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
  31. Zeneko90
    Jun 5, 2022
    9
    Top Shooter mit deutlichen Schwächen in der Open World.
    Würde man die Open World komplett weglassen und einen Open Schlauch machen, wäre es ein besseres Spiel gewesen. Ich habe es komplett bzw. weitestgehend ohne die sinnlosen Aktivitäten in der Open World gespielt. Und demnach das typische Halo Gefühl gehabt. Gun Play, Bewegung, Grafik und vor allem die geniale Musik sowie die    Top Shooter mit deutlichen Schwächen in der Open World.
    Würde man die Open World komplett weglassen und einen Open Schlauch machen, wäre es ein besseres Spiel gewesen. Ich habe es komplett bzw. weitestgehend ohne die sinnlosen Aktivitäten in der Open World gespielt. Und demnach das typische Halo Gefühl gehabt. Gun Play, Bewegung, Grafik und vor allem die geniale Musik sowie die dazugehörige Atmosphäre haben mir wieder nach langer Zeit eine Gänsehaut beschert. Ein wunderbares Spiel und ein exzellenter Shooter :)    … Expand
  32. Fvnfvnfvn
    Mar 1, 2022
    6
    In my eyes its insane what some gamers will praise due to the title being a brand name. While it seems like this practice of "protecting" our favorite franchises has become more or less common place I find it incredibly disheartening that this game in particular gets so much praise for what in my opinion is a lack luster experience over all. Halo infinite is nothing to write home about.In my eyes its insane what some gamers will praise due to the title being a brand name. While it seems like this practice of "protecting" our favorite franchises has become more or less common place I find it incredibly disheartening that this game in particular gets so much praise for what in my opinion is a lack luster experience over all. Halo infinite is nothing to write home about.

    Story - While Halo isn't know for its revolutionary story telling there is something to be said about the tone and simplicity of the series which really carried a lot of the weight itself. Infinite's story on the other hand promises a grandiose narrative but fails to deliver on most occasions. Its been a while since the events of Halo 5 and for what ever reason the convenient have returns as a new faction known as the banished. Chief becomes stranded with Cortana 2.0 and a nameless pilot on Zeta Halo as they fight to gain control of it. Some random brute chieftain opposes him, there's a strange Alien who is freed from cryo sleep and all kinds of hell break lose. While that may seem interesting at a glace there nothing here to really stick the player to narrative seeing as many of the memorable moments are removed due to, in my opinion, terrible design choices. There is also quite a heavy layer of "meta" context thrown into the mix which at time can feel clever and at other are poorly written and pandering.

    Gameplay - Campaign: Being this a largely multiplayer focused titles I'll break gameplay down into two parts. On the campaign end Halo is like its never been before. An open world experience really changes how player engages with and interacts with the world around them for better or worse. There is something to be said about the one size fits all approach the many AAA studios have begun to take. While the addition of the open world is definitely interesting and shakes up the formula, what is lost due to its really hurts the overall experience. Halo is a very set piece oriented series and by adding an open world to the game the combat arena and set pieces which made for incredibly memorable moment are replaced cookie cutter, capture the base/destroy the tower style side quests that add nothing to the game. On top of this the pacing and intrigue of the story is completely lost when a player can simply choose to run off and complete side quests instead of finishing the main story section by section. While gameplay wise the controls and overall feel are incredibly solid, the experience is ruined by a lack of variety in mission types and locations as well as the favoring an uninteresting, lack luster gameplay over the set piece narrative driven experiences we've come to love.

    - Multiplayer: I could probably write a whole dissertation on why the multiplayer here is inherently flawed but I'll try stick to the main points I want to make and just say this to get is out of the way.

