Halo Infinite

 Xbox Series X
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5577 Ratings

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  1. neomoonsevin
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Good campaign mode but I'm stuck because the differculty is insane difficulty and I'm not keen To restart all the way back again
  2. Hellfire74
    Aug 26, 2023
    5
    How exactly can we review a game separated in 2, the single player and the multi player.
    The single player is solid enough but nobody can say that the multi player worked fine at launch and it is dry for a very long time.
    The micro transactions are an absolute rip off set to exploit and abuse the hardcore Xbox fan base.
  3. TWIND10
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    Um jogo que é bom mas do meio pro fim vc só quer que acabe logo, mas dá pra se divertir sim, é bom pra passar tempo.
  4. mlgorilla
    Aug 11, 2023
    5
    Incredible step up in terms of art direction and mechanics. The story itself was pretty lacking and the ending was one big let down knowing that we wouldn’t be getting another halo for quite some time.
  5. SemmelMerlin
    Aug 9, 2023
    6
    I checked out the campaign and I'm disappointed, I knew the focus was on multiplayer but I didn't realize it was so extreme. The gameplay is good, but a game needs something more in my opinion.
  6. SimonExMachina
    Jul 27, 2023
    5
    One the most bland and repetitive games I've played in recent memory.

    - Presentation is average - some parts look ok (cutscenes, etc.) but the environments are really boring and lack detail. Open world sections look like early Xbox One and the facial animation on characters is laughably bad (new AI „Weapon” especially). Frankly Halo 4 and 5 looked better in a lot of areas. - Story    One the most bland and repetitive games I've played in recent memory.

    - Presentation is average - some parts look ok (cutscenes, etc.) but the environments are really boring and lack detail. Open world sections look like early Xbox One and the facial animation on characters is laughably bad (new AI „Weapon” especially). Frankly Halo 4 and 5 looked better in a lot of areas.
    - Story simply sucks. The writing is juvenile and cringy, characters are one-dimensional and not at all interesting. The plot is as simplistic as they come - it's just Chief trying to stop some bad guys who are "up to no good". The pacing is completely off, there’s no sense of urgency.
    - Gameplay mechanics are actually well done: it feels nice to shoot, move and use all the weapons/gadgets - that's why multiplayer is really fun to play, but unfortunately these good mechanics are wasted in the campaign because...
    - ... the mission design and open world structure are both very repetitive, unimaginative and flat out boring after a while. If You played the first 2h of the game You've pretty much seen all it has to offer. Later on You'll be just doing the exact same things countless times in the same looking environments over and over again. Missions feel like base Destiny 1 and the open world is the same tired stuff we've all seen a million times in Ubiosoft games. Only here the world is completely empty and lifeless.

    Despite it's major flaws the game can be enjoyable at times in the campaign and the multiplayer is cool (horrible progression system and lack of content notwithstanding), but overall it's a big disappointment. I just don't think 343 is talented enough to create a truly great Halo game:/    … Expand
  7. DinboNomad2z2
    Jul 5, 2023
    6
    Halo 2 and 3 being all time favorite game, this kinda makes me sad. I used to wow at the purple/pinkish sky as I looked out of the pod after landing in the OG halo. It has vastly improved in terms of quality from initial game play peak, but the rest seems badly tuned/hollow. For gunplay, I think it's being held back by the design of old game play of Halo. No satisfaction from shootingHalo 2 and 3 being all time favorite game, this kinda makes me sad. I used to wow at the purple/pinkish sky as I looked out of the pod after landing in the OG halo. It has vastly improved in terms of quality from initial game play peak, but the rest seems badly tuned/hollow. For gunplay, I think it's being held back by the design of old game play of Halo. No satisfaction from shooting after playing other modern FPS games as it takes way too long to kill enemies whether it's the pistol or other guns making it feel very hollow. From the initial isolated environment to marines you encounter along the way feels way out of place in terms of expression as they are way too optimistic and happy imo in the condition they're in. Storytelling wasn't bad, but I have nothing to remember this game by as the story did not progressing at all.… Expand
  8. Victorfassa
    Jun 19, 2023
    6
    O jogo e bom mais. tem grafico exelentes. e uma otima gameplay. isso na parte de modo historia. E na parte online, muito difícil encontrar seção para jogar. ( america latina) em media pra encontrar seção demora 30 minutos. e por isso a nota baixa por que não da nem de textar. ou melhor dito jogar.
  9. UnexpectedQuaza
    May 31, 2023
    7
    After investing my time to go through all the games before this game released I have to say I am somewhat disappointed. The environments are very bland and honestly terrible for a series x game which looks worse than alot of last gen games. The story also shows that xbox still struggles to get close to what playstation provides. The one saving grace is the gameplay. Using the hooking toAfter investing my time to go through all the games before this game released I have to say I am somewhat disappointed. The environments are very bland and honestly terrible for a series x game which looks worse than alot of last gen games. The story also shows that xbox still struggles to get close to what playstation provides. The one saving grace is the gameplay. Using the hooking to traverse the environment is phenomenal and the abilities you get improve the way you play at a constant pace throughout the story. In the end i think this is the most 7/10 game i have ever played.… Expand
  10. whyyyyyyy
    May 29, 2023
    6
    I played this for a while as my introduction into Halo, However, after playing some of the older titles notably Halo 3 I noticed that Halo infinite is just inferior to some of the older Halos.
  11. qBoris
    May 19, 2023
    7
    Gameplay is really good. You kill the enemies very different in the open world. Sandbox part is really powerful. but in story mode most of the time you are seeing metal corridors and halls. You are seeing same kind of missions back to back.
  12. OmegaGiven
    May 11, 2023
    6
    Why is this not a 8 or 9? UI the ui for this game sucks. The playlist system for this game sucks. my friend and I want to play capture the flag, Can I? No I have to queue for a playlist that has a 20% chance that has a capture the flag and if I dont get it then im wasting my time. Multiplayer asside, Campaign is pretty good.
  13. Wrath_over
    May 9, 2023
    6
    Halo's legacy is long and storied. Some of the highest highs in the industry, it has yet to hit a truly disastrous low yet, but i's best years are sadly behind it.

