Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. Zucheto
    Feb 18, 2016
    3
    I initially gave the game a good review, but I'm taking back those remarks. I haven't played through campaign but heard it was crap.. I only review Halo for the multiplayer.. I think warzone is a really cool, fun, new idea which is why the game gets a 3.. However, the slayer maps are so gd f***ing bad, I can't rate this game any higher. They must have hired some idiot who designed maps forI initially gave the game a good review, but I'm taking back those remarks. I haven't played through campaign but heard it was crap.. I only review Halo for the multiplayer.. I think warzone is a really cool, fun, new idea which is why the game gets a 3.. However, the slayer maps are so gd f***ing bad, I can't rate this game any higher. They must have hired some idiot who designed maps for Call of Duty and put him to work for Halo.. They are all so freaking tiny and all the exact same.. Gone are all the Halo maps that you loved and remember from any other game.. You will never feel excited about a map coming up because they all suck so bad. I can't stand it.. It's all close quarter bull crap. I like the feel of the gunplay, but until they fix the maps, this game is absolute garbage.… Expand
  2. Silentwalker
    Nov 7, 2015
    3
    Here I was hoping for an amazing campaign and awesome multiplayer yet here I am giving the game a 3/10. Why? Because it didn't live up to the hype or expectations and what we got was a half-baked campaign at best and a multiplayer where aiming feels like you're shooting at ghosts that aren’t there and connecting to servers outside your region results in many missed kills because hitsHere I was hoping for an amazing campaign and awesome multiplayer yet here I am giving the game a 3/10. Why? Because it didn't live up to the hype or expectations and what we got was a half-baked campaign at best and a multiplayer where aiming feels like you're shooting at ghosts that aren’t there and connecting to servers outside your region results in many missed kills because hits wouldn't register.

    Turns out 343 decided to remove the region restrictions, matching Aussies with Americans. And as someone living in Australia if you're connecting to a server in America you're not going to have a good time with a ping over 200ms.

    The single player story sucked, it left you with a Halo 2 style ending and left many players thinking, wait *Spoilers* *Spoilers*
    Cortana is the bad guy now? What? *Spoilers* *Spoilers*

    Locke is just as strong as chief when the chief should have been beat down in less than 5 seconds. Hmm. The campaign felt linear and very repetitive too. You fight the same boss over 6 times! Amazing.

    And why am I only playing as the Chief for 2 levels? Wow that sucks. At least it's a long campaign... Oh wait, I finished it in less than 6 hours. /sigh

    The multiplayer levels feel very poorly designed where jumping off accidentally happens a lot, and spawning at the edge of the level facing the outside boundaries don't help. And don't get me started on the broken spawning. Just hope that you don't spawn in the same location more than twice or you're going to give the enemy team an easy win.

    The aiming as I said is terrible, the removed all the auto aim from the previous halo games and implemented their own bullet magnetism. So if you aim near then you're going to hit them anyway regardless if you're reticule isn't actually on your target.

    Warzone feels like Pay to Win, I've opened over 20 packs and yet to see any heavy drops like scorpions or wraiths. All I've got are Mongoose and Ghosts. Where if you decide do drop your hard earnt money you're more likely to get these heavy armored vehicles.

    But one you use them they're gone forever so the cycle continues! I guess they need to feed their children some way right?

    After Halo 5 all I can say is give up 343, you had your chance at Halo and it's time to pass the torch to a better developer    … Expand
  3. Type4101
    Oct 30, 2015
    3
    Halo 5 is a multi-player game with a tacked-on single-player campaign. The advertising campaign promised a epic story-driven campaign involving a conflict between iconic Halo characters. None of that actually happens in the game, which offers a typical (and brief) point-and-shoot experience. This is a multi-player only game in reality. As a point-and-click shooter, it is ok. It looksHalo 5 is a multi-player game with a tacked-on single-player campaign. The advertising campaign promised a epic story-driven campaign involving a conflict between iconic Halo characters. None of that actually happens in the game, which offers a typical (and brief) point-and-shoot experience. This is a multi-player only game in reality. As a point-and-click shooter, it is ok. It looks decent, and plays fine. But that is true of most boring multiplayer shooters these days. Also, there are ominous microtransactions that serve to detract from the experience. Halo is a microtransaction-fueled cash-grab, wrapped around typical but functional) multiplayer shooter with little to offer anyone who has played a multiplayer shooter in the past decade.… Expand
  4. TimeOfTheChimps
    Dec 23, 2017
    3
    Halo 5 is a terribly generic sci-fi shooter with flat, ugly graphics and mediocre-at-best gameplay that is even more hampered by the massive amount of glitches and baffling decision making by 343. The menus don't display things correctly or they don't load, post-game screens freeze constantly, people quitting out of custom games causes the game to freeze for minutes at a time, etc. AndHalo 5 is a terribly generic sci-fi shooter with flat, ugly graphics and mediocre-at-best gameplay that is even more hampered by the massive amount of glitches and baffling decision making by 343. The menus don't display things correctly or they don't load, post-game screens freeze constantly, people quitting out of custom games causes the game to freeze for minutes at a time, etc. And that's not even mentioning the microtransactions, the ugly multiplayer armour, the lack of memorable music, the lack of Elites, and the list just goes on and on.

    I'll close with this statement: 343 doesn't cater to pros or casuals or classic fans, so who is left? This is not Halo... this is the death of Halo.    … Expand
  5. xbox44ever
    Oct 28, 2015
    3
    343 has finally killed one of the best games that was created, much like treyarch killed COD. When the game is not your creation (baby) than you give less attention to it and don't care if it is a joke. First of this is a review of the single player and not multiplayer (simply because I play halo for SP). The story is all over the place and does not make any sense. I get it they are trying343 has finally killed one of the best games that was created, much like treyarch killed COD. When the game is not your creation (baby) than you give less attention to it and don't care if it is a joke. First of this is a review of the single player and not multiplayer (simply because I play halo for SP). The story is all over the place and does not make any sense. I get it they are trying to go in a different direction but my god couldn't they have found a better formula. Locke was boring and just seemed liked a robot who takes orders and rarely questions. You rarely play as master chief and the ending is just a joke. Thy tried to pull off a shutter island type of ending which makes you think but the only thing I thought after that ending was NO HALO 6 for me. Oh for a game that I bought for 40 quid I smashed the game in 5 hours. Might replay it once more and then sell it on.… Expand
  6. magnosanli
    Apr 22, 2020
    3
    Pior campanha da saga , um dos piores modos história que já joguei em um jogo do gênero, salvando somente o online ..

    Decpcionante o trabalho da 343 ...
  7. savionen
    Nov 2, 2015
    3
    They effectively took all of the bad elements of Halo 4 and made them worse. Less customization, barely any multiplayer modes, no BTB at launch, no split-screen COOP, stylized poor graphics, and the addition of micro transactions.

    Halo 4 had its problems, but this is the first in the Halo franchise I regret buying. 343 is the worst thing to happen to Halo.
  8. naddie
    May 18, 2016
    3
    The developers made hardly any effort to bring Halo in to next gen (or should I say current gen) Its like they relied solely on the brand name for it sell. This game is not even average. Its not up to todays standards of first person shooters.
  9. Griffy
    Nov 5, 2015
    3
    What could of been a fantastic game, let down by very poor matchmaking, unless your in the USA.
    You cannot choose which datacenter you are matched to. Most Warzone games seem to connect from the UK to a USA data center, which means the latency gives the US players a huge advantage.
    I'm not expecting this to get fixed either, Josh at 343 thinks everything is working wonderfully so a lot    What could of been a fantastic game, let down by very poor matchmaking, unless your in the USA.
    You cannot choose which datacenter you are matched to. Most Warzone games seem to connect from the UK to a USA data center, which means the latency gives the US players a huge advantage.

    I'm not expecting this to get fixed either, Josh at 343 thinks everything is working wonderfully so a lot of EU players are now shafted with joke matchmaking.

    If the servers are region locked, then it would easily be an 8.5 for me, but with such poor quality games playing against US players with 'host advantage' its not much fun    … Expand
  10. Brandondwn
    Nov 3, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not what the commercials said we had in store. There's no big fight between the 2 Spartans and it focuses on Locke who no one cares about. The campaign is shorter than destiny, a lot of elements and names for things seems copied from destiny and it's just not fun. It's 4 in better frames but not graphics. I think the PVP was mostly better and had less issues but for long time fans who like the story they will be very disappointed. The end itself is a mask in the face and for the amount well I'm very upset I dropped so much money on it... I wouldn't even buy this for 30 bucks if I was you. 343 showed promise with 4 but lost it completely with 5. I think Microsoft messed up a lot and missed out on any chance at "goty", I know that's hard with exclusives but in the past it anyone had a chance it would've been halo. I honestly see Microsoft giving up on console gaming in the next 3-5 years. They're not doing well and their biggest exclusive is ruined.… Expand
  11. Nuclearcuteness
    Oct 30, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was honestly beautiful and had great game play mechanics but is undersold by being over hyped. The game has nothing to do with the trailers so if you are buying based on that then don't buy it. The game has no boss battle and ends with a cliff hanger that makes the game feel like it's been cut short.... The multiplayer is okay but is ruined by a lack of game modes for it. Overall the game doesn't live up to what i thought it was... don't buy this game unless you actually need it....… Expand
  12. LittleG
    Oct 31, 2015
    3
    After all the hype we get this - no couch coop, arena that looks like its from a ZX Spectrum, in game purchases, repetition in gameplay. Im sticking to Gears of War - a great original game, correctly ported over to next gen - unlike the Master Chief Collection - 343 what have you done?

    One plus - the canyons / rocks look great - but inside space ships don't look any better to the 360 versions
  13. mattyiceboy
    Nov 1, 2015
    3
    The campaign is definitely better if you are a fan of the lore. The story its self is good, it just was horribly written and rushed. That being said though the levels are very well designed and are fun to play. If you can play coop because it is alot more fun, and on higher difficulty settings the teamate ai is just dumb. And the muiltiplayer is the best since Halo 2 or 3. It is more HaloThe campaign is definitely better if you are a fan of the lore. The story its self is good, it just was horribly written and rushed. That being said though the levels are very well designed and are fun to play. If you can play coop because it is alot more fun, and on higher difficulty settings the teamate ai is just dumb. And the muiltiplayer is the best since Halo 2 or 3. It is more Halo then you would think. With forge , BTB, and other mp content coming in the months ahead for free, it is definitely worth picking up if you are a Halo fan or FPS fan.… Expand
  14. abprof
    Nov 3, 2015
    3
    I would say same old same old. But, It's worse with missing stuff. Where is split screen co-op? Why cant I play with my roommate? Single player is same spunkgargleweewee(ref. ZeroPunctuation)
  15. Tetrarch
    Nov 4, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A truly disappointing game fashioned by 343 Industries who have officially sold out and lost their connection to their player base and their grasp of the Halo mythos and what made it so successful. Case in point: No split screen co-op, the brazen implementation of micro-transactions, and most of all a convoluted train wreck of a plot that tarnishes the unique story telling of the previous entries.

