Halo 5: Guardians

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  1. gretownzu
    Oct 29, 2015
    2
    The visual and audio are stunning which is something most people can agree upon. The story line felt shorter than most other titles but there were significantly more cut scenes and dialog. The story line was in depth and better explained as you went along each mission unlike in some previous titles. The campaign felt as if it had plenty replay ability in which every play through afterwordsThe visual and audio are stunning which is something most people can agree upon. The story line felt shorter than most other titles but there were significantly more cut scenes and dialog. The story line was in depth and better explained as you went along each mission unlike in some previous titles. The campaign felt as if it had plenty replay ability in which every play through afterwords would unlock new mysteries or places I had not previously noticed or explored. I did not find that the story line felt hopeless or as if humanity were on the edge of annihilation like previous titles. This was a disappointment to me because I felt the hopelessness and the will to fight to the end nomatter what the cost gave halo a unique twist on the series. I was disappointed with how blue teams relationships and story line was handled because it felt very lackluster if not non-existent. Chief also lacked a bunch of screen time in favor of Locke who is kind of an unlikable character. The multiplayer is fun but is unbalanced at times , especially in war zone. The Campaign and multiplayer are two of the last decent ones in the Xbox FPS universe and I look forward to the next title. All in all , it is a great game that some will love and others may not care much for. It is not a halo game like in the past and is something new, so make sure when you play that you don't treat it like a previous title.… Expand
  2. b0rntohula
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    its just not Halo anymore. 343 have ruined this once great game.
    The guns feel wrong.
    The AI terrible
    Story is stupid.
    Campaign is short and lacks the epic feel of the others.
    Multiplayer modes are dull(even warzone)
    Thanks 343 for taking my favourite game and doing a massive turd on it.
  3. mykkenny
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    Campaign is terrible, poor plot that pretty much negates halo 4 and all the books in between that and this game, three of the missions are just 'talk to a couple people, done', not sure what that is about. Some of the boss fights are clearly designed for co-op as your fellow spartans AI is terrible, they're basically window lickers - stupid morons for those not in the UK.

    Multiplayer is    Campaign is terrible, poor plot that pretty much negates halo 4 and all the books in between that and this game, three of the missions are just 'talk to a couple people, done', not sure what that is about. Some of the boss fights are clearly designed for co-op as your fellow spartans AI is terrible, they're basically window lickers - stupid morons for those not in the UK.

    Multiplayer is also awful, all games are rated and your rating goes up based on games won, so if you play with good friends and later play on your own you're massively out of your depth. 4v4 means that games are very skewed and if someone leaves you're **** No idea why 343i chose to do 4v4 instead of the traditional 6v6. Maps are tiny and all the same, in fact its easy on spawn to be confused about where you are. Power weapons pretty much give the other team free kills until the next power weapon.

    Warzone is the only half decent thing about this game, that and the music, so 1pt for those.    … Expand
  4. Acekidderuk
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 Gaurdians is without doubt the best crafted in the series lovingly made by people who obviously have an incredible amount of talent and passion, from the incredible story and campaign to the awesome and varied multiplayer modes. Arena modes are familar feeling like classic halo 2 while adding new features while warzone is a breath of fresh air to the series and mutiplayer gaming inHalo 5 Gaurdians is without doubt the best crafted in the series lovingly made by people who obviously have an incredible amount of talent and passion, from the incredible story and campaign to the awesome and varied multiplayer modes. Arena modes are familar feeling like classic halo 2 while adding new features while warzone is a breath of fresh air to the series and mutiplayer gaming in general.

    Whether you are a Halo fan or just a gaming fan in general you owe it to yourself to pick up this game, and to all the ridiculous sony fanboys who come on here to taint xbox reviews i say gtfo and get a life somehow, you certainly have no decent exclusive games to play.    … Expand
  5. gateguy
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    The only reason I am not giving this game a zero is that it shipped without any game breaking bugs (at least that I found), beyond that this is without a doubt the worst entry in the series. Without giving away any spoilers, I will simply say that this game is nothing more than a blatent attempt to charge $60 for what amounts to filler material. Its a shame to see a game series that was soThe only reason I am not giving this game a zero is that it shipped without any game breaking bugs (at least that I found), beyond that this is without a doubt the worst entry in the series. Without giving away any spoilers, I will simply say that this game is nothing more than a blatent attempt to charge $60 for what amounts to filler material. Its a shame to see a game series that was so rich with story telling brought down to a level reserved for bad movie video games. This will unfortunately be the final halo game I ever buy.… Expand
  6. maxblaster445
    Nov 1, 2015
    0
    It is garbage. The best it can do is some multi player, but the rest is not worth the money. If it was free to play, that is another thing, however it is not. The full price you expect a lot more campaign, split screen, and a great story line. Well, the campaign is painful. It is plain garbage, the rest I could not give a **** about.
  7. Valhura
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Best Halo in years. It runs better than any MP game I have ever played. All the idiots giving this game a zero just show themselves to be utter morons. While I don't think its a 10 I would give it a 9,5, I will give it a 10 to offset all the Sony Fantards who are giving it zero.
  8. ucavalcante
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Halo really managed to surprise once again bringing a wonderful plot to participate in allowing go to paths that I even imagined, risking his old and established characters and taking them to shady paths all this for us, as something that is reduntante but with an excellent multiplayer, which is quite fast, and aided by 60 FPS.
  9. commando41
    Oct 29, 2015
    8
    Obviously the Hype train took it to a whole new level and if you were expecting what they were promoting...well you'll be a bit disappointed...but I quit paying attention to the marketing campaigns after one to many disappointments. That said HALO 5 is solid, it's no 10/10 or a game changing experience but all in all both the SP and MP are all around fun. The gun play is ok..some guns areObviously the Hype train took it to a whole new level and if you were expecting what they were promoting...well you'll be a bit disappointed...but I quit paying attention to the marketing campaigns after one to many disappointments. That said HALO 5 is solid, it's no 10/10 or a game changing experience but all in all both the SP and MP are all around fun. The gun play is ok..some guns are pretty amazing but it's no Destiny when comparing how the shooting mechanics work...the Prometheans are boring as hell...I hate them, can't stand them...they are simply not fun to kill...thankfully the Covenant make up for the promethean blandness and are pretty dam cool to watch and kill :). All in all I enjoyed the game and felt I got my monies worth. Played on Heroic at first, and will play another run through on normal to look for skulls and get mission intel. If you're a fan of the HALO series this is definitely a must have and 343 really made up for the debacle that was MCC and HALO 4.… Expand
  10. realfilthy
    Nov 5, 2015
    5
    This game is mediocre at best. The story line is meh as many people have stated. I know it's the second of a 3 part series but still. The multiplayer could be better. While warzone is kind of fun and pretty hectic, arena is pretty bad. The DMR is way too overpowered and the spawn system sucks. I can't tell you how many times I've spawned to getting shot in the back 2 seconds later. I'veThis game is mediocre at best. The story line is meh as many people have stated. I know it's the second of a 3 part series but still. The multiplayer could be better. While warzone is kind of fun and pretty hectic, arena is pretty bad. The DMR is way too overpowered and the spawn system sucks. I can't tell you how many times I've spawned to getting shot in the back 2 seconds later. I've even spawned right in the reticle of an opposing team member with a sniper rifle, I kid you not. The developers decided that the default weapon would be the assault rifle (which you can't change), a pretty useless gun. Plus, I don't understand how a grenade can go off right under the feet of someone that's one shot and it not kill them. Of course I've been killed by rockets that hit the wall 15 yards away but I can't kill someone with a railgun that hit them in the feet. I don't know if it's lag or what but all I got was a broken game. A broken mediocre game.… Expand
  11. Luis_Caban22
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Same old game play, boring story (worst halo ever regarding to story), no split screen, micro-transactions. little to no innovation. Don't explain anyting for those who are new to the series. MS expect new gamers to buy all halo games to keep up with the series.
  12. ThemBakerBoys
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have only played through 10 of 15 missions so far but I am mystified by the reactions I am seeing here.
    SPOILER ALERT:
    The story is both easy to follow and has depth and mystery for those who take the time to think about it. Master Chief has gone rogue because he is receiving mysterious transmissions from someone claiming to be Cortana. He investigates even though it means going AWOL. His loyal team of spartans support his decision with no proof at all--demonstrating their absolute loyalty to his cause. Spartan Lock and his blue team are sent to track them down and bring them in. Master Chief's efforts to find Cortana takes him on a trip across the galaxy to different planetary outposts and even into the middle of a covenant civil war with the elites (why no brutes?). The mysterious giant guardians, Cortana's true intentions, Locke's unquestioning obedience to orders, the return of the Arbiter--there's a ton of story here. It may not all have the nuance that we would want but it smacks of Halo and takes us places we have never been in the games before. The Elite homeworld is truly a sight to behold.
    Point being, 343 Industries did let us down with Master Chief Collection and I haven't even really scratched the surface on Halo 5 multiplayer yet, but if you are on the fence, don't let these critics sway you against buying the game. The campaign so far has been compelling and a blast to play. Fits nice and easy into the Halo series while being a 2015 game in terms of graphics and gameplay.    … Expand
  13. rrafemi
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    De momento voy a hablar del modo historia pues no he tocado el modo multijugador aún.

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

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

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

    En lo personal le doy como mucho y siendo generosos un 8 (al modo historia). No es mal juego, esta muy bien, pero dista mucho de ser el mejor shooter que haya probado.    … Expand
  14. ElPolloLoco82
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    I've played through most of the campaign and multi-player, and I think the game is really good. However, it has some balancing issues with the campaign and the partner AI needs a lot of work. I'm also not crazy about some of the Arena maps, and they have some spawning issues. I'm going to go in more detail in a bit.

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

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

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

    As for multiplayer, Warzone is awesome. However, there are spawning issues in Arena, and some in Warzone. You often spawn in and immediately get head shot before you can even move. Sometimes you spawn two feet from where you were killed so whomever killed you gets an easy double kill. They need to address that, because that will cause some people to rage quit. It felt like "Battlefront Beta Light" with the spawning. I also am not crazy about some of the maps in Arena, some just look like modern art and are ugly as sin. They're easy to get lost in or turned around in, and with that ugly architecture in some levels it just makes your head hurt. Most of these issues can get fixed in updates, so I'm not going to destroy this game over some pet peeves. If you loved Halo before, you'll love this one. It is improved upon; but it does require some fine tuning.    … Expand
  15. GreekChief
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    Almost nothing different from halo 4 other then maybe customization for multiplayer. This game lacks in so many areas i cant believe I payed for the limited edition. There is almost no story in this game. After you finish your first mission the cut-scene that follows is so poorly done and left me wondering how old the writers for this game were or rather what did they cut from the originalAlmost nothing different from halo 4 other then maybe customization for multiplayer. This game lacks in so many areas i cant believe I payed for the limited edition. There is almost no story in this game. After you finish your first mission the cut-scene that follows is so poorly done and left me wondering how old the writers for this game were or rather what did they cut from the original script. Halos multiplayer hasnt change very much so if you're into that type of game play then you're good. If you wanted another epic story or even a mediocre story then this does not deliver. If youre new to the franchise this may appeal to you. If you're a die hard halo fan who has read the books and also knows a lot about marathon youre going to be let down.