    Halo infinite isn't as bad game, its just a underwhelming one. The ball was in 343's park, despite the less then favorable reveal years ago, but with a deal to polish up, F2p multiplayer, and a new campaign things looked    Halo's legacy is long and storied. Some of the highest highs in the industry, it has yet to hit a truly disastrous low yet, but i's best years are sadly behind it.

    Halo infinite isn't as bad game, its just a underwhelming one. The ball was in 343's park, despite the less then favorable reveal years ago, but with a deal to polish up, F2p multiplayer, and a new campaign things looked good, and where even great with the MP BETA. Good overall game feel and the bones of what made old halo Great.

    It sadly was missing some key ingredients to make a player feel full. A large number of issues have been resolved, but the bitter taste of disappointment lingers and makes returning to this course hard to swallow.    … Expand
  14. freegas
    May 6, 2023
    5
    The word “meh” is only three characters long but Metacritic says I need 75.
  15. Nartyn
    May 2, 2023
    5
    I am big Halo fan but this isn't good game it isn't the worst game but it isn't even good
  16. ZackH25
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    So in terms of core gameplay the multiplayer and Campaign are at least 8/9 out of 10. The campaign has a lot of fun guns and items to use, and those items make the campaign a great sandbox campaign. The Grappelshot is an excellent addition to halo and makes gameplay a lot better. The gunplay is very good and a lot better than halo 4 or 5. However the story in the campaign is mediocre atSo in terms of core gameplay the multiplayer and Campaign are at least 8/9 out of 10. The campaign has a lot of fun guns and items to use, and those items make the campaign a great sandbox campaign. The Grappelshot is an excellent addition to halo and makes gameplay a lot better. The gunplay is very good and a lot better than halo 4 or 5. However the story in the campaign is mediocre at best and the villain is very bland- I don't know why they didn't have Atriox as the main villain. Also the open world. was nice at first but it is all essentially the same environment so there is almost no variety. There is a bit of enemy variety. Multiplayer has good gameplay but barely any content, which is very frustrating. Overall a good foundation but not much to it.… Expand
  17. Kio22
    Mar 26, 2023
    5
    Empty, unfinished game with terrible pacing between the open world parts and the linear missions. This combined with terrible characters and a nonsensical incomplete story would make it a bad game if it didn't have one redeeming quality. This one redeeming quality is the gun play and upgrades given to the player which make the game fun for a little bit until you realize how repetitive allEmpty, unfinished game with terrible pacing between the open world parts and the linear missions. This combined with terrible characters and a nonsensical incomplete story would make it a bad game if it didn't have one redeeming quality. This one redeeming quality is the gun play and upgrades given to the player which make the game fun for a little bit until you realize how repetitive all the side quests, main story missions, and boss fights are. Overall it is a mediocre game slightly better than Halo 5 only due to the fun gun-play and the interesting but empty open world section.… Expand
  18. Nhktu
    Mar 15, 2023
    7
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  19. Kicsi
    Mar 8, 2023
    5
    At first i want to write a full, in-depth review, but then i realize it wasn’t worth the time.
    So in short:
    Anybody who rate this game more than 6 point, did not play any other A+ game since 2014.
    Tha campain mode and the open world is a joke, shame for such a big franchise…
  20. Yoni159
    Mar 4, 2023
    6
    Just ok. Overrated game,poor graphics boring gameplay... Repetitive missions, same enemies the shooting are fun but after few hours its become boring because its feel repetitive.
  21. Whalemoses
    Feb 4, 2023
    7
    Cómo fan de halo y Xbox, me ha decepcionado este juego, no por el tema de gameplay o mecánicas, ya que desde mi punto de vista es el mejor de toda la saga halo, si no por el tema de gráficos, contenido e historia, para ser una super producción AAA el juego se ve como juego de hace 2 generaciones, la historia no está mal pero es más de película dominguera, y el contenido actual es comoCómo fan de halo y Xbox, me ha decepcionado este juego, no por el tema de gameplay o mecánicas, ya que desde mi punto de vista es el mejor de toda la saga halo, si no por el tema de gráficos, contenido e historia, para ser una super producción AAA el juego se ve como juego de hace 2 generaciones, la historia no está mal pero es más de película dominguera, y el contenido actual es como debió salir al inicio, así no hubiera estado muerto al poco tiempo, solo espero que sigan añadiendo más mapas, armas etc, y ojalá saquen una mejora gráfica para X/S por qué el juego se ve mal, a comparación de otros FPS en el mercado.… Expand
  22. LeSpector
    Jan 30, 2023
    5
    Year in and bugs galore. 60 hrz isn't 60 hrz on series x in multi-player there's something messed up with character animation refresh rate. What feels like 4 maps in multi-player, For some reason maps play for weeks at a time. You think they'd have all maps in rotation. Scrap infinite and start over with a new team.