    1) Free to play is not an excuse to release and unbalanced/unfinished product
    2)Battle passes are just as unethical and predatory a practice as loot boxes
    3) Community support is not a option it is an essential feature to any game of this size

    That being said the multiplayer here at its core is the most Halo it has been in a long time. Returning to its roots really serves the game well, some new addition have proven to be valuable to the core gameplay experience. The grappling and repulsar are both wonderful additions, as well as a rebalancing and removal of a lot of copy cat weapons which added too much bulk. At its core this is a very good foundation for a multiplayer game, but its that just that a foundation. To say its bare bones would be an understatement. This multiplayer is straight up missing features and now that the nostalgia has worn off people are starting to realize just how little we got with this release. On top of this, the developers have not only released a battles pass to monetize their fan base with, but locked a core features of Halo behind a pay wall, the customizations. While there is nothing wrong with devs offering addition content at a price (dev's need to eat too) the pointed removal and monetization of standard features really speaks volumes about where the focus of this team is. This coupled with the lack of gameplay options bring up the question of what the hell the team was actually doing for 6 years while making this game. Any one of these on there own wouldn't be a huge deal but when put together its like death by a thousand cut.

    Overall: This is not horrible game, just a deeply flawed experience. Halo tries to excel but always seems to miss the mark, and while it may look like it has a brighter future ahead of itself I really wonder if we would be better just letting Chief rest and moving onto something new. However with the announcement of a battle royale mode in development I doubt we will see Chief get the rest he so desperately deserves any time soon.

    Gameplay:8
    Story:6
    Enjoyment:5    … Expand
  33. FuN3y
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Perfect Funny Gameplay
    Not Bad Graphic
    Enjoyable
    Nice Soundtrack
    Campaigh with Weapon it Cortana(
    average plot with a slight twist and atmospheric characters and a variety of Characters
    MP Very Funny need more content and it game be Perfect
  34. technozoom
    Jan 15, 2022
    8
    all my text ONLY about multiplayer. I am not a fan of halo, so my first expirience is good. As for me, gameplay from 2000, but this game has a good technical realisation, i haven`t see any bugs. As for troubles, devellopers could make more game mods. Next, this game freetoplay, but again BUT, but i haven`t seen anyone.
    Good luck
  35. zalupa123
    Feb 1, 2022
    10
    Одна из немногих игр за последнее время в которую я прям заигрывался. Отличный геймплей, трогательная, хоть и посредственная история. Мультиплеер тоже доставил достаточно удовольствия, но по началу не хватало прогрессии, похожей на то, что имеем в cod. Техническая составляющая тоже на уровне - за все прохождение не встретил ни единого бага.Одна из немногих игр за последнее время в которую я прям заигрывался. Отличный геймплей, трогательная, хоть и посредственная история. Мультиплеер тоже доставил достаточно удовольствия, но по началу не хватало прогрессии, похожей на то, что имеем в cod. Техническая составляющая тоже на уровне - за все прохождение не встретил ни единого бага.
  36. BlackIce1252
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Halo infinite on pc with mouse and keyboard absolutely amazing and super enjoyable . But optimization not great and hopefully improve optimization in future. i recommend to play halo infinite with amd hardware and ssd
  37. marcinek74
    May 5, 2022
    0
    The game has got many issues: only few maps in game, time shift, DESYNC, crashing during searching for game, players , freezing, lags, many bugs in game end even menu.
    There is no possibility to filter maps and modes, expensive addons.
    I can say that, when the game doesn't crash, all Season 1 maps are great. Unfortunately Season 2 modes and maps are pure CRAP. And there is no way to    The game has got many issues: only few maps in game, time shift, DESYNC, crashing during searching for game, players , freezing, lags, many bugs in game end even menu.
    There is no possibility to filter maps and modes, expensive addons.

    I can say that, when the game doesn't crash, all Season 1 maps are great.

    Unfortunately Season 2 modes and maps are pure CRAP. And there is no way to disable these modes and maps :(
    DESYNC and instability of the game is even worse than ever!