    Listen Im not trying to bash on a series i love ok. But I didn't feel any excitement playing this game. Maybe its because im 30 and lack the amount of testosterone i had 10 years ago. But i still play racing games and i still get an insane rush when im winning. The spark is still there not the guilty one. From the first cut scene with Spartans falling from the sky to masterchiefs intro i felt really ashamed and embarrassed. Only because Ive read the books and my image of what Spartans are does not compare to these. Of course the books are going to be different since theyre written by different writers.

    That lack of continuity in halo can cause a lot of confusion for me. also it causes me to actually hate the new since it breaks so many lines. Im just gonna make a list W/E.
    1.Story is boring and lacks continuity 2. Missing spartan threes. No Spartans from the ghost of onyx series. Fyi these Spartans were with linda kelly and fred after halo 3 events. 3. Spartans falling from sky would kill them or injure them. 26 Spartans jumped from a pelican in reach. It wasnt pretty. 4. Halo 1-3 hinted that humans were the forerunners. Now they have removed that and made these forerunner enemies. I just dont get it why would the forerunners only call humans re-claimers. they didnt make the tech the forerunners did right? seriously wtf halo Four. 5. Same boring multiplayer 6. cant join random people for coop campaign only friends...seriously.    … Expand
  16. YokoMan
    Nov 2, 2015
    4
    No split screen is unacceptable, its as if they forgot what truly made Halo fun and popular. The graphics looked pretty nice and online was pretty cool i guess but i already saw people hacking
  17. Steve117
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    the game its bad, the history is too short 4 hours in legendary, you play like Master chief 3 missions, and you can´t play split screen with your friends, the multiplayer its Destiny with Halo skin, good job microsoft, good job
  18. Zephlar
    Dec 17, 2015
    0
    This isn't Halo without Split Screen. Halo 4 was the best to date in my opinion, so I can't totally call 343 out on being a terrible company. However, this oversight cost them a LOT of purchases, mine included. No way I would ever buy Halo without split screen.
  19. tybyrd93
    Oct 30, 2015
    9
    Everything the reviews are saying about halo 5's campaign are true, the story could be better. But in my experience that doesn't take away from the fact that the level design is top notch and it's extremely fun to play through. The multiplayer might be the best out of any other halo games. Everything just feels good. The new mechanics involving the jet pack boost are extremely satisfying,Everything the reviews are saying about halo 5's campaign are true, the story could be better. But in my experience that doesn't take away from the fact that the level design is top notch and it's extremely fun to play through. The multiplayer might be the best out of any other halo games. Everything just feels good. The new mechanics involving the jet pack boost are extremely satisfying, pretty much every type of gun is now a viable option (the halo 1 pistol is back!), and the req system and wars zone modes are great additions. Halo 5 is probably the best multiplayer experience I've had in years, and while I wish there was a classic big team battle playlist in addition to war zone, I'm pleased to say the game is easily worth the purchase for the multiplayer alone… Expand
  20. TruthInCritique
    Nov 5, 2015
    2
    I can sumarize my experience of Halo 5 in one word: Disappointment. It was so clearly lacklustre it was downright shameful. The multi player is absolute trash. TRASH. Warzone is downright BORING, and they took out so many awesome game modes. Like infection. INFECTION!! INFECTION WAS SO **** FUN!! But without a doubt the worst thing they have done to Halo 5 is..... the micro payments. 343I can sumarize my experience of Halo 5 in one word: Disappointment. It was so clearly lacklustre it was downright shameful. The multi player is absolute trash. TRASH. Warzone is downright BORING, and they took out so many awesome game modes. Like infection. INFECTION!! INFECTION WAS SO **** FUN!! But without a doubt the worst thing they have done to Halo 5 is..... the micro payments. 343 Industries, you **** **** i already paid 75 **** dollars for your **** game and you still want me to pay for more **** YOU LITERALLY HAVE MICRO PAYMENTS FOR GUNS AND ARMOUR. THINGS THAT WERE FREE IN EVERY OTHER HALO 3, THINGS THAT MAKE THE GAME. The req system..... utter. ****. trash. I seriously want my money back, i **** hate Halo 5, and i hate 343. **** YOU 343 YOU BUNCH OF COCKSUCKING **** I HOPE YOU ALL DIE OF AIDS.… Expand
  21. edison400
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    Feels like a below average campaign. Too short. online co-op wouldn't work for me and a friend when using the same router in the same building. Also feel a bit cheated that hunt the truth, spartan ops, and the added cut-scenes to Halo 2 for the anniversary, doesn't connect to story either at all or just not very well.
  22. LedZepFreak
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    Saw all of the great reviews and expected this to be the GOTY or something. So I rented it to play some multiplayer and glad I did before purchasing the game. This was a frustrating experience at the very least and throw the controller across the room at best. The graphics are great and the movement/melee system is good but my god, can we get some kills please! Here's how it goes: SneakSaw all of the great reviews and expected this to be the GOTY or something. So I rented it to play some multiplayer and glad I did before purchasing the game. This was a frustrating experience at the very least and throw the controller across the room at best. The graphics are great and the movement/melee system is good but my god, can we get some kills please! Here's how it goes: Sneak up on an enemy, shoot him, shoot him some more, empty my ENTIRE Assault Rifle clip into him, then switch to my pistol, then oh, he turns around and hits me with one shot and I'm dead. Give me a break!!! Then respawn, take five steps and die from some Battle Rifle shot from across the map. In Slayer the scores were consistently 15-20 kills by a couple of players and 5-6 kills by the other two players (like me). This is pathetic and I don't know how anybody could consider this enjoyable. Maybe I've played too much COD but at least you get a MUCH more balanced set of scoring overall with players. And you can even just jump into a game and probably get 8-10 kills starting off. At least with that you feel like you've achieved something there and it keeps you captivated. With this game you feel like you're being cheated out of kills and I couldn't wait to turn the game off. Good luck to you Halo fans but this game will NOT be in my inventory.… Expand
  23. aarongray
    Nov 14, 2015
    2
    Halo, if you ever read this, know that I loved you.

    I loved Frank O'Connor and his work at Official Xbox Magazine while you were still a baby. He was so funny. He was larger than life and a really cool dude. The best day of the month was the day a magazine arrived on the doorstep of our home in the woods of Alabama. Even a quarter page snippet about what was coming in Halo 2 would have    Halo, if you ever read this, know that I loved you.

    I loved Frank O'Connor and his work at Official Xbox Magazine while you were still a baby. He was so funny. He was larger than life and a really cool dude. The best day of the month was the day a magazine arrived on the doorstep of our home in the woods of Alabama. Even a quarter page snippet about what was coming in Halo 2 would have me excited for weeks. Each new gun they announced had me dreaming. I cut out screenshots of Elites and Master Chief and taped them inside my high school locker. I didn't care that they had been super enlarged beyond their native resolution so they could cover a magazine page, and now they looked all pixely. I didn't even know what resolution was back then.

    I loved your forefather, Bungie, and his beautiful works of art. I still remember the day that I played Halo for the very first time. I went over to my Aunt's house, and my cousin showed me his new Xbox. He started a new Halo co-op campaign, and we played for hours. Halo was the sole reason I ended my near 10 year gaming relationship with Nintendo and bought an Xbox instead of a Gamecube. We started a weekly LAN party at my house, and we played Halo splitscreen multiplayer every Thursday night. I still remember Tower of Power on Ascension. We had custom names for all our custom game modes. We made SWAT before SWAT was a thing. We called it Realistic. My dad loved the Scorpion tanks on Blood Gulch. He couldn't run and look around as fast as my brother and I, but if he got in a tank, he was happy. Mom would even play sometimes too. Her name was "EvilMomlady", lovingly given in honor of Calvin and Hobbes' Mom.

    Back when I was a cool kid creating all my usernames on the Internets, I chose usernames that declared my love and dedication to halo. Its kinda embarrassing now, and I've tried to change most of them to be more "professional". Earlier this year, a software client wanted to use Skype for a group meeting. When we had setup the chat room, apparently my old Skype handle came through instead of my current Microsoft account name, and the client asked, who is "dude4halo"? I had to sheepishly own that one.

    I bought every single Halo soundtrack that Marty O'Donnell made. They were incredible. They showed me how awesome orchestral and classical music can be. Another cousin and I would listen to them every time we rode in his car. He built a subwoofer in his trunk, and when we listened to Covenant Dance we almost peed our pants. The music was peaceful and beautiful, stirring and exciting.

    I read every Halo book for a long time. They were my favorite science fiction for years. Eric Nylund's storytelling was amazing.

    Starting with Halo 2, we began a tradition of picking up each new Halo game at midnight as soon as it was released. Our goal was to get as many people together as we could to huddle around and play the co-op on Legendary. We tried to beat the game before sunrise. We've continued the tradition to this day.
    But now, I'm afraid that this good thing must come to an end. It appears that so many things are changing. The split-screen, the music, the main character, the big team battles loaded with vehicles, the forge... So many of the things I loved about Halo are now just... dust and echoes. There is certainly a chance for a reclaimer, but now, I feel that I must look elsewhere. Farewell Halo. I hope we meet again someday. Maybe we can relive the glorious times of our past.    … Expand
  24. Pssobeck
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    This is hands down the best call of duty to date initiative combat and health systems. This has to be the best game I've ever played. However it's still the generic call of duty shooting game. This is just a cheap destiny clone what a peice of trash just like undertail. Play a real game like fallout tactics
  25. JediMX
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Good
    -Graphics (60 fps looks amazing)
    -Gameplay -Multiplayer -Warzone -Campgain (is longer than hall 4) Cons -No split screen This game is the best game i have played in a lot of years, also it is the best one of this generation so far. 343i and MS did an excekkent job and I really enjoy this game, everything is well done. A lot of the bad critics are just hater fanboys, that    Good
    -Graphics (60 fps looks amazing)
    -Gameplay
    -Multiplayer
    -Warzone
    -Campgain (is longer than hall 4)

    Cons
    -No split screen

    This game is the best game i have played in a lot of years, also it is the best one of this generation so far. 343i and MS did an excekkent job and I really enjoy this game, everything is well done. A lot of the bad critics are just hater fanboys, that is all. It is not perfect of course, but I gave it a 9.5/10    … Expand
  26. Nuclearcuteness
    Oct 30, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was honestly beautiful and had great game play mechanics but is undersold by being over hyped. The game has nothing to do with the trailers so if you are buying based on that then don't buy it. The game has no boss battle and ends with a cliff hanger that makes the game feel like it's been cut short.... The multiplayer is okay but is ruined by a lack of game modes for it. Overall the game doesn't live up to what i thought it was... don't buy this game unless you actually need it....… Expand
  27. evilcart
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    So far I am not at all happy with this release.

    1 had to reinstall 3 times to get the damn thing to correctly install 2 NO split screen, it should have been an option, and at the very least they could have added support for offline co op split screen 3 micro transactions. 4 boring campaign that lacks any choice motivation and comes across as being led around by the nose.    So far I am not at all happy with this release.

    1 had to reinstall 3 times to get the damn thing to correctly install

    2 NO split screen, it should have been an option, and at the very least they could have added support for offline co op split screen

    3 micro transactions.

    4 boring campaign that lacks any choice motivation and comes across as being led around by the nose. Players have no input other than following along a predetermined path , predetermined actions and events. one might as well sit back and just watch the AIs play the game. As a gamer of over 30 years I can tell you the best days of FPS have long since past. These days it is pay to win, pay to advance, pay for a hat. Where once FPS required thought and planning, now it is run and gun drop and pop you back. No costs for death, No thought required..

