So it’s been a few months since the 1 year birthday for halo 5 and I wanted to give my opinion on what it did right and wrong.
The Good:
Gameplay: this is the best gameplay in the entire franchise. They took what made halo so great and added other cool new abilities (some of them can be fixed though)
Weapon Balance: again this is the best in the franchise. Every weapon is useful and they feel right.
Sound design: ok this is the one we can’t argue with because it’s all opinion based but I LOVE the sound design for halo 5.
OST: again just like the sound design this is all opinion based. Halo 5 combines the best aspects of the original halo trilogy with the elements of halo 4’s ost.
Forge: say ALL you want, but this forge is the best forge in the entire franchise.
REQs: I kniw what you’re thinking but here me out. I like the idea they were giving out with this and in some ways it works. It can be fixed (wich halo wars 2 is doing) so all we can do is hope.
The Bad:
Campaing: need I say more? It’s fun to play through but the writing is… you know
Lake of contet: no need for explanation
Customization: this is the side of the REQ packs that I don’t like. Want this specific armor, emblem, or skin? Just get lucky. Also I know it’s because of engine limitations but why only helmet, body, and visor?
Lighting: just to clarify something halo 5’s graphics aren’t bad, they’re great, but the lighting doesn’t help and it’s the thing that makes the armor look like plastic.
No split screen: just why?
Theatre mode: still broken after a year and a half later!
I agree with all of your list save the gameplay. I could not hate Halo 5’s gameplay more. ADS is horrible. Spartan charge is an atrocity. Sprint is well… Sprint. Clamber is annoying and slows down the gameplay. I like thruster and stabilise but the others are all horrible (in my opinion).
Good:
-Forge
-Weapon Balance (automatics could be knocked down a notch or two, though)
Debatable:
-Gameplay
-Art Style (Some things are nice, but others coughSeeker*cough not so much)
-Sound Effects (The HELL is with the Plasma Pistol? DMR and other weapons are pretty cool though)
Bad:
-Campaign
-Map Design
-Customization Options
-Theater
My opinions.
Bad:
Done everything but sell a kidney for my favorite armor…CQB.
Bringing up many ways it could return, without 343 effort. (Still won’t do it)
Asking for a year and a half!
(Technically since before 2012/halo 4)
“Give me back my face !” -Rorschach
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> Good:
> -Forge
> -Weapon Balance (automatics could be knocked down a notch or two, though) **Nerf everything, especially autos, and it’s great.**Debatable:
> -Gameplay
> -Art Style (Some things are nice, but others coughSeeker*cough not so much)
> -Sound Effects (The HELL is with the Plasma Pistol? DMR and other weapons are pretty cool though)
>
> Bad:
> -Campaign
> -Map Design
> -Customization Options
> -UIMy opinions.
The bold is my opinion, the rest we share for the most part.
All great, except for matching individuals vs. fireteams. This should be fixed.
The good:
The movement system feels natural and fluid.
Warzone is jolly good fun.
The weapons all feel unique and awesome in their own special ways.
Customs
Variety of reqs and the strategies that can be employed to use them
The bad
Still missing KOTH, VIP, Juggernaut, and an official Oddball mode.
Lack of appropriate social skirmish/social slayer playlists.
The story
The ugly…
Team based matching isn’t a thing.
Surprised no one brought up split screen. I really can’t get over it.
All my best memories of halo are on a couch with a friend next to me, and us horsing around. I dont think anyone ever started playing halo by themselves. We’re always brought in by a friend and do some split screen for fun.
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> Surprised no one brought up split screen. I really can’t get over it.
> All my best memories of halo are on a couch with a friend next to me, and us horsing around. I dont think anyone ever started playing halo by themselves. We’re always brought in by a friend and do some split screen for fun.
Crap thanks for reminding me of it!
Alright since everyone else seems to be doing one.
The Good
-60 fps allows gameplay to feel fluid
-Forge is hands down the best in the series
-Sound detail, variety of sounds for all the little actions and movements performed in the game is a good thing
-Exotic Weapons
The Debatable
-Campaign gameplay, not to bad, better than Halo 4s but nothing particularly stands out to me.
-Content, don’t really find myself desperately seeking more content except for a classic firefight but I know others have favorite gamemodes that are still not in the game
-Soundtrack
The Bad
Weapon Balance sucks in my opinion but with some work it could turn out to be one of the best in the series
Gameplay(spartan abilities, high bullet magnetism, bad aiming system, etc)
Maps(A good one or two but most range from mediocre to terrible)
UI
Campaign Story
Artstyle
Sound Design(Which I differentiate from Sound Detail, sounds in general are too high a pitch and nothing really carries weight to it
Bad? Rough launch, lackluster campaign, barebones Spartan customization, lack of proper limited-time playlists.
Good? Mostly everything else.
Halo 5’s maps are so-so.
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> Bad? Rough launch, lackluster campaign, barebones Spartan customization, lack of proper limited-time playlists.
> Good? Mostly everything else.
>
> Halo 5’s maps are so-so.
Halo 5 maps are straight up dumpster fires
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> > 2533274849645950;11:
> > Bad? Rough launch, lackluster campaign, barebones Spartan customization, lack of proper limited-time playlists.
> > Good? Mostly everything else.
> >
> > Halo 5’s maps are so-so.
>
> Halo 5 maps are straight up dumpster fires
Props, man. That’s an amazing way to put it. Most of them are IMO.
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> Good:
> -Forge
> -Weapon Balance (automatics could be knocked down a notch or two, though)
>
> Debatable:
> -Gameplay
> -Art Style (Some things are nice, but others coughSeeker*cough not so much)
> -Sound Effects (The HELL is with the Plasma Pistol? DMR and other weapons are pretty cool though)
>
> Bad:
> -Campaign
> -Map Design
> -Customization Options
>
> My opinions.
