Halo 5: Guardians

 Xbox One
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 3713 Ratings

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  1. teemz22
    Dec 27, 2017
    6
    The game is a snooze fest (multiplayer aside).

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

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

    Thank god I borrowed it from my friend, campaign is booooring, graphics and sound are good but apart from that....the game is just that, mediocre.    … Expand
  2. squalledu86
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    "HALO WINS"

    This is the first Halo game of my life and I gotta say that I loved it. The story and the characters, specially Agent Locke, Cortana and of course Chief. I played it on my brand new XBox One X and its stunning. If you never played Halo before, I think this is a good one to start on. In addition, I just wanna say that when you play a videogame nowadays most things you'd take    "HALO WINS"

    This is the first Halo game of my life and I gotta say that I loved it. The story and the characters, specially Agent Locke, Cortana and of course Chief. I played it on my brand new XBox One X and its stunning. If you never played Halo before, I think this is a good one to start on. In addition, I just wanna say that when you play a videogame nowadays most things you'd take for granted probably and think that they were always that way in gaming. Well, actually there's an evolution to it (ever wondered about the Evolution mentioned in the original Halo game's title) and the things that you see used widely by games of these days can be traced back to past games. But what is striking is that if you do the Math, well, as I say above ... by far and large ... Halo Wins :-) the most significant advances used widely by games of today and a good number of them can all be traced back to the originlal 2001's Halo CE game. For the record, the Hallmark use of the thumbsticks, use one for moving your character and the other for looking around/aiming, virtuaaly all games of today play like that and you'd probably think that this was always like that, it was not, it was Halo that introduced this idea and made it popular. But it doesn't stop there:

    -Ever wondered that it's so convenient to carry just 2 weapons and quickly change between them by using a face button? This can be traced back to HALO as well.
    -What about using a dedicated shoulder button just for throwables? That's also HALO.
    -Vehicles mingled with on-foot during Campaign missions, and btw on vehicles you control them by using one thumbstick to move vehicle back, forth and other to steer, analogous to on-foot, this is nice because it save the triggers for shooting on vehicles that have weapons. So, HALO
    -And ther's more, but I think I'll stop here before I bring readers to tears of frustation, kidding. A last one ... ever wondered how in many popular games, I won't give out names, your health regenerates to full level after a while always and depletes when you take damage only to regenerate again when you're not taking damage, so, sorry pal, this is also, HALO!

    Ok, I think that's it I could also mention a space setting which is so cool, but maybe this one can go back to Metroid :-) at least this is the oldest space game that comes to my mind. Talking about space, Master Chief's armor is so cool and how they've been improving its design is also pleasing, it's truly an original and wonderful looking design! I also like how they've introduced new armor types for diferent characters with this entry like the one for Agent Locke.

    So, I guess it's about time I conclude it, I just remebered that back in the day (2001) the OG XBox was designed for local network multiplayer and Halo made use of it, later Microsoft would launch XBox Live which paved the way for modern online multiplayer that lifted off with the revolutionary XBox 360.

    Ok, now I'll seriously end this, last thing I liked Spartan John 117 so much that I just not like him but would be a follower of Spartan John (Master Chief) in that I have decided that I'll no longer pursue PhD. That's correct, I have a Masters degree and will keep it like that, I'm a Master just like Master Chief, cool isn't it? At least, that is what I was gonna do before talking to my cousin Rod, after talking to him he encouraged me to actually do PhD, so I don't know anymore ... I'll probably take some time to consider a decision, but in any case, know that no matter what I considered making a major life-driving decision based on HALO! This game is quite something. Thanks for reading!

    "Wake up :-) haha kidding again"    … Expand
  3. PsnationxJF
    Apr 18, 2018
    10
    im a big sony fan and i cant tell you how much i enjoy this game. the story is a masterpiece despite fanboys and the stupid media hating it. halo is the biggest franchise in gaming so as a sony fan i understand that there are a lot of haters. halo 5 proves once again why halo will always be the king of fps
  4. Sonyer
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    This game is amazing, one of the best looking games I ever play this generation. I really love this FPS games and this one is just amazing.
  5. MrCarcosa
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Absolutely brilliant game !
    I would recommend this to anyone who are a real gamer, this is one of the best games ever!
    too sad see sad kids ps4 fanboys trying to put this masterpiece down, but they cant lool.sad kids
  6. PremiumR98
    May 24, 2020
    10
    HALO 5 BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY THIS GAME IS THE BEST HALO

