Saturday, April 25, 2015

Will Halo 5 Be Any Good?

What's going on guys, I'm back again with another post! Today we'll be discussing Halo 5 Guardians, the new Halo that's coming out on Xbox one. I think the game will be released on October 27 this year, but I'm not totally sure. Anyway, let's discuss the game!

So Halo 5 had a beta in December last year that was only accessible to players who bought Halo: the Master Chief Collection. From the gameplays I've watched on youtube, it looks like it has boost dodging, sliding and double jumping, similar to Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. To be totally honest, I don't really know how Halo fans will react to the new movement system. There are also more long-time halo fans out there than casual players, so this could be interpreted as a negative addition to the series. It also doesn't help that 343 also developed Halo 4, which I personally liked but a lot of halo fans didn't.

Another issue is that Halo MCC's release went down in history as one of the most flawed and shaky launches ever, and so far we don't know for sure that 343 won't make the same mistake this time around.

Some other changes to multiplayer include being able to use a jetpack slam to take out enemies below you, and being able to ADS (aim down the sights) with all of your weapons. If there's one thing I didn't like about what I saw, it was that this game looks too much like Cod with a halo paint job splashed on top. It doesn't have to be this way, just make the new halos like the old ones, you don't have to sink to Cod's level to be successful!

As for the campaign, the story follows (of course) the Master Chief, who has just lost Cortana (his AI companion) and is being marked as a threat to the UNSC by ONI. To deal with the MC, they send another spartan named Locke to assassinate him. I don't know anything about the story past this point, but however it is I'm sure it will be really interesting. Unfortunately I don't have an Xbox one, so I most likely won't be able to play the game when it comes out.

So what do you guys think about Halo 5? Will it be awesome or a total letdown like MCC? Put your thoughts down below!

It would also be cool if some of you guys who have played the beta could tell me what it was like and whether you thought it was good or not. And with that, I'll see you guys later!

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