History VideoGame / Halo5Guardians

** On the other hand, some controls are identical to their ''VideoGame/Halo4'' counterparts, save the new movement abilities. In the case of the Recon scheme, the only difference is that the Armor Ability button has been replaced with the Thruster Pack button, and the other movement abilities are combined with the rest of the controls.

* FollowTheLeader: Played with, the short-use booster pack, scenery interaction and aim down sights feature makes the game seem like it is following the trend of ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' or ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare''. The truth is that Halo games have a much longer development cycle and some of those features were likely in play before information on those other games were known. In the case of aiming down sights, it's more a cosmetic adjustment that maintains the Halo flavor (movement speed is not impaired and otherwise replicates the same advantage/disadvantage of the scope view in previous games).

The game involved an open beta in Fall 2014 for 3 weeks, one of the longest and earliest beta's ever done before launch. In addition, ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be released in conjunction with the Creator/StevenSpielberg ''Halo'' television series.

* ArtEvolution: Mjolnir armor makes a new cosmetic adjustment, already after the changes made in ''Halo 4''. There is a higher color contrast to the undersuit and the hard-armor pieces, the advanced graphics gives the armor more of a metal sheen to it and the proportions are a little more stocky compared to the lanky Halo 4 character models.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: A big announcement video at E3 2013 featured Master Chief encountering a Forerunner construct and ended with simply "''Halo''," leaving a lot of people thinking they had utilized this trope. The video was actually not for one particular game but just announcing that there are more ''Halo'' games to debut on the XboxOne. A few months after, it was revealed to be ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

** The Mjolnir Armor, canonically, has minor maneuvering jets to facilitate zero-g combat and potentially complicated moves while in gravity. Halo 4 explicitly shows Master Chief using his to manage a risky boarding of a Covenant Lich. Halo 5 manages to integrate them as part of the overall gameplay experience.

What has been confirmed on the gameplay side is that Armor Abilities have been removed, being replaced by a uniform set of ''Spartan Abilities''. Instead of customizing your combat with one particular item like a JetPack, SprintShoes or [[DopplegangerSpin Hologram projector]], you have a small scale booster pack that gives a selection of new combat movements like vaulting over a wall, sliding into cover, stabilizing mid-air firing and slamming to the ground.

* RevisitingTheRoots: The removal of Armor Abilities brings the franchise back to a more skill-based gameplay system that made Halo 2 & 3 so competitive. The integration of Spartan Abilities still offers a new experience, but you no longer have to concern yourself with which class will help you win the current match.

* ArtEvolution: Mjolnir armor makes a new cosmetic adjustment, already after the changes made in ''Halo 4''. There is a higher color contrast to the undersuit and the hard-armor pieces, the advanced graphics also gives the armor more of a metal sheen to it.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Like with ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the multiplayer is justified as war games training scenario. One particular gametype and set of maps even try to create a realistic PaintballEpisode set-up, with one life each and the scenery has an artificial/digital construction look to it.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: A big announcement video at E3 2013 featured Master Chief encountering a Forerunner construct and ended with simply "''Halo''," leaving a lot of people thinking they had utilized this trope. The video was actually not for one particular game but just announcing that there are more ''Halo'' games to debut on the XboxOne. A few months after, it was revealed to be ''Halo 5: Guardians'', instead making it the first main Halo game since the original to feature a subtitle.

* GamplayAndStoryIntegration: Like with ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', the multiplayer is justified as war games training scenario. One particular gametype and set of maps even try to create a realistic PaintballEpisode set-up, with one life each and the scenery has an artificial/digital construction look to it.

In addition, ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be released in conjunction with the Creator/StevenSpielberg ''Halo'' television series.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] after being played straight. Since this was to be the first ''Halo'' on the XboxOne, it was introduced as simply "''Halo''" at E3 2013. A few months after, it was renamed ''Halo 5: Guardians'', which makes sense since ''Halo 3'' was still ''3'' despite the move from the {{Xbox}} to the {{Xbox 360}}.

* ArtEvolution: Mjolnir armor makes a new cosmetic adjustment, already after the changes made in ''{{Halo 4}}''. There is a higher color contrast to the undersuit and the hard-armor pieces, the advanced graphics also gives the armor more of a metal sheen to it.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be announced for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Videogame/{{Halo 4}}'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware. It also serves as a game introduction to a character introduced in ''Halo: Nightfall'': Spartan-IV ONI agent Jameson Locke.

* ArtEvolution: Mjolnir armor makes a new cosmetic adjustment, already after the changes made in Halo 4. There is a higher color contrast to the undersuit and the hard-armor pieces, the advanced graphics also gives the armor more of a metal sheen to it.

In addition, ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be released in conjunction with the Creator/StevenSpielberg ''Halo'' television series.

In addition, ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be released in conjunction with the StevenSpielberg ''Halo'' television series.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be announced for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Videogame/{{Halo 4}}'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware. It also serves as a game introduction to a character introduced in ''Halo: Nightfall'': Spartan-IV ONI agent Locke.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be released for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Videogame/{{Halo 4}}'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware. It also serves as a game introduction to a character introduced in ''Halo: Nightfall'': Spartan-IV ONI agent Locke.

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'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be released for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Videogame/{{Halo 4}}'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be released for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''{{Halo 4}}'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game to be released for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Halo4'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware.

'''''Halo 5: Guardians''''' is the first ''{{Halo}}'' game to be released for the XboxOne, and is due to be released in Fall 2015. According to 343 Industries, the game is a "bigger effort" than ''Halo4'', and will be taking advantage of the console's hardware.

In addition, ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be released in conjunction with the StephenSpielberg ''Halo'' television series.

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