That's a wonderful piece of music! I was already planning on preordering the soundtrack for the game. Easily sold it for me.
Also, saw this posted on Reddit. I only started watching the first summary on the entirety of Blue team, but this series of videos is exactly what I wanted when we have a cast of eight different Spartans.
@Zassimick: Add me on the One, same as my other online IDs. Just pre-ordered Halo 5 and I'm gonna hold you to your offer to play online.
Definitely hold me to it! Halo 5 is my big game that I'm pumped for. Just give me like the first week to get through the campaign, then I'll be hopping online or then I'll be willing to coop. First gotta beat the game myself before jumping into everything else. :P
@Zassimick: Add me on the One, same as my other online IDs. Just pre-ordered Halo 5 and I'm gonna hold you to your offer to play online.
Definitely hold me to it! Halo 5 is my big game that I'm pumped for. Just give me like the first week to get through the campaign, then I'll be hopping online or then I'll be willing to coop. First gotta beat the game myself before jumping into everything else. :P
I'm the same, gotta beat that campaign first and foremost. Couldn't stand the idea of reading some spoiler online before experiencing it for myself first, so I'm gonna hit that SP like a bulldog.
I'm halfway through Halo 2 right now, and I hope to get through all of the MCC before 5 arrives. I shouldn't have been so lazy and put off re-playing them until now.
Definitely hold me to it! Halo 5 is my big game that I'm pumped for. Just give me like the first week to get through the campaign, then I'll be hopping online or then I'll be willing to coop. First gotta beat the game myself before jumping into everything else. :P
I'm the same, gotta beat that campaign first and foremost. Couldn't stand the idea of reading some spoiler online before experiencing it for myself first, so I'm gonna hit that SP like a bulldog.
I'm halfway through Halo 2 right now, and I hope to get through all of the MCC before 5 arrives. I shouldn't have been so lazy and put off re-playing them until now.
I'll be miffed if it gets spoiled. I'll probably be taking a short hiatus from GS and Reddit as I run through it.
And you've still got 22 days! Quite the endeavor though. I just beat ODST today myself which completes the whole MCC for me. Halo 2 was a lot better than I remember it being as was ODST. I'm considering running through Halo 4 one more time just because I love it, and to help lead right into Halo 5 but I'm not sure if I'll have enough time to get through it before then.
I have no idea how much some of you were paying attention to the development of Halo 5, but along with the Hunt the Truth series 343i has also been releasing a series called The Sprint. It follows the development of the game, behind the scenes, and it's pretty rad actually. They're currently on Season 3 which started with an episode about the incredible soundtrack, but the first episode is about recreating the Halo 2 map Midship for Halo 5 multiplayer.
Microsoft's Halo 5: Guardians has "gone gold," meaning development on the sci-fi shooter is "finished." Discs are now heading to factories for mass production ahead of the Xbox One game's October 27 release date. Work began on the game more than three years ago, producer Josh Holmes said in a blog post.
Going gold is an important milestone for Halo 5, but it doesn't mean developer 343 Industries is packing up and moving entirely on to Halo 6 (even though that game is already in production). In fact, Holmes said 343 is currently working on a multiplayer content update that will launch with Halo 5 later this month.
"Of course launch is just the beginning," Holmes explained. "Our dedicated live team will be focused on supporting the game with monthly releases of new content and experiences."
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This content includes more than a dozen free multiplayer maps and additional REQ content for Halo 5's multiplayer modes. 343 also confirmed that Halo 5 will be available to pre-load starting next week.
What's more, Microsoft has published a new infographic that includes some key statistics for Halo 5. Among other things, it reveals that Halo 5's 15-mission campaign should take you about 8-12 hours to complete. This figure is based on user research testing. Your play time could be longer or shorter, depending on if you like to zip through or take your time to find all the skulls. It's also worth noting that Halo 5 has a total of eight playable characters for its co-op campaign, meaning you may want play it again and again to see everything it has to offer.
In other Halo 5 news, Microsoft has confirmed that the game's Forge mode won't ship until December.
Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com
@SecretPolice: Gold indeed!......that GIF gives me sensory overload ....like give me the game now lol. Why do they have to release on a Tuesday, how the hell am I supposed to concentrate at work that day? Employers should take note, Halo 5 has gone gold and productivity/attendance will go down on 10/27...double pay for those who come to work lol
@mems_1224: @SecretPolice: it's certainly looking like the HOAT! Like I've said before, I haven't been this excited for Halo since probably Halo 3. I'm stoked!
