Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. DirtyDave
    Oct 30, 2015
    7
    Halo widens it's abilities with impressive additions, but at the same time losses focus and creativity. New modes and gameplay are right up the series ally. At the same time it adds mechanics from other games that take away the 'halo' feel. Still a good game, but at the cost of split screen it makes me worry if 343 industries really knows what the core of Halo is that we love.
  2. takoDGO
    Oct 30, 2015
    8
    acabo de comprar mi xbox one a raiz de la salida del tomb rider y compre el halo 5 y aparte el gears of war definitive edition y para ser cinser es el primer halo que juego en mi vida y me gusto pero no como para darle mas de 8 la verdad es buen juego pero solo eso!!!
  3. Krazylegs75
    Oct 30, 2015
    8
    Great Graphics and Game play. Multiplayer is a little frustrating. Warzone is a little broken in my opinion. There seems to be only 2 or 3 maps to play on. Arena is my preferred style and maps are great and tricky. Req packs are a great addition to Multiplayer.
  4. TheElusiveMyth
    Oct 29, 2015
    7
    Halo 5 for me is heart breakingly disapointing, yeah it does play very smoothly due to its consistent frame rate, but the graphics are quite lacking to be honest, they are like the frame rate, smooth. But are incredibly low in textures, especially in most of the multiplayer maps. Environments just look bland, like some of the walls are made out of plastic. I have also been having networkHalo 5 for me is heart breakingly disapointing, yeah it does play very smoothly due to its consistent frame rate, but the graphics are quite lacking to be honest, they are like the frame rate, smooth. But are incredibly low in textures, especially in most of the multiplayer maps. Environments just look bland, like some of the walls are made out of plastic. I have also been having network issues, seeing other players magically zip across the map, then being killed by this certain player due to all my seemingly accurate bullets having missed their target due to them lagging out. In every single 4v4 game type i have played, if a player leaves or gets kicked mid-match, never once has the recently departed player gets replaced with another player. Thus leading to lob sided/unbalanced matches. And what comes with that is a domino effect, where due to the fact that one side is down a player, another may quit due to the unfair aspect of uneven sides. Warzone is quite frankly a chaotic mess which is has been solely designed for leg shooting, cod loving 12 year olds. Plus you receive req cards which grant mostly temporary weapons, gear and bonuses like overshields and damage buffs. You can slowly earn these cards through only playing warzone or buying them with real life currency, so if you buy as many packs as you want, that is a lot quicker than earning them through playing the game naturally, so in my mind that's pay to win. I also heard 343 officially stated that the campaign is around 10 hours on legendary difficulty, where its been around 7 for me, which even with modern standards now, that is still short. Also the campaign is fairly tedious with overwhelming amounts of typical and generic shooting gallerys. I also dont like a few npc's within cutscenes saying things like "The master chief just does what he wants" in a disrespectful manner. All in all its a solid shooter with a fair campaign, a good amount of maps, but its one game i'll play only for the next week or so, then trade it in.… Expand
  5. tigga2000bo
    Oct 31, 2015
    10
    Best halo game ever made in my opinion. The nice twist in the story sets up a epic beginning to halo 6....and the multiplayer is by far the best in the series. Halo 5 has brought back the balance of halo 2 and brought in to the modern world..
  6. MONSTATURKEY
    Oct 31, 2015
    10
    This game has become one of my favorite games of 2015. The beautiful story, the intense multiplayer both contribute to making this game a world class shooter that can definitely compete with black ops and battlefront
  7. Lacoste18
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    This game is simply breathtaking. 343 Industries has truly crafted this masterpiece with love just as Bungie initially had just over a decade prior. If you own an Xbox One, this game is quintessential to your collection. The mechanics are as tight as ever, gameplay is like Halo 3 with better physics and movements, controls are perfect and variable as always, the story is amazing, andThis game is simply breathtaking. 343 Industries has truly crafted this masterpiece with love just as Bungie initially had just over a decade prior. If you own an Xbox One, this game is quintessential to your collection. The mechanics are as tight as ever, gameplay is like Halo 3 with better physics and movements, controls are perfect and variable as always, the story is amazing, and multiplayer is comparable to that of Halo 2. My only slight nag is the lack of a split screen. Then again it isn't 2007, so I don't really mind. By the way to everyone giving this game a zero... Pffffffttttttt enjoy COD or all of your cool PS4 exclusive(not pluralized for a reason).… Expand
  8. hiruu
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    Had a great time with Halo 5, and I'm a lore guy for the expanded universe, so the story was good, imho. I'm looking forward to seeing how this all wraps up!
  9. Videogames
    Nov 6, 2015
    5
    Sorry, I hit the character limit

    CAMPAIGN: Halo 5 tries to bring in a greater sense of verticality and team based combat to the campaign, but what follows is a series of shocking blunders. Given the greater emphasis on team based combat, one would assume that the game would support a variety of methods for cooperation, but you’d be wrong. There is no native LAN support in the game nor    Sorry, I hit the character limit

    CAMPAIGN:
    Halo 5 tries to bring in a greater sense of verticality and team based combat to the campaign, but what follows is a series of shocking blunders. Given the greater emphasis on team based combat, one would assume that the game would support a variety of methods for cooperation, but you’d be wrong. There is no native LAN support in the game nor is there split screen. This is shocking, even without this change in focus. Split screen being such an added value as well as one of the key pillars of a Halo game makes the omission of the feature laughably mind boggling. Unless you are a teenager or younger, you probably won’t be playing this game with a friend. This means you’ll have to deal with the atrocious AI partners who consistently get caught behind walls, ignore both you and enemies and get themselves killed. A problem that is only compounded by a change in the respawn system. When you lose all of your health you will be downed and your fire-team will be responsible for reviving you. The implementation of the cooperative elements are shaky at best and broken at worst, removing any real sense of tension from encounters as you and your team can just have one person camp and berate enemies without risk of failure. Thanks to the sound, animation and responsiveness of the controls the game at least FEELS good to play (though mantling can be a bit wonky and there is a strange dead zone in the right stick that makes aiming feel slightly staggered).

    Barely clocking in at 5 hours, the game has no real momentum. You will not be introduced to new gameplay ideas as you move forward or encounter any substantial challenges. For the most part, the game is a random string of set pieces; where you start is where you’ll be until the end. The pacing also suffers from the strange inclusion of…walking (?) missions. You have no control over how these play out, so they are basically glorified cutscenes. I feel that this is emblematic of the key difference between Bungie and 343i as studios. The Bungie games DID have this element to them; you could walk around, listen in on conversations and find easter eggs during the calm moments of a mission, but it was optional. Bungie fleshed out the feel of the world by including details that you could miss. They had confidence in the player that they’d want to explore and take in the world, so they fed that curiosity - encouraged it. 343i seems a bit more insecure in this regard, grabbing the player by the arm and pointing at all of their hard work - leaving nothing to find for yourself. This element of game was a real asset in the way it was implemented by Bungie, but in Halo 5 it only stifles progression. The situation isn’t helped by the fact that there are a few repeat levels that are simply played in reverse the second time through and repeat boss fights that do nothing to change up your approach. All in all the campaign feels flat and thoughtless.

    The plot is a one-note symphony, over almost as soon as it begins. Characters are devoid of personality, motivation or growth. This is Star-Wars-prequels bad. Dialogue is horrid and easily swappable amongst anyone in any context of the story. Gems like, “Are we fighting a losing battle? - Only if we intend on losing.” are riddled throughout the campaign. It doesn’t get much more shallow than what you see here.

    From a technical standpoint, Halo 5 locks down what it needs to...for the most part. There are rare instances of the game spawning you inside of the level geometry or over nothing; this is as bad as it gets within the campaign and is really the only instance of technical mishaps having an effect on gameplay. Other issues are noticeable, but do not affect how you play: The most noticeable of which is jittering in the geometry - similar to what you’d see commonly on a PS1. Eyes shake in a characters head, hands tremble and level details quake. It’s strange. Pop-in is also a common problem regardless of draw distance, even within in-engine cutscenes. Sometimes enemy animations will fall to staggeringly low frame rates. Shadows are also missing in some scenes where god rays are rampant. When there is a large amount of action on screen, the resolution will fall. etc etc etc

    The atmosphere of this game is solid. The sound quality is wonderful, with more variation in design than Halo 4. The score is a great reimagining of past themes, giving new life to what we all know and love. The visual design is still about as convoluted as Halo 4. Colors are muddy - textures are plastic'y with overly complex geometry that fails to direct your eye (this can and does have an affect on gameplay). But in all, the atmosphere is on point.

    MULTIPLAYER:
    - Only 14 unique maps (A-11/ W- 3) making the rotation grow stale
    - Maps are corridor heavy and too similar
    - REQ system is frivolous - does not scale adequately to performance (1.5 hrs = Gold pack)
    - XP system's front heavy
    - Randomized reward=inconsequential    … Expand
  10. dragunov37
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    I'm new to Halo Universe. I bought The Master Chief Collection like, 2 months ago.
    I very liked Halo's 1 to 4, those are brilliant games with interesting, fascinating story, addictive gameplay.
    First Halo games got their specific themes, they got something which makes Halo Halo. Some people here, criticizing Halo 5 Guardians, can't accept the changes, they are just sentimental about    I'm new to Halo Universe. I bought The Master Chief Collection like, 2 months ago.
    I very liked Halo's 1 to 4, those are brilliant games with interesting, fascinating story, addictive gameplay.
    First Halo games got their specific themes, they got something which makes Halo Halo.

    Some people here, criticizing Halo 5 Guardians, can't accept the changes, they are just sentimental about the series. Guys, world is changing, devs are making easier games, with tons of DLC, which is full of bugs, busy servers. Why just can't you, all the whiners accept those changes and enjoy VERY good game which Halo 5 is for sure?

    If you, dear reader, are fond of Halo, you will find new (343) Halo which is excellent game, with stunning sights, addictive gameplay, with a bit complicated story which you need to get to know with. I strongly recommend this game to all Halo (true) fans.    … Expand
  11. PigsR4Eating
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst halo game I have played including multiplayer and single player. I have played halo 1 through 4 and reach usually the day they were released. I had high hopes for 343 after reach and halo 4. You barely play as the master chief. Locke is the most uninteresting character in the halo universe. They seem to have made him black for the sake of diversity and decided thats enough we don't need to flesh this character out. I was waiting the whole game for the scene in the trailer where locke is broken down in front of the statue so I could put him down. Sergeant johnson was stereotypical but still a great character. It's like they didn't even try with locke. Anyone in his fire team would have been a better lead. The game play is repetitive. I found myself skipping entire sections of the game as Locke because I had no interest in what red team was doing. Almost none of what 343 led us to believe would be in the game from teaser trailers was in the game. Game was beaten on Heroic. I personally don't mind the absence of split screen but many fans wanted it so it should have been included. There is online co op but no matchmaking. I am likely forgetting more negatives anyway the campaign is a pile of garbage. I purchased an xbox one a week ago for this game and am already considering selling it. I read some of the books, the original spartans ans everyone on his team were given growth hormones as teens and were all typically a head taller than the average adult. In the games the spartans are bigger. Now locke and all the new spartans as I understand are just regular albeit very talented soldiers in spartan suits. Why are they the same size as the originals? The opening scene where lockes team slides down that hill is rediculous. In past games you have hunted down the leader of the heretics, even been in shootouts with him. They have locke or his team kill him off in a cutscene to simply further how badass we are supposed to think he is.

