Halo Infinite

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  1. WreckWren
    Aug 31, 2022
    0
    I can't think of one single positive thing to say. This is just halo 5 with a really small open world and a worse weapon pool. Genuine 0/10, nobody plays this, all the features are missing, the only thing it has is an overpriced store with nothing good in it.
  2. Shimmeywill
    Mar 25, 2022
    8
    A solid shooter for a few hours, not much longevity or gravitas that brings the series back to its prestige. Still a well rounded game.
  3. Treysonik
    Nov 26, 2022
    9
    Overall it’s almost as good as Bungie’s campaigns, and it’s by far 343’s best.
  4. Modax19
    Jun 27, 2022
    9
    The best halo campaign since Combat Evolved.

    When I played Halo 1 in 2002 I was 14 years old and it made a big impression on me. I replayed the campaign countless times. However every single Halo sequel has let me down with its campaign. Until Halo infinite. This game is so good it completely refreshes the series. At times I feel like I’m 14 again playing Halo for the first time. The    The best halo campaign since Combat Evolved.

    When I played Halo 1 in 2002 I was 14 years old and it made a big impression on me. I replayed the campaign countless times. However every single Halo sequel has let me down with its campaign. Until Halo infinite. This game is so good it completely refreshes the series. At times I feel like I’m 14 again playing Halo for the first time. The story, boss fights, progression system, and gameplay are top notch.

    For the first time in a long time I’m actually looking forward to the next instalment. Let’s hope it builds on the great formula in this game.    … Expand
  5. weebe
    Jun 11, 2022
    8
    Pros:
    - Probably the best EVER gameplay of EVERY halo game.
    - Incredibly well combined Artstyle of classic and 343 halo
    - Great feel and great graphics

    Cons: - Lack of Multiplayer content
    - Slow loading and etc
    - Story is fairly boring
    - lots of things are post launch content
  6. danilson
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, best shooter of this and last generation. Gun play feels fantastic.
  7. romka94
    May 9, 2023
    0
    Really good shooter with good game play.
    Great story and incredible and original multiplayer.
  8. Arkane7
    Dec 4, 2022
    2
    How far this series has fallen. This isn't Halo, its a woke mess. The devs have focused on social politics instead of making an entertaining game. It looks and plays very sluggishly. Rather go back and play the previous entries in the series.
  9. jonnb123
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    The multiplayer in this game is excellent. However, I mainly like Halo for the story and what we have here isn't really it. The characters suck and the the ring that you're put on is boring. The combat here is excellent, really smooth. But it's just not as good as it used to be.
  10. ANNDIR
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    one of the best halo ever and one of the best games in this year even with this review bombing from ps fanboys
  11. WHITESIXOMAR
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Single player only: Halo Infinite is the best game from 343 Industries, a good return to form, and my favorite Halo Campaign: another epic journey with a new strong focus on emotional drama between the gigantic characters. A marvelous soundtrack connects us with our beloved Master Chief and this new world. And combat is the best this series has ever had. After 6 long years filled with manySingle player only: Halo Infinite is the best game from 343 Industries, a good return to form, and my favorite Halo Campaign: another epic journey with a new strong focus on emotional drama between the gigantic characters. A marvelous soundtrack connects us with our beloved Master Chief and this new world. And combat is the best this series has ever had. After 6 long years filled with many setbacks and worries, 343 Industries finally delivered my favorite Halo campaign. One that will resonate with veteran Halo fans and will inspire a new generation of players to explore this beautiful universe.… Expand
  12. Pollaris
    Jul 14, 2023
    8
    I don’t understand the hate for this game. It’s actually quite good. People are upset that the ingame toys cost too much. Everything, except the toys are free, you can even play it offline, for free!
  13. Paulchief
    Feb 9, 2022
    6
    While the map is beautiful and well done, there is no story, just some copy pasted dungeons that lead to boring mini bosses, rinse and repeat until it's done.
    Halo 4 it's a bit better since it has a good story at least
  14. Simpson_761
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    Infinitely bored. Awful copy/paste open world. I cannot force myself to finish it. It looks like they literally taken one mission and stretched it out for the whole game (as far as I got anyway).
  15. ARSM
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    The game is the finale for the whole Halo series that brings new ground for the upcoming story and even greater threats. Campaign feels slightly unusual because of huge scale, but overall it's still good old Halo.
  16. Lareolan
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    Fire 343! They lie, and lie and lie again about the game. Make promises and keep breaking them. Let them work on mobile games or something, they are obviously ill-equipped to handle a property like Halo. The had plenty of chances and 10 years, and they still screwed it up.

