    Não sabemos,mas tudo oque esse jogo tentou fazer foi um fracasso,Sim estou dizendo isso de HALO,a mesma franquia que tinha o maior LORE de todas as formas de entretenimento,filmes,séries,jogos...Halo era exemplo de como contar uma boa historia,com    halo 5 guardians tem uma das piores campanhas de toda a história da industria dos vídeo games,Eu não sei de quem é a culpa 343I?Microsoft?
    Não sabemos,mas tudo oque esse jogo tentou fazer foi um fracasso,Sim estou dizendo isso de HALO,a mesma franquia que tinha o maior LORE de todas as formas de entretenimento,filmes,séries,jogos...Halo era exemplo de como contar uma boa historia,com ótimos personagens,momentos épicos e um universo grandioso,Como isso foi acontecer?
    Oque eu posso dizer é que parece que todos que estão trabalhando em Halo,não sabem oque estão fazendo,como vão fazer e aonde eles querem chegar,ou o simplesmente não sabem o conceito de contar uma boa história.
    Vamos começar pelo Marketing que fizeram em cima do jogo,é obvio que HALO não é o mesmo de 10 anos atrás,grandes franquias atuais como COD,FIFA,BF, e todas esses merdas de casuais vão chamar mais atenção do que um game exclusivo de uma plataforma que não esta em seus dias de glorias,então o Marketing tinha que ser algo que chamasse atenção de todos,mesmo que você nunca jogou Halo antes,iria querer jogar,então que surgiu o "Hunt the Truth"Onde era mostrado Master chief como o traidor da humanidade,então um grupo de Spartans 4 começavam a maior caçada da historia,Trailers live-action mostrando chief deixando civis para a morte...Épico não...?
    Seria,se isso fosse entregue no jogo,a traição do jogo foi baseada em apenas um dialogo dispensável e sem emoção...
    Outro problema de Halo 5 é todo o material necessário para entendimento completo do Game,Todos os livros,séries,Hqs lançados antes do day one de Halo 5,foi necessário para dar enfase aos personagens novos(e não tão novos assim)Muitos são acessíveis,como por exemplo:Halo NightFall que pode ser acessado na netflix,mas isso se trata de um Game,em Halo 3 por exemplo você conseguia acompanhar toda a história sem a necessidade de outras mídias,Halo 5 faz que você JOGADOR de Halo não entenda a História por completo,mesmo que você tenha jogado todos os outros jogos da Saga principal e Spin-offs,343I diz basicamente:Se você não entendeu 100% dos acontecimentos,você não é um fan de verdade(E claro,você precisa comprar todo esse material),é tão difícil o Player simplesmente colocar o CD no video-game e se divertir com a história,não para 343I e Microsoft.
    Até agora eu basicamente disse que o Marketing de Halo foi ruim,mas o porque eu considero essa como uma das piores campanhas de toda industria,Serio,Halo 5 se compara a Et do Atari,Superman 64,Rambo the video game,Destiny?
    E a resposta é sim;Talvez não em termos de Gameplay,já que se trata do game mais dinâmico da saga(mais dinâmico que a resolução do PS4 pro)Mas sim de tudo que esta em volta de sua historia.
    As cutscenes são toscas,no nível de sentir vergonha alheia ao jogar,parece tudo encenado,como uma peça de teatro,sinto mais como se estivesse vendo uma dança coreografada em vez de um combate de verdade,na primeira missão vemos a "grandiosa" luta contra Jul ´mdama,e acredite,esse personagem recém adicionado morre no primeiro encontro,simplesmente o Líder do covenant remanescente foi morto nos primeiros minutos de jogo;Outro momento vergonha alheia é a luta dos dois spartans:Jameson Locke e Master Chief,muitos compraram o jogo por conta desse momento,o encontro entre as duas classes de Spartans,qual projeto é o mais forte,Chief vai matar Locke,Vamos matar Chief jogando como Locke?
    -Não!
    Tudo acontece em uma Cutscene,uma luta sem graça,rápida,sem armas,sem habilidades spartans,apenas um combate corpo a corpo genérico,onde acaba e não tem uma sequência para o acontecimento durante todo o jogo.
    Personagens:A adição de personagens em Halo 5 foi desnecessário,sem personalidade,sem carisma,apenas Bots que te ajudam a levantar durante o gameplay,esse é o verdadeiro motivo deles estarem lá.
    Adeus diálogos épicos,Oque era para ser a traição contra a UNSC virou:"Eu não gosto disso" ou um Cliff Hanger Épico como:"Sir, Finishing This Fight"(*Halo2) para:"Você demorou,em"
    Me diz,quem foi que escolheu essas frases horríveis?
    Resumindo:Halo 5,foi uma das piores campanhas(Histórias) de toda indústria,e me faz temer sobre o futuro dessa saga.
    MP:
    Felizmente ela não conseguiu destruir o jogo por completo,já que possui o melhor MP de toda a saga,muito conteúdo pós lançamento,completo e robusto,mas não foi só isso que fez Halo ser grande.
    Embora 90% da análise foi para "falar mal" do jogo,Halo 5 da um ar novo a saga,trazendo mudanças no Gameplay sem deixar sua essência de lado,como um bom e velho vinho,Além de claro,trazer o MP mais completo e viciante da saga,Possui microtransações mas ao contrario do que dizem,não desbalanceia a arena
    Halo 5 Guardians É bom em tudo que se propõe,exceto de como contar uma Historia de Halo...    … Expand
  35. Broyax
    Jan 18, 2017
    6
    ça m'ennuie, ça me contrarie de lui coller un 6, car Halo 5 dispose de sérieux arguments à faire valoir, notamment cette direction artistique à tomber par terre épaulée par une technique d'un fort beau gabarit ma foi, qui lui permet de dispenser avec un aplomb sidérant un taux constant de 60 im/s, y compris en multi-joueurs. Ce dernier n'est pas aussi beau que la campagne mais pasça m'ennuie, ça me contrarie de lui coller un 6, car Halo 5 dispose de sérieux arguments à faire valoir, notamment cette direction artistique à tomber par terre épaulée par une technique d'un fort beau gabarit ma foi, qui lui permet de dispenser avec un aplomb sidérant un taux constant de 60 im/s, y compris en multi-joueurs. Ce dernier n'est pas aussi beau que la campagne mais pas dégueulasse non plus.

    Halo 5 s'est amélioré sensiblement dans sa maniabilité et son interface, même par rapport à Halo 4 qui marquait de réels progrès depuis l'ère Bungie : on peut enfin courir... tout le temps (!) escalader en souplesse, donner des ordres à son équipe, lui demander de l'aide... Certaines batailles sont épiques et le spectacle est toujours au rendez-vous sans jamais vomir des scripts partout comme les infâmes Call of Duty... et sans QTE non plus.

    Si la VF est toujours excellente, la musique est plutôt générique et les effets sonores, modifiés, sont en retrait par rapport à Halo 4 : un contre-coup incompréhensible. La campagne reste agréable mais sa fin bâclée laisse une mauvaise impression.

    Le multi-joueurs lorgne beaucoup trop du côté des Call of Duty, favorisant outrancièrement le corps-à-corps. Les boucliers se rechargent plus vite mais dégringolent aussi plus vite : Halo 5 est devenu trop nerveux. Beaucoup de cartes sont trop grandes et mal foutues.

    Le système de réquisitions est une mauvaise idée qui oblige à s'équiper au cours du combat alors qu'on préparait ses paquetages avant chaque manche dans Halo 4. Les véhicules se trouvaient sur le terrain, accessibles à tous, ici il faut atteindre des niveaux prédéterminés pour les utiliser via les réquisitions. Heureusement ce système bidon n'est utilisé que dans les deux modes de la nouvelle "zone de combat". Malheureusement, les paquetages que l'on améliorait au fur et à mesure dans Halo 4 n'ont pas été reconduits ici. Bref, on l'aura compris, le multi est devenu un peu pourri.

    La campagne gâchée par une fin expédiée qui n'en est pas une laisse supposer un autre Halo très prochainement, peut-être le véritable Halo 5, qui sait ? moins répétitive et moins lourde que celle du 4, elle laissait espérer un bien meilleur équilibre. Elle y parvient d'une certaine façon mais sans convaincre totalement : Locke est définitivement une andouille, une loque.

    On reste donc mitigé... mais toujours en admiration devant cette beauté et maniabilité, fluides de tous les instants... tout en regrettant l'ambiance sonore en retrait. Le multi de Halo 4 rame et n'a pas de serveur dédié... et pourtant ! on s'amuse nettement plus dessus. Que s'est-il donc passé ? un manque de clairvoyance certain de la part de 343 Industries sur lequel on a pas fini de s'interroger.    … Expand
  36. teemz22
    Dec 27, 2017
    6
    The game is a snooze fest (multiplayer aside).

    I just can't get into halo, I tried playing halo 3 and halo odst back in the day but I couldn't even finish them. to me halo is one of the most generic fps with power armor suits and aliens ever created. Thank god I borrowed it from my friend, campaign is booooring, graphics and sound are good but apart from that....the game is just    The game is a snooze fest (multiplayer aside).

    I just can't get into halo, I tried playing halo 3 and halo odst back in the day but I couldn't even finish them. to me halo is one of the most generic fps with power armor suits and aliens ever created.

    Thank god I borrowed it from my friend, campaign is booooring, graphics and sound are good but apart from that....the game is just that, mediocre.    … Expand
  37. LeoChikis
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    well, this was the first Halo game I played, and... is... ok?
    I liked Halo 5, but after playing all the Halo games (specially Halo 2) this one is really disappointing. Is the worst Halo game and it´s a shame, I was really hyped for this one and the Official trailer is one of my favorite trailers of all time, but the game is very disappointing, specially with Spartan Locke, a waste of a    well, this was the first Halo game I played, and... is... ok?
    I liked Halo 5, but after playing all the Halo games (specially Halo 2) this one is really disappointing. Is the worst Halo game and it´s a shame, I was really hyped for this one and the Official trailer is one of my favorite trailers of all time, but the game is very disappointing, specially with Spartan Locke, a waste of a character.    … Expand
  38. neo_universe
    Sep 18, 2018
    6
    The Good:
    - A very interesting premise
    - Looks fantastic - Some of the largest environments in the series with multiple routes to take - Some slower moments sprinkled in that help vary the pace - The guns feel and sound as good as ever The Bad: - Interesting premise, awful execution. The story is all over the place, and doesn't feel substantial - Feels like a prologue to Halo 6,    The Good:
    - A very interesting premise
    - Looks fantastic
    - Some of the largest environments in the series with multiple routes to take
    - Some slower moments sprinkled in that help vary the pace
    - The guns feel and sound as good as ever

