It’s official. The Master Chief’s great adventure won’t continue until 2015. Halo 5: Guardians has been confirmed as an Xbox One exclusive, and while we don’t know much about it, what we do know is developer 343 Industries is investing a lot into making it the ultimate Halo experience — if you’re into that. I am, because in a sea of shooters that rarely stray from their monotonous brown and grey color palettes in an effort to strive for “realism,” I I’ve always preferred this series because it does the opposite.
It’s fantastical environments, alien weapons, and the story — specifically in Halo 4, which smartly focused on the Chief and his AI companion Cortana — have always appealed to me more than the myriad modern military shooters like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Battlefield.
There’s a bit of a wait left to endure before Guardians drops, so I hope you’re patient. Even if you aren’t, there’s more Halo on the way.
We won’t know what they mean by “Your Journey Begins in 2014” until it’s unveiled at Microsoft’s pre-E3 media briefing next month, but if the following words from 343 studio head Bonnie Ross are anything to go by, it sounds substantial.
“Many fans noted that I was very deliberate with my phrasing on stage at E3 last year. I spoke about a “journey,” rather than a destination – and that journey definitely begins in 2014 with a giant leap, rather than one small step. We’ll give you much more information about our plans for this year at the Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing on June 9, and we’re confident that “Halo” fans will be pretty excited about the special plans we have in store.”
There have been rumblings of a Halo 2 remake, which I would wholeheartedly welcome. I only hope it isn’t an overpriced Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes-style prologue. If I was a Metal Gear fan, that would’ve been more than a little frustrating.
How about you — are you looking forward to Halo 5, or not so much? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
You should also enjoy this first bit of concept art.