    For all its criticisms, I enjoyed Halo 4 and held a great deal of faith in 343 in crafting the next installment of the Halo saga. While the multiplayer is commendable, the writing and mechanics of the game-play are not. Squad based combat is underdeveloped, the AI is incompetent and the campaign can only truly be enjoyed cooperatively online. This is a hindrance to many fans who are drawn to Halo's storytelling instead of its multiplayer. I also can't help but feel as if this is some ploy in order to sell more Xbox Live gold memberships.

    The game borrows too much from the side material, and meekly introduces so much in its short campaign that it accomplishes very little. The campaign in its entirety feels like it was just setup for Halo 6.

    Look at everything 343 discarded for "higher frame rates", because the graphics certainly don't reach 1080p. Forge, split screen co-op, a satisfying campaign, popular MP game types from previous halo entries. And in return the only worthwhile addition we get is Warzone. Oh, and they put guns on the mongoose.

    Locke is a bland protagonist, and instead of Master Chief coming to terms with his humanity as we were led to believe at the end of Halo 4, nothing is explored, he just keeps on being the archetypical silent hero. As for that meaningful death, you know, Cortana's, well you can forget that too because an hour into the game we find out she's alive. No build up, no mystery or anything leading up to this revelation. And apparently everyone else knew this before Chief did. Every other spartan besides Buck has no personality or charm. Cortana and Halsey suddenly have these radical changes in character. Cortana wants to be the tyrannical overlord of the universe and Halsey finally expresses concern for her "children" soldiers. Its not like they've been embroiled in decades of perilous warfare in space all this time. And where's the Didact? The Librarian? The former died in the comics and the latter is on vacation.

    Final Thoughts:

    Jun should've been on fire team Osiris.

    Any single member of Blue Team could've probably wiped out fire team Osiris by themselves.

    No climactic battle between Chief and Locke like in the trailers.

    Cliffhanger ending to a deeply mediocre story.

    Why isn't dual wielding back?

    Why is Cortana wearing clothes?

    Hey, what's the domain and the mantle of responsibility? I shouldn't have to read the books to know what's going on in the story. Guardians should've been able to stand on its own.

    Don't allow yourself to be entranced by the pretty visuals and production quality. This entire game is style over substance. 343 was either too ambitious, or simply became to preoccupied with profits to make an enjoyable Halo title. I dare say the story has now become unsalvagable. In Halo 6 bring back split screen, the flood, the brute chieftains who charge you with gravity hammers, get creative and find ways to develop all of these characters, reintroduce dual wielding, maybe reunite the Chief with the Arbiter (long shot?), and get rid of the filthy micro-transactions and then I might consider checking it out.

    To everyone showering the game with praise and generous, undeserved scores you are pretty much telling 343 that its okay to churn out mediocre content. Objectively, this game is bad in many aspects. And seriously, if you collect all the skulls and mission intel you get ...nothing. Remember in Halo 3 when you got the vaunted Hayabusa armor for finding all the skulls and you could tell how good a player was by how cool looking and rare their armor was? When gaming was more of a meritocracy where skill was more important than deep pockets. Yeah, I miss those days too. Por que 343? Por Que?

    Oh, and remember that OP suit of power armor from Halo Legends? Do something with that.

    For a good squad based shooter with a more compelling story look to the retro title Star Wars: Republic Commando. Take notes 343.    … Expand
  16. HaloFan4218
    Nov 5, 2015
    3
    Single player review! I don't do multi.

    Love Halo but not this one. The worst video games have tedious, 'gotta shoot 'em many times to kill 'em' repetitive, boring action, and unfortunately this tedious facet is central in nearly every segment. Especially the Prometheans, and that's something that was so annoying in Halo4. Even the visuals, while crisp and clear, fall short of the    Single player review! I don't do multi.

    Love Halo but not this one. The worst video games have tedious, 'gotta shoot 'em many times to kill 'em' repetitive, boring action, and unfortunately this tedious facet is central in nearly every segment. Especially the Prometheans, and that's something that was so annoying in Halo4. Even the visuals, while crisp and clear, fall short of the creativity of Halo4, and even 3. Disappointed. But will still buy 6. ; )    … Expand
  17. LedZepFreak
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    Saw all of the great reviews and expected this to be the GOTY or something. So I rented it to play some multiplayer and glad I did before purchasing the game. This was a frustrating experience at the very least and throw the controller across the room at best. The graphics are great and the movement/melee system is good but my god, can we get some kills please! Here's how it goes: SneakSaw all of the great reviews and expected this to be the GOTY or something. So I rented it to play some multiplayer and glad I did before purchasing the game. This was a frustrating experience at the very least and throw the controller across the room at best. The graphics are great and the movement/melee system is good but my god, can we get some kills please! Here's how it goes: Sneak up on an enemy, shoot him, shoot him some more, empty my ENTIRE Assault Rifle clip into him, then switch to my pistol, then oh, he turns around and hits me with one shot and I'm dead. Give me a break!!! Then respawn, take five steps and die from some Battle Rifle shot from across the map. In Slayer the scores were consistently 15-20 kills by a couple of players and 5-6 kills by the other two players (like me). This is pathetic and I don't know how anybody could consider this enjoyable. Maybe I've played too much COD but at least you get a MUCH more balanced set of scoring overall with players. And you can even just jump into a game and probably get 8-10 kills starting off. At least with that you feel like you've achieved something there and it keeps you captivated. With this game you feel like you're being cheated out of kills and I couldn't wait to turn the game off. Good luck to you Halo fans but this game will NOT be in my inventory.… Expand
  18. BudaVision
    Dec 4, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After getting past the initial excitement of having the first new Halo title on Xbox One, I can now write an objective review of Halo 5 Guardians.

    Let's start with the good:

    -343 clearly spent a lot of time working on H5's Mulitplayer mechanics/player physics. It feels and plays wonderfully.
    -Warzone is an interesting new game mode that may make Halo 5 have a slightly higher replayability factor.

    That just about covers the positive attributes of Halo 5. Now let's get into the negatives.

    -This is by far the worst and most disappointing campaign in this history of the franchise. Not only does 343i take a radical new approach to how the campaign is played by introducing fireteams, the story itself is boring and each mission feels repetitive and linear. The player never has a solid understanding as to what's going on in the story and the characters are uninteresting, dare to say, unlikable.
    -you would think if 343i decided to take such a dramatic step in the campaign, the least they would do is make sure the AI for each fireteam works and gels well into what the player is trying to accomplish in each mission, but they don't. The AI is troublesome and subtracts far more than they add to the gameplay experience by dying, taking you away from the objective by having to revive them or should the player go down, they seldomly succeed in reviving you. Not to mention, they are not autonomous like a highly trained super solider should be, they require constant orders to be effective when playing on heroic or legendary thereby taking time away from the players ability to focus on completing the mission.
    -the level design is flat out horrible. The doors a player can "Spartan charge" through are not what was portraid in Halo 5's marketing campaign, are misplaced and feel forced into each location. 343i's claim of the open world experience was clearly not implemented properly.
    -the new characters are dull and the re-imagined cortana is not nearly as attractive as she was in Halo 4.

    Bottom line, 343i should be embarassed at what they produced in Halo 5 and Phil Spencer should take a long hard look at what changes need to be made to ensure Halo has a place in the future of the gaming industry.    … Expand
  19. akhu937
    Dec 21, 2015
    3
    Sad to see co-op split screen go. I thoroughly enjoyed playing Halo 1,2,3 legendary co-op with a friend. Campaign feels lackluster, story is weakening. Multiplayer seems sound and plays relatively smooth. Obviously this is what 343 focused on this version.
  20. TheWhoDoctor
    Jan 4, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5 Guardians is the most disappointment ive felt for a Halo game. This game fails on many levels like no split screen multiplayer( A key feature in the Halo franchise), the lack of story and a repetitive game play(You fight the warden like 6 times and only 4 missions with Master chief and 3 with questioning levels), game-play similar to COD or other stereotypical shooters nowadays. I remember when Halo used to be different and fun,innovated, not a cheap COD rip off with key feature taken out. After Halo 4, i was so excited for this game, but it failed to deliver.… Expand
  21. BlueBattleHawk
    Dec 10, 2017
    3
    The story is average, the shooting mechanics decent, but it falls flat with poor AI and near hit-scan enemies. Cut scenes that would have been good as a playable section of the game are present, and leave me wondering if I'm watching a movie or playing a game. Few sequences of innovation leave me burnt out after 6 games. That coupled with the removal of split-screen, and a plethora ofThe story is average, the shooting mechanics decent, but it falls flat with poor AI and near hit-scan enemies. Cut scenes that would have been good as a playable section of the game are present, and leave me wondering if I'm watching a movie or playing a game. Few sequences of innovation leave me burnt out after 6 games. That coupled with the removal of split-screen, and a plethora of minor problems leave this title little to stand on.… Expand
  22. Tanman428
    Jan 27, 2016
    3
    This game is so boring. I am trading it in for Rainbow Six Siege because it was so horrible. It bored me out of my mind and I had no fun with it at all.
  23. gaming4life26
    May 30, 2016
    3
    Overrated garbage
    To start off I was a massive halo fan bungie was a great developer and I thought 343 take on halo 4 was pretty good not amazing but great for their first attempt.
    Now I'm not a big fan of halo multiplayer games but I've always played the old games on co op(sofa co op) Well that's gone :( I thought oh well there's always the single player. Thats where its glaring    Overrated garbage
    To start off I was a massive halo fan bungie was a great developer and I thought 343 take on halo 4 was pretty good not amazing but great for their first attempt.
    Now I'm not a big fan of halo multiplayer games but I've always played the old games on co op(sofa co op)
    Well that's gone :(
    I thought oh well there's always the single player.
    Thats where its glaring that the game was rushed out.
    Graphically its utterly awful with shadow and textures drawing in right in front of you .
    Story I'm not even gonna waste my time because it was an utter lie,especially if you watched the marketing campaign which had nothing to do with what happened in the game.
    And boy is it short its FOUR HOURS LONG :(
    Do yourself a favour and avoid like the plague    … Expand
  24. Meta-C13
    Nov 4, 2016
    3
    I have never felt my trust in a game franchise so betrayed. While Halo 4 had its faults, the Campaign was not one of them. The marketing for Halo 5 was amazing, setting up a premise worthy of high praise. What we got, was the most unfinished and unfocused story i'd ever experienced. There are stories on Fanfiction.net with more cohesion and storytelling prowess than the mess that is HaloI have never felt my trust in a game franchise so betrayed. While Halo 4 had its faults, the Campaign was not one of them. The marketing for Halo 5 was amazing, setting up a premise worthy of high praise. What we got, was the most unfinished and unfocused story i'd ever experienced. There are stories on Fanfiction.net with more cohesion and storytelling prowess than the mess that is Halo 5. Moving on, the multiplayer on the otherhand, is a refined masterpiece. Everything is smooth and plays great, rejuvenating the Halo formula but not straying too far from its roots. I really hope that 343 notices that their multiplayer isn't the only thing they should pay attention to when selling a Halo game.… Expand
  25. Bingobopper1337
    Nov 1, 2017
    3
    I'm baffled at the ratings this game has received, i really don't know where to start, so i will try and point out some positiveness. The Graphics in the campaign and the developer made maps are gorgeous, a true positive in this mess. Another positive would be the covenant in the campaign, they were surprisingly fun to fight. I don't mind the visual changes on the Covenant, as long as theyI'm baffled at the ratings this game has received, i really don't know where to start, so i will try and point out some positiveness. The Graphics in the campaign and the developer made maps are gorgeous, a true positive in this mess. Another positive would be the covenant in the campaign, they were surprisingly fun to fight. I don't mind the visual changes on the Covenant, as long as they act the way they've always acted nobody would have a problem. Well that's pretty much all of the positive i can think of, so now onto the negatives, oh boy.

