First of all, I’d just like to start off saying that I love this game. The multiplayer gameplay is amazing and is tons of fun. However, this is not to say that Halo 5 is not a flawed game. There are many flaws that are very easy to point out.
The Campaign
From the beginning to the middle, the campaign is quite fun and exciting. The first time a saw a warden and fought him, I had tons of fun. The campaigns story is okay, with a whopping 2-3 hour normal campaign! After half of the story, the campaign got repetative and boring. It honestly reminded me of Destiny. I was grinding to get to the end. The cutscenes are well done and look beautiful. The voice acting is also good, in my opinion. The ending was a HUGE disappointment. At the end, you ask “That’s it?” The campaign is simply too short and doesn’t answer enough questions by the end. Also, why are there more missions with Locke rather than Chief? That’s all I could think of right now for the campaign, because I am rather angry about the multiplayer.
The Multiplayer
So, the gameplay is great and all, but there’s something I noticed that’s different about the multiplayer in this game. People are actually getting mad over it. In the previous Halo’s, there weren’t many people that got mad at the game in my experience. This is more of a community issue, but 343i isn’t really helping either. As many have noticed, there are these things called Arena rankings. This made multiplayer more competative (like COD) and less of a thing people just played to have a little fun. I would be more accepting of this if 343i allowed a unranked type of each gamemode, which brings me to my next point.
There is a huge lack of gamemodes, including, the fan favorite, grifball. Along with the lack of gamemodes comes the lack of maps. There are 3 warzone maps and (I think) 4-5 SWAT maps. Also, why is there no DMR for SWAT when there is a DMR in the picture for SWAT!?!?!?!? There are really 2 main gamemodes I play. SWAT and Warzone. And the only reason I play Warzone is because I am forced to due to the REQ System. The arena gives you 600-800 REQ Points per match. I realize that Warzone lasts longer, but I shouldn’t have to play 20 SWAT matches in order to get 1 Gold Pack. Oh, and another thing. 343i, you had 3 years to make this game. Why do I have to wait until December for FORGE MODE!?!?!?!?! Before I run out of characters, I need to move on to my next few topics.
The REQ system
So, I briefly discussed it a couple lines up, so I’m going to finish here. Considering your 3 years to make this Halo, 343i, why is RNGsus the best thing you could come up with? The system in reach was perfect. You should’ve used that. No, it’s not because new things are scary. It’s because the last thing we need is Halo becoming Destiny, and I have first hand experience with it.
Banning/Kicking
This is what I am mad about. I play one game. ONE GAME! And some teammate keeps jumping in front of me in SWAT. I killed that idiot like three times because he kept walking in front of me. I get kicked and play another match. Without betraying any teammates, at the end of the game, I receive a lovely message from 343i. TELLING ME THAT I WAS BANNED FOR 3 FREAKING BETRAYALS. The guy that was in the game told me he had the option to ban me. NOT KICK. BAN. I’m all for the kicking option, but the banning is simply not acceptable. In previous Halo’s, there was no need for a ban option. The kicking option worked fine. I will get unbanned at 5:30 am. But by the time I am unbanned, I will be playing the game called Black Ops 3, which, by the way, does not give players the option to ban.
Customization
Another thing I don’t like about this Halo is the few customization options. The only things you get to customize is you helmet, armor, stance (which no one gets to see except you unless your in a fireteam with someone), visor color, and emblem. A fun thing we use to get to do in Reach was use things like the grunt party thing or grunt gas. You could customize the your arms, legs, helmet, chest, foot, and more in Reach.
Summary
The reason there are only negative things in this post is because I titled it “Everything Wrong About Halo 5”. I used other games in this post because I thought they would be a good example and comparison. I think that if 343i would fix the stated issues with this game, it could be a 10/10. It certainly has the potential for it. For those of you who read the whole thing, thank you. What are your thoughts of what could be better in this game?