    The only solution is to delete game from console or PC. So I did it.
    And 343, give me my money back!    … Expand
  38. DIM3_C4N4RIO
    Feb 18, 2022
    8
    Melhor jogo Halo que joguei, apesar de ter algumas coisas que podem ser melhoradas, achei o melhor jogo dessa franquia se tratando de jogabilidade.
  39. Thekingx
    Feb 21, 2022
    9
    Very solid game. People say it is outdated but it is not. It feels like if combat evolved was realeases now. Gunplay is very satisfying and I enjoy the gameplay in general. The graphics are spectacular but the story could use some work.
  40. MeteoLDrago
    Nov 5, 2022
    6
    Halo Infinite It's not a bad looking game 92.5 hours Haven't touched my PS4 pro in 3 years Battle pass to easy Run good on my Pc Ryzen 9 5900x GPU 3070 Why do Sony pony hate this game so much
  41. TerribleT
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    I usually start with critique and then do compliments but I don't really have any. Kinda.

    Graphically one of the most boring games to hit the market in a while. A masterclass in angle placement. There were some cool shots, but overall empty and bland. Bad shadows, textures being boring, and foliage being okay. For the amount of cashola that went into this beast, it's confusing. Guns feel    I usually start with critique and then do compliments but I don't really have any. Kinda.

    Graphically one of the most boring games to hit the market in a while. A masterclass in angle placement. There were some cool shots, but overall empty and bland. Bad shadows, textures being boring, and foliage being okay. For the amount of cashola that went into this beast, it's confusing.

    Guns feel way off. The BR does not feel like the BR, I have no other way to say it. Coming back from Halo 4, the covenant weapons felt so wrong and kinda dumb. Doesn't have the same spirit as the old games, feels like 343 killed the magic that Bungie had created all those years ago. It's very apparent that they had no intention of contining it's legacy, and instead it's THEIR version of Halo. Multiplayer felt okay, melee not being as sticky as it used to felt strange and caused some frustration. The money scheme injected into feels inharently Unhalo, and more like Call of Duty. Overall, good on them for making a game in a pandemic. But I'll probably never come back to the series as long as it's in their hands.    … Expand
  42. IHATERUSOFOBIC
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    Nice microsoft, you have a cool national discrimination turns out, you forbid playing games bought for money even without the ability to download it, just ordinary people who did not choose our government and did not attack Ukraine, and those people who just lived a peaceful life, while in America African Americans and blm are respected, the same company prohibits playing games to peopleNice microsoft, you have a cool national discrimination turns out, you forbid playing games bought for money even without the ability to download it, just ordinary people who did not choose our government and did not attack Ukraine, and those people who just lived a peaceful life, while in America African Americans and blm are respected, the same company prohibits playing games to people of a certain nationality simply because they are such a race or live in a certain country, this is a terrible manifestation of racism from a hypocritical company like you, in principle, no one expected anything else, I hope your shares will fall to zero and the whole world will boycott you. the game itself is great, it's a pity I irrevocably spent money on 40 minutes of playing it, after which Microsoft banned me from accessing it, simply because I was born in Russia… Expand
  43. BannerSiamang15
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Really like how the devs didn't add the infection game mode just so I wouldn't get addicted to it like I did with Reach.
  44. Mohamed_FE07
    Mar 10, 2022
    8
    It's a beautiful game but they need to fix some bugs and also the servers but if we talk about how the game funny we will never end
  45. NickFlacco
    Mar 15, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played Halo growing up for the story, music, and multiplayer experience. The only thing that I felt was great about this game was the music. The gameplay is pretty good, but that’s it. Story was abysmal- a very ‘tell don’t show’ approach to storytelling. The main antagonist only appears in goddamn holograms until the very end of the game. The game didn’t launch with forge, working custom games, or a dependable theatre mode. (Not even including firefight.) I’m also going to mention the fact that there are very few maps and game-modes, most of which you will get sick of very quickly because they take place in very similar settings as the campaign. I would have rather waited an entire year for the game to come out with forge and working custom games, not to mention the fact that the game went free to play. It’s almost as if 343i doesn’t give a **** about players and only cared about themselves- evidence being the initial state of micro transactions at launch, the fact that custom games is ‘technically’ IN the game at launch- but it doesn’t bloody work! All in all, this wasn’t the Halo game the fans wanted it to be, it’s the Halo game Microsoft wanted it to be.… Expand
  46. poopscoop
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Fix your game trillion dollar company! How much more pathetic can it get than an infinitely rich company also not being able to port a game properly to pc? They even make the os for the platform and yet it runs like garbage, stutter, slowdown, and hitching galore. Yes I'm talking about the single player experience. Not you too Microsoft, can nobody come anymore? It's been months, optimiseFix your game trillion dollar company! How much more pathetic can it get than an infinitely rich company also not being able to port a game properly to pc? They even make the os for the platform and yet it runs like garbage, stutter, slowdown, and hitching galore. Yes I'm talking about the single player experience. Not you too Microsoft, can nobody come anymore? It's been months, optimise your games!… Expand
  47. Jujube
    Mar 21, 2022
    7
    For me this game felt unfinished on most standpoints, halo 1 and 3 will always be my favorites of the series with very fun environments to fight in and other stuff.