    First of all, playing the campaign on Legendary is ridiculous, not for the difficulty, but the AI on your side. Countless times i watch as the AI stand there still as a statue while my timer slides to 0, this was probably the most infuriating Halo campaign i have ever played. Don't get me started on the Warden Eternal, the fact that you have to fight him 7 times easily knocks this game down 2 points. The Prometheans are not fun to fight in my opinion, they're just simply annoying and unsatisfying to kill. The campaign was not that bad until the first Warden Eternal, after this point it is a chore to do the rest of the missions.

    Onto the multiplayer, a few seconds into the game i was stumbled by the fact that i can't choose my classes, why? After playing a few matches i switched onto BTB, and holy mother of god, i was disappointed beyond belief, the maps were horrid. They weren't fun, they looked terrible graphically, the maps felt like tech demos. So many players to my belief just want to be able to switch to the DMR and lay waste to the enemy team, but to their disappointment upon playing matches, they can't use them!
    (unless you find one set in the maps)

    Another huge thing that ticks me right off is the fact that they removed the gear unlock system and replaced it with a random crate system, almost like every new shooter now. When you see another players completely decked out in cool armor, they just simply were lucky, and the players know that. In past Halo's when a player saw a armor combo that they liked, they had the motivation to get it because the player knew if they worked hard to get the items they were guaranteed to get them. In Halo 5 you just hope luck is in you favor to get the cool armor, the motivation is slowed to a stop when you level up earning crates that get you the armor you didn't want.

    Now onto split screen, oh wait, the game does not have split screen, remember, this is Halo we're talking about.

    Moving on to forge, they truly made forge incredibly complicated. There should be options to set if you want a thousand different building parts or just wanted simple prefabs like Halo Reach. As a fan of forge i love the many additional features that were added, being able to add scripts, better snapping locks, etc. But i cannot wrap my head around why the walls/roofs/floors look so damn bad, i don't want my maps to look like tech demos made of Lego.

    Well that is it, i felt like dumping a huge load somewhere on the internet to let out my disappointment, i may be wrong a few things here, i am just going on what i know.    … Expand
  26. TheGlobeTrotta
    Apr 21, 2018
    3
    The multiplayer is about what one can expect from the next iteration in a first person shooter franchise. Warzone is pay to win, but still moderately enjoyable. Arena and Ranked are fast paced and competitive, but the matchmaking is horrendous and the servers are spotty.

    The single player campaign, which typically gives Halo an edge over the competition, has fallen extremely short of    The multiplayer is about what one can expect from the next iteration in a first person shooter franchise. Warzone is pay to win, but still moderately enjoyable. Arena and Ranked are fast paced and competitive, but the matchmaking is horrendous and the servers are spotty.

    The single player campaign, which typically gives Halo an edge over the competition, has fallen extremely short of the mark. It is poorly written to a degree that would shame a lazy, entitled sixth-year business major taking a last-minute creative writing course to fulfil his/her last humanities credit. Its reliance on lore is nice for some, but could have been a bonus / enhancement instead of a crutch. The AI is so bad, aside from being a lifeline in Legendary difficulty, that at this point the 4-man squad characters are there simply to be a drain, a clutter, and a cliché. Finally, because of the lack of quality creative design, the antagonist and setup for Halo 6 defiles what could have been a poetic end to a beloved character and writes the next team of creators into a corner from which they will be hardpressed to expressively work their way out of.

    Good luck fixing this dumpster fire (more like a landfill fire) - you're going to need it, 343.    … Expand
  27. DestanyZero
    Nov 20, 2018
    3
    Halo 5: Destiny. Is really the truth about the title. how can you rip off moves from destiny into a halo game. The whole game can be completed in a few hours and then all thats left is the multiplayer pvp. Not to mention now that the coop system is not couch play, but needs to be bought by a friend or family member that also owns a xbox one just to play the 3 hour story mode. microHalo 5: Destiny. Is really the truth about the title. how can you rip off moves from destiny into a halo game. The whole game can be completed in a few hours and then all thats left is the multiplayer pvp. Not to mention now that the coop system is not couch play, but needs to be bought by a friend or family member that also owns a xbox one just to play the 3 hour story mode. micro transactions in multiplayer are you kidding me? when did halo become cod or battlefield in terms of loot boxes? they have honestly lost their flare ever since Reach in my opinion.

    It just seems like they're just trying to milk the licence as much as they can now without thinking about the fan base. if they actually made a great game people wouldn't mind the micro transactions as much. if you're going to make a half made game and make the focus of the game its multiplayer mode even tho the franchise is known for its amazing story and lore not to mention its amazing gameplay. You're not benefiting your own company or the fan base surrounding it. Take your time even if you need to keep pushing the release dates forward, do not bring out a game that isnt ready, if you think this game was finished and this is what they had or have in mind for future halo titles.

    god help us all.    … Expand
  28. Radiationbum
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    Halo 5 where to begin, false advertising led us to think the story was going to involve a big confrontation with the Chief going rouge, but instead it was only one short lived moment with everyone figuring out that he hadn't very early on, secondly the return of Cortana through a vison the chief had somehow and that's totally out of place in halo and the chiefs reaction to this visionHalo 5 where to begin, false advertising led us to think the story was going to involve a big confrontation with the Chief going rouge, but instead it was only one short lived moment with everyone figuring out that he hadn't very early on, secondly the return of Cortana through a vison the chief had somehow and that's totally out of place in halo and the chiefs reaction to this vision seems to be completely unrealistic and unreasonable.

    Like Halo 4 343 continued their assault on the past art style and seek'd to change the look of everything from the past halo games despite clear fan displeasure for their changes.

    Gameplay: 343 has clearly looked at titan fall and thought lets give the player all those abilites because that's fun in that game, but it breaks yet further the balance and flow of combat in the both the single and multiplayer game mode.

    Forge was added long after launch and can only be used if you have Xbox live gold because apparently its unacceptable to save your maps on the console and they must be on the cloud.

    Multiplayer warzone in fun but pay to win has been introduced to the game and 343 basically told fans the shut up they know what is best.    … Expand
  29. Brub
    Aug 8, 2019
    3
    Boring gameplay, boring story, boring music. I enjoyed Locke’s missions more than master chiefs keep doing Locke just give him better missions.
  30. ShadowOfThEagle
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Like the previous chapter it's a bad Halo but, it's also a bad game. The countryside is boring, the plot terrible. Level design is rubbish. Graphically not exceptional. Gameplay is the only thing sufficient.
    This is just Bad.

    Story - 2
    Characters - 2
    Graphics - 6
    Gameplay - 6
    Sound & Music - 6
    World - 3
    Level Design - 2
    Multiplayer - 5
  31. Bad_Reviewer
    Jan 5, 2022
    3
    I like the multiplayer but the campaign is a mess. It was cool to tie all the books and games together, but it caused a confused mess that only could disappoint.
  32. Thenoobaboveall
    Feb 18, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5 Gaurdians has to be one of the poorest entries in the series and that's coming from a fan of the franchise.

    The campaign is far to short and doesn't deliver on the promises brought by the promotional material in which it was made out as if Locke and Master Cheif were going to have some epic battle. The revival mechanic which is ripped directly from gears of war worsens the gameplay and is poorly executed, couple this with special attacks that the player can do and it makes the story mode far too easy, also the plot is just a complete mess what with cortona being brought back without a given reason as to why.

    The only reason as to why I haven't given the game a lower rating is because of the multiplayer which is okay though not nearly as good as what we were given in previous installments.    … Expand
  33. Tacobelt_
    May 24, 2021
    3
    The story is really awfull and makes no sense and its not lore accurate, the armor designs are horrible, reviving cortana was the worse decition of the game, but at least multiplayer is really fun
  34. FK97
    Aug 22, 2021
    3
    Just bad overall.

    The campaign has an absolutely terrible story, relying on you reading the expanded lore, and focusing on too many characters at the same time. The AI is pretty stupid, I never felt like I was about to die in a fight, on top of that, you get a get-out-of-jail-free card, because your teammates revive you after you are knocked down, instead of accepting that you made a    Just bad overall.

    The campaign has an absolutely terrible story, relying on you reading the expanded lore, and focusing on too many characters at the same time. The AI is pretty stupid, I never felt like I was about to die in a fight, on top of that, you get a get-out-of-jail-free card, because your teammates revive you after you are knocked down, instead of accepting that you made a mistake. The game starts you off in an endgame-like battlefield, rather than slowly showing you the enemies like previous games. I never see any small group of enemies, it's always a huge army. Map design is meh, it has some open areas but it lacks detail, and has a ton of invisible barriers. The only good thing to me would be the weapons, since they are all very well balanced, in previous games I kept using precision weapons because close encounters was almost never a good idea. But here I feel safe using a shotgun or smg, but that would really be the only good thing about the campaign to me.