    I've putten in this game 1000 hrs its a masterpiece!
  7. W0lf_0f_Snyd3r
    Jul 14, 2019
    8
    The only great Halo game. This is the only one I've enjoyed so far. All the other Halo games are just annoying and boring.
  8. ClaytonCarmine
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    After 343 Industries showed in Halo 4 that Halo can produce cool graphics (before that there was only a wonderful art design), I immediately became convinced that after the departure of Bungee, Microsoft hired the best specialists to continue this legendary saga with which no other series can be compared in scale and epic.
    And now, looking at Halo 5, I can say with confidence that this is    After 343 Industries showed in Halo 4 that Halo can produce cool graphics (before that there was only a wonderful art design), I immediately became convinced that after the departure of Bungee, Microsoft hired the best specialists to continue this legendary saga with which no other series can be compared in scale and epic.
    And now, looking at Halo 5, I can say with confidence that this is the best Hailo in terms of gameplay, and that the series is in good hands.
    Many thanks to 343 Industries for being able to keep that high bar set by Bungee and bring a lot to the series.
    Special thanks to the lovely Bonnie Ross)    … Expand
  9. xbox_one
    Nov 3, 2019
    9
    Halo 5's story is too confusing at times, but the shooting has never felt better, and the MP is the best since Halo 2.
  10. hovercroft
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Same old rehashed trash. Boring gameplay boring story. Microsoft need to up their game and make new exclusives. Not just churn out the same **** from the original Xbox.
  11. SirFlankBoring
    May 19, 2023
    5
    Damn i played all the 5 games on heroic and i don't know why people hate this sooooo much...
  12. KlaatuHorror
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    Juego más que recomendable, aunque a 343 industries aún le falta un poco para dar ese salto de calidad.
  13. Pashkevich026
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    Maybe Halo it not deal game, but Halo5 very coll game, capaign and multiplayer very nice
  14. Njk64876
    Mar 28, 2020
    8
    Halo 5 is not a bad game my friends and I really enjoyed playing this game but I don't disagree that there are tons of problems with the campain and the multiplayer, the combate can be glich and sometimes when you shoot someone the damage ratio won't count some times, but over all it is a good game.
  15. UMK
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Nice......................... Good..........................................
  16. dirtymetalhead
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    The worst and the most boring Halo campaign I’ve ever played. The MP can be good but for me it never should be the first focus in Halo universe.
  17. Vorg
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    No vale la pena. Lo compré en ofertas y la verdad me sentí estafado. No volveré a tocar un halo nunca más
  18. Marcz3ra
    May 1, 2021
    0
    Perdi meu tempo nessa porcaria! Chato demais, não tem emoção, essas armas de brinquedo são um tédio, só não é pior que a campanha!
  19. WHITESIXOMAR
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    Yeah I really considered it a LOT before giving Guardians a solid 10, because it has a lot of flaws, like the master chief - locke fist fight... Thing is I loved the direction 343 took with Halo 4, after the trilogy ended I never imagined myself to be so invested in HALO LORE once again, and after completing Guardians I feel I want MORE! the game graphics are awesome and gameplay is theYeah I really considered it a LOT before giving Guardians a solid 10, because it has a lot of flaws, like the master chief - locke fist fight... Thing is I loved the direction 343 took with Halo 4, after the trilogy ended I never imagined myself to be so invested in HALO LORE once again, and after completing Guardians I feel I want MORE! the game graphics are awesome and gameplay is the best the series has given me, with proper ADS, sprint, and modern mechanics I was able to enjoy the experience to the max. As I said before the game is not perfect, the story takes some turns that I do not like but I had such a blast playing the campaign over and over, it got me watching youtube videos about the game LORE for months. And now that Infinite is out, I gave Guardians one more run and had a total blast! thats why its a solid 10 for me :)… Expand
  20. Zorrothomas7
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    This game brought me back to halo and the multiplayer is the best in the series since halo reach 10/10
  21. Brayancodova
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    Talvez fue decepcionante manejar a Spartan Lock y no a John 117 pero eso no deja de ser el peor juego. Al contrario es un grande juego yo soy fan de la saga de halo y este esta muy bueno es la maravilha de los FPS Halo 5 Guardians un gran juego solo Reach le gana pero este esta genial. Gracias
  22. Dom007
    Mar 13, 2021
    4
    Another franchise ruining game. I still remember the disappointment of halo 5 when I played it back in 2015 as person who grew up with the halo franchise.
    Halo 5 has such a poorly written story that is such a slog to get through and 99% of the characters aside from the ones from the older games are just unlikeable (particularly some of the ones you fight alongside). Not only that they    Another franchise ruining game. I still remember the disappointment of halo 5 when I played it back in 2015 as person who grew up with the halo franchise.
    Halo 5 has such a poorly written story that is such a slog to get through and 99% of the characters aside from the ones from the older games are just unlikeable (particularly some of the ones you fight alongside). Not only that they ended up totally ruining some of the characters from the older games. Giving them very questionable dialogue (another issue with the game) and totally ruining their involvement in the story (which is already bad).
    The gameplay Is also average and not very fun, I will give a bit of credit for the environments and graphics though.

    And finally the games ending sucked. It made hardly any sense to me. 343 better make up for this with halo infinite.    … Expand
  23. Birdman35867
    Mar 11, 2021
    0
    I refer to it as Guardians, because it isn’t even fair to call this a Halo game. The maps look like aids and the best thing to come out of this game is the ability to sprint. Truly embarrassing for everyone involved in the creation of this abortion. I hope the one in 2021 is in no way a resemblance of this trash.
  24. MacG
    Jan 28, 2021
    6
    The weakest entry in the Halo franchise by far. Not a bad game, just very forgettable experience that added nothing to the series. Pick up The Master Chief collection instead.
  25. UlyssesM
    May 1, 2021
    4
    Naff single player, naff multiplayer. Not much else to say. 343 should go make other games. They’ve failed consistently to ever make a good Halo. They will never be Bungie.
  26. Ferzival7
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    soo ugly story, and the gameplay is poor the grapics are shiit but well is master chif let him die already
  27. 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.
  28. Lynconlau
    May 2, 2021
    4
    Halo, muita gente “gava” esse jogo como se fosse o melhor do mundo. Eu baixei, entrei e comecei a jogar, digamos que foi um dos maiores arrependimentos que eu fiz em toda a minha vida. Eu creio que a empresa tinha recursos suficientes para melhorar o gráfico e a “ideia” do jogo.

    Em quesito de jogabilidade, está ótimo. A interação das armas são boas, mas apenas isso, mais nada.
  29. Dead-Son
    May 3, 2021
    4
    Absolutely ruined master chiefs character. After building a character for over 15 years, you’ve made him look like a weak old man in front of locke etc. Campaign was awful but the gunplay was the best ever in halo, multiplayer was pretty fun as well.
  30. 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
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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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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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