Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. ian_gust
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    i don't speak english então vou fazer isso em português mesmo o jogo é otimo tanto em graficos quanto na historia, o multiplayer com novos modos e o modo coop pra nunca enjoar
  2. Mclevesque
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Most of the negative reviews havn't played the game. "Flow" is the word that comes to mind when playing Halo 5. Favoring curves over sharp lines, you are guided through each multiplayer map with a cat and mouse type feel. This calls for top notch teamwork to cut off your opponents. The maps are vivid but not hard on the eyes like Halo 4. One of the better Halo games. Buy it!
  3. Matty96tb
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    The game is clearly the best Halo there is with it being the first created ground up for the XBox One. Graphics 10/10 an I'm a graphics freak and own the best GPU's on PC and on XBox the graphics are excellent. Sound - again awesome but super awesome through stereo headphones.
  4. Phangled5
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    Don't be fooled by either trolls giving a zero or blind fanboys giving a 10. In my opinion this game is good, but good is about it.

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

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

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

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

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

    So there you have it. It's a good game, maybe wait till it goes down in price.    … Expand
  5. vgmkyle
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    I know some still love the series, but I find each new installment more boring than the last. The Halo 5 campaign is the worst yet. It's one of the most linear games I've played, and with no split-screen offering I can forget popcorn and dew with my homie on the couch next to me. The new multiplayer experience is okay... War Zone is by far the best element of this game. Even with thatI know some still love the series, but I find each new installment more boring than the last. The Halo 5 campaign is the worst yet. It's one of the most linear games I've played, and with no split-screen offering I can forget popcorn and dew with my homie on the couch next to me. The new multiplayer experience is okay... War Zone is by far the best element of this game. Even with that said, there are actually way better games to choose from on the Xbox… Expand
  6. Devi6us
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Ignore all the reviews giving this game a 0 as they are for the most stupid reasons. Anyway Halo 5 is an extremely enjoyable game with great dedicated servers 343i have redeemed themselves on this one, gameplay is fun and smooth and at the same time more challenging than previous Halos. Campaign is well written and around 6hours worth of gameplay when playing on normal difficulty. Lots ofIgnore all the reviews giving this game a 0 as they are for the most stupid reasons. Anyway Halo 5 is an extremely enjoyable game with great dedicated servers 343i have redeemed themselves on this one, gameplay is fun and smooth and at the same time more challenging than previous Halos. Campaign is well written and around 6hours worth of gameplay when playing on normal difficulty. Lots of content to get through and free DLC maps seriously cant decide which Halo I prefer, Halo 5 or Halo 3.… Expand
  7. MisterNguyen
    Oct 28, 2015
    7
    Halo 5: Guardians has a very flawed campaign. The plot makes little sense to those who have yet to acquaint themselves with the various novels and comic books that precede the story. The missions themselves are unmemorable, and they're not worthy of a second run-through; although I might give it a shot for the sake of collecting skulls and intel. For those who are expecting to play more asHalo 5: Guardians has a very flawed campaign. The plot makes little sense to those who have yet to acquaint themselves with the various novels and comic books that precede the story. The missions themselves are unmemorable, and they're not worthy of a second run-through; although I might give it a shot for the sake of collecting skulls and intel. For those who are expecting to play more as Master Chief, you'll be disappointed. You will instead spend roughly 70% of the game controlling Locke.

    The prometheans are doubtlessly the worst enemy type to fight against. It's not that they are difficult to deal with, but rather they provide an unrewarding gameplay experience. 343, can you bring the Flood back?

    Multiplayer is decent, but it no longer possesses that classic Halo feel. 343 Industries had abandoned it for a more fast-paced, Call-of-Duty-esque type of gameplay to attract more casual fans.

    Not worth the $60 price tag. Wait for it to go on sale.    … Expand
  8. f5inet
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Grandioso juego, grandiosa historia, inmejorable multijugador. Es halo que, al menos yo, queria. El cambiar de equipo constantemente me recuerda a Halo2, donde algunas misiones las haces con el equipo del jefe y otras las haces con el equipo de locke.
  9. ElPolloLoco82
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    I've played through most of the campaign and multi-player, and I think the game is really good. However, it has some balancing issues with the campaign and the partner AI needs a lot of work. I'm also not crazy about some of the Arena maps, and they have some spawning issues. I'm going to go in more detail in a bit.

    The game, itself, looks amazing and has some of the best gameplay    I've played through most of the campaign and multi-player, and I think the game is really good. However, it has some balancing issues with the campaign and the partner AI needs a lot of work. I'm also not crazy about some of the Arena maps, and they have some spawning issues. I'm going to go in more detail in a bit.