    The multiplayer is mediocre. It focuses too much on competitive, and at launch it was bare bones. The lack of split-screen is unacceptable and was a terrible decision. Warzone has loot boxes and is pay-to-win, which absolutely sucks. At least the forge is pretty good, since it doesn't limit creativity unlike previous games.    … Expand
  35. jhongams2014
    Oct 18, 2021
    3
    the Halo series is based around master chief but in halo's 5 campaign you only get to play as him for 3 missions . then that added the others that follow you around and shout random things . the multiplayer was 343's main focus to get their players to play for all of the loot box type systems, the multiplayer is not all that fun if you don't play with friends.
  36. Lelo_Oficial
    Aug 25, 2023
    3
    O jogo decepciona muito aos fãs da franquia, a história não chama atenção e o protagonista não tem o mesmo peso do master chief, o multiplayer é bom mas é desbalanceado e as novas mecânicas de gameplay são muito estranhas e pra mim não agradaram. Apesar de tudo ainda rende umas poucas horas de diversão no começo.
  37. sharkman265
    Nov 5, 2015
    2
    While not so bad , its still bad MP is the only redeeming quality halo 5 has ,sadly no forge mode that was promised and there are alot of cheaters in MP 343 are not doing anything about the boosters or afkers bewarned !!

    im not giving this a 0 because its got some pros ,campaign you dont play MC till later on and even then his time is short played sadly !! Also shame on the user    While not so bad , its still bad MP is the only redeeming quality halo 5 has ,sadly no forge mode that was promised and there are alot of cheaters in MP 343 are not doing anything about the boosters or afkers bewarned !!

    im not giving this a 0 because its got some pros ,campaign you dont play MC till later on and even then his time is short played sadly !!

    Also shame on the user review inflaters and deflaters !!!!!    … Expand
  38. Mr-X
    Feb 22, 2016
    2
    Not worth $80. Halo 4 was good, and 343 completely removed the good aspects of 4 in an attempt to turn halo into a cod clone with terrible and repetitive map design, terrible fun balancing and movement abilities that are more of a hindrance than a help. And MICROTRANSACTIONS GALORE. **** this game.
  39. masterchief247
    Feb 28, 2016
    2
    I don't care anymore!! These games have text in a font size of like 3 or 4 is inexcusable. They program and play test on 15in monitors at the developer, but don't play test on modern large size TV's 90% of us are using. Also, the colors they use for the text and background are always to close to the same color pallet. I have a 55in TV!! I should not have to sit four feet away to readI don't care anymore!! These games have text in a font size of like 3 or 4 is inexcusable. They program and play test on 15in monitors at the developer, but don't play test on modern large size TV's 90% of us are using. Also, the colors they use for the text and background are always to close to the same color pallet. I have a 55in TV!! I should not have to sit four feet away to read everything from menus to HUD text. My vision is perfect, and this has never been a problem for previous generations. So many games have this issue for this current generation of games. Frankly, I don't care how good the graphics are. The mini text and poor color pallet problem is a game breaker for me. This game is no exception. Should not have to squint, causing headaches, to play. Other games you'll see this issue on are Dragon Age: Inquisition, Witcher 3, Davinity Original Sin, Wasteland 2, and Star Wars Battlefront. Rent before you buy if this might be an issue for you. You'll thank me.… Expand
  40. suspeito
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    This game is not a EPIC halo, worst campaing from all of halos,

    - movements good - OK
    - history - sucks, the worst campaing
    - Game fun - ok
    - multiplayer - Good im arena mode, but WARZONE i cant play, because doenst find a game to play.
  41. cdd
    Oct 27, 2015
    2
    Halo 5 has lost everything that was halo, playing with your friends in one room and yelling at the guy next to you for assassinating you or screen peeking. and 2 people jumping on the guy with the tank so the other guy can kill the tank in game. its fun to play for one single person but because you cannot play splitscreen, in my opinion 343 industries you have ruined the HALO experience.Halo 5 has lost everything that was halo, playing with your friends in one room and yelling at the guy next to you for assassinating you or screen peeking. and 2 people jumping on the guy with the tank so the other guy can kill the tank in game. its fun to play for one single person but because you cannot play splitscreen, in my opinion 343 industries you have ruined the HALO experience. Just go back and look at your favorite halo games, halo 2 and halo 3, halo 2 had one of the best stories ever and this story doesnt match up, not even close. halo 3 has forge and crazy splitscreen local playability. i remember the first map me and my brother made and played together, he was always building these intricate race courses and i would test them for him. but it never got boring. there was always something different. and you could always call a friend to come over and have a game night and play some halo together, not anymore. HALO 5 is no longer HALO it is now RANDOM SPACE-AGE SHOOTER 5. I will not be buying this after playing it at a friends house expecting to play halo, was extremely dissapointed.… Expand
  42. JimDynamo
    Oct 28, 2015
    2
    I've been a Halo fan from the beginning, and was looking forward to this game since the current console generation began. It's been a 14-year tradition to play MP and Co-Op with a friend or with the wife... sitting next to me on the couch. They announce no local MP and it sucks, but I guess that's the state of the industry now. BUT; 343i announced the omission of various modes of play asI've been a Halo fan from the beginning, and was looking forward to this game since the current console generation began. It's been a 14-year tradition to play MP and Co-Op with a friend or with the wife... sitting next to me on the couch. They announce no local MP and it sucks, but I guess that's the state of the industry now. BUT; 343i announced the omission of various modes of play as the compromises they had to make in order to make the game bigger and maintain a high frame rate. Well, the frame rate is high; I'll give it that. Graphics are not significantly better than the last gen. The campaign is weak with convoluted, unresolving story elements. Narrow paths winding to a boss battle - over and over again. AI is inconsistent. The best features of the game are online MP, and for someone who doesn't play that alone very often, it's not enough of a plus to justify the steps backward the developers have taken. With no local multiplayer, 80 or 90% of the game's long term value is gone for those who like to play that way. This is not progress.… Expand
  43. HTxBrianx
    Oct 29, 2015
    2
    This is the worst Halo game I've ever played... It looks amazing, but the campaign is horrible, flawed, and trying to work with the AI is impossible. The AI are garbage I've seen n64 games with better AI. It seems at this point 343 is just trying to make money off the Halo name. I couldn't wait for the campaign to be over it was that damn boring...The only thing this game has going for itThis is the worst Halo game I've ever played... It looks amazing, but the campaign is horrible, flawed, and trying to work with the AI is impossible. The AI are garbage I've seen n64 games with better AI. It seems at this point 343 is just trying to make money off the Halo name. I couldn't wait for the campaign to be over it was that damn boring...The only thing this game has going for it is the nice soundtrack and Warzone. I honestly wouldn't waste your money on this..… Expand
  44. Darknorm
    Oct 29, 2015
    2
    Great gameplay and great sound doesn't take away from a mediocre campaign that is about 5 HOURS long. A very disappointing game from 343 industries. I guess this was made as a multiplayer game first and they figured any campaign is better than no campaign. For me this game is far worse than Halo 4 and it was made with the view that people understand the extended universe. If u don't youGreat gameplay and great sound doesn't take away from a mediocre campaign that is about 5 HOURS long. A very disappointing game from 343 industries. I guess this was made as a multiplayer game first and they figured any campaign is better than no campaign. For me this game is far worse than Halo 4 and it was made with the view that people understand the extended universe. If u don't you will be so lost in the campaign.

    3 story missions with Master Chief and a boring and bland Locke, destroyed this game for me.
    Multiplayer though saves it.    … Expand
  45. gretownzu
    Oct 29, 2015
    2
    The visual and audio are stunning which is something most people can agree upon. The story line felt shorter than most other titles but there were significantly more cut scenes and dialog. The story line was in depth and better explained as you went along each mission unlike in some previous titles. The campaign felt as if it had plenty replay ability in which every play through afterwordsThe visual and audio are stunning which is something most people can agree upon. The story line felt shorter than most other titles but there were significantly more cut scenes and dialog. The story line was in depth and better explained as you went along each mission unlike in some previous titles. The campaign felt as if it had plenty replay ability in which every play through afterwords would unlock new mysteries or places I had not previously noticed or explored. I did not find that the story line felt hopeless or as if humanity were on the edge of annihilation like previous titles. This was a disappointment to me because I felt the hopelessness and the will to fight to the end nomatter what the cost gave halo a unique twist on the series. I was disappointed with how blue teams relationships and story line was handled because it felt very lackluster if not non-existent. Chief also lacked a bunch of screen time in favor of Locke who is kind of an unlikable character. The multiplayer is fun but is unbalanced at times , especially in war zone. The Campaign and multiplayer are two of the last decent ones in the Xbox FPS universe and I look forward to the next title. All in all , it is a great game that some will love and others may not care much for. It is not a halo game like in the past and is something new, so make sure when you play that you don't treat it like a previous title.… Expand
  46. thegamerfromhel
    Nov 2, 2015
    2
    this game isn't terrible but it does not deserve the 9s and 10s that it is getting. The campaign is about 4 or 5 hours which you mainly spend playing as a dull and uninteresting spartan Locke. The story won't make any sense unless you now a lot about the halo expanded universe, but even then the story is weak and forgetful.
    I also had some pretty crappy glitches. They took out split    this game isn't terrible but it does not deserve the 9s and 10s that it is getting. The campaign is about 4 or 5 hours which you mainly spend playing as a dull and uninteresting spartan Locke. The story won't make any sense unless you now a lot about the halo expanded universe, but even then the story is weak and forgetful.
    I also had some pretty crappy glitches. They took out split screen which was one of the only reasons I even bought halo 4. The online isn't terrible but it doesn't do anything really new or special. This game isn't terrible what worries me is the fact that none of the big gaming review sites want to call them on their **** I love halo and they can do better then this and that is what us fans need to demand! Buy the game if your a halo fan but people need to acknowledge the games faults and apparently all the trusted review sites are sucking 343s dick their is something seriously wrong with gaming journalism. It is up to us fans to call **** Oh the ending is also total sequel bait.    … Expand
  47. imfobk
    Nov 5, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The new online multiplayer feels like home to competitive and silly halo players alike. smooth spartan movement and the guns feel great. nothing too new or innovative. more like a car that finally got new tires and its brakes replaced to running condition. HOWEVER. the campaign is **** and the media associated with its release really hyped us up for some epic story about the master cheif origins etc. and we got none of it. and no locke VS mastercheif that we all expected. aside from some shiity 30 second fight that looks like it was a slow motion version of an assasins creed fighting cutscene. **** THIS **** and this crap developers keeping pissing out for sales. this isnt what we were hyped up for. the story is a ****ty cliff hangar. and none of us gamers are happy about this lackluster characters and vanilla storyline. please make your games better developed and worthy again. it was a good idea and step in the right direction in PVP. but this looks like a prettier version of halo 4 and the story sucked.… Expand
  48. TruthInCritique
    Nov 5, 2015
    2
    I can sumarize my experience of Halo 5 in one word: Disappointment. It was so clearly lacklustre it was downright shameful. The multi player is absolute trash. TRASH. Warzone is downright BORING, and they took out so many awesome game modes. Like infection. INFECTION!! INFECTION WAS SO **** FUN!! But without a doubt the worst thing they have done to Halo 5 is..... the micro payments. 343I can sumarize my experience of Halo 5 in one word: Disappointment. It was so clearly lacklustre it was downright shameful. The multi player is absolute trash. TRASH. Warzone is downright BORING, and they took out so many awesome game modes. Like infection. INFECTION!! INFECTION WAS SO **** FUN!! But without a doubt the worst thing they have done to Halo 5 is..... the micro payments. 343 Industries, you **** **** i already paid 75 **** dollars for your **** game and you still want me to pay for more **** YOU LITERALLY HAVE MICRO PAYMENTS FOR GUNS AND ARMOUR. THINGS THAT WERE FREE IN EVERY OTHER HALO 3, THINGS THAT MAKE THE GAME. The req system..... utter. ****. trash. I seriously want my money back, i **** hate Halo 5, and i hate 343. **** YOU 343 YOU BUNCH OF COCKSUCKING **** I HOPE YOU ALL DIE OF AIDS.… Expand
  49. aarongray
    Nov 14, 2015
    2
    Halo, if you ever read this, know that I loved you.