  23. AnibalGuio
    Jan 28, 2023
    5
    Hermoso juego y muy entretenido, tiene muchos errores por corregir pero aún así vale la pena.
  24. sambalamba
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    Gutes Spiel Großes Waffenarsenal
    Jedoch oft sehr unübersichtliche Missionen und zu schwere Bosskämpfe
  25. markprax
    Dec 20, 2022
    7
    La mecánica del juego es como los de antes falto un poco más de spartans en la historia, con las tacticas de halo 5, aun se siente tieso el spartan no como antes con habilidades, por eso le dio en su madre el atriox jajajaja, falto que los marines manejaran el warthog, habia armas que me deslumbraban cuando disparaban me lastimaban los ojos por la intensidad de la luz, aparte la historiaLa mecánica del juego es como los de antes falto un poco más de spartans en la historia, con las tacticas de halo 5, aun se siente tieso el spartan no como antes con habilidades, por eso le dio en su madre el atriox jajajaja, falto que los marines manejaran el warthog, habia armas que me deslumbraban cuando disparaban me lastimaban los ojos por la intensidad de la luz, aparte la historia esta cortada le tienes que poner mucha atención si le quieres agarrar la onda, esta mejor la novela el protocolo rubicon, hay mas acción entre sus lineas que en el juego lineal que lanzaron, aparte cuando acabas el juego ya no sabes que hacer es limitado ya se queda en el olvido con el lento multijugador que se dio, el de reach y halo 5 estaban mejores aparte dejaron de lado el firefight que era una buena experiencia de juego le faltaron armas iconicas de los juegos anteriores, asi como vehiculos, los elites siguen azules fieles al covenant, cuando debieron ser rojos o negros o mas obscuros, aparte sigue siendo un juego de niños en una guerra sin violencia, debia de haber mas detalles gore para el juego es una guerra no es un juego de niños.… Expand
  26. mikeinashed
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    The core gameplay is there - it's still Halo, after all. And it feels great to play. The multi-player is also a blast.
    But there's a lot missing. The campaign feels like a cut version - there's one biome and the missions that take place in ships/structures all feel the same, with illogical corridor layouts just to provide some space between rooms. I'm not at all sure that the open world    The core gameplay is there - it's still Halo, after all. And it feels great to play. The multi-player is also a blast.
    But there's a lot missing. The campaign feels like a cut version - there's one biome and the missions that take place in ships/structures all feel the same, with illogical corridor layouts just to provide some space between rooms. I'm not at all sure that the open world structure works better than some bespoke environments with clear mission goals.
    In multiplayer, there's none of the cool game modes that Halo 5 launched with (or later added). No warzone, no firefight, nothing. Just 4v4 and big team battle (which is great fun, in fairness).
    Basically, it's Halo - it's a good game. But it also feels like a missed opportunity.    … Expand
  27. KanchalYT
    Dec 14, 2022
    7
    This is a breath of fresh air for Halo fans. 343 have managed to turn the story around after the complete dumpster fire of Halo 5 and I feel that this story is great in terms of twists, mystery, and just general lore being tossed around. Collecting all of the collectibles is fun and most of them have their own lore too. The way the guns interact in the sandbox is the best in the series inThis is a breath of fresh air for Halo fans. 343 have managed to turn the story around after the complete dumpster fire of Halo 5 and I feel that this story is great in terms of twists, mystery, and just general lore being tossed around. Collecting all of the collectibles is fun and most of them have their own lore too. The way the guns interact in the sandbox is the best in the series in my opinion. Sprint has been nailed down perfectly, and previously bad weapons now have a definitive role in the gameplay. The music is major a nostalgia trip, reminding me of previous halo games but being unique enough to be able to differentiate between the soundtracks from previous games. Points were docked due to the abysmal post launch support for the multiplayer. Players were drip fed content, and that content was spaced out every 4-6 months with special events sprinkled throughout. The micro-transactions are the worst thing to have happened to this game as 343 has to pump out cosmetics to keep the store page new and fresh (they’ve spectacularly failed at this). They’ve demonstrated their inability to run a “live” service game and it shows.… Expand
  28. ZYMROD
    Dec 9, 2022
    6
    Como seguidor de la Saga Halo, este juego fue una gran decepción por lo vacío de la experiencia que lo convierte en un shooter genérico mas dentro del mercado.
  29. Keimor35
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Buen juego pero peca de muy continuista , no se atreve a salir de su zona de confort y casi lo mismo de entrega anteriores con un mapa más grande y mejores gráficos pero la jugabilidad y el concepto el mismo
  30. Ianlov
    Nov 17, 2022
    5
    I honestly don't understand how so many people rave about this game?

