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
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Awards & Rankings

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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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