Halo Infinite

 Xbox Series X
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5577 Ratings

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  1. SpartanEdge
    Jul 24, 2023
    4
    I haven't put a review out on here for some time, but there are some things so maddening about Halo Infinite, i felt compelled to write this review.. and before anyone accuses me of being a Sony Fanboy, i game primarily on Xbox.

    As a massive Halo fan ever since the original game on the original Xbox, i was looking forward to this game early on, despite not knowing much about it, and    I haven't put a review out on here for some time, but there are some things so maddening about Halo Infinite, i felt compelled to write this review.. and before anyone accuses me of being a Sony Fanboy, i game primarily on Xbox.

    As a massive Halo fan ever since the original game on the original Xbox, i was looking forward to this game early on, despite not knowing much about it, and with the promise from 343 that they wouldn't make the mistake of omitting Split screen again after that mistake and backlash in Halo 5, i was looking forward to the release of Infinite, but things happening with this game have all but ruined it for me, hence the very low score.

    First, there was the lacklustre graphics in the gameplay reveal, making 343 and Xbox delay the game another year to polish it and keep working on it, which i was all for, and granted, it does look a lot better than then.

    The two key things that ruined this game for me however, was revealed before release, and that was that the game was going no release with no only split screen missing, despite their statement that they had learned from their mistakes in this area, but it also would not have Co-Op at all on release out of the box?! This in itself is unforgivable for Halo, especially after a year long delay, and should never have rushed out and released without such fundamental features. This alone had pretty much ruined the excitment i had for this game, and then i was surprised when it got even worse, when i found out just before the game released, when i discovered that the physical version of the game isn't at all what it should be, and that is to say it seems to have pretty much nothing on the disk itself, no PvP or even campaign is installable from the disk?! It has to be installed online and can't be installed from the disk, meaning you do not have a standalone game from the disk itself, and you cannot install the game unless you are online and connected to Xbox live, even if you have the disk!.. To those that download their games, this won't mean anything, but to those who value physical ownership og a game, and the ability to install it without having to rely on online or a service, and want to be able to install it years down the line without internet and service reliance, this is a very big deal indeed, and this is one of the key, if not main reasons people buy their games on physical media.. This will be the first Halo in the entire series that you cannot own physically, and this is a worrying trend if Xbox is willing to treat and release it's flagship series in such a way..

    This decision by Xbox/343, has pretty much made buying the game on disk pretty pointless and redundant, with the disk merely being an online activation key, this is not what people buy physical for, and a lot of people are going to be disappointed and angry, and i am one of of them, because i have wasted my money buying a disk that doesn't even have the game on it?! Sewriously, i may as well have played it on Gamepass and saved my money, and if i knew then what i know now, i would have not bought it, and frankly i feel completely cheated and want a refund for my disk with essentially nothing on it, most of it had to be installed from online when the game released anyway, and wouldn't work without it, don't fall into the trap i did and buy it on disk, because owning it on disk is pointless, for the reasons i explained.

    What makes this even more saddening, is that the game actually feels and plays well, but the other things have just ruined the whole thing for me, and yes, while the game does play well, the enviroment in the game is very one tone, or i should say two tone, because there is only two things you will see in this game, the same old grass, rocks, hills and sporadic sprinkling of trees and structures, or the similar looking indoor bits, there is no enviromental diversity throughout the whole game, which gets old quite fast, which wouldn't be so bad if the campaign was particularly interesting,. but it just isn't, it's possibly as weak or even weaker than Halo 5's, and that's saying something...