    The game, itself, looks amazing and has some of the best gameplay mechanics that you'll experience in any 1st person shooter. When in the campaign, everything looks so real. Some of the levels look absolutely gorgeous. The cutscenes will absolutely blow you away. I'm not finished with the campaign, so I can't comment on the total quality of the story; but half way through I find myself pushing through to find out what happens next.

    About the issues I had with partner AI and why the campaign needs some rebalancing. You'll feel the re-balancing issue more so on Legendary difficulties. Partner AI rarely ever follow the orders given to them, and they take their merry time getting into position. They also don't have a way to give a command to a specific AI partner. This gets you killed quite often in Legendary mode. You can spend 5 minutes trying to get them to man turrets, or attempt to split the group in half so you can operate 2 warthogs. Sometimes all 3 will go to the same warthog, and sometimes one comes with you and only one will go to the directed warthog. You will feel this on the "Glass" mission, especially when trying to push through to get the skull on the map (it's the only skull that requires the mission be played on "Legendary" difficulty). The lack of coordination makes it even more difficult than it needs to be to try and beat harder difficulties. Moving on to balancing, Legendary difficulty is "stupid" hard. You could unload a couple clips into a regular enemy before they finally fall; not to mention that all enemies seem to aggro to the user character and tend to lay off AI controlled players. They also are ridiculously accurate, and deal a ton of damage. It's so bad, that in areas that require the use of a vehicle you're better off having AI work a turret. If you man the turret, you'll be dead within a few seconds of running into hostiles. You'll be lucky to kill anything. If using the machine gun turret, you have to lay down and hit for a a continuous 5 seconds to take out enemies right above the grunt level. Being they're lax in targeting AI partners, they'll focus on you as the driver and usually hit the vehicle which will shield while you whip around (AI drivers typically drive like they are trying to parallel park every 50 ft). Because of this, co-op may actually be harder on Legendary than single player in some parts. I actually had a Scorpion get blown up 100 ft from the garage I pulled it out of by a knight, a regular mob, and a couple slow shooting anti-vehicle turrets. The turrets and knight took multiple shells to knock out; when I finally got to a checkpoint, I was stuck in the scorpion and was continuously getting it blown up within 5 secs of checkpoint reloading. Barely enough time to abandon ship, and my partner operating the turret usually dies because they don't abandon the vehicle before it explodes. I was dying within a few seconds because they could are ridiculously accurate. If you're flying around and they have a 1/4" of room to hit you on the fly, you best believe they'll get you. There is hardly any type of cover, to make it remotely fair. It's beyond Dark Souls difficulty, and feels cheap at times. They either need to spread the aggro more evenly and make the partner AI as smart as enemy AI, or decrease enemy health/weapon dam/accuracy.

    As for multiplayer, Warzone is awesome. However, there are spawning issues in Arena, and some in Warzone. You often spawn in and immediately get head shot before you can even move. Sometimes you spawn two feet from where you were killed so whomever killed you gets an easy double kill. They need to address that, because that will cause some people to rage quit. It felt like "Battlefront Beta Light" with the spawning. I also am not crazy about some of the maps in Arena, some just look like modern art and are ugly as sin. They're easy to get lost in or turned around in, and with that ugly architecture in some levels it just makes your head hurt. Most of these issues can get fixed in updates, so I'm not going to destroy this game over some pet peeves. If you loved Halo before, you'll love this one. It is improved upon; but it does require some fine tuning.    … Expand
  10. Rifter
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    Very solid game. I've mainly played the single player with a buddy and a little multiplayer arena. One of the best co-op games out there. Would love to see a 4 player version. Very cool levels.

    AI is kind of bad. This really is a team-based game, at least, really feels like it, but the AI kind of messes that up a lot. The game is a lot better if you have read some of the    Very solid game. I've mainly played the single player with a buddy and a little multiplayer arena. One of the best co-op games out there. Would love to see a 4 player version. Very cool levels.

    AI is kind of bad. This really is a team-based game, at least, really feels like it, but the AI kind of messes that up a lot.

    The game is a lot better if you have read some of the surrounding lore. Understand where Locke is coming from (Nightfall)

    The VERY low reviews I don't understand. I'd say this game is easily a 75-85 point game depending on where you fall. It does have some weirdness to it, but you have to stay with the Halo style gameplay to at least some extent. Though, the vehicles DO feel far too "floaty", worse than previous ones.    … Expand
  11. SwegJuce
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    A huge step up from Halo 4 in both campaign and multiplayer. Graphics look surprisingly good for a Xbox One game.

