Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. Onask
    Jan 23, 2019
    5
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    Tremenda decepción después de haber jugado previamente Halo 3, Reach y 4. No es un mal juego en cuanto a mecánicas: de hecho, es el más completo en cuanto a posibilidades de la franquicia me atrevería a decir. Lo malo es que tiene sin duda la peor campaña de todos los que he jugado y de largo. El Jefe Maestro es ninguneado, un personaje "desaparecido" del    [RESEÑA DEL MODO CAMPAÑA]

    Tremenda decepción después de haber jugado previamente Halo 3, Reach y 4.

    No es un mal juego en cuanto a mecánicas: de hecho, es el más completo en cuanto a posibilidades de la franquicia me atrevería a decir.

    Lo malo es que tiene sin duda la peor campaña de todos los que he jugado y de largo. El Jefe Maestro es ninguneado, un personaje "desaparecido" del 4 vuelve de manera cutre y sin sentido, las texturas dejan bastante que desear, la banda sonora es de lejos la peor de las entregas que he terminado y apenas hay buen uso de vehículos en las misiones.

    La campaña, de verdad, me ha parecido casi un insulto por dos motivos. El primero es sin duda la trama. Por algún motivo controlamos dos bandos de spartans: el del Jefe Maestro y el de cuatro actores famosetes como Nathan Fillion y Mike Colter que dan cuanto menos pocas ganas de interesarte por ellos. Lo peor de todo esto es que el Jefe Maestro pasa inadvertido durante toda la campaña e incluso no le controlamos ni a él ni a su equipo en la misión final. Me ha parecido un verdadero insulto. El segundo motivo por el que la campaña me parece absurdamente seca es por su modo de dificultad legendario. Con un compañero nos hemos tirado la vida zona por zona porque salen enemigos hasta la saciedad. Este juego cruza con creces la delgada línea que marca lo divertido de lo tedioso, y la cruza a velocidades vertiginosas. Áreas en las que hay 10 oleadas de 20 enemigos, zonas en las que simplemente puedes ir corriendo o tratar de eliminar todos los vehículos sería cosa de incluso horas... Simplemente absurdo.

    Cabe destacar la nefasta y vomitiva IA de tus aliados. Debe de ser de las peores que he contemplado jamás en un videojuego. Es impresionante lo inútiles que pueden llegar a ser los bots hasta el punto de que te planteas por qué los han metido sabiendo que la IA era una soberana porquería. Se quedan quietos mirando al infinito mientras reciben daño por todas partes, en medio de la batalla se agachan y se ponen a disparar muriendo al instante, si necesitas que te revivan y estás más lejos de 10m de ellos rara vez van a llegar a rescatarte y menos aún si estás en un diferente nivel de altura, cogen vehículos al tuntún y no paran de estrellarlos y lanzarse en modo kamikaze contra los enemigos muriendo en el intento. En serio, un rotundo 0 a los bots y a la inteligencia artificial aliada.

    Poco más puedo decir de Halo 5. Ni en compañía he disfrutado de la experiencia. Realmente terminamos el juego por compromiso más que por diversión.

    Si por mi fuera le suspendería, pero no solo de la campaña viven los Halo y su modo online será interesante como siempre, pero como no lo he jugado, no opino.