    I always expected this game to play well, it's Halo, in fact the combat feels better than any other game in the series (the driving feels a little off for some reason though), but Halo is about far more than that, it's about it's universe, story, lore and game features such as Co-Op and split-screen, and and its lite on the former and completely absent of the split screen and Co-Op. Yes, they say they are putting Split screen and Co-Op in in half a year or mores, time, but we only have their word on that, and even then, people will have played the game by then, many people wanted to share their first play through with others in Co-Op, and 343 have denied their players this experience. In fact, i am so disappointed and angry with how 343 have shipped this game, i think it's about time Xbox gave Halo to a new develop    … Expand
  2. Gamemonster
    Apr 6, 2022
    4
    I enjoyed the singleplayer, it's superb and probably the best Halo singleplayer. The reason for the low score is forced crossplay in multiplayer. For that reason alone multiplayer is not fun when it's not fair.
    Will revisit Halo when coop arrives.
  3. imt558
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    MP is a comeback, but SP campaign....343i after 6 years of development shipped unfinished game. Just 1 biome. Repetitive one actually with repetitive missions, lifeless environment, with numerous graphical flaws, although they've nailed the gunplay. Physical disc is a trash. 343i shipped uncomplete game and therefore you can't play game offline when you start to play Halo for the firstMP is a comeback, but SP campaign....343i after 6 years of development shipped unfinished game. Just 1 biome. Repetitive one actually with repetitive missions, lifeless environment, with numerous graphical flaws, although they've nailed the gunplay. Physical disc is a trash. 343i shipped uncomplete game and therefore you can't play game offline when you start to play Halo for the first time. Data needs to be downloaded. That politics is a fail for a 1st party game.… Expand
  4. Snodog
    Jan 9, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When Halo: Infinite was released, players had been waiting years to find out what happened to Master Chief, Cortana, The Arbiter, Earth, and the Guardians. Even the Spirit of Fire and the new Halo ring. Anticipation was heavy, and with how Halo 5 was relieved, a lot of people were nervous about 343i and their handling of the series. So the question remains, did Halo: Infinite live up to the expectations? Unfortunately, no, it didn't. While Halo: Infinite is a good game. Fun to play, a good enough online community and people willing to play, the story of Halo has taken a drastic left turn. When we left off, Cortana was in the process of taking over the Galaxy with the help of Promethian Guardians that could police an entire system alone. When we catch back up to events, Cortana has been deleted, Atriox has supposibly been killed, the Infinity has been destroyed, and the UNSC is all but no more. Clearly a lot has happened between games. The problem is, we only see small snippets and none of it was even close to what was expected. Now things being unexpected isn't always a bad thing, but in this case, it was not. Chief had been floating in space for months only to be picked up by a Pelican pilot who is new to the series. We learn that Chiefs mission was to upload another AI into a Halo ring to trap and delete Cortana. Before that could happen, however, The Banished attack and Atriox handedly beats Chief in a fight and throws him into space. He then manages to capture Cortana himself, for the crime of destroying his homeworld due to his refusal to play nice with her new doctrine. After which, Cortana realized the error of her ways and is then, subsequently deleted by Atriox. Chiefs goal in the game is to learn about what happened in his little space nap and reestablish the UNSC by rescuing troops and acquiring assets on Zeta Halo. While it's fun to play and new mechanics have been added, like the zip line, asset deliveries, and FoB capturing, it's just a mess. What happened here? Halo has always been about more. Not just Master Chief, but the war in general. Humanities dwindling militaristic powers against the Covinant and the secrecy of Earth. Even Halo 5 gave us a whole other team with an outsiders perspective to the events unfolding, even if that decision didnt sit well with a lot of players. Infinite feels so small in comparison. Cramped even. We never learn what became of Earth or if any other UNSC assets survived. Surely if Cortana has had her strangle hold on Earth released, the UNSC should be back to almost full power, minus the Infinity. What about thr Elites and Sanghelios? What is going on? We learn so much, but at the same time, so little in Infinite, it's maddening. For the time being, we're stuck on Zeta Halo, farting around with no clear goals or objective other than "mess with The Banished". There's just nothing here. We learn a few clues here and there from data caches around the game but most of it involves what has happened on Zeta Halo and only what has transpired netween the forces on the ring. What is the state of the Galaxy? What is going on with Earth? The Arbiter? While we didn't get a lot in other games, we still got something. The Arbiter is fighting to retake his homeworld. Earth is currently conflict free after the events in New Pheonix, different factions are running around the Galaxy. We get nothing in Infinite. Despite what many people think, the Halo series isn't just "The Master Chief Show". It's always been about the galaxy as a whole. Halo establishes that humanity is at war with The Covinant and Halos are doomsday weapons. Halo 2 covers the beginning of the Great Schism within the Covinant and Earth battling to save itself from Covinant fleets. We learn of other Halo rings and stop them from killing everyone. Halo 3 tells us that the war is going poorly for humanity. We learn about the Arc and stopping Truth from sterilizing the Galaxy. Stopping the flood by firing the replacement for Alpha Halo. Halo 4 is about Cortanas failing mental state and a new threat to humanity in the form of The Diadact. Halo 5 is about Chief confronting a megalomanic Cortana attempting to enslave the Galaxy and chasing Chief down as he goes AWOL. Halo Infinite is about... learning specifically what happened on Zeta Halo far after the events have taken place. Nothing beyond, nothing outside of a single Halo ring. They also shove in a new species because there is literally nothing else here. We get a conclusion to Cortana. The rest is just vague happenings because it seems like it's the best thing to do. No plan, no structure, no overarching theme beyond "wtf happened"? I'm not a Halo Online player so I won't speculate on how the online portion of the game is, but the story is disjointed, incomplete, and sorely lacking. 343i swung for the fences and promised a lot, only to deliver a ground ball on the 1st base foul line.… Expand
  5. billyb
    Jan 25, 2022
    4
    Pretty boring. Basically halo 3 with updated graphics. Really nothing new here at all. Im glad it was free.
  6. Sunykamey
    May 20, 2022
    4
    Halo Infinite is the best game of 343 but still a bad Halo Game. No social features, no forge, run-in-the-mill-campaign and everything else decent but not great. I don't think that they should be praised for mediocrity. Well at least for me this was the last time they lied to us, see what they promised with season passes and FTP multiplayer but not deliveries on many fronts even half yearHalo Infinite is the best game of 343 but still a bad Halo Game. No social features, no forge, run-in-the-mill-campaign and everything else decent but not great. I don't think that they should be praised for mediocrity. Well at least for me this was the last time they lied to us, see what they promised with season passes and FTP multiplayer but not deliveries on many fronts even half year in. This is enough for me.