    I was a pure halo head up until reach and since then 343 always seem to miss what halo actually is. Upon loading up halo infinite I was extremely impressed. It actually felt like a halo game on first play. After a few hours the issue's really started to show through. Pretty much all customisation is locked behind a    I honestly don't understand how so many people rave about this game?

    I was a pure halo head up until reach and since then 343 always seem to miss what halo actually is.

    Upon loading up halo infinite I was extremely impressed. It actually felt like a halo game on first play.

    After a few hours the issue's really started to show through.

    Pretty much all customisation is locked behind a paywall even colours of Spartan armour. What's even worse is some weapon skins etc are timed so you don't even own them.

    Secondly I actually found going around the map extremely tedious and ammo was always an issue for me.

    The main story is extremely short considering it's pretty much open world exploration.

    Now let's discuss the online eek.

    As said I was a pure halo head from halo 2 introducing online right through to reach I lived online in halo (once completed the campaign on legendary).

    One thing I loved about halo was the online competitive matches and many options of what to play whether team slayer, snipers, swat, objective or even big team battles kept me hooked for years.

    Since 343 took over I've not been able to get into it so imagine how even more disappointed I was playing through game and feeling like halo again only to realise there's no online content.

    Ranked playlists are limited to one playlist and it's got everything thrown in so what happens is you get stuck in an objective game where people only want kid and don't care about the objective because all they're interested in is slayer.

    There's also game breaking issues called server desynching. All online games have a level of this however halo infinite is horrendous. So bad in fact that they tried to fix and made it even worse and then publicly came out saying they couldn't fix it.

    It's so bad that every other game it felt like major lag where you're running for cover and hide behind it only to die through the cover simply because the server hadn't updated for them. As far as their screen concerned you're standing out in the open. Or you're shooting someone and half your bullets aren't registering so you're shooting someone in the back a few times they turn round and outshoot you even though you put enough ammo into their back to kill multiple enemies.

    I totally understand there not being much to play on the series X so for many people any game is a good game but coming from being hyped every time I put halo on even after 1000's of hours of play to uninstalling the game after a week of trying is too much to ignore.    … Expand
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Metascore
87

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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