    The best part of Halo was sitting down with my peers and playing together. By removing split screens, 343 has hollowed out the game. No more can my friends arrive at a house settle in for the day and leave when our fingers are worn and our heads are aching.
    No longer can I enjoy running missions with my son, instead he has to watch me play or I watch him. we had so looked forward to running Halo 5 together, he is old enough to no longer need to be carried and we had planned to put the game on hard and battle our way through together.

    All of that has been cut to cater to the whims of online multiplayer, 343i has disgarded the very people who supported Halo through thick and thin. We were patient when 343i dropped the ball ref MCC. We forgave them and looked forward instead of placing blame.

    yet 343 has abandoned the split screen crowd , not even provided a campaign split screen .

    this is likely the last 343i game I buy. The game designers have decided to focus on twitch players in the 10-30 group and is completely ignoring the players who helped Microsoft Bungie 343i build the brand of XBOX and HALO.

    thanks guys way to be loyal to those who were loyal.

    4 REQs ( seems like every game wants to be an RNG SKINNER BOX)

    5 online only.

    6 plays like COD

    7 super fast re-spawns means no real death penalty. Resulting in sloppy play styles and suicide runs....

    it really is a shame the way these large release high profile games are all adding RNG , PTW. Halo COD Destiny all feel like games designed around Tryhard kids and are deliberately designed to get players addicted to the RNG...

    If I feel different a few days from now I will change the score , but for now I am not at all happy how 343i is just following the pack instead of leading the way.

    What happened to playing a FPS on a level field where everyone has an equal chance. Halo 4 was a PITA to play because    … Expand
  28. jpetro416
    Oct 30, 2015
    0
    Feels like call of duty....

    Plus:
    -No split screen
    -Flat Story

    In short: Halo 5 has lost everything that was halo, playing with your friends in one room.
  29. PedroVicious
    Nov 1, 2015
    1
    No split screen multiplayer kills this game for me, so if i want to have all my friend in my house to play this we need 4 xbox one.
    Weak campaing, uninteresting characters
    It brings nothing new to the table to the 1st person shooter genre
  30. Morbidlight
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    This game is Halo 4, watered down with slightly better visuals. Short and forgettable campaign. No split-screen. The mechanics just feel all wrong. Looks like the magic departed with Bungie.
  31. oClark
    Oct 29, 2015
    10
    Fantastic game. No issues on launch and the game runs brilliantly. Campaign is a tad short however as huge halo fanboy the story being told was incredible. New multiplayer is the exact re work halo needed to bring something new the table, with an awesome ranking system to boot.
  32. nakattack99
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    Multiplayer: As the most important part of a Halo game the multiplayer should come first. My friend played the Halo 5 beta and him along with everybody who played the beta said that everything was basically perfect. From the beta until release 343 has taken it upon themselves to screw up the auto-aiming and aim acceleration, the graphics (which look horrible), and the maps (which are allMultiplayer: As the most important part of a Halo game the multiplayer should come first. My friend played the Halo 5 beta and him along with everybody who played the beta said that everything was basically perfect. From the beta until release 343 has taken it upon themselves to screw up the auto-aiming and aim acceleration, the graphics (which look horrible), and the maps (which are all basically bad and unmemorable). I couldn't believe when some of the maps loaded and the lines were jagged and the textures look unrendered. The Spartan armors are not shiny or aesthetic at all and look matte, the textures of each character look Xbox 360 era. Although there is a good variety of maps, each is divided into its own playlist so really you will be playing the same 3-4 maps over and over again. And let us not forget wonderful new micro-transactions!

    Forge: Nonexistent so the 343 can release its own DLC maps to preserve the longevity of the game rather than letting the community creating its own maps.

    Storyline: Campaign is incredibly short and dull. Played it solo normal in 5-6 hours and have no desire to play it again. The ads and opening cinematic are more epic than the entire campaign. If you haven't read the books or looked at any of the lore, Master Chief's Blue Team is unfamiliar and the player doesn't really seem to care about the members except for Chief. Locke and his team is boring so all the protagonists seem to be uninteresting. Also you ending up fighting the same boss throughout the game about 6 times. Literally any other Halo had a much more compelling story compared to this.

    Menu: Looks horrible and hard to navigate. Halo has always excelled with party systems and pre-game lobbies, this game throws it out the window and makes these two components horrible to look at. There is a separate screen to see who is in your party and when you back out of a multiplayer playlist it kicks you back to the main menu. Sometimes you and your friends' Spartans won't load when you are viewing them when you want toview or customize.

    Hopefully through updates and DLC this will be a decent Halo game but as of right now, at launch, it is one of the worst. On a brighter note, Warzone and Warzone Assault are two very fun gametypes.    … Expand
  33. busbfran
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    A revolutionary Halo game that takes the game play forward, graphics next gen and a stella story that the fans have been begging for. Master Chief is back and more powerful then ever. Multiplayer runs smooth, connection is fast and the maps for the most part and intriguing. The Holiday title of the year is here.
  34. Elitist1945
    Nov 2, 2015
    8
    To make it brief, Halo 5 has perhaps the weakest story/campaign in the mainline series (that being Halo: CE, 2, 3 and 4), as well as being a very short ride (in my experience). The multiplayer, however, is perhaps the best Halo multiplayer in quite some time with Warzone.
  35. leofire
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Un increible juego, mejorando en cada aspecto con respecto a su entrega anterior. Una campaña corta pero bien desarrollada, hubiera sido mejor centrar mas el protagonismo al jefe, pero estuvo bien. Un increible multijugador, en el cual he pasado dias casi completos. Lo recomiendo.
  36. Dalworth
    Nov 3, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo 5 is not a good game. It's not terrible and doesn't deserve a score of zero but it certainly isn't worth 9 or 10.
    Yes it looks reasonably pretty and it runs at 60 fps. Personally the 60fps bit is nonsense to my mind. I would rather play an 8-bit game that looks awful but is fun to play than this, which simply isn't enjoyable. After the 3rd hour it actually became a chore and that has never happened in any other Halo game.

    The campaign story was basically written by taking the script for I, Robot and changing the names of the characters. The plot is exactly the same, AI protects people by removing their freedoms. A tired and well trodden trope of Sci-fi story telling.

    The new spartans (apart from Buck) are a dull and uninteresting lot and the scripting for them is woeful.
    For example, the blue team call 117 "chief", this is very confusing since he calls all of them by their names, including Fred-104 who is apparently a lieutenant and should by rights be called Sir. This is simply ludicrous when you consider that they were all tortured together since they were 6. I doubt ranks mean much to them when they are alone and yet not one of them ever calls him John.

    The uproar after Halo 2 where Bungie were berated for forcing you to play half the game as the arbiter has apparently been forgotten within Redmond. In this game you play 3/4 of it as some dull random bloke who has all the charisma of a dose of clap.

    However that is saved by the fact the actual play time of the game is 4-5 hours with 1.5 hours removed for cut scenes. It means that the pain of playing this game is lessened because it is insultingly short.
    It took the same amount of time to install the game and the 9Gb update as it did to complete.
    After Halo 4 I recall some random 343 mouth saying they wanted 5 to provide a longer campaign experience after the feedback they received about 4 being short. They obviously forgot that too in the quest for cash. This is shorter than 4.
    The reclaimer trilogy is no longer a trilogy apparently so 6 will obviously be the second half of this game story spun off to make more money.

    Which brings me on to this. I don't do mutli-player at all but the cynic in me does not believe the removal of split screen is due to the 60fps nonsense touted around in interviews. The introduction of the squad based model and removal of split screen smells like an underhanded way to increase xbox live sign ups for 4 player campaigns.
    The only thing 343 care about now is multi-player because xbox live sign ups are where the money is. The campaign is now a side line that they have to throw together to keep the people who play it happy. The story line, script and production values of the single player campaign reflect that lack of interest by 343.

    Essentially what they have done here is taken the point of Halo, thrown it out and made a short, unimaginative, dreary CoD squad shooter clone.
    If I wanted to play a boring squad shooter I would play CoD, and cut out the middle man.

    The only reason I'm not angry about this game being a complete let down is because it came free with the xbone I bought to play Fallout 4 next week. If I had actually spent my money on it I would be livid about how disappointing it was.

    This is not Halo and is not deserving of the title. I feel embarrassed for the people who worked on this that actually care about Halo and the universe around it. The executive decisions that led to this pathetic excuse for a game being released has done them and all the gamers that love Halo a disservice.
    343, get your heads out of your collective holes and face the fact that this is a sub-par campaign and no matter how many 9/10 reviews you buy in the game "press" it will not change the fact that gamers can tell good from bad.
    Halo 6 had better be a good, long stunner of a campaign because you have a LOT of ground to make up if you hope there is chance anyone will care about, or buy, 7.    … Expand
  37. AbsolvedHeretic
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    I enjoyed the game very much. Both in campaign and multiplayer, though it has its faults. No split-screen was a problem at first but eventually overcame due to past experiences with having to focus on half a screen with older titles. I am not a huge fan of the requisition system and would prefer it to devolve to award myself and other players for our achievements rather then grinding toI enjoyed the game very much. Both in campaign and multiplayer, though it has its faults. No split-screen was a problem at first but eventually overcame due to past experiences with having to focus on half a screen with older titles. I am not a huge fan of the requisition system and would prefer it to devolve to award myself and other players for our achievements rather then grinding to get what we want. Though there are other aspects of classic Halo that I miss.I enjoyed it nonetheless. With time, Halo 5 will iron out the rough spots and will be a great addition to the franchise.… Expand
  38. seand88
    Nov 3, 2015
    4
    Played multiple hours of the game in campaign and multiplayer. The #1 thing is that the multiplayer aiming system is 100% broken and they have not fixed it. 2 years of testing to bring this? The game aiming also functions different on large/small tvs which is very strange.
    The campaign is lackluster and ending is terrible. Game with this budget should have hired a better writer.
    Very    Played multiple hours of the game in campaign and multiplayer. The #1 thing is that the multiplayer aiming system is 100% broken and they have not fixed it. 2 years of testing to bring this? The game aiming also functions different on large/small tvs which is very strange.
    The campaign is lackluster and ending is terrible. Game with this budget should have hired a better writer.
    Very disappointed guess am just looking forward to fallout 4 now.    … Expand
  39. Arlo
    Oct 31, 2015
    4
    I bought and played all through the Master Chief Collection with my brother in the lead up to the release of this game only to be let down by no local co-op and a truly lacking storyline. The multiplayer is nice but it doesn't stand out much to me from the Master Chief Collection (after the initial problems I have had no problems online at all) Very disappointed.
  40. Vielsten
    Nov 2, 2015
    0
    Fluid it might be, "Halo" is still it's name..but it's complete garbage to me. No split screen whatsoever? I played Halo all these years to sit down and play with friends.