    The campaign definitely has something for people who follow the lore.
    Multiplayer is more balanced than before. Dedicated servers are freaking awesome

    The most fun I had with a Halo game since Reach.
  12. Dyuks
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Great Halo experience!
    Back to the roots, fun, yet competitive and great mutliplayer.
    Campaign is very criticized but I think it is above average. Great scenery, action packed, cool characters, great variety in missions, etc. The only thing Halo 5 lacks is split screen, but I'm still giving it a 10 because everything else works great. Forge (which has been upgraded heavily) and Big Team    Great Halo experience!
    Back to the roots, fun, yet competitive and great mutliplayer.
    Campaign is very criticized but I think it is above average. Great scenery, action packed, cool characters, great variety in missions, etc.
    The only thing Halo 5 lacks is split screen, but I'm still giving it a 10 because everything else works great. Forge (which has been upgraded heavily) and Big Team Battle will be added soon, and with it, lots of great ideas will make sure for very fun custom games.    … Expand
  13. diehard-gamer
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    Its graphically very pretty, but the maps feel close and confined not open and epic. The audio is good and the voice acting is good, but the characters spout a lot of gungho militaryish jargon one liners. The game plays fast and smooth.

    Unfortunately for me, I play games for the stories and characters not the AV bling or multiplayer bragging rights and, several missions in, I'm yet to    Its graphically very pretty, but the maps feel close and confined not open and epic. The audio is good and the voice acting is good, but the characters spout a lot of gungho militaryish jargon one liners. The game plays fast and smooth.

    Unfortunately for me, I play games for the stories and characters not the AV bling or multiplayer bragging rights and, several missions in, I'm yet to be hooked by HALO 5.

    I'm playing on for 'the Chief''s sake because we go back a long way and I want him to look good to inspire his squad. Locke, well he just feels like just another generic supersoldier and I don't really care how many times the aliens shoot him down and he squeals for his bros to save him.    … Expand
  14. amkwallah
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 is the best Halo i ever played, the gameplay graphics and new things are just amazing.
    Everything is right from Story MP and design.
    Theirs nothing to hate on Halo 5 and for the ones who do are bad or cant handle the game .
    and alot of people even start with bad intentions AMK
  15. super6646
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    Solid 9. Don't listen to those who give it a 0 because they're mad about no splitscreen, it is a great game! Campaign is very solid, and while I'm only on mission 6, I like what I'm seeing so far. I won't give away spoilers, but there's a special someone who returns in Halo 5...

    Then the multiplayer. OH GOD just bring me to heaven. Halo 4 was certainly a disappointment in that sector,    Solid 9. Don't listen to those who give it a 0 because they're mad about no splitscreen, it is a great game! Campaign is very solid, and while I'm only on mission 6, I like what I'm seeing so far. I won't give away spoilers, but there's a special someone who returns in Halo 5...

    Then the multiplayer. OH GOD just bring me to heaven. Halo 4 was certainly a disappointment in that sector, well not anymore! Halo 5's multiplayer is stunning, from 4v4 arena, to 24 player warzone, its truely amazing. It feels competitive, and its extremely balanced. To the people who are giving it anything under a 7 are simply trolling, and even I think it deserve's far better than what its getting. Solid game, 100% for any XB1 owner.    … Expand
  16. Prezident
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    343 смогли подняться до уровня второй части франшизы от банжи. В игре хороший сюжет с отличными сюжетными поворотами, хорошая картинка с великолепным арт и левл-дизайном, самый умный ИИ в серии и ещё много-много геймплейных нововведений. Здесь просторные и продуманные локации, подразумевающие использование скооперированных действий с применением спецвозможностей спартанцев, а так же с343 смогли подняться до уровня второй части франшизы от банжи. В игре хороший сюжет с отличными сюжетными поворотами, хорошая картинка с великолепным арт и левл-дизайном, самый умный ИИ в серии и ещё много-много геймплейных нововведений. Здесь просторные и продуманные локации, подразумевающие использование скооперированных действий с применением спецвозможностей спартанцев, а так же с напиханным в труднодоступных местах оружием и техникой, которое сильно помогает на данном участке карты. Так же в игре просто прекрасный мультиплеер, лучше я ещё нигде не видел: идеальный баланс и сведение автоприцеливания к минимуму делают своё. Ну и новый режим зона конфикта выше всяких похвал, очень масштабно, очень эффектно, очень круто. Теперь с нетерпением жду следующую часть франшизы и надеюсь, что на третий раз 343 сделают ещё лучше, в 5 раз, того и гляди, reach зппилят свой)… Expand
  17. TrustedReview
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Anyone who rates this game a 0 has never played it and their just jealous ps4 has **** games.
    PROS: amazing graphics, best online fps ever(warzone & classic halo), coop campaign, launch was perfect
    CONS: bland storyline but still really fun with friends, no split screen which I don't really care bc I'm not ten anymore. This is easily game of the year....ps4 fans come here to try to    Anyone who rates this game a 0 has never played it and their just jealous ps4 has **** games.
    PROS: amazing graphics, best online fps ever(warzone & classic halo), coop campaign, launch was perfect
    CONS: bland storyline but still really fun with friends, no split screen which I don't really care bc I'm not ten anymore.
    This is easily game of the year....ps4 fans come here to try to lower the review score bc their mad they have no exclusives dropping this year hahaha    … Expand
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. kozzy420
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 is a wonderful game and the best Halo online so far for the series. If you enjoyed Halo 2 and 3 for multiplayer you will love this game. The wonderful new Warzone mode reminds me of a mix of classic halo, Unreal 2kl4 and battlefield. Arena Breakout is awesome to, as you have one live ala TF2 Arena mode and old school rainbow six.

