

As a consequence, many of the franchise's campaign levels are absolutely enormous, with some levels largely about driving from Point A to Point B while avoiding enemy fire. Vehicles are prevalent and are integrated seamlessly into gameplay: if you run across a jeep, or a hoverbike, or a tank, or even a Space Plane, you can jump right in and the game shifts instantly to a third-person perspective, with no Loading Screen or separate map or anything.The available tactics are a lot broader when you've got three different triggers to pull.
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Pistol-Whipping is a One-Hit Kill if delivered from behind (and decent damage from any other angle), while grenades come in " standard frag" and " Sticky Bomb" varieties later entries to the series added " sets things on fire," " shoots spikes", " shield- drain" and " electric shock" flavors. All three have their own dedicated controller buttons and all three can be used at all times, with no delays for Real-Time Weapon Change.

Over the course of the series, he and Cortana, his A.I. The Spartans, clad in Powered Armor and led by Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, are unmatched as warriors, but even they are not invincible, and by the start of the first game the Chief is The Last of His Kind. While the United Nations Space Command is vastly outmatched by the Covenant's superior numbers and Forerunner-based technology, mankind has one advantage: the SPARTAN-II Super Soldier program. In the 26th century, Earth and its colonies are at war with an alien theocracy known as the Covenant, whose leaders have declared humanity an affront to their gods. It has since blossomed into multiple sequels, Gaiden Games, a substantial Expanded Universe, and the centerpiece of Xbox Game Studios. Halo is a Space Opera and Military Science Fiction franchise that began life as an Xbox exclusive First-Person Shooter created by Bungie Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. I know I can’t wait to get my hands on the campaign.Īnd if the Master Chief is really dead? I hate you 343 I hate you.If you were looking for the trope, see Holy Halo. So why all the death talk around Master Chief? Simple, it gets people talking. A moment that 343 Industries would not spoil in an advert. Master Chief’s death would be a pivotal moment in the Halo series. If the Master Chief ever does die – the reveal won’t be in an advertising campaign or a behind-the-scenes video. They really want us to believe the Master Chief is dead. John, the Reclamation is about to begin.” Here’s the cutscene (fast forward to 10:40).ģ43 Industries isn’t playing around. Master Chief gets separated from Blue Team during the second mission, “Blue Team.” While separated, Master Chief hears a familiar voice call out to him. “But you, your passage is denied.”Īs for Meridian? That also lines up with the story. “The Master Chief is called,” the Warden Eternal tells Locke. In this video, the Arbiter says, “Sunaion, the Covenant’s final stronghold, that is where you will find the Master Chief and the Guardian he seeks.” At the end of the campaign demo, Osiris Team is stopped by the Warden Eternal, “keeper of the Domain and her secrets.” We know Osiris Team reaches the Arbiter based on the E3 Campaign demo (below). (go to 3:43 on the Swords of Sanghelios gameplay video) On the same day, Osiris Team is on Sanghelios to rescue the Arbiter and reach the Guardian at Sunaion. ONI says he died on Meridian on October 27, 2558. Stop reading if you don’t want to know anything about Halo 5: Guardians’ story before release. There are spoilers below, but nothing that wasn’t officially revealed in demos or Game Informer’s cover story this year. That includes Osiris Team.īut how does Halo 5: Guardians’ campaign line up with the story of Master Chief’s death? You can’t trust anything ONI or ONI affiliated forces say.