    The multiplayer is also a dissapointment. I don't play much warzone as I consistently find myself getting bored before the match is over. I also have 20+ hours into multiplayer am level 29 and I think I have 2 unique weapons unlocked. I don't have a problem with them charging for requisitions my issue is how long it takes to get them. I don't see the vast majority of players getting very far with this system. I primarily play team arena. Off the top of my head 3 maps are old maps and aside from that while the new maps are well designed they get repetitive very quickly. I don't understand how a series with such a vast majority of maps can fail to utilize them in this game. My biggest complaint however is the matchmaking. I have always been a 1 to 1.5 KD player, lets just say I am average. I got placed as platinum. I am constantly getting placed with opponents who are far better at this game than me. And when that isn't the case my teammate is in that position. I noticed people constantly quitting. 343 doesn't replace team mates who quit they claim so that no one will be put into a losing game and have their rank damaged. Heres an idea idiots replace missing players and just DONT adjust their rank for that game. I initially got frustrated by quitting teammates. I came to realize that matchmaking is broken. So now if my kd drops below .5 I quit. And i quit a lot. I will beat halo 6 someday, I want to see where this story goes. But I will either buy a copy used or play it at a friends. WORST HALO EVER 343    … Expand
  12. y2jarmyofficial
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    Such an amazing job 343 has crafted. From graphics to story and to multiplayer. This is the best fps of the year and last years was my fav fps was titanfall..yeah mcc didn't make it to my fav but still a good game.
  13. Hattrick
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    This is the best Halo multiplayer. 343 found the perfect balance to modernize the game while keeping it balanced and skill based. Warzone is a lot of fun. Arena is as fair and competitive as ever. The new movement abilities add a new dynamic and actually increase the skill gap. The negative reviews are either fanboys or people who are upset about lack of splitscreen (understandable, butThis is the best Halo multiplayer. 343 found the perfect balance to modernize the game while keeping it balanced and skill based. Warzone is a lot of fun. Arena is as fair and competitive as ever. The new movement abilities add a new dynamic and actually increase the skill gap. The negative reviews are either fanboys or people who are upset about lack of splitscreen (understandable, but doesn't mean game deserves a 0...).… Expand
  14. placomaster
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    This game is a work, impressive campaign full of action, great graphics, great artistic steering, beautiful scenery, excellent gameplay, smooth gunplay, multiplayer best halo, the sound is superb, from the effects to the soundtrack Please do not let sony fanboys and haters who charge his salary, which give 0 votes, this game is spectacular, a safe purchase, please do not listen to theThis game is a work, impressive campaign full of action, great graphics, great artistic steering, beautiful scenery, excellent gameplay, smooth gunplay, multiplayer best halo, the sound is superb, from the effects to the soundtrack Please do not let sony fanboys and haters who charge his salary, which give 0 votes, this game is spectacular, a safe purchase, please do not listen to the fanboys through ps4 or anything like that this game should be already played! you read it? you're missing, I had my doubts and left, the fanboys and be prepared to criticize the next great game, Quantum Break… Expand
  15. NickNardashian
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    Amazing game-play and just has a super smooth feel to it. PS4 players seem angry so I tried to even the score with a higher rating when its more around a 9 in my opinion.
  16. DrugsAreGood4U
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Absolutely horrible....

    343 needs to give up and retire from making games. I literally bought and Xbone specifically for this game because of how much I loved the series since the original Xbox. I had both platforms last year and although I loved both, the 360 for the first half of the last generation had me gripped. Toward the later part of the generation, the PS3 had me won. I    Absolutely horrible....

    343 needs to give up and retire from making games.

    I literally bought and Xbone specifically for this game because of how much I loved the series since the original Xbox. I had both platforms last year and although I loved both, the 360 for the first half of the last generation had me gripped. Toward the later part of the generation, the PS3 had me won. I ended up getting a PS4 1st this time with the understanding that I would get an Xbone as soon as Halo 5 came out because there was really no reason for me to get both of them at the same time due to the lackluster amount of exclusive games out at the time. I bought the xbone with so much joy in me that I was finally going to be able to experience the Halo story again and experience the awesome PVP.....and both aspects of the game suck to a point where its absolutely hilarious. 0/10    … Expand
  17. Joe614
    Dec 1, 2015
    9
    Let me begin saying, I am a huge Halo fan. I have been playing Halo since Halo Combat Evolved. The series keeps winning me over. Halo 5 is an excellent game. The story was fun but the multiplayer is amazing! If you are a multiplayer driven individual this is the game for you!
  18. dacritic82
    Oct 31, 2015
    7
    Halo 5 is a big disappointment for me in many ways.  Having spent many hours in multiplayer mode, and being almost about to complete the campaign for the second time, I have to say that 343i has learned barely nothing in all these years.

    Let's first talk about the good. - Playing as a fireteam. I truly like it. I'm personally not too fond of the whole 'one guy saving the universe'    Halo 5 is a big disappointment for me in many ways.  Having spent many hours in multiplayer mode, and being almost about to complete the campaign for the second time, I have to say that 343i has learned barely nothing in all these years.

    Let's first talk about the good.

    - Playing as a fireteam. I truly like it. I'm personally not too fond of the whole 'one guy saving the universe' thing we've seen over and over so many times, so this was a great addition. AI works as well as you can expect, so I hope they stick to this for future releases.

    - Warzone. It's great to have a PvP mode with ads storming in. Unfortunately, I've been able to play this mode only twice because of the crappy servers.

    - Weapons sounds. They really sound nice.

    Now, the bad.

    - Graphics. Though the visuals are good, the graphics seem rather outdated. Come on, it's 2015 and most of the metallic surfaces look plastic. Also, some weapons look like toys. There's a general lack of details, which makes look the game a couple of years old.

    - The story. To be honest, it's rather underwhelming (and predictable). The trailers were misleading in a lot of aspects, but I'm not going to go into too many details so I don't spoil anything for you.

    - Microtransactions. This is something very discouraging for a lot of people, me included. When you introduce the pay-to-win concept into your business model, it unbalances the game. Fortunately, it only affects Warzone, so if you want to stay out of it, just play Arena.

    - Couch co-op is gone. Yeah, it's gone. You can kiss the evenings with your pals goodbye. 343i said they were doing this because they were prioritizing graphics quality. I honestly believe it's a ton of horse crap. The graphics are barely acceptable, so I don't see how split screen could possibly harm the quality.

    - Lack of content. After you complete the main campaign, which should take you around 10 hours, you are left with nothing but the multiplayer mode. There's absolutely no end-game content. I know 343i announced content is on the way (probably by December), but I just can't overlook the fact that they shipped the game knowing it wasn't complete.

    - Customization. During the main campaign there's absolutely nothing you can customize. I know this is something that all the Halo share, but I think it's about time to do something in this department. For PvP you can customize your ID, weapon skin (only the color) and pieces of armor, but you can't configure loadouts. I wish we could select the weapons to spawn with from a basic armory (nothing acquirable from REQ packs).

    - A feeling of general underdevelopment. After spending several hours with the game I got the feeling that A) there's little innovation when comparing to Halo 4. B) Most of its competitors have a lot more to offer technically and in terms of content and features.
     
    I can only think of 2 possibilities for this half-assed release: either it was rushed out the door, or this is the best the designers had to offer. In any case 343i should have known better.    … Expand
  19. darrenb1988
    Nov 7, 2015
    8
    Campaign was great, but shorter than id like, game play is brilliant, Multiplayer is fantastic, the only problem i have is the ending, it felt like a Halo 2 style ending, didnt really enjoy the cliffhanger ending, other than that, its a great game
  20. DeltaStrike7
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    The story is disappointing and completely different to what we were sold on. But the gameplay and level design make me replay the campaign.
    The multiplayer saves this game. The lack of launch content may hurt it but, I will still stick around for BTB and beyond.
  21. Voretechz
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    It's Halo! But with everything good about the franchise stripped away and ruined by the incompetent boobs at 343.
  22. NekoMike13
    Nov 13, 2015
    7
    You will not be able to fully enjoy this game... unless you are a Halo fanboy. Despite of the awesome movements and the engine, this game expirience is reserved for those who have been with the game since the beginning.
  23. GucciBalboa
    Nov 15, 2015
    5
    The campaign was very disappointing for me the trailers made it look so much better than it actually is. Multiplayer is fun but the absence of split screen seriously hurts the experience Halo has always been a game me and my friends/family would play at home together i cant believe they left out such a crucial feature there's no really excuse for it the other halo's had split screen onThe campaign was very disappointing for me the trailers made it look so much better than it actually is. Multiplayer is fun but the absence of split screen seriously hurts the experience Halo has always been a game me and my friends/family would play at home together i cant believe they left out such a crucial feature there's no really excuse for it the other halo's had split screen on weaker hardware. I have lost all my faith in 343 I gave them the benefit of the doubt with Halo 4 since it was their first Halo game but after this and Halo MCC I've come to believe they haven't got the skill or passion to make a good Halo game.… Expand
  24. MooseSpoon
    Nov 3, 2015
    6
    Good but not great.

    The game has some decent graphics, but at the same time very poor graphics with low res, bad lighting, and pop in. The campaign lets you play as two characters, but the story line is very stretched and convoluted. Campaign levels though very beautiful (particularly Genesis) feel very linear. The campaign also is relatively short. Multiplayer is pretty good. It    Good but not great.

    The game has some decent graphics, but at the same time very poor graphics with low res, bad lighting, and pop in.

    The campaign lets you play as two characters, but the story line is very stretched and convoluted. Campaign levels though very beautiful (particularly Genesis) feel very linear. The campaign also is relatively short.

    Multiplayer is pretty good. It is chaotic and has new game modes. If you're a fan of Halo multiplayer, you will not be disappointed.