    UPDATE: Even a half year in we still have a lot of core features missing (e.g., coop, various costums and game-modes, forge, social features etc.) and only empty promises. 343 is unfit to handle the mantle. And lying is the worst offence they have done so far, lying about content, lying about deadlines, lying about communications. That's how you bury a legend    … Expand
  7. Klofi
    Sep 20, 2022
    4
    Singleplayer: Great gunplay and traversal. Didn't like the storytelling, seemed out of place (never meet anyone from previous game, only random marines), the pilot character was over the top, no epic cutscenes. No coop on lunch. Split screen got cancelled after being PROMISED. My first ever experience to Halo was splitscreen and played in split screen every single one of them that had itSingleplayer: Great gunplay and traversal. Didn't like the storytelling, seemed out of place (never meet anyone from previous game, only random marines), the pilot character was over the top, no epic cutscenes. No coop on lunch. Split screen got cancelled after being PROMISED. My first ever experience to Halo was splitscreen and played in split screen every single one of them that had it and still have friends come over for some split screen fun with Halo MCC from time to time. This is not Halo. 343 killed the franchise.

    Multiplayer: Great, one of the best. Don't care a single bit about the XP controversy. Are you playing the game to have fun or to collect XP and "items"? No DLSS sucks, the FPS for such a fast pace game would be much appreciated if they implement it.    … Expand
  8. Anthor
    Dec 12, 2021
    4
    Una de las peores campañas que ha dado esta generación y la anterior, repitiendo contenido a la hora escasa de partida, bestiario escaso, mundo vacío e inerte, élites insulsos y sin jefes memorables, pues los que dice tener no son más que enemigos random con una barra de boss encima de gratis. No hacen más que tanquear y con suerte tienen dos patrones de ataque. Peor que mediocre.

