Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians

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Halo 5: Guardians
Developer(s)	343 Industries
Publisher	Microsoft Studios
US date released	October 27, 2015
EU date released	October 27, 2015
Genre	First-person shooter; Science-fiction, Drama
Game modes	Campaign Multiplayer Forge Warzone
ESRB rating	Teen (T) for Blood, Mild Language, and Violence
Platform(s)	Xbox One
Designer(s)	TBA
Writer(s)	Brian Reed
Composer(s)	Kazuma Jinnouchi
Media	TBA
Website	Halo Waypoint

Halo 5: Guardians is an upcoming Halo game announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 presentation as the second chapter in the John-117 storyline of the Reclaimer Saga and the sequel to Halo 4. It is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2015.

Campaign

Characters and Setting

Jameson Locke and John-117 will be playable characters in Halo 5: Guardians. The teammates of both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris will be available for other players to play in the co-op campaign.

Characters John-117 Jameson Locke Linda-058 Kelly-087 Frederic-104 Edward Buck Holly Tanaka Olympia Vale Thel 'Vadam Warden Eternal Baron 'Sraom Jul 'Mdama Catherine Halsey Thomas Lasky Organizations Ecumene (Tech Only) Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC High Command Spartan SPARTAN-IV Program Fireteam Osiris UNSC Marine Corps UNSC Navy UNSC Naval Command Naval Special Warfare SPARTAN-II Program Blue Team UNSC Fleet Command Office of Naval Intelligence Locations Meridian Andesia Noctus (First appearance) Soell System Threshold Installation 04 Coelest System Substance Installation 05 (Mentioned only) Epsilon Eridani system Beta Gabriel UNSC Fathom Urs system Sanghelios Sunaion

Species Human Forerunner (Tech Only) Kig-Yar Ibie'shan Sangheili Unggoy Lekgolo Mgalekgolo Technology Guardian (First appearance) Promethean Promethean Soldier Promethean Crawler Promethean Knight Promethean Watcher MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN 2] Argus (First appearance) Athlon (First appearance) Centurion Copperhead (First appearance) Defender Foehammer Helioskrill (First appearance) Helljumper (First appearance) Hermes (First appearance) Hunter (First appearance) Mark VI Nightfall (First appearance) Recruit Scout Soldier Technician (First appearance)

Gameplay

Spartan Abilities

Main article: Spartan Abilities

In Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Abilities are replaced with Spartan Abilities. Spartan Abilities are distinct from Armor Abilities, in that they are not limited by cooldowns or pickups. Rather, they are base player abilities which can be used by all at any time, similar to Dual Wielding or Boarding. The seven Spartan Abilities are:

• Thruster Pack: Similar to Thruster Pack from Halo 4, except now there is movement in any direction.
• Ground Pound: While in air, you can slam down into the ground, potentially killing anyone below.
• Clamber: If you miss a ledge, you can pull yourself up.
• Slide: While sprinting, you can slide.
• Charge: While sprinting, you can slam into an enemy.
• Sprint: Sprinting like in Halo 4, but after a certain amount of time, you will achieve the perfect velocity to activate the previous two abilities. Sprinting will stop shield recharge.
• Smart Scope: A zoom function that applies to all weapons. Each weapon has a different degree of zoom.

Campaign

The campaign will be roughly twice as long as Halo 4's campaign.

Image	Name
	Blue Team
	Battle of Sunaion

Multiplayer

Multiplayer in Halo 5: Guardians is split into two main play styles: the classic Arena experience, and the new 24-player game, Warzone. Big Team Battle will not be present in the game at launch, instead replaced with Warzone, however it will be supported post-launch. Spectator mode will be allowed within multiplayer matches. There will be over 20 multiplayer maps at the launch of Halo 5. At least an additional 15 maps will be added post launch, before June 2016.

