Ben Moore: "Things have been tumultuous for Halo recently, particularly because of The Master Chief Collection, which has had severe issues since last November. In many ways, then, Halo 5: Guardians is a chance at redemption. The first mainline Halo on the Xbox One, Guardians could have played things safe, choosing to cater to longtime fans by giving them something that’s been done before. Instead, the game is one of most ambitious entries in the series. Sometimes, ambition comes at the cost of scope, but Halo 5 has so much for players to dig into. Not to mention, the completely overhauled mechanics make Halo feel better than ever. Yet for as much as there is to praise, there are some significant shortcomings that dampen the grandeur of an otherwise excellent game."
In Halo 4, 5, and Infinite, Master Chief became a more nuanced, human character.
In spite of the Halo series’ struggles, 343 deserves praise for adding nuance and characterisation to the ever-beating heart of Halo - The Master Chief. Playing through Infinite, it's abundantly clear that the events of the current and previous trilogies have irrevocably changed the iconic hero. He’s no longer the ‘blank slate’ that was previously presented by Bungie. He’s a fatigued, damaged and fallible protagonist, and one who is meandering through currents of grief, while reveling in his newfound agency. Giving the Chief a compelling and meaningful voice was no small feat, and 343 should be proud of that victory.
This article completely misses part of the appeal of the original iteration of character in the original game trilogy. It was the Chief and Cortana vs an entire alien collective. The blank slate Bungie displayed in their games was genius, he was an mysterious hero a wide audience could identify with because he wasn't as clearly defined as most characters.
The books added a lot of lore and backstory but most Halo players just want a fun game with exposition that doesn't get in the way of gameplay, it's why the Cortana level in Halo 3 was derided.
Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty.
The 343i Master Chief has is based on the books. However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion.
Daily Video Game writes: "GameStop is running a new pre-owned game sale on over 1000 pre-owned games that offers four pre-owned ($9.99 or less) games for $20 across multiple gaming platforms right now, including PS3 and Xbox 360!"
Given the nature of backwards compatibility on new systems, this is a great sale in case you missed out on some gems from last gen.
Most of the games on Xbox are on game pass. The Switch games in this sale are trash c'mon farming simulator that's laughable. The PS4 games should be cheaper. I can't wait for the GameStop going out of business liquidation sale.
These sales, while potentially great, really struggle to be valuable given you can't easily parse what games are in stock. You can't just say "only show what is online & what are in my nearby stores". Probably 60-75% of these games in these massive lists are out of stock for shipping, and out of stock locally. It makes it a chore to find anything you'd want, much less 4 of them, much less enough if you wanted to get to a free shipping tier. It's a bummer.
NoobFeed Editor Joshua Burt writes - There are many games in the famous Halo Franchise that are stellar titles and need to be revered. And some that do not. These games stand out from the crowd and deluge of colossal Halo titles. Games that made Halo great. We do need to iron out what qualifies the game for this list. They have to be in the Halo franchise… Obviously.
Halo 3 at the top is correct the only thing id change is swap infinite and halo ce around.
Gametrailers has been my go-to reviewers for games for a while now, find they always give accurate scores and in depth reviews. Already purchesed the game but still watched and enjoyed the review
GameTrailers always gives the best reviews. They go more in depth than other sites and make you feel really pumped for buying a good high profile release. I'm glad they liked Halo 5. I for one am enjoying it very much so far.
Fantastic review spot on. Played Halo till 1 o'clock last night. Now I am at work wanting to get home to play. Lol
solid review
Is it just me or halo 5 sensitive is so slow.... Must be coz of elite controller you can adjust..