    Malo    Una de las peores campañas que ha dado esta generación y la anterior, repitiendo contenido a la hora escasa de partida, bestiario escaso, mundo vacío e inerte, élites insulsos y sin jefes memorables, pues los que dice tener no son más que enemigos random con una barra de boss encima de gratis. No hacen más que tanquear y con suerte tienen dos patrones de ataque. Peor que mediocre.

    Malo también en diseño de niveles. En exteriores, una roca muerta donde no hay nada más que campamentos clonados y algún fuerte. Interiores de juguete y todos iguales, construcciones de brocha gorda a base de cubos amontonados con cansinas oleadas de los mismos bichos todo el rato, lineales como una tabla y aburridos hasta decir basta, donde no haces más que activar switches y artefactos.

    De suspenso y nefasto para su supuesto presupuesto millonario.    … Expand
  9. Milviel
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    The game's story basically threw the halo lore out the window and gave us a convoluted disjointed story. The open world is lifeless and singularly bland. The levels and locations that the missions take place in are repetitive. I understand that CE had repetitive levels as well but this is suppose to be Infinite on the Series X. I was not expecting that to say the least. I must say that theThe game's story basically threw the halo lore out the window and gave us a convoluted disjointed story. The open world is lifeless and singularly bland. The levels and locations that the missions take place in are repetitive. I understand that CE had repetitive levels as well but this is suppose to be Infinite on the Series X. I was not expecting that to say the least. I must say that the gameplay is a major plus though. It saves it in a sense. It is incredibly responsive and smooth. The myriad of weapons that you can use are incredibly fun to experience. The graphics are somewhat of a plus. Not as impressive as other games but a major improvement from the gameplay trailer from last year. Don't be swayed by the low scores or the misleading high scores. This is an average game that is really fun to play.… Expand
  10. wladislaf1310
    Feb 19, 2022
    4
    Сюжетная компания явно не достойна и 4 баллов , 4 бала только из за прекрастного мультиплеера, но я брал данную игру из за сюжета.
  11. Meeleepit
    Aug 17, 2022
    4
    This was a big let down due to the fact that there is a lot of copied quests
  12. Gugulugu
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    One of the Most important XBOX Brands and Ms treats It like sh*t. No Splitscreen, no Koop After one year and we have to wart a few more month for new weapons ?
  13. Pokeltols
    Dec 12, 2021
    4
    A very controversial game. Graphically not impressive ... monotonous locations, empty open world. Some voice languages ​​are missing. Subtitles are superimposed over English ... are you serious? and against the background of other shooters, the game will not surprise you with anything. consider it FarCry, only boring and poorer ...
    and having paid $ 60 well, you should probably be a    A very controversial game. Graphically not impressive ... monotonous locations, empty open world. Some voice languages ​​are missing. Subtitles are superimposed over English ... are you serious? and against the background of other shooters, the game will not surprise you with anything. consider it FarCry, only boring and poorer ...
    and having paid $ 60 well, you should probably be a fan of this boredom. it's good that there is a subscription so as not to waste money on this horror. Of the pluses is the musical accompaniment    … Expand
  14. Lionheart84
    Feb 18, 2022
    4
    nothing new just generic shooter game,the environtments almost looks the same every stage.
  15. Klok00
    Dec 11, 2021
    4
    Bad optimization on PC, Series S. 30 fps animations, cutscenes with lags. Nothing special about this game. Another open world game with question marks on the map. No interesting locations, everything is grey. One thing that pushes this game further is gun play. Every other things is mediocre.
  16. Skyah
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Have to give a low score since the game is horribly optimized, which makes the experience bad by default.
  17. Mike_Zulu
    Feb 1, 2022
    4
    Not a return to form. Terrible multiplayer maps, barely functioning netcode makes multiplayer very unfun. Not to mention a bland single player with a broken checkpoint system which makes for a slog to play through. Average visuals for 2022 as well. Oh for the days of Bungie.
  18. CapitanQwark
    Jul 9, 2023
    4
    A game without soul. Full of mechanics that are not completed and bad physics. The saga has come to an end. Not because the potential of it (Halo is awesome). It's more because Halo Infinite was made with only one intention: Create a Halo-vessel to turn the franchise into a game as service.
  19. CheesePants
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    I am really hoping I can increase this rating in the near future. The game is just not finished to put it simply. No split screen anywhere to be seen is the first hurtle to get over. But they claim that will come. Multiplayer is missing a lot of game modes and has a limited number of maps. But they claim they are working on that. Battle pass is an absolute mess, but they claim they areI am really hoping I can increase this rating in the near future. The game is just not finished to put it simply. No split screen anywhere to be seen is the first hurtle to get over. But they claim that will come. Multiplayer is missing a lot of game modes and has a limited number of maps. But they claim they are working on that. Battle pass is an absolute mess, but they claim they are working on that. To put it simply, this game may be amazing in the future. As of right now, it is simply a promise of a game to come. I would honestly call what they have presented us as a demo more than a full release. Until I see some of these features, especially split screen, come into the game, I will not be purchasing the campaign and have uninstalled the multiplayer.

