Although the multiplayer had some very good parts (more later), the campaign was lacking entirely from being anything close to ok and did not even feel like a Halo game. The entire campaign was just constant chatter on radios describing things that you could already see, like the game was seeing the player as two years old. The music was uninspired and just lacked the greatness that the original bungie games, and maybe even halo 4, had. Adding insult to injury the heart breaking ending in halo 4 was just thrown out the window as in the first cutscene you see Halsey bring Cortana back to life. As well you are just left on a cliff hanger ending that makes you wonder what you just played through and whether it was worth your time.
On the bright side, multiplayer as well as forge were in my opinion were a great improvement from halo 4. Gone are the pre-set loadouts form halo 4 now coming back to a more traditional halo fashion. The forge was brilliant adding much needed features to the game, and the custom games-that the game has an endless supply-of is great fun with friend or even strangers on the customs browser. As well many of the original game modes like infection feel nicely polished and are great fun to play in your free time. Although one aspect I don't like is the advanced mobility features which made map design weird for a Halo game as well as most fights being won because one players was in a thrust or clamber animation.
All in all in 2019 the game for about £8.00 is worth it for the multiplayer features especially if your looking for a game just to mess around on with friends, although the story and lore aspect is not worth your money as your probably get out as much if you just watched a playthrough. Bare in mind I did not look into customization, microtransactions and many more problems with the game to not make this review drag. 6/10, good multiplayer and forge-terrible campaign.
On the bright side, multiplayer as well as forge were in my opinion were a great improvement from halo 4. Gone are the pre-set loadouts form halo 4 now coming back to a more traditional halo fashion. The forge was brilliant adding much needed features to the game, and the custom games-that the game has an endless supply-of is great fun with friend or even strangers on the customs browser. As well many of the original game modes like infection feel nicely polished and are great fun to play in your free time. Although one aspect I don't like is the advanced mobility features which made map design weird for a Halo game as well as most fights being won because one players was in a thrust or clamber animation.
All in all in 2019 the game for about £8.00 is worth it for the multiplayer features especially if your looking for a game just to mess around on with friends, although the story and lore aspect is not worth your money as your probably get out as much if you just watched a playthrough. Bare in mind I did not look into customization, microtransactions and many more problems with the game to not make this review drag. 6/10, good multiplayer and forge-terrible campaign.