    No recomendado.    … Expand
  2. Adamski09
    Nov 30, 2018
    5
    My rewritten story: Halo 5s story only focusing on chef and locke, locke the untrusted agent, sent by ONI, trying to find intel of chef and we get to see that cutscene where Halsey talks about locke sent to kill her and his intention what he will do to Chef will be mysterious. Cortana voice should have appeared at the end of Halo 5 chef loses his mind and chases Cortana as she disappearsMy rewritten story: Halo 5s story only focusing on chef and locke, locke the untrusted agent, sent by ONI, trying to find intel of chef and we get to see that cutscene where Halsey talks about locke sent to kill her and his intention what he will do to Chef will be mysterious. Cortana voice should have appeared at the end of Halo 5 chef loses his mind and chases Cortana as she disappears and tells him to go to an unknown location to meet her up again, and we get to see how the blue team meeting up with the chef at the end, he's doing brofist when he sees his old buddies at the time he was in the boot camp. Next halo game, not halo 6, a halo game that we get to play at the time where chef become a Spartan and how he meets the blue team in the Spartan 2 program. And we get to see other agents sent by ONI or UNSC. We get to see how buck became a Spartan in the UNSC. There's a funny dialog between locke and buck like a bromance. But Buck notices that locke hiding something from him, his intention in the Spartan program. At that time he has nothing to do with the chef but he's hunting Dr. Halsey to assassinate her. In the end, we see a cutscene that takes place in halo 6 where chief goes rogue and ONI give locke new mission to hunt chief instead. Halo 6 where we get to see Cortana and the timeline in halo 5.… Expand
  3. Joe500
    Jan 25, 2019
    5
    This Game is a Disrespect to the Halo Saga. Campaign is the worst in the Series the Multiplayer is not as good as People are Saying. Soundtrack is good but as a Halo Title it is Pretty bad. And The Marketing is Fooling you nothing like that happens in the Game. Overall a Disappointment.
    Hopefully Halo Infinite is Better.
  4. humunguschungus
    Feb 25, 2019
    5
    A serviceable entry in an aging franchise ruined by aggressive monetization and a subpar single player campaign.
  5. 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...
  6. Kennysteny2
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    Solid mechanics but its not a halo game, lacks details on the water on vegetation on the story and so on. Is by far a spit on the face of people that loves the campaign of the previous entries. Like the Multiplayer but if not because of the multiplayer that i buy Halo games. If is just multiplayer that 343 cares about make a free to play multiplayer Halo and make your easy money.
  7. CYurk
    Jan 25, 2020
    5
    Lacking in a lot of what makes Halo, Halo. This game is the beginning of a loose grip the developers at 343 are starting to acquire with the Master Chief franchise. The story is uninspiring and dull, the mechanics have strayed far away from its roots and the micro transactions have imposed greed and lacks true commitment to pleasing its fan base. The game still applies an easy andLacking in a lot of what makes Halo, Halo. This game is the beginning of a loose grip the developers at 343 are starting to acquire with the Master Chief franchise. The story is uninspiring and dull, the mechanics have strayed far away from its roots and the micro transactions have imposed greed and lacks true commitment to pleasing its fan base. The game still applies an easy and some-what enjoyable play through of the main story, it still graphically climbed new heights, and added some new interesting game-modes that can still be kind of fun. Sadly, the multiplayer is not what halo used to be. If you take away split screen multiplayer, add micro transaction, and make the Master Chief a sensitive wimp with human like traits... Then you have just made a recipe to kill that Halo magic that made us all get an Xbox in the first place. This is by far the worst Halo game ever in my opinion.… Expand
  8. twinklyten
    Jan 25, 2020
    5
    Although the shooting and movement mechanics are the best in the series everything else drowns this title in mediocrity. Awful campaign, no loadouts in multiplayer, lootbox systems, pay to win systems and no split screen.
  9. Stan_Osbourne
    Apr 27, 2022
    5
    To be honest, this is currently the weakest game in the mainline of the Halo series, and certainly not the best Xbox One exclusive to buy a console for. If we talk about a single company, then this is a very sad sight. The characters are very superficial and uninteresting, like the events in general, there are practically no interesting gameplay situations. Even in "Halo 4" there were moreTo be honest, this is currently the weakest game in the mainline of the Halo series, and certainly not the best Xbox One exclusive to buy a console for. If we talk about a single company, then this is a very sad sight. The characters are very superficial and uninteresting, like the events in general, there are practically no interesting gameplay situations. Even in "Halo 4" there were more innovations than I saw here. No new enemies were added, except for the Promethean flying machine (a cross between the Wasp and the Banshee), and that's it. Very scarce.

