Halo 5 is Pulling a Halo 2?

[Maxdoggy]

The fine lad that plays Agent Jameson Locke in Halo 5: Guardians and in Halo: Nightfall has spilled the beans in an interview with Official Xbox Magazine.

Apparently, Agent Locke is a playable character in the game - hence the box art showing Locke above Master Chief.

Hopefully it's good like the Arbiter and it doesn't suck.


(Potentially minor spoilers within.)
http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-19450-Players-Will-Hunt-for-Master-Chief-as-Agent-Locke-in-Halo-5.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


http://imgur.com/jh66169



SUPER EDIT:


HOLD THE PHONE. According to a Microsoft statement and after looking at the interview with OXM more, it looks like MC won't be the primary playable character - Agent Locke will.

http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-19460-Master-Chief-Remains-an-%22Integral-Part%22-of-Halo-5--Microsoft-Assures.html?utm_source=d lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-06-microsoft-insists-master-chief-remains-integral-part-of-halo-5-guardians

Master Chief will play an "integral part to the story and as a playable character", and Michael Colter, Agent Locke himself, said "you're basically going to be playing a game with me as the primary character".


NO.

NO.

BAD, 343! BAD!


SPECULATION TIME:

This makes me believe that the first half of the game is going to be us playing as Locke tracking down the Chief. There'd be a lot of chatter as you make your progress.
Then, Chief and Locke either join forces or butt heads and save the galaxy.

[Legendary Nova]

I am not okay with this. I want to play as Chief, dammit!

There better be some REALLY good Master Chief levels or I'm gonna flip!

[Graycochea]

Whoa! People are flipping. Arbiter became one of the franchises favored characters. I'll play as Locke. Why not? At least this time I won't kill my compatriots out of confusion.

[Anarchy]

This was already known months ago x.x

[Spartanbh]

It's refreshing to see a story from two separate viewpoints, just as long as it's not overdone like the Call of Duty games where you play as 50 different people in a 2 hour campaign. I really liked the Arbiter's levels in Halo 2 and it was interesting to see how the Covenant fell apart from his standpoint; rather than just being the Master Chief and wondering all of a sudden "why the fuck are they fighting each other". As long as the story puts a primary focus on the Chief like they did in Halo 2, then I don't see how this could be bad at all. I'm excited =D

[Zeta Crossfire]

Did anyone like playing as the arbiter? Those missions were my least favorite to play.

[Spartanbh]

Did anyone like playing as the arbiter? Those missions were my least favorite to play.

I did for the sake of the story. I wasn't a huge fan of all the fights against the Flood with him, but I enjoyed him nonetheless. Plus he had some AWESOME quotes. As I said, it's just refreshing to see two different sides to a story and then watch them come together.

[Maxdoggy]

I did for the sake of the story. I wasn't a huge fan of all the fights against the Flood with him, but I enjoyed him nonetheless. Plus he had some AWESOME quotes. As I said, it's just refreshing to see two different sides to a story and then watch them come together.

You took the words right out of my mouth, BH. Totally agreed.

[Mythonian]

This was already known months ago x.x

^

[Maxdoggy]

HOLD THE PHONE. According to a Microsoft statement and after looking at the interview with OXM more, it looks like MC won't be the primary playable character - Agent Locke will.

http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-19460-Master-Chief-Remains-an-%22Integral-Part%22-of-Halo-5--Microsoft-Assures.html?utm_source=d lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-06-microsoft-insists-master-chief-remains-integral-part-of-halo-5-guardians

Master Chief will play an "integral part to the story and as a playable character", and Michael Colter, Agent Locke himself, said "you're basically going to be playing a game with me as the primary character".


NO.

NO.

BAD, 343! BAD!


SPECULATION TIME:

This makes me believe that the first half of the game is going to be us playing as Locke tracking down the Chief. There'd be a lot of chatter as you make your progress.
Then, Chief and Locke either join forces or butt heads and save the galaxy.

[Mythonian]

HOLD THE PHONE. According to a Microsoft statement and after looking at the interview with OXM more, it looks like MC won't be the primary playable character - Agent Locke will.

Already assumed by many people since they released the box art... xD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ipqE_7fBw


Don't see why you think it's a bad idea. Variety is good, as long as they execute it well.