    The Bad:
    - Interesting premise, awful execution. The story is all over the place, and doesn't feel substantial
    - Feels like a prologue to Halo 6, rather than a full story in itself
    - The 4 man squad system prevents any of the wonderful solitary moments found in previous games
    - 'Smart zoom'
    - Only one or two memorable levels
    - Very short    … Expand
  39. Murphy155
    Oct 25, 2018
    6
    To be honest, the campaign suck because for some bad develope theme of this story, Lame. But the multiplayer is good, at least is entertained for the players who wants fun
  40. MajorKusanagi
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Il est pas si bien que ça. La campagne est inférieur à celle des autres. Le personnage de Locke complètement moisie et qui sert à rien.
  41. Saint_Saito
    Sep 20, 2019
    6
    Siendo seguidor de la saga, duele ver un juego tan flojo en cuanto a historia con personajes con poco carisma y que parecen de relleno,muy alejado de las antiguas campañas.
  42. tobivv
    Apr 30, 2020
    6
    Decent campaign with no extreme highs or lows. Its a pity they removed split-screen from this game mode as it was a big selling point.
  43. slipkout
    Jan 7, 2020
    6
    campanha bem simples fica atrás até mesmo da do gears of war 4 que não aconteceu muita coisa, multiplayer não me segurou nem um mês por causa dos modos de jogo que não são igual o clássico e tudo tem que ir pra fila ranked, eu não curto ranked em nenhum jogo além do overwatch, as caixas para liberar armaduras são muito chatas e o gráfico do jogo na campanha é bom pra 2015, chega nocampanha bem simples fica atrás até mesmo da do gears of war 4 que não aconteceu muita coisa, multiplayer não me segurou nem um mês por causa dos modos de jogo que não são igual o clássico e tudo tem que ir pra fila ranked, eu não curto ranked em nenhum jogo além do overwatch, as caixas para liberar armaduras são muito chatas e o gráfico do jogo na campanha é bom pra 2015, chega no multiplayer fica tudo pixelado pra manter 60fps, de longe o pior halo e como grande fã da saga aguardo halo infinite ansioso jogando halo reach no mcc… Expand
  44. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    This game is just meh. The game play is decent, but the story sucks so badly and doesn't make any sense. This game is more of the same and is just repetitive. Nothing changes, it's the same go here, shoot, go here, shoot. The characters suck and Masterchief is second fiddle in this game. Not a good choice, this game is just meh. Buy it on sale, just because it's Halo, but know it's just average.
  45. vaulttec
    Sep 14, 2020
    6
    Fun Multiplayer, Trash Singleplayer.
    I enjoyed every match of multiplayer I’ve played either with randoms or friends. Every multiplayer mode is fun.
    The thing I was disappointed in, is the Singleplayer story. The Gameplay is good, sure.But there is barely any master chief, it just didn’t feel like Halo! It can Ben enjoyable, but at the same time it’s disappointing. The Graphics are    Fun Multiplayer, Trash Singleplayer.
    I enjoyed every match of multiplayer I’ve played either with randoms or friends. Every multiplayer mode is fun.
    The thing I was disappointed in, is the Singleplayer story.
    The Gameplay is good, sure.But there is barely any master chief, it just didn’t feel like Halo!
    It can Ben enjoyable, but at the same time it’s disappointing.
    The Graphics are great, the sounds are great.

    Verdict: I wanted to give this game an 8, but I just couldn’t do it because of the awful Singleplayer story. The Multiplayer, really is fun!    … Expand
  46. yannek
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5 isn't a bad game, in fact, it brought a lot of new mechanics and raised the gameplay to today's standard. Also, its graphics are very good and the cutscenes look very realistic.
    Now, where does this game fail? The story. The story itself isn't as good as the original trilogy one, but the thing with Halo 5 is that you play like 75% of the game using Spartan Locke instead of Master Chief. The problem with that is that you literally only buy Halo to play as Master Chief and playing almost all the game with Locke is a little disappointing.
    Overall, not a bad game but not as good as the original Halo trilogy. 6/10    … Expand
  47. sergiotur
    Aug 3, 2020
    6
    Siempre pensé que la revolución en Halo llegaría con la integración de mecánicas jugables que llevan años asentadas en otros juegos del género como la posibilidad de esprintar, apuntar con cualquier arma o la verticalidad de los escenarios. Halo 5: Guardians cuenta con todo eso y sin embargo es la entrega de la saga que menos identidad le reconozco. 343 Industries sigue confiando enSiempre pensé que la revolución en Halo llegaría con la integración de mecánicas jugables que llevan años asentadas en otros juegos del género como la posibilidad de esprintar, apuntar con cualquier arma o la verticalidad de los escenarios. Halo 5: Guardians cuenta con todo eso y sin embargo es la entrega de la saga que menos identidad le reconozco. 343 Industries sigue confiando en distinguir su trilogía con una marcada intensidad dramática que no termina de funcionar. La idea de contar la historia mediante dos grupos de personajes no resulta tan atractiva como pudiera parecer, quizás porque la impronta del Jefe Maestro eclipsa los eventos que afectan al grupo de soldados. En general disfruté más con Halo 4 que con esta secuela, título que se encuentra en el ecuador de la trama que el estudio tiene preparada y concluirá con Halo Infinite.… Expand
  48. NobRick
    Oct 4, 2020
    6
    The Good:Multiplayer is okay The Bad:The Campaign No Split Screen I would say if u have game pass give it a shot not good but not bad Hope u weren't planning on inviting friends over as this game has no Split Screen
  49. YoungCritic007
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    Tell me does this sound as refreshing as it used to.

    PlayStation people: What does the XBOX have

    XBOX people: Halo
  50. MacG
    Jan 28, 2021
    6
    The weakest entry in the Halo franchise by far. Not a bad game, just very forgettable experience that added nothing to the series. Pick up The Master Chief collection instead.
  51. EasyGamerBoi
    Jul 27, 2021
    6
    So I definitely don’t hate this one like everyone else seems to! But I don’t really like it a lot either.. the positives are pretty obvious, the visuals are gorgeous still & the score is still good, Halo never slacks in that department, although it is the least audibly interesting of the series in my opinion. The gameplay changes are something I’m torn on.. I like fast paced shooters, DoomSo I definitely don’t hate this one like everyone else seems to! But I don’t really like it a lot either.. the positives are pretty obvious, the visuals are gorgeous still & the score is still good, Halo never slacks in that department, although it is the least audibly interesting of the series in my opinion. The gameplay changes are something I’m torn on.. I like fast paced shooters, Doom & Wolfenstein are what got me into the FPS genre after all, but Halo never was a hyper fast shooter. There was always breathing room in fights & yeah you could say it’s been on this trajectory steadily with each game but idk, seems like they went all in on this fast paced upgrade to the shooting. I played all 5 main Halo games back to back so maybe I’m just getting whiplash from that, but the controls are changed almost entirely from previous entries & despite there being an option for the Halo 4 control scheme (which was already different from the trilogy, this new scheme is similar to it but not entirely the same) It was a big adjustment to say the least. It was a very fun experience don’t get me wrong, I had more fun playing Halo 5 then I did Halo 1 & 4 but at least those had more interesting stories to go alongside the slower and “tougher” gameplay. But fast paced shooting isn’t what I come to Halo for, which is one of the most disappointing aspects of Halo 5 for me. A problem I had with Halo 4 was a feeling of genericness which PERMEATES Halo 5 to its core, it feels more like every other futuristic shooter on the market right now (& in 2015 when it came out) & that’s not a good thing. Halo is a unique IP and I wish they didn’t try to conform to the norms despite some quality of life improvements. I appreciate how they tried to integrate Halo 5 into the series at large, something Halo 4 tried too hard to stray from in my opinion. Although they definitely nostalgia pandered at times, it’s an effort nonetheless. Any additional screen time for the Arbiter is welcome in this house. The story was decent (better than what i was expecting based off internet reactions) but took too long to get into motion & I struggle to remember anybody from the main squad you play 85% of the game as. Especially Locke, what a boring hollow shell of a character. Buck was memorable only because he’s just Nathan Fillion playing himself. Can’t remember the others. Master Chief steals the show as always and a certain AI returns with admittedly “I've seen this before” motives, but it was still cool to have them back. Speaking of the Chief, which “genius” at 343 thought it would be a good idea to unfairly split the game up 85/15 for the characters? And not make the team you play as interesting? Chief had like 3 missions in the 15 chapter campaign. THREE. Somebody needs to be fired for that. Some of the chapters are barely chapters too.. on 3 instances you walk back & forth talking to people then the chapter ends when you proceed. I hate hate HATE games that do this & count them towards the chapter list to further pad the game, Halo 4 having its prologue & epilogue as their own chapters was stupid as hell too but Halo 5 shouldn’t have continued that trend. Overall, Halo 5 is a fun time if you like FPS games, but if you’re a fan of the franchise you’ll end up disappointed, a trend I’m not enjoying with the 343 Halo games so far. Hopefully Infinite ends the new trilogy on a high note.… Expand
  52. Antonette_87
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    Halo 5 es el Halo 2 de 343 Industries, los 2 hacen muchos cambios de gameplay comparándolo con su anterior entrega, unas para bien: Habilidades Spartan de Halo 5 y la doble empuñadura de Halo 2 y otras para mal (El apuntado artificial). Los 2 empeoran algunas de sus anteriores armas: Algunas armas Forerunner (Halo 5), la pistola de Halo 2, etc. Los 2 tienen los mejores jefes (sin contarHalo 5 es el Halo 2 de 343 Industries, los 2 hacen muchos cambios de gameplay comparándolo con su anterior entrega, unas para bien: Habilidades Spartan de Halo 5 y la doble empuñadura de Halo 2 y otras para mal (El apuntado artificial). Los 2 empeoran algunas de sus anteriores armas: Algunas armas Forerunner (Halo 5), la pistola de Halo 2, etc. Los 2 tienen los mejores jefes (sin contar Halo Inifinte). Los 2 tienen, 2 protagonistas jugables, que les enlaza un conflicto, haciendo que perdamos empatía con el Jefe Maestro, dándole en un segundo plano. Los 2 tienen un multijugador bastante mejorado comparado con su entrega anterior, y los 2 juegos se hacen soporíferos en muchas ocasiones. Halo 5 también tuvo una historia muy criticada, se cagan en casi todo lo que hizo bien Halo 4: Reviven a Cortana, matan a un enemigo que daba "jugo" a la historia en un COMIC, etc.
    Después meten a un huevo de personajes, que no se les da la atención que necesita, salvo alguna excepción, también meten a un enemigo que aparece y se muere... y acaba con un final abierto, como el Halo 2, en resumen Halo 5 es tiene en general los mismos fallos y aciertos que el Halo 2, la diferencia es que Halo 2 esta sobrevalorado y Halo 5 no, los 2 son juegos mediocres.    … Expand
  53. PatchWurk777
    Dec 31, 2021
    6
    I’m going to start this by saying that if you are playing this game, please do not play the story and waste your time. It isn’t worth it. It’s not fun, and the story is melodramatic garbage with horrible writing and characters. The plot is messy and makes Attack of The Clones look like Citizen Kane. However, the multiplayer is quite possibly one of the best shooter experiences youI’m going to start this by saying that if you are playing this game, please do not play the story and waste your time. It isn’t worth it. It’s not fun, and the story is melodramatic garbage with horrible writing and characters. The plot is messy and makes Attack of The Clones look like Citizen Kane. However, the multiplayer is quite possibly one of the best shooter experiences you can have, with tight gunplay, beautiful graphics and smooth movement. The movement allows you to move in so many ways and adds a separate layer of strategy and thought. BUT, the war zone mode is blatantly pay to win and requires you to open loot boxes in order to gain vehicles, guns, etc. Thankfully, the loot boxes can be earned through gameplay, but it takes a while. This game is the the epitome of C+ as a grade, with Lack luster customization, awful story, great core gameplay, and a amazing multiplayer.

