@NewInkFoHalo

3 years ago

39:40 - Untethered
Osiris races up a failing space elevator on the edge of the atmosphere, narrowly escaping the Guardian's slipspace entry.

1:58:13 - Osiris Suite, Act 3
Osiris inserts under heavy fire into a desperate siege of an oceanic Covenant fortress-city

1:07:59 - Advent
Osiris half-runs half-freefalls down the spine of a Guardian as it exits Slipspace on an undiscovered Forerunner sanctuary planet

These are perhaps my favorite set-pieces in Halo 5, and amongst my favorite in the series; a big reason for that is the music, but also the fact that I believe 343 really nailed the aesthetic/experience of being a Spartan-IV. While I feel the plot and dual campaign threads (Osiris and Blue Team) fell fall short of Halo 2 (with Arbiter and Chief), they manage to do some crazy shit in this game. A lot of the levels and set-pieces are good on their own; it's the narrative fabric tying it all together that sinks the overall quality.

And the OST is right up there w/ Halo 2, ODST, and Halo Wars IMO. I'd never heard of Kazuma Jinnouchi before, but now I hope he returns in Halo: Infinite or other Halo titles; the excitement this music adds to the in-game action is simply fantastic. Pity it's tied to such a lackluster plot.

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