Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One)

Here we are again, Chief, Corty, Arby and co carrying on their sci-fi battling across ridiculously clean ships and worlds. This time, in an understandable attempt to bring in some fresh meat, we also see the introduction (and central inclusion) of Osiris Team, led by Spartan Locke. For ease of reference (and my own organisation) I'll split my review into campaign and multiplayer sections. Campaign: I've always been torn with Halo campaigns. I do not bother with the extended lore, so sometimes I don't get it. This bothered me a lot with Halo 4 which, without that outside knowledge, I found to be incomprehensible nonsense from start to finish. Halo 5 I understood easily throughout. It's no award winning narrative, sure, but Halo never has been. It's to the point, clear, and entertaining. In short, Cortana isn't dead, she's off on the Forerunner home-world (Genesis) gathering up Guardians (huge Forerunner peace-keeping constructs). Naturally, she wants Chiefy to be a part of her plan, so invites him over to join in. The UNSC don't want him to go, but he - and his fireteam - ignore them, so they send Spartan Locke and co to bring him back. Locke and co have a bit of a harder time getting to Genesis as Corty isn't helping them, but through a pleasing enough sub-story, by getting in touch with our old mate Arbiter, and helping him win his war against the Covenant on Sanghelios, they find the means eventually. I won't say much about the final section, other than I think it was good. Sure, the actual missions felt a bit too much like Halo 4, but overall it was still fun, and it ended in a way which some will probably hate, but as it's the middle of a trilogy, is understandable. It does lack in ways - there's no real exploration of Lock and his team, or Chief's team either for that matter, which is a shame, and the conflict between Chief and Locke could have gone a lot further in the first half. But again, I don't expect this from Halo. However, overall it was a fun and enjoyable campaign, and very, very much a classic Halo experience. It's not huge, but not tiny either - it took me about 12 hrs to do on normal mode, (though I do take my time exploring etc. I'm sure speed runs will eventually whittle it down by a lot) and I look forward to playing through it again on the harder difficulties, particularly with online co-op. NB this game does not support split screen co-op. For me, this is irrelevant, but I know for others it is a major issue. Matchmaking: Matchmaking at launch is a fairly limited affair, but it is a lot (and I mean a LOT) of fun. Your spartans now have a couple of abilities that are permanent features - sprint and thruster. Both are superb additions; sprint takes away that slightly slow feel of getting back into the action after spawning, and thruster works wonderfully with the grenade-heavy aspect of gameplay. In terms of modes, you have Arena and Warzone. Arena is the classic Halo experience, with four modes to choose from - Arena (I know, confusing, but to explain, it contains a mixture of game types), Slayer (standard 4v4), Breakout (elimination, the 'pro' mode), Free for all and Swat. There are a decent variety of maps, some found only in each mode, and all of them are well made, though personally I think Orion is the poorest of the bunch. Power weapons play a big, but not game-winning part, as do the frequently spawning 'loadout' tier of weapons. My main experience so far is Slayer, with a touch of Arena, and I am thoroughly enjoying myself. In each mode, you play 10 qualifying matches, at the end of which you are granted a rank which then helps the system create balanced matches. All in all, the system seems to produce fair matches, however if you go in with a fireteam, it WILL put you against other fireteams, and during qualifying me and my team found this very difficult (we're not that good). After we ranked though, it seemed to get a lot fairer. There is no jip in Arena, which can be both a blessing and a curse, but I think the decision to omit it is definitely the right one. Overall, Arena is a huge amount of fun, either solo or with a team. It's lacking a bit in modes at the moment but I imagine that will change in time. And I can't believe there is no fireteam chat! I have to believe that will change... Warzone, on the other hand, is only about fun. It's 12 v 12 in a kind of mish-mash of BTB and invasion. There are also some AI opponents thrown in, both to help you (marines) and for you to attack. Weapons are controlled via a req system. In this, you use exp (or real cash, but for what you get from each, you'd have to pretty well off financially to be able to 'pay-to-win') to purchase packs of single use cards that contain boosts, weapons, vehicles etc (as well as permanent aesthetic unlocks). Each card has a level which correlates to how soon it can be used in a match, and how much energy you need to use it. As you progress through the match, higher level stuff becomes available and the battle field turns into a bigger and bigger...well...warzone. The objective is to capture and hold bases. Should your team hold all 3, the enemy core becomes exposed and you can attack that. If you destroy it the match is won. If the enemy capture a base at this point, the core is sealed off again. Throughout the match, points are awarded for kills, and the AI enemies that spawn are worth different amounts, with the legendary bosses being worth 150 points. This can really swing a match (the other way of winning is to reach 1000 points), perhaps offering a bit too much influence on the outcome in my opinion. Nevertheless, overall it's a lot of fun, if a little long (a good match can be 20 minutes), and limited in maps (only 3 at launch). So, overall I feel that Halo 5 is a huge improvement on Halo 4, with a lot of promise for the future. It has it's flaws, but they are few and I expect they'll be ironed out in time. It is a great game and though I don't expect it will be for everyone, it is for me, and I am now finally beginning to appreciate what my xbone (that I hated so much at first) can offer.

