: To me the biggest strides have been in sound design; while there are some
: sounds I think are worse in H5 than they were in 4, while others were
: improved, and others just *changed*, by and large I think the sounds add a
: visceral impact that was missing from Bungie's games, the DMR being the
: poster child.

Halo 5 does have some solid sound design, but Sabre did a damn good job as well. HCEA's weapon sounds were a lot punchier than the original sounds, and their new sounds for the UNSC weapons and the Carbine in H2A are perhaps the best weapon sounds in the series.