    This could’ve been one of the best, but if the story was better, and those pesky loot boxes were removed, it would be an 8-9.

    C+-B-    … Expand
  54. deax
    Nov 10, 2021
    6
    História ruim, absolutamente terrível. Gráficos ok, o estilo de arte é legal. Multiplayer é bom. Jogabilidade boa.
  55. albericegames
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Não ouve nenhuma melhoria do halo 4 para halo 5, a franquia parece estar totalmente esquecida, deveria ser dado na mão de empresas como nintendo, sony pois não há impacto ou novidades na série do game.
  56. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    6
    While the multiplayer is as great as ever, the single player is aggravatingly lazy and uninspired.
  57. Pewpskii
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    Very subpar campaign, and while the multiplayer isn't terrible, it just isn't what I'm looking for in a Halo experience.
  58. ZackH25
    Mar 30, 2023
    6
    The campaign of this Halo game is very mediocre and fighting the sentinels was not really fun as there are only a few enemy types shooting the same gun. Taking out brutes gives enemies less variety. The art style is not good but I didn't hate it. The best mission is probably swords of sanghelious. I hated the missions where you just walked about and collected info- it was also foolish onlyThe campaign of this Halo game is very mediocre and fighting the sentinels was not really fun as there are only a few enemy types shooting the same gun. Taking out brutes gives enemies less variety. The art style is not good but I didn't hate it. The best mission is probably swords of sanghelious. I hated the missions where you just walked about and collected info- it was also foolish only providing 4 Masterchief missions. The multiplayer was also pretty meh but I do give it quite a bit of credit at the end as there was a lot of fun modes including very fun fan made modes which gave the game so much replay value. Infection was a blast. Overall a mediocre game but had some great post launch content.… Expand
  59. donnelbr
    Oct 30, 2015
    5
    I hate playing video games by myself. I frankly feel sorry for the folks who sit alone in front of their TV's playing games. For me, it's an enjoyable experience with my wife, or my sons. Unfortunately, there's now one less platform for that enjoyment. That Halo now no longer offers split-screen couch coop is a franchise destroyer for me. The games producers certainly didn't have thisI hate playing video games by myself. I frankly feel sorry for the folks who sit alone in front of their TV's playing games. For me, it's an enjoyable experience with my wife, or my sons. Unfortunately, there's now one less platform for that enjoyment. That Halo now no longer offers split-screen couch coop is a franchise destroyer for me. The games producers certainly didn't have this consumer base in mind when they scrapped that feature. I played the first couple of levels BY MYSELF, and do think the designers did a fair job with the next iteration. However, I won't continue the game, just find it too boring to do by myself. ...shame.… Expand
  60. Sharkey1337
    Nov 1, 2015
    5
    This game was such a disappointment for my wife and I. We've always played through each Halo game together on the couch via split screen, not so with Halo 5 as 343i decided to gut the feature, which I've always seen as an essential pillar for the series. The mediocre campaign is just no fun playing by yourself, and no matchmaking for co-op absolutely requires you to have friends online toThis game was such a disappointment for my wife and I. We've always played through each Halo game together on the couch via split screen, not so with Halo 5 as 343i decided to gut the feature, which I've always seen as an essential pillar for the series. The mediocre campaign is just no fun playing by yourself, and no matchmaking for co-op absolutely requires you to have friends online to play together. I'd rather be playing with strangers than the brain dead squadmates you're stuck with. Warzone is a fun concept, but in practice I found it incredibly boring as the large map makes fight encounters few and far between. We'll be trying out Black Ops 3 instead this week as Treyarch was able to pull split screen campaign, multiplayer, and 4 player split screen zombie mode!… Expand
  61. warren-trouble
    Nov 9, 2015
    5
    Disclaimer: I'm not one of those people who hate 343 or love Bungie for biased reasons. I think 343 has been doing an excellent job managing the franchise across various media. This game is just bad.

    Don't buy unless you're a Halo fan and you need it, or if campaign doesn't matter to you and you just want another PVP for some reason? I am the biggest Halo fan I know and even with    Disclaimer: I'm not one of those people who hate 343 or love Bungie for biased reasons. I think 343 has been doing an excellent job managing the franchise across various media. This game is just bad.

    Don't buy unless you're a Halo fan and you need it, or if campaign doesn't matter to you and you just want another PVP for some reason?

    I am the biggest Halo fan I know and even with Halo green tinted glasses on this was the worst Halo ever, right up there with Spartan Assault! How they can vow to do better then Halo 4 (which I enjoyed playing), but perhaps at 343 they view Halo as a Call of Duty and its PVP first then tack on a **** campaign to justify the $60 price tag and the vow to be better was only referring to the PVP?

    1) the loss of split screen was a disappointment and probably, especially considering the games history with it. But I also understand the business decision that statistically most gamers don't use it or use it often, and even most modern games don't have it anymore. But Xbox used to be a company that knew what the gamers wanted (kind of like Sony nowadays) and gave us split-screen instead of being the company that tells us what's best.
    2) The story was the weakest I've seen in the franchise, I felt it often didn't make since and didn't seem to follow 4. I was hoping to know at least how blue team got back together, why they suddenly trust Halsey, what was going on with Palmer's Spartans, where's that dickhead that's in charge of the infinity, is the Didact dead, what's going on with the librarian, is the other Didact dead, you know without reading a bunch of novels.
    3) it did really need more aggression between Locke and Chief leading to a fight (like the ads suggested), and a guardian boss battle, and probably could have used a halo and some flood. The ending was just awful.
    4) The levels felt the smallest and most guided in the franchise. Even the vehicular levels didn't feel large enough to accommodate them. And game has zero replayability!
    5) The player AI was terrible, and 343 gloated in a viddoc about how useful they would be!
    6) The audio and visuals were amazing, even the controls and feel of the game were excellent!
    7) I haven't bother playing the PVP because I just couldn't look at the game when I was done, which is a shame because i hear its the best part.
    8) the req system, maybe it need to be tweaked to feel more rewarding and less grindy and i agree that it has potential to be abused in future titles but we should really worry about that when that time comes and fight that battle then, cause currently its not bad and if it keeps the maps free I'm happy    … Expand
  62. Pupo
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    Lacks innovation and feels somewhat repetitive compared to other modern shooters. The lack of certain features and modes, such as Forge and co-op campaign at launch, is disappointing and diminishes the overall experience
  63. oDjento
    Nov 3, 2015
    5
    For all those who are angry about the lack of splitscreen fear not, there is a petition that you can sign online to add splitscreen into the game. Go sign it!
    Now quickly:
    +Warzone is awesome
    +Nathon Fillion
    ~Graphics are decent, but kinda unsatisfying
    ~Mediocre plot for campaign
    -Campaign is technically a teaser for Halo 6
    -No splitscreen
  64. True_Reclaimer
    Mar 17, 2016
    5
    Halo: 5. Thats not the chronological number of the halo games series, but rather the score it deserves on Metacritic. A solid 5/10. Graphics are pretty, and it feels nice, but the gameplay is hollow and theres not much left to milk. Theres only 3 good Halos - And those are the 3 that star Master Chief. Then theres 3 spinoff Halos - ODST, Reach and now Guardians. These games are meh andHalo: 5. Thats not the chronological number of the halo games series, but rather the score it deserves on Metacritic. A solid 5/10. Graphics are pretty, and it feels nice, but the gameplay is hollow and theres not much left to milk. Theres only 3 good Halos - And those are the 3 that star Master Chief. Then theres 3 spinoff Halos - ODST, Reach and now Guardians. These games are meh and feel more like COD future warfighter. (We dont speak of Halo 4)… Expand
  65. ChazzRabble
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    Halo has to be one of the most over rated games I've ever played. I own an xbone and really expected this to be really impressive. There are a few things I like, the solid frame rate, some of the graphics look impressive. But once you get into the meat of the game it just feels really uninspiring. Don't get me wrong, people will no doubt love this, but its absolutely not for me. ReallyHalo has to be one of the most over rated games I've ever played. I own an xbone and really expected this to be really impressive. There are a few things I like, the solid frame rate, some of the graphics look impressive. But once you get into the meat of the game it just feels really uninspiring. Don't get me wrong, people will no doubt love this, but its absolutely not for me. Really dislike the art style, the chunky space suits look ridiculous, some of the gun designs are so terrible too.… Expand
  66. oxXBLADEZXxo
    Oct 30, 2015
    5
    MY GOD, what a **** of a campaign that was. Probably one of the most pretentious, pointless and laughable campaign's I have played, EVER. Designed just to shambolically waste 6 hours of my life that I desperately want back. I shouldn't need to force myself to play Halo, I never had to do that with any of the other Halo's, not even with Halo 4.
    Man, if you thought Halo 4 sucked, wait till    MY GOD, what a **** of a campaign that was. Probably one of the most pretentious, pointless and laughable campaign's I have played, EVER. Designed just to shambolically waste 6 hours of my life that I desperately want back. I shouldn't need to force myself to play Halo, I never had to do that with any of the other Halo's, not even with Halo 4.
    Man, if you thought Halo 4 sucked, wait till you get a load of this....    … Expand
  67. Videogames
    Nov 6, 2015
    5
    Sorry, I hit the character limit

    CAMPAIGN: Halo 5 tries to bring in a greater sense of verticality and team based combat to the campaign, but what follows is a series of shocking blunders. Given the greater emphasis on team based combat, one would assume that the game would support a variety of methods for cooperation, but you’d be wrong. There is no native LAN support in the game nor    Sorry, I hit the character limit

    CAMPAIGN:
    Halo 5 tries to bring in a greater sense of verticality and team based combat to the campaign, but what follows is a series of shocking blunders. Given the greater emphasis on team based combat, one would assume that the game would support a variety of methods for cooperation, but you’d be wrong. There is no native LAN support in the game nor is there split screen. This is shocking, even without this change in focus. Split screen being such an added value as well as one of the key pillars of a Halo game makes the omission of the feature laughably mind boggling. Unless you are a teenager or younger, you probably won’t be playing this game with a friend. This means you’ll have to deal with the atrocious AI partners who consistently get caught behind walls, ignore both you and enemies and get themselves killed. A problem that is only compounded by a change in the respawn system. When you lose all of your health you will be downed and your fire-team will be responsible for reviving you. The implementation of the cooperative elements are shaky at best and broken at worst, removing any real sense of tension from encounters as you and your team can just have one person camp and berate enemies without risk of failure. Thanks to the sound, animation and responsiveness of the controls the game at least FEELS good to play (though mantling can be a bit wonky and there is a strange dead zone in the right stick that makes aiming feel slightly staggered).