Multiplayer Maps

Arena Image Map Breakout Arena (Forge canvas) Crossfire Trench Unidentified mountain map (Forge canvas) Pegasus Orion Coliseum Eden Empire Fathom Plaza Regret The Rig Truth

Warzone Image Map Escape From A.R.C. March on Stormbreak Raid on Apex 7 Unidentified city map

Gametypes

• Arena
  • Breakout
  • Team Slayer
  • Strongholds
  • Capture the Flag
• Warzone

Features

Weapons

• UNSC
  • BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
  • Hydra MLRS
  • M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
  • M45D Tactical Shotgun
  • M6H2 PDWS
  • MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
  • M739 Light Machine Gun
  • Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920
  • Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel
  • Unidentified Rocket Launcher Model
  • Unidentified Spartan Laser Variant
  • Unidentified Submachine Gun Model
• Covenant
  • Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
  • Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
  • Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced
  • Type-51 Carbine
  • Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
  • Plasma Caster
  • Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
• Ecumene
  • Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon
  • Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon
  • Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol/Exotic
  • Splinter turret

Legendary Weapons

• Prophets' Bane
• M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon
• Kelly's Shotgun
• Linda's Sniper Rifle
• M6D Magnum (Unconfirmed)

Vehicles

• UNSC
  • D79H-TC Pelican
  • M12 Force Application Vehicle
  • HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System
  • Infinity-class warship
    • UNSC Infinity (Mentioned only)
  • Halcyon-class light cruiser
    • UNSC Pillar of Autumn (Holo-projection)
  • UNSC Of Uncommon Courage
• Covenant
  • Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle
  • Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
  • Unidentified Covenant ship classification (Simulation, first appearance)
  • CCS-class battlecruiser
    • Undiminished Entelechy (First appearance)
    • Purity of Spirit
  • Splendid Intention
  • Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
  • Unknown Spirit class
  • Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage
  • Type-44 Troop Carrier
• Ecumene
  • Phaeton

Retail Editions

Comparison

Features	Standard	Limited	Limited Collector's	Digital Deluxe
Box art
Standard game disc	Yes	No	No	No
Limited Edition game disc	No	Yes	Optional	No
Game download	No	No	Optional	Yes
14 day Xbox Live Gold trial	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Fall of Reach Animated Series	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
REQ Bundle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Steelbook case	No	Yes	Yes	No
SPARTAN Locke's orders and dossiers on Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris.	No	Yes	Yes	No
Metal Guardian model	No	Yes	Yes	No
Commemorative statue of Master Chief and Agent Locke.	No	No	Yes	No

Standard Edition

The standard edition of the game includes the disk and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial, and is set to release October 27th, 2015.

Digital Edition

The digital edition contains a digital download of the game, without a disk or game case.

Limited Edition

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition

Including collectible items such as a limited edition game disk and a steelbook case, the Halo 5: Guardians limited edition is available for pre-order before the release of the game. In addition to the limited edition case and disk, the bundle includes a 14-day Xbox Live trial, Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series, a Warzone REQ bundle, dossiers on Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris and SPARTAN Locke's orders, and finally a metal model of a Guardian. The edition costs $99.99.

Limited Collector's Edition

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition

The Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector's Edition contains, in addition to the Limited Edition collectible content, a statue of Master Chief and Agent Locke. This statue can be pulled apart from its default state, to present the pair as enemies rather than a team like is presented by default. It costs $249.99.

Controversially, the Limited Collector's edition originally contained a digital download code rather than a physical disk. This was intended to allow purchasers of the Limited Collector's edition to pre-load the game. In response to a fan uproar at the lack of a disk, 343 Industries stated that they were looking for a 'solution' to satisfy those who want a disk. Later, they confirmed within a Halo Community Update that customers would be able to opt to have a disk rather than the default digital download code.

Digital Deluxe Edition

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Digital Deluxe Edition

A Digital Deluxe edition was also available for pre-order before the game's release. It costs $89.99, and contains a digital download of the game itself, a REQ bundle, and Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series.

Marketing

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Xbox One Reveal

Halo (Xbox One) was confirmed to be in development for the Xbox One during the Xbox One Reveal event on May 21, 2013.

