The gamesounds in Halo 5 really hurt the overall experience. What sounds I would like to see changed or removed:
- The hitmarker pings really need to be removed, they make the audio cluttered and are absolutely not needed since we have hitmarker indicators. I just want to hear the awesome weapon sounds.
- The sound you hear when your shields are down and when they recharge needs a complete overhaul. Instead of using loud high frequency pings I much rather hear something similar to the classic and iconic shield recharge sound. There is nothing wrong if you use something Bungie designed. I understand 343 wants to have their own style but sometimes they need to use things from the old style which in this case is what they need to do.
- The announcer is another part of the game that did not need to change from games like Halo Reach. Bungie got the announcer right and since it’s the same guy I highly encourage 343 to go back to the classic announcer instead of autotuning him and making him sound not serious.
- The Bro victory celebration really need to go, they make the game look childish.
- The graphics in Halo 5 may look good but they don’t make the game BEAUTIFUL. There is a difference between a beautiful game and a good looking game and at the moment they graphics make Halo 5 look not beautiful at all. The lightning effects are way too bright and a lot of objects are way too shiny making them look ugly and GENERIC which makes the game look less interesting. Even Destiny still has unique and vibrant art/graphics making the game look really attractive and interesting unlike Halo 5. This HAS TO change.
- Clamber needs to go, it is a feature that heavily reduces the skillgap and does not feel right in a Halo game. 343 may have implemented this very well but the truth remains that it does not belong in Halo. Even Destiny has no clamber, I’m not a Bungie fanboy but there are just some things Bungie still does right no matter what game they developed.
- Slide has no use in Halo, it is a GIMMICK that needs to removed. NOBODY uses it, I have to remind myself that I can use slide but I still don’t use it since there is no benefit of using it.
I agree with many of the points you brought up! I’d say that Clamber is not broken, or poorly implemented, but I would rather see crouch-jumping return. They basically do the same thing. The announcer is much better than H2A and Halo 4, but he still needs to be quieter. I’m sure pros will be sick of hearing him say “Perfect” or announce the rules of gametypes. His regular, unadjusted voice is menacing enough so why they bother to mess with it is beyond me. The Victory celebrations also get on my nerves, but what I’d like to see most is…
-Ground Pound, Spartan Charge, and Thruster all be on the same button as thruster right now! There are simply too many things to be worrying about while moving around the map, and if I’m not mistaken, all 3 actually use the thruster pack to perform such actions. It could easily be implemented, too. I play using Recon, so LB is Thruster right now. Why not make it so holding LB in the air charges the ground pound, and while sprinting and pressing LB you will Spartan Charge. This will allow the B button to melee while running and not leave yourself vulnerable, as well as allow crounch-jumping to return (and keep clamber for those who want it).
I pretty much disagree with everything you just wrote, except for the Spartan celebration and textures. I’d also add that some of the Spartan chatter should be removed, such as, the compliments for headshots.
I agree with the ping sound, it kind of gets annoying. Replace it with a more obvious hit marker or use a less annoying sound
I dont know why they changed the sheild sounds. Hopefully its a beta thing but i dount like the new charge sounds
I dont mind the bro celebration
I love clamber and using destiny as a example is weak. You know why you cant clamber in destiny, because you can elevate, in halo 5 you can thruster forwards backwards and side to side
slow de is the weakest feature
Also you have not seen the full game and the rendering isnt even complete so your judgement of the graphics is unfair
I like the Art to be like Beaver Creek in Halo 2. Where it’s just really sunny and inviting, yet without having glare and chrome everywhere.
Please spare us from annoying high pitched sound effects. Get rid of them or make them sound like CoD Modern Warfare 1. They were too high pitched and annoying in the beta.
Shield sounds. Again too high pitched but pros like me don’t get low shields so I don’t really care too much bout that.
The Announcer needs an award himself for sounding like a Grade A D Bag.
Bro celebrations are childish and immature. Do you think that the better halo players can relate to such a lack of disapline?