

As for the multiplayer experience, I leave that to the young people. A ton of care has been pu t into this and I'd rate it as slightly better than the dry, compromised feel of 4. Yes, Jackals now scream in Muppet English and Prometheans taunt similarly, but when you get past the "Borderlands" plastic/everything glows aspect, the whole thing feels very canon, and that old CE sensibility comes back. It's fairly obvious that multiplayer was the focus, as the radar and scope zoom have been cut in half at least (leading to some pretty irritating situations), but once you get the hang of it, it works pretty well. Unless you're playing four person co-op on "Easy," this is no four hour undertaking, it's a fully fledged Halo game that honors the series in every way. Firstly, the "4 hour campaign" reports are an abject lie. If you're an old campaigner like I, you might've heard disparaging things about this entry and may have some reservations. Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned That’s what it boils down to: what do you want from this game? Read full review

And from what I remember several years ago, the multiplayer is quite good - again, not story based. But if you approach this is just any other shooter, here to play and nothing else, this will be loads of fun for you. In that regard, I feel disappointed in Halo 5, and I adored Halo 4, which was divisive itself, to say the least. I’m here for the story, playing the game is actually secondary for a casual gamer like myself. But the story brings down my personal enjoyment a lot. Gameplay wise it’s very fun, it’s very intuitive, plenty of entertainment. there are spoilers which break the canon of the entire preceding franchise that I won’t go into. When I play the main games of Halo, I expect Master Chief, not Sergeant Locke - a fine character on his own, but not what I came here for. That’s fine for games like ODST (which I similarly don’t like the number in that title, but there is a real Halo 3 there is no “real” Halo 5). Half of the game so far is dedicated to a separate character of a new team. But I’d say I’m a third of the way through, and it doesn’t live up to the title “Halo 5.” If this was simply “Halo: Guardians,” it’s fine, but this doesn’t feel like a true fifth game.

Granted I have not completed the game yet.
