I am torn… I am fighting two different opinions on Halo 5.
First off I am a Halo veteran, I remember playing Halo CE while I was stationed in Guam, as a rookie serviceman. I remember taking Halo with me to Iraq and Afghanistan to help moral and help pass the time. I remember sitting on the couch with my son playing Halo 3. As I have grown, Halo has grown.
I was so excited for Halo 5. I counted down the days. I even convinced myself that when I quit Destiny it was okay, because I had Halo to look forward too. I heard all the negativity. The lack of split screen, the lack of content, the possibility of Chief being a traitor. But, I had faith.
Then it happens! Halo 5 is released! I called off work, I am ready for an epic battle. I start playing and… Its awesome! The opening scene is amazing the sound is great the graphics pretty good (even though not good enough to justify not having split screen) I play and play and start to realize that this isn’t anything like the ad campaign. I start to realize that I’m not playing as Chief very much. I start to realize I have all kinds of open questions. Where was blue team during all the other Halo’s? Why was Jul mdama so easy to infiltrate? Who are these Spartans sent to track down Chief? I go to google to research these burning questions. What I find is surprising, I find a lot of people saying you need to of read this book to understand this part, or you need to read this comic to understand that part. I find this to be surprising. I also will go as far to say that this is laziness on 343 part. To rely on other media outlets to tell a full blown story. Halo CE, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Reach all had stand alone stories. They invoked emotion, they invoked dread and fear. They left questions, but questions that would be answered in the next game. Not by a book or pod cast.
So back to my original point. I enjoyed the campaign I enjoyed the music and the different planets.But, Am I wrong to be upset that it requires other media outlets to understand Halo 5?
Thank you for your time.