Halo Infinite

 Xbox Series X
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5577 Ratings

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  1. ThisGuy1
    Feb 25, 2022
    9
    Best FPS I've played since Doom Eternal. Most enjoyable open-world FPS since Far Cry 3. Perfectly reinvigorated the franchise after lack luster entries with Halo 4 and Halo 5. While Echo 216 was a bit irritating, the relationship between Master Chief and Weapon was very well done. I hope we get single player story DLC - maybe another section or two of the ring to explore.
  2. Solaris_Wolffe
    Jan 16, 2022
    5
    wasn't for me, campaign and gunplay were ok but wasn't to keen on the art style of the game as i felt i preferred halo 5 guardians much better.
  3. Pro_Ponder
    Mar 14, 2023
    9
    The doomsday clock has been ticking on this game but things were slowly starting to look brighter over the last 6 months and now starting season 3 we are really starting to burn the fuse and this game is getting ready to explode onto everyone’s hard drive as season 3 is a blast, fantastic new maps, good new weapons and equipment and some highly underrated new cores along with what nowThe doomsday clock has been ticking on this game but things were slowly starting to look brighter over the last 6 months and now starting season 3 we are really starting to burn the fuse and this game is getting ready to explode onto everyone’s hard drive as season 3 is a blast, fantastic new maps, good new weapons and equipment and some highly underrated new cores along with what now finally feels like a live service with a story that has now begun and has people guessing as to what’s coming next, a shift of staff at 343 had people worried but if this new team keeps it up then we are in for a good future for halo, halo clean combat is not only fun and engaging it is a test of accuracy and mind as each battle feels like a chess match at times. Becoming better at halo and learning how to play the game better is much more rewarding than your other FPS games, if you have put halo down in the last year then now is the time to return and dip your toe again.… Expand
  4. John3161
    Apr 19, 2022
    0
    Unfinished, and stagnant. Overall just a shell of unkept promises saying it will be better later, no updates, and very aggressive micro transactions taking away features so they can sell us a solution. Story is boring, sandbox is a basic Ubisoft game.
  5. lopatakal
    Dec 10, 2021
    8
    Слишком много однообразной беготни, графика не радует глаз, техническая составляющая не без проблем, при этом геймплей достаточно увлекательный, объективно 7 из 10, но за хороший мультиплеер можно накинуть один балл. Могли лучше, но лучше чем ничего.Слишком много однообразной беготни, графика не радует глаз, техническая составляющая не без проблем, при этом геймплей достаточно увлекательный, объективно 7 из 10, но за хороший мультиплеер можно накинуть один балл. Могли лучше, но лучше чем ничего.
  6. Bloodyblade
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    Something new, maybe the best fps in last 10 years, thank you 343, thank you xbox, thank you game pass
  7. Torgall
    Jan 26, 2022
    6
    Review only for the campaign. After the big hype, I decided to play my first Halo game ever. Because it's a whole series I thought the plot will heavily rely on at least the previous title. After copious reading and watching recaps on YT, it turns out that they simply scrapped the buildup of Halo 5. Instead of continuation, we have a kind of soft reboot where throughout the game we learnReview only for the campaign. After the big hype, I decided to play my first Halo game ever. Because it's a whole series I thought the plot will heavily rely on at least the previous title. After copious reading and watching recaps on YT, it turns out that they simply scrapped the buildup of Halo 5. Instead of continuation, we have a kind of soft reboot where throughout the game we learn about events that had already happened. I hoped to find something more than plot exposition about things that 343 wrote off in the background.

    The game begins on a high note but loses a lot of its charm when we progress to the open-world part where things get very repetitive: Go to point A; Plug in the Blue woman to the thingy; Listen to Blue woman talking with Green Man; proceed to do the same thing in other parts of the map; Oh sometimes the big red guy talks through a hologram. Before you have a chance to plug the blue woman into some apparatus you have to destroy some coils, get power cells and clear out FOBs to get access to fast travel, weapons, and vehicles. If you are a completionist you can do other very repetitive things like destroying propaganda towers or collecting audio logs.

    The plot is really weak, and like I said it consists mostly of Master Chief talking with the Weapon. I liked the combat, especially the grappling hook that allowed me to be more dynamic and creative on the battlefield. Boss fights are simply awful. You are trapped in a small arena with a guy that is simply a bullet sponge. They made the combat area small to hide the fact that boss AI is basic, helped by high damage and HP. The hammer guy is the worst boss I fought in a long time. He is not challenging in a good way, this fight is simply annoying. If you go into it with bad weapons you are screwed because he jumps across the room and 1-2 shots you.

    The grunts made my day many times with their humorous quips, so big thumbs up for that - the grunt communications officer is an especially funny one.    … Expand
  8. Cyberpunk88
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    Over all story is great , gameplay is fast and refreshing , some characters you meet are not very interesting but the new exploration aspect is great ..
  9. Gralha
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Halo é Halo.
    A jogatina é de longe a mais fluida da saga, os gráficos são de tirar o fôlego e a história segue excelente, dando uma reviravolta na história morna de Halo 5: Guardians.
    Microsoft não brinca em serviço.
  10. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Multiplayer un poco justo pero la campaña super divertida y disfrutable. Muy buen shooter aunque muchos lo nieguen o se rian del grunt xD
  11. d3uzZ
    May 28, 2022
    8
    Кайфовый gunplay, интересный сюжет, мега-крутая химия Чифа и «Оружие». Открытый мир пустой, но исследовать было его не так скучно. Мультиплеер был бы отличным доп.контентом, но наскучил через пару месяцев, ибо развитие его ужасно.Кайфовый gunplay, интересный сюжет, мега-крутая химия Чифа и «Оружие». Открытый мир пустой, но исследовать было его не так скучно. Мультиплеер был бы отличным доп.контентом, но наскучил через пару месяцев, ибо развитие его ужасно.
  12. Nikita638
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    The gameplay in the company is simply great, and after multiplayer, the weapon is perfectly felt in John's hands. the hook allows you to make many spectacular movements across the battlefield, which makes the game even more spectacular. This is definitely the best part of the 343i's halo. Separately, I would like to note a joke on the legendary difficulty, the developers knew exactlyThe gameplay in the company is simply great, and after multiplayer, the weapon is perfectly felt in John's hands. the hook allows you to make many spectacular movements across the battlefield, which makes the game even more spectacular. This is definitely the best part of the 343i's halo. Separately, I would like to note a joke on the legendary difficulty, the developers knew exactly what they were doing… Expand
  13. Sam1998
    Dec 23, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing, best gameplay ever in a Halo game. Multiplayer is lots of fun, and super addicting. The Campaign had a great story with the best visuals the series has to showcase. The new control mechanics with the grappling hook are a total game changer, from dodging enemies to climbing mountains it really speeds up the gameplay.
    The online multiplayer needs work, I find myself getting kicked