    The campaign of halo infinite became repetitive after a few hours, the grappling hook is very fun (especially grabbing and launching exploding crates with it), but it sucks that most of the other abilities in the campaign    For me this game felt unfinished on most standpoints, halo 1 and 3 will always be my favorites of the series with very fun environments to fight in and other stuff.

    The campaign of halo infinite became repetitive after a few hours, the grappling hook is very fun (especially grabbing and launching exploding crates with it), but it sucks that most of the other abilities in the campaign are just overshadowed by it, it would've been cool to be able to constantly switch between them depending on your situation, instead of opening the menu every time, the open world is mostly empty with a fun few secrets, but other than that, a lot of the map feels copy pasted, a lot of the objectives are the same thing over and over, twelve-hundred blue hallways for some reason, and the story I found pretty mediocre. The game was pretty fun, but a lot of things could've been removed, and others could've been more polished, even though in general I had a good time with the game.

    For me, the best single-player shooter campaign still remains Doom Eternal, with combat so intense I never got tired of it.

    The Multiplayer was pretty fun, but I didn't see a lot of new innovative things, except once again, the grappling hook. There's like 3-4 maps in the game which get repetitive fast, and the only real thing to master is aim and where the weapons spawn on each map. I did like the melee change however, it made the game way more intense in close combat, where you always watch out if your enemy makes a move to melee you, or you're at one HP and you go for a melee before dying.

    But, if I'm looking for a fun multiplayer shooter I'd go with Team Fortress 2.    … Expand
  48. WinterIsComing
    Apr 7, 2022
    10
    The game is incredible on PC. The only downside is feeling like mouse and keyboard sometimes can't compete against a controller with aim assist.
  49. IBlackKissI
    May 3, 2022
    4
    Bugs en cualquier cosa que encuentres, los golpes son basura, a veces el juego ni reconoce los disparos a la cabeza, armas desbalanceadas, pocos mapas, BTB inservible, aburrido y repetitivo, y que decir de la personalización Halo 5 es muy superior. No jueguen el multi, es igual de asqueroso que 2042.
    (LVL 100 temporada 1) Soy jugador tanto de PC como de xbox, pero el juego en pc da mucho    Bugs en cualquier cosa que encuentres, los golpes son basura, a veces el juego ni reconoce los disparos a la cabeza, armas desbalanceadas, pocos mapas, BTB inservible, aburrido y repetitivo, y que decir de la personalización Halo 5 es muy superior. No jueguen el multi, es igual de asqueroso que 2042.
    (LVL 100 temporada 1) Soy jugador tanto de PC como de xbox, pero el juego en pc da mucho que desear, la optimización para lo que pesa el juego (28gb) es una porquería, es demasiado mala, para un juego que pesa lo mismo que fornite, y a esto voy, sobre los fps da vergüenza, como es posible que un juego tenga una optimización tan mala cuando tienes referentes como el antes dicho, Fornite en modo rendimiento te va fácil en una pc con integrados de ryzen 7 a 60 estables, y en modo normal igual, no entiendo como este juego pueda ir a 30 en xbox one, y la falta de modo rendimiento en pc, simplemente esta para reírse.
    El aim assist que tienen los de control es simplemente asqueroso, literalmente preferiría que sea opcional el modo cross, porque al menos si me voy a enojar porque me maten, me voy a enojar por que lo hagan justamente, con habilidad, no digo que los jugadores de control no la tengan, pero en su mayoria tienen tanto aim que es dificil no frustrarse.
    El juego es frustrante tanto en PC como en XBOX, el rendimiento deja que demasiado que desear, y no ha mejorado en 6 meses, el sistema de emparejamiento es muy malo, te pone con personas con habilidades mucho mejores que tu y sabes distinguir quien es de pc y quien es consola, sobre la personalización pues, nada, compra el pase, si crees que lo vas a terminar adelante, si no, entonces no juegues halo, no te la pasaras bien como en halo's anteriores, te vas a frustrar y mucho por tantas incoherencias con el Desync.
    Si soy sincero, ya que el juego te deja escoger a que pase de batalla le das experiencia, gracias a eso puedes dejar este juego en el limbo 1 año mas.    … Expand
  50. GamerDadIsBad
    Mar 26, 2022
    3
    As a long time Halo fan all the way back on the original Xbox this game just fails to bring
    that magic from the first three instalments.
    Gameplay itself is good with vehicles we're used to, new weapons and a grappling hook to get around, but the world even though it's open more than any Halo to date it just felt dead and the story being mediocre. Previous Halo's I felt like I went    As a long time Halo fan all the way back on the original Xbox this game just fails to bring
    that magic from the first three instalments.