    But God bless her, with a miserable company, the multiplayer is currently empty. In a regular rotation, no one plays the infection mode or the team siesta of large teams, for some reason the rating system is divided into many modes, of which ten-play only the most boring massacre. And the cherry on this slop cake is the conflict zone. No one plays in this mode, there are simply no players.

    This is a big disappointment, and 97 gigs were completely wasted. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone these days. Glory to Ukraine!    … Expand
  10. Halocraft
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    The action part were good in the story but the ending was really dumb, multiplayer is ok but the war zone packs seem so stupid
  11. Yaboihasataco
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    The campaign story was awful. Just ruined halo 4 and was plain boring. The dialog was so poorly written and it was such an insult to injury. The multiplayer was terribly barren at release but is great now. It just disappoints me to see halo decline so much. I will give 343 the benefit of the doubt as they have improved the game a fair bit, but it’s still jarring.
  12. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    El peor Halo de la saga sin ninguna duda, la historia no vale para nada la pena y el multijugador perfecciona la formula pero se queda a medias entre innovar o quedarse atras, 343i esta arruinando la saga, recomiendo encarecidamente que cualquiera que vaya a jugar lo haga con cuidado y con las expectativas bajas, y en cualquier caso, jugar Halo Reach o Halo 3 te hará pasar una mejor tardeEl peor Halo de la saga sin ninguna duda, la historia no vale para nada la pena y el multijugador perfecciona la formula pero se queda a medias entre innovar o quedarse atras, 343i esta arruinando la saga, recomiendo encarecidamente que cualquiera que vaya a jugar lo haga con cuidado y con las expectativas bajas, y en cualquier caso, jugar Halo Reach o Halo 3 te hará pasar una mejor tarde que Halo 5.… Expand
  13. NxtDoc
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    Only a few acts as Masterchief, new characters are bland. Same boss battle over and over.

    And Loot Boxes, in a MP game.
  14. RoninNinjaXL
    Sep 25, 2020
    5
    Trailers promised me too much of this game

    Story: 5
    Gameplay: 6
    ost: 7
    Characters: 6
  15. Tbrown5
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    this game is the worst halo game to date because it makes gameplay that completely brake its roots to chase a trend, has the worst story in the halo franchise, has a lazy and terrible customization system, warzone was fun at first but completely pay to win, and more than half the content is missing at launch, just because this game has the best forge and best infection does not give it athis game is the worst halo game to date because it makes gameplay that completely brake its roots to chase a trend, has the worst story in the halo franchise, has a lazy and terrible customization system, warzone was fun at first but completely pay to win, and more than half the content is missing at launch, just because this game has the best forge and best infection does not give it a pass that they were missing at launch and had to wait for months to play those game modes. this game is a screwup and brakes what made halo so special, I hate this game and this may be my opinion, however this game was just underwhelming and a poor game over all. what keeping this game from a 3 is the decent titanfall 2 ripoff gameplay and has a competative scene with it.… Expand
  16. wiredspore44
    Jan 18, 2021
    5
    The main issue with this game was how complicated it was! It's almost as if the writers forgot that the average Halo fan hasn't read all the expanded lore! The story wasn't very good and i didn't like the partner mechanics or that you only played as chief for half of the game. Locke and Osiris were pretty cool but i think they would've worked better in a spin-off game. The covenant civilThe main issue with this game was how complicated it was! It's almost as if the writers forgot that the average Halo fan hasn't read all the expanded lore! The story wasn't very good and i didn't like the partner mechanics or that you only played as chief for half of the game. Locke and Osiris were pretty cool but i think they would've worked better in a spin-off game. The covenant civil war was pretty interesting and it's a shame we didn't get to see more of it. The warden was very forgettable and felt like more of an obstacle than a real boss. Cortana being the main villain felt really stupid to me and i think they should have just let her rest. I think the game would have been better if it expanded off of the ending of halo 4 and focused on the chief after losing Cortana. However, i think the Arbiter was still really cool and i liked the inclusion of blue team. The multiplayer was also really good despite the amount of packs you need to spend real money on. Hopefully Halo Infinite focuses on having a simple story and a more fun campaign.… Expand
  17. Gorgoroth
    Oct 29, 2020
    5
    Mecánicas de jugabilidad muy buenas pero al momento de la historia me faltó bastante
  18. zezeljmare
    Jun 21, 2021
    5
    EN:
    Pale shadow of older HALO titles. The story is completely confusing and very short. Inserted just to say that the game has SP mode. So many events, and so little time. The design of the level is solid, the maps are quite large, so the MP is good. Master Chief in extremely very short time appears in the game, the other characters are completely lifeless. The graphics are average, while    EN:
    Pale shadow of older HALO titles. The story is completely confusing and very short. Inserted just to say that the game has SP mode. So many events, and so little time. The design of the level is solid, the maps are quite large, so the MP is good. Master Chief in extremely very short time appears in the game, the other characters are completely lifeless. The graphics are average, while the enemies are extremely stupid, the AI is at the level of HALO 4 ... The music marked the entire series, but in this game it is terribly bad and does not contribute to the atmosphere.