    Give Halo to a studio that CAN handle it.
  17. 3t3rnal
    Dec 21, 2021
    7
    A pretty decent game, albeit perhaps a bit overrated in the "professional critics" space and by some players due to being one of the few AAA non-Sony PS exclusives to not be entirely **** in the last 2-3 years. Also, I'm only talking about single player / campaign and not taking the multiplayer microtransaction shenanigans into account.

    This is the first Halo game I ever played, and I    A pretty decent game, albeit perhaps a bit overrated in the "professional critics" space and by some players due to being one of the few AAA non-Sony PS exclusives to not be entirely **** in the last 2-3 years. Also, I'm only talking about single player / campaign and not taking the multiplayer microtransaction shenanigans into account.

    This is the first Halo game I ever played, and I have to say, overall, I'm glad I did. I had fun pretty much throughout the whole game with a very few exceptions and the score is only 7/10 mostly due to some things that are very annoying, but do not directly affect gameplay. Yet, those things are still part of the game so can't really dismiss them outright.

    First, let's talk technical stuff - game is optimized fairly well and it pulls off some pretty serious draw distances with not too much additional strain on the HW. I had no crashes, no issues with corrupted saves or anything of the sort, no sound stutter, no freezing during loading, etc. Technical side of things is pretty much perfect - or very close to it at least.

    Graphically, the game looks very good - as mentioned, there are some serious draw distances the engine pulls off and this really feels like an actual huge open world, even though in reality, it is pretty compact actually. However, mostly, the game relies on design and style rather than raw photorealistic graphics, and some of the textures - even in the HD texture pack - are a bit blurry in places, and some of the models, even after some serious upgrades during the year-long delay, still have some space for improvement. A considerable amount of people complain about lack of variety in locations, and while it is true, it would actually not make much sense given the scope of the game and the story, and what is there is well crafted (for the most part, some remote places do have a few floating rocks and such) and looks good. Some of the places I found were downright gorgeous.

    Sound design is pretty decent for the most part, could have a bit beefier sound for some weapons and some vehicles, but it's not too bad. Music is very good, well paced, well placed, not much else to say.

    Now, the gameplay - this is one of the best games, core gameplay wise, that I have played in the last couple years. The combat is just so well balanced, it feels so good to get into any fight, the weapons, with two or three exceptions (two a bit UP, one a bit too good), are all useful in one way or another, the enemies have just the right amount of HP and their AI is pretty decent. The open world isn't really all that open, it's more a segmented / semi-open world, styled a bit as a Ubisoft-Lite kind of thing, most of the stuff is map marked, you reveal the map markers as you progress, and there is some stuff unmarked - some easter eggs, some additional encounters and ways to earn some bonus currency to unlock rewards during the campaign. The open world is okay, it never feels entirely empty, and like the combat, it is fairly well paced with down and up tempo moments. It's nothing special and awe inspiring though, it's "just" well balanced and feels good to play, and honestly, that was good enough for me, not all games need to reinvent the wheel. Traversing is made easy by the available vehicles and the grappling hook, though moving on foot is a bit too slow, and sprinting has a barely noticeable speed increase. Also, I know this is a thing that has been in Halo for some time, but the way vehicle controls work (turning with camera, so by mouse) is just atrocious...

    As for the story, it's forgettable, honestly. The lore is great, I loved delving into it from recordings, notes, etc., but the story itself is meh and I honestly remember F-all of it, and it's only been a week or so since I finished the game. I've seen some complaints it's worse than older games cause there was not enough focus on it, but honestly, I have played a couple more Halos in the meantime and it's about as meh as the rest of them, as far as I am concerned none of them really go beyond the B-grade action movie level. Two things, or rather characters, I remember all too well, though - for all the bad reasons.

    The two main support characters that you drag along throughout the whole game piss me off to no end, they are annoying, useless, ruin the mood - one with incessant whining, the second with crappy, badly timed cringe "jokes". The first one eventually reveals they kinda have a reason and got into this whole mess due to crap decisions and then calms down, but the second is an annoyance from beginning till the end. There was a moment where it looked like I would be rid of them, but no - they stay around and they get somehow even more annoying. F that crap.

    Another thing that annoyed me a bit is the friendly soldiers - much dumber than the enemy AI, with worse abilities and behavior in combat, and no way to tell them to f-off back to base...