    Garbage.
  41. trytoblockmenow
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    One of the most disappointing releases of the year. Basically you are looking at 4-5 hour campaign with an extremely mediocre story. Then you get into the multiplayer which has been turned into Call Of Duty, with jet packs, ground slams and a very annoying auto aim feature that I can seem to disable. Split screen has been removed and there is no forge mode. Micro transactions have alsoOne of the most disappointing releases of the year. Basically you are looking at 4-5 hour campaign with an extremely mediocre story. Then you get into the multiplayer which has been turned into Call Of Duty, with jet packs, ground slams and a very annoying auto aim feature that I can seem to disable. Split screen has been removed and there is no forge mode. Micro transactions have also been added for the first time in the form of REQ packs. This doesn't effect Arena mode, but it ruins Warzone by turning it into a pay to win scheme, as nothing is stopping people who choose to fork over cash from spamming the most powerful weapons and vehicles. This greediness is on top of an already overpriced $60 game for the lack of single player content. Halo 5 should be avoided at all costs.… Expand
  42. kozzy420
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 is a wonderful game and the best Halo online so far for the series. If you enjoyed Halo 2 and 3 for multiplayer you will love this game. The wonderful new Warzone mode reminds me of a mix of classic halo, Unreal 2kl4 and battlefield. Arena Breakout is awesome to, as you have one live ala TF2 Arena mode and old school rainbow six.

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

    The campaign is not to bad either, but this game really shines when it comes to the online, simply a modern multiplayer masterpiece.    … Expand
  43. f5inet
    Oct 28, 2015
    10
    Grandioso juego, grandiosa historia, inmejorable multijugador. Es halo que, al menos yo, queria. El cambiar de equipo constantemente me recuerda a Halo2, donde algunas misiones las haces con el equipo del jefe y otras las haces con el equipo de locke.
  44. Infrnlmajsty
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 is a beautiful game, I would be giving this about a 8.75 but the trolls have gotten on and are giving it a zero so I have to compensate. The game looks beautiful, the story may not be the greatest in the series but it is solid. Controls are tight as can be, the campaign is short but I think most people will play multiplayer for a long time to come.
  45. moviecritic9001
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Easily has the worst story and campaign of all Halo games. The multiplayer is good however, i bought halo for forge, split-screen and the campaign all of which are nonexistent.
  46. Hellome7
    Nov 4, 2015
    0
    Wtf? Are you serious? I finished the game in 4 hours! No co-op? Why do I only get to play with the masterchief 3 **** missions!? Are you serious? It's unacceptable.
  47. Dirtymax
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    The Multiplayer experience is absolutely amazing, Warzone redefines halo I absolutely love this game! The Campaign is pretty good as well but the multiplayer is a 10/10 for sure!
  48. kidon0011
    Nov 1, 2015
    4
    It took me less than a day to beat the campaign, and that's just sad. I also felt there was a lot missing from the story (not including all the annoying videos they've been pumping out the past couples years). Every level was just fighting through waves of Prometheans to get to the next level.
    The squad is absolutely useless. It would probably be easier for me to fight things on my own,    It took me less than a day to beat the campaign, and that's just sad. I also felt there was a lot missing from the story (not including all the annoying videos they've been pumping out the past couples years). Every level was just fighting through waves of Prometheans to get to the next level.
    The squad is absolutely useless. It would probably be easier for me to fight things on my own, had enemies not known where I was despite being behind walls. It's basically impossible to flank a hunter now. Speaking of flanking, every difficult enemy in the game has to be shot in the back and the squad does little to aid this. Why are you running around with your pistol out when you have a bigger gun on your back??
    Yes, the game is gorgeous, but much of the environments were pretty repetitive. And you can't even retrace your steps! There was a warning to go back to the battlefield if I went too far.
    I grew up on Halo and love playing with my friend in coop, but this series has just morphed into the inevitable pandering to the multiplayer experience of people who play CoD and Battlefield. I get it, Halo 2 redefined multiplayer online and everyone fell into step. But this game also redefined first person stories on the console. Gone are your companions Cortana and Gunny with wit to add to the dialogue, and now we're left with one dimensional squad characters who are more useless than the marines you fought with against the Flood. I fear I have to turn to RPGs in order to get an actual single player story these days.
    The sick part about this is they left the story wide open for a sequel. Let's reinvent multiplayer again in a new game and go through the same bugs. I would take the scourge of story-DLC over having to pay $60 for another half thought out campaign.    … Expand
  49. thegamerfromhel
    Nov 2, 2015
    2
    this game isn't terrible but it does not deserve the 9s and 10s that it is getting. The campaign is about 4 or 5 hours which you mainly spend playing as a dull and uninteresting spartan Locke. The story won't make any sense unless you now a lot about the halo expanded universe, but even then the story is weak and forgetful.
    I also had some pretty crappy glitches. They took out split    this game isn't terrible but it does not deserve the 9s and 10s that it is getting. The campaign is about 4 or 5 hours which you mainly spend playing as a dull and uninteresting spartan Locke. The story won't make any sense unless you now a lot about the halo expanded universe, but even then the story is weak and forgetful.
    I also had some pretty crappy glitches. They took out split screen which was one of the only reasons I even bought halo 4. The online isn't terrible but it doesn't do anything really new or special. This game isn't terrible what worries me is the fact that none of the big gaming review sites want to call them on their **** I love halo and they can do better then this and that is what us fans need to demand! Buy the game if your a halo fan but people need to acknowledge the games faults and apparently all the trusted review sites are sucking 343s dick their is something seriously wrong with gaming journalism. It is up to us fans to call **** Oh the ending is also total sequel bait.    … Expand
  50. scoobijohn
    Oct 28, 2015
    7
    single player only review - game felt good liked the controls - it looked good too with the level on sanghelios being simply gorgeous - later levels felt rushed like they were using old assets that were just touched up a bit - level design was good for the most part though not stellar again feeling a rehashed towards the later levels - the guns...well i felt drawn to just a fewof them withsingle player only review - game felt good liked the controls - it looked good too with the level on sanghelios being simply gorgeous - later levels felt rushed like they were using old assets that were just touched up a bit - level design was good for the most part though not stellar again feeling a rehashed towards the later levels - the guns...well i felt drawn to just a fewof them with most being not worth it - but did let me play with a good gun for most of the game - the story felt disjointed and a bit lack luster - also without spoilers the main baddy didn't sit well with me and finally the campaign ended very abruptly

    give this game a 7/10 because it was fun but also slightly disapointing    … Expand
  51. dude4him
    Oct 29, 2015
    1
    Call of Duty Advanced Warfare sucked but it's better than this. It uses many of the same mechanics. If you are are long time HALO fan you like this, everyone else? Mediocre shooter.
  52. PREDATORPOL52
    Oct 29, 2015
    10
    HALO 5 : GUARDIANS demonstrates that 343 Industries is doing a great job with halo, the game is simply magnificent! the only problem is the end of the game,but is not a big problem
  53. HTxBrianx
    Oct 29, 2015
    2
    This is the worst Halo game I've ever played... It looks amazing, but the campaign is horrible, flawed, and trying to work with the AI is impossible. The AI are garbage I've seen n64 games with better AI. It seems at this point 343 is just trying to make money off the Halo name. I couldn't wait for the campaign to be over it was that damn boring...The only thing this game has going for itThis is the worst Halo game I've ever played... It looks amazing, but the campaign is horrible, flawed, and trying to work with the AI is impossible. The AI are garbage I've seen n64 games with better AI. It seems at this point 343 is just trying to make money off the Halo name. I couldn't wait for the campaign to be over it was that damn boring...The only thing this game has going for it is the nice soundtrack and Warzone. I honestly wouldn't waste your money on this..… Expand
  54. Neverwinter81
    Oct 28, 2015
    9
    Enjoyable game. Warzone mod specifically best. But i found some graphical issues at other mods. It has old-gen textures and looks so old. It might be better. But my last score is 9 for halo universe and their online features.
  55. Eole
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    Halo 5 is a pure Halo 5, with all what we loved about it.
    The story become more and more interesting, the gameplay is awesome, fun and exigent.
    Only Locke is a none interesting character... The campain has a lot of epic moments, and large scales battle. The multiplayer is like the golden age of Halo 3!!!! Arena mode is exigent and requiered skills while Warzone is just an awesome    Halo 5 is a pure Halo 5, with all what we loved about it.
    The story become more and more interesting, the gameplay is awesome, fun and exigent.
    Only Locke is a none interesting character...

    The campain has a lot of epic moments, and large scales battle.
    The multiplayer is like the golden age of Halo 3!!!!
    Arena mode is exigent and requiered skills while Warzone is just an awesome epic and fun game.

    Graphicaly I would appreciate better, but I think they did what they could with the bad hardware of the Xbox One (same things for the ps4 which is also bad).

    Bad reviews are probably from pro-sony media/"players"    … Expand
  56. AstroCyborg
    Oct 29, 2015
    10
    amazing game goes back to the old school days equal starts has a high skill gap solid smooth 60 fps looks great at the dynamic resolution great campaign if you are an old school halo fan you'll love it tons of fan service & it being the 2nd entry in the trilogy it has a cliff hanger ending but far better then halo 2's ending it just made me pumped to see what they'll do with halo 6
  57. OOSponce
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    I just finished the game and have put a few hours into multiplayer and I feel an 8-8.5 out of 10 seems about right. I think people defending this game's problems and giving it 10 out of 10 scores are doing so in light of the xbox vs ps4 debate and not because of the game itself. Plain and simple; Halo 5 is a great game on the whole with a disappointing story and the same greatI just finished the game and have put a few hours into multiplayer and I feel an 8-8.5 out of 10 seems about right. I think people defending this game's problems and giving it 10 out of 10 scores are doing so in light of the xbox vs ps4 debate and not because of the game itself. Plain and simple; Halo 5 is a great game on the whole with a disappointing story and the same great multiplayer we have come to expect from the franchise. It does not have the same addictive "it" factor that halo 2, 3 and even reach had, but it is still one of the best on the market atm.

    Graphics are okay, quite a bit of low texture resolution that becomes noticeable on my 60 inch flat screen. But I much prefer the consistent 60 fps compromise. Sound design and music are fantastic. The gameplay is top notch as usual but is more akin to halo 4 than the original trilogy for better or worse.

    The sad truth though is that halo is no longer the perennial shooter of our generation now that bungie has passed the torch. Story DOES matter in a halo game. It might have never been the best or deepest, but it was always gripping and made the player feel like a real super soldier and the only one capable of saving the galaxy and human race from overwhelming odds against the covenant, flood and halo rings. The direction of this new trilogy and galactic threat just does not grip me the same way.

    Once upon a time a new halo game meant a slam dunk 9.3-9.8 and a new king to crown on the fps market. Frankly an 8.5 on metacritic is a slap to the face of the original trilogy and 343 needs to step it up for halo 6. I am a huge fan and I don't mean to sound overly critical as I enjoy the game enough to keep playing but I also know how much better this franchise can be.    … Expand
  58. Bernadet
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    the game sucks its cinematic scenes are the worst, the game play is also the worst. the graphics are also the worst, do your self a favor and stay away from this title I really do not like the online game play of it either its broken.
  59. HTFCLUKE
    Oct 29, 2015
    8
    After playing the master chief collection I have to admit this is one of my favorite Halos, the campaign is a must play with friends. The multiplayer is very entertaining the new modes are a joy to play, it has options for people who like both small arenas and open large combat. highly recommended.
  60. sajuu
    Nov 4, 2015
    0
    I'm not sure why this game got a 85 from major critics but at best this game is a 70 or maybe a 75. FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, ADVERTISEMENT ON THE STORY LINE CAMPAIGN. Play it for one day and return it the next day. Nothing in the CAMPAIGN what Microsoft advertise on there trailers for this game.
  61. savionen
    Nov 2, 2015
    3
    They effectively took all of the bad elements of Halo 4 and made them worse. Less customization, barely any multiplayer modes, no BTB at launch, no split-screen COOP, stylized poor graphics, and the addition of micro transactions.

