In Depth: Halo 5 multiplayer is anything but spartan

By Joe Osborne

Halo 5 multiplayer

As a one time Halo mega fan will tell you: Halo lives and dies by its multiplayer, its life after the reliably epic campaign is cleared on at least Heroic difficulty. Knowing this, it was quite a shock to learn earlier this year that Halo 5: Guardians – due out on Xbox One on October 27 – will not support split screen cooperative campaign play.

Sure, it’s a bummer to think that I won’t be able to relive my foundational memories of the Halo series in this shiny new iteration. But after seeing it first hand, what developer 343 Industries has created in focusing on 100% online multiplayer is remarkable. Frankly, one new approach to online play made for the best time I’ve had playing Halo online since Invasion in Halo: Reach.

Welcome to Warzone, the brand new player-versus-player-versus-environment-versus-player game mode that can be described as Halo’s response to the League of Legends craze. Whether you’re (somehow) new to the Halo series or haven’t dove in since, say, Halo: Combat Evolved, this is probably where you’ll live online when Halo 5 lands, and that’s totally OK.

In fact, I already prefer it.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming