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Halo 5 Review Thread
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That's really the most important thing for Halo 5. Halo 4 did really well review-wise, but it's online community didn't stick around for nearly as long.
343's commitment to Halo 5's multiplayer content is a very good step in making sure they avoid that happening again.
That is a bad trend too. Ridiculous. Might as well kill Halo if it's open-world. Hec, I much prefer single-character Halo instead of squads.
Halo 3 has three Scarab engagements. Three.
Otherwise, it is actually more linear than Halo 5, which has more open spaces, especially in missions like Sword of Sanghelios. Halo 3 is largely linear corridors or pathways. Halo 5 has the Kraken, while not as fun as the Scarab, is definitely a similar concept.
Sierra 117: Almost entirely linear
Crows Nest: Linear
Tsavo Highway: Open, but linear
The Storm: Linear with one Scarab battle
Floodgate: Linear
The Ark: Open, with a couple of big engagements
The Covenant: Linear with one big Scarab battle
Cortana: Extremely linear
Halo: Linear
Halo 3 has much better highs, but on average it is linear.
Kwansu Dudes
Member
Please do. People here like to make fun of Fox news but I see similar traits.
Xan Kriegor
Banned
meant nothing by it
Karak
Member
Lol. Sure man.
I am hoping this is what occurs too. Warzone alone is more than enough to keep me coming back for a long damn time. I just hope others feel the same.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
This is going off topic quite a bit, but I did just finish MGSV(just in time for Halo 5 release) and man, was I disappointed in chapter 2, and I wasn't exactly over the moon regarding the gameplay either. It's definitely solid, but it's a little suspect when you get to the actual ending, and you're sitting there wondering if there's more to the story, and you have to grind out more side ops or finish the repeats to maybe unlock something else. It left me unsatisfied, but I could see myself grinding out the aforementioned side ops missions someday just because.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
I'm late to the party lads but I'm getting the impression this thread could reach Uncharted 3 review thread levels of awesomeness. Anyone got a wall of shame up and running yet?
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
I would hope people would at least read these reviews before acting "silly" about them.
My review in progress - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/halo-5-guardians-review-xbox-one-1525649
Really enjoyed the campaign. It has faults of course but it was a huge improvement over 4 and in co-op could be a series-best. Multiplayer needs testing tomorrow then I'll add a score
Really enjoyed the campaign. It has faults of course but it was a huge improvement over 4 and in co-op could be a series-best. Multiplayer needs testing tomorrow then I'll add a score
Sierra 117: Almost entirely linear
Crows Nest: Linear
Tsavo Highway: Open, but linear
The Storm: Linear with one Scarab battle
Floodgate: Linear
The Ark: Open, with a couple of big engagements
The Covenant: Linear with one big Scarab battle
Cortana: Extremely linear
Halo: Linear
Halo 3 has much better highs, but on average it is linear. No asymmetric objective design, no major playing spaces like the Silent Cartographer, etc
ebullientprism
Member
I thought campaign was supposed to be huge. I remember numbers being thrown around from 12-20 hours. Biggest ever for a halo game.
And websites are saying its short?
And websites are saying its short?
Karak
Member
...It doesn't even seem in the same stratosphere as that one.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
There's still time.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Fair enough.
I'm really looking more for the illusion of nonlinearity in my Halo games. It's true that CE only really had a couple of nonlinear levels, and even those really didn't go that far with it. But I still like being able to get lost in the world sometimes without instantly knowing where the critical path is.
SmartWaffles
Member
Also no big press has listed the delay of BTB and Forge as negatives, I was expecting at least one or two.
The fanboys are still sleeping. We'll see how they react in the morning.
Karak
Member
Well sure but it seems wildly odd to announce it when so far there hasn't been any indication of it yet. Then again we may now do that with all review threads lol.
No where near Halo 1. I still liked the game though.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
Well, Warzone kind of fills that BTB void, at least for now.
RedAssedApe
Banned
sitting at an 86 right now. sounds about right for halo. campaign co-op is usually a good time regardless of story. its the mp that needs to hold up for this game to have legs.
It seems like 343 has redeemed themselves in a few aspects with this new Halo. I just wish it had split screen so i could play it over a friend's house. Now even he won't buy it. Shit.
It looks stunning from the few level's i've seen though.
It looks stunning from the few level's i've seen though.
Oh wow, wasn't expecting that from him
Cool to hear about mp feeling like halo 2, that was the last time I was really into halo
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Yeah I did read that counter-argument (what exactly does he mean by "perhaps"?), but that he said that first paragraph at all is a worrying statement of modern gaming expectations.
Karak
Member
For me it not only fills that a bit but makes its own really comfortable spot. Its just...damnfun.
We're not at the point where people lost their absolute shit because someone scored the game an 8.
MP is 10/HALO
Karak
Member
Might be what some of us were calling the Locke Effect lol
Hell, even Halo 4's thread was better because of the 4.0 review, lol.
arhra
Member
Not Destiny/10.
I think because most Halo fans played the most important part almost a year ago and that's the MP
I had no idea what was going on in Halo 4's story, either. Given that that was the primary critique people had about 4's campaign, I'm very surprised 343 opted to double down on this storytelling "method" in 5.
The guns all feel great - universally. I never felt like I was using anything useless or underpowered. Aim down sights fits right into Halo, the new vehicles great... the list goes on. Core gunplay is very polished and very satisfying.
Everything outside of that? Eh...
Edit: We talked about it at work the other day, and I like the Halo 5 campaign more than Ryan M quite a bit. Although I respect his opinion. He's right it's lacking big, iconic "Halo moments," but I still found it very fun.
neogaffer1
Banned
if you account for franchise fatigue and the general negative trend in metascores recently it doesn't seem too bad when compared to the rest of the franchise.
though, the fact mcc has a 85 metacritic and this, what sounds much, much better than that mess, has a 86, just shows how irrelevant metacritic really is.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
343 you know what has to be done
Noticing a common theme in the negative campaign / story reviews. Most mention the hype or the build up about the story, the hunt the truth and mastercheif/locke antagonistic struggle. Sounds like they had high expectations and that's costing Halo5 slightly in reviews. Maybe MS marketing has backfired a bit, at least in terms of campaign critics.
level1
Member
The love H1 gets is just a huge mystery to me. I've seen a fair few people say that assault on the control room is their favourite halo level, and that's literally a whole hour of running through the same room and identical open fields over and over again. And it's pretty much the same for the rest of the game. Can someone explain what still makes H1 so appealing to them today, as I am genuinely interested to know.
343 you know what has to be done
He is working at MS for christ sake use him
DontBeThatGuy
Member
I never cared much for Big Team Battle anyways, so Warzone does look a bit more entertaining, and Arena, while lacking a bit in the map selection, seems real solid to me. I usually have major issues with all Halo multiplayer on release, and it could take a lot of updates and playlist(and loadout) fine tuning to get it more where I want it, but this looks satisfying right out of the gate.
Seeing people go nuts over metacritic scores is just as entertaining.
343 you know what has to be done
Yes please.
Karak
Member
I am exactly the same. I expected a bit of a clumsy slog and instead lots of it was just great.