Halo 5: Guardians

If you want: a fucking joke of a story and more solid FPS gameplay with unique movement options
Playable on: Xbox One, Series S, X and on PC via Game Pass cloud streaming

Oh Halo 5…where do we even begin? Look, it has the worst story out of any Halo game out there. Honestly, it’s one of the worst stories in all of first-person shooters. But the core gameplay itself? Well, with the ability to zip around with thrusters, hover in the air as you aim, and slam down on grunts and elites from up high, it was one of the first shooters that came to mind when playing High on Life. If you’re looking for a game that has more than just moving, sprinting, and jumping, giving this 2015 Xbox title a spin is a good time.

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And the only reason you shouldn’t skip the cutscenes is because you’re really high and you’re making fun of them. It’s melodramatic, stupid, and aimless. If it weren’t drenched in such lore-speak, it would be a much clearer mockery of itself and could at least be enjoyed in the same way one might “enjoy” watching Battlefield Earth or something. But for all the complaining I’ll do about the story, the actual mission structure of some of these levels is stellar. The whole arc of missions eight through 12 are fantastic.