    Halo 4 had its problems, but this is the first in the Halo franchise I regret buying. 343 is the worst thing to happen to Halo.
  62. villapavo
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    Excellent story if you're into the Halo Universe. Amazing art. Perfect multiplayer. Probably the best game of the generation, but the only detail is that... if don't know thing about the expanded universe, the story is going to be confusing and annoying. So please, if you want to enjoy the amazing campaign, (or if you're planning to review it) please... familiarize yourself with the backstory.
  63. SrSpock
    Nov 5, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1 - Warden Eternal, repetitive choice for this character seems to have left a last minute idea box, someone left this part for last so after a storm of stupid ideas a stupid any decided that this was the solution to bridge the gap . And the stupid said "We repeat the Warden 5x Eternal" and how is not enough, let's close the game with his presence again. The game became boring, annoying repetitive with this opponent.
    2 - Whose idea was it to by Cortana against humans? It will be ridiculous if you evoke the Mendicant Bias or Flood to justify the support of cortana human again.
    3 - Cade chief? Where you stuck the Chief? Not evoke the Halo Reach to explain that Halo survive without the Chief because that work was exceptional to explain the gaps, with a colossal story to be explored, you decided to opt for a story where the Chief is not the protagonist, Chief was turned into a mere representative of his own existence, and not the face itself.
    4 Again, where is the Chief?
    5 - Please kill the Spartan Lock character in some comic book launched between any before the release of Halo 6, or cause him to die in some Roard Star, send it to look for a Criptum any forgotten. Nothing against the actor, all against Spartan Lock.
    6 - I have to say, the musical work is flawless, perfect.
    7 - Graphics great, but again I do not want Graphics want a solid history with the Master Chief.
    Summary: Disappointed.
    Sorry mistakes, English is not my native language.

    I play all Halo. I have many hours of play and story    … Expand
  64. True_Reclaimer
    Mar 17, 2016
    5
    Halo: 5. Thats not the chronological number of the halo games series, but rather the score it deserves on Metacritic. A solid 5/10. Graphics are pretty, and it feels nice, but the gameplay is hollow and theres not much left to milk. Theres only 3 good Halos - And those are the 3 that star Master Chief. Then theres 3 spinoff Halos - ODST, Reach and now Guardians. These games are meh andHalo: 5. Thats not the chronological number of the halo games series, but rather the score it deserves on Metacritic. A solid 5/10. Graphics are pretty, and it feels nice, but the gameplay is hollow and theres not much left to milk. Theres only 3 good Halos - And those are the 3 that star Master Chief. Then theres 3 spinoff Halos - ODST, Reach and now Guardians. These games are meh and feel more like COD future warfighter. (We dont speak of Halo 4)… Expand
  65. Haldir
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    Campaign had potential, but fell short. AI is beyond retarded. So called rank system is a joke, in the way that people in Diamond and Onyx play similar to the AI; you'd think that as your rank is higher, you'd play with better people. Warzone is fun, but lacks any real motivation. Also, who's idea was it to have gear based on RNG? I enjoyed earning my gear. And I'd rather spend my moneyCampaign had potential, but fell short. AI is beyond retarded. So called rank system is a joke, in the way that people in Diamond and Onyx play similar to the AI; you'd think that as your rank is higher, you'd play with better people. Warzone is fun, but lacks any real motivation. Also, who's idea was it to have gear based on RNG? I enjoyed earning my gear. And I'd rather spend my money elsewhere rather than support some youtubers and the Championship.… Expand
  66. ajkret
    Nov 5, 2015
    4
    The campaign is short and the story, shallow. There as issues with textures and the ragdoll system is lame.

    The multiplayer has several bugs, like Connection Drops, and the Arena has only 8 players. The Warzone, which was advertised as "fun", has micro-transactions, optional. It is really fun. However Warzone does not work for several regions, like South America, Africa, some parts    The campaign is short and the story, shallow. There as issues with textures and the ragdoll system is lame.

    The multiplayer has several bugs, like Connection Drops, and the Arena has only 8 players.

    The Warzone, which was advertised as "fun", has micro-transactions, optional. It is really fun. However Warzone does not work for several regions, like South America, Africa, some parts of Asia and Oceania. It is really hard to enter in a match (not enough players or some excuse like that).

    343 Industries didn't comment on the subject, but you can check by yourself at the Halowaipoint Forums.    … Expand
  67. GreyFawks
    Nov 5, 2015
    4
    I feel as if i need to write two reviews for this game. The campaign feels so copy paste at times that it really takes away from the already boring characters. The real villain in this game is the fact that there is NO SPLITSCREEN CO-OP STORY. What was once a staple in the franchise is now an afterthought for gamers that can't necessarily spring for a new xbox one but want to play withI feel as if i need to write two reviews for this game. The campaign feels so copy paste at times that it really takes away from the already boring characters. The real villain in this game is the fact that there is NO SPLITSCREEN CO-OP STORY. What was once a staple in the franchise is now an afterthought for gamers that can't necessarily spring for a new xbox one but want to play with their pals. Xbox, or Microsoft I should say further proves that they could care less about the recreational gamer. In their eyes, it's buy a console or GTFO. This in turn creates a more anti social society in which we can't even go to our friends house and play a damn game. So for story mode, HALO 5 gets a big fat goose egg zero out of 10. The multiplayer is okay but it feels chunky and slow and the aiming system is now call of duty so what's the point of having 2 different games?? Just merge the damn things at this point. There is replay value though so multiplayer gets 5 out of 10.… Expand
  68. Fru1t_Ninja_NZ
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    Honestly, Can't say I was disappointed. I wasn't excited in the slightest after experiencing halo 4 and the master chief collection. There is just too much to complain about this game. It's clear that 343i cannot create a halo game.
  69. Reroll0
    Dec 12, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm just gonna say it Halo 5 sucks, and these are the reasons why it is such a waste of digital space.

    Halo 5: Guardians campaign is a confusing disarray of levels, characters, and story plots that don't add up. Halo 5, which takes equal parts of the Halo novels, lame live-action mini-series, and characters, by Halo standards, don't really have an impact or you would care for. The story centers around Spartan Jameson Locke, of which he is the main character of the live action series Halo: Nightfall, and Fireteam Osiris, which is composed of Spartans Holly Tanaka, Olympia Vale, and Edward Buck, which you might recognize from previous Halo games Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. The premise of the story is to track down the location of the Master Chief, after Master Chief receives a vision that Cortana is still alive and on a distant planet called Meridan. After Master Chief arrives on Meridan with his team of Spartans called Blue Team, Spartan Locke shortly arrives and tracks them down, and after a heated argument about what both of their objectives entail, they engage in a fisticuff, and Master Chief escapes. After this, the game continues to get really confusing for most intents and purposes, as Locke, has to fight an Elite civil war upon their home planet, Sanghelios, and Master Chief learns that Cortana is alive and has essentially become the forerunner equivalent to Gravemind, the Flood hive mind from previous games. But if you think that's the worst, here are more plot points that they left out entirely, as well as keen observations.
    !. Halo 5, like Halo 4, does not take place around or even remotely close to a Halo ring.
    2. The Flood, again like 4, do not make an appearance.
    3. In the Campaign, they say that Master Chief isn't the last Spartan 2 anymore.
    4. There are 12 levels with Spartan Locke, and only 3 levels with Master Chief. I thought Master Chief was the star of the show...
    5. Spartan Locke looks way too close to ODST character Romeo
    6. Holly Tanaka does not look remotely close to a Japanese person.
    7. Your A.I. buddies, are almost dumber than marines in previous Halo games.
    8. Vehicles, which is one of the reasons Halo is enjoyable, get so shafted.
    9. You get nothing for beating the game, no armor, no option to play as the other characters, absolutely nothing.
    10. And this might be the last point, they're 2/3 levels dedicated to storytelling.
    And the sad thing about this story is that, it vaguely reminds of Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, because the fact that Snake believes that the Boss is still alive, is almost word for word the same as Master Chief looking for Cortana. Halo doesn't need convoluted plot twists and turns, it just needs good game play, great voice acting, and copious amounts of vehicles. The only good thing I can say about the game is, well, which they kinda stole this from Star Wars: Republic Commando, but if you're playing solo, you can assign your A.I. buddies to attack certain targets, pick up weapons, and drive vehicles.

    So far, you just heard me jaw about the hideous campaign, but surely since this is Halo, you'd expect a decent online multi-player right?

    Wrong.

    Halo multiplayer is divided into two playlists, Arena and Warzone. Arena has the core game types you'd expect like Slayer and Free-for-Fall, but oddly, no Oddball, or Team Objectives like neutral bomb. and Warzone, which combines equal parts disappointment, Territories, and Invasion from Halo:Reach. Warzone also has the privilege of being the worst Halo mode ever invented beside modes made just for the Action Sack playlist. How the game works is capture territories, and continually move on to the next one, like Invasion. There is also A. I. on the map to kill for points, but that's more of a problem than an innovative feature, because matches are lost and won killing those things instead of capturing said territories. After capturing all territories on the map, you have to destroy the other team's power core, which boil down to my next point that the power core is impossible to reach and you're gonna die multiple times trying to reach it, because the maps are designed so poorly that all objectives/territories are only accessible by a bottleneck corridor, and that people abuse the requisition system, which gives people vehicles, power weapons, and power-ups like active camo. And that's not even the end of all of the gripes I have for game, which I'm almost surprised I forgot this, the game handles like crap, remakes of maps are really bad like Headlong, and Midship, and the fact that the SMG which has been absent since Halo:Reach overpowers the Assault Rifle and horribly imbalances gameplay, is astonishing. From reading this review, you might think this guy is an **** and doesn't know what's he talking about. No, the game is that bad, like I'd rather play Halo Spartan Assault, or Halo Wars, instead of this heap of garbage. I fear for Halo 6.    … Expand
  70. kyroas
    Oct 31, 2015
    10
    the campaign is cool and the multiplayer is awesome,the history is gratificant and Locke is excelent character,the graphics are incredible,really a rewarding experience and few bugs
  71. Tetrarch
    Nov 4, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A truly disappointing game fashioned by 343 Industries who have officially sold out and lost their connection to their player base and their grasp of the Halo mythos and what made it so successful. Case in point: No split screen co-op, the brazen implementation of micro-transactions, and most of all a convoluted train wreck of a plot that tarnishes the unique story telling of the previous entries.

    For all its criticisms, I enjoyed Halo 4 and held a great deal of faith in 343 in crafting the next installment of the Halo saga. While the multiplayer is commendable, the writing and mechanics of the game-play are not. Squad based combat is underdeveloped, the AI is incompetent and the campaign can only truly be enjoyed cooperatively online. This is a hindrance to many fans who are drawn to Halo's storytelling instead of its multiplayer. I also can't help but feel as if this is some ploy in order to sell more Xbox Live gold memberships.

    The game borrows too much from the side material, and meekly introduces so much in its short campaign that it accomplishes very little. The campaign in its entirety feels like it was just setup for Halo 6.