    Overall, this game is a solid addition to the halo universe but not one with a lot of luster.    … Expand
  25. Niculla
    Dec 2, 2015
    10
    Fantastic experience. Great graphics. Story true to Halo lore. Nice to have 60 fps. Extremely fluid and intuitive. I like the new movement. Really looking forward to the next game.
  26. Monkiman300
    Nov 12, 2015
    6
    My score averaged my two ratings:

    Campaign - 4/10 Multiplayer - 8/10 The campaign, while visually appealing, is focused more on the new character Locke rather than the fan favorite Master Chief. It also fails completely to deliver any sense of "chase" or such between the two main groups in the game. The advertising gave us an impression of something that just never came to pass.    My score averaged my two ratings:

    Campaign - 4/10
    Multiplayer - 8/10

    The campaign, while visually appealing, is focused more on the new character Locke rather than the fan favorite Master Chief. It also fails completely to deliver any sense of "chase" or such between the two main groups in the game. The advertising gave us an impression of something that just never came to pass.

    The multiplayer however, is a major leap forward for 343. After the horrendous issues with the launch of the Master Chief Collection and the terrible reception of Halo 4, 343 seems to have finally hit their stride when it comes to multiplayer Halo. For those that want classes and crazy Call of Duty gameplay there's Warzone. While the more hardcore players can jump into Arena for some classic and satisfying small team PVP. I haven't enjoyed PVP this much in a Halo game since Halo 3, and it seems my patience has paid off.

    Social playlists are desperately needed however to filter the casual masses from the more hardcore sections of the community. The lack of social playlists and the seeming broken ranking system are the only reasons why I didn't give the multiplayer a 10/10.

    In short, the campaign is barely capable while the multiplayer shines brighter than anything 343 has produced to date. I hope to teabag you on the battlefield spartan.

    Happy with Halo again,

    Monkiman300    … Expand
  27. Gloudemans
    Nov 5, 2015
    6
    Gameplay is solid as usual. Maps are huge compared to past Halos. But Story is just awful and ultimately nonsensical.

    (Why is that Cortana needs the master chief? No answer. Why is it Cortana's minions are fighting him when she wants him close? Nope, no answer. Why is it that its so important to rescue the Master Chief? Nope, no answer agai! Why do the soldiers keep saying that    Gameplay is solid as usual. Maps are huge compared to past Halos. But Story is just awful and ultimately nonsensical.

    (Why is that Cortana needs the master chief? No answer. Why is it Cortana's minions are fighting him when she wants him close? Nope, no answer. Why is it that its so important to rescue the Master Chief? Nope, no answer agai! Why do the soldiers keep saying that only the Master Chief can stop Cortana? Nope -- a bunch of useless suspense to make the game keep moving.)

    The game has also taken an unfortunate campy star treky turn with lots of odd references to characters and events that make no sense unless I suppose you read the comic books. Comic booky, or Japanese Manga really seems the goal of the producers here, replete with the inclusion of "samarai" soldiers wielding swords and Gundum wing style spaceships. I could do without both.    … Expand
  28. leopoldo
    Nov 20, 2015
    7
    Halo 5: Guardians is an exclusive that promised much but accomplished little. The story of the new Halo had a great proposal, however, was very poorly built in the game, the rivalry between Master Chief and Lockey, which was presented in the trailers was very poorly crafted as well. It was a weak story, but at least the gameplay is great, works great and adds positive points in the HaloHalo 5: Guardians is an exclusive that promised much but accomplished little. The story of the new Halo had a great proposal, however, was very poorly built in the game, the rivalry between Master Chief and Lockey, which was presented in the trailers was very poorly crafted as well. It was a weak story, but at least the gameplay is great, works great and adds positive points in the Halo saga. Visually, it's one of the nicest currently is beautiful as well as its soundtrack. The multiplayer is the best thing in the game, but the game has micro-transactions, and it almost forces you to buy, and that's the worst thing in the game.Overall, Halo 5 could be one of the best titles of Xbox one, but the weak story and micro-transactions prevented it, at least the visuals, the soundtrack and multiplayer are great. 7/10.… Expand
  29. bcarrell
    Nov 24, 2015
    10
    Campaign: Halo 5 impresses with absolutely beautiful graphics. All of the environments, movements, and textures are beautiful. By far the smoothest game that I've ever played.

    Pros: Stunning Graphics Fairly long campaign Difficult and more satisfying (Legendary) Extremely smooth movements Con: Master Chief? Multiplayer: It was rather disappointing that 343 got rid of    Campaign: Halo 5 impresses with absolutely beautiful graphics. All of the environments, movements, and textures are beautiful. By far the smoothest game that I've ever played.

    Pros:
    Stunning Graphics
    Fairly long campaign
    Difficult and more satisfying (Legendary)
    Extremely smooth movements

    Con:
    Master Chief?

    Multiplayer: It was rather disappointing that 343 got rid of split-screen coop. Some of the best memories from any Halo game was playing with some buddies on the same TV. Other than that, Halo 5 shows off with maybe the strongest multiplayer since Halo: Reach. Still have traditional game types such as: Team Slayer, Big Team Battle, SWAT, etc. 343 also just launched Warzone, with is the strongest and more popular section of the multiplayer.

    Pros:
    Warzone
    Traditional game types
    Extremely smooth
    Little to no frame rate dips
    Very competitive (also a con)
    Every weapon is useful

    Cons:
    No split-screen
    Very competitive (also a pro)

    Breakdown:

    Campaign: +2/2 (For what the campaign was, it was nearly flawless)
    Graphics: +2/2 (60fps. Absolutely beautiful)
    Matchmaking: +2/2 (Best since Halo: Reach)
    Replay ability: +2/2 (The campaign, matchmaking, collectibles will have you busy for a long time)
    Mechanics: +2/2 (The game functions flawlessly, all player movements are incredibly smooth)

    Total: +10/10 (Halo 5 isn't "perfect" but for what the game is and what it offers it's an incredible game)    … Expand
  30. LORD-GORRE
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    O jogo ficou muito bom, campanha esta ótima, gráficos muito bons, o som, ambiente, etc. O game tem uma imersão muito profunda, foi o melhor fps que já joguei no Xone, tem muita ação. Belo trabalho a 343 e a Microsoft, continuem assim.
  31. Kury
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    It is a very good game of the series with many innovations:
    As war zone and dedicated servers, but not all rainbows and methamphetamine Because it has errors as a short campaign mode (although it is the best in the series) and no split screen.
    conclusion:
    with many errors and defects halo game five in my opinion the best game of the saga WHORE
  32. ElverGalarga
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Great game. You can see how 343 is carving their own path on the halo franchise, they are making this franchsie their own, some might like the differences, others won't but it's still an admirable effort. The story, the characters, it truly feels like this is a different universe in which the first games took place. If you liked Halo 4, this expands on the story, amazing gameplay movementGreat game. You can see how 343 is carving their own path on the halo franchise, they are making this franchsie their own, some might like the differences, others won't but it's still an admirable effort. The story, the characters, it truly feels like this is a different universe in which the first games took place. If you liked Halo 4, this expands on the story, amazing gameplay movement and awesome multiplayer. Yes AI is a weak point, but you don't truly expect your AI companions to kill everything for you, do you?… Expand
  33. K0ntr0LFreakK
    Nov 12, 2015
    6
    All in all i liked the game, as a game it is very enjoyable and all Halo games have been a bit tedious especially in the campaign but still great. The problem I have with the game is a lot of the Halo element was removed, nothing remains stagnant forever but I just do not find a lot of that Halo feeling in the game. Game play is far from the Classic Halo we were promised through the BETAAll in all i liked the game, as a game it is very enjoyable and all Halo games have been a bit tedious especially in the campaign but still great. The problem I have with the game is a lot of the Halo element was removed, nothing remains stagnant forever but I just do not find a lot of that Halo feeling in the game. Game play is far from the Classic Halo we were promised through the BETA (still great but an epic failure promising classic style game play) and it seems 343 went out of their way to change things that really did not need to be and then failed to acknowledge what their fans asked for in a years time since the BETA. For example sounds of the weapons and vehicles (hang whoever changed the warthog engine sound) which are in a sense minuscule but then we have the herculean mistake of adding ADS (aim down sights). Adding ADS is probably the worst decision made in the game. ADS simply does not belong in Halo, especially the atrocious, half-executed, flinch friendly version the game is currently sporting. ADS is useless for 80% of the weapons in the game, and on the weapons you think you found a use for it on you're much better off firing in traditional Halo Style anyway since you'll flinch and none of the maps are really big enough to need it. The ADS system in this game is at best a broken excuse for the scoping mechanism in the past games. So all in all a great game, but for a die hard Halo fan you will find plenty of disappointment, some of it you will get over and some of it you will accept as a the Halo universe being destroyed and assimilated into another dime a dozen COD, Titanfall, and Battlefield shooter designed to exploit a previously flawlessly executed series that is now nothing more than a cash cow.

    As a game 8/10 as a Halo Installment 4/10.    … Expand
  34. Gramalski
    Nov 13, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So these are aspects to the game I feel are worth mentioning ( these are based off of my opinion so expect bias. Also, I"m not a good writer)

    Multiplayer. As always, Halo is a fun multiplayer game. I especially like their new game-type Warzone and Warzone Assault (which reminds of me of Reach's Invasion). Breakout isn't half bad either. Furthermore, I think the mobility adds a new twist to the game (over time, it'd be cool if 343 could allow us to toggle these on and off if we want to play old school). That being said, I'm upset that veto's aren't an option. I'm getting really bored of playing Swatnums and not being able to object to this. Also, I'm not too crazy about gradually adding in game-modes like Big Team Battle and Flood (hopefully). Also, WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLIT SCREEN????? I grew up playing with friends and family at my house. This (I think) is the first Halo Shooter to not offer splitscreen (I said shooter because I forgot if Halo Wars had splitscreen). To summarize, there are new improvements to keep the multiplayer fresh, but there are also missing essentials that made Halo exemplary(mainly split-screen). Hopefully with time, 343 will improve on this.

    Campaign. Okay, so I'm curious what happened here. Not only was the campaign uncharacteristically short, but it felt rushed. I always knew that this game was going to be multiplayer heavy, but this was disappointing. I was expecting some kind of battle between Chief and Locke, not an anticlimactic cut scene that lasted for 4 minutes. Moreover, why couldn't they better explain what happened to Cortana? So to wrap this up, the campaign is a mere shell of what it could have been, because it lacks depth.

    Forge. So obviously I can't talk a lot about this because it has not come out yet. Personally, I'm willing to wait for forge as long as it gives what 343 says it will offer.

    Req Packs: I like this new concept. It's new, and it keeps me wanting to get more.