And I finished season 1 of The Sprint. It was an enjoyable watch. Like you said, mems, I would definitely be interested in more of this. Reminds me of the good old Bungie ViDocs.
@Zassimick: I enjoyed the Sprint series as well. Perhaps my favorite part was when they showed how some of the cool sound effects are made. There's a lot of talent and dedication at 343 it seems.
AAA for me though it will probably get less from some ignorant douche from GS seeing as they disgraced themselves by giving one of the best compilations ever made for any gaming system (MCC) a 6 ignoring the amazing SP campaigns and instead whining that they couldn't wait for them to fix MP. Wankers.
I love Halo and thought the Halo 4 story was a great diversion, well written and different in direction to the others but it still felt right in the Halo universe. I still have doubts about the squad aspect of Halo 5 but am still ridiculously hyped for it which is not good it is almost destined to disappoint under those conditions lol.
@Alucard_Prime: I haven't gotten that far yet! Looking forward to watching season 2!
And boys, the hype is real. The game is preordered. The soundtrack is preordered. And now...
I have no self-control. They both looked so awesome!
Please ignore the dust, I'm cleaning tomorrow because I'm having friends over. And a friend just called saying he picked me up a Shulk Amiibo for my collection. Hoorah!
@Alucard_Prime: I haven't gotten that far yet! Looking forward to watching season 2!
And boys, the hype is real. The game is preordered. The soundtrack is preordered. And now...
I have no self-control. They both looked so awesome!
Please ignore the dust, I'm cleaning tomorrow because I'm having friends over. And a friend just called saying he picked me up a Shulk Amiibo for my collection. Hoorah!
@Zassimick: man, that silver one looks sexy as **** but i had to resist buying one since im getting the elite controller.
I never get any special edition stuff, and the Locke controller does look beautiful. But I couldn't pass up on a Master Chief controller that looked as good as it does! So I splurged and got both. Sorry not sorry. #HailtotheChief
That Elite controller though... I think I want to actually play with it first to see if I would care enough. I'm a pretty casual gamer so I don't think the intricacies of it would matter to me much, but what do I know?
@blueinheaven said:
Words, there are none.
Haha, I hope this is silent approval rather than silent disdain. :P
@Zassimick: man, that silver one looks sexy as **** but i had to resist buying one since im getting the elite controller.
I never get any special edition stuff, and the Locke controller does look beautiful. But I couldn't pass up on a Master Chief controller that looked as good as it does! So I splurged and got both. Sorry not sorry. #HailtotheChief
That Elite controller though... I think I want to actually play with it first to see if I would care enough. I'm a pretty casual gamer so I don't think the intricacies of it would matter to me much, but what do I know?
@blueinheaven said:
Words, there are none.
Haha, I hope this is silent approval rather than silent disdain. :P
Dude, I really love Halo but I have some small measure of restraint :)
I need a second controller and dang that is a very nice looking one. It would have to be Master Chiefs colors though, no way going with Locke's.
I'm holding off on anymore controllers ATM but when the Elite is hmm, lets say $90.00 or less, I shall have One of those since that freakin thing seems absolutely awesome. :D
I need a second controller and dang that is a very nice looking one. It would have to be Master Chiefs colors though, no way going with Locke's.
I'm holding off on anymore controllers ATM but when the Elite is hmm, lets say $90.00 or less, I shall have One of those since that freakin thing seems absolutely awesome. :D
I agree they are pretty awesome. Hopefully it does not take long for them to drop the price.
It's just a rearrangement of the chords from the Halo theme... and that's it. There was barely any melody, dynamics, or harmonisation that Bungie's Halo games had in their prime.
If Marty's original score was a wonderfully sung aria, what you've posted there was a deaf guy trying to reinterpret it. I'm not kidding. It was shit.
@Zassimick: Sweet....I got the grey/blue controller yesterday, and it's easily the best looking XOne controller so far. Only thing is I was hoping it would have that grip surface in the back like the recent Lunar white and Forza 6 controllers, but it is a minor gripe.
@Zassimick: Sweet....I got the grey/blue controller yesterday, and it's easily the best looking XOne controller so far. Only thing is I was hoping it would have that grip surface in the back like the recent Lunar white and Forza 6 controllers, but it is a minor gripe.
Yeah, I love how that controller looks. But I couldn't betray the Chief! I'm a sucker for orange as well. #HailtotheChief
@bigkingcheese said:
Nice, won't be long until we have Dewritosgate 2: The Dewritoening. :p
Great. Now I have a hankering for both Mountain Dew and Doritos (spicy sweet chili ftw) Way to go...
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