    I loved Frank O'Connor and his work at Official Xbox Magazine while you were still a baby. He was so funny. He was larger than life and a really cool dude. The best day of the month was the day a magazine arrived on the doorstep of our home in the woods of Alabama. Even a quarter page snippet about what was coming in Halo 2 would have    Halo, if you ever read this, know that I loved you.

    I loved Frank O'Connor and his work at Official Xbox Magazine while you were still a baby. He was so funny. He was larger than life and a really cool dude. The best day of the month was the day a magazine arrived on the doorstep of our home in the woods of Alabama. Even a quarter page snippet about what was coming in Halo 2 would have me excited for weeks. Each new gun they announced had me dreaming. I cut out screenshots of Elites and Master Chief and taped them inside my high school locker. I didn't care that they had been super enlarged beyond their native resolution so they could cover a magazine page, and now they looked all pixely. I didn't even know what resolution was back then.

    I loved your forefather, Bungie, and his beautiful works of art. I still remember the day that I played Halo for the very first time. I went over to my Aunt's house, and my cousin showed me his new Xbox. He started a new Halo co-op campaign, and we played for hours. Halo was the sole reason I ended my near 10 year gaming relationship with Nintendo and bought an Xbox instead of a Gamecube. We started a weekly LAN party at my house, and we played Halo splitscreen multiplayer every Thursday night. I still remember Tower of Power on Ascension. We had custom names for all our custom game modes. We made SWAT before SWAT was a thing. We called it Realistic. My dad loved the Scorpion tanks on Blood Gulch. He couldn't run and look around as fast as my brother and I, but if he got in a tank, he was happy. Mom would even play sometimes too. Her name was "EvilMomlady", lovingly given in honor of Calvin and Hobbes' Mom.

    Back when I was a cool kid creating all my usernames on the Internets, I chose usernames that declared my love and dedication to halo. Its kinda embarrassing now, and I've tried to change most of them to be more "professional". Earlier this year, a software client wanted to use Skype for a group meeting. When we had setup the chat room, apparently my old Skype handle came through instead of my current Microsoft account name, and the client asked, who is "dude4halo"? I had to sheepishly own that one.

    I bought every single Halo soundtrack that Marty O'Donnell made. They were incredible. They showed me how awesome orchestral and classical music can be. Another cousin and I would listen to them every time we rode in his car. He built a subwoofer in his trunk, and when we listened to Covenant Dance we almost peed our pants. The music was peaceful and beautiful, stirring and exciting.

    I read every Halo book for a long time. They were my favorite science fiction for years. Eric Nylund's storytelling was amazing.

    Starting with Halo 2, we began a tradition of picking up each new Halo game at midnight as soon as it was released. Our goal was to get as many people together as we could to huddle around and play the co-op on Legendary. We tried to beat the game before sunrise. We've continued the tradition to this day.
    But now, I'm afraid that this good thing must come to an end. It appears that so many things are changing. The split-screen, the music, the main character, the big team battles loaded with vehicles, the forge... So many of the things I loved about Halo are now just... dust and echoes. There is certainly a chance for a reclaimer, but now, I feel that I must look elsewhere. Farewell Halo. I hope we meet again someday. Maybe we can relive the glorious times of our past.    … Expand
  50. AGuyOnTheIntern
    Dec 13, 2015
    2
    This is not Halo, Halo 3 is Halo not this garbage! Multiplayer is like Advanced Warfare quick and childish and the REQ's what the f*** is this? You get something good and its gone forever, a wasted opportunity and filled with micro transactions that r*pe your wallet/purse. The campaign is boring and miss directed from the teasers and a recycled boss battle giving nothing entertaining withThis is not Halo, Halo 3 is Halo not this garbage! Multiplayer is like Advanced Warfare quick and childish and the REQ's what the f*** is this? You get something good and its gone forever, a wasted opportunity and filled with micro transactions that r*pe your wallet/purse. The campaign is boring and miss directed from the teasers and a recycled boss battle giving nothing entertaining with dim witted AI (would it count for AI if they're so stupid?) Overall a waste of money!!!… Expand
  51. DrWatson90
    Dec 14, 2015
    2
    Half of the game is cut scenes of parts I wish I could have played. when you die, you don't really die, you just wait for a revive so there is no real punishment for failure so no challenge, No split screen, but 343 said they wanted 60 frames which they did achieve however the characters look like they're made of jello. Couldn't finish the game, uninstalled and traded in to game stop forHalf of the game is cut scenes of parts I wish I could have played. when you die, you don't really die, you just wait for a revive so there is no real punishment for failure so no challenge, No split screen, but 343 said they wanted 60 frames which they did achieve however the characters look like they're made of jello. Couldn't finish the game, uninstalled and traded in to game stop for 10 dollars. I'm more irritated about the 2 hours of my life I lost to this. It's call of duty in space.… Expand
  52. SnowzSan
    Feb 11, 2016
    2
    Despite lobbying fanboys trying to resurrect a game that failed on too many levels, the overall experience of Halo wasn't there in Halo 5.

    I'll try and be as thorough as I can when reviewing it, and will list 10 points that correlate with the 0 to 10 scoring systems on Metacritic. So here goes! 1 - No split screen. Sure, that doesn't really affect me too much anymore, but think    Despite lobbying fanboys trying to resurrect a game that failed on too many levels, the overall experience of Halo wasn't there in Halo 5.

    I'll try and be as thorough as I can when reviewing it, and will list 10 points that correlate with the 0 to 10 scoring systems on Metacritic. So here goes!

    1 - No split screen.

    Sure, that doesn't really affect me too much anymore, but think back to when you were a kid. Going over to a friend's house or having them come over to yours and sitting back and playing some Halo together. Hell, some friends can't afford an Xbox so all the better they get to experience ALONGSIDE of you, which is no longer possible.

    Well, guess you can always pack up your TV, Xbox One, controllers, and all necessary cables, head over to a friends, hook it up and play. Yay. -1

    2 - The game is beautiful.

    Mine you, it's not ground breaking or anything, but it's a definite improvement visually over it's predecessors. Despite graphics not making a game, there's definitely something to be said when reviewing it. +1

    3 - Microtransactions.

    While it's not a huge thing in Halo 5, and things purchased with money can be obtained simply by playing as well, there's something to be said for providing an "easy route" for those who have money to burn vs those that don't. Gold Req packs do provide an advantage to players, and being able to purchase them with real money is doing what everyone hates... providing an advantage for cash players. -1

    4 - No map voting.

    It doesn't matter whether you like playing Blood Gulch for the 5th time in a row or not, it's never a good idea to remove features. This goes hand-in-hand with the removal of splitscreen. Allowing playing to vote for maps was a way of ensuring that players aren't being stuck in less-than-desirable maps/gamemodes. With the added "You're banned for... (insert ludicrous reason for actually banning someone here)" players are locked into playing maps they do not enjoy, even thought nearly the entire lobby would rather be playing something else. -1

    5 - The Ban Hammer.

    Have you ever been playing a game and decided "Well, I'm losing and there is no coming back from this. I'm no longer having fun. I'm going to play a different game mode"? Well, now you can do that and receive an automatic ban lasting for increasing increments of time depending on the frequency of quits. Sure, it's affects everyone when a teammate quits, but locking players into the "play or die" mentality is absolutely moronic. -1

    6 - Vehicles are useless.

    This may just be a case of bad map rotation or a severe lack of large maps in the early game, but let's face it. Vehicles are almost useless in the current map rotations on MP. For a game that prides itself on vehicle variety, it certainly says something for not being able to use them effectively. Sure, some players might be more skillful and able to use said vehicles in tight spaces, but that's a small segment of the community. Making vehicles nearly useless for the larger portion of your fanbase is not a good idea... It's as if there was no QA for this title.... -1

    7 - Campaign was okay, at best.

    I kind of like the direction it was going, but there was no sense of any real urgency during the entire plot. Sure, the guardians are waking up and things are going to hell, but it's best if we just look for the Master Chief who, we all know, is off doing what he does best. Saving mankind. But let's waste time trying to stop him even though we all know that even if we could, we'd be dooming mankind. Genius writing. BTW, that was sarcasm. -1

    8 - The menus.

    Face it, there's so many redundancies and useless submenus that it can be a little confusing. For the first 20 minutes of online after the campaign, I spent nearly all of it going through each individual menu to figure out where everything was essentially hidden. Simplify it, seriously. -1

    9 - Characters are bad.