    Gameplay itself is good with vehicles we're used to, new weapons and a grappling hook
    to get around, but the world even though it's open more than any Halo to date
    it just felt dead and the story being mediocre.

    Previous Halo's I felt like I went on a journey with master chief from start to
    finish, but with Infinite it just left me wanting to revisit the older titles to get that
    feeling I was after.

    Co op delayed is a bitter disappointment, it truly is. These games are best played
    with a friend sat next to you for those memories to cherish.

    I just hope the next instalment can achieve what was missing.    … Expand
  51. dimitrismanos
    Apr 2, 2022
    1
    one of the worst optimised games to date,it’s not properly utilizing most GPUs as of right now, if you check your power consumption and GPU temperatures, you’ll likely find it’s quite low for running the GPU at full load.Even people with powerful rigs are getting hiccups now and then, and once in awhile, a crash,it’s unplayable for most amd users
  52. jackplazma
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    Halo Infinite is a must-play game because this is only and just the one sandbox-shooter that works as indented and as expected. Very mechanic-impactful and attractive shooting, great core-gameplay, you just dont need a narrative for enjoy – here is Covenant, you got a gun, just do your job John.

    P.S. I am the russian and I love good games from everywhere even from Microsoft which hates    Halo Infinite is a must-play game because this is only and just the one sandbox-shooter that works as indented and as expected. Very mechanic-impactful and attractive shooting, great core-gameplay, you just dont need a narrative for enjoy – here is Covenant, you got a gun, just do your job John.