    343 Please don't mess this one up! Halo is one of my favorite franchises and it really has been hurting since Halo 5!    … Expand
  20. HopeXime
    Jan 15, 2022
    4
    The most boring open world i can think of. Everything is the same over and over. There's only one biome: forest. There’s nothing to explore other than worthless upgrades than you won’t need unless you play LASO or cosmetic skins for the multiplayer.

    The campaign is dull. I can’t even think of a memorable moment. How about you take all the lore in the franchise and put in the dumpster    The most boring open world i can think of. Everything is the same over and over. There's only one biome: forest. There’s nothing to explore other than worthless upgrades than you won’t need unless you play LASO or cosmetic skins for the multiplayer.

    The campaign is dull. I can’t even think of a memorable moment. How about you take all the lore in the franchise and put in the dumpster behind the scenes. Atriox, cortana, the infinity, all gone and you get nothing. You just fight john doe and his crew of no names. Really? Curse you 343.

    God forsake the gun play is fine and the worthless guns of the multiplayer are buffed as **** ( ravager, plasma rifle ). But the biggest mvp is the grappling hook. If it wasn’t for it, the game would be utter trash and a 0/10.

    Really 343, every game you surpass yourself, doing the history worse and worse. If you are going to charge for a dlc of the campaign: seriously i hope you go broke.    … Expand
  21. SBlenD
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    I didn't finish the campaing, but the multiplayer is so bad, like is the same multiplayer of all Halo history but now you can run (like halo 5) its a boring multiplayer, but is free
  22. Alonmart
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Simplemente es un Far cry futurista, a comparación que algunas texturas del suelo son malas y en momentos parecen como juego del Zelda
  23. Loccke
    Dec 10, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo Infinites world is breathtaking and the gameplay is loads of fun. The story…..yikes. Someone made a comment that the story “could have been an e-mail” and that is the truth.

    The story can be summed up in one sentence “Master Chief experiences periodic “schizophrenic” episodes from “data” and then kills bad guy”. Most of the campaign is collecting power cores as someone whispers in your ear and Echo-216 wets himself every 5 minutes.

    It also portrays Master Chief as if he’s in some love-tangled relationship with Cortona. Like an ex-girlfriend that you can’t get over and constantly think about. Echo-216 is an empty character that brings nearly nothing to the story. I understand that his character is to provide comedic relief and humanize Master Chief, but it felt unnecessary. The Weapon “…” “……..” (if you play the campaign you’ll understand this comment).

    Overall, the story felt like it had no purpose or soul. It was average at best for a flagship game that took 6 years to develop. I’m glad I didn’t spend $60 for what could have been “an e-mail”.    … Expand
  24. TW1TCHYGAM3R
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    The Good: The game feels like Halo. Now its running the same but modified engine from all the previous Halo titles so the physics should be the same but Infinite does this better than Halo 4 and 5. Story is short and sweet but there is that open world aspect now that really ties everything together. The AI seem very Halo CE like and that is a very good thing.