    Conclusion: A fun game, but overall not groundbreaking.    … Expand
  18. Hravec
    Dec 13, 2021
    9
    Game looks amazing for my hardware, has some pop-in issues, but I can live witha that due to my tou being pretty old. A larger variety would be appreciated but man is it a lot of fun to play, the bosses can be hard but does it sure feel great when you outsmart them or finally kill them, sometimes I feel like it's just unfair but at the same time it always takes me back and makes me want toGame looks amazing for my hardware, has some pop-in issues, but I can live witha that due to my tou being pretty old. A larger variety would be appreciated but man is it a lot of fun to play, the bosses can be hard but does it sure feel great when you outsmart them or finally kill them, sometimes I feel like it's just unfair but at the same time it always takes me back and makes me want to kill that horde of enemies. One gripe with the enemies is that they feel a bit dumber and more powerful than they used to, not sure I like that. To finalize everything it is incredible, if you have gamepass give it a try you'll surely love it!… Expand
  19. Lukrejshyn
    Mar 31, 2022
    6
    Halo Infinite's campaign in my opinion is the best game 343i has put out, in the mainline series, since taking over from Bungie.
    The change to the format of exploring the story for me is wrong direction. However I can see how open world may be expanded upon in the future expansions and that it has potential to make the best Halo game we've seen to date. But for the current time while the    Halo Infinite's campaign in my opinion is the best game 343i has put out, in the mainline series, since taking over from Bungie.
    The change to the format of exploring the story for me is wrong direction. However I can see how open world may be expanded upon in the future expansions and that it has potential to make the best Halo game we've seen to date. But for the current time while the first impressions of this open space feel enchanting after a couple hours it'll get boring because by then you'll see everything the world had to offer and you'll be stuck with repeating side objectives.
    The main story takes place a year or so after the events of Halo 5. The cutscenes are magnificent in this game and really deserve a praise. Especially the opening one which in my opinion mixes the callbacks to older games with a great setup for a story. I also appreaciate that 343 learnt from their mistakes and don't try to change everything that makes Halo a Halo.
    Halo Inifinite's main plot starts out great but it quickly falls flat as we aren't interacting with any of the significant events that have taken place on Zeta Halo. We only watch it unfold in the cutscenes as we see flashbacks of Cortana taking actions. There's little to none setpieces or outstanding scripted events that Halo games were known for. It feels very underwhelming because it just makes you wish for them even more. The main villain established in the beginning cutscene after his introduction is never seen again and instead we get a subpar version of him in the form of Escharaum. Which never does anything interesting but talks. The story could be significantly improved and I'm hoping that alleged upcoming expansions will do just that.
    The gameplay is honestly one of if not the best in the series. All the weapons feel better and unique. The tools that Chief is equipped with bring a lot of strategy to the game and are fun to fight the Banished or explore the world with. The upgrades make significant changes to the abilities and that incentivizes players to explore the world in order to make those tools stronger.
    The AI feels a little dumber than in the original trilogy but much better than in Halo 4 and 5. I blame it on the openness of the world.
    Vehicles feel extremely weak. They are often very easy to take down and there's also much less of them than there were in the previous games. The vehicle sandbox could use a bit of work.
    Overall Halo Infinite is not the game that will blow you away but for fans of the series it'll be a fine entry. It's not as good as some people make it out to be because it has it's fair share of problems but it's a fun game that may launch Halo back into the mainstream.    … Expand
  20. GoldAnd
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    Я довольно заядлый геймер и меня мало чем удивить (в жанре шутреов в т. числе). Но Halo Infinite действительно открыл для меня такой привычный жанр по-новому. Каждая битва невероятно веселая, не скучная. Нет душности, кустов для отсиживания - арены динамичные, красивые и матчмейкинг невероятно мощный.
    Это то, что я очень хочу посоветовать каждому - отличный игровой опыт, тем более, что    Я довольно заядлый геймер и меня мало чем удивить (в жанре шутреов в т. числе). Но Halo Infinite действительно открыл для меня такой привычный жанр по-новому. Каждая битва невероятно веселая, не скучная. Нет душности, кустов для отсиживания - арены динамичные, красивые и матчмейкинг невероятно мощный.
    Это то, что я очень хочу посоветовать каждому - отличный игровой опыт, тем более, что F2P.
    Не понимаю, почему многие так критикуют эту игру, ибо я не нашел значительных для этого недостатков.    … Expand
  21. Jasonreidreview
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    Trash game with no content, graphics look like Xbox 360. Bring back bungie.
  22. Robin646
    Dec 9, 2021
    9
    People are rate bombing the game right now. Pay no attention to them. The game is a true return to form with a classic art style, a new, interesting story with great characters and character development. It's mysterious and and emotional. The graphics aren't perfect by any means but they are more than acceptable. The only thing that puts me off at times are the hexagons, but they exist forPeople are rate bombing the game right now. Pay no attention to them. The game is a true return to form with a classic art style, a new, interesting story with great characters and character development. It's mysterious and and emotional. The graphics aren't perfect by any means but they are more than acceptable. The only thing that puts me off at times are the hexagons, but they exist for a reason, which is lore related. The textures, character models, cutscenes etc all look fantastic. Nothing can ever beat the original trilogy but this is as good as it gets and fake reviewers aside, most of the community has been enjoying it immensely… Expand
  23. mightybaseplate
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    Multiplayer is solid, Campaign is solid.