    So finally, if you're looking for a fun multiplayer experience with friends over xbox, then Halo 5 is for you. Otherwise think it over.    … Expand
  35. creepyclown75
    Nov 21, 2015
    10
    Best halo to date! War-zone is a great mode with match making so you won't be matched with people who Pay2Win. Arena is deadly competitive. But the story, you need to know more lore to understand. You won't know the importance of Cortana, or blue team without know some general background knowledge.
  36. Nanotyrano
    Nov 22, 2015
    6
    This is the worst Halo, in my opinion.
    For one, the multiplayer does not fell like a halo game. The HP on Spartans is ridiculously low, and basically, whoever has the bigger gun wins. In the biggest attraction, Warzone, weapons and vehicles don't spawn on map. You have to get territories and kills to get anything other than loadouts. Doing anything by yourself, without people behind you,    This is the worst Halo, in my opinion.
    For one, the multiplayer does not fell like a halo game. The HP on Spartans is ridiculously low, and basically, whoever has the bigger gun wins. In the biggest attraction, Warzone, weapons and vehicles don't spawn on map. You have to get territories and kills to get anything other than loadouts. Doing anything by yourself, without people behind you, in unsuccessful. It doesn't feel like Halo, it is not skill based anymore. Too much aim assist and easy-to-use weapons.
    Campaign is just a bunch of levels, tied together by a unfulfilling, cliché, and weird story. If someone played Halos 1-3, than played this, they wouldn't bee able too tell they are from the same game series.    … Expand
  37. AliceinChains20
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (spoilers ahead)
    Disclaimer: I've been playing Halo since Combat Evolved came out in 2001. I know a good Halo when I see it.

    For all the hype this game had, this has been an extreme disappointment.

    Campaign: Story feels like it was written by a 12 year old after his first time playing Halo 2 and watching Age of Ultron in the same day. They marketed it in such a way that implied character development for Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris. They also highlighted the confrontation between Chief and Locke in a ton of their ads, and they end up getting into ONE fist fight and that's it. Lol really? I expected more tension, more buildup. Blue Team goes AWOL after your first mission with them, at the mere possibility of Cortana being around. Haha does Blue Team have like no loyalty to the UNSC? Things like that made it feel rushed and comic booky. And I wouldn'tve minded a Halo game with little character development if Halo 4's story hadn't started fleshing out Chief and Cortana and if the advertising was more like "big explosions and cool gunfights" instead of "complex plot and multi-dimmensional characters". It feels like we were lied to.
    Multiplayer: This is where Halo 5 wins its points for me. It's a HUGE improvement over the abomination Halo 4's MP was and over the retrospectively 'meh' Halo: Reach. Weapon sandbox feels balanced, with exceptions (nerf lightrifle pls) maps are well thought out (tactically, not creatively) gameplay is fast and fluid, and the possibility to turn a fight around even when someone gets the drop on you makes the game feel like Halo again. MP has weak spots too though. No social playlists (other than warzone which draaaaaags) turns everyone into tryhards. They ditched the voting system (thank u) in favor of map rotation because they wanted the game to feel like it has variety. Unfortunately since map rotation was screwed up the game still feels like it's lacking in variety. No king of the hill, oddball, infection etc. adds to that feeling of "no meat on the bones".
    Plus these maps lack environmental detail. Not SUPER important but when maps like Guardian, Lockout, and Blood Gulch exist you'd think they could make these maps a little more fun to look at.
    I really wish they would just fix the Master Chief Collection so we can play CE, 2 and 3 more consistently T_T    … Expand
  38. master2205
    May 17, 2016
    0
    Microsoft, en serio, hasta cuando piensas seguir dilapidando la marca halo? este juego es un desproposito, su campaña es horrible sosa y aburrida, nunca me habia sentido asi tan dedepcionado con un halo.
  39. iamevilhomer
    Jul 23, 2016
    5
    I actually haven't played the game much so I can't give a very accurate review honestly. But there is a reason why I didn't play it that much... Because I'm a old school halo fan who was seriously into halo when bungie ran the show. 343's take on halo has downgraded so much and changed things so much that it hurts to try and play halo 5 since deep down this isn't the halo game that I wantI actually haven't played the game much so I can't give a very accurate review honestly. But there is a reason why I didn't play it that much... Because I'm a old school halo fan who was seriously into halo when bungie ran the show. 343's take on halo has downgraded so much and changed things so much that it hurts to try and play halo 5 since deep down this isn't the halo game that I want it to be at all... We deserve better than this and you know it...

    Lets start with the good.

    It's a very good looking game. Yeah the xbox one is out dated in tech and a PC could make it look better but hey... It still looks really good.

    The music may not be Marty but hey... They did bring in some classic halo music and it's pretty well done.

    Running around in the game doing things feels very comfortable and proper. The game play of the halo games has always been good and it's nice that 343 can keep that fine element alive in their halo games.

    Forge is awesome. Yeah it got there late which is lame and yeah the controls suck but hey... It's still the most advanced forge yet. You can do some awesome stuff in halo 5 forge... Good luck getting a large party to play with you in your maps lol but hey... It's still a very kool mode in halo 5.

    The dlc is free. Yeah it's mostly stuff that should have been there at launch and yeah all of the dlc has annoying issues but hey... It's free... Even if a lot of it is poo poo lol.

    That's about it for the good...

    The bad...

    Terrible campaign... It's factually the worst quality campaign in a halo game yet. Trust me on this... Only the most deluded 343 fanboys think it's good. Characters are boring and don't get fleshed out. Story doesn't make much sense unless you read the books and even then you will be scratching your head. The advertising of the games story was super misleading. Warden Eternal 24 7 ugh... And the ending is so lame lol.

    The game takes influence from cod so it's very nube friendly and doesn't feel like classic skillful halo at all. With aim down sights, heavy bullet magnetism, ar starts, spartan abilities, hit markers, fast kill times, announcers and spartans giving you tips in game, a flawed rank system, no party restrictions, easy to use spray and prey weapons, etc etc all make this a pretty nube friendly halo game which sucks for the competitive players.

    NO SPLIT SCREEN... This alone makes me not want to play it lol. Split screen is the funnest way to do halo after all... I'm not spending 500-1000 more dollars on another xbox one, copy of halo 5, xbox live sub, and TV just so I can replicate the feeling split screen with my brother. That's just microsoft and 343 trying to get me to be a sucker lol. Sorry jerks... I'm too smart for that stupid trick : )

    Little/lackluster content... At launch you had campaign, like 3 modes of arena, and 2 warzone modes. That's it... Fan favs like griffball, btb, dubs, snipes, forge, infection etc etc didn't show up till later and were very lack luster. Dubs was only there briefly and then got taken away. btb is just poorly done forge maps, and forge has bad controls. Warzone fire fight is nowhere near as good as halo reach fire fight since you can't edit the mode at all.

    And worst of all... A huge problem with modern shooters/video games today... Micro transactions... Supporting this game means you support getting wallet raped by the corporate fat cats... This is my biggest problem with halo 5 and other games just like it. The fact that the game has a system designed to pressure players into wasting money is rotten. I never had to unlock/buy my guns in Halo 3 or Reach... I would just find them on the map lol. Why is it stupid like this now? Oh because the corporate jerks want money lol that's right... This kind of thing does nothing good for the player at all. The devs spent valuable time making this stupid micro transaction system when they could have actually made the game not suck. The whole reason why warzone exists is to suck up your money. That's why we didn't get many playlists at launch and when we finally did they were lack luster. Now we got fire fight warzone which is a disgrace to the name of halo fire fight. It too is mainly just there to pressure people into wasting money on crappy micro transaction req packs...

    So I have to say...

    Halo 5 does 5 things well...

    But also does 5 things poorly...