    The characters for this title just ooze political correctness. While anyone can appreciate having a diverse team of protagonist, that doesn't mean they prefer it over character fluidity. They all feel forced and there is near zero chemistry between any of them. I'd rather an all white, all black, all male, or all female team as opposed to what they offered. It's a game, leave the political agenda at the door. Not to mention some of the commentary from the female spartans mid game.... No one cares nor was it called for to comment on the gender equality of Sangheilis. Again, leave the PC drivel at the door. -1

    10 - Free map packs!

    I can't stress how important this is. It speaks for itself and one can only hope they continue this trend. +1

    There you have it. A comprehensive breakdown of Halo 5.    … Expand
  53. AIXI
    Mar 13, 2016
    2
    This game is actually a good action game but a very bad Halo game. The single player campaign has a very weak story, it have an awful pace and the enemies and final levels are very repetitive and even boring.

    The score would be greater it the game have another name and if the master chief model was changed by any other
  54. Berrlett
    Dec 12, 2017
    2
    How did this get 84 on Meta is beyond me. there is nothing right about this campaign from start to finish, repetitive, unimaginative and plain all throughout they could have used the same sequences on copy paste to go through a few hour campaign. Absolute, 100% and utter trash.
  55. wakama
    Mar 14, 2018
    2
    What should I tell you.... 343 you **** this up. I played all Halo games before and I love all games made by bungie. But what 343 did is just... bad. Bungie always made halo feel unique and fun, 343 removed splitscreen which is one of the most fun and unique and aspects of halo, they changed weapon attributes so that damn magnum is better than battle rifle. The singleplayer writing is notWhat should I tell you.... 343 you **** this up. I played all Halo games before and I love all games made by bungie. But what 343 did is just... bad. Bungie always made halo feel unique and fun, 343 removed splitscreen which is one of the most fun and unique and aspects of halo, they changed weapon attributes so that damn magnum is better than battle rifle. The singleplayer writing is not terrible but compared to the story bungie created it's not that great and even bad at some parts. Single-player gameplay is pretty fun but changes in multiplayer 343 did are pretty big step down from it's predecessor. On the other hand the only really good thing about the game is really nice grpahics and overall style. But all other aspects of halo 5 are huje step down and comapred to games made by bungie it has nearly no improvements. And it has no goddamn SPLITSCREEN!… Expand
  56. Kauank
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Essa franquia já deu oque tinha que dar... Historia chata, gameplay sem graça e gráficos meia boca.
  57. JuanNonlyGaming
    May 24, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game completely detached itself from it's past games. It's story is terribly written and they attempted to write out it's main character to introduce another. 343i seemed to think that it's player base wouldn't care for lack of Chief, but it did. 3 missions with Chief and 12 with Locke, Soo much fun. The game also had one of the best marketing scheme's out there to hype the game and get players ready.... Too bad that fell hard on it's face and wasted hours of players times. None of the marketing comes into play, even Hunt the Truth. The multiplayer was ok, though the overall first impression showed that Microsoft wants back in the Mlg Scene and that completely ruined the mp on launch for me. Overall, this game could have been better, but it just didn't have the chops that Halo 4 had.… Expand
  58. ngamer007
    Feb 16, 2020
    2
    As a generic shooter, it's alright, as a Halo game? Terrible. The wonder of the Halo games has always been exploring huge open environments alone, you against an army of religious zealot aliens hell-bent on killing you. When you did encounter AI soldiers, like the marines, they were comically bad and almost immediately died. You would giggle and move on. In Halo 5 you have squadmadesAs a generic shooter, it's alright, as a Halo game? Terrible. The wonder of the Halo games has always been exploring huge open environments alone, you against an army of religious zealot aliens hell-bent on killing you. When you did encounter AI soldiers, like the marines, they were comically bad and almost immediately died. You would giggle and move on. In Halo 5 you have squadmades constantly squawking in your ear to revive them, and they never go away. You might think, "okay so if I hook up another controller and play split screen, I don't need to listen to these idiots?" You would be incorrect, because this game doesn't have split screen. You literally need to have a separate Xbox One and separate TV for each player, plus an internet connection because the game doesn't even support LAN.

    They've also ruined the gameplay by introducing climbing and dodging mechanics. Please stop, that doesn't belong in Halo.

    So you get it, they've ruined the ethos and interactivity of the game. But what about the story? Oh, that's rubbish too.    … Expand
  59. ectoBRUH
    Jun 12, 2020
    2
    Took halo and turned it on its head, story and multiplayer wise. The Warzone mode is alright
  60. maje90
    Aug 5, 2020
    2
    I've played all the Halo games, from 1 to 5, ODST and Reach.
    We did countless games with split-screen (even online) and also LAN parties.
    We loved Halo! Halo 4 was somehow different, but still "aligned" with past games. Imho Halo 4 had the best gameplay, but it was probably too fast compared the other halos (everyone having sprint ability make the game totally different) Then Halo 5    I've played all the Halo games, from 1 to 5, ODST and Reach.
    We did countless games with split-screen (even online) and also LAN parties.
    We loved Halo!
    Halo 4 was somehow different, but still "aligned" with past games.
    Imho Halo 4 had the best gameplay, but it was probably too fast compared the other halos (everyone having sprint ability make the game totally different)

    Then Halo 5 came:
    Pros:
    - good/decent graphics;
    - 60fps is nice;

    Cons:
    - campaign plot is bland, flood are completely forgotten and overall now everything is switched to a generic sci-fi game. Bad. Really bad.

    - no split-screen. It explain itself. On Xbox One MS even removed the led indicators telling you which of the 4 players you are. MS is clearly yelling "PLAY ALONE"... to a big community who liked split-screen!

    - WORST auto-aim ever seen: impossible to disable. The feeling is totally different from any previous Halo game or ANY OTHER fps! It's incredible how BAD they made aiming! Even more... coming from the background of other 5/6 Halo games with perfect aiming!!
    Once you get used to it the game is too easy! Like they wanted to remove the player ability to "flatten" the win/death ratio. So a new and unskilled player can overcome pro players. Totally BAD decision here.
    You might play for 30 seconds, feel the auto-aim, and think "WTF is this!?", and uninstall the game!

    - online matchmaking is worse than MCC (incredible!). There is a store to buy weapons&stuff... bad. Really bad.
    A small example, once you "unlock" a vehicle in an online match (by scoring points in game or by buying cards outside the game... LOL) you SPAWN directly inside a vehicle!!! WTF is this!
    On every other Halo you FIND a vehicle and start piloting it! Fighting to get it!
    Halo 5 is for... smartphone users!!

    Everything is done with the "how can we piss of Halo fans the most?" motto.

    Microsoft/343i managed to ruin the only good exclusive game they had.
    I did buy Xbox One only because my 360 died and i had hopes for Halo 5.
    They managed to make MCC with countless problems ("ruining" past good games) and Halo 5 without splitscreen and every other crazy stuff.
    The 343 official forum is a "hen-house" where only the blind 343 fan manage to stay... gloating about everything 343 do, mindlessly.
    Other users which try to use the brain and give their opinion ends up BANNED!
    So the forum is "cleansed" by the problems! 343i is just burying the problems. Genius move!

    Then there is still that aberrant "Halo Channel" app that even LAGS by barely navigating the UI alone!!!
    It can't play any video, and the rare times when it works the video is in low quality!

    343i tried to convert Halo in a "show" with Tv serials and other low quality stuff.... for bored people!

    Everybody loved Halo from 1 to 3 , ODST and Reach. Those games will be remembered!
    I liked Halo 4, but it had its problems... maybe...

    Halo 5? It is ALREADY forgotten.
    That's the result of over-milking and turning a good franchise in a trash-show for avidity.

    Halo was the ONLY chance Microsoft had to make interesting buying an Xbox.
    Halo Infinite already seems to be failing as much as Halo 5.
    Dumber and dumber, Microsoft.    … Expand
  61. Obamslinger
    Apr 23, 2021
    2
    Lemme just start off by saying that this game is literal dog **** Now why do I think this is dog **** you ask? Well let's see the story is bad, the writing is trash, and the soundtrack is forgettable. This to me doesn't feel like a halo game it just feels like a basic FPS.
  62. ExarIX
    Dec 8, 2021
    2
    Najgorsza odsłona Halo jaka kiedykolwiek powstała. Jeżeli jesteś fanem trylogii Bungie, omijaj to szerokim łukiem.
  63. purpleTM
    Jul 15, 2022
    2
    I fell in love with the multiplayer, but even that is flawed. The game has yet to see a proper PC release, and the existing one doesn't work as of 2019. From microtransactions to a flawed storyline. Halo 5 failed in so many regards, despite me sinking hundreds of hours into it. I miss old Halo, and I genuinely didn't think I would be saying that because of Halo Infinite, but even thatI fell in love with the multiplayer, but even that is flawed. The game has yet to see a proper PC release, and the existing one doesn't work as of 2019. From microtransactions to a flawed storyline. Halo 5 failed in so many regards, despite me sinking hundreds of hours into it. I miss old Halo, and I genuinely didn't think I would be saying that because of Halo Infinite, but even that failed to meet series standards.… Expand
  64. coywow
    Jun 4, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. oh my gosh, this game almost single handedly killed the franchise. after the absolute stinker that was halo 4, 343 just showed us that it could be worse. This game not only has the worst multiplayer in halo history, but is also a narrative disaster for the series as a whole. Thank GOD they got their heads almost out of their ass for halo infinite, because if it was as bad as this the franchise would be over.… Expand
  65. dwarfered
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    Repetitive, bland and boring game-play. The graphics are not next gen and the story makes no sense at all. I don't get all the hype, this is nowhere near a 10.
  66. mykkenny
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    Campaign is terrible, poor plot that pretty much negates halo 4 and all the books in between that and this game, three of the missions are just 'talk to a couple people, done', not sure what that is about. Some of the boss fights are clearly designed for co-op as your fellow spartans AI is terrible, they're basically window lickers - stupid morons for those not in the UK.

    Multiplayer is    Campaign is terrible, poor plot that pretty much negates halo 4 and all the books in between that and this game, three of the missions are just 'talk to a couple people, done', not sure what that is about. Some of the boss fights are clearly designed for co-op as your fellow spartans AI is terrible, they're basically window lickers - stupid morons for those not in the UK.

    Multiplayer is also awful, all games are rated and your rating goes up based on games won, so if you play with good friends and later play on your own you're massively out of your depth. 4v4 means that games are very skewed and if someone leaves you're **** No idea why 343i chose to do 4v4 instead of the traditional 6v6. Maps are tiny and all the same, in fact its easy on spawn to be confused about where you are. Power weapons pretty much give the other team free kills until the next power weapon.