    SRB:
    Bleda senka starijih HALO naslova. Priča potpuno konfuzna i veoma kratka. Ubačena tek da se kaže da igra poseduje SP mod. Toliko događaja, a toliko malo vremena. Dizajn nivoa je solidan, mape su dosta velike, tako da je MP dobar. Master Chief se skoro i ne pojavljuje u igri, ostali likovi su poptuno bezživotni. Grafika je prosečna, dok su neprijatelji izuzetno glupi, AI je na nivou HALO 4... Muzika je obeležila ceo serijal, ali je u ovoj igri strašno loša i ne doprinosi atmosferi.    … Expand
  19. MestreVaz
    Aug 24, 2021
    5
    o estilo de halo não me agrada e por isso a nota 5.
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  20. SmartAlec775
    Aug 27, 2021
    5
    Bad story. Decent gameplay. Multiplayer is fun but not as good as the past Halo games. REQ system is predatory garbage.
  21. JeffMen
    Oct 29, 2021
    5
    Halo 5 is a bland and repetitive game with uninteresting charaters and boring collectables. They try to make the game interesting by bringing in well know characters like buck and the arbiter, but buck did put some life into team osiris but one character cant make up for the whole team, and same goes for blue team, and the design for the arbiter made him look like every elite and didntHalo 5 is a bland and repetitive game with uninteresting charaters and boring collectables. They try to make the game interesting by bringing in well know characters like buck and the arbiter, but buck did put some life into team osiris but one character cant make up for the whole team, and same goes for blue team, and the design for the arbiter made him look like every elite and didnt make him stand out. The story of halo 5 isnt something to write home about, bland and predictable. Some positives of halo 5 is its gameplay and the multiplayer. The gameplay is fun and actually makes you feel like a spartan. Blasting throught walls and gravitiy slamming down on your enemies made you feel powerful. The multiplayer is also a great time aswell. Making me feel like im playing the old original halos. But the reward card system is crap, giving you lame rewards for your work. Also the multiplayer is very dry with only 3 gamemodes to play from. In the end halo 5 is not worth the 60 bucks it asked for at launch, but lucky theres gamepass so.… Expand
  22. TeemoTime
    Sep 4, 2023
    5
    This game is like alright. A change in direction in multiplayer was sorely needed after Halo 4, and this new direction could've been the future of the franchise if it didn't launch when everybody was getting sick of movement shooters. The multiplayer's content was abysmal at launch and only was in acceptable state post-launch. The campaign was horrible in every way, it's funny how HaloThis game is like alright. A change in direction in multiplayer was sorely needed after Halo 4, and this new direction could've been the future of the franchise if it didn't launch when everybody was getting sick of movement shooters. The multiplayer's content was abysmal at launch and only was in acceptable state post-launch. The campaign was horrible in every way, it's funny how Halo Infinite basically just erased this games story.… Expand
  23. L3Fari0us
    Nov 20, 2021
    5
    The best gameplay the series has ever seen, coupled with the most disappointing narrative.