    I'm not really into the game so I can't give a str8 up super accurate review but it's clearly somewhere between a 4-6 lol. Not a very good game and I don't recommend it. I may not have played it that much but it doesn't take a halo 5 player who's played halo 5 a lot to see that this is the product of a company who doesn't care about your level of fun when it comes to playing the game. You don't even have to play halo 5 to see that obvious fact. Micro transactions and the cutting of split screen alone are enough to let any moron know that they are milking halo more so than they are making a good halo game.    … Expand
  40. TheGodMouse
    Mar 25, 2017
    0
    JUST GIVE IT UP! Let halo die in peace! After M$oft stole the game from bungie, they then hired a couple of their dregs to run the "new" studios , called 343. After alot of deliberation with the few members who still wanted to keep halo as it was, and bound by the "halo bible", they ultimately fired those employees, and turned halo into the steaming pile of excrement you see today. DO NOTJUST GIVE IT UP! Let halo die in peace! After M$oft stole the game from bungie, they then hired a couple of their dregs to run the "new" studios , called 343. After alot of deliberation with the few members who still wanted to keep halo as it was, and bound by the "halo bible", they ultimately fired those employees, and turned halo into the steaming pile of excrement you see today. DO NOT BUY! I repeat, DO NOT BUY! This isn't halo anymore. It's COD with familiar titles and faces... I truly feel sorry for the xboners who desperately needed this game to cling to legitimacy with their failed console... Shame M$oft, Shame...… Expand
  41. Neelyry
    Jan 10, 2016
    6
    This is the most disappointing halo I have ever played, coming from someone who used to win tournaments in Halo 1 and 2. The campaign is flat out sub par. I couldn't believe how lame the story was. No spoilers but the game basically ended in the middle of combat, right when **** was hitting the fan. The ending in mass effect 3 was better. I guess they wanted to set it up for halo 6 insteadThis is the most disappointing halo I have ever played, coming from someone who used to win tournaments in Halo 1 and 2. The campaign is flat out sub par. I couldn't believe how lame the story was. No spoilers but the game basically ended in the middle of combat, right when **** was hitting the fan. The ending in mass effect 3 was better. I guess they wanted to set it up for halo 6 instead of giving a good ending to halo 5. Multiplayer tried to go back to original roots but then micro transactions ruin some game modes. After playing this I see why Bungie sold Halo for destiny, Halo was new two generations ago and its having trouble keeping up. Destiny is far superior and I don't even play it anymore either.… Expand
  42. Hamburglar
    Apr 26, 2017
    1
    The WORST game in the franchise, and someone it's well received by critics?
    Must been paid good.
    This is the first Halo game i don't enjoy playing, and replaced it with BF1 as my go to MP game. - The multiplayer heavily caters to noobs and new players. Over the few months playing something has felt suspiciously off about the aim and the gameplay of the multiplayer. It is until i    The WORST game in the franchise, and someone it's well received by critics?
    Must been paid good.
    This is the first Halo game i don't enjoy playing, and replaced it with BF1 as my go to MP game.
    - The multiplayer heavily caters to noobs and new players. Over the few months playing something has felt suspiciously off about the aim and the gameplay of the multiplayer. It is until i realized it is littered with subtle noob assist mechanics all over the matches. I finally figured out what felt off from this installment. It's far more noticeable when you've been a fairly good players in previous games with a great K/D, yet somehow everyone seems to be "good" at HALO 5. There are countless times where noticeably mediocre players "somehow" get the edge and win on a 1v1 confrontation. I can get first shot on an unaware player, while he reloads then they will turn and kill me with less shots. There are so many **** kills in this game, so much grenade spamming. To make it worse the grenades are "strangely" accurate and will seem to follow and fall in proximity to enemies no matter how bad you throw them. Some power weapons hit boxes are either glitched or affected by that Noob Assist, since i've fired direct rockets at enemies and vehicles with no apparent damage and then they will just turn and kill me as if the Assault Rifle was no less powerful than a SAW. In FACT i've had a few 1v1 with my SAW against a AR and either lose, or nearly die despite shooting the enemy first and direct.
    Weapon power is not really set, and seems to fluctuate depending if the game decides the match is "fair and competitive" it will either nerf or boost weapons as the match goes, all without players awareness, just to "keep a fair competitive" match going. Like some kind of SJW BS where noob players need to have a chance against skilled players, so they game subtly assists them.
    Yeah, because it's not obvious Jimmy who threw a grenade the wrong way somehow bounces back to the right direction and kills me, and his bad aim somehow sticks to my moving Spartan and gets an insanely accurate hitbox on me despite his aim being all over the place, while i hold a steady aim and somehow Jimmy wont die with my full clip, and he spend only like 3 bullets with the same gun as me and the rest of his shots fly around me.
    - Can't use forge offline
    - Weapons feel greatly under powered in Warzone against AI.
    Weapons need more ammo to balance their lack of firepower against sponge enemies. Something just feels off about weapons and hit boxes.
    - No matchmaking for campaign, has to be with friends.
    - Graphics are great but lacking in some areas. Blue Team level is a perfect example. Over detailed environment adding a bunch of random details in walls and objects that would look better simplified, but no shadow casting from characters onto environment and even flashlight looks like crap as it casts no light in dark walls. So it looks terrible.
    - Warzone firefight is enjoyable, and so is Arena.    … Expand
  43. FreedomFighters
    Jul 14, 2019
    4
    I don't quite remember the last time a game disappointed me this badly. Look, I've enjoyed the "Halo" series thus far. I've given each of the first 4 games at least an 8/10 on my scale ("Halo 3" even earned a 10/10 from me), and I even enjoyed "Halo 4" quite a bit, even though a lot of the fanbase doesn't. So, even though I heard many mixed opinions about "Halo 5: Guardians" before playingI don't quite remember the last time a game disappointed me this badly. Look, I've enjoyed the "Halo" series thus far. I've given each of the first 4 games at least an 8/10 on my scale ("Halo 3" even earned a 10/10 from me), and I even enjoyed "Halo 4" quite a bit, even though a lot of the fanbase doesn't. So, even though I heard many mixed opinions about "Halo 5: Guardians" before playing it, I was nevertheless excited to give it a go...but wow, was it a disappointment. I didn't want to give it this low a score, and I even sat on this for a few days, but seriously, this game disappointed me hard.
    Now, that's not to say the game does absolutely nothing right, because trust me, it does some things right. For starters, as per "Halo" tradition, the aesthetic elements are sharp. The visuals are great, the voice acting is strong, and the music is your typical "Halo" stuff. Beyond that, the gunplay in the game has been changed up a good bit: though controversial, the ability to aim down sights and the addition of the run button tightens things up a bit and feels like a welcome addition.
    However, even that is something I can criticize, because to be completely honest, the addition of those features make the game, to me, feel like just your typical bog-standard FPS title. They're decent additions, but they're not all that special, and the fact that the campaign adds multiplayer-like elements that even occur when you're in single player (like asking teammates to revive you and "joining/exiting a game") just feels totally awkward. But I know what you're thinking: I'm probably giving this game a low score because of how insulting the story is and because of the false advertising and anti-climactic nature of it all. And sure, those are definitely problems, and I was rather pissed that Chief was only playable for a short portion of the game, but honestly, the story wasn't even the part of the game that insulted me the most: it was the gameplay! This was honestly the most "hands-off" "Halo" game that I've played: there's sections of the game where I don't even need to kill enemies, I can just blow right through them by running and jumping! Wasn't the point of the previous games to kill the enemies so that you can advance forward in the game? Now I don't have to even kill most of them? What kinda game design is that? And speaking of game design, this game has 15 missions (so yeah, pretty short). Why is it that some of those missions only require you to talk to someone, talk to another person, and then move to the next mission? Those shouldn't count as their own missions! That just sounds like some cheesy way to artificially bloat out the game's length! Oh, but don't worry, all those sections where they made you keep your guns down, run through enemies, and do nothing at all are offset by bosses that are overpowered, completely generic, and often times recycled. I felt while playing this that, whatever "gaming intelligence" I had (and I don't even think I have very much), was honestly insulted by this game.
    I didn't think I would dislike "Halo 5: Guardians" this much, but yikes, this one was bad. I honestly can't recommend it unless you're one of the most die-hard of "Halo" fans and you just HAVE to experience it. Unless you need your "Halo" fix, or you're like me and wanted to play the games before "Halo Infinite" releases next year, I can't in good conscience tell you that this game is worth your time. Just skip it and find other enticing shooters, because there are plenty of them out there.
    Final rating: 4 out of 10 "Bad"    … Expand
  44. TurricanX
    Feb 20, 2016
    10
    This is by far the most enjoyable Halo to date. Whilst I like to reminisce on nostalgia of old, the improvements and tweaks made to Halo 5 make it a strong contender for the FPS place to be in 2015 and beyond. I'm critical on many things, simply see my other reviews as an example, but Halo 5 truly captures an essence of something. It's truly hard to describe what it does so well as itThis is by far the most enjoyable Halo to date. Whilst I like to reminisce on nostalgia of old, the improvements and tweaks made to Halo 5 make it a strong contender for the FPS place to be in 2015 and beyond. I'm critical on many things, simply see my other reviews as an example, but Halo 5 truly captures an essence of something. It's truly hard to describe what it does so well as it beats rival shooters to date, hands down.
    My death ratio in multiplayer is so bad it's almost genocidal, but I still come back for more. Furthermore, whilst the campaign storyline is not fantastic, the mechanics within are second to none. I'm by no means a Halo fan but I would still reccomend this game as a must have for the Xbox One. 9/10    … Expand
  45. nonchalantgamer
    Dec 2, 2015
    9
    Halo 5 is a fantastic shooter that probably has the best gameplay the series has seen to date.

    Gameplay First off, the gameplay, which to me is the best in the series, 343i was not afraid to make changes to the format and it payoffs, the pace of the combat is brisk and elegant. The addition of the spartan abilities are great and make you feel like the war machine your supposed to be    Halo 5 is a fantastic shooter that probably has the best gameplay the series has seen to date.

    Gameplay

    First off, the gameplay, which to me is the best in the series, 343i was not afraid to make changes to the format and it payoffs, the pace of the combat is brisk and elegant. The addition of the spartan abilities are great and make you feel like the war machine your supposed to be while also balancing it out it in multiplayer which might just be the best in the series. The gun play is also well done, as usual for a Halo game, and each weapon feels useful in some way.

    Story

    As for the story, it was an enjoyable piece to the halo universe but it largely felt like it was setting up the pieces for the next game, and i feel like they could have dove a little deeper with some of the characters, including Locke. overall it was an exciting story with some really good moments but definitely one of the weaker Halo campaigns.

    Graphics/Presentation

    Halo game have always had great graphics and that is no different with Guardians, everything runs smooth as silk, and there are no frame rate issues

    Overall, this is an excellent entry into the Halo series, and although the story lacks in some respects the multiplayer, and gameplay are the best the series has seen, and i am excited to see where chief ends up in 6    … Expand
  46. Rubius25
    Feb 24, 2016
    10
    Halo 5: Guardians is THE best Halo game yet, and although the campaign in short, there's an abundance of content to keep Halo 5 in your disc tray. It's also hard to deny that Halo 5 is a hell of a visual step up for the series, and that's saying something because Halo 4 was gorgeous. Part of that comes from the art design, featuring bright, neon like colors that continue to infuse theHalo 5: Guardians is THE best Halo game yet, and although the campaign in short, there's an abundance of content to keep Halo 5 in your disc tray. It's also hard to deny that Halo 5 is a hell of a visual step up for the series, and that's saying something because Halo 4 was gorgeous. Part of that comes from the art design, featuring bright, neon like colors that continue to infuse the world of Requiem with inorganic life. The texture work and character models are only a small step above what part 4 produced, but the improvements do help to show that that the 3 year old Xbox One still has many tricks up its sleeve from a power perspective. All in all, even if you have never played a Halo game before, it's still one of the best first person shooters on any console. Make sure you pick up a copy of part 5 for your Xbox One collection.… Expand
  47. DrZomboid
    Feb 4, 2016
    10
    Best multiplayer on current gen, polished, fantastic sound, 60fps@1080p, free update content every month.

    Still, only forge maps in BTB and less focus on vehicular fight.
  48. banda89
    Feb 12, 2016
    8
    Wow! Never seen such divided opinions for a Halo game! Let's talk about the campaign first, while not the best of all the series it sets the mood for the final game in this trilogy and it does an acceptable job doing so. I give this game an 8.5, or I would if you could in Metacritic.
    First of, the campaign:
    It makes the good girl cortana into a bad girl cortana. It makes the Chief a    Wow! Never seen such divided opinions for a Halo game! Let's talk about the campaign first, while not the best of all the series it sets the mood for the final game in this trilogy and it does an acceptable job doing so. I give this game an 8.5, or I would if you could in Metacritic.
    First of, the campaign:
    It makes the good girl cortana into a bad girl cortana. It makes the Chief a little bit more human a task 343 has been doing in their games.
    Both Spartan teams have their moments, didn't really care that much for Osiris Team, Locke is mediocre at best, the 2 girl spartans are OK, Buck is awesome always crack me up.
    Blue Team is BA! Loved that fight scene between Locke and the Chief.
    Loved the fact that they modified Halo and made it a little bit different, but they still maintained that halo essence. You can now aim with all your guns!!!!