    Warzone is the only half decent thing about this game, that and the music, so 1pt for those.    … Expand
  67. Hamburglar
    Apr 26, 2017
    1
    The WORST game in the franchise, and someone it's well received by critics?
    Must been paid good.
    This is the first Halo game i don't enjoy playing, and replaced it with BF1 as my go to MP game. - The multiplayer heavily caters to noobs and new players. Over the few months playing something has felt suspiciously off about the aim and the gameplay of the multiplayer. It is until i    The WORST game in the franchise, and someone it's well received by critics?
    Must been paid good.
    This is the first Halo game i don't enjoy playing, and replaced it with BF1 as my go to MP game.
    - The multiplayer heavily caters to noobs and new players. Over the few months playing something has felt suspiciously off about the aim and the gameplay of the multiplayer. It is until i realized it is littered with subtle noob assist mechanics all over the matches. I finally figured out what felt off from this installment. It's far more noticeable when you've been a fairly good players in previous games with a great K/D, yet somehow everyone seems to be "good" at HALO 5. There are countless times where noticeably mediocre players "somehow" get the edge and win on a 1v1 confrontation. I can get first shot on an unaware player, while he reloads then they will turn and kill me with less shots. There are so many **** kills in this game, so much grenade spamming. To make it worse the grenades are "strangely" accurate and will seem to follow and fall in proximity to enemies no matter how bad you throw them. Some power weapons hit boxes are either glitched or affected by that Noob Assist, since i've fired direct rockets at enemies and vehicles with no apparent damage and then they will just turn and kill me as if the Assault Rifle was no less powerful than a SAW. In FACT i've had a few 1v1 with my SAW against a AR and either lose, or nearly die despite shooting the enemy first and direct.
    Weapon power is not really set, and seems to fluctuate depending if the game decides the match is "fair and competitive" it will either nerf or boost weapons as the match goes, all without players awareness, just to "keep a fair competitive" match going. Like some kind of SJW BS where noob players need to have a chance against skilled players, so they game subtly assists them.
    Yeah, because it's not obvious Jimmy who threw a grenade the wrong way somehow bounces back to the right direction and kills me, and his bad aim somehow sticks to my moving Spartan and gets an insanely accurate hitbox on me despite his aim being all over the place, while i hold a steady aim and somehow Jimmy wont die with my full clip, and he spend only like 3 bullets with the same gun as me and the rest of his shots fly around me.
    - Can't use forge offline
    - Weapons feel greatly under powered in Warzone against AI.
    Weapons need more ammo to balance their lack of firepower against sponge enemies. Something just feels off about weapons and hit boxes.
    - No matchmaking for campaign, has to be with friends.
    - Graphics are great but lacking in some areas. Blue Team level is a perfect example. Over detailed environment adding a bunch of random details in walls and objects that would look better simplified, but no shadow casting from characters onto environment and even flashlight looks like crap as it casts no light in dark walls. So it looks terrible.
    - Warzone firefight is enjoyable, and so is Arena.    … Expand
  68. gdmatt
    Apr 1, 2018
    1
    A barebones experience that barely feels like Halo anymore. The campaign is the worst in the series by a big margin, and the multiplayer is more Call of Duty than Halo at this point.
  69. x0v3rKiLx
    Feb 3, 2017
    1
    This game completes 343i's total destruction of the franchise. The Halo you grew up with, fell in love with, and burned away all your free time with is no more. This is no longer Halo. It may say "Halo" on the cover, but Halo this game is not. Not with microtransactions, this pitiful excuse for a Firefight mode that is really just an outlet for those who buy REQ packs and a punishment forThis game completes 343i's total destruction of the franchise. The Halo you grew up with, fell in love with, and burned away all your free time with is no more. This is no longer Halo. It may say "Halo" on the cover, but Halo this game is not. Not with microtransactions, this pitiful excuse for a Firefight mode that is really just an outlet for those who buy REQ packs and a punishment for those who don't, a lackluster campaign, and unremarkable multiplayer. 343i proves for the second straight game that they wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground, let alone how to properly structure and develop a Halo game. This was a franchise that would have been better left up to even INFINITY WARD at this point. I'm not quite sure how worse this game could have possibly gotten.… Expand
  70. ufc77
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    A very boring story campaign that feels too similar to Halo 4, although the gunplay is somewhat improved. The graphics are better but not by much, still looks like Halo 4.5. There are better FPS games out there. See my other reviews to find out about other good FPS games.
  71. PedroVicious
    Nov 1, 2015
    1
    No split screen multiplayer kills this game for me, so if i want to have all my friend in my house to play this we need 4 xbox one.
    Weak campaing, uninteresting characters
    It brings nothing new to the table to the 1st person shooter genre
  72. gateguy
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    The only reason I am not giving this game a zero is that it shipped without any game breaking bugs (at least that I found), beyond that this is without a doubt the worst entry in the series. Without giving away any spoilers, I will simply say that this game is nothing more than a blatent attempt to charge $60 for what amounts to filler material. Its a shame to see a game series that was soThe only reason I am not giving this game a zero is that it shipped without any game breaking bugs (at least that I found), beyond that this is without a doubt the worst entry in the series. Without giving away any spoilers, I will simply say that this game is nothing more than a blatent attempt to charge $60 for what amounts to filler material. Its a shame to see a game series that was so rich with story telling brought down to a level reserved for bad movie video games. This will unfortunately be the final halo game I ever buy.… Expand
  73. SofaTrooper
    Apr 14, 2016
    1
    Disappointingly mundane experience, it seems the developers have not played an FPS since Halo 3. The story is confusing and underwhelming, with repeating gameplay sections that tire quickly. Graphically the game looks great and runs very well. Unfortunately overall the game feels outdated in its execution with little to recommend when it comes to single player. Multiplayer is whereDisappointingly mundane experience, it seems the developers have not played an FPS since Halo 3. The story is confusing and underwhelming, with repeating gameplay sections that tire quickly. Graphically the game looks great and runs very well. Unfortunately overall the game feels outdated in its execution with little to recommend when it comes to single player. Multiplayer is where most of the game can be found, but even this gets boring quickly as other games like Battlefield do it better. Halo maybe a big franchise in the past, but it's in need of a serious overhaul if it's going to compete with modern FPS games.… Expand
  74. azuljp
    Jul 22, 2021
    1
    Que asco de juego, realmente arruinaron la historia, la experiencia de juego y mataron mis ganas de jugar nuevamente una nueva entrega de ésta franquicia. No entiendo que es lo que hacen 343 con este tipo de propuestas. Entiendo qué quizá sea la agenda progresista como en TLOU2 que también es un fracaso.
  75. TheLastBandit92
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    Absolutely disappointing. The campaign is weak and the multiplayer became nothing but Call of Duty clone. What was once a unique experience is now just a memory replaced by this garbage. Wait to get till it's $40
  76. HumanSentry
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    Master Chief I will remember you well, but not here. Because here you play as primarily a side kick named Locke, who has the personality of sand paper. This series deserves better. They flopped on the campaign as well as the multiplayer. The layout of the maps are just laughable. I'm selling this game for store credit.
  77. jibbyman
    Oct 29, 2015
    1
    This game is an incomplete mess. At launch this game is missing a ton of gametypes as well as missing split screen, lan, and forge mode. The graphics are sub-par with flickering shadows, a resolution that is constantly wavering between 720p and 1080p, and a framerate that is only locked at 60fps when you are in close range, enemies that are mid to long range will stutter around at 30fps orThis game is an incomplete mess. At launch this game is missing a ton of gametypes as well as missing split screen, lan, and forge mode. The graphics are sub-par with flickering shadows, a resolution that is constantly wavering between 720p and 1080p, and a framerate that is only locked at 60fps when you are in close range, enemies that are mid to long range will stutter around at 30fps or lower.

    Halo 5's map selection was advertised as the largest and most varied for any Halo game to date. This is untrue,many of the maps that came with the game are just forge maps that took no effort for the dev team to make. Besides that we are given 5 true arena maps, 3 of which are just remixes of midship, if midship were 3 times larger and filled with clutter. I haven't bothered to play any of the warzone maps, due to that mode's use of microtransactions.

    The story is just bad and plays out like fanfiction. I'll leave it at that to avoid spoilers.

    Other gripes: aiming feels clunky due to deadzones and aim acceleration, ranking system does not match players by rank, Master Chief is only in 3 out of the 15 missions, weapon sounds seem weak. ADS blocks part of the screen when zoomed in on certain weapons despite functioning the same as previous games, effectively making this mechanic a downgrade.

    I don't know what is going on at 343 but the fact that they continue to release broken and unfinished games every year is a major problem. Their we'll fix it later mentality will kill this franchise. It's beyond my understanding how Bungie was able to release fully functioning Halo 3 way back in 07 filled with features and customization options after 3 years dev time, yet 343 with a larger staff and an equal amount of time can ony manage a game with about half the content of H3.    … Expand
  78. dude4him
    Oct 29, 2015
    1
    Call of Duty Advanced Warfare sucked but it's better than this. It uses many of the same mechanics. If you are are long time HALO fan you like this, everyone else? Mediocre shooter.
  79. zeratul1005
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    This is a campaign review only.

    Easily the biggest letdown of all the Halo franchise. The game proudly shows its bright colors and new gameplay gimics, but it does every major fan of the Halo franchise a major disservice by creating the single most pathetic attempt at a Halo story to be seen by the series beloved fans. The potential story shown through trailers and teasers appears to    This is a campaign review only.

    Easily the biggest letdown of all the Halo franchise. The game proudly shows its bright colors and new gameplay gimics, but it does every major fan of the Halo franchise a major disservice by creating the single most pathetic attempt at a Halo story to be seen by the series beloved fans. The potential story shown through trailers and teasers appears to show this amazing and intricate story experience, with depth and lore abounding- yet when you finish the campaign, you may feel like the series you have grown to love for its amazing and out-of-this-world story telling has decided to become a lump of coal among a group of diamonds. The story begins with what appears to be a halfway decent story, but as you progress through, it seems that the writers become more and more confused, throwing in random and meaningless story twists and events that in and of themselves make less and less sense. The game, going away from its roots of grandiose and colossal events and threat, and leaves it for a pathetic, all too similar story as Halo 4. The writers, instead of making an ending that at LEAST has closure and a meaningful or well delivered closing, leaves the campaign open ended and with the least closure possible.