    Barely clocking in at 5 hours, the game has no real momentum. You will not be introduced to new gameplay ideas as you move forward or encounter any substantial challenges. For the most part, the game is a random string of set pieces; where you start is where you’ll be until the end. The pacing also suffers from the strange inclusion of…walking (?) missions. You have no control over how these play out, so they are basically glorified cutscenes. I feel that this is emblematic of the key difference between Bungie and 343i as studios. The Bungie games DID have this element to them; you could walk around, listen in on conversations and find easter eggs during the calm moments of a mission, but it was optional. Bungie fleshed out the feel of the world by including details that you could miss. They had confidence in the player that they’d want to explore and take in the world, so they fed that curiosity - encouraged it. 343i seems a bit more insecure in this regard, grabbing the player by the arm and pointing at all of their hard work - leaving nothing to find for yourself. This element of game was a real asset in the way it was implemented by Bungie, but in Halo 5 it only stifles progression. The situation isn’t helped by the fact that there are a few repeat levels that are simply played in reverse the second time through and repeat boss fights that do nothing to change up your approach. All in all the campaign feels flat and thoughtless.

    The plot is a one-note symphony, over almost as soon as it begins. Characters are devoid of personality, motivation or growth. This is Star-Wars-prequels bad. Dialogue is horrid and easily swappable amongst anyone in any context of the story. Gems like, “Are we fighting a losing battle? - Only if we intend on losing.” are riddled throughout the campaign. It doesn’t get much more shallow than what you see here.

    From a technical standpoint, Halo 5 locks down what it needs to...for the most part. There are rare instances of the game spawning you inside of the level geometry or over nothing; this is as bad as it gets within the campaign and is really the only instance of technical mishaps having an effect on gameplay. Other issues are noticeable, but do not affect how you play: The most noticeable of which is jittering in the geometry - similar to what you’d see commonly on a PS1. Eyes shake in a characters head, hands tremble and level details quake. It’s strange. Pop-in is also a common problem regardless of draw distance, even within in-engine cutscenes. Sometimes enemy animations will fall to staggeringly low frame rates. Shadows are also missing in some scenes where god rays are rampant. When there is a large amount of action on screen, the resolution will fall. etc etc etc

    The atmosphere of this game is solid. The sound quality is wonderful, with more variation in design than Halo 4. The score is a great reimagining of past themes, giving new life to what we all know and love. The visual design is still about as convoluted as Halo 4. Colors are muddy - textures are plastic'y with overly complex geometry that fails to direct your eye (this can and does have an affect on gameplay). But in all, the atmosphere is on point.

    MULTIPLAYER:
    - Only 14 unique maps (A-11/ W- 3) making the rotation grow stale
    - Maps are corridor heavy and too similar
    - REQ system is frivolous - does not scale adequately to performance (1.5 hrs = Gold pack)
    - XP system's front heavy
    - Randomized reward=inconsequential    … Expand
  68. EasyTab
    Oct 27, 2015
    5
    Really? Really? This is what i have been hyping up for? Jesus. Never have i been this disappointed in a game. Im a big Halo fan, i absolutely adored all the Halo's up to reach, i even liked Halo 4 to an extent. Then along came Halo 5. The story is stale, flat and mediocre, the characters are weak, the multiplayer feels boring, heck the split screen co-op is gone too! This game just doesn'tReally? Really? This is what i have been hyping up for? Jesus. Never have i been this disappointed in a game. Im a big Halo fan, i absolutely adored all the Halo's up to reach, i even liked Halo 4 to an extent. Then along came Halo 5. The story is stale, flat and mediocre, the characters are weak, the multiplayer feels boring, heck the split screen co-op is gone too! This game just doesn't make you wanna play it. Man, if i had to some up this game in 1 word it would be "pretentious". Just because it sticks itself with the "Halo brand" doesn't indicate that it is anything special, well atleast this game doesn't.… Expand
  69. MisterMansfield
    Oct 29, 2015
    5
    Here is a quick summary. Multiplayer is 'fine' you have modes you would expect to see in a halo game. However, the maps are kinda bleh and not memorable, you also have less modes than other halo games. Warzone is.... Boring... It reminds me a lot of how 343 hyped Spartan Ops and it ended up falling flat... Yeah that's Warzone. I much rather have Big Team Battle. That was at least fun.Here is a quick summary. Multiplayer is 'fine' you have modes you would expect to see in a halo game. However, the maps are kinda bleh and not memorable, you also have less modes than other halo games. Warzone is.... Boring... It reminds me a lot of how 343 hyped Spartan Ops and it ended up falling flat... Yeah that's Warzone. I much rather have Big Team Battle. That was at least fun. Single player is cookie cutter storyline and you okay 80+% as Spartan Locke's team... AI is pretty dumb too.

    Detailed.
    Multiplayer. I would have to say with any Halo game I spend most of my playtime on multiplayer. I am always happy to see not only competitive modes, but also fun modes like Griffball or infection. This game just has your standard multiplayer options with an additional mode new to the series called Breakout. It's kind of fun, you have a team of 5 each with one life. As for the other modes they all fall flat since it is just a few of 343 maps which each one lack creativity. They don't even bring back any of the fan favorite maps like what other Halo games have done. It makes even a fun mode like Breakout get old FAST since you're only playing on 3 very similar maps. They don't really even have any landmarks that help you identify position.

    WarZone. A cool idea but really slow and really boring. You capture points, kill 'bosses' that are so far off the battle path it just seems like getting to them takes longer than actually killing them. My biggest complaint with this mode is that when you buy REQ pack 90% of the packs are items belonging to this mode. Granted, you can sell them to earn REQ points back but it's still annoying to get something worth 10,000Req to only get 3,000 back.

    SinglePlayer.
    Typical 343 thinking lack of ammo means challenge basically forcing you into picking up weapons you really don't like because they put more than 3 minutes into coding them. Enemies however do die faster than they did in Halo 4 but the story is sooooooo boring.

    Customization. About the same level as it was in Halo 3 except less customization on Emblems and includes micro transactions that give you random pieces you may not want and won't be able to sell...

    For a Halo game this is disappointing. For a game in general it's OK    … Expand
  70. justdoit
    Oct 29, 2015
    5
    No mention of master chef
    He was the best cook though!
    Why Microsoft why! I loved his show on fox soo much.
    much better than the stupid hells kitchen
  71. ExecutionDHG
    Feb 29, 2016
    5
    This is the most frustrating halo game ever.I had hopes for this aspecialy for campaign.But 343i disaipointed me once again.Lets start with campaign.Hunt the truth made me hype for this game.There was a conspiracy going on about oni and how they hide the truth about master chief and spartan II project from public.And Live action trailers showing rivaly between chief and locke and unscThis is the most frustrating halo game ever.I had hopes for this aspecialy for campaign.But 343i disaipointed me once again.Lets start with campaign.Hunt the truth made me hype for this game.There was a conspiracy going on about oni and how they hide the truth about master chief and spartan II project from public.And Live action trailers showing rivaly between chief and locke and unsc announcing chief's dead.Made me hype for H5's campaign then its mutliplayer.But guess what we didnt see any of these in campaign.No rivaly,no conspiracy nothing.Not to mention levels are too short.All of the levels are feels rushed and two levels are hub levels where you just talk to 2 people.I expected a bigger campaign but it was slightly bigger then halo4.Although level design is 2x better then halo4.And art direction was amazing I personaly enjoyed the campaign but it was too short and story was disappointing.Soundtrack is amazing.Kazuma Jinnouchi did a great job by bringing classic halo theme back and making new ones even better.Remember when 343i first revealed main menu of the game?And they said they worked hard for it?Guess what they f***ing lied.It feels like menu of a f"""ing arcade game.Remember when they said they made it halo 5 for hardcore halo fans they f"""ing lied agian.This game is made for newcomers.343i seriously doesnt know what "if ain't broke don't fix it" means.Beta's aim system was awsome but they f"""ed up in final game.Now because of their f"""ed up aim system i cant aim properly and now they bring up this stupid aim acceleration.I know old halo's had it too but it wast f"""ked up like this.And i noticed even with this f"""ed up aim system i can get one shoot sniper kills and it not suprising because everybody can aim in this game.Arena maps are garbage they are basicly like cod maps .There are just too many covers to people hide and avoid getting killed.Also who ever tells you that thuster adding new strategies to the game they either 343i fans or they are just keep escaping from battles.Thrusts are free ticket to get out of bad choices.When my oponent is one shot he/she just thursts away and escapes.Whic its doesnt awards skilled players that took good positioning.Now they are showing where the power weapon spawns whic help noobs to know and rush to the power weapons.I know power ups and shotguns or hydra are not shown but most sinces maps are too s"""ty and small everybody can know where power weapons are know.And since maps are too small and s""ty you cant doge grenade's.And now because of this everybody just smaping grenades and getting kill free kills just like cod and now since ttk is low and maps are small and s""t like cod maps when somebody shoots you first you are done.There is like low chance of you getting that reversal kill just like in cod.That was not the case with previous halo's.When somebody shoot you first you had chance of reversal.Warzone had potential but there were like 2 f"""ing maps at launch.And both of those maps are garbage feels like they just mixed bunch of maps.Speaking of maps Halo 5 has the lowest content of any halo game whic explains the free dlc and its just funny those free dlc maps are just remakes of maps.And they removed the split-screen.Split f"""ing screen.Splitscreen is the must feature for any halo game.And they just **** removed it so that we can buy more console to play this game.But guess what.Halo 5 is not worth geting xbox one.instead of buying this garbage buy mcc or black ops 3.Or continue playing halo reach.Even 3arc would have done better job then stupid 343i… Expand
  72. JV1107
    Dec 16, 2015
    5
    Halo 5 is a weak entry into the series, campaign is easily the worst we've seen in a halo game. Poor writing from an already establish terrible halo writer, pacing issues throughout the story, lack of character depth and development, cliche plot, and boring characters. The hunt for chief that was advertised was lackluster and poorly executed. Fan favorite blue team might as well not evenHalo 5 is a weak entry into the series, campaign is easily the worst we've seen in a halo game. Poor writing from an already establish terrible halo writer, pacing issues throughout the story, lack of character depth and development, cliche plot, and boring characters. The hunt for chief that was advertised was lackluster and poorly executed. Fan favorite blue team might as well not even be in the game since they have no importance to the plot whatsoever and are just kind of there. Osiris who is the new team in town is bland, and boring with the exception of Buck. The campaign is also fairly short, at least compared to past titles. I was able to complete it in 6 hours on heroic while looking for collectibles and taking my time. Game play is fun, and level design is A+, but it doesn't make up for the rest of the campaign's many shortcomings.

    Multiplayer is a blast, weapon balancing and gameplay is easily the best. Every weapon feels useful and no one weapon overpowers the others. Gametypes are fun, and warzone is a welcomed edition to the franchise. But so far from launch up until December there is a severe lack of gametypes (missing many core halo gametypes that should never be missing), and it's missing maps. There are 28+ maps, some are re-skinned versions like truth and regret, some are forged, and some are specifically for breakout. Most maps are fairly small as well. Warzone only has 3 maps, 4 since today's update and 2 of which are not very good at all.

