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Halo 5 Review Thread
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level1
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Wait what? Sheesh that's kind of rough, that means the second time I'm playing as him I'll be dreading the last final time when I know the rest of the game will be Locke
Slightly Live does the OT, right?
Yeah, that's what they say in the Gametrailers review.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
If it's anything like Halo 4, the story will be completely nonsensical to anyone who hasn't read all of the expanded universe material. And that's generally a terrible way to present a story within a defined medium.
It's like the opening scene to Age of Ultron. If 90% of your audience is going "Er, why is this happening, I thought they had Loki's staff", you've already failed as a storyteller.
Ol No Bones
Banned
Also, no offense to him on a personal level but its hard to take Ryan McCaffrey seriously about games. I wouldn't take much he says to heart.
Kssio_Aug
Member
It feels to me that you're just still upset Halo is not with Bungie anymore. Its not like this kind of abrupt ending is something that uncommon, specially from a game that clearly intended to continue telling its story in a next game.
Makes you wonder if people don't like the campaign because lack of chief, the story is bad, or Locke is really that dis interesting of a character
Now if Buck was the lead=campaign saved
Idk he is die hard Microsoft man, I don't think he would say that unless it really really bothered him
EchoChamber
Member
What? You only play as chief for 3 missions? That's fucking nonsense.
This. One of my main things is hoping it has a good story/campaign. Like others have said its a mixed bag. Guess we will see ourselves huh... Here's to us enjoying it!
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
I FailWrong website, that was vg247
Portugeezer
Member
In this case be is a big halo fan and Xbox fanboy (and I use the term fanboy correctly here). He probably expected something better from the campaign and is just disappointed. Doesn't mean it's bad.
SmartWaffles
Member
He straight out called the story and mission design a mess.
But if he was a fanboy, he wouldn't talk negative about a Xbox game at all. Unless the story was that bad it knocked the fanboyness out of him.
What does this mean? :L I agree that Guerrilla would probably make a shit Halo but I really don't understand your comment.
Mikey Jr.
Member
If it's about halo, I suggest you listen.
justsomeguy
Member
spoiler tags ffs - I'm out of this thread.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I get if you have mixed feeling about the story but mission design a complete mess? When everyone is positive , all the reviews are talking about how awesome and varied missions are and Rayn says completely opposite. Ya I am not taking his word on that.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Yeah... For Christ sake, this is a review thread people! Put some spoiler tag on that stuff!!
Blue Ninja
Member
Here's for the HaloGAF people.
Don't expect a traditional review here. I'm taking a look at the campaign, the story, playing as the Chief, the future of the franchise and oddly enough, spoiler culture. I'm not delving into any big spoiler material, either, so it's relatively safe for those who've yet to play it. Everything I openly discuss has been seen in streams already.
That said, I wrote it for HaloGAF, so if you're not a Halo fan you're often gonna wonder what the hell I'm talking about.
Don't expect a traditional review here. I'm taking a look at the campaign, the story, playing as the Chief, the future of the franchise and oddly enough, spoiler culture. I'm not delving into any big spoiler material, either, so it's relatively safe for those who've yet to play it. Everything I openly discuss has been seen in streams already.
That said, I wrote it for HaloGAF, so if you're not a Halo fan you're often gonna wonder what the hell I'm talking about.
thats really disappointing..
so much that I probably wont pick up halo 5 if I end up getting an xbox
they finally fulfilled their Destiny
Newtype-001
Member
Locke needs to stay in his Lane.
They probably really want Locke to be the new face of halo if this is true. I dunno, Not sure how the game ends. This all just seems kinda weird
7 from Gamekult
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-halo-5-guardians-J3050150823t.html#xbo
The campaign is 8 hours long apparently.
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-halo-5-guardians-J3050150823t.html#xbo
The campaign is 8 hours long apparently.
I remember reading prior to Halo 4 launch that a lot of talent was pulled from Sony's studio like Guerrilla, Sucker Punch, NaughtyDog, etc. They made a big point out of that, it was supposed to be a top class team of superstars of game development.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Calling a 95+ Metacritic average. Definitely gonna be the highest reviewed Xbox One/PS4 game to date. (Excluding GTA V, not sure if that counts. Since it's a late port of an incredible Xbox 360/PS3 game)
343 did the fanbase good. Incredible scores so far.
EDIT: I believed too hard.
This post is amazing.
So it seems terrible story amazing gameplay.
I am completely okay with that baby!
| Praxis |
Banned
That's a spoiler? I'd call that a PSA.
Chiefs armour is green
Modern game design where running to the finish line is rewarded while delegating level and encounter design to pretty spaces and flashy QTE to look at. Yeah, no thanks. If anything, Halos sandbox openness is the core element of the gameplay. Not to say there isnt a place where it should be done once or twice, but it becoming a large part of core is something I rather not advocate.
This has always been the case for Halo games with the exception of 4 being the reverse lol
And Halo 2 being exceptional.
JigglesBunny
Banned
I've known about this for a month so maybe I just had time to digest and stew over it and that's why it doesn't bother me in the slightest, but from what I know,
it shows that 343 has balls when it comes to telling the story they want to tell, how they want to tell it.
Having a massive focus on EU stuff was ballsy in Halo 4 too and continuing it is a decision I'm a fan of... but I know the expanded cannon, and most don't, so that's a more subjective point.
Chief's three missions are the longest in the game and the story still focuses up on him.
Having Locke be the main playable pro-tag is a really interesting narrative twist, and
Having a massive focus on EU stuff was ballsy in Halo 4 too and continuing it is a decision I'm a fan of... but I know the expanded cannon, and most don't, so that's a more subjective point.
So the writer came from guerilla?
writer is brian reed same as halo 4. they should get rid of him and get staten on board imo
Newtype-001
Member
Is the story outright bad or is it just subpar execution?
Blue Ninja
Member
All I'm seeing while reading that review is "Exploration is bad, I wanna play a movie."
Locke needs to stay in his Lane.
They probably really want Locke to be the new face of halo if this is true. I dunno, Not sure how the game ends. This all just seems kinda weird
Locke isn't bad conceptually, but his lines are awfully boring and generic, and the VA sounds like he doesn't give a shit and puts up a subpar performance.
And it's not like Chief was ever a great protagonist, it was always Cortana and others adding fun to the story with quirky lines and what not, Chief was always just a silent avatar for the player. 343 has been trying to give personality but it's both unnecessary and is done poorly.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Yeah. One thing that would definitely disappoint me if there's not a decent last boss fight. The one in Halo 4 can barely be called a boss fight. Same goes for Gears 2, holy crap that was a let down at the end.
Surely that's a joke? I mean....Master Chief IS Halo. WTF if true.
6/8 hours ( normal mode).