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Is Halo 5's competitive multiplayer a drastic departure or a return to the series' roots? For me, having played the game for a few hours, it's a bit of both. Fresh and familiar, Guardians' PVP walks a fine line between giving Halo the kick up the arse it perhaps needs on Xbox One, and staying true to what made Bungie's seminal first-person shooter series so special.People care. And so they should. Halo for so many of us is the console first-person shooter. Hours spent playing split-screen, or maybe online over the fledgling Xbox Live, or maybe both, getting up to no good, no-scoping that Sniper Rifle with the best of them.
Now, just under a year before Halo 5 comes out in time for Christmas 2015, we get a taste of its multiplayer. The beta looms over the horizon. Information is flooding, as much as video game information can flood from a carefully planned PR beat. So it feels like the right time to fuss over the fact that now, pressing the left trigger zooms in for all weapons, clicking the left stick starts unlimited sprint, and a press of the B button boost-dodges your Spartan in any direction. Best to dance now, while there's still time to react.
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