    P.S. I am the russian and I love good games from everywhere even from Microsoft which hates me without a reason. Good luck    … Expand
  53. obzy
    Jun 21, 2022
    9
    this is the best shooter of the year, but i really can't understand how a 300 employee studio can't handle puting a **** tone of content. For me forge was the best thing in halo 5 and they need to put it as quickly as possible
  54. Major_PC_92
    May 5, 2023
    8
    Un des meilleur Halo avec beaucoup de référence au ancien ( normal c'est la suite.)
  55. Hint
    Jan 28, 2023
    9
    This is the BEST Halo game to come out since 3. Or maybe 1. It does a LOT of things right. The campaign bosses make it very difficult as a SOLO player, but only on the harder difficulties, otherwise it would be a 10/10. 9/10 and the weapons and travel/combat are EPIC. Oh and the story isn't the best/worst but has FAT Asian AI instead of Cortana, because...wokeness. That's pretty immersionThis is the BEST Halo game to come out since 3. Or maybe 1. It does a LOT of things right. The campaign bosses make it very difficult as a SOLO player, but only on the harder difficulties, otherwise it would be a 10/10. 9/10 and the weapons and travel/combat are EPIC. Oh and the story isn't the best/worst but has FAT Asian AI instead of Cortana, because...wokeness. That's pretty immersion breaking but that's my only complaint about the story.… Expand
  56. lymkyuman
    Jun 1, 2022
    10
    GG's bro. Open world got a lots of things to do. Campaign may be over prized but brings back the halo vibe way better than 4 & 5. I hope that they'll add some dlc for alternative story because the only thing perspective we saw was the master chief's. Maybe dlc's for what the "other's" were doing. I want more of thissssssssssss.
  57. aminzakeri
    Jun 3, 2022
    10
    It was a beautiful game :) Be sure to play it. I personally love Mr. Chief, who is one of my favorite characters, so if you have not played, be sure to play.
  58. UniqueFork
    Jun 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent gameplay and beautiful graphics that look amazing even on low settings! One of the best games I have ever played!… Expand
  59. Dthemann22
    Jun 17, 2022
    1
    Game incomplete. No online co-op. No traditional ranking system. Very few maps. So much potential but ruined. No reason to keep playing
  60. Sooyeol
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a big halo fan. Yes I enjoyed infinite to a point but I'm giving it the worst possible score as I've spent hours trying to finish the harbinger/brute fight and I can't spend anymore time on it. I'm done. I'm out. I understand games are meant to be challenging and therefore fun but this has truly frustrated me to the core and it's ruined my experience.… Expand
  61. NeonBlack714
    Jul 3, 2022
    6
    Its cool to play from time to time, but the game has many issues and 343 doesnt care about the community whatsoever
  62. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Dec 20, 2021

    No está mal y es divertido durante un rato jugarlo aunque su historia me parece aburrida y los gráficos me dan la sensación que están a medio camino entre lo realista y lo cartoony pero sin saber bien dónde ponerlo además a la larga el juego se vuelve asombrosamente repetitivo. Me esperaba más para un juego tan esperado, hablado y con tanto presupuesto. Los doblajes en    Dec 20, 2021

    No está mal y es divertido durante un rato jugarlo aunque su historia me parece aburrida y los gráficos me dan la sensación que están a medio camino entre lo realista y lo cartoony pero sin saber bien dónde ponerlo además a la larga el juego se vuelve asombrosamente repetitivo. Me esperaba más para un juego tan esperado, hablado y con tanto presupuesto. Los doblajes en castellano son un puntazo que le suben nota.    … Expand
  63. IronX6
    Jul 12, 2022
    0
    Uma vergonha para a franquia, péssima campnha, jogo graficamente feio, terrivelmente otimizado, qualquer Far Cry é muito mais bonito e mais leve, sem cooperativo, uma vergonha o modo online... resumindo... triste...
  64. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  65. Renatospada
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    extremely underrated. one of the best fps without a doubt. I hope it can be more supported by 343i who truly have a jewel in their hands
  66. SenLovGuc
    Aug 10, 2022
    6
    Boooooring campaign and good gunplay. Thats all. No new content. No interesting characters. That's all, i just cant say anything about this game, it's just boring game
  67. coywow
    Jun 4, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. although many still hate every newer halo game, and i agree that 4 and 5 were awful, i am not at all mad at the direction halo infinite has taken narrative wise. also the multiplayer and the overall movement and feel of the game were way better than i expected. i really like it.… Expand
  68. ohmygodlygod
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    The gameplay is a 10, but the problems since launch and the slow season rollouts for PvP have been the major takeaways. Thankfully the game is a slight better now, there are things that still need to be refined on. Campaign is a good time, thankfully they brought back the scorpion gun back.
  69. armiaM
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    I f&cking love this game
    but 343 is suck
    gameplay is so f&cking good
    graphic is good
    but
    i can't play this for terrible servers
    fix it 343
    bye.
  70. JussaGamber
    Mar 18, 2023
    8
    For some reason people don't like it because you have to aim a gun at bad guys, and it doesn't have a million multiplayer maps?
    And Gamers will be like "ehh it wasn't that good, it's a FarCry clone" and then turn around and talk about how FarCry is the greatest game of all time.
  71. Lordbit4735
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    la historia es excelente, muy buenos gráficos, jugabilidad diálogos, creo que su única pega es en el online, salió con poco contenido y progresión muy lenta.
  72. juniortiger
    May 17, 2023
    1
    The reason get mad game one story don’t make sense rest halo infinity broke arms ? and why who idea and replace old Cortana to new Cortana that dump and EA need buy skin or color and costume and skin weapon and ouift and buy day one $60 drop to $10 and was piss off broke the control
  73. PatoG0zante
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    Nada como tentar baixar apenas o single player, aguardar horas, só pra descobrir que baixou apenas o MULTIPLAYER, esse é um resumo deste jogo.
  74. 11Anks
    May 2, 2023
    10
    A great game in all aspects. A comeback to form for the Master Chief and the Halo franchise.
  75. realWhiteMan
    Feb 4, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  76. GameBoss
    Feb 21, 2023
    9
    My opinion may be irrelevant to you: played Halo 1 and 2, but skipped everything else. Halo Infinite Campaign was very satisfying in both open-world exploration and the main story. The narrative is dense and mysterious and really helps you to like those three main characters after all.

