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Halo 5: Guardians Review | Bit Cultures

The Halo series has always had ‘quality’ as point of contention in reference to the campaign narrative, but has only proven to be a veritable roller coaster on the concept of just what makes the story of the game interesting. Inarguably, the reason players continue to visit Halo in droves is the multiplayer. The most exasperating issue facing the series is that Campaign appears to have no consensus on the design of it, which often makes Campaign feel like something created after multiplayer. Did it work this time? Not really! Bow your heads and pour out a 40, this is 60 Frames Per Second At The Expense Of Game Design 5.

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kaizokuspy3123d ago

This review is the most accurate of how I felt with my time with halo 5.

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spicelicka3123d ago

"I Have Not Played Halo Since ODST
Remember that time when people cared about Campaign? No? Okay."

Whelp there's the problem with this review.

"Arena is very much the same as every Halo before it without really daring to stray from a formula that works while improving it. For example, in Call of Duty: AW, the game was substantially changed from its predecessors because of its setting in the future"

Uhhh...

FoxyGotGame3123d ago

Fair score ...

Even if the reviewers execution isn't the best ... /

sammarshall1023123d ago

I know opinions and everything but this score is wrong lol

It's at least an 90/100

The93Sting3123d ago

ok so in your opinion why do you think this installment of Halo must be 90/100? enlighten us, I really want to know why you're giving it such a high score.

Allsystemgamer3123d ago

No the story that entirely NEEDS the expanded universe to make sense.

sammarshall1023123d ago

It has the most satisfying combat, the most open environments with vertical gameplay, it's butter smooth at 60 fps, the story is good (for most Halo fans) and the multiplayer is the best out there

littletad3123d ago

Umm enlighten me how I should care about a review from a website I've never even heard of? The website is just trying to obtain hits, and obviously couldn't even get a review copy.

kaizokuspy3123d ago

@sammarshall102 I rebought an xbox one just for halo 5. I've played every single halo. This game deserves far worse than a 9.0 every trailer made it seem like there was some big showdown. This isn't halo. This is shit. 3-4 missions as master chief? It's halo. Story is supposed to be about chief. This game would hold a higher score in my eyes, but with the established game mechanic as you playing as master chief almost the entirety of the campaign being changed now as a major halo title is just disconcerting. DLC in the form of books at the bookstore to even make sense of the story. War zone has 3 fucking maps and that's it. I have so much rage about this game it's not even funny. I said it was going to disappoint and even gave it the benefit of the doubt. I am EXTREMELY disappointed in the game as its not worth $60 but $40 bc campaign just isnt there. If that's how I feel about it and many others, this game will go down worse than halo 4.

sammarshall1023123d ago

Many people that own it disagree with your opinion and find it to be great hence the 9's and 10's it received

And I'm totally fine with expanding the story and having new faces/heroes

The multiplayer is cream of the crop, it's the best multiplayer in any Halo and there's more maps coming through DLC

kaizokuspy3122d ago

Nah man. More people that own it like me are starting to get out review on it and give their opinions. I bought it, I say the single player sucked. Many others say it sucked. Then why are gamers so biased giving it 90/100 with such glaring flaws. 90 out of 100 is for a near perfect game and halo 5 is far from that.

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Master Chief Became More Than A Machine In 343's Halo

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.

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kingnick433d ago

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.

BandarHub433d ago

A lot of people give the 343 version of Master Chief a lot of slack.
But Fundamentally he is still the same character, he just has a couple more dialogues. He has not changed in terms of attitude.
"Not every character has to be a damaged soyboy, a soldier has to suck it up and do his duty."
And that's what he has done at the end of the day, he did his duty. Watch his partner die, and was ready to destroy the weapon in Halo infinite....he is still the same soilder that everyone remembers

Halo Infintes one was a nice balance between both.

slate91433d ago

Chief and the halo franchise became a joke under 343

Sciurus_vulgaris433d ago

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.

Obscure_Observer433d ago

"However, in Halo 4-Infinite, the Master Chief overtime become. gradually becomes more willing to show some emotion."

Which is awesome! I love how Master Chief become more John and less soldier.

Sciurus_vulgaris433d ago

I didn’t even notice my typos,lol

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GameStop Kicks Off Four Pre-Owned Games For $20 Sale

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!"

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roadkillers674d ago

I mean, the deal is alright… Unfortunately for me the Serious S doesn’t have a disk drive and unfortunately for Gamestop a lot of those games are on or have been on Gamepass/PSNow.

Sgt_Slaughter674d ago

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.

Mandingo2020674d ago

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.

neutralgamer1992674d ago

Seriously man I don't get the hate on GS and I guess you want even less options and give more control to the publishers

And you want thousands of people to lose their jobs because you don't like a company. One thing I have noticed is how most who hate on GS haven't shopped at the actual stores in years. Many who hate on GS have also done so listening to others negative stories or experiences. People on YT want clicks and hating on GS is the cool thing

SurgicalMenace673d ago

It's not people's hate that would lose people's jobs, it's the shady business practices of the company. So what you're saying is that because people work there individuals should just support what they don't want to? Sound advice; Hitler too had supporters, employees, and advocates but people go around hating him too. They only hate because of other people's bad stories or experiences; they only spoke bad about him because they wanted attention. It's been decades; lets give his way another go. With your logic anything could be made to sound good.🤷🏾‍♂️

neutralgamer1992673d ago

SurgicalMenace

Seriously you used Hitler as an example to say company has shady practices

You don't have to shop at GS there are many other retailers. I shop there and vast majority of my experiences have been positive and most of the employees are super nice

SurgicalMenace673d ago

Just having some fun, bro.🤣🤣

Mandingo2020673d ago

There are other places to work besides GS. Plus, their benefits are trash so why not work somewhere else?

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REDGUM674d ago

And none of those game you speak of you actually own as they are digital not physical & would cost more than $20 as the subscription costs more than that.

Mandingo2020673d ago (Edited 673d ago )

You know you can get game pass ultimate codes for the low on cdkeys or g2a right? You don't need to have a subscription 😂. GS is trash and I'd rather support the mom and pop game store here instead.

BlackTar187673d ago

Why are you people so full of hate? GameStop gives people jobs and provides a physical appearance to see things in the flesh and not just some soulless online experience.

Mandingo2020673d ago

You can get physical at mom and pop game stores plus you can get it online. GS is trash

neutralgamer1992673d ago

Because Mom and Pop shops cost two to three times more for the same product Angie the answer

BlackTar187673d ago (Edited 673d ago )

Mom and pop stores cost more and have even harder time competing against the internet. Also lie to me and tell you have a couple mom and pop stores near you selling games then lie and tell me you shop there.

IanTH674d ago

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.

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10 Best Halo Games

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.

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-Foxtrot744d ago

Halo CE over Halo Infinite anyday

Not to mention the impact it had at the time

Flawlessmic744d ago

Halo 3 at the top is correct the only thing id change is swap infinite and halo ce around.

AuraAbjure744d ago

Halo 4 best campaign and multiplayer. Halo 3 best story.

ChubbyBlade743d ago

Are you trying to give people cancer?

AuraAbjure742d ago (Edited 742d ago )

Halo 4 has the hottest Cortana too which explains why the MC is the hardest in that campaign and why H4's multiplayer is the illest. Chief ain't afraid to take on teleporting enemies that can one hit melee kill.

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