E3 2013

“There was no ambiguity in not putting a number after the game. For me, what we showed wasn’t the game. Nobody should be confused on that. I didn’t really want to try to show something that was clearly a thought piece by the studio around where Master Chief is in his journey, and then drop the name after it and be somewhat disingenuous about that being the game. But I did want Bonnie [Ross] to come out and say 'First-person shooter. Master Chief.' Because they'll get the questions: 'Hey, is this ODST? What are you guys doing?' Bonnie [Ross] comes out and reaffirms that 343 is building this game. It’s Master Chief. It’s a first-person shooter at 60 frames per second. It’s coming in 2014.”

— Phil Spencer, regarding the teaser trailer

Xbox Wire

On May 16, 2014, Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, announced on Xbox Wire that the Halo game will be named Halo 5: Guardians and will be released in Fall 2015. Bonnie also announced that Halo 5: Guardians will run on a new and more powerful engine.

Hunt the Truth

Main article: Hunt the Truth

On March 19, 2015, Frank O'Connor tweeted a link to a Tumblr page called Hunt the Truth. On the page, there was countdown that had ended on March 22, 2015 at 1:00am UTC and had an image of the word "Traitor" engraved onto a bullet. The page revealed to be about a journalist and war photographer, Benjamin Giraud, who is trying to find the truth about the Master Chief.

Trivia

• The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta was accessible through Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Exclusive content unlocked in Halo: The Master Chief Collection will carry over to Halo 5: Guardians.
• Halo 5's Theater mode writes replay files to the dedicated servers as the player is playing. These files can be accessed in real-time, enabling players to spectate others live.
• Halo 5's internal development codename was "Musketeers."
• Halo 5: Guardians is the first Halo first-person shooter to be given an ESRB rating of T.

Gallery

E3 2013 Trailer A Guardian. John-117 holding an AI data crystal chip. The AI data chip. John's cracked visor. Title. Halo trailer title. E3 2014 Trailer The lights come on. Red SPARTAN-IVs being "launched" into battle. Concept Art Campaign An Infinity-class warship over an unknown city. An unknown location. Multiplayer "Truth" concept art. "Empire" concept art. "Eden" concept art. "Eden" concept art. "Eden" concept art. "Crossfire" concept art. "Crossfire" concept art. "Crossfire" concept art. "Regret" concept art. "Breakout Arena" concept art. "Fathom" concept art. Misc. Concept art of Locke pointing his Magnum. Concept art of John pointing his Magnum. Promotional Art Halo 5: Guardians title. Vertical predefined box art. Horizontal predefined box art. A view of the predefined Halo 5: Guardians game case. Angle view of the predefined Halo 5: Guardians game case. Promotional image of John and Locke; a limited edition poster. Agent Locke and John-117 facing each other in the Hunt the Truth promotion. Horizontal final box art. Vertical final box art. Gameinformer July 2015 cover of Halo 5: Guardians. Campaign Preview Beta Gameplay Misc. Agent Locke in the Best Games of 2015 Live on Xbox One trailer.

Video

E3 2013 Teaser

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Teaser Trailer

File:Official E3 2013 Halo Teaser for the Xbox One

E3 2014 Multiplayer Beta Announcement

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta Trailer

Spartan Locke Armor Set

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Spartan Locke Armor Set

Halo 5 Guardians Spartan Locke Armor Set 30 sec. GameStop

Halo 5 Guardians Spartan Locke Armor Set 60 sec. GameStop

Hunt the Truth

All Hail

Main article: All Hail

The Cost

Main article: The Cost

Halo 5: Guardians Opening Cinematic

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians Opening Cinematic

Halo 5: Guardians Cinema First Look

Main article: Halo 5: Cinema First Look

Halo 5 Mister Chief Req System Tutorial

Main article: Halo 5 Mister Chief Req System Tutorial

File:Halo 5 Mister Chief REQ System Tutorial

Other

Halo 5 Guardians Multiplayer Beta First Look

Halo 5 Guardians 'Orion' Map Gameplay

Halo 5 Guardians 'Pegasus' Map Gameplay

Halo 5 Guardians - Official E3 Gameplay Demo

15 Minutes of Halo 5 Warzone Multiplayer

HUNT the TRUTH

Halo 5 Guardians Animated Poster

Halo 5 Guardians – Swords of Sanghelios Gameplay Capture