Firstly how amazing is this game!!!!! So far i have played about 4 hours online and a little less on the campaign but feel that is all the time you need to be able to write a review about this fantastic game! I’ll start with the multiplayer, this is an experience like no other the game is so fluid and there is next to no lag considering on warzone there is 24 players i would have expected some issues but nope flawless (so far)! At first i found the menus a little different and this took me some time to navigate but after flicking through the tabs and learning what’s where i soon got the hang of it! The gameplay its self is in a word breathtaking the guns look and sound awesome and the maps are well detailed and the actual combat is very satisfying. I used to love the old beat downs in the Halo 2 and this still looks cool when you pull it off, especially when running! Now onto the campaign, this is just how i remember it in previous iterations apart from now controlling your team and them having the ability to revive you when in combat which is cool. I especially like commanding the team to attack one enemy then being able to flank them and cause some massive damage! I’m still early into the game but i have to say its one of the best experiences i have had on my Xbox one since launch and if i am feeling that after only a few hours i can’t wait to get proper stuck into it. If you have an Xbox one this game is a must. Happy gaming, well worth the purchase.

In short 343 have really focused on fan feedback from 4 and MCC creating a game which not only makes you look like a super solder but move and fight like one too. I can honestly say as someone who has loved halo from the start that this iterations multi-player is the most fun and enjoyable to date. It really feels like 343 have taken a lot from the overly harsh and in most cases earned backlash from 4 and MCC and really focused on making this game stick. Time will tell if the population stays but I know I for one will be giving my time to halo 5 this year (with a bit of fallout 4 mixed in :) ) . Unfortunately on a slightly down note this focus on multi player and co-op has resulted in the single player being a bit under-developed ,the cut scenes do far to much of the storyline heavy lifting and we really don't get enough time with blue team, Halsey or the infinity. This game really needed two distinct campaigns running parallel and had that occurred this would have been the perfect halo game. What gives this game its 5 stars however is this price , look at COD 2015 , Battlefront and every other shooter coming soon and find me one where the multi player Map DLC is free and the price tag is as low as 39 pounds (from Amazon). This game is a true bargain , good for the consumers, great for the players and IMHO amazing for the reputation of the industry, Well done 343.

Its HALO. There is nothing better. At age 50 and still playing except now my teenager is addicted as well.

Clairement pas le meilleur de la série, très peu inspiré et furieusement lent dans sa narration, mais bon pour un collectionneur ça fait la blague

Heerlijk spelletje

Its a genuine product from Microsoft. Gr8 service by amazon , highly satisfied. Regarding the game, it requires 98 gb worth of download which is a lot. Hence people with low speed connection or limited data are advised to rethink their decision. One of the best game I have played so far. Highly recommended.

Prodotto arrivato in perfette condizioni il gioco per gli amanti del genere si presenta con una grafica migliorata di molto si va sui 4k su Xbox One x si entra in nuovo mondo di halo pieno di insidie si è affiancati da una squadra ogni livello si viene informati dalla missione da compiere molto bello l ambiente futuristico sviluppato ed progettato da Microsoft ,molto soddisfatto dall' acquisto servizio da parte del venditore ed Amazon ottimo