    Lastly, the Multiplayer:
    I've been a halo player since halo 2, hell it's the reason i didn't buy a ps4. But I also complained and always dreamed of that day when they would make halo mp a little bit more faster, more customizable, and more challenging. And well, they took a step in the right direction. It's faster and the ranking system keeps the mp interesting, you try and have a greater ranking every time. package system ala Battlefield or CS:GO which works fine, you can either pay to win or play to win. Customizable spartans, and weapon skins, with more armor and skins with every update.They even included different versions of the same weapon, stronger and faster plasma cannon or a faster shooting shotgun.
    While it's not perfect, it's a very good game that shows that 343 are making the right choices and listening to their fans. They're taking a Bungie franchise and slowly giving it the 343 touch.    … Expand
  49. melonboy
    Dec 31, 2015
    7
    okay I am a Halo fan boy but I have to point out a few things first forge is **** for some reason blocks automaticly parent and you can't unparent it so if one block is on a slite angle you have to delete the whole wall that took you 4 hours to make and make it again second multiplayer is awesome but the gun goose is **** when ever I shoot some one with it it does jack **** but when someokay I am a Halo fan boy but I have to point out a few things first forge is **** for some reason blocks automaticly parent and you can't unparent it so if one block is on a slite angle you have to delete the whole wall that took you 4 hours to make and make it again second multiplayer is awesome but the gun goose is **** when ever I shoot some one with it it does jack **** but when some shoots me with a gun goose it kills me instantly. these problems need to be fixed NOW!… Expand
  50. Sir_Pantyson
    Jun 5, 2016
    8
    Don't listen to the negative reviews, as most of them just cry and moan about "No split-screen!". Of course this game having no split-screen is a complete mistake, and I was quite disappointed as well. But looking past that flaw, Halo 5 has introduced more than enough to outweigh missing split-screen. It's introduced two of my personal favorite multiplayer modes: Warzone and Breakout. TheDon't listen to the negative reviews, as most of them just cry and moan about "No split-screen!". Of course this game having no split-screen is a complete mistake, and I was quite disappointed as well. But looking past that flaw, Halo 5 has introduced more than enough to outweigh missing split-screen. It's introduced two of my personal favorite multiplayer modes: Warzone and Breakout. The forge is now more complex than it was before, there are MANY more helmets, armors, visors and emblems to get which makes up for less armor customization, and they've also added REQ packs. People who say REQ packs are "pay to win" are also idiots, as you can easily get REQ packs from multiplayer matches. The only reason they call it "pay to win" is because they're too lazy to actually work for legendary/ultra rare items.… Expand
  51. GamingPoptartTV
    Mar 28, 2016
    8
    Halo 5: Guardians is a great game sense it will have you the player putting endless hours into the grind that is its amazing multiplayer. This game has such a fluid combat, with the edition of spartan abilities. You as a player are much more versatile. The only thing that keeps this from being a 10 really is its poor story. Most missions will have you going with the lack luster FireteamHalo 5: Guardians is a great game sense it will have you the player putting endless hours into the grind that is its amazing multiplayer. This game has such a fluid combat, with the edition of spartan abilities. You as a player are much more versatile. The only thing that keeps this from being a 10 really is its poor story. Most missions will have you going with the lack luster Fireteam Osiris. I wish this game had some more investment to the family that is blue team. Story will only be about 4 hours on normal, long at legendary difficulty. Overall this game is a great game just lacking some departments.… Expand
  52. Aky03gamer
    Apr 3, 2016
    8
    Estamos frente a un gran juego, el cual recomiendo para todo poseedor de una xbox one, que a pesar de tener algunos fallos, es muy bueno, sin embargo, vamos a analizarlo de forma breve: JUGABILIDAD: El aspecto jugable es excelente, apostando a unos 60 fps y un aumento de velocidad en el ritmo en que se juega, con una campaña buena, pero muy corta y que podría dar para más, con ciertosEstamos frente a un gran juego, el cual recomiendo para todo poseedor de una xbox one, que a pesar de tener algunos fallos, es muy bueno, sin embargo, vamos a analizarlo de forma breve: JUGABILIDAD: El aspecto jugable es excelente, apostando a unos 60 fps y un aumento de velocidad en el ritmo en que se juega, con una campaña buena, pero muy corta y que podría dar para más, con ciertos personajes poco memorables (especialmente al equipo Osiris) y una campaña que me pase en 5 horas en dificultad normal. El multijugador esta muy bien, apostando por el modo Warzone, el cual ofrece una entrada fresca e interesante en la cual 2 equipos pelean por la victoria en donde hay que dominar puntos y defenderlos, a la par de jefes controlados por la maquina que al matarlos abonan puntos hasta ganar, con un sistema de cartas que esta bien, pero con microtransacciones, que a pesar de no desbalancear el juego, su presencia es algo molesta, el modo arena consiste en los modos tradicionales del multijugador de Halo con algunas cosas adicionales. GRÁFICOS: ofrece resolución dinámica y unos 60 fps sólidos, aunque con unos gráficos un poco feos si los comparamos con otros juegos, pero siguen siendo altos. SONIDO: a mi parecer excelente INNOVACIÓN: Halo 5 innova principalmente por sus características jugables y su modo de Warzone, los cuales hacen que sea una buena compra este título y lo recomiendo tanto para los fans como para la gente que aun no ha jugado algún título de la franquicia.… Expand
  53. natty637
    May 10, 2017
    4
    I'm only going to talk about Halo 5 from a single player standpoint. The campaign is a massive let down for several reasons. First of which is that you only play as Master Chief for 3-4 missions. Second is a requirement of knowing the expanded lore from books, comics, etc. Boss battle with Warden Eternal gets very repetitive over the course of the game. I hope the person who wrote theI'm only going to talk about Halo 5 from a single player standpoint. The campaign is a massive let down for several reasons. First of which is that you only play as Master Chief for 3-4 missions. Second is a requirement of knowing the expanded lore from books, comics, etc. Boss battle with Warden Eternal gets very repetitive over the course of the game. I hope the person who wrote the narrative for Halo 5's campaign is not working on Halo 6. If he is, than the franchise is in serious trouble.… Expand
  54. TheArcaneZealot
    Nov 29, 2015
    9
    Campaign is bad, not only over hyped but completely different from what the trailers promote it as.

    Multilayer is really good, well balanced, equal starts Spartan abilities fit perfectly. When forge and more casual game modes arrive it's probably going to become the best FPS multiplayer of the year
  55. PancakeGuy415
    Dec 2, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5's singleplayer is bad. But Halo 5 the game great.

    Yes Halo 5's singleplayer is probably the worst of the all the Halos featuring Master Chief (and this one barely features him). The narrative is confusing, and unless you've read all the comics, watched the shows (which I haven't), then you'll be confused to who many characters are and why they are the way they are. Locke and Chief never have the epic battle that they were advertised to have, with the game ending on another cliffhanger. Still the gunplay remains fantastic like any Halo game. The new controls allow for much greater mobility, such as boosting and climbing ledges, which makes the game have a whole knew dimension to it's combat. Many have said this is proof to Halo becoming Call of Duty, which is completely wrong. Halo 5 if anything is a step back (or forward) toward becoming a pure Halo game again, for reasons I'll talk about later. The Visuals are gorgeous and at 60fps, it's one of the smoothest shooters I've ever played.

    The saving grace for Halo 5 is by far it's multiplayer. Gone are the classes and the spartan abilities. Back are the good old Halo style multiplayer that, to me, feels very similar to Halo 3, and NOT Call of Duty. All of the guns you could pick for your loadouts in Halo 4 are now found on the map, which allow them to be more powerful and have more unique qualities as opposed to trying to balance everything to allow for players to make classes with them. For me, Halo 4's multiplayer was fun, but it felt off. Halo 5 has brought back what I always loved and missed about Halo.

    Multiplayer isn't without it's faults though. The requisition system screams cash grab for it's micro transactions, but I never felt like I was limited by not buying packs and earning them instead. Now armor is randomly obtained from these req packs with varying degrees of rarity, which diminishes the value of having rare armor as in older Halos it meant you accomplished something to obtain it. Armor customization is reduced to just armor, helmets, and visor color, though this doesn't bother me that much. New to the game are custom skins for your starting weapons, which is a welcomed addition but not necessary. For some of the smaller maps, spawn killing can sometimes become a little frustrating, mainly on my favorite game mode, SWAT. But it hasn't been bad enough to be game breaking for me, and hopefully it's something that can be addressed in the future.

    As for the modes, I spend most of my time on the classics like SWAT and Big Team. Capture the flag and strongholds is as fun as ever, requiring team work and a small amount of coordination. The new game mode. which is obviously influenced by games like League of Legends, is Warzone. Here two teams fight for control of areas, similar to strongholds, while competing to kill computer enemies, such as Covenant forces, for a race to 1000 points. This mode uses "cards" you get from req packs to summon different vehicles and weapons. The cool part about this is each weapons and vehicle has many variants, unlike normal Halo multiplayer. For example you can get a Battle Rifle with a scope, or a SAW with explosive rounds. There's different types of Ghosts with different strengths, each with a different color scheme or model. Though the req system might seem like a pay to win scenario, the fact that you have to "level up" you req level in each Warzone game to a certain level to use more powerful cards makes it harder for players with a powerful arsenal of cards to unleash hell on others. Furthermore, once you use a power ful req pack, say a vehicle that takes 6 req points, you have to wait for those req points to recharge within the match. Still for all the fun Warzone is, it feels a little unbalanced, as the team that takes the lead usually keeps it, and scores tend to be pretty lopsided. I tend to stay in the classic multiplayer modes, where requisition cards have no affect. Finally, the dedicated servers for Halo 5 are probably the best yet for Xbox One gamers. I rarely if ever feel like I have bad connection, and only a few times have I seen other players skipping around.

