Halo 5: Guardians is upon us, and it brings more big changes to the franchise than we’ve seen in quite some time. Everything old is new again, from the Promethean guns that first debuted in Halo 4 to simple stuff such as how players traverse maps and escape trouble. If you’re just picking up Halo 5 after the long drought from Halo 4, or even if you’ve spent time with The Master Chief Collection, there are plenty of little things that it’ll take time to acclimate to in order to become a high-powered Spartan supersoldier. After all, not everything happens overnight.
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