This I would mostly agree with. Some of the maps aren’t even that good. Take Torque for example - It looks like some guy in the 343i Office got drunk, copy pasta’d assets from Empire, and then was told to put the initials of a famous guy’s daughters somewhere in the sky where it’s not even noticeable.
But the Autos are fine. The only reason why people complained about them in previous halos is because of how up until now, the Precision weapons were the best in most situations. (Minus halo 3 because the pistol sucked in that game and couldn’t even headshot well, if at all. You either spawned with a BR/manage to find it somewhere and do well with it, or just hoped that your AR-melee game was good enough.)
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> > 2535437652903765;3:
> > Good:
> > -Forge
> > -Weapon Balance (automatics could be knocked down a notch or two, though)
> >
> > Debatable:
> > -Gameplay
> > -Art Style (Some things are nice, but others coughSeeker*cough not so much)
> > -Sound Effects (The HELL is with the Plasma Pistol? DMR and other weapons are pretty cool though)
> >
> > Bad:
> > -Campaign
> > -Map Design
> > -Customization Options
> >
> > My opinions.
>
> This I would agree with. Some of the maps aren’t even that good. Take Torque for example - It looks like some guy in the 343i Office got drunk, copy pasta’d assets from Empire, and then was told to put the initials of a famous guy’s daughters somewhere in the sky where it’s not even noticeable.
>
> But the Autos are fine. The only reason why people complained about them in previous halos is because of how up until now, the Precision weapons were the best in most situations. (Minus halo 3 because the pistol sucked in that game and couldn’t even headshot.)
I personally think the automatics are mostly okay, but their effective range sometimes feels like it should be slightly lower, which is what I meant when I said they could be taken down a notch.
The bad of Halo 5 (Most is just my opinion, If I forgot something tell me)
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Campaign - Most of the Multiplayer maps (especially the remix maps) - Lack of support for comp. players (bad radar, movement speed, etc.) - REQs - Custom game options not up to par with Halo Reach - Inconsistent servers - Broken Ban-hammer - Team Snipers, Oddball, Assault, etc. don’t have their own playlists in matchmaking - Warzone “firefight” (spongy bosses, timed rounds, and 35 second respawn times are NOT fun) - No dev-made BTB maps - All bases and amories on Warzone maps are exactly the same, it ruins the maps’ fun factor after a while, they feel too similar - Unlocking Helmets/Armor through a random number generator - Worse spartan customization than Halo 3, Reach, and 4. - Theater mode has been broken since day 1 - The engine being used for Halo is horrific. It can’t handle splitscreen, but Gears 4 can, and Gears 4 has 60x better graphics, and still runs on 60fps in Multiplayer - No splitscreen^^^ - Lack of communication between Developer and Player (Bravo or Ske7ch putting up a community update or responding to tweets about server issues shouldn’t be the most they do as community managers or whatever), but I think this is changing soon 
- Questionable art directional choices, like changing the Arbiter’s phenotype, colored undersuits, and the seeker helmet - Lack of emblem customization like Halo 2, 3, reach, and 4
The Good of Halo 5
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Good weapon balancing (aside from the AR) - Great weapon sandbox - Forge, forge is amazing - Decent post-launch support for BTB - A great forge team that never ceases to amaze me every time an update comes out. ( I know I already said forge but I love it so much) - Smooth movement mechanics (though I’m not a fan of them, I don’t think they’re meant for Halo, but oh well)
The good: nothing
The bad: everything
Worst game ever
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> The bad of Halo 5 (Most is just my opinion, If I forgot something tell me)
> - Campaign - Most of the Multiplayer maps (especially the remix maps) - Lack of support for comp. players (bad radar, movement speed, etc.) - REQs - Custom game options not up to par with Halo Reach - Inconsistent servers - Broken Ban-hammer - Team Snipers, Oddball, Assault, etc. don’t have their own playlists in matchmaking - Warzone “firefight” (spongy bosses, timed rounds, and 35 second respawn times are NOT fun) - No dev-made BTB maps - All bases and amories on Warzone maps are exactly the same, it ruins the maps’ fun factor after a while, they feel too similar - Unlocking Helmets/Armor through a random number generator - Worse spartan customization than Halo 3, Reach, and 4. - Theater mode has been broken since day 1 - The engine being used for Halo is horrific. It can’t handle splitscreen, but Gears 4 can, and Gears 4 has 60x better graphics, and still runs on 60fps in Multiplayer - No splitscreen^^^ - Lack of communication between Developer and Player (Bravo or Ske7ch putting up a community update or responding to tweets about server issues shouldn’t be the most they do as community managers or whatever), but I think this is changing soon - Questionable art directional choices, like changing the Arbiter’s phenotype, colored undersuits, and the seeker helmet - Lack of emblem customization like Halo 2, 3, reach, and 4The Good of Halo 5 - Good weapon balancing (aside from the AR) - Great weapon sandbox - Forge, forge is amazing - Decent post-launch support for BTB - A great forge team that never ceases to amaze me every time an update comes out. ( I know I already said forge but I love it so much) - Smooth movement mechanics (though I’m not a fan of them, I don’t think they’re meant for Halo, but oh well)
Oddball and assault don’t need their own playlists,what we need is a team objective playlist that has oddball, koth,assault,ctf,etc…
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> The good: nothing
> The bad: everything
>
> Worst game ever
As much as I dislike this game and the direction 343 is taking halo,this is nowhere near the worst game ever.That’s just blind hatred
Yea i agree with all of this.