    The Bad: Multiplayer is a    The Good: The game feels like Halo. Now its running the same but modified engine from all the previous Halo titles so the physics should be the same but Infinite does this better than Halo 4 and 5. Story is short and sweet but there is that open world aspect now that really ties everything together. The AI seem very Halo CE like and that is a very good thing.

    The Bad: Multiplayer is a massive mess. You know it, I know it, 343 knows it, YouTube creators know it, and professional gamers know it. The netcode is a mess with horrible desync issues, Rank is effected by social and bot matches, and theater and custom games are broken. Broken broken broken. This game is a mess.

    The Ugly: As a 'Live Service' game we have no content and absolutely no communication from 343 Industries. This game is three months in with no new maps, weapons or new game modes (bye attrition....). This is unacceptable as far as Live Service goes. Look at all these other live service games that pump out new content constantly.

    343i did Halo fans dirty and failed to follow Bungie's footsteps. 343i is a false reclaimer to the Mantle of Responsibility.    … Expand
  25. KavKaldwin
    Dec 16, 2021
    4
    Solid gameplay, with an open world and a storyline that at first glance might look big and wide as the ocean, but ultimately ends up being as deep as a puddle.

    Incongruent world building that clashes with pre-existing ideas in the Halo universe, established by 343 themselves on alt media like novels.

    Repetitive and uninteresting open world mechanic.
  26. David_cdl
    Feb 22, 2022
    4
    jogo chata e o mesmo de do primeiro jogo não tem nada que me faz me interessar neste jogo , mais para quem gosta eu recomendo.
  27. Juan199
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. little innovation regarding game mechanics, it is a copy and paste of previous installments, without a doubt its most redeeming aspect is the renovation of its graphics which to be an intergenerational game is more than enough and is not left to be done, some details can be improved but it is visually good.… Expand
  28. pizzastation
    May 27, 2022
    4
    The campaign repeats the same thing and gets tired quickly
    I didn't get the fun of 2 and reach

    Multiplayer is also slow to update and is getting boring
    And there are many other games that are better than this one
  29. Kilroy04
    May 29, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the campaign shows amazing vista's and a story that, I as a Halo fan have been looking for since the days of Reach. It's multi-player offering and it's long on promised content that is more blan than when the suburban white chick makes BBQ. When a live service game is your goal maybe actual content for your audience should be in order. Or you could release a finished product then add to it.… Expand
  30. flighty_plus
    Jun 22, 2022
    4
    The story of the game is not as good as its previous versions and the multiplayer part becomes very boring after a while
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    If the open-world concept had been better utilized and if the writers had added more interesting characters to the story, Infinite could have easily been one of the best Halo games ever. The shootouts are highly entertaining and the open world brings new tactical possibilities. The multiplayer is just as good, being slightly faster than before. [Issue#317]
  2. Cubed3
    Apr 18, 2022
    90
    Halo is back to its best with Halo Infinite, tight controls, and seriously thirst-quenching gunplay that feels so intuitively satisfying. Traversal has been improved hugely by the addition of the grappleshot, allowing Master Chief to zip around at speed, as well as adding a unique element for multiplayer matches. A particular dampener has to be directed at the online multiplayer, which is riddled with cheaters, but, if they were to be removed then the multiplayer offers a solid free-to-play experience that is fast and frantic. Halo Infinite, alongside a number of other Xbox first-party titles is a great addition to Xbox Game Pass, and it is certainly a marquee game that warrants a subscription to the service.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 7, 2022
    85
    There’s not much to do in the open world, but thankfully, it doesn’t play a big role either. Infinite mostly sticks to what makes Halo great: first-person action. Smart level design, great mobility mechanics like grappling hook, and good AI make for some really memorable moments. [Issue#258, p.42]
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