Many people are disagreeing with the current art style of Halo 5. Most aspects of the art style in my opinion are going in the wrong direction, however some people do like their take on the art style (and that’s ok!) so I decided to take this to the forums to see what you guys think. So you post what you think about the art style below! I will be seeing and replying to as much of the comments as I can so we can maybe have a chat, but without further a do let’s get posting!
I think most people hated Halo 4’s art style and 343 didn’t want to copy H3’s art so they comprised and now we have H5’s art style.
I like the current art style.
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> I think most people hated Halo 4’s art style and 343 didn’t want to copy H3’s art so they comprised and now we have H5’s art style.
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> I like the current art style.
Cool! Nice to see that people don’t argue that much on the forums saying that “OI, YOU DONT LIKE WOT I LIKE? TAKE UR ROSE TINTED GLASSES OFF M8” also to be honest, I liked Halo 4’s art style but in Halo 5 I don’t really know what they did but (WARNING: BE PREPARED FOR A CLICHÉ) it doesn’t really feel like Halo, but what can I say, it’s just my opinion. 
I like the weapons and the vehicles, though I’m not a fan of the new Scorpion design. I don’t particularly like the new Spartan armor, the Grunts and Elites, And I don’t like the new style of Forerunner and most Human environments, although the Campaign and Warzone locations on Meridian look good.
I actually like the forerunner aesthetic apart from the Knights. I feel that Halo 5 went for a bold hopeful tone with the clean looking armour and sleek lines, much like the new Star Trek universe. Helped to differentiate itself from the dark gritty mood of Reach that, although suited the game, I’m not fond of in Halo. Expect Halo 6 to change as tastes change.
I liked halo 4’s art style. It had old and new stuff all in one
Too shiny, but that’s about it for my complaints.
I hate it. The designs of the Covenant, the weapons, and especially the armor… all of it’s hideous. 343 Industries should’ve stuck with the art style of Halo: Reach; that gritty militarized look suited Halo perfectly, and the Covenant (except maybe the Brutes) look more badass than ever before in that game, especially the Elites.
It’s okay for me. IMO I think Halo 6 should use Halo Wars 2 artstyle. Best of both worlds mix into one.
I actually liked Halo 4’s style a bit more than 5’s. Ultimately I like the Bungie era designs the most, but I feel HW2 has ended up the most successful compromise yet. My problem isn’t necessarily with 343’s core art design (they have some solid creations like the Wasp, Plasma Caster, much of their scenery especially in H4, Forerunner weapons) but that they kind of threw out or changed a lot of the original Bungie designs and went with their own thing (Scorpion and Wrath, Spartan and Marine armors, Covenant alien anatomy, some of the pre-existing weaponry, etc) instead of simply adding on to it.
Thats why I like Halo Wars 2’s art so much, it adopts both styles in a really nice harmony that I hope we get to see in future games.
I don’t like it. Everything is overdesigned like a Bayformers movie to the point where nothing really stands out, plus they redesigned alot of iconic weapons for no reason. I hate the new BR and Rocket launcher with a passion, luckily the community pressured them into adding the classic designs too.
I prefer the older art style compared to the new, 343 sacrifices so much just to look practical or function rather than standing out. The weapons aren’t so cool anymore, the armor is ugly and also exposes the Spartan to much compared to what they had before, and certain aliens just aren’t cool anymore, they had unnecessary changes to them. I will however give 343 props on forumner aesthetics as to me that’s their best change compared to the full grey structures bungie used for them.
id prefer 343 mix their style up with bungies like H2A did or halo wars 2.
343 needs to make the game good, not the graphics
A lot of the changes were unecessary and frankly not respectful of the orginal designs in some cases. I think a more gritty militaristic designs just suits Halo a lot better personally.
Halo 5 (and Halo 4) have some nice aspects of their art styles, but also some really stupid parts. Some of the Covenant stuff looks pretty nice, but 343’s new Pelican… ugh… the D79-series Pelicans are pretty damn ugly.
As I say in just about every art style thread - I personally prefer the older Bungie designs. That said, that doesn’t mean I hate the 343 designs, they just don’t feel as much like Halo to me.
I respect and understand it’s their franchise and they can change it if they wish - they also just need to understand that when they change such iconic things, people are going to have strong feelings about it.
I think they would have been better received, if the old and new styles co-existed together. I understand part of the reason that doesn’t happen in-game is simply because of memory limitations keeping them from having multiple models of everything. Hopefully with improvements in tech that becomes a non-issue and we can start seeing the two styles side by side.
The ideal for me in terms of art style is H2A, and HW2 seems to borrow heavily from that, which I am pleased to see.
I like some of the designs but some could change. Here’s my suggestions:
- Give the DMR its ammo counter back - Round some of the Magnums edges out - Shotgun needs its lights back - SAW should use Railgun colors and some darker grays - Human structures need less white and more dirt - A more angular Scorpion - Slimmer Elites - More wear on Spartans’ armor - Classic Grunts - Classic Plasma Turret
I absolutely love the weapons and vehicles designs in Halo 5. My only real complaint about Halo 5 art-style is the textures seems to be made by the same material: plastic. Something that didn’t happen in Halo 4, imo.
I know people just now prefers the old art because they were influenced by annoying youtubers, but for those who really think for themselves, I agree that the two art-styles coexisting is the most smart and diplomatic choice 343 can do, we can pretty much have the two Battle Rifles in the game so everyone will be happy.
I personally don’t like it. The new Spartan stuff doesn’t look military enough or something. Too much anime/sci-fi for me.
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> I personally don’t like it. The new Spartan stuff doesn’t look military enough or something. Too much anime/sci-fi for me.
One question… how do the designs remind you of anime?
I mean, I don’t watch the stuff most people do (GIANT ROBOT BEATDOWNS! WOOOOOOOOOO!), but I still can’t think of anything that would make any of the Halo 5 armor designs reminiscent of anime.