Patriot173

As someone who's played tons of RPGs, it's extremely satisfying to be able to build a full squad of characters with skills and abilities that complement eachother. I was a fan of Fallout 2 back in the day, and this truly feels like the 2020 evolution of that game.

Garbage game by a garbage company. The only changes from last year are: 1. An overly simplistic children's game mode that's full of predatory microtransactions. 2. A new color scheme for the menus, which now have a 15 second lag after every button press.

I know this is a very late review, but after playing Halo 5 on and off for 5 years, I felt like sharing my take on the game. Campaign: The story isn't as awful as people say on its own. The problem is that they seem to have thrown everything from Halo 4 out the window. It also ends on a cliffhanger right as the story picks up. The actual combat is an improvement from 4, although it still feels boring to fight Prometheans all game and your ammo is still super limited, forcing you to use Promethean weapons. The good news is that these weapons feel way better than in 4, but you don't get to spend much time using the classic UNSC weapons. Either way, you'll miss fighting the more interesting Covenant, who were just a more varied enemy. You also only get to play as Master Chief for about an hour out of the 5 hour campaign. Multiplayer: This is where the game shines. There's something for everyone. Warzone Firefight for PVE is a bit light, but still pretty fun. Warzone PvP is the most fun I've had in Halo multiplayer since 2004, but it takes forever to find matches, as it's unranked. The other arena modes are pretty much what we've always had, but faster paced. The new movement mechanics have caused some controversy among other long-time Halo players, but I don't mind it. 343 have gone out of their way to try to create an e-sport out of the game, which I don't think is the way to go. Regardless, it has created a skill gap that makes it harder for newer players to get their feet set. All things considered, it did a lot of things better than Halo 4, but definitely left you feeling like you wanted more on the single-player side of things. The multiplayer saves this game, in my opinion. And if you don't mind a short campaign that's just a set up for Halo: Infinite, it's totally worth getting this game on Gamepass and enjoying the multiplayer.

They added a 30 minute intro for Be-A-Player franchise mode, but overall franchise is still super bare-bones and neglected. All of EA's attention went into Ultimate Team, as it has for years now. But with the constant disconnects and server issues, even that mode is basically unplayable.