[Zeta Crossfire]

MC or bust

[Maxdoggy]

Already assumed by many people since they released the box art... xD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ipqE_7fBw


Don't see why you think it's a bad idea. Variety is good, as long as they execute it well.

Honestly I'm still skeptical of 343i.

MCC will be a good starting point to figure out if I like them, but Halo 5 will be the deciding factor.

[Anarchy]

343 seems fine as far as campaign goes. I trust them in that department.

Multiplayer, however, is where my fears are.

[silversleek]

343 seems fine as far as campaign goes. I trust them in that department.

Multiplayer, however, is where my fears are.

[Nicholas Sapien]

This sucks then

[Spattan177]

There better be some REALLY good Master Chief levels or I'm gonna flip!

[Legendary Nova]

Locke seems fine as a playable character, but putting a brand new character never before seen into a series, and then instantly putting them as the primary... That doesn't really flow that well with me. Not opposed to it, but would definitely prefer MC.

Just thought of something! There is a very small chance that they do something similar to ODST. Imagine Locke as the Rookie, and MC as everyone else...

[Ominous Solace]

If they do it this way, I won't be very happy with 343. The Arbiter I believe became very favorable within the time of Halo 3 where he was the secondary character to the game.

I also think that the main reason that people are mad over the switch, is that we all were told that we would continue the story of Master Chief. Again, I guess that if you think about it they never did tell us if we would continue that story as Chief or as another. So I guess we will have to wait and see.

[NervyDestroyer]

Honestly, I don't see why people are so up in arms over this. Playing as a different character adds a new perspective to the franchise. In ODST we saw the horrors of the Human-Covenant war first hand as a front line soldier. It doesn't hold quite the same weight when playing as MC as a protagonist, but imagine him as the enemy. This Agent Locke could be very good if done correctly. If done well, we will see Chief in a new light and experience what it's like to try to hunt him down. If done wrong than 343i needs help.

[Maxdoggy]

Honestly, I don't see why people are so up in arms over this. Playing as a different character adds a new perspective to the franchise. In ODST we saw the horrors of the Human-Covenant war first hand as a front line soldier. It doesn't hold quite the same weight when playing as MC as a protagonist, but imagine him as the enemy. This Agent Locke could be very good if done correctly. If done well, we will see Chief in a new light and experience what it's like to try to hunt him down. If done wrong than 343i needs help.

The thing with ODST is that we were expecting from the get-go that we WEREN'T going to be playing as Chief.

This is a numbered Halo game - playing as MC all the time is basically a requirement at this point.

At least we'll meet Jameson Locke in Nightfall before Halo 5 so we can decide how much we want to bitch at that point.

[KazuhLLL]

Locke seems fine as a playable character, but putting a brand new character never before seen into a series, and then instantly putting them as the primary... That doesn't really flow that well with me. Not opposed to it, but would definitely prefer MC.


Pretty much this^

[Drth spartan]

Anyone hoping SGT Johnson returns


I Also think that what 343 is doing is Insuring the survival of HALO As a franchise even if the decide to Kill
Master Chief

[Drth spartan]

Just saw this online. Frank O' Connor, "Master Chief is the main character and hero" for Halo 5: Guardians - http://teambeyond.net/agent-locke-main-character-halo-5-guardians/

[Maxdoggy]

Well then it looks like it may be more of just an Arbiter-type thing. Thank Yehsus!

4969
^Frank O'Connor from 343i.

[Legendary Nova]

Anyone hoping SGT Johnson returns

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Avery_Junior_Johnson#Deat h

[Drth spartan]

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Avery_Junior_Johnson#Deat h

He was destroyed by the halo ring in halo 1 so why should this be any different :p

[Silko]

He was destroyed by the halo ring in halo 1 so why should this be any different :p

We didn't actually see his death in H1 and a book covered how he escaped. In H3 we saw him die so sad to say


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH7KYmGnj40

[Jam Cliché]

Well then it looks like it may be more of just an Arbiter-type thing. Thank Yehsus!

4969
^Frank O'Connor from 343i.

This is what I was thinking - we never saw anyone say he was THE primary character. People just ran with it.

[Drth spartan]

I know they should make agent locke have an AI that is sgt johnson. jk