@Redneck apparently all the powers will be for everyone all the time.

After playing (and enjoying more than expected) Advanced Warfare, Halo 5 looks like it's a better version of that. More interesting because the time to kill still seems to be (roughly) the same as past games. It's copying a lot from Destiny, or at least victim to having a Bungie design document/cheat sheet that turned into Destiny faster than Halo 5 could release.

I'm not a fan of having all the dashing and wall climbing stuff in a Halo, but that doesn't mean it can't be a fun MP FPS. I just remember nodding my head to a lot of Halo 4's changes at the time, and then in execution they just fell flat in those areas. Not only was it my least played/enjoyed Halo but it had the fastest abandonment on the 360.

What I saw looked fun, and I would play it, but it didn't make me feel like I had to run out and buy an Xbox One. Especially if they're starting to copy games I already own versus coming up with some new awesome ideas of their own. If I end up getting one Black Friday it'll be due to the Halo MCC. The beta having 7 maps (I hear) sounds great, so at least there should be a good variety of terrain to try out the new abilities. But if I have an Xbox when this releases there's no way I would skip out anyway, so they already have a potential customer.

Yup. Better balance. Better combat. Dedicated servers.

I don't think it looks very much like Halo at all, but it looks like the superior Advanced Wargame.

Reach.. and then much more so Halo 4. They've addressed a lot of what I don't like about Halo 4, but they've also fundamentally changed the gameplay. This is not the slow methodical shooter that Halo used to be, and it shares a familiarity with current trends that's a little worrying too. They're not staying true to the formula, or forging their own path. But... it still looks better than Halo 4.

They'll continue to alienate some old fans and will likely make some new ones.

I don't hate Reach either, I just recognize that it's pretty different. I agree with most of your post.

I played Halo 4 co-op the night it came out, just like every other Halo before it. In my opinion it's the worst co-op campaign of the lot. That's disregarding the story, which I didn't find particularly memorable either. There are just too many cramped scenarios. I'm glad they've taken a lot of feedback/criticism to heart. Halo 5 looks better. Hopefully co-op actually enters their consideration this time.

I just ordered an Xbone on Newegg. I will be Xboning it up next week.