    Look at everything 343 discarded for "higher frame rates", because the graphics certainly don't reach 1080p. Forge, split screen co-op, a satisfying campaign, popular MP game types from previous halo entries. And in return the only worthwhile addition we get is Warzone. Oh, and they put guns on the mongoose.

    Locke is a bland protagonist, and instead of Master Chief coming to terms with his humanity as we were led to believe at the end of Halo 4, nothing is explored, he just keeps on being the archetypical silent hero. As for that meaningful death, you know, Cortana's, well you can forget that too because an hour into the game we find out she's alive. No build up, no mystery or anything leading up to this revelation. And apparently everyone else knew this before Chief did. Every other spartan besides Buck has no personality or charm. Cortana and Halsey suddenly have these radical changes in character. Cortana wants to be the tyrannical overlord of the universe and Halsey finally expresses concern for her "children" soldiers. Its not like they've been embroiled in decades of perilous warfare in space all this time. And where's the Didact? The Librarian? The former died in the comics and the latter is on vacation.

    Final Thoughts:

    Jun should've been on fire team Osiris.

    Any single member of Blue Team could've probably wiped out fire team Osiris by themselves.

    No climactic battle between Chief and Locke like in the trailers.

    Cliffhanger ending to a deeply mediocre story.

    Why isn't dual wielding back?

    Why is Cortana wearing clothes?

    Hey, what's the domain and the mantle of responsibility? I shouldn't have to read the books to know what's going on in the story. Guardians should've been able to stand on its own.

    Don't allow yourself to be entranced by the pretty visuals and production quality. This entire game is style over substance. 343 was either too ambitious, or simply became to preoccupied with profits to make an enjoyable Halo title. I dare say the story has now become unsalvagable. In Halo 6 bring back split screen, the flood, the brute chieftains who charge you with gravity hammers, get creative and find ways to develop all of these characters, reintroduce dual wielding, maybe reunite the Chief with the Arbiter (long shot?), and get rid of the filthy micro-transactions and then I might consider checking it out.

    To everyone showering the game with praise and generous, undeserved scores you are pretty much telling 343 that its okay to churn out mediocre content. Objectively, this game is bad in many aspects. And seriously, if you collect all the skulls and mission intel you get ...nothing. Remember in Halo 3 when you got the vaunted Hayabusa armor for finding all the skulls and you could tell how good a player was by how cool looking and rare their armor was? When gaming was more of a meritocracy where skill was more important than deep pockets. Yeah, I miss those days too. Por que 343? Por Que?

    Oh, and remember that OP suit of power armor from Halo Legends? Do something with that.

    For a good squad based shooter with a more compelling story look to the retro title Star Wars: Republic Commando. Take notes 343.    … Expand
  72. kbm
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    With an ad campaign which wasn't met, no split-screen for 'the sake of 60fps', a bland story and characters, and hardly any play time as the MC Master Chief - Halo 5 fails to deliver.
    The Halo series is the reason for my purchase of the new console with no other exclusives capturing my interest, and I can honestly say that as of right now I'm starting to regret the decision entirely.
    I    With an ad campaign which wasn't met, no split-screen for 'the sake of 60fps', a bland story and characters, and hardly any play time as the MC Master Chief - Halo 5 fails to deliver.
    The Halo series is the reason for my purchase of the new console with no other exclusives capturing my interest, and I can honestly say that as of right now I'm starting to regret the decision entirely.
    I can go on about my complaints of this game and series, and where that have been led to but that would just make me even more upset. A fun multiplayer doesn't make up for all the cons the rest of the game brings.
    Don't waste your time if you want a good story or a fun game to play on the couch next to your friends and siblings, Halo 5 is not that game.    … Expand
  73. imfobk
    Nov 5, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The new online multiplayer feels like home to competitive and silly halo players alike. smooth spartan movement and the guns feel great. nothing too new or innovative. more like a car that finally got new tires and its brakes replaced to running condition. HOWEVER. the campaign is **** and the media associated with its release really hyped us up for some epic story about the master cheif origins etc. and we got none of it. and no locke VS mastercheif that we all expected. aside from some shiity 30 second fight that looks like it was a slow motion version of an assasins creed fighting cutscene. **** THIS **** and this crap developers keeping pissing out for sales. this isnt what we were hyped up for. the story is a ****ty cliff hangar. and none of us gamers are happy about this lackluster characters and vanilla storyline. please make your games better developed and worthy again. it was a good idea and step in the right direction in PVP. but this looks like a prettier version of halo 4 and the story sucked.… Expand
  74. locsphere
    Dec 1, 2015
    0
    WHAAAAT WERE YOU THINKING? We play Halo games that are not ODST, Reach, etc to play as Master Chief. He is playable in three missions and the story reaching up to his half assed going rogue is ridiculous considering the Halo4 mission storyline that was slowly released barely lead into it. I mean come on here. We want to play the Chief. Spartan Locke and most of his crew look like cheesyWHAAAAT WERE YOU THINKING? We play Halo games that are not ODST, Reach, etc to play as Master Chief. He is playable in three missions and the story reaching up to his half assed going rogue is ridiculous considering the Halo4 mission storyline that was slowly released barely lead into it. I mean come on here. We want to play the Chief. Spartan Locke and most of his crew look like cheesy rip offs of an anime. The story is garbage and Cortana goes evil. Didn't see that coming and then they have to rescue the chief and this is just nonsense. No explanation of Chiefs team. Just a ridiculous rivalry with a fight scene that sounds like nerds slapping it out in motorcycle helmets and gear. Story way to short and a grind unlike other Halos. The enemies seem bloated and for some reason the weapons are all low on ammo without famine being on. I don't know how you could make a game like Halo 4 which was amazing and then produce this. I mean you guys said you were going to make up for the Master Chief collection and we don't even get to play the Chief.... He becomes the Arbiter from Halo 2. If Spartan Locke was in Halo 1 I would love playing as Spartan Locke, But I started playing as the Master Chief and that is what I would like to keep doing until this is concluded. Botched it again!… Expand
  75. Lilbutter
    Nov 5, 2015
    8
    My god, the multiplayer here is the most fun I've had with Halo in forever. The single player is really fun too, but the story is really bad! Its all a big setup for the inevitable Halo 6, nothing big happens and it feels like filler. But when the multiplayer is as fun as it is, its hard not to recommend Halo 5.
  76. captainkane
    Nov 18, 2015
    7
    Halo 5 exceeded my expectations. After the MCC debacle, everyone was worried that 343 and Microsoft would screw up the Halo 5 launch too. Quite the opposite. 343 gave us a pain free launch. I’ve seen a lot of talk that Destiny is the best shooter out right now, but it has devolved into a blatant cash grab. And the multiplayer is a laggy mess. No thanks. COD is stale, and it’s arcady, campyHalo 5 exceeded my expectations. After the MCC debacle, everyone was worried that 343 and Microsoft would screw up the Halo 5 launch too. Quite the opposite. 343 gave us a pain free launch. I’ve seen a lot of talk that Destiny is the best shooter out right now, but it has devolved into a blatant cash grab. And the multiplayer is a laggy mess. No thanks. COD is stale, and it’s arcady, campy gameplay appeals to the bottom denominator. For gamers sick of the COD, Destiny, and Battlefield bandwagon, Halo 5 is a solid alternative.

    There’s a caveat. People not versed in Halo lore will be lost playing the campaign. But I didn’t buy Halo 5 to play the campaign because it’s overrated. I purchased H5 for the multiplayer.

    Will Halo fans like the campaign? Maybe. Reactions will be mixed for sure. Halo fans have been completely inconsolable since 343 took over the franchise. So I’m sure many fans will launch into “worse Halo ever” rants. The campaign is OK, but it verges on uninspiring. With the exception of franchises like Fallout, Bioshock, and Half-Life, shooters are poor mediums to tell stories. If I rated H5 on just story, my final score would be much lower. That said, it’s still better than the trash Activision throws at us.

    The campaign features co-op, so friends can enjoy it together. Be warned Halo fanboys(and girls), there is no split screen. 343 announced that Halo 5 would not feature it months before launch. So this isn’t news. I’m surprised how many gamers purchased H5 not knowing this. The lack of split screen isn’t a deal breaker since a proportionally small number of people use it.

    H5’s graphics are unimpressive. It suffers from screen tearing and aliasing. Shadows are jagged. Textures are low quality. Pop in’s plague environs. Visually, H5 isn’t an improvement over Halo 4 except for one big difference: Halo 5 hits 60 frames per second. All 360 versions of Halo were 30fps. Competitive games perform better at higher frames, and 343 desperately wants Halo to reemerge as the de facto gold standard for competitive console gaming. There’s no doubt that visual sacrifices were necessary to maintain that level of performance. Still, Halo 5 doesn’t look all that great. The “dynamic” adjustments 343 talks about come with big sacrifices in graphic fidelity that are evident to anyone who plays it. The lack of split screen is another sacrifice.

    Despite the above, H5 runs silky smooth. From a performance perspective, H5 is the best multiplayer experience on nextgen. Hit detection is accurate and consistent. Framerates hold steady, even in larger game modes. The move to full-time dedicated servers was the right choice, and ALL developers should be making that move. But servers are only as good as the netcode, and H5 delivers there too. In comparison to all the other major fps titles on nextgen, none rival H5 in performance or hit detection.

    How about multiplayer? Well, it’s good. Darn good. For players wanting a casual shooter, don’t play here. H5 is brutal and the skill gap is much wider than COD. The gripes I’ve read about gun balance, spawns, etc. are over exaggerated. Those players want to complain because they couldn’t score 30 kills a game on day one. So they blame the game, not their lack of skill and patience.

    H5’s multiplayer is divided into 2 modes: Arena and Warzone. Arena is reminiscent of older Halo’s. All play is ranked play. All players start with the same weapons and abilities. Power weapons spawn at set points on the map. Controlling these points can turn the tide of every match. There’s no voting. Penalties are imposed for quitting early among other things.

    Breakout is the best game mode. It combines some round-based, tactical play with player elimination. So if a player dies in a round, he can’t respawn until the next round. Old school gamers will like this mode because it relies on precision, tactics, and teamwork. COD run and gun tryhards will hate it. In fact, the ones I’ve talked to do. That’s OK, Halo 5 is for the adults.

    The much hyped Warzone is OK, but AI enemies are sparse and nothing more than bullet sponges. Titanfall is still king of this style game mode. I prefer Warzone Assault which dumps the enemy AI, so it’s more like Big Team Slayer.

    The REQ system allows players to purchase/earn powerups for the Warzone mode only. Perks are easy enough to earn without spending real money. Perks can’t be used in Arena.

    Of course the biggest perk is free DLC!! A grossly underrated novelty by Halo fans. Since launch, 343 has already released new maps and game mode.