    For all the negative things about Halo 5, I have to give it a 9/10 for just how fun the multiplayer is. Yes the story mode is pretty bad compared to the Halo singleplayers we're used to. if you're into Halo for the singleplayer, bump the rating down to a 5/10. I haven't been able to put down the multiplayer. I stopped for about a week when I got sucked into Fallout 4, but in the end I always come back to killing hours of time by playing Halo 5. For some, Halo 5 may be another step in the wrong direction by 343i, but for me it's a big step forward for multiplayer, and honestly I haven't been this hooked on Halo since Halo 3.    … Expand
  56. Vroengard
    Dec 28, 2015
    10
    This is easily one of the more interesting cooking games that I've played. The real story starts off in the second mission, where the Master Chef has to enter an abandoned space ship to eat at and critique the most popular restaurant in this part of the galactic neighborhood. Upon arrival, The Master Chef, who demands to be called this ridiculous title immediately throws everyone waitingThis is easily one of the more interesting cooking games that I've played. The real story starts off in the second mission, where the Master Chef has to enter an abandoned space ship to eat at and critique the most popular restaurant in this part of the galactic neighborhood. Upon arrival, The Master Chef, who demands to be called this ridiculous title immediately throws everyone waiting in line for a table out of the airlock, sending them on an inconvenient, and most likely deadly, detour into space. Upon actually tasting the food, The Master Chef actually is so outraged that the food is not up to par with his refined palate, decides to blow up the restaurant and escape with a handy military grade vehicle that happened to be parked in the hangar. After this, Jameson Locke, an agent of the FBI, tracks him down in order to make him pay for his crimes against foodmanity. This was the farthest I got into it before my jimmies were so rustled due to the point of no return because of all of that scrumptious food that got wasted.… Expand
  57. peace0ut023
    Dec 2, 2016
    0
    one of the worst halos its so boring and the campaign is short and sucks and it feels like cod like wtf 343 we need bungie back. The best halo is 3 and honestly go buy master chief collection instead of this garbage!
  58. MrBurke
    Jan 15, 2016
    10
    Played Halo religiously since the original. After 4, I expected 343 to destroy the series entirely with Guardians. Could not have been more wrong. An incredibly balanced game where player skill truly dictates the games outcome. One of the best FPS of all time. Reminds me of Halo 2 but with shot registration. Tact and intelligence are factors again! No more CoD running around. It's a slowerPlayed Halo religiously since the original. After 4, I expected 343 to destroy the series entirely with Guardians. Could not have been more wrong. An incredibly balanced game where player skill truly dictates the games outcome. One of the best FPS of all time. Reminds me of Halo 2 but with shot registration. Tact and intelligence are factors again! No more CoD running around. It's a slower game in general, which was the best thing they could have done. Let CoD be CoD, and Halo be Halo. The Halo fans like thoughtfulness, and strategy, and Halo 5 does just that by rewarding you for thinking things through. I Honestly thought Halo was dying as a series, having not been a big fan of the last few. But I was wrong. My favorite FPS I've played all year, hands down.… Expand
  59. Nun0117
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Una campaña digna de halo, la duración promedia a otros halo, gráficos sorprendentes, cinematicas excelentes, jugabilidad mejorado respecto a otras entregas, apartado técnico brutal, inteligencia artificial descuidada en aliados pero excelente en ia enemiga, multijugador 100% competitivo podría decir que el mejor de la saga.
  60. ElementPT78
    May 18, 2016
    8
    So it's been around 7 months after Halo 5's release and I must say the game has improved drastically. Yes, it's not the best Halo game and it does do a lot wrong, but it also does a lot right. At launch I probably would've said this game is not worth the full 80 dollars, maybe a solid 6.5 or 7/10 which is ok but I wouldn't consider that good enough for the price it was being sold as andSo it's been around 7 months after Halo 5's release and I must say the game has improved drastically. Yes, it's not the best Halo game and it does do a lot wrong, but it also does a lot right. At launch I probably would've said this game is not worth the full 80 dollars, maybe a solid 6.5 or 7/10 which is ok but I wouldn't consider that good enough for the price it was being sold as and the fact it's a triple A game means that to be worth a purchase it must be a very good game, not just above average.

    Halo 5 improved upon many mistakes 343i made in the past. They got gameplay down and they sure as hell made sure the game was not broken. The issue I have is the content. Ok, let's be honest here, there is a content crisis among modern shooters and games. This is most likely due to a lack of time and the cost required to make triple A games at a satisfactory quality. The solution is that everything that Halo 5 should of launched with is being paved out in monthly updates. "Free DLC" is not "Free DLC", it's content that was unfinished for the launch of the game. If Halo 5 would have launched with all the content it has now, I have no doubt the games reputation wouldn't have as much of a stain on it, including 343i's reputation. IMO 343i should have delayed Halo 5 a year, but of course Microsoft wants the new Halo game to give Xbox 1 a edge over the PS4 on the holidays instead of giving us a quality game worth our money.

    In it's current state Halo 5's gameplay and Multiplayer have surged and are what I belive the best in the current gen industry for now. The only current gen game I can really say has better Multiplayer than Halo 5 is Overwatch. Also the Forge is the best in the series, the amount of work that has been put into Forge is insane.

    The only issues I can see in Halo 5 right now are few, but big ones.
    ISSUE 1: Microtransactions
    ISSUE 2: No Splitscreen
    ISSUE 3: Lack Lustre Campaign

    When 343i originally announced microtransactions I wasn't too mad, I mean we were getting free dlc, right? I quickly turned against this when I learned we really weren't getting extra content. Why this is in the game I have no idea, but it's clearly for corporate benefit. I hope Halo 6 does not have this!

    As for Splitscreen.. I can understand why it was removed but I think for the best of the franchise I think they should return it in Halo 6 and upcoming Halo titles.

    There's not much to say about the campaign that hasn't been said. Why did 343i make Brian Reed the main writer? That's my only question. Also props to the musical department, they did a great job!

    I believe Halo 5 is very under appreciated and those giving Halo 5 a 0-3 are ridiculous but those that say Halo 5 is "Perfect" or the best Halo game ever are equally ridiculous. For me it currently stands a 8/10, coming from a Halo fan. We will all have different opinions, but one thing I want people to note down is to be respectful! Not only to other people but the devs. It's our job to critique the game so 343i can make sure Halo 6 is a great game, not hate them, I mean at that point they're just going to ignore you.    … Expand
  61. Filmcritic1
    Apr 28, 2016
    5
    The games true pros are when the game hits 1080p and 60FPS and some of the gunplay is fun. But the poor marketing, crap story, Req system and inaccessibility for new players in multiplayer, Halo 5 Guardians fails to be the system seller Microsoft wanted it to be.
  62. grammarian
    Mar 10, 2016
    8
    Stunning multiplayer. It runs silky smooth. Huge improvement over Halo 4 in that regard. Campaign mode feels like one step backwards though. The new villain was probably the most disappointing part of the story. It was just too lame.
  63. Johny22
    Apr 5, 2016
    8
    Наконец то исправлены ошибки в геймплее, наконец то это снова Halo, хотя бы в плане геймплея. Сюжет очень слаб, но качественный геймплей и проработанный мультиплеер не дадут вам заскучать очень долго.
  64. Ramses114
    Apr 5, 2016
    10
    Estejuego es excelente, lo tengo desde el dia 1 y he jugado como 10 horas por cada dia porque es una gosada jugablemente y el onlinese comporta de maravilla, esta entre los mejores Halo!
  65. fpascual50
    Apr 12, 2016
    8
    Too repetitive for my taste, maybe I do not find much difference excepting the graphics with previous halo, the best cooperative, as fun as ever, good game
  66. TharduzGDL
    Apr 12, 2016
    8
    GOOD: Fun game to play, exquisite 60 fps, good graphics, nice mission structure and beautiful locations.
    BAD: Disappointing story in this game (They want to sell the story in parts), you don´t use MasterChief much, characters feel empty a little.
  67. alfonsolinares
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    It is a game with great graphics, but this for starters, apart this game proved that the xbox one can perfectly get 1800 p 60 fps which is what tends to be the playstation 4, so then people say that the xbox one has good graphics, apart already Yes, about the game, it has a very good story, that will be the halo 4 **** , another very good game,
  68. PS4LIFE
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Negative-Low Score is from the Sony-Haters. Dont mind of that!

    This game just amazing. This is without a doubt my game of the year. Amazing visual presentation with seamless transitions from game play to cut scenes and vise versa. Graphics, Sound, and control are best of the best.
  69. ToxicLuma
    Apr 19, 2016
    7
    Campaign first. Despite being advertised as “Hunt the Truth”, where Locke is hunting down a rogue Master Chief, none of that happened. This game even used an intense podcast to show the corruption in ONI and there were so many possibilities for this game to go. So much potential. What makes me furious is how it failed to do that. Halo is remembered as having great campaigns and competitiveCampaign first. Despite being advertised as “Hunt the Truth”, where Locke is hunting down a rogue Master Chief, none of that happened. This game even used an intense podcast to show the corruption in ONI and there were so many possibilities for this game to go. So much potential. What makes me furious is how it failed to do that. Halo is remembered as having great campaigns and competitive while friendly multiplayer. 343i, after taking over from Bungie, has turned that to ****

    The campaign’s story struggled despite being hyped so much. In my opinion, the campaign was one of the largest disappointments I've seen. However, despite its story, the campaign is enjoyable to play. The missions are created nicely and the level design is phenomenal, probably one of the best I've seen in Halo. I have always been a fan of fighting in teams so playing with an entire firefight squad was awesome and greatly appreciated. However, this campaign focused way too much on Spartan Locke and Fireteam Osiris. In my humble opinion: NO ONE CARES ABOUT THESE SCRUBS. From Halo: CE we’ve been playing as Master Chief and he is who we want to play as (and the Arbiter too. Too bad we couldn’t play as him). There were lots of ways this campaign could’ve went. It didn’t go completely south, but it sure got close to it.

    Now the bread and butter of Halo 5. The multiplayer. In my opinion, this is one of the best Halo multiplayers. Period. Getting rid of armor abilities was the smartest decision 343i has probably made. Adding in Spartan Abilities: Ground Pound, Spartan Dash, and Spartan Charge were an interesting decision. The first use of aim-down sights in Halo was also a VERY revolutionary thing to be doing in Halo. These quick add-ons done by 343i quickened the pace of the game and makes everything even more hectic than before. Though Halo feels completely different, the multiplayer is a wonder. Split into Warzone and Arena, players can choose what gametypes fit them. As each month comes by, 343i creates even more gametypes and maps to use. Along with this are new and more types of armor and aesthetic options. Yes! The DLC is FREE! Also, players’ Spartans are more customizable than ever. More different armor types, stances, assassinations, etc. There are also REQs (requisitions) that can be called in during Warzone. These include different variants of weapons so there are now more ways to kill. There’s lot to love about Halo 5 multiplayer. However, the biggest downfall is its lack of split-screen...

    Despite what you may think, Halo 5's microtransations are not required to succeed. However, I still wished those microtransactions and REQ points were not a thing.

    In the end, there are lots to love but lots to hate. Halo 5 revolutionized the way we view the Halo Franchise. But the question is, is it good or bad? I'm not entirely sure yet. (Split screen would help)

    *Sorry if I was trying to represent everyone by saying "we". These are my opinions and you may think differently.    … Expand
  70. Youngmetro
    Jul 30, 2020
    4
    After seeing halo infinite I came back to replay this game and it still sucks .Mechanically there some good but the story is awful, multiplayer with the req packs might be worse and this game story being such an outlier hurts halo 4 in retrospect
  71. coip
    Jun 26, 2016
    10
    Easily the greatest First-Person Shooter game of all time in terms of multiplayer gameplay mechanics. The new Spartan abilities were perfectly incorporated into the game, and I've never played such a balanced and competitive multiplayer FPS game. Brilliant.
  72. Adrew35
    Sep 11, 2016
    8
    If someone asked me to review this game in the first hour, i would say ten out of ten. But now that ive finished it... 8 is the best that I can do. I dont like the ending.
  73. therandomuser
    Sep 11, 2016
    8
    so nearly a year after its release halo 5 has improved greatly from release. multiplayer has improved so much with firefight, infection and grifball just a few of what this game has added. campaign too short though and now you can buy mythics with is a **** joke. but hopefully this game keeps improving and now just a tenner in shops a must buy
  74. pyrofox117
    May 9, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a honest train wreck. Its good if you need some xbox one bloat ware. As its only now has been balanced and finalized. After 9+GB's of space for updates. Yes updates and also yes there is a micro transaction system. Which is fitting as the company that funded this trash is Micro-Soft.