    If you are a fan of the story of Halo, forgo the campaign in this game. Do not BUY this game. Do not let companies take beloved and well written stories, and butcher them for the sake of online multiplayer. Halo fans deserve better than what this game delivers.

    Much better.    … Expand
  80. boumboQC
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    Well, in few words : deception, deception and deception.

    A game without local multiplayer and with microtransactions...

    Don't buy this game..........
  81. Juggalo
    Nov 8, 2015
    1
    worst game ever, campaign doesn't make sense, multiplayer is unfair , every single of it is flawed. They should reboot it in every way. i mean come on they ruined the whole entire halo franchise.
  82. usuario_OS
    Nov 9, 2015
    1
    weak story , short game , more of the same! so goes for anyone who is a big fan himself, another generic shooter. wait wait wait for sale! dont buy!
  83. Sonnivate
    Dec 3, 2015
    1
    This game is a failure on almost every front.
    -No splitscreen co-op
    -No local multiplayer -Still no forge mode -Story is beyond cliche -Multiplayer is bland -No means of lowering weapon for machinima purposes or photos -Character/armor designs are boring This game gets a single point for having strong female characters and the hope that forge might be decent when it comes out.    This game is a failure on almost every front.
    -No splitscreen co-op
    -No local multiplayer
    -Still no forge mode
    -Story is beyond cliche
    -Multiplayer is bland
    -No means of lowering weapon for machinima purposes or photos
    -Character/armor designs are boring

    This game gets a single point for having strong female characters and the hope that forge might be decent when it comes out. Aside from that, and the return of Nathan Fillian there isn't a single thing I liked.    … Expand
  84. MCM603
    May 2, 2016
    1
    I can't play Halo 5 because whenever I step outside people have already "pay to win" bought the fire damage DMR's and assault rifles and I just die. I mean sure I can get one or two one time use boosts from earned packs but it can't compete with people who pay. And that's what Halo 5 has become. Did I mention awful character development, only like four missions with the master chief,I can't play Halo 5 because whenever I step outside people have already "pay to win" bought the fire damage DMR's and assault rifles and I just die. I mean sure I can get one or two one time use boosts from earned packs but it can't compete with people who pay. And that's what Halo 5 has become. Did I mention awful character development, only like four missions with the master chief, misleading trailers and NO SPLIT SCREEN? Halo is dead.… Expand
  85. and94
    Jan 7, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good: graphics
    Bad: everything else

    They bring back cortana but holy **** is she ugly. They must have looked at american politicians to find evil looking females and combine them to form cortana. Without Halo's original team of developers and artists, this is what you get, drastic changes for the worse.    … Expand
  86. Domlol
    Jan 18, 2016
    1
    Rename it, the adventures of Locke.
    Don't call this a Halo Game when you spend 80% of the campaign playing someone we don't care about.
    Halo means Master Chief, not Locke. Complete waste in the campaign.
  87. whatisthiscrap
    Jan 26, 2016
    1
    This game has been ruined, esports ruined this game. Lets make the aiming wonky because real pros will learn how to use the wonky aiming, lets make the pistol as powerful as a dmr so i kill people in 4 shots with a start weapon, lets reduce the radar by half so i can sprint at you from behind and assassinate you without you realizing i'm there. launching the game with 3 whole maps was also stupid.
  88. pyrofox117
    May 9, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a honest train wreck. Its good if you need some xbox one bloat ware. As its only now has been balanced and finalized. After 9+GB's of space for updates. Yes updates and also yes there is a micro transaction system. Which is fitting as the company that funded this trash is Micro-Soft.

    There are so many improvements that could have been made.

    The issues are :

    -Cliff Hanger ending
    -Poorly executed cut-sceen choreography
    -A story reduced to filler.
    -still lack of split screen.
    - Depreciated by about 50%
    -Takes up a estimated 87 GB of Hard drive space.
    -Requires a 720p or higher definition to look good.
    -Also the World Record for speed running the game on easy is close to about an hour and the legendary speed run is about only an 1 hr and half. Only about 20-30 minutes longer.(Falling short of 343i's promise. Of the game being longer than Halo 2.) To break it down a decent FPS gamer should beat the game on easy or normal in 3-4 hours. Heroric or legendary maybe a little longer.    … Expand
  89. SlixDE
    Jun 21, 2017
    1
    Sorry, but this is the worst Halo game ever. Especially the singleplayer campaign is unplayable with this stupid Team-AI, which does not help you at all and let you die plenty of times. With the Promethean on Legendary you're going not to have fun in this game.
    You're kinda happy when the aliance is forcing you because they're much more balanced and good to fight not as the prometheans    Sorry, but this is the worst Halo game ever. Especially the singleplayer campaign is unplayable with this stupid Team-AI, which does not help you at all and let you die plenty of times. With the Promethean on Legendary you're going not to have fun in this game.
    You're kinda happy when the aliance is forcing you because they're much more balanced and good to fight not as the prometheans are.
    Only the "ingame look and design" and my love to the Halo games before saved Halo 5 from an 0 points rating.    … Expand
  90. MatamesiQuieres
    May 22, 2018
    1
    Straight trash, Halo 5 is the worst in the series, by far, 343 doesn't know to make a good Halo.
  91. COBRABLADE1986
    Jul 10, 2018
    1
    By far the worst Halo. I keep trying to give it another shot, but it fails. OK graphics, everything else is a step down from the other halos. Just get the master chief collection and skip this one. As a huge fan of Halo, I played the collection, excited to play even more halo I started five and then dropped it pretty fast. It is noticeably less fun. avoid. I would take any Halo over thisBy far the worst Halo. I keep trying to give it another shot, but it fails. OK graphics, everything else is a step down from the other halos. Just get the master chief collection and skip this one. As a huge fan of Halo, I played the collection, excited to play even more halo I started five and then dropped it pretty fast. It is noticeably less fun. avoid. I would take any Halo over this one and wish I had saved my money.… Expand
  92. MarkusChiif
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    The game itself is a platform without more, quite fast, with the typical story of light VS darkness.

    Graphically it is beautiful, very colorful, with great contrasts in the same plane, but what gives a feeling of playing something that does not have all 2D platform games is the soundtrack, the perfect companion for the story, a soundtrack where Melodic wins the story itself that    The game itself is a platform without more, quite fast, with the typical story of light VS darkness.

    Graphically it is beautiful, very colorful, with great contrasts in the same plane, but what gives a feeling of playing something that does not have all 2D platform games is the soundtrack, the perfect companion for the story, a soundtrack where Melodic wins the story itself that although it makes you want to know the end, you enjoy those moments of maximum difficulty while in the background sounds something that makes you feel good.    … Expand
  93. xXr2
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is sometime fun but omg was the campaign so trash it is the worst campaign I've ever played and the multiplayer bearly has anything so dont play this please if u do u end up getting your money back… Expand
  94. gio27
    Jun 14, 2020
    1
    el juego es malisimo, no es un halo en lo absoluto,los graficos son casi iguales al halo 4 de xbox 360, es increible q no se note cambio grafico, la jugabilidad es de un shooter en primera persona generico, la historia es malisima, el multijugador aburrido, me parece mejor el del 4 o el 2, en fin una perdida total de tiempo, menos mal no perdi dinero x q lo descargue con game pass, peroel juego es malisimo, no es un halo en lo absoluto,los graficos son casi iguales al halo 4 de xbox 360, es increible q no se note cambio grafico, la jugabilidad es de un shooter en primera persona generico, la historia es malisima, el multijugador aburrido, me parece mejor el del 4 o el 2, en fin una perdida total de tiempo, menos mal no perdi dinero x q lo descargue con game pass, pero termine la campaña e inmediatamente lo borre, q descepcion, esperemos q halo infinite si este a la altura de los q hacia bungie x q 343 industies deja mucho q desear.… Expand
  95. Rodric04
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    Esto es una involución de saga, no puedo creer que se hayan alejado tanto del concepto original.
    Lo dije una vez, y lo repetiré HALO MURIÓ EN REACH.
  96. Persona9999
    Nov 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Badest halo game..and fu. K mAster. Chef bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad abad bad bad bad bad halo is babd babdbdbdbsbbabbdbdb ...... ..… Expand
  97. Equation
    May 24, 2016
    0
    It just doesn't flow, the feel of the game is off... No wonder DOOM has a higher Metacritic score than this, DOOM is simply the better first person shooter, Halo needs to be buried now, it is old and stale.
  98. Nathanielx
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    I'm going to rip the multiplayer apart. The barrier to entry in multiplayer is gigantic. If you haven't been playing Halo or some other similar shooter constantly for the past couple of years, you are going to have a hard time. There is no matchmaking, no elo or ranking system, and not a hint of team skill distribution. If you don't put together your team of experienced players you willI'm going to rip the multiplayer apart. The barrier to entry in multiplayer is gigantic. If you haven't been playing Halo or some other similar shooter constantly for the past couple of years, you are going to have a hard time. There is no matchmaking, no elo or ranking system, and not a hint of team skill distribution. If you don't put together your team of experienced players you will get a random bunch. Many people are just hiding collecting points and there is constant logging off if your team falls behind. I know many of you are probably saying this is all typical competitive shooter stuff and you are right. All that BS is here in spades! Plus there is a bit of pay to win going on with the microtransactions.… Expand
  99. lilkillpappy
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Game just came out 2 days ago and EVERYONE has finished it already. What else do you need to know about this thing? This entire genre is crap and I pity all of the fans, people that have limited enough gaming experience to consider THIS good. I haven't felt this ripped off by a game since Crysis 3. It's nothing more than a pile of melodramatic hyperbole capable of entertaining a littleGame just came out 2 days ago and EVERYONE has finished it already. What else do you need to know about this thing? This entire genre is crap and I pity all of the fans, people that have limited enough gaming experience to consider THIS good. I haven't felt this ripped off by a game since Crysis 3. It's nothing more than a pile of melodramatic hyperbole capable of entertaining a little more than an infant. I appreciate the game mechanics and the technology that went into making it, but not even the graphics are as detailed as most other AAA titles. You really have to be lacking in experience to enjoy something like this. Doesn't matter though. Look forward to your recycled pile of crap next year, children. Meanwhile, all of the rest of the none Xbone fanboys are playing real video games that are actually worth the money.… Expand
  100. jbelote
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Terribly broken and horribly put together story. Lack of any split-screen gaming puts this game as one of the worst (if not the worst) Halo games created in my book.
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#17 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#1 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 101 Critic Reviews

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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