    My verdict on H5? It’s the best game multiplayer game on Xbox One because it focuses on things that matter: Connectivity, performance, and balance. Butthurt Halo fans need to shut up. H5 may not be the prettiest car on the strip, but its mp performance is second to none. 343 showed us it’s willing to learn and delivered the most balanced, competitive multiplayer on consoles I’ve seen in years    … Expand
  77. PeterTheRock
    Nov 4, 2015
    9
    An overall great game. The mechanics are smooth and fun, the multiplayer caters to both hardcore and casual gamers, and it just looks awesome. The story itself is lacking when compared to its predecessors but the campaign in general is fun.
  78. AverageJames
    Nov 2, 2015
    7
    Good Points
    - Stunning Visuals
    - Great Production Value - Excellent Multiplayer - Warzone a Great Edition to Halo Franchise Bad Points - Lackluster and Over hyped Story and Campaign - Terrible AI Team mates - Can Speedrun most missions - 3 of the Missions are only 2 minutes Long - Some Cut scenes would have made pretty Good Boss Battles (Dont Understand 343 Industries    Good Points
    - Stunning Visuals
    - Great Production Value
    - Excellent Multiplayer
    - Warzone a Great Edition to Halo Franchise

    Bad Points

    - Lackluster and Over hyped Story and Campaign
    - Terrible AI Team mates
    - Can Speedrun most missions
    - 3 of the Missions are only 2 minutes Long
    - Some Cut scenes would have made pretty Good Boss Battles (Dont Understand 343 Industries Decision Making there)

    If you play Halo just for the Multiplayer then i Serously Recommend Picking this up but if you play for the story and are still going to get this game, Set your Expectations a little lower than you thought otherwise you might be dissapointed.

    Not Happy with the Microtransactions on the REQ System but im reviewing the Game not 343 or Microsofts Practices.    … Expand
  79. Molloy12
    Nov 6, 2015
    8
    Halo 5 marks the first instalment of the popular franchise on the xbox one. The series which has captivated players with its continuing story and its competitive multiplayer doesn't stop short this time, but it may not be so great for all player styles.

    The story tells a new, different story but with the same game play, many of our favorite past enemies, and a few new ones. Game play on    Halo 5 marks the first instalment of the popular franchise on the xbox one. The series which has captivated players with its continuing story and its competitive multiplayer doesn't stop short this time, but it may not be so great for all player styles.

    The story tells a new, different story but with the same game play, many of our favorite past enemies, and a few new ones. Game play on single player has the player controlling a single character with a back up team of 3, allowing for simple seamless exchange into the multiplayer campaign where you can team up with up to 3 buddies for a 4 way co-op play. Without ruining the story, some serious Halo fans may be unhappy with the way it plays out. But never the less, the story is great, fun, and has all you would normally expect from a Halo game.

    The online multiplayer, one of the more popular modes among most players, and the main selling point of the series features our standard modes along with a few new ones. The lobby menus are bland, lacking even in design and information. The rotation of maps is random, and can make for the same map being played twice, three even four times in a row. The maps them self, although nice in design, feel small and cluttered, allowing for easy spawn killing, and overtaking of an opposing team, specially in the SWAT game mode. Some of the weapons seem mildly over powered. Some games you will notice most players running around wielding their secondary weapon over the assault riffle, and even some power weapons. But in the end, as usual, your success will come down to how familiar you are with the area, your ability to move, and how accurate you are with whatever gun you use.

    Add those 2 features in, with the expected forge mode, spartan customization, game customization, req packs and theatre, and this game should satisfy any Halo fan.

    Story Mode: 9/10
    Multiplayer: 7/10
    Forge: N/A at this time
    Other Features: 9/10

    Total: 25/30 (8.3 on 10)    … Expand
  80. Chema1983
    Nov 24, 2015
    10
    BEST FPS EVER!!!

    JUEGAZO.

    Control super suave, una delicia para el jugador, gráficos de la ostia. Sin duda GOTY 2015.

    HERE, THE PEOPLE RATES THE GAME WITHOUT HAVING PLAYED.

    #4THEHATERS
  81. Tre4
    Nov 3, 2015
    4
    Overall this game was quite a boring campaign, mashed with a extremely competitive side. I there is no casual about this game, and to a standard player's point of view there is no fun for anyone but a competitive player. That just doesn't make a game fun.
  82. brunogoncalves
    Nov 5, 2015
    8
    My previous experience of Halo goes back to Halo 3, in the Xbox 360. I played only for about 2 hours because I didn't appreciate it very much. (low strategy options, no stealth and no human enemies).

    With Halo 5, I decided to give halo another opportunity. The game is very well built, it's extremely smooth and there's no lag in multiplayer modes. Warzone maps are huge and beautiful.    My previous experience of Halo goes back to Halo 3, in the Xbox 360. I played only for about 2 hours because I didn't appreciate it very much. (low strategy options, no stealth and no human enemies).

    With Halo 5, I decided to give halo another opportunity. The game is very well built, it's extremely smooth and there's no lag in multiplayer modes. Warzone maps are huge and beautiful.

    However, it's still not my type of game. There's something about the aiming system that makes me miss Titanfall (zooming has no apparent effect), takes too much time to recover the shields when you survive a shootout (and there's no place to hide), Arena maps are too small and uninteresting.

    Contrary to many reviews I read online, the story is ok but the campaign mode is repetitive, always against the same type of enemies, in similar scenarios.

    So, why a 8 ? Because if I ignore my personal preferences and biases, I have to acknowledge that Halo 5 is a great shooter, extremely smooth. Warzone is hugely entertaining if you adapt to the aiming system and enjoy an on-line experience without any strategy or stealth options.    … Expand
  83. mattyiceboy
    Nov 1, 2015
    3
    The campaign is definitely better if you are a fan of the lore. The story its self is good, it just was horribly written and rushed. That being said though the levels are very well designed and are fun to play. If you can play coop because it is alot more fun, and on higher difficulty settings the teamate ai is just dumb. And the muiltiplayer is the best since Halo 2 or 3. It is more HaloThe campaign is definitely better if you are a fan of the lore. The story its self is good, it just was horribly written and rushed. That being said though the levels are very well designed and are fun to play. If you can play coop because it is alot more fun, and on higher difficulty settings the teamate ai is just dumb. And the muiltiplayer is the best since Halo 2 or 3. It is more Halo then you would think. With forge , BTB, and other mp content coming in the months ahead for free, it is definitely worth picking up if you are a Halo fan or FPS fan.… Expand
  84. magnificus
    Nov 1, 2015
    7
    Enjoyable, fast-paced multiplayer and a disappointing solo campaign. Level design is immense and detailed as usual, yet the battles are repetitive and mostly uninspired. Graphically it's not that different from Halo 4 - some levels are stunning (Sanghelios, Genesis), but in some cases there is a clear lack of polish which is surprising for such a big title (last level flat and blurryEnjoyable, fast-paced multiplayer and a disappointing solo campaign. Level design is immense and detailed as usual, yet the battles are repetitive and mostly uninspired. Graphically it's not that different from Halo 4 - some levels are stunning (Sanghelios, Genesis), but in some cases there is a clear lack of polish which is surprising for such a big title (last level flat and blurry background is more in line with Halo 2 than Halo 5). In terms of plot it's one of the weakest in Halo history. Narrative is disjointed, main characters don't have any serious exposition and this whole "greatest hunt" scenario is flat and without any tension.

    However, shooting it's still fun (especially in co-op mode), Promethean weaponry is awesome and multiplayer will keep Your for hours (warzone is great new addition). Just don't keep your story expectations too high this time.    … Expand
  85. stardude692001
    Nov 2, 2015
    9
    Great game. Definitely a departure from the standard halo formula for single player. A squad based shooter makes more sense with the overall Halo lore but it doesn't fit with all the other core games to this point so I think it will upset a good deal of fanboys.

    Overall the campaign felt short, but I believe that a lot of this was dude to the squad revive system keeping you from    Great game. Definitely a departure from the standard halo formula for single player. A squad based shooter makes more sense with the overall Halo lore but it doesn't fit with all the other core games to this point so I think it will upset a good deal of fanboys.

    Overall the campaign felt short, but I believe that a lot of this was dude to the squad revive system keeping you from having to reload checkpoints often. Story didn't end on a cliffhanger like halo 2 but definitely didn't finish the plot arc, but that is to be expected in a trilogy.
    Graphics, great.
    Sound, amazing.
    Gameplay, fairly good.
    Story, good.

    But the multiplayer is where Halo 5 really shines. After playing the Beta I expected a COD clone with halo skins but they really made some changes. No loadouts in arena play. More weapons on the field. The sprint melee is a great addition along with the clambering and boost. Lots of options give huge amounts of depth to multiplayer play and allow for many different play styles.

    The biggest downsides for me are, No firefight, sub par graphics on the multiplayer maps and the lack of maps though the current maps are fun to play.    … Expand
  86. njoshi03
    Nov 2, 2015
    8
    As a long time Halo fan, it hurts to give a Halo game a score this low but the truth is that the story was simply too boring. It felt like they were setting up for some major events in the campaign but for most of the game, there weren't really any major events. My biggest issue with the campaign is that there were only three missions in which you actually played as the Master Chief. OnAs a long time Halo fan, it hurts to give a Halo game a score this low but the truth is that the story was simply too boring. It felt like they were setting up for some major events in the campaign but for most of the game, there weren't really any major events. My biggest issue with the campaign is that there were only three missions in which you actually played as the Master Chief. On the bright side, the soundtrack is brilliant, as you'd expect from any Halo game.
    There were parts of the campaign that were great, but overall, I would give it a 7/10.
    Multiplayer: This is what saves the game. In Arena, the game is very competitive and mobile, which makes it very intense in every match. My only complaint is the lack of BR/DMR starts, but the Magnum is very effective and like the previous games, there are plenty of BR/DMR spawns on very quick spawn timers, which keeps me content. Another great thing about this MP is that nearly every weapon is actually effective. The new armor abilities also change up the combat in a very interesting way. The gametypes include classics like Slayer (deathmatch) and capture the flag) while also including new gametypes like breakout and strongholds.The multiplayer also includes Warzone, a 12v12 multiplayer gametype that features AI enemies and bosses.    … Expand
  87. HanzoHasashi
    Feb 16, 2016
    0
    343 totally missed the boat on this game. A compelling and intriguing story has always been a cornerstone for Halo games but, this is severely lacking in said department. Add unimpressive textures to the mix, poor resolution and the lack of split screen (why?!) and here you have the, possibly, the worst halo in the franchise.
  88. Noble_5
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    Unfortunately the way that the story is told, make the story truly uninteresting and fails to help you connect with any of the characters or the events that are unfolding. This is truly disappointing considering Halo's past successes in immersing you in incredible events and circumstances. The cut scenes are beautiful but rather short. Halo 5 did not live up to my expectations of what IUnfortunately the way that the story is told, make the story truly uninteresting and fails to help you connect with any of the characters or the events that are unfolding. This is truly disappointing considering Halo's past successes in immersing you in incredible events and circumstances. The cut scenes are beautiful but rather short. Halo 5 did not live up to my expectations of what I thought Halo was capable of being on Xbox's next gen hardware. Halo 5 should have been the definition of what an Xbox One exclusive should be, too bad for most of us that it is not!… Expand
  89. Kvothealar
    Mar 4, 2016
    0
    I was following Halo all the way through from the trial of Halo CE and got every single one up until Halo 5.

    This game was a total money grab. - The story sucks. I don't know how they didn't have enough money to pay someone to come up with something half decent. - Implemented microtransactions. - Removed local multiplayer, which forces you to go online, which you also have to pay    I was following Halo all the way through from the trial of Halo CE and got every single one up until Halo 5.

    This game was a total money grab.
    - The story sucks. I don't know how they didn't have enough money to pay someone to come up with something half decent.
    - Implemented microtransactions.
    - Removed local multiplayer, which forces you to go online, which you also have to pay for.