    There are so many improvements that could have been made.

    The issues are :

    -Cliff Hanger ending
    -Poorly executed cut-sceen choreography
    -A story reduced to filler.
    -still lack of split screen.
    - Depreciated by about 50%
    -Takes up a estimated 87 GB of Hard drive space.
    -Requires a 720p or higher definition to look good.
    -Also the World Record for speed running the game on easy is close to about an hour and the legendary speed run is about only an 1 hr and half. Only about 20-30 minutes longer.(Falling short of 343i's promise. Of the game being longer than Halo 2.) To break it down a decent FPS gamer should beat the game on easy or normal in 3-4 hours. Heroric or legendary maybe a little longer.    … Expand
  75. MetaReviews
    Mar 14, 2017
    8
    Halo 5: Gaurdians has an unfortunately weak campaign that while still entertaining fails to deliver on fan expectations.
    The multiplayer however is a resounding success with great game modes like Warzone, Warzone Firefight and Arena providing countless hours of fun.
    Forge mode is greatly improved from previous iterations. The glaring omission of split screen however is the biggest    Halo 5: Gaurdians has an unfortunately weak campaign that while still entertaining fails to deliver on fan expectations.
    The multiplayer however is a resounding success with great game modes like Warzone, Warzone Firefight and Arena providing countless hours of fun.
    Forge mode is greatly improved from previous iterations.
    The glaring omission of split screen however is the biggest problem, as it has been a staple of the series ever since the first game.
    Despite it's fairly major flaws, Halo 5: Gaurdians is still a worthy entry in the Halo franchise even if it doesn't quite live up to the earlier games.    … Expand
  76. criticodegames
    May 2, 2017
    8
    o jogo tem um ótimo multiplayer mas uma campanha não das melhores e um abuso de micro-tranzações um jogo bom mas com seus defeitos e tambem por ser um jogo de quase 100gb
  77. 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
  78. ViniVillela
    Jul 4, 2019
    4
    It´s the worst Halo. If you are not a hardcore fan, maybe you will enjoy it. The campaign has a terrible story, with characters that are not developed, and it destroys the awesome story H4 accomplished. The gameplay is generic, taking off what makes Halo unique, level design is ridiculous linear, killing the sandbox. The only merits are the graphics.
  79. wakama
    Mar 14, 2018
    2
    What should I tell you.... 343 you **** this up. I played all Halo games before and I love all games made by bungie. But what 343 did is just... bad. Bungie always made halo feel unique and fun, 343 removed splitscreen which is one of the most fun and unique and aspects of halo, they changed weapon attributes so that damn magnum is better than battle rifle. The singleplayer writing is notWhat should I tell you.... 343 you **** this up. I played all Halo games before and I love all games made by bungie. But what 343 did is just... bad. Bungie always made halo feel unique and fun, 343 removed splitscreen which is one of the most fun and unique and aspects of halo, they changed weapon attributes so that damn magnum is better than battle rifle. The singleplayer writing is not terrible but compared to the story bungie created it's not that great and even bad at some parts. Single-player gameplay is pretty fun but changes in multiplayer 343 did are pretty big step down from it's predecessor. On the other hand the only really good thing about the game is really nice grpahics and overall style. But all other aspects of halo 5 are huje step down and comapred to games made by bungie it has nearly no improvements. And it has no goddamn SPLITSCREEN!… Expand
  80. 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
  81. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    4
    What a colossal disappointment. Story: awful. Multiplayer: weakest yet. Characters: Terrible. Lack of split screen: Wwwwhhhhyyyyyyyyy??????? What the hell were they thinking, man?
  82. 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
  83. Landsharkfl
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    Worst halo ever if they wanted to compete with cod so bad shouldve just made a different game this game lost its charm and does not feel like halo anymore back to the mcc
  84. EcchiMegane
    Nov 25, 2019
    7
    After disliking the direction the story took in 4, I put off playing 5 for the longest time... but finally I tried it. It's actually quite good! The story is much better than in 4, the only big negative for me is the lack of a co-op feature, for which I had to take 3 points off because as a long-time Halo fan, the co-op campaign was very important to me.
  85. xXr2
    Dec 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is sometime fun but omg was the campaign so trash it is the worst campaign I've ever played and the multiplayer bearly has anything so dont play this please if u do u end up getting your money back… Expand
  86. Alfa07
    Dec 11, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn't bad, but far of what Halo saga is.
    And the uggly fake commercial campaign.    … Expand
  87. ElBarto1992
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Too bold for its own good. Feels like it’s gotten way too far from the first 3 games in terms of campaign as well as multiplayer. The story feels empty. Too many characters and not enough development. Side note: when are they going to stop changing Cortanas face...
  88. ngamer007
    Feb 16, 2020
    2
    As a generic shooter, it's alright, as a Halo game? Terrible. The wonder of the Halo games has always been exploring huge open environments alone, you against an army of religious zealot aliens hell-bent on killing you. When you did encounter AI soldiers, like the marines, they were comically bad and almost immediately died. You would giggle and move on. In Halo 5 you have squadmadesAs a generic shooter, it's alright, as a Halo game? Terrible. The wonder of the Halo games has always been exploring huge open environments alone, you against an army of religious zealot aliens hell-bent on killing you. When you did encounter AI soldiers, like the marines, they were comically bad and almost immediately died. You would giggle and move on. In Halo 5 you have squadmades constantly squawking in your ear to revive them, and they never go away. You might think, "okay so if I hook up another controller and play split screen, I don't need to listen to these idiots?" You would be incorrect, because this game doesn't have split screen. You literally need to have a separate Xbox One and separate TV for each player, plus an internet connection because the game doesn't even support LAN.

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

    So you get it, they've ruined the ethos and interactivity of the game. But what about the story? Oh, that's rubbish too.    … Expand
  89. NerfShooter101
    Mar 29, 2020
    4
    They took away the thing that makes the mainline Halo games Halo for over half the game, however, the graphics are incredible.
  90. Benzant
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    tiene una campaña frenética una forma perfecta de jugabilidad capacidad de innovación en el entrenamiento
  91. Veguetta
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    La historia y jugabilidad cambio mucho Es el peor halo que hay una vergüenza que este juego sea el mejor exclusivo por así decirlo ya que hasta una pc de gobernó lo corre mejor que la xbox one oficialmente es el peor halo que haya existido
  92. Justareviewer21
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    Excuse me, what a **** is this, the story is bad, just that, really bad, the gameplay is decent, the AI is awful, and the multiplayer is good, but i play halo for the campaign, and this game didn’t deliver in any way
  93. alvin_2495
    Jul 30, 2020
    0
    The worst Halo game for me, I have been playing Halo since the first game. The story is disappointing, the game mechanics are horrible and clunky
  94. Thenoobaboveall
    Feb 18, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5 Gaurdians has to be one of the poorest entries in the series and that's coming from a fan of the franchise.

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

    The only reason as to why I haven't given the game a lower rating is because of the multiplayer which is okay though not nearly as good as what we were given in previous installments.    … Expand
  95. xbox_sucks_666
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    The most overrated franchise ever, The Graphics and gameplay are very outdated.
    Call of Duty and Battlefield are much better than tras* HALO. These are just facts.
  96. parenter
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    In my opinion Halo 5 come so late... These mecanics could have been perfectly in the generation Xbox 360 ... Well, better late than never and that makes it not bad. Not the worst Halo is better than Halo 4 but worse than other major Halo ...
  97. 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
  98. pjosephson
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    This game is fun. Plain and simple Yeah, the single player campaign is a little short at 10 hours for most average players (me included). But, lets be real it was fun 10 hours. It was a beautiful environment. The overall experience was smooth playing Also, you can use the co-op option to paly with up to 3 more friends that campaign mode again (which I have not tried yet)

    Lets just    This game is fun. Plain and simple Yeah, the single player campaign is a little short at 10 hours for most average players (me included). But, lets be real it was fun 10 hours. It was a beautiful environment. The overall experience was smooth playing Also, you can use the co-op option to paly with up to 3 more friends that campaign mode again (which I have not tried yet)

    Lets just be real. This game is all about multi-player for most people. I may not be a big multi-player guy but this game is great online. There are lot of game styles and maps to play. The new Warzone is a wild ride. 12 vs 12 how can that not be fun? As I said there is a lot of content to play to cover everyone's personal online style Plus, there a lot of maps and more on the way.

    There are several new features to the way the game plays (e.g. ground pound, REQ) Some may have become popular in other FPS games but, I think Halo 5 takes them an puts a unique and balanced twist on their implementation of these new features. Also, the pace of the game (action wise) in both the campaign and multi-player has picked up quite a bit and they don't waste anytime giving that new faster pace from the moment you start the game.

    Please don't also ignore the fact that they will also be providing a ton of post additional release content in the coming months. More maps and not to forget Forge to build your own maps are on the horizon. In a time where games want to charge $60 for a Season Pass this game will give you that similar extra content for free.

    Finally, don't listen to those giving it a 1 because there is no split screen. They are just sad. They were never fans of Halo to begin with. Everyone new it didn't come with. Most of those giving it a one seem like those bitter old guys who tell you to get off their lawn. With stories of how back in their day they use to walk to uphill both ways in the snow. Sure, mark it down a few points for that if you really miss that option but giving it a 1 and ignoring the fun this game is by itself is disingenuous or you really never played the game and just are whining. I wouldn't want to pass dispersions but maybe they are trying to play it on their PS4 and that is why they are having a bad time.

    I would have given this game a 10 but it looses a little for the campaign being a tad too short. Not short like I am disappointed in the time I had playing but short enough to feel another few hours would have made it solid 10.    … Expand
  99. 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
  100. Samusisback
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    Worst Halo game wver made. I play mostly the campaing since l loved the story but its so stupid. Since when do we have to be teamed with stupid AI that prefer to die trying to help you instead of kill the bad guy before. I use to play one VS the wolrds but now you are easyer to kill just because there is other to help...The multi so stupid...you are having a 1 ton armor with a bad assWorst Halo game wver made. I play mostly the campaing since l loved the story but its so stupid. Since when do we have to be teamed with stupid AI that prefer to die trying to help you instead of kill the bad guy before. I use to play one VS the wolrds but now you are easyer to kill just because there is other to help...The multi so stupid...you are having a 1 ton armor with a bad ass shield and one can simply kill you with a few pistol bullet if they are well placed...common at point blank with an assault rifle i'm harder to kill in call of duty game. I was excited about the game...Even sell my xbox one to buy the halo edition and what a waste of time. 343 Industrie should have stay home and do some homwork before doing this one and giving cortana a stange looking armor.… Expand
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#17 Best 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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