    Forge (which just came out today), is great. controls are wonky and this upgraded version definitely isn't casual friendly. The forge specific maps are also very tiny compared to previous halos and the file share is a downgrade from Reach's file share/browser. Another disappointing aspect is that all those warzone req weapons/vehicles/variants aren't able to be forged which just doesn't make sense.

    Armor customization is worse since Halo 3. only 3 points, helmet, armor, and visor. Plus, you can only unlock armor through RNG/Random through the req system which is a terrible addition to halo. Armor is no longer unlocked by skill, or rank but rather random luck. It's just a terrible idea.    … Expand
  73. Fenix9421
    Apr 11, 2016
    5
    Campaign is not terrible but mediocre, Arena multiplayer is great, unfortunately Halo 5 Warzone is a new reference point for Pay2Win in a full price title, that could have been otherwise great. A paramount testament to the power of greed. Microsoft and 343 should be ashamed of themselves. P2W in the Warzone part of the game and secondly a lukewarm campaign ruin what could have been one ofCampaign is not terrible but mediocre, Arena multiplayer is great, unfortunately Halo 5 Warzone is a new reference point for Pay2Win in a full price title, that could have been otherwise great. A paramount testament to the power of greed. Microsoft and 343 should be ashamed of themselves. P2W in the Warzone part of the game and secondly a lukewarm campaign ruin what could have been one of the best titles in this console generation.… Expand
  74. FabulousPenguin
    Oct 31, 2015
    5
    My advice; don't buy this game. A plain underwhelming story campaign with a Halo 2 ending where it just feels... inconclusive. Not revealing anything to spoil the game, but do you remember when you finished Halo 2 and thought, "That was it? Really?" Well, prepare yourself because this game takes underwhelming to a new level.

    Remember how you used to be able to unlock new armor styles    My advice; don't buy this game. A plain underwhelming story campaign with a Halo 2 ending where it just feels... inconclusive. Not revealing anything to spoil the game, but do you remember when you finished Halo 2 and thought, "That was it? Really?" Well, prepare yourself because this game takes underwhelming to a new level.

    Remember how you used to be able to unlock new armor styles for you multiplayer character? Armors used to be unlockable through achievements, ranking up, completing Legendary mode, etc. In Halo 5 however, if you want armor other than the default. you either have to: Preorder from Best Buy / preorder from Gamestop / preorder from Walmart / or get the Halo edition XBox One console / buy AND watch their Halo Nightfall series (which isnt even good) - All of which gives you DIFFERENT armor styles. Meaning if you want to get everything in the game, you will have to preorder 3 of the same game, watch a mediocre series, and get the limited edition console. Also in multiplayer; pay to win. This game feels like it should have been DLC for Halo 4, rather than an entirely new game. What on earth happened to Halo? This game is just... disappointing.

    In multiplayer you can buy REQ packs using points earned ingame, or you can spend some cash to get them instantly. These packs include items that can boost your chances of winning in a multiplayer game, such as being able to summon a Scorpion tank or a Gauss-hog earlier than usual in a match. So if you don't buy REQ packs, you can't win against players who do. You then buy REQ packs to beat those players but in the process, you become the player that causes others to spend money. Also, the contents of said packs are random, so even if you buy a good pack, it does not necessarily mean you will get good items.

    Saying this game is good because the graphics are spectacular and the enemy AI are amazing is not saying much to the actual abilities of the game. Also, the AI in this game is god awful - and I am not talking about the enemy AI (which is pretty damn good, I have to say) The computer controlled teammates you have run into danger, is blocked by pebbles, and lack basic comprehension as they dive into a room full of knights to revive a teammate that is doomed to die. This effectively made the game unplayable for me as a play on Legendary difficulty. I also died a lot because my teammates were blocked by a railing when attempting to revive me (JUMP OVER THE FU-- and I'm dead...).

    Another problem with the game is that it seems to have been design solely for Normal difficulty, where the enemies serve as a small challenge you have to encounter. But as you play in legendary, that is where you wonder whether anyone actually play tested this game. It is absolutely the most difficult game in the Halo series, as you can pretty much die at any given moment in a split second even with full shields (and the checkpoint system they have going on is just terrible, causing you to go WAY back). Being a player who played through every single Halo game on Legendary, I can honestly say, this campaign was just not thought out properly. One section you have to dodge the bullets fired by enemy aircrafts as you kill enemies in a tower. Fun in normal difficulty, pain in the ass on Legendary as you can die in less than a second if the aircraft decides to shoot at you.

    Now onto the enemy. All in all, the computer controlling the enemy is excellent; they duck under thrown grenades and weave to avoid bullets. But that is pretty much a standard in the Halo series. The two new enemies you will encounter in this game are the Promethean Soldiers and the Warden Eternal. Soldiers are basically those dudes in Call of Duty campaigns that serves no purpose but to slow you down or kill you because they simply have overpowered weapons. The Warden eternal on the other hand... I find engaging the Warden a fun challenge, especially since I play on Legendary mode, and I'm not going to complain on how you actually can beat him. However, as you progress through the game, it presents you with a challenge of fighting not just another Warden, but TWO simultaneously. Again, they die and I progress through the campaign after many deaths, BUT THEN; you walk into a closed area where you fight - drum roll please - ... Three Wardens. Really? I mean really? Also the Wardens' cheesy one hit kill abilities make these parts excruciatingly painful to play, especially when facing three of them in a confined space.

    As a die-hard fan of the Halo series - it being the first console game I ever played, arguably the first actual GAME i ever played (if you don't count that odd pinball game that comes with the computer) - this game just breaks my heart and I hope they do something spectacular for Halo 6. just to make up for this... atrocity.    … Expand
  75. Aflyinavocado
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    I love this series too much to write a fully blown harsh review, so I'll just give footnotes.
    Pros: Great visuals, New game play mechanics are fun, set pieces are large and breathtaking, mo-cap and voice acting are splendid, chief's story gets interesting, warzone is hella fun, arena is fast paced and hearkens back to halo 2 multiplayer, guns sound amazing and feel great, New weak spots    I love this series too much to write a fully blown harsh review, so I'll just give footnotes.
    Pros: Great visuals, New game play mechanics are fun, set pieces are large and breathtaking, mo-cap and voice acting are splendid, chief's story gets interesting, warzone is hella fun, arena is fast paced and hearkens back to halo 2 multiplayer, guns sound amazing and feel great, New weak spots on enemies are cool, Nathan Filion is the best thing to happen to halo since Keith David.

    Cons: NO SPLIT SCREEN!!!! (wtf 343), the presence of the blue team is never explained (it's assumed that you kept up with the outer lore), the game is way too easy, recycling one boss way too many times, MICROTRANSACTIONS IN MULTIPLAYER!!!!!!, 20% of the game is walking and talking (no literally 3 of 15 missions=20%), only 20% of the game is spent as master chief who is a million times more interesting than Locke!, stabilizers are jarring rather than useful, no truly stand out moments in campaign, capaign is ony about 6 hours long, cliff hanger ending, using cutscenes rather than gameplay (Jul Mdama I've wanted to kill you since spartan ops, but why did it have to be a cutscene?), watchers still exist, there's no real stand out moments in the game like 2's scarab battle or 3's final mission or even 4's pelican ride, smart scope is practically useless, gungoose is just a hard to aim version of the ghost, MICROTRANSACTIONS IN MULTIPLAYER!!!!! (needed to say that twice).

    P.S: Exuberant Witness beats Guilty Spark any day.
    P.P.S: MICROTRANSACTIONS IN MULTIPLAYER!!!!!    … Expand
  76. macker2298
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    It is a bit repetitive, you never have a spartan fight which makes the game deceptive, graphically it is good but there are sections where you see very low res. The multi is ok however the micro transactions ruin it a bit; seems like a bit of a cash grab.
  77. PigsR4Eating
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst halo game I have played including multiplayer and single player. I have played halo 1 through 4 and reach usually the day they were released. I had high hopes for 343 after reach and halo 4. You barely play as the master chief. Locke is the most uninteresting character in the halo universe. They seem to have made him black for the sake of diversity and decided thats enough we don't need to flesh this character out. I was waiting the whole game for the scene in the trailer where locke is broken down in front of the statue so I could put him down. Sergeant johnson was stereotypical but still a great character. It's like they didn't even try with locke. Anyone in his fire team would have been a better lead. The game play is repetitive. I found myself skipping entire sections of the game as Locke because I had no interest in what red team was doing. Almost none of what 343 led us to believe would be in the game from teaser trailers was in the game. Game was beaten on Heroic. I personally don't mind the absence of split screen but many fans wanted it so it should have been included. There is online co op but no matchmaking. I am likely forgetting more negatives anyway the campaign is a pile of garbage. I purchased an xbox one a week ago for this game and am already considering selling it. I read some of the books, the original spartans ans everyone on his team were given growth hormones as teens and were all typically a head taller than the average adult. In the games the spartans are bigger. Now locke and all the new spartans as I understand are just regular albeit very talented soldiers in spartan suits. Why are they the same size as the originals? The opening scene where lockes team slides down that hill is rediculous. In past games you have hunted down the leader of the heretics, even been in shootouts with him. They have locke or his team kill him off in a cutscene to simply further how badass we are supposed to think he is.

    The multiplayer is also a dissapointment. I don't play much warzone as I consistently find myself getting bored before the match is over. I also have 20+ hours into multiplayer am level 29 and I think I have 2 unique weapons unlocked. I don't have a problem with them charging for requisitions my issue is how long it takes to get them. I don't see the vast majority of players getting very far with this system. I primarily play team arena. Off the top of my head 3 maps are old maps and aside from that while the new maps are well designed they get repetitive very quickly. I don't understand how a series with such a vast majority of maps can fail to utilize them in this game. My biggest complaint however is the matchmaking. I have always been a 1 to 1.5 KD player, lets just say I am average. I got placed as platinum. I am constantly getting placed with opponents who are far better at this game than me. And when that isn't the case my teammate is in that position. I noticed people constantly quitting. 343 doesn't replace team mates who quit they claim so that no one will be put into a losing game and have their rank damaged. Heres an idea idiots replace missing players and just DONT adjust their rank for that game. I initially got frustrated by quitting teammates. I came to realize that matchmaking is broken. So now if my kd drops below .5 I quit. And i quit a lot. I will beat halo 6 someday, I want to see where this story goes. But I will either buy a copy used or play it at a friends. WORST HALO EVER 343    … Expand
  78. rsccrplyr
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    *Story was crap
    - Master Chief has straight up ignored orders before, but this time they have to send a special Spartan after him? Also Fred, who is an officer and technically the highest ranking Spartan, follows Chief around along with his other friends from the Spartan II program. Does no one else care what they do, and only care that the chief is ignoring the orders? Won't go    *Story was crap
    - Master Chief has straight up ignored orders before, but this time they have to send a special Spartan after him? Also Fred, who is an officer and technically the highest ranking Spartan, follows Chief around along with his other friends from the Spartan II program. Does no one else care what they do, and only care that the chief is ignoring the orders? Won't go further on here to avoid spoilers.

