{"id":488961,"date":"2025-11-14T18:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/examining-the-full-history-of-halo-5-guardians-video-gameography\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:19:42","slug":"examining-the-full-history-of-halo-5-guardians-video-gameography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/examining-the-full-history-of-halo-5-guardians-video-gameography\/","title":{"rendered":"Examining The Full History Of Halo 5: Guardians | Video Gameography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/examining-the-full-history-of-halo-5-guardians-video-gameography.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>After tackling Metroid in Season 1, the second season of Game Informer&#8217;s Video Gameography podcast moves on to one of the biggest shooter franchises in existence: Halo. This week, we\u2019re taking a look at the controversial Halo 5: Guardians, widely considered to be the most polarizing entry in the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Halo 5: Guardians launched on the Xbox One on October 27, 2015, and was the tale of two Spartans. The campaign told a dual narrative centered on Master Chief and Jameson Locke, a soldier tasked with apprehending Chief after he goes AWOL to recover a rampant Cortana. Speaking of everyone\u2019s favorite AI, her mission to subjugate the galaxy positions her as the main antagonist. Halo 5\u2019s narrative didn\u2019t universally land with fans and the game overall served as an unintentional poster child of the Xbox One\u2019s flawed philosophy during its early years. How, you might ask? You\u2019ll have to listen to find out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Join hosts Ben Reeves (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminReeves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BenjaminReeves<\/a>) and Marcus Stewart (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcusStewart7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MarcusStewart7<\/a>) along with <em>Wirecutter<\/em> lead editor Arthur Gies (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aegies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aegies<\/a>) as we unpack the history, impact, and lasting legacy of Halo 5: Guardians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out the rest of our podcast on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/videogameography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Gameography hub<\/a>. If you&#8217;d like to get in touch with the Video Gameography podcast, you can email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:podcast@gameinformer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast@gameinformer.com<\/a>. You can also join our official\u00a0<em>Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Discord server\u00a0by linking your Discord account to your Twitch account and\u00a0subscribing to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gameinformer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Twitch channel<\/a>. From there, find the Video Gameography channel under &#8220;Community Spaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2022\/01\/29\/examining-the-full-history-of-halo-5-guardians-video-gameography\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After tackling Metroid in Season 1, the second season of Game Informer&#8217;s Video Gameography podcast moves on to one of the biggest shooter franchises in existence: Halo. This week, we\u2019re taking a look at the controversial Halo 5: Guardians, widely considered to be the most polarizing entry in the series.\u00a0 Halo 5: Guardians launched on the Xbox One on October 27, 2015, and was the tale of two Spartans. The campaign told a dual narrative centered on Master Chief and Jameson Locke, a soldier tasked with apprehending Chief after he goes AWOL to recover a rampant Cortana. Speaking of everyone\u2019s favorite AI, her mission to subjugate the galaxy positions her as the main antagonist. 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