    Playing through the Campaign on Heroic offered a really fun challenge and learning the AI behavior to figure out the best way to combat specific enemies was really fun. The multiplayer is functionally really good, but kind of limited in the activities you can do. I love the old fashioned LAN type 4v4 game modes. Worth mentioning but Multiplayer    Multiplayer is solid, Campaign is solid.

    Playing through the Campaign on Heroic offered a really fun challenge and learning the AI behavior to figure out the best way to combat specific enemies was really fun. The multiplayer is functionally really good, but kind of limited in the activities you can do. I love the old fashioned LAN type 4v4 game modes. Worth mentioning but Multiplayer progression is not fun and not rewarding.    … Expand
  24. schottip
    Jun 5, 2023
    0
    mombsey? HAHAHAHAHAHA AAAAWUBADUGH
    If they keep improving polish and content like they delivered the core it will be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
    Update: they didnt' progression system next season. Aaaand it's another barebones and lackluster update - game is dead Problems that need fix before recommendation: -commendation system -proper mythic ranks (banish themed??) & acual relevant    mombsey? HAHAHAHAHAHA AAAAWUBADUGH
    If they keep improving polish and content like they delivered the core it will be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

    Update: they didnt'

    progression system next season.
    Aaaand it's another barebones and lackluster update - game is dead

    Problems that need fix before recommendation:
    -commendation system
    -proper mythic ranks (banish themed??) & acual relevant rewards tied to progression
    -custom game stability
    -theater stability,
    -desync
    -firefight
    -proper anti cheat

