So in this thread I’m going to talk about how to make Halo 5 feel more like Halo without even touching the mechanics of the game.
Spartan Armor:
The armor designs in Halo 5 are definitely an improvement over the armor in Halo 4 but there are still some general design issues which makes them not look like real spartans. The armor looks too clean and too shiny making them look like plastic instead metal. This makes them look a lot less good and kinda ugly. The second thing I would like to see are black undersuits. They make the armor look so much better and they should definitely return in the full game. The blue color is also too dark and looks too much like purple.
Shield sounds:
The shield sounds in Halo 5 currently include a lot of loud and high frequency pings while your shields are down and when they recharge. Please change this to either the classic recharge sounds from Halo 3 or atleast make them similar to the recharge sound from Halo 3. I always loved the shield sounds in Halo 3 but in Halo 5 they really sound annoying and not like Halo at all.
Graphics and art:
The graphics in Halo 5 are beautiful but they are poorly implemented with the art at the moment. The graphics make the lightning too bright, a lot of objects reflect too much light and are way too shiny plus there are a lot of dark areas on the maps. This may look more realistic but since when did Halo become a realistic game? Halo was all about the beautiful skyboxes, the beautiful art and the very interesting environments but with the current way graphics are handled in Halo 5 they make the art look very generic. So how to change this and make it better? Well let’s start with reducing the bright lightning effects, reducing the light reflection of objects and making objects less shiny. After that add some more colors to the maps to make things look more beautiful. Halo 3 had a lot of color without making it look like a cartoon and because of this the game still looks beautiful and timeless today. A good implementation of the graphics on beautiful and colorful art will create a very good personality and mood for a game.
The weapons in Halo 5 also lack some personality. The Rocket Launcher for example is green instead of keeping the classic colorpattern and there a lot of UNSC weapons instead of alien type weapons. I know this is probably because of the beta but I still would like to point it out. The BR and DMR also lack some color, there is some yellow on both of them but it has a grey tint which makes it look kinda lifeless and bland. Making the yellow stand out a bit more and making the weapons look less dark will definitely improve the looks and personality of the weapons.
The Spartan celebrations:
Please get rid of the Spartan celebration at the end of a match. Spartans are not bro’s or seven year old’s. They are teammates and soldiers who fight together and they should not be giving each other highfives and celebrating they won. This really is a mood killer and definitely need to go.
Killcams:
Killcams are inaccurate and do not fit Halo. Instead of seeing how someone killed you I rather see my teammates walking around the map so I could help them and possibly give some callouts for them. Killcams were disliked a lot in Halo 4 and I don’t understand why they returned.
Making these changes will definitely help improving the Halo 5 and will increase the longevity of the game, by making it look less generic, and will make the game LOOK a lot more like Halo which is very important.
About the celebrations, Spartan IVs are normal citizens who applied as adults. As a result, I think they will be “bros.”
Killcams need to be adjusted and need an option to disable them.
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> About the celebrations, Spartan IVs are normal citizens who applied as adults. As a result, I think they will be “bros.”
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> Killcams need to be adjusted and need an option to disable them.
It still looks lame to see the bro animations, it just doesn’t fit Halo.
The killcams should just be removed, it’s not worth it.
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> > About the celebrations, Spartan IVs are normal citizens who applied as adults. As a result, I think they will be “bros.”
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> > Killcams need to be adjusted and need an option to disable them.
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> It still looks lame to see the bro animations, it just doesn’t fit Halo.
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> The killcams should just be removed, it’s not worth it.
Frankie has said that the celebrations will be toned down for release.
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> So in this thread I’m going to talk about how to make Halo 5 feel more like Halo without even touching the mechanics of the game.
>
> Spartan Armor:
>
> The armor designs in Halo 5 are definitely an improvement over the armor in Halo 4 but there are still some general design issues which makes them not look like real spartans. The armor looks too clean and too shiny making them look like plastic instead metal. This makes them look a lot less good and kinda ugly. The second thing I would like to see are black undersuits. They make the armor look so much better and they should definitely return in the full game. The blue color is also too dark and looks too much like purple.
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> Shield sounds:
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> The shield sounds in Halo 5 currently include a lot of loud and high frequency pings while your shields are down and when they recharge. Please change this to either the classic recharge sounds from Halo 3 or atleast make them similar to the recharge sound from Halo 3. I always loved the shield sounds in Halo 3 but in Halo 5 they really sound annoying and not like Halo at all.
