We've got another Halo anniversary to celebrate! This time, it's for Halo 5: Guardians which released five years ago - all the way back on October 27th, 2015 - as an Xbox One exclusive.
To celebrate the occasion, 343 Industries has been giving out Double XP for the game all month (and will continue to do so throughout the rest of this week), and highlighted the anniversary on Twitter earlier today:
This past Friday, 343 also pointed out that while Halo 5: Guardians won't be getting any specific enhancements for next-gen, the game will see the benefits of faster load times and consistently higher resolution gameplay on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, allowing it to perform even better on the new systems.
So, what are your favourite memories of Halo 5: Guardians, and how would you rate it? Let us know below.
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4/5
I'll be playing through all the Halos when i get the X so I'll let you know once I play it
I don't care what anybody says, I enjoyed Halo 5..
Excellent multiplayer with pointless microtransactions, undercooked but enjoyable single player, forge mode requires XBL Gold even to simply build, and lack of split screen. A real mixed bag.
I always say that Halo 5 is a great game, but not a great Halo game. As a fan of the series right from the start, it just felt 'wrong'. The gameplay just didn't feel like Halo.
Having said that, I did enjoy some aspects, like visiting Sanghelios, and seeing The Arbiter again.
I outright hate this game.
You know like how the COD games get high critical scores, have a huge loyal fanbase, and sell bucket loads?, yeah, I hate those too.
I can't say that these games are complete messes, because clearly there are those that enjoy them, but are certain aspects of the original Halos that made me fall in love with them. COD and Halo 5 are missing these, so I just can't enjoy them. I feel like Halo 5 is so far removed from older Halo, and so far entrenched in "modern shooter" territory, that it was just a bland experience for me.
@Bartig 4 negatives and a positive...do you mean 1/5? Or was the multiplayer sound alone worth 4 stars? 😉
I gave it 3 stars.
I am a huge Halo fan, but the campaign was average, at best. I can’t even remember how it ended. And trying to make Locke a thing failed miserably.
It’s got great multiplayer, as usual, so it deserves credit for that.
Happy birthday to the final Xbox One exclusive
How about a PC release now 343?
@Link41x I expect it after MCC, before Infinite
I actually really liked the game. I gave it 4 stars. It's not as good as the glory days with Bungie, but it's still a really well made, and really fun game. I like the direction 343 has been taking the story, although the Halo 5 campaign feels more like just a series of strike missions as opposed to flowing organically.
A stellar multiplayer as usual, one I still play today. Here's hoping Infinite can get the campaign back to form.
4/5 It's a Halo game and they are never bad per se.
But 2/5 as a Halo game.
Hopefully 5+ years has been enough for 343 to make something better. Contrary to much of the internet I saw a lot I liked about Infinite.
@Broosh Hey, it's still Halo. So 4/5 stars.
And forgot to add: the Slayer multiplayer maps are possibly the most balanced maps in the entire series. Very very good.
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