    It's literally a money grab and they have turned on their loyal customers. I will no longer be supporting xbox. I've switched to PC. If I'm going to give money to Microsoft I'll at least support the products that should stay on the market.    … Expand
  90. Lbjmvp232
    Aug 9, 2016
    0
    This game is an incomplete mess. At launch this game is missing a ton of gametypes as well as missing split screen, lan, and forge mode. The graphics are sub-par with flickering shadows, a resolution that is constantly wavering between 720p and 1080p, and a framerate that is only locked at 60fps when you are in close range, enemies that are mid to long range will stutter around at 30fps
  91. GeneticBlueprin
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I've been playing this game on and off over the past year and I think I'm just done with it.

    The single player campaign is an awful nonsensical story that's completely forgettable. That's all that could be said about that portion but it's so much worse: Boring AI squadmates and shifting perspectives to uninteresting personalities are really what kill it. Halo 2 did this well and made it    I've been playing this game on and off over the past year and I think I'm just done with it.

    The single player campaign is an awful nonsensical story that's completely forgettable. That's all that could be said about that portion but it's so much worse: Boring AI squadmates and shifting perspectives to uninteresting personalities are really what kill it. Halo 2 did this well and made it work because the Arbiter was an interesting character. The sangheli were an interesting race. And the Covenant is an interesting faction. Locke offers absolutely NONE of that so why force him down our throats? Start a spin off with Locke if you want to tell his story so bad. People play the SP campaign of Halo to play as Master Chief and have him interact with crazy alien objects in exotic locales. Unfortunately that's only a small portion of the campaign here.

    The multiplayer has several exploits that make it frustrating. Some items and weapons are way overpowered. Requisition/lootboxes add a pay to win aspect that just makes it no fun especially since they keep adding more and more common/uncommon items making it even harder to unlock the rarer ones. So people can just pay hand over fist and keep unlocking overpowered weapons and items. Even the way the permanent unlocks work makes you suffer. I had to unlock like 100 different assault rifles and battle rifles that barely vary at all before I unlocked something I was excited to use. And the UI for scrolling through these items? AWFUL. There's 100 items but only five at a time fit on the screen. Are you kidding me? Christ.    … Expand
  92. UltraDoom
    Jul 27, 2016
    0
    This review mostly concerns the Halo campaigns.

    Gears of Duty: Halo Edition 5 simply isn't a Halo game. I've just come off beating the Master Chief Collection, even grinding through 4 again. While some design elements saw improvements, namely the fore-runner guns which now feel appropriate to what they were supposed to be, almost everything else is significantly worse. Having also just    This review mostly concerns the Halo campaigns.

    Gears of Duty: Halo Edition 5 simply isn't a Halo game. I've just come off beating the Master Chief Collection, even grinding through 4 again. While some design elements saw improvements, namely the fore-runner guns which now feel appropriate to what they were supposed to be, almost everything else is significantly worse. Having also just finished Advanced Warfare, the similarities to the COD franchise and everywhere.

    There was also one, particular thing, which stood out like a giant middle finger to the entire Halo community. As one Reddit user, amusso18 put it, "they [343] spent their time giving you the best parts of the game in UNPLAYABLE CUTSCENES". During the opening scene I thought, "Ok, maybe its a tease for what you get to do, I can let one slide". But when the second scene ran, showing your team killing a bunch of elites and then a boss elite - something EVERY other game let the player do countless times - I had enough.

    If this were some COD nod to Halo that would be different, if it was an entirely different game or even an experimental game based in the Halo world like ODST, I may have been more sympathetic. 343 simply took all the things that made Halo what it was and killed them.

    Some people say "Just go play CE forever then", but that's just it. Halo 1-3 all showed progress and innovation. Halo ODST and Reach did the same and took the series further than it had ever been, all while keeping the core of Halo in-tact.

    Halo 4 was frustrating to play and marred by adjustments that made no sense. Where did chiefs headlamp go? Its the same suit at the end of 3, why do I have to suffer an insanely dark game because 343 didn't feel like mapping the up arrow to a flashlight? Really? Why do the guns almost all have reduced ammo counts? Why does chief feel like he is way more vulnerable than before; I haven't A-B'd it but I'm certain his shield is far weaker in 4. Why are grenades basically useless now? One of the funnest parts of 3 was sticking everything and getting good at it, in 4 its almost impossible. Why do banshee pilots fly like they can read the players mind, I've never seen such insane piloting, not even by human players. The whole thing just feels like its trying to punish the player. Also, I really didn't care for Cortana's drama. The COD influence of her barking orders the entire campaign, I suppose, were a glimpse into 5's direction.

    Regarding multiplayer, why did they nerf the rail gun!? Why did they keep changing things on the whims of butt-hurt players? Its so frustrating to buy a game, like the game, and have it be completely different a few months in! I completely gave up Halo 4's multiplayer because they changed it at the core level so often. Halo 5, I hesitate to even try it.

    The game is OK, but its not Halo. Don't call it Halo 343 if your going to make something completely different.    … Expand
  93. noelhuxley
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    A long boring slog of a game. frustrantly difficult in parts with an overall nonsensical storyline......
  94. hobbes138
    Sep 21, 2016
    0
    I **** love spending my money on garbage games like this! Thank you 343 for handing us a giant pile of dog **** Seriously! I hope you all get AIDS! Full blown ass-bleeding AIDS!
  95. viperbooman
    Nov 7, 2015
    9
    Beat campaign on solo-heroic, and about 16 hours into multiplayer
    Pros
    -Excellent level design -Varied encounters -Graphics -Frame rate -Online stability -Immaculate gunplay (probably the best gameplay in series) Cons -Short campaign -Lackluster story (never care about characters or whats going on, feels like its all a teaser for halo 6) -Online ranking system (too luck based)    Beat campaign on solo-heroic, and about 16 hours into multiplayer
    Pros
    -Excellent level design
    -Varied encounters
    -Graphics
    -Frame rate
    -Online stability
    -Immaculate gunplay (probably the best gameplay in series)
    Cons
    -Short campaign
    -Lackluster story (never care about characters or whats going on, feels like its all a teaser for halo 6)
    -Online ranking system (too luck based)
    -Not enough multiplayer maps
    -Not enough game modes (although they do have bonus modes on weekends and are adding more)
    -No split screen Co-op or multiplayer
    Overall:
    About an 8.5/10. If you don't plan playing online wait for a price drop, if you will play online it deff will be worth it. If 343 provides a better and longer campaign, and provide more maps/game modes halo 6 can be the best in the series.    … Expand
  96. naddie
    May 18, 2016
    3
    The developers made hardly any effort to bring Halo in to next gen (or should I say current gen) Its like they relied solely on the brand name for it sell. This game is not even average. Its not up to todays standards of first person shooters.
  97. Ripper89
    Nov 23, 2015
    9
    Halo 5 is a highly replayable game that has an amazing multiplayer and an okay story.

    The story is too quick, and not gripping until the last missions, and it honestly felt rushed. Some missions are so short and if i remember correctly, there was even a mission where the player walked to a point, experienced a cut scene and that was it. Not to mention, only 2-3 missions involve blue    Halo 5 is a highly replayable game that has an amazing multiplayer and an okay story.

    The story is too quick, and not gripping until the last missions, and it honestly felt rushed. Some missions are so short and if i remember correctly, there was even a mission where the player walked to a point, experienced a cut scene and that was it. Not to mention, only 2-3 missions involve blue team, and their 'close bonds' aren't necessarily seen at all. It seemed more like endless 'we believe in you Chief' type of stuff, like that 10 year old cousin who follows everything you do and say. It is enjoyable, but some missions do feel repetitive. It does tutor you with the new moves and having other team mates around you can be helpful and a bit of fun. The look, feel and framerate are as good as any other AAA titles to this day, if not better. Everything looks stunning and soundtracks are nods to older titles.

    The multiplayer is COMPLETE PERFECTION. It is smooth, the game modes are good but lacking and this is where 343i clearly put their effort in. Not to mention free DLC will be added for a long period past launch. The requisition system is satisfying, however often feels like it is done just to make money as they can be purchased with real money, not in game currency. However, all money made is being added to the 1 million dollar prize pool for the Halo Championships in early 2016. Warzone is fun and the new mode called breakout is a sick mode that keeps my heart racing.

    The interface of the whole game is great, it is easy to find what you are looking for and takes only 5 minutes to have it down-packed. Overall, it is definitely worth buying. :)    … Expand
  98. writetyper
    Nov 8, 2015
    6
    Decent to good campaign (really fills out the lore of the Halo universe) and one of the first (console) games I've played that implements Aim Down Sights mechanics in a non-obnoxious way. Looks very pretty.

    However, there's a lot of drawbacks - crap ending, the Warden fight gets old real quick and later on the campaign is fairly repetitive, I was mostly just grinding through the    Decent to good campaign (really fills out the lore of the Halo universe) and one of the first (console) games I've played that implements Aim Down Sights mechanics in a non-obnoxious way. Looks very pretty.

    However, there's a lot of drawbacks - crap ending, the Warden fight gets old real quick and later on the campaign is fairly repetitive, I was mostly just grinding through the Prometheans to get to the cool story elements. No splitscreen is a massive drawback. Multiplayer having MICROTRANSACTIONS is taking the rating down a fair few notches - I already paid for your game, don't make me pay for it again. Also Multiplayer seems very unpolished - no forge, very few gamemodes, etc.    … Expand
  99. Totto
    Nov 16, 2015
    6
    343 can't do exciting singleplayer. I like the graphics. I like the soundtrack (better than halo 4). multiplayer seems like a mess between trying to please the hardcore as well as the noobs. i dont like the open maps, the fast movement, the bouncy grenades. Plays like you trade a kill for a kill, really hard to get more than that unless you are lucky. aiming is hard, and the aim343 can't do exciting singleplayer. I like the graphics. I like the soundtrack (better than halo 4). multiplayer seems like a mess between trying to please the hardcore as well as the noobs. i dont like the open maps, the fast movement, the bouncy grenades. Plays like you trade a kill for a kill, really hard to get more than that unless you are lucky. aiming is hard, and the aim acceleration isnt very comfortable in use. the beatdown animation is too slow. the dodge beatdown is really stupid, its like people just boost through the map with a mix of lag and speed.
    i like dodge feature. edge grab is ok. the aim down sight slowdown when jumping is also stupid. i never jump and aim anymore. power weapons are also now boring to use in mp.

    doesnt feel like halo anymore. but that doesnt bother me very much even though i played them all since they came out (single player and online)

    needs playlist without sprint and jump aim down sight slowdown.    … Expand
  100. Chadleeozz
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    This game is a masterpiece from start to finish. The visual beauty and musical score alone make this game a real treasure for us Xbox owners to have. Multiplayer is finally back to form in this game!! the new game modes take Halo to an entirely new level. The gameplay is fluid,responsive, balanced and rewards skilled players. Ignore some reviews in here( I seen one guy give a bad ratinThis game is a masterpiece from start to finish. The visual beauty and musical score alone make this game a real treasure for us Xbox owners to have. Multiplayer is finally back to form in this game!! the new game modes take Halo to an entirely new level. The gameplay is fluid,responsive, balanced and rewards skilled players. Ignore some reviews in here( I seen one guy give a bad ratin saying he has to pay for dlc for more modes when 343i has already announced all dlc is free lmao try harder Sony troll.… Expand
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  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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