    The campaign is not to bad either, but this game    Halo 5 is a wonderful game and the best Halo online so far for the series. If you enjoyed Halo 2 and 3 for multiplayer you will love this game. The wonderful new Warzone mode reminds me of a mix of classic halo, Unreal 2kl4 and battlefield. Arena Breakout is awesome to, as you have one live ala TF2 Arena mode and old school rainbow six.

    The campaign is not to bad either, but this game really shines when it comes to the online, simply a modern multiplayer masterpiece.    … Expand
  21. cryinghavoc
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Pros:
    - Beautiful game play at 60 FPS with no studder or drop.
    - The most balanced multiplayer I have played in a shooter in years. - Fun and engaging story that is very repayable. With so many different guns and enemy's its always different Cons -Split screen was removed to keep 60 FPS -Story has a halo 2 feel, It is unresolved at the finish, but that is to be expected as it is    Pros:
    - Beautiful game play at 60 FPS with no studder or drop.
    - The most balanced multiplayer I have played in a shooter in years.
    - Fun and engaging story that is very repayable. With so many different guns and enemy's its always different

    Cons
    -Split screen was removed to keep 60 FPS
    -Story has a halo 2 feel, It is unresolved at the finish, but that is to be expected as it is number 2 in a trilogy.    … Expand
  22. rrafemi
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    De momento voy a hablar del modo historia pues no he tocado el modo multijugador aún.

    Este es mi primer HALO y sinceramente, no me parece mucho mejor que otros shooters. Todo el mundo dice que este el mejor shooter de consola.... pues no lo veo por niguna parte. Es todo muy genérico (aunque con buenos momentos) y unos enemigos estúpidos que se repiten hasta la saciedad. En lo personal    De momento voy a hablar del modo historia pues no he tocado el modo multijugador aún.

    Este es mi primer HALO y sinceramente, no me parece mucho mejor que otros shooters. Todo el mundo dice que este el mejor shooter de consola.... pues no lo veo por niguna parte. Es todo muy genérico (aunque con buenos momentos) y unos enemigos estúpidos que se repiten hasta la saciedad. En lo personal Battlefield 4 me dejó mucho mejor sabor de boca pese a ser también muy genérico, pero me puso en muchos más aprietos que HALO

    sobre los gráficos, pues se agradecen los 60 frames y mucho, pero eso lastra el resto de apartado grafíco. Todo parece estar hecho de cartón piedra, unas texturas lisas que ni tienen relieve. De las luces y sombras mejor ni hablamos (porque no tiene)

    En lo personal le doy como mucho y siendo generosos un 8 (al modo historia). No es mal juego, esta muy bien, pero dista mucho de ser el mejor shooter que haya probado.    … Expand
  23. ps4misery
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    All the reviews about this game are very mixed. But the population and fan base to Halo is very different to other fan bases fro other FPS games. All i can say is that you will have allot of fun playing this game and even more with friends.
  24. Birakon
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Fantastic multiplayer and a passing campaign.

    Campaign is nothing to write home about as it is fairly standard, however, it does its job. The real treat here is the multiplayer. The multiplayer stands among the best in competitive multiplayer shooters, and definitely atop the hill as far as this generation goes. The graphics I would give an 8/10. They do the job and it looks better    Fantastic multiplayer and a passing campaign.

