Okay… so we just got a chunk of information about Halo 5: Guardians. Many believe that Halo 5: Guardians is going to have a split-campaign… a duality between Master Chief and Spartan-ONI (placeholder name)… whether the story driven timelines are going to be paralleled, linear or time-lapsed, is unknown?
But this has been done before, in Halo 2… which was part of the reason, it was revered as the greatest campaign… ever. The split-perspectives idea… created longer missions and an overall play time; as well as, it gave a better knowledge and experience of the story, through different factional perspectives…
I believe 343 Industries may use this idea, but further it… a three-way… telling all of the ‘heroic’ figures stories… to which in Halo 6… will play key roles and create major plot points… each character would take a different aspect of the Halo universe… and different gameplay style.
The Master Chief Chronicles (Evolution)
The Spartan-II Commando, Petty Officer John-117, has gone AWOL… He has left behind all, he had held sacred… Humanity, the UNSC and his purpose. He has never felt more lost, then he is now… Without Cortana, it seems John-117 is at his core… broken. Alone behind enemy lines, John searches across countless Forerunner worlds, for the answers to his untold questions. The Master Chief will truly discover what it means to be Human and the sacrifice he must make to save the galaxy.
You must follow the Master Chief as he discovers his new journey and reclaims his ordained destiny…
- Master Chief x4 (Co-operative)
Game Play
This gameplay will be have a lone-wolf feel to it… and this will be about John’s evolutionary journey… both emotional and physical.
The whole campaign will be about John discovering his Humanity and his destiny.
Pilgrimage Of The Arbiter (Diplomatic)
The Arbiter, Kaidon Thel 'Vadam, knows that a new galactic war is looming on the horizon; and has undergone a pilgrimage to search for allies… He has left behind his home planet, Sanghelios, in hopes of peace and survival… as well as overhearing rumors about a new Covenant cult… lead by a Forerunner… and knows if he does not act soon… the Sangheili race, and others, may soon be a slave to their beliefs.
You must follow the Arbiter and his allies, as they journey across the milky way, to create a new galactic alliance…
- The Arbiter Thel 'Vadam (Player 1)
- Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum (Player 2)
- Usze 'Taham (Player 3)
- N’tho 'Sraom (Player 4)
Game Play
This gameplay will have a positive/negative impact… it will be about diplomacy.
The whole campaign will see the Arbiter and allies, assist species in tough situations… using diplomacy Arbiter will trade support… either through produce or protection, to which gain the temporary allegiance of the species.
- Hesduros
- Decided Heart
- Joyous Exultation
- Doisac
- Te
- Tvao
- Eayn
- Balaho
- Palamok
- Earth
Not all species are readily gonna join this new alliance… some may require more resources or persuasion.
The Didact’s Dissension (Survival)
The Didact, Promethean Shadow-Of-Sundered-Star, has been incarcerated, within another Cryptum, by his Forerunner brethren… He is stuck in suspension reminiscing about his past… the Forerunner Ecumene, the Flood and The Ancient Humans.
You must follow the Didact’s past and his fall from grace, learn about the Human-Forerunner War and the Flood-Forerunner War; and how it relates to current situations…
- The Ur-Didact (Player 1)
- The Iso-Didact/Jul 'Mdama (Player 2)
- Promethean Warrior-Servant/Storm Elite
- Promethean Warrior-Servant/Storm Elite
Game Play
This gameplay will have a split timeline… it will be about survival.
The first half will be 5 missions long spanning the main events of the Human-Forerunner War and Flood-Forerunner War…
- The Death Of Forthencho and the De-evolution of Humanity
- The Primordial and the Flood
- The Ur-Didacts Evolution
- Shield Worlds and Halo
- The Composer and the Promethean
And the second half is about building an new ecumene and preparing for the Flood
- The Ur-Didacts Escape
- The Composer and Culling
- The Formation of the Covenant Ecumene
- Shield World 0002, Eden, and Shield World 0003, Aegis,
- Preparing for the Flood