    Multiplayer isn't truly relevant to me here, I liked it, but never planned to spend way too long, so    My opinion may be irrelevant to you: played Halo 1 and 2, but skipped everything else. Halo Infinite Campaign was very satisfying in both open-world exploration and the main story. The narrative is dense and mysterious and really helps you to like those three main characters after all.

    Multiplayer isn't truly relevant to me here, I liked it, but never planned to spend way too long, so 25 hours on release and that's it. Very old-fashioned, TTK is long, maps are small, but it was a very solid and polished experience too.    … Expand
  77. WaraWana
    May 19, 2023
    4
    "What were they thinking" comes to mind. Played at launch and have completed the Campaign and played a lot of the MP. So many issues, so many things unfinished. Falls short in every possible metric except disappointment. I expected much more from this franchise with this much backing from Xbox.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.
  78. SouperKoopa
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    Overall the game ist fun, but after some time it gets boring. This is because there is not much to play. Forge is very nice but there are only a few maps in the official playlist.

    pro: - gun play is very fun - weapons are balanced - sounds are beautiful cons: - lack of content - matchmaking algorithm (either win by far or get destroyed) - sometimes the servers are laggy - no    Overall the game ist fun, but after some time it gets boring. This is because there is not much to play. Forge is very nice but there are only a few maps in the official playlist.

    pro:
    - gun play is very fun
    - weapons are balanced
    - sounds are beautiful

    cons:
    - lack of content
    - matchmaking algorithm (either win by far or get destroyed)
    - sometimes the servers are laggy
    - no pre-game lobby and post-game lobby    … Expand
  79. Will_Forge
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    The gameplay is very probably the best in the series, coming from a fan since 2003.

    The equipment in this entry is like H3 and Reach combined to make a perfect blend for the Halo style of play, bringing down the unlimited use of Reach to a 3ish use as opposed to 1 use in H3. The sprint speed has been properly reduced so as not to break the map interplay with weapons and equipment    The gameplay is very probably the best in the series, coming from a fan since 2003.

    The equipment in this entry is like H3 and Reach combined to make a perfect blend for the Halo style of play, bringing down the unlimited use of Reach to a 3ish use as opposed to 1 use in H3.
    The sprint speed has been properly reduced so as not to break the map interplay with weapons and equipment spawning on the map that other FPS titles don't have and don't have to balance movement speed against. Clamor isn't like the classic titles that didn't expressly need it, but it clamors at a higher height than crouch jumping. It doesn't replace the usefulness of the more speedy crouch jump, but it does replace grenade hopping by finally putting a speed cost rather than the cost of your shields as opposed to grenade hopping from classic Halo titles.
    The weapons are far more varied than previous 343i titles like H4 and H5, bringing the series back to its roots as a game with a wholly unique weapons sandbox. Every weapons matters and can be mastered, unlike other titles that focus on bombarding you with dozens of the same weapon with slightly different stats. Some fire projectiles that bounce around corners, or seeker rounds, or EMP to take down vehicles and melt enemy shields faster. The sandbox is stronger in Infinite than some of the classic titles.

