Hello All!
This is just my opinion so anything I say is just that…my opinion!
First of…I can say I played every single Halo for thousands upon thousands of hours (except Halo Reach/Halo 4) mostly for the competitive nature of the game. The shooting felt fluid, the maps creative, and just the huge learning curve over time! Played many games…even many CoD’s (MW2, 4 ftw) and those couldn’t really touch the Halo series. I just want to emphasize that this is coming from a fan of the series, and a fan of just video games in general.
Halo 5…well in the beginning, I HATED it. The TTK much shorter than previously, the radar was almost useless, and the smg/assault rifle/alien rifle buff was annoying at first. It just did not seem familiar to the good ol’ “MLG” rule set I had been accustomed to. I got my -Yoink- handed to me several times, put the game down for a while (mainly due to the lack of aiming customization), then I picked it up in my rotation of games later.
I can say that this Halo 5 stands right behind Halo 3 IMO (Halo 2 > Halo 3 > Halo 5), which isn’t a bad thing seeing how high the bars were set previously. It is currently my favorite game and will continue to improve with the update coming.
The gunplay is top notch, the balance is there every gun serves its purpose. The good old days of BR > everything are gone (although the BR is still one of the best guns) now you have to think about all the possible guns in the different situations you are put in. I was one of those “MLG” ruleset type of guys, but BR starts in this game just doesn’t work. The hit registration is great, you wouldn’t make it anywhere on the map with getting team shotted from 2-3 decent guys with BR’s.
The maps are pretty good (besides The Rig…terrible map and maybe Overgrowth) but we know that we will need more open environments. Maps that use environments that are not just hallways and cities but rather in a forest, Forerunner structures, Covenant grounds. Maybe open maps don’t have too much verticality to them, but we can get 2 or more different map style.
The game modes, ahh this has caused a stir since the release but has been getting a lot of attention lately. I hope 343 wisens up and adds more gametypes soon, you are ignoring a WHOLE community of Halo gamers who enjoy this aspect. Not everyone wants serious arena matches.
Req system…didn’t bother me too much. Sometimes it gets annoying how much emphasizes they put on this feature. Skins are cool but please let that never be the main focus on ANY update.
343 keep doing your thing, release those gametypes and maps because that is the bread and butter of the game, REQ’s are cool but please try to focus on what’s important.