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> Graphics and art:
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> The graphics in Halo 5 are beautiful but they are poorly implemented with the art at the moment. The graphics make the lightning too bright, a lot of objects reflect too much light and are way too shiny plus there are a lot of dark areas on the maps. This may look more realistic but since when did Halo become a realistic game? Halo was all about the beautiful skyboxes, the beautiful art and the very interesting environments but with the current way graphics are handled in Halo 5 they make the art look very generic. So how to change this and make it better? Well let’s start with reducing the bright lightning effects, reducing the light reflection of objects and making objects less shiny. After that add some more colors to the maps to make things look more beautiful. Halo 3 had a lot of color without making it look like a cartoon and because of this the game still looks beautiful and timeless today. A good implementation of the graphics on beautiful and colorful art will create a very good personality and mood for a game.
>
> The weapons in Halo 5 also lack some personality. The Rocket Launcher for example is green instead of keeping the classic colorpattern and there a lot of UNSC weapons instead of alien type weapons. I know this is probably because of the beta but I still would like to point it out. The BR and DMR also lack some color, there is some yellow on both of them but it has a grey tint which makes it look kinda lifeless and bland. Making the yellow stand out a bit more and making the weapons look less dark will definitely improve the looks and personality of the weapons.
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> The Spartan celebrations:
> Please get rid of the Spartan celebration at the end of a match. Spartans are not bro’s or seven year old’s. They are teammates and soldiers who fight together and they should not be giving each other highfives and celebrating they won. This really is a mood killer and definitely need to go.
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> Killcams:
> Killcams are inaccurate and do not fit Halo. Instead of seeing how someone killed you I rather see my teammates walking around the map so I could help them and possibly give some callouts for them. Killcams were disliked a lot in Halo 4 and I don’t understand why they returned.
>
> Making these changes will definitely help improving the Halo 5 and will increase the longevity of the game, by making it look less generic, and will make the game LOOK a lot more like Halo which is very important.
Spartan Armor:
I love the design of the armor, i don think the final game should have more options similar to reach maybe.
Shield sounds:
I definitely Agree with this it nice that it kind of more a warning but they should be closer the previous halos also, they should recharge faster, i have dies several time waiting up to 7 seconds (while not sprinting) to finally recharge which is a bit long IMO
Graphics and art:
I agree that There are aspects that seem so Washed out i would love option on map to change Time of day and weather and all(which the beta kind of hints at). But the Spartans do feel wash out. i would prefure more metalic look similar to halo 3, but not so shiny as the concept 343 released for the armor in halo 5
The Spartan celebrations:
You obviously dont know real soldiers. Who happen to do this stuff All the time constantly.
**Killcams:**I dont really mind them either way i do kind of think that it should maybe go back to how it was in previous halo. But i do think a Game winning kill cam would be awesome especially fallowed buy the spartan celebrations.
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> > > About the celebrations, Spartan IVs are normal citizens who applied as adults. As a result, I think they will be “bros.”
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> > > Killcams need to be adjusted and need an option to disable them.
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> > It still looks lame to see the bro animations, it just doesn’t fit Halo.
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> > The killcams should just be removed, it’s not worth it.
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> Frankie has said that the celebrations will be toned down for release.
Source?
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> > > > About the celebrations, Spartan IVs are normal citizens who applied as adults. As a result, I think they will be “bros.”
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> > > > Killcams need to be adjusted and need an option to disable them.
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> > > It still looks lame to see the bro animations, it just doesn’t fit Halo.
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> > > The killcams should just be removed, it’s not worth it.
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> > Frankie has said that the celebrations will be toned down for release.
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> Source?
Damn, can’t find it now. It was on IGN, I think…
TrueBlueHero…your my hero 
Truly constructive feedback is rare these days. I actually loved the beta and look forward to putting way more time into the game than is responsible. Nice post.
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> TrueBlueHero…your my hero Truly constructive feedback is rare these days. I actually loved the beta and look forward to putting way more time into the game than is responsible. Nice post.
Thanks! I can’t wait to play the full game but I just wanted to share this feedback with the community and 343, it’s important for Halo to atleast feel/look like Halo. The thing I loved the most about Halo was the beautiful and unique/iconic art styles in the games but 343 is trying to go away from this which is bad.