    Campaign is nothing to write home about as it is fairly standard, however, it does its job. The real treat here is the multiplayer. The multiplayer stands among the best in competitive multiplayer shooters, and definitely atop the hill as far as this generation goes.

    The graphics I would give an 8/10. They do the job and it looks better than most Xbox one games, but doesn't measure up to say kill zone graphically.

    The game I would give an 8/10 normally however in order to make it fair since there seems to be a ridiculous amount of people who haven't even played the game writing reviews I give it a 10. The multiplayer makes this game and it is the best competitive shooter since halo 2.    … Expand
  25. TrevMizer
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Another rushed Halo game. No surprises here, but it's also unfinished. Pitiful number of multiplayer maps, no big team battle, no forge mode. Custom games are pretty much impossible because of this. I'm also not happy with the agenda 343 have. Campaign is just terrible and filled with sjw dribble. The shills are trying really hard to keep the fake reviews up.
  26. Halogod87
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    The campaign while not the best its certainly not the worst either..But since when has Halo ever had a outstanding campaign? At least it has one unlike Destiny and Titanfall. What really shines here is its multiplayer its as fun and fresh as ever...open minded Halo fans will really like how responsive and crisp the guns feel. Also if you like to unlock and customize your spartan you willThe campaign while not the best its certainly not the worst either..But since when has Halo ever had a outstanding campaign? At least it has one unlike Destiny and Titanfall. What really shines here is its multiplayer its as fun and fresh as ever...open minded Halo fans will really like how responsive and crisp the guns feel. Also if you like to unlock and customize your spartan you will be in heaven! So ignore the 0's they are all mostly trolls or CoD fanboys if you own a Xbox One and want a better game then CoD and Destiny get Halo 5!
    Ps. I understand no split screen kind of sucks trust me i grew up playing split screen also but what games still have split screen it isn't 1999 anymore times have changed maybe down the road they will implement it.. Halo 5 is the best Halo to date.    … Expand
  27. a-skillet
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Improved gameplay, much smoother than previous games.
    And the new warzone gamemode is fantastic! And very fast paced, like league of legends meets Halo.
    313 has really handled halo 5 very well
  28. jfrombk
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    This review is just based on mutiplayer! I dont really play campaign much so my thoughts are just about mutliplayer. First and foremost, this has the potiental to be the best halo mutiplayer experience, and thats a big statement coming from someone whos fav is halo 2. The weapons are pretty balanced, many weapons can be the your primary, the maps are taking some time to get used to butThis review is just based on mutiplayer! I dont really play campaign much so my thoughts are just about mutliplayer. First and foremost, this has the potiental to be the best halo mutiplayer experience, and thats a big statement coming from someone whos fav is halo 2. The weapons are pretty balanced, many weapons can be the your primary, the maps are taking some time to get used to but seem pretty balanced as well. The controls would have to be my only complaint, as it takes a little while to get used to, but using the recon setting is great after you get used to it. The gameplay is very halo, but fresh and adds more options! Great game.… Expand
  29. ThemBakerBoys
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have only played through 10 of 15 missions so far but I am mystified by the reactions I am seeing here.
    SPOILER ALERT:
    The story is both easy to follow and has depth and mystery for those who take the time to think about it. Master Chief has gone rogue because he is receiving mysterious transmissions from someone claiming to be Cortana. He investigates even though it means going AWOL. His loyal team of spartans support his decision with no proof at all--demonstrating their absolute loyalty to his cause. Spartan Lock and his blue team are sent to track them down and bring them in. Master Chief's efforts to find Cortana takes him on a trip across the galaxy to different planetary outposts and even into the middle of a covenant civil war with the elites (why no brutes?). The mysterious giant guardians, Cortana's true intentions, Locke's unquestioning obedience to orders, the return of the Arbiter--there's a ton of story here. It may not all have the nuance that we would want but it smacks of Halo and takes us places we have never been in the games before. The Elite homeworld is truly a sight to behold.
    Point being, 343 Industries did let us down with Master Chief Collection and I haven't even really scratched the surface on Halo 5 multiplayer yet, but if you are on the fence, don't let these critics sway you against buying the game. The campaign so far has been compelling and a blast to play. Fits nice and easy into the Halo series while being a 2015 game in terms of graphics and gameplay.    … Expand
  30. TacticalPsycho
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Best Halo game so far, as a long-time player. Greater controls, aim on every weapons, spartan customization, online modes, and obviously the campaign are all astonishing. I pre-ordered 2 games in my life, and this was one. One I absolutely don't regret, for I was playing at 12:01 on my Xbox as soon as it came out.
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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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