14 DAY TRIAL // 343 Industries continues its long-term teasing campaign for Halo 5: Guardians with a new episode for the Hunt the Truth series of audio diaries, and the exploration of the Master Chief character moves into his initial period of training with the United Nation Space Command.
A new cast of characters talks about the impressive physical abilities of John and about his leadership skills, with a focus on how well he was able to perform under difficult conditions.
A retired Orbital Shock Trooper delivers another type of account and says that the young recruit was a freak who was able to take out four of his comrades with powerful blows that stopped the heart of one of them.
The implication is that John was significantly augmented on a genetic level to a greater extent than other Spartans and that the military moved beyond all ethical bounds.
The motives of other witnesses are questioned, and Benjamin Giraud himself, the journalist, seems to fear the kind of truths that he is uncovering.
The Hunt the Truth promotion is set to run until E3 2015 starts in June and will continue to explore the origins of Master Chief and set up the story of Halo 5: Guardians.
Despite two live-action trailers delivered by Microsoft and 343 Industries, no clear details about the narrative are available.
Halo 5: Guardians aims for solid single-player and multiplayer modes
The new title is very important because it represents the first title that is being created from the ground up to exploit the power of the Xbox One.
Halo 5: Guardians is set to arrive on October 27 of this year, and a range of books will also be launched to flesh out the universe.
A three-week beta stage for the shooter was held earlier in the year and 343 Industries has collected a range of data and feedback from players.
Based on it, they have already decided to offer a chance to turn off all Spartan powers in custom game modes.
There are also plans to tweak the core modes, improve the overall balance of the weapons, and change some map elements.
A further testing period might be needed before October to make final changes to the game, but at the moment Microsoft is not talking about its existence.