    The graphics continue to be the best in the business, as fans have come to expect. The soundtrack, however, is, for the first time in the series, forgettable and bland. The gameplay is extremely solid and the new movement options feel like a natural evolution for the series. The A.I. companions    The best gameplay the series has ever seen, coupled with the most disappointing narrative.

    The graphics continue to be the best in the business, as fans have come to expect. The soundtrack, however, is, for the first time in the series, forgettable and bland.

    The gameplay is extremely solid and the new movement options feel like a natural evolution for the series. The A.I. companions are pretty useless, but they do their job.
    The narrative is the weakest the series has ever seen. It felt all over the place and the sense of urgency and seriousness it was trying to transmit to the player fell flat on its head. The designs of some of the characters are very bad, particularly on the Elite enemies, who look extremely bulky, instead of the slick appearance they used to have, and on one of your companions throughout the story whose armor coating looks like bubble gum. The companions were all forgettable and it continues the trend of the player having to rely on outside material to fully grasp what's going on and who certain characters are. The dialogue is also tedious to sit through.

    By far, the most disappointing Halo experience that, if it weren't for its gameplay and graphics would have been a tedious drag. It feels like all the creativity from Halo 4 was somehow lost and traded for a more generic action movie plot.    … Expand
  24. Amir7scorpioN
    Dec 11, 2021
    5
    its halo 5 and deserves only a 5/10... i thought 343i will learn from halo 4 and will make a great game but nope haha let's change the game and make it an embarrassment for the franchise!

    it is not HALO!...the gameplay is some new game named HALO... its like destiny and destiny is not halo! the story? oh god! what a bullcrap! ... its just BAD! really BAD! the writting is BAAAAD!    its halo 5 and deserves only a 5/10... i thought 343i will learn from halo 4 and will make a great game but nope haha let's change the game and make it an embarrassment for the franchise!

    it is not HALO!...the gameplay is some new game named HALO... its like destiny and destiny is not halo!
    the story? oh god! what a bullcrap! ... its just BAD! really BAD!
    the writting is BAAAAD! everything about this game is an embarrassment!    … Expand
  25. xavy6389
    Mar 27, 2022
    5
    for the first time in my life i skip all the cuts scenes in my first play though but the gun play just felt like cod so it an ok in my book
  26. RandomizedGamin
    May 6, 2023
    5
    This game is quite a disappointment, I went back to it years later and it made the experience feel worse. The game has such a boring story and I hate that you always have to get revived by the 3 bots that approach ever so slowly to revive you, the player can't decide what pace they want to go at and overall makes the gameplay slow and frustrating. The only thing I will give, is that theThis game is quite a disappointment, I went back to it years later and it made the experience feel worse. The game has such a boring story and I hate that you always have to get revived by the 3 bots that approach ever so slowly to revive you, the player can't decide what pace they want to go at and overall makes the gameplay slow and frustrating. The only thing I will give, is that the game has good visuals and the multiplayer is entertaining. That's about it.… Expand
  27. Barrage
    Apr 24, 2023
    5
    A really uninspired game, with a plot that makes no sense. Microsoft really should've stopped trying to make this series, after Bungie left.
  28. plutopasmauvais
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    This is a very good game but no split screen what is sad cause the game is very profitable and they don' t even have a split screen.
  29. Masterkarma7
    Feb 4, 2023
    5
    Lo único malo a mi parecer de este juego es su guión de la historia, rompe por completo lo establecido en la franquicia y no es nada emocionante jugarla, en cambio, el multijugador y la movilidad de juego son excelentes.
  30. MasterGubbers
    Jul 11, 2023
    5
    The story is terrible, the new mechanics are just boring, and many of the new weapons and vehicles miss the mark. While the multiplayer is solid enough, 343 is simply incapable of creating a campaign close to being as good as the Bungie games.
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#17 Best 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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