    *Cutscene transition
    - Older Halo games would be badass with a cutscene with black borders around the T.V. like a movie and would slyly transition to fullscreen where you enter the game. This kept you immersed into the game. This one does have badass cutscenes, but how they come about totally take you out of your immersion. They make it Call of Duty-esk where you do some stuff and then you go to a location and stand there for a couple seconds while a fade to black just happens and you're like oh, ok i guess that's it for that level.

    *Guns and characters were not remotely close to previous games
    - Yeah, as a Halo player I know that Halo varies in how guns look or act (duel wielding and not) and so on, but... The needler does not sound anything like how the needler used to sound (Which is the coolest sounding gun ever) The plasma pistol is not near as good as it used to be. The boltshot can't be charged up to shoot like a shotgun like Halo 4, and it doesn't shoot like a pistol anymore more like a pistol/kinda needler hybrid. Lastly, the rocket launcher. What the hell was that thing? That was not remotely close to what the rocket launcher used to look like at all, and I guess we have vehicle locking again because sure why not. Now for characters. I'll start with Jackels. What happened to those things? They look like they were turned into some sort of weird blobs. Several of the levels I thought I was shooting scientists in the face because they were all grey and human shaped (the scientists where white lab coats). Hunters act totally different. From not taking a one shot in the back from a pistol or sniper anymore to hitting back grenades at you and firing a weird machine gun shot as well as a charged shot.

    *No cool vehicle mission in campaign
    -The more laid back missions of the previous Halo games were the vehicle missions, not this walk around and talk to everyone (Dr Halsey, and several other characters) **** The vehicle levels were easy, sure, but they were a fun and stress relieving part of the game.

    *No split screen
    - I tried split screen on Halo 4, and I think MCC as well and I don't believe it worked there either, but that doesn't mean it should stay that way. Halo grew from playing it on split screen. I and several of my friends would have never even bought Halo if I never played it at a friends house first on split screen. In order to physically hang out and play Halo with a buddy now i have to unhook all of my setup for my Xbox, grab a T.V. drive over to my friend's house, find a way to set up two T.V.s in one room with outlets for all my stuff as well has his, and then we have to join together on live... Just for that **** to get thrown out the window because either his internet is down, or the Xbox just wants to act up because it decides to constantly.

    *Micro transactions
    - REALLY?!?!? I do understand that games are not easy to make, especially AAA titles. I also understand that games have cost the same price for a very long time. $60 for a game has been the standard for years, but if you need extra money to make your game, I think there's better ways to do so. For instance, make such a good game that everybody and their brother just has to have it. I know it isn't technically a pay to win thing... yet. But that's just it, I don't want to support it because then they'll end up doing more and more with micro transactions until we end up just having a POS mobil game that's just a pay to win.

    *The good
    - Some cool guns have been added/re-added. The Answer is basically like the SAW but with explosive rounds. The Covinent gun that basically shoots plasma grenades is back. The Forerunner grenade is not a useless pile of garbage.
    - The cutscenes, while out of nowhere, are beautiful. The graphics in general and detail to the environment is great.
    - Multiplayer, as usual is solid. Along with the promise of free DLC maps.
    - People like it. I'm not saying that it is a great game by any means. What I am saying is, Halo will continue on, it did not crash and burn like I think this game kinda did itself. But because people liked it, we have another chance at a great game in a couple years. I do not criticize this game because it's fun to bash games. I did it so hopefully someone could see what Halo needs again, what it deserves, what the fans deserve. Hopefully others agree that Master Chief needs to come back strong in Halo 6 in order for the series to survive, and if we make enough noise about it, developers might listen.    … Expand
  79. mrw0lfe
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    Cons
    Forge mode still didn't came on launch.
    No split-screen(given the excuse that "people don't have time"...ye spencer,right...) Campaign a little bit short.The shortest of the whole saga. Campaign will be confusing to newcomers and/or people who haven't read the books/watched the animated series. Some textures seems a little low quality,comparing to the majority. Hard to enter in    Cons
    Forge mode still didn't came on launch.
    No split-screen(given the excuse that "people don't have time"...ye spencer,right...)
    Campaign a little bit short.The shortest of the whole saga.
    Campaign will be confusing to newcomers and/or people who haven't read the books/watched the animated series.
    Some textures seems a little low quality,comparing to the majority.
    Hard to enter in warzone

    Pros

    Visually beautiful
    Warzone    … Expand
  80. VeeGuz
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    I feel as if this game suffers from the "Hitman Absolution dilemma", if you dont know what that is, it's basically when someone who has NEVER played a previous installment of the series plays the most recent game and thinks it's good, but veterans of the series such as myself shake our heads in dissapointment.
    Halo started to fall off the rails after bungie sold out to 343, Halo 4 was a    I feel as if this game suffers from the "Hitman Absolution dilemma", if you dont know what that is, it's basically when someone who has NEVER played a previous installment of the series plays the most recent game and thinks it's good, but veterans of the series such as myself shake our heads in dissapointment.
    Halo started to fall off the rails after bungie sold out to 343, Halo 4 was a massive dissapointment that strayed away from the core aspect of what made Halo 'fun' so much that it's not even in the same star cluster anymore, the thing about the Halo franchise that I loved so much was the LORE, I currently own all of the novels that are considered cannon and I just love the covenant Hierarchy, but in this game it just destroys the lore in place of a 2 dimensional story. Halo just needs to die now, it pains me to watch this incompetent studio flail thier arms trying to make a game, Micro$oft needs to just pull the plug on this entire thing.

    also I have a particularly strong greivance with the gameplay, why is there ADS and other flat COD elements in this game now? Rediculous 343, just kill the series, don't make us fans have to painfully sit through another Halo,    … Expand
  81. realfilthy
    Nov 5, 2015
    5
    This game is mediocre at best. The story line is meh as many people have stated. I know it's the second of a 3 part series but still. The multiplayer could be better. While warzone is kind of fun and pretty hectic, arena is pretty bad. The DMR is way too overpowered and the spawn system sucks. I can't tell you how many times I've spawned to getting shot in the back 2 seconds later. I'veThis game is mediocre at best. The story line is meh as many people have stated. I know it's the second of a 3 part series but still. The multiplayer could be better. While warzone is kind of fun and pretty hectic, arena is pretty bad. The DMR is way too overpowered and the spawn system sucks. I can't tell you how many times I've spawned to getting shot in the back 2 seconds later. I've even spawned right in the reticle of an opposing team member with a sniper rifle, I kid you not. The developers decided that the default weapon would be the assault rifle (which you can't change), a pretty useless gun. Plus, I don't understand how a grenade can go off right under the feet of someone that's one shot and it not kill them. Of course I've been killed by rockets that hit the wall 15 yards away but I can't kill someone with a railgun that hit them in the feet. I don't know if it's lag or what but all I got was a broken game. A broken mediocre game.… Expand
  82. maximumgame
    Nov 7, 2015
    5
    Mediocre. Campaign was half-assed, the story overall is just a setup for the next game. Not much of anything happened and should be a $20 prequel/teaser for halo 6. This game was a tech demo, you get 60 fps almost always thanks to their dynamic resolution but I paid for a game, not a tech demo. The requisition system is there for money grabbing, you get far too little for the amount ofMediocre. Campaign was half-assed, the story overall is just a setup for the next game. Not much of anything happened and should be a $20 prequel/teaser for halo 6. This game was a tech demo, you get 60 fps almost always thanks to their dynamic resolution but I paid for a game, not a tech demo. The requisition system is there for money grabbing, you get far too little for the amount of hours you put into the game to unlock packs. This is to be expected so that you can be squeezed for cash once you get fed up with the grind for req points.… Expand
  83. Borgees
    Sep 25, 2016
    5
    Esse e The Order andam de mãos dadas. As maiores decepções de 2015. O Marketing totalmente voltado para a luta de Chief x Locke e quando você chega na batalha é uma completa decepção, a campanha foi extremamente fraca. Única coisa boa do jogo foi o Online porque de resto...
  84. Cjreviews11
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    I don't why people find this game excellent PLEASE STOP FANBOYING over this!!!. First I want to explain the Campaign, I didn't find it that good at all because the story was weak and underdeveloped. The ads for this "story" was a LIE completely mislead, it is short, I manage to complete it within 4 hours and 20 mins on normal. The boss battle was a joke, it kept on repeat on and on, It wasI don't why people find this game excellent PLEASE STOP FANBOYING over this!!!. First I want to explain the Campaign, I didn't find it that good at all because the story was weak and underdeveloped. The ads for this "story" was a LIE completely mislead, it is short, I manage to complete it within 4 hours and 20 mins on normal. The boss battle was a joke, it kept on repeat on and on, It was **** I really find this the worst campaign in the Halo Franchise I was truly disappointed. Lets talk about the multiplayer oh boy get ready for a rant for the REQ System, I find 343 a money grabbing company who doesn't give a **** about anyone who don't like the system, I got news for you 343 F*ck you with that video you put on YouTube, your attitude is UNACCEPTABLE!!. Why can't you just earn these things by going up in Spartan ranks but no they decided to be like FIFA and use a terrible card system that is Microtransactioned and only for WARZONE. That's another thing I want to talk about Warzone was depressing, that all I have to say. Last thing I want to talk about before I say the only good things about the game is that the map rotation is weak and bland. Good things is the graphics, classic modes, gameplay, voice acting and sounds/music. This is game that is one big LIE to the Halo fans, learn your MISTAKES 343!!… Expand
  85. GucciBalboa
    Nov 15, 2015
    5
    The campaign was very disappointing for me the trailers made it look so much better than it actually is. Multiplayer is fun but the absence of split screen seriously hurts the experience Halo has always been a game me and my friends/family would play at home together i cant believe they left out such a crucial feature there's no really excuse for it the other halo's had split screen onThe campaign was very disappointing for me the trailers made it look so much better than it actually is. Multiplayer is fun but the absence of split screen seriously hurts the experience Halo has always been a game me and my friends/family would play at home together i cant believe they left out such a crucial feature there's no really excuse for it the other halo's had split screen on weaker hardware. I have lost all my faith in 343 I gave them the benefit of the doubt with Halo 4 since it was their first Halo game but after this and Halo MCC I've come to believe they haven't got the skill or passion to make a good Halo game.… Expand
  86. 9breaker
    Dec 1, 2015
    5
    343 set out to create a Star Wars saga, but ended up with something more akin to a Twilight Fan fic. They tried to pander to every possible audience, and it ended up as a jumbled mess. On the story front, you play mainly as Agent Locke. The guy is more of a Mary Sue than the Chief was. Seriously, a Spartan IV going toe to toe with a Spartan II? And then he ends up SAVING the chief at the343 set out to create a Star Wars saga, but ended up with something more akin to a Twilight Fan fic. They tried to pander to every possible audience, and it ended up as a jumbled mess. On the story front, you play mainly as Agent Locke. The guy is more of a Mary Sue than the Chief was. Seriously, a Spartan IV going toe to toe with a Spartan II? And then he ends up SAVING the chief at the end, while he was held hostage.