    When playing the campaign you'll notice the story is much better than that of H5, and actually comes near to the original trilogy in quality. It does lack that classic military vibe, as you're once again not working as part of a military but as a super hero as 343i is prone to prefer to produce (for some reason). The game's identity is a little off due to this, but the campaign as a whole is still in the ballpark of the original trilogy as opposed to the **** show of H5.

    But if you think my criticisms deserves a 9/10, this is where Infinite's bonus strength lies. The Forge mode in Infinite is unlike anything we've seen in Halo before, rivalling StarCraft 2's editor or Roblox in freedom to create, but delivers that in a much nicer looking and better controlled FPS engine. It is very possible to make adventure maps right now, though you'll lack players unless you make it multiplayer. Campaign AI is coming, though, currently the main new feature in development by the forge team at 343i. The game has been out almost 2 years now, and the campaign AI is likely not coming for another 6 months to a year, maybe even more if further difficulties arise, but when it gets added Forge creators will be supplying the game with fresh new campaigns on a weekly basis. Takes about a month to 2 months to make a map, but with a strong forge community you're going to see the strongest support for campaign experiences in Halo history, far outstripping Spartan Ops from H4.

    A Custom Games Browser is in the game now where you can host your own match with forge or official maps and custom or official modes. You can set your lobby to "Open" which will add your custom game to the browser for others to find.

    Anyway, don't believe the bad reviews. There can be some server issues from time to time which can bring frustrations, but if you want to play the best new Halo game since 2007, look no further. The design is what shines, even if the technicalities of netcode are somewhat lacking. On that front, though, 343i has eliminated 90% of the network issues since launch. They're all a thing of the past including melee blanks, weapon firing blanks, vehicle desyncs, banshee coffins, BTB not being able to start a match at all, crashes, random disconnects, etc. etc. It's almost all been solved, and they're pushing to solve what little is left right now.    … Expand
  80. ASTR0_J0HN
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    This is the more average Halo game, however at launch, I would have said this game was utter trash, due to the utter lack of content. The Halo Infinite Campaign is pretty good, a lot of people say that there is no clear direction of the story, however that is very incorrect, it was clear as day that the point was to gain control of the Halo Ring away from the banished, although, the pointThis is the more average Halo game, however at launch, I would have said this game was utter trash, due to the utter lack of content. The Halo Infinite Campaign is pretty good, a lot of people say that there is no clear direction of the story, however that is very incorrect, it was clear as day that the point was to gain control of the Halo Ring away from the banished, although, the point that the Endless is kind of forgettable is true, there should have been more story to them. The campaign also is repetetive, because the environment never really changes, even though parts of it are very beautiful, The core gameplay of this game is extremely good, even though the covenant weapons are pretty weak, unless you are good at using the stalker rifle. Now that forge is out, and custom browser as well, the game was really well done, very impressive. The main multiplayer at release was really bad, but now, it is alright. There is actually more than 10 modes in this game, there is about 14 and a decent amount of maps to play on. Now all of the negatives come down to 3 main things: Progression system is very middle of the road, and the incentive of playing for career rank is very poor, It it is better than the req system in Halo 5 Guardians, however, you only earn half of the things that you would have gotten, had there not been a paywall from the battle pass. Also the color customization in this game is horrible. The only real incentive of playing the game, being that half of everything is cosmetic, being locked behind the paywall, is to game for gameplay, or if you are competetive, for skill rank. Overall I don't think the game is bad, but I think it to be quite average. I think it is one of 343's better games, however, I think that it is still disappointing that at game release, it wasn't in this state. There are rumors that after this season in Halo Infinite, that they will be adding firefight and the falcon, and from what I have seen, this is the case. However I will not wait to review when they add firefight, as this is the game at it's most completed since it's release. So overall 7/10!!!… Expand
  81. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  82. kingoftheking
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD
    That trash game, the gaming industry will lose nothing if such a poor franchise as halo does not exist
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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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