    Marathon please be good    … Expand
  25. Crimson5
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    Эта игра вызывает у меня противоречивые чувства, с одной стороны невероятно крутой геймплей, с другой стороны целый вагон различных недочётов из-за которых я не смог в полной мере насладится игрой.
    Главный плюс игры - это геймплей. И про него я могу сказать то, что за последние несколько лет, кроме игры Doom Eternal, не выходила ни одна игра с настолько же проработанным и интересным    Эта игра вызывает у меня противоречивые чувства, с одной стороны невероятно крутой геймплей, с другой стороны целый вагон различных недочётов из-за которых я не смог в полной мере насладится игрой.
    Главный плюс игры - это геймплей. И про него я могу сказать то, что за последние несколько лет, кроме игры Doom Eternal, не выходила ни одна игра с настолько же проработанным и интересным геймплеем. В игре очень большой арсенал оружия, стрельба из каждой пушки уникальна и не повторяется с какой-либо другой, оружие делится на кинетическое (оружие людей) и плазменное (оружие изгнанников), плазменным очень легко сносить энергетический щит противника, а из кинетического добивать его. Для ближнего боя тут есть огромный молот и энергетический меч, которые наносят очень много урона. Также есть 4 гаджета которые можно прокачивать: крюк, щит, рывок и сканнер. На захваченных тобой базах ты можешь вызывать транспорт, которого очень много, и отправится на побочное задание с солдатами которые постепенно появляются у тебя на базе. Враги очень умные, они реагируют на твои действия и даже комментируют их, их поведение меняется в зависимости от ситуации, отдельный вид изгнанников от безысходности может взять в руки две гранаты и побежать на тебя. Я могу ещё долго перечислять достоинства геймплея, но тогда этот абзац станет в 2,5 раза длиннее.
    Визуальный стиль – это ужас, это просто ужас. Эта игра не красивая, я даже не говорю про графику уровня игр 2018-2019 годов, я говорю про общую картину которая смотрится абсолютно никак. Весь открытый мир – это один биом который состоит в основном из лесов, наполненных ёлками, в редких случаях можно встретить небольшой водоём или гору, но однообразность открытого мира это не отменяет. Но то, что больше всего портит визуальный стиль – это освещение, и оно ужасное, это не описать текстом, это просто надо увидеть, чтобы понять, насколько игра выглядит страшно.
    Мультиплеер в игре отличный, до того момента как ты наиграешь в него часов 20, в нём нет никакой мотивации играть, различные события проводятся редко, но ситуация облегчается отличным геймлеем. Количество игроков в игре стремительно падает, разработчики говорят, что контент в игре появится во втором сезоне, но кто будет играть в этот второй сезон, если к его моменту никого в игре не останется?
    Из мелких минусов я отмечу: высокую цену игры если играть в неё не через game pass, малое количество контента в сюжетной кампании и убогую оптимизацию на ПК.
    Если подытожить всё перечисленное, то несмотря на перечисленные минусы, игра мне понравилась, для меня она стала чем-то новым. Пожалуй, оценю её в 6,5 баллов из 10. Надеюсь, что следующая часть станет большой работой над ошибками предыдущих.    … Expand
  26. Woolee
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    Halo Infinite proves why 343 was perfect company to take over Halo! They wrote beautiful story for Halo 4 and while Halo 5 was bad (Every company makes mistakes), they also wrote beau
  27. zyllus
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    A good game but could have been way better. The campaign is very short and like all the previous Halo games, the game ends with a cliffhanger in the end which I personally dislike since it takes ages for the sequel to come and I am not vested anymore in the lore. The gameplay is pretty fun and the grappling hook makes traversal in the world better. If you are going to play the game,A good game but could have been way better. The campaign is very short and like all the previous Halo games, the game ends with a cliffhanger in the end which I personally dislike since it takes ages for the sequel to come and I am not vested anymore in the lore. The gameplay is pretty fun and the grappling hook makes traversal in the world better. If you are going to play the game, complete the main storyline till you get the five upgrades and then go exploring the world. Upgrade the grappling hook, the shield and the enemy locator to the max as they are actually good upgrades worth doing while the others are pretty useless. The enemy grunts are funny and the propaganda tower commentary is hilarious. The story was not that great as most of it is scattered across the game and you don't actually find out what happened to Cortana or how she was defeated. Halo sadly has a history of ending the final boss of the game pretty badly like they did to the Flood, the Didact and other great villains in the series and sadly it does the same for this game as well.… Expand
  28. TeemoTime
    Sep 4, 2023
    7
    So, so close to being a great game. It's gameplay, for the most part, is responsive and weighty, and doesn't have an identity crisis and honours the original games. But the game released incomplete and lacked many features on launch that it would have greatly benefitted from. The game is still not in the best state now and while it's 343's best outing it's still not polished enough to beSo, so close to being a great game. It's gameplay, for the most part, is responsive and weighty, and doesn't have an identity crisis and honours the original games. But the game released incomplete and lacked many features on launch that it would have greatly benefitted from. The game is still not in the best state now and while it's 343's best outing it's still not polished enough to be considered on par with older titles.… Expand
  29. deax
    Jun 13, 2022
    5
    O multiplayer nas primeiras horas é muito divertido, mas fica entediante muito rápido, além de não ter conteúdo. A campanha é ok, mas infelizmente o mundo aberto do Halo Infinite é terrível, cheio de postos avançados estilo Ubisoft e um monte de pontinhos no mapa que só servem pra te fazer perder tempo pois não agregam absolutamente nada no desenvolvimento do personagem ou da história.
    O    O multiplayer nas primeiras horas é muito divertido, mas fica entediante muito rápido, além de não ter conteúdo. A campanha é ok, mas infelizmente o mundo aberto do Halo Infinite é terrível, cheio de postos avançados estilo Ubisoft e um monte de pontinhos no mapa que só servem pra te fazer perder tempo pois não agregam absolutamente nada no desenvolvimento do personagem ou da história.
    O golpe final pra mim foi a performance muito ruim no PC. O modo multiplayer roda bem mas o modo campanha é muito mal otimizado, faz RTX chorar por nenhum motivo aparente pois os gráficos nem são tão bonitos.    … Expand
  30. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 6.5
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 21, 2022
    90
    Halo Infinite is the best shooter of 2021. With much anticipation from the fans, 343 Industries brought a great multiplayer experience and a story as a love letter to the Halo series. With some bold innovations, the game pulls all the best from previous iterations and makes it into one of the best FPS games in recent history.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 22, 2022
    65
    Halo Infinite was supposed to become a flagship title for “the most powerful console in the world,” but in reality we got an interlude of a story devoid of epic set pieces, a template for something greater that may or may not arrive in the future, an empty “open world” punctuated with interior design circa early 2000s. If not for the awesome shootouts, Master Chief should have been jettisoned back into space.
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  3. Games.cz
    Jan 13, 2022
    70
    The new Halo game is far from flawless. There’s no co-op, even though there should be, and there’s a boring open world, even though there shouldn’t. The multiplayer feels unfinished as well. Still, at its core, it’s a solid story-driven shooter with a more-than-acceptable Cortana replacement.
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