Seven improvements for Halo 5?
In the Halo 5 reveal trailers they showed some new abilities that every titan has, so no more special loadout for you! In arena type of maps you battle another team of four people and the first team that reaches 50 points wins, a typical slayer match but it looks so much faster than what I´ve seen before. So what´s going on?
(1) Thruster pack. This is a little boost for players to evade, catch up or to reach higher platforms. You can´t spam it endlessly so you have to use it when you really need it, because otherwise you might be unable to use your thrust when you need it! It looks a bit like the thrust ability from Halo 4, except this time it actually looks useful and every spartan gets this so no unfair balancing here!
(2) Ground pound/slam. When you´re up in the sky you can choose to slam down on the ground, with a direct hit this will instantly kill your victim! It looks a bit like the Titan (striker) ability to do exactly the same with the fists of havoc special move. You can jump up or use the thrust to go up high in the sky and then slam down on an opponent, which is a bit of a humiliating death.
(3) Sprint. Yes the sprint is back for everyone but now it has a twist, when you sprint your shields don´t recharge. This should make it less interesting for people to constantly run on the map, because as long as you run your shields won´t recharge and that makes you quite vulnerable! I´m actually happy they kept sprint in and now that your shield don´t recharge when you sprint it should make it easier for you to take down sprinters.
(4) Slide. When you´re sprint is on max, after some time of sprinting you´ll reach maximum speed and then you can choose to activate a slide. This gives you the possibility to evade shots or for you to slide into action with a weapon (for example a shotgun). Once again this is nothing new but it fits with the fast action and I´m glad they put it in!
(5) Charge. It´s the same deal as it is with the slide, when your sprint has reach maximum speed you can choose to charge and that means dealing a shoulder melee attack with devastating effect on the opponent. This is also something that you´re probably familiar with if you´ve played Destiny, the Titan (striker) also has an ability to do this. But it´s still a nice addition in Halo 5, not the most original but definitely effective!
(6) Clamber. This means you can climb on a ledge when you press A again if you just don´t make a jump, which is perfect because it´s probably one of the most frustrating moments in a game if you just miss the jump because you hit the ledge of a platform. With the clamber ability you can still climb on that platform which makes this one of my favourite new abilities!
(7) Smart scope. This allows you to aim down sights, which is getting a lot of hate from ´true´ fans and it will be up to the beta to see if this stays in the game. The idea of the smart scope is that you can aim down sights and if you get hit it will instantly pop you out of aiming mode. Which works well for me and I don´t really mind this ability because it´s nothing new and it will be difficult to hit someone that uses his or her trust to move out of the way when he or she gets hit!
But are these really improvements? I think most of them are, because it makes the game faster and more fair for players to battle against eachother. Sometimes I left out is that your characters in the game will also give call outs, which means that players without a head set can still be a part of a team, because the character in the game will give the call out and if you pay attention that can actually help. So once more Halo 5 is looking good, it´s definitely an improvement and I agree that games can´t stay the same all the time so I´m glad Halo is moving forward in a good way!
I´m excited about Halo 5, not just the story but also the multiplayer and that´s not something that happens every day. It looks fast and fun to play, eventhough it might be difficult for average or casual gamers to get into this I still think it will be worth it to check it out. Because everyone has these abilities it will come down to your skills and your own ability to master these abilities to win!
(1) Thruster pack. This is a little boost for players to evade, catch up or to reach higher platforms. You can´t spam it endlessly so you have to use it when you really need it, because otherwise you might be unable to use your thrust when you need it! It looks a bit like the thrust ability from Halo 4, except this time it actually looks useful and every spartan gets this so no unfair balancing here!
(2) Ground pound/slam. When you´re up in the sky you can choose to slam down on the ground, with a direct hit this will instantly kill your victim! It looks a bit like the Titan (striker) ability to do exactly the same with the fists of havoc special move. You can jump up or use the thrust to go up high in the sky and then slam down on an opponent, which is a bit of a humiliating death.
(3) Sprint. Yes the sprint is back for everyone but now it has a twist, when you sprint your shields don´t recharge. This should make it less interesting for people to constantly run on the map, because as long as you run your shields won´t recharge and that makes you quite vulnerable! I´m actually happy they kept sprint in and now that your shield don´t recharge when you sprint it should make it easier for you to take down sprinters.
(4) Slide. When you´re sprint is on max, after some time of sprinting you´ll reach maximum speed and then you can choose to activate a slide. This gives you the possibility to evade shots or for you to slide into action with a weapon (for example a shotgun). Once again this is nothing new but it fits with the fast action and I´m glad they put it in!
(5) Charge. It´s the same deal as it is with the slide, when your sprint has reach maximum speed you can choose to charge and that means dealing a shoulder melee attack with devastating effect on the opponent. This is also something that you´re probably familiar with if you´ve played Destiny, the Titan (striker) also has an ability to do this. But it´s still a nice addition in Halo 5, not the most original but definitely effective!
(6) Clamber. This means you can climb on a ledge when you press A again if you just don´t make a jump, which is perfect because it´s probably one of the most frustrating moments in a game if you just miss the jump because you hit the ledge of a platform. With the clamber ability you can still climb on that platform which makes this one of my favourite new abilities!
(7) Smart scope. This allows you to aim down sights, which is getting a lot of hate from ´true´ fans and it will be up to the beta to see if this stays in the game. The idea of the smart scope is that you can aim down sights and if you get hit it will instantly pop you out of aiming mode. Which works well for me and I don´t really mind this ability because it´s nothing new and it will be difficult to hit someone that uses his or her trust to move out of the way when he or she gets hit!
But are these really improvements? I think most of them are, because it makes the game faster and more fair for players to battle against eachother. Sometimes I left out is that your characters in the game will also give call outs, which means that players without a head set can still be a part of a team, because the character in the game will give the call out and if you pay attention that can actually help. So once more Halo 5 is looking good, it´s definitely an improvement and I agree that games can´t stay the same all the time so I´m glad Halo is moving forward in a good way!
I´m excited about Halo 5, not just the story but also the multiplayer and that´s not something that happens every day. It looks fast and fun to play, eventhough it might be difficult for average or casual gamers to get into this I still think it will be worth it to check it out. Because everyone has these abilities it will come down to your skills and your own ability to master these abilities to win!
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