    As far as game performance goes, you can tell they listened to the vocal minority that is the "competitive' halo players. The game play is tight and you can tell the put a lot of effort into perfecting the multiplayer aspect of it.

    I wish 343 had split this into two games. A top notch multiplayer FPS and a half baked story aimed at tweens. That way we could all just skip the campaign and play the multiplayer. But as it is, we are stuck with a product that has solid game play and serious potential as a multiplayer game, that is dragged down but a poorly executed campaign and a cringe worthy storyline.    … Expand
  87. Noble_5
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    Unfortunately the way that the story is told, make the story truly uninteresting and fails to help you connect with any of the characters or the events that are unfolding. This is truly disappointing considering Halo's past successes in immersing you in incredible events and circumstances. The cut scenes are beautiful but rather short. Halo 5 did not live up to my expectations of what IUnfortunately the way that the story is told, make the story truly uninteresting and fails to help you connect with any of the characters or the events that are unfolding. This is truly disappointing considering Halo's past successes in immersing you in incredible events and circumstances. The cut scenes are beautiful but rather short. Halo 5 did not live up to my expectations of what I thought Halo was capable of being on Xbox's next gen hardware. Halo 5 should have been the definition of what an Xbox One exclusive should be, too bad for most of us that it is not!… Expand
  88. AliceinChains20
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (spoilers ahead)
    Disclaimer: I've been playing Halo since Combat Evolved came out in 2001. I know a good Halo when I see it.

    For all the hype this game had, this has been an extreme disappointment.

    Campaign: Story feels like it was written by a 12 year old after his first time playing Halo 2 and watching Age of Ultron in the same day. They marketed it in such a way that implied character development for Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris. They also highlighted the confrontation between Chief and Locke in a ton of their ads, and they end up getting into ONE fist fight and that's it. Lol really? I expected more tension, more buildup. Blue Team goes AWOL after your first mission with them, at the mere possibility of Cortana being around. Haha does Blue Team have like no loyalty to the UNSC? Things like that made it feel rushed and comic booky. And I wouldn'tve minded a Halo game with little character development if Halo 4's story hadn't started fleshing out Chief and Cortana and if the advertising was more like "big explosions and cool gunfights" instead of "complex plot and multi-dimmensional characters". It feels like we were lied to.
    Multiplayer: This is where Halo 5 wins its points for me. It's a HUGE improvement over the abomination Halo 4's MP was and over the retrospectively 'meh' Halo: Reach. Weapon sandbox feels balanced, with exceptions (nerf lightrifle pls) maps are well thought out (tactically, not creatively) gameplay is fast and fluid, and the possibility to turn a fight around even when someone gets the drop on you makes the game feel like Halo again. MP has weak spots too though. No social playlists (other than warzone which draaaaaags) turns everyone into tryhards. They ditched the voting system (thank u) in favor of map rotation because they wanted the game to feel like it has variety. Unfortunately since map rotation was screwed up the game still feels like it's lacking in variety. No king of the hill, oddball, infection etc. adds to that feeling of "no meat on the bones".
    Plus these maps lack environmental detail. Not SUPER important but when maps like Guardian, Lockout, and Blood Gulch exist you'd think they could make these maps a little more fun to look at.
    I really wish they would just fix the Master Chief Collection so we can play CE, 2 and 3 more consistently T_T    … Expand
  89. CLKgame
    Dec 26, 2015
    5
    The Campaign: The story in Halo 5 is utterly nonsensical. You will literally be sitting there at the final cutscene and say, "What did I just play?' The whole Locke vs. Master Chief thing? Yeah, it's a complete red herring. The actual gameplay is what you'd expect from Halo. HOWEVER. Your teammate's AI is completely inept and will sometimes get you killed. The Squad commands? As useless asThe Campaign: The story in Halo 5 is utterly nonsensical. You will literally be sitting there at the final cutscene and say, "What did I just play?' The whole Locke vs. Master Chief thing? Yeah, it's a complete red herring. The actual gameplay is what you'd expect from Halo. HOWEVER. Your teammate's AI is completely inept and will sometimes get you killed. The Squad commands? As useless as your teammates and extremely limited.
    THERE IS NO SPLITSCREEN CO-OP. In an ill-advised effort to sell more XBOX One consoles, Microsoft has done away with Splitscreen. If you want to play the campaign with a friend, they'll need their own XBOX One with an internet connection.

    The Multi-Player: To help pay for future Multi-player content, 343 and their Microsoft overlords have introduced the Requisition System. A baloney way to sell you gambling packs that only occasionally give you the weapons you need. This essentially translates into Pay-To-Win for the new Warzone mode.    … Expand
  90. Reasoning
    Dec 9, 2015
    5
    The Campaign
    The Campaign is not good, it is really sub par. I feel like the trailers and promises were severly misleading about what was going on in the campaign this time around, but it was a weak, uninspired story with no tension or suspense at all and the ending just made me angry. The gameplay is pretty good though, the controls are the best yet and the graphics aren't bad.
    The    The Campaign
    The Campaign is not good, it is really sub par. I feel like the trailers and promises were severly misleading about what was going on in the campaign this time around, but it was a weak, uninspired story with no tension or suspense at all and the ending just made me angry. The gameplay is pretty good though, the controls are the best yet and the graphics aren't bad.

    The Multiplayer
    The multiplayer is pretty good but it feels pretty old and a bit uninspired also. I just feel like the Halo 5 multiplayer is not up to today's standards and that other games does multiplayer much better.

    Bottom line is, I feel like this game was not worth the price I paid for it, I feel almost a bit cheated out of my money and lied to by the devs and publisher, what they promised was not what we got.
    What is even worse is that, this is an Xbox One exclusive, it should be the best thing available on the Xbox One, but it just feels rushed and unfinished.
    I love the Halo series, I really do, but this game just left a bad taste in my mouth.    … Expand
  91. jthegamer96
    Dec 26, 2015
    5
    Noticing a lot of reviews that just focus on one issue rather than taking the whole game into account, so I'll throw my opinion into the mix:

    Overall, Halo 5 is a game that was over hyped. Through the hunt the truth advertisement Halo 5 hinted at being an immersive story line of questioning whether Master Chief should still be trusted even after going AWOL. Instead we got a campaign    Noticing a lot of reviews that just focus on one issue rather than taking the whole game into account, so I'll throw my opinion into the mix:

    Overall, Halo 5 is a game that was over hyped. Through the hunt the truth advertisement Halo 5 hinted at being an immersive story line of questioning whether Master Chief should still be trusted even after going AWOL. Instead we got a campaign that is short in terms of story progression with minimum ties to its predecessor, Halo 4, and a multiplayer that is fun at first, but fizzles out after a few matches in Arena and Warzone.

    Campaign:
    The story itself has underdeveloped characters in a drawn out game with a disappointing ending. Halo 5 has a perfect opportunity to develop Master Chief's character and introduce conflict to make Master Chief and his crew more interesting, but fails to deliver as we focus on Team Osiris whose actions have little effect on the overall story, until the ending, which results in a cliffhanger for Halo 6
    Consequentially, the lack of character development for any of the characters within the fire teams made for a less engaging experience, since none of the character's history and individuality are described except through a few short dialogue sections in the latter section of the game, where it is not necessarily needed.
    The story offers plenty of lore and information either through conversations in-game, in cut scenes and through hidden intel in each of the missions. However as a casual Halo Player, none of the information was worth seeking out, since it often offers irrelevant conversations that have no relevance to the plot line. Any interesting plot holes that arose as a result of Halo 4 and Spartan Ops were either anticlimactic in resolution or dismissed entirely through a one-liner given to you. The story presented as a result felt, ironically, underdeveloped to the point where it feels like Halo 5 is just providing a background for Halo 6
    The environment did look amazing with no noticeable frame rate issues, and the addition of the team revival was useful, however the campaign was clearly designed for a multiplayer experience, since there are an unnecessarily large amount of enemies for a solo player, and the A.I performance is not as good as it could be, especially in close range scenarios, where all three of the supporting A.I could be taken out with a successful melee swing.
    Most of the game play is repetitive and tedious, especially on higher difficulties, making the campaign seem more like a firefight mode with a few in-between sections to save your progress. There are noticable exceptions, such as either a flying segment in one mission, or other missions that allow the use of vehicles to make killing easier, and more segments that switch up the kill enemies on foot should be implemented into further games.
    The reward for beating Halo 5 on legendary is not worth the time and effort, and for the most enjoyment should be played on a lower difficulty, unless you have a coordinated group of friends and a weekend to kill.

    Multiplayer:
    As far as multiplayer goes, it is fun at first. However, Halo 5 multiplayer does not hold out for the long run. The Arena section offers different types of games to play, but with some playlists having randomized games can make getting commendations difficult, since you end up playing the same type of game over and over again. Also, arena maps often feel cramped, leaving little possibility for long term strategy.
    War zone is essentially strongholds on a bigger map. There is minimal PVE interactions, and are either at the beginning of the match, or out of the way of where the current action is taking place.

    Overall the campaign feels underdeveloped in terms of story and character design with a multiplayer driven campaign that feels more like firefight, than an innovative campaign. The campaign will overload you with mostly uninteresting lore from intel and cut scenes, and any conflict from Halo 4 was easily dismissed, leading to a Campaign focused on the wrong person, with an uninteresting story.
    The multiplayer is fun at first, but there is essentially nothing to work towards, since the Req system is slow and unreliable, and matches feel repetitive and often one sided in the case of Warzone

    Recommedation:
    The game is currently not worth the $75 CAN price-tag it currently has. In its current state, it's value is more likely around $30 CAN, and is likely going to go down in value as people leave for other games and eventually leave for Halo 6    … Expand
  92. Aladgar
    Jan 16, 2016
    5
    Halo series is my favourite but this game was a bit hang-up. First they showed in the trailes Chief vs. Locke but in the game that was a big nothing. The trailers can be the 6th game or idk but this game was really something else what they lied to us on those trailers. Anyway the story is just short and it was not so good like in the other Halo games before. The multiplayer is better forHalo series is my favourite but this game was a bit hang-up. First they showed in the trailes Chief vs. Locke but in the game that was a big nothing. The trailers can be the 6th game or idk but this game was really something else what they lied to us on those trailers. Anyway the story is just short and it was not so good like in the other Halo games before. The multiplayer is better for me somewhere but the maps are really small so I still don't like that. Other Halo games are all 9/10 for me (10/10 but I don't really enjoy the multiplayers except when I play with my friends for fun) but this game is erm... I don't know what happend with the making team but I think they need to go back to the start than check everything until this game and than make the 6th. I hope that will bee cool again and they can forget this fail.… Expand
  93. MovieGuy811
    Feb 21, 2016
    5
    This game the worst halo game in my opinion. Lame story, awful multiplayer, micro transactions, and NO SPLITSCREEN???? This game deserves all the hate it gets, 343 still doesn't know how to make a good game, EVEN HALO 4 IS BETTER. This game has very good gameplay and graphics though. This game gets a 5/10.
  94. Filmcritic1
    Apr 28, 2016
    5
    The games true pros are when the game hits 1080p and 60FPS and some of the gunplay is fun. But the poor marketing, crap story, Req system and inaccessibility for new players in multiplayer, Halo 5 Guardians fails to be the system seller Microsoft wanted it to be.
  95. VeryShway
    Mar 26, 2016
    5
    Halo 5 Guardians was a HUGE disappointment. The only redeeming thing it has going for it is the gameplay for MP is actually fun. Overall the story was a complete mess and all over the place. In Halo 4 they had a beautiful ending with Cortana but now it seems that means nothing because she has a cyber suit and is ready to "RULE THE GALAXY" I wish I was joking but she actually says that inHalo 5 Guardians was a HUGE disappointment. The only redeeming thing it has going for it is the gameplay for MP is actually fun. Overall the story was a complete mess and all over the place. In Halo 4 they had a beautiful ending with Cortana but now it seems that means nothing because she has a cyber suit and is ready to "RULE THE GALAXY" I wish I was joking but she actually says that in Halo 5. Brian Reed has completely butchered the Halo story and needs to be replaced ASAP if 343 has any common sense. The story can still be patched if given to someone like Joseph Statin or Eric Nylund who actually knows how the Halo universe works. As for the MP it is tons of fun but sadly the graphics were a huge step down. Halo 5s graphics are comparable to Halo 2 classic and even Combat evolves dare I say it. I think this may have been due to the first time trying to get the game to play at a higher frame rate. So if you want a game for story play the MCC but if MP is all you care about and graphics isn't an issue then Halo 5 is worth a try.… Expand
  96. DarkReaperV3
    Jun 29, 2016
    5
    los graficos son excelentes, es lo unico bueno que puedo decir del juego, desde que Bungie dejo se producir esta saga se volvio malo con halo 4 y ahora con halo 5 aun peor pues su modo historia es aburrido y el multijugador pesimo!!! ultimamente industrias 343 ha tratado de cambiar el modo de juego en el mando y tratando de agregar el estilo de juego de call of duty y al hacer eso halo 4 ylos graficos son excelentes, es lo unico bueno que puedo decir del juego, desde que Bungie dejo se producir esta saga se volvio malo con halo 4 y ahora con halo 5 aun peor pues su modo historia es aburrido y el multijugador pesimo!!! ultimamente industrias 343 ha tratado de cambiar el modo de juego en el mando y tratando de agregar el estilo de juego de call of duty y al hacer eso halo 4 y 5 dejo de ser halo.....… Expand
  97. Roger1718
    Nov 28, 2017
    5
    No idea what happened to this franchise. Don´t get me wrong, unlike many others who only despise the most recent halo games just because of the new changes implemented, I think 343 industries did a fine job with halo 4. They offered a new interesting story for the franchise to continue, and even managed to create character development, something that the other halos (1 to 3) had a lackNo idea what happened to this franchise. Don´t get me wrong, unlike many others who only despise the most recent halo games just because of the new changes implemented, I think 343 industries did a fine job with halo 4. They offered a new interesting story for the franchise to continue, and even managed to create character development, something that the other halos (1 to 3) had a lack of. Nonetheless, I cannot say the same thing about halo 5. It let me down, destroying completely a story full of potential to become great. The plot was simply rushed, basic, and the duality between masterchief and locke that was over emphasized before the games was realeased wasn´t even present. I am only giving this game a 5/10 beacuse of the gameplay and multiplayer, which I genuinely enjoyed (although that is mainly personal). Otherwise, I would give it a straign 2.… Expand
  98. iamevilhomer
    Jul 23, 2016
    5
    I actually haven't played the game much so I can't give a very accurate review honestly. But there is a reason why I didn't play it that much... Because I'm a old school halo fan who was seriously into halo when bungie ran the show. 343's take on halo has downgraded so much and changed things so much that it hurts to try and play halo 5 since deep down this isn't the halo game that I wantI actually haven't played the game much so I can't give a very accurate review honestly. But there is a reason why I didn't play it that much... Because I'm a old school halo fan who was seriously into halo when bungie ran the show. 343's take on halo has downgraded so much and changed things so much that it hurts to try and play halo 5 since deep down this isn't the halo game that I want it to be at all... We deserve better than this and you know it...

    Lets start with the good.

    It's a very good looking game. Yeah the xbox one is out dated in tech and a PC could make it look better but hey... It still looks really good.

    The music may not be Marty but hey... They did bring in some classic halo music and it's pretty well done.

    Running around in the game doing things feels very comfortable and proper. The game play of the halo games has always been good and it's nice that 343 can keep that fine element alive in their halo games.

    Forge is awesome. Yeah it got there late which is lame and yeah the controls suck but hey... It's still the most advanced forge yet. You can do some awesome stuff in halo 5 forge... Good luck getting a large party to play with you in your maps lol but hey... It's still a very kool mode in halo 5.

    The dlc is free. Yeah it's mostly stuff that should have been there at launch and yeah all of the dlc has annoying issues but hey... It's free... Even if a lot of it is poo poo lol.

    That's about it for the good...

    The bad...

    Terrible campaign... It's factually the worst quality campaign in a halo game yet. Trust me on this... Only the most deluded 343 fanboys think it's good. Characters are boring and don't get fleshed out. Story doesn't make much sense unless you read the books and even then you will be scratching your head. The advertising of the games story was super misleading. Warden Eternal 24 7 ugh... And the ending is so lame lol.

    The game takes influence from cod so it's very nube friendly and doesn't feel like classic skillful halo at all. With aim down sights, heavy bullet magnetism, ar starts, spartan abilities, hit markers, fast kill times, announcers and spartans giving you tips in game, a flawed rank system, no party restrictions, easy to use spray and prey weapons, etc etc all make this a pretty nube friendly halo game which sucks for the competitive players.

    NO SPLIT SCREEN... This alone makes me not want to play it lol. Split screen is the funnest way to do halo after all... I'm not spending 500-1000 more dollars on another xbox one, copy of halo 5, xbox live sub, and TV just so I can replicate the feeling split screen with my brother. That's just microsoft and 343 trying to get me to be a sucker lol. Sorry jerks... I'm too smart for that stupid trick : )

    Little/lackluster content... At launch you had campaign, like 3 modes of arena, and 2 warzone modes. That's it... Fan favs like griffball, btb, dubs, snipes, forge, infection etc etc didn't show up till later and were very lack luster. Dubs was only there briefly and then got taken away. btb is just poorly done forge maps, and forge has bad controls. Warzone fire fight is nowhere near as good as halo reach fire fight since you can't edit the mode at all.

    And worst of all... A huge problem with modern shooters/video games today... Micro transactions... Supporting this game means you support getting wallet raped by the corporate fat cats... This is my biggest problem with halo 5 and other games just like it. The fact that the game has a system designed to pressure players into wasting money is rotten. I never had to unlock/buy my guns in Halo 3 or Reach... I would just find them on the map lol. Why is it stupid like this now? Oh because the corporate jerks want money lol that's right... This kind of thing does nothing good for the player at all. The devs spent valuable time making this stupid micro transaction system when they could have actually made the game not suck. The whole reason why warzone exists is to suck up your money. That's why we didn't get many playlists at launch and when we finally did they were lack luster. Now we got fire fight warzone which is a disgrace to the name of halo fire fight. It too is mainly just there to pressure people into wasting money on crappy micro transaction req packs...

    So I have to say...

    Halo 5 does 5 things well...

    But also does 5 things poorly...

    I'm not really into the game so I can't give a str8 up super accurate review but it's clearly somewhere between a 4-6 lol. Not a very good game and I don't recommend it. I may not have played it that much but it doesn't take a halo 5 player who's played halo 5 a lot to see that this is the product of a company who doesn't care about your level of fun when it comes to playing the game. You don't even have to play halo 5 to see that obvious fact. Micro transactions and the cutting of split screen alone are enough to let any moron know that they are milking halo more so than they are making a good halo game.    … Expand
  99. Jordan_Essen
    Sep 22, 2017
    5
    While this new approach to a Halo game is respectful, I and many others believe this game lacks the drive and ' the want to continue ' from the original trilogy. The game shows that it has had much work put into it but it lacks pacing a halo game needs, this game makes you feel sleek and fast rather than tanky, slow and grainy.
    This impact leaves you feeling like you're a naked human in a    While this new approach to a Halo game is respectful, I and many others believe this game lacks the drive and ' the want to continue ' from the original trilogy. The game shows that it has had much work put into it but it lacks pacing a halo game needs, this game makes you feel sleek and fast rather than tanky, slow and grainy.
    This impact leaves you feeling like you're a naked human in a gunfight rather than the classic man of chaos conveyed in the original three games.
    The art style is very messy as it negatively effects the graphical impacts of terrain, leaving it to be very blocky gray experience and at points of the campaign my nearby friend thought I was playing on a forge map.
    The story was very shocking as I couldnt believe the classic Halo campaign had been turned into a sloppy underdeveloped campagn with some new spartans i've never heard of and didnt in the slightest care about, but my worst gripe is that the developer has created one of the worst plots i've ever seen and whats worse is that its ireversable.
    Many say the multiplayer is fantastic but my view on it is that it's so average, it could be mistaken as any space shooter and isn't nearly as close as being as good as multiplayers in games such as OverWatch or Battlefield.
    I am a fan of Halo but this game is totally disapointing and I haven't scratched the surface.    … Expand
  100. SparkzPlayzGame
    Jan 20, 2018
    5
    The Game is something

    Graphics=9, Graphics are very good but not the best Music=7, MEH, ok but not very good Story=2, BAD, VERY VERY BAD Replayability/Length=3, Short and not good Gameplay=8, Actually quite good, I enjoy it This leads to a grand total score of ...... 52! Not a halo game, the story is awful and there is no reason to replay and it is short, but the    The Game is something

    Graphics=9, Graphics are very good but not the best
    Music=7, MEH, ok but not very good
    Story=2, BAD, VERY VERY BAD
    Replayability/Length=3, Short and not good
    Gameplay=8, Actually quite good, I enjoy it

    This leads to a grand total score of ......

    52!

    Not a halo game, the story is awful and there is no reason to replay and it is short, but the multiplayer is pretty good    … Expand
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#17 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 101
  3. Negative: 0 out of 101
  1. The Jimquisition
    Jan 20, 2016
    65
    Halo 5: Guardians is okay. Its campaign is rubbish, but the multiplayer is solid thanks to the foundation it’s built upon. Warzone is a really enjoyable experience, and while combat is still mostly about tossing grenades and hitting the melee button, the whole Requisition gimmick adds some much-needed flavor to proceedings.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    75
    The latest Halo is a big deal only for hardcore Halo fans. For me the single player campaign was unbearably pompous and despite 1080p and 60 fps the visuals are not as breathtaking as they once were in Halo 4. The game builds a solid foundation for Halo 6, but it’s not one of those games you absolutely have to play. [13/2015, p.48]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    91
    With a more accessible and engaging story and solid new designs for the Prometheans, Halo 5 is a major improvement over Halo 4. Warzone is a great addition to the multiplayer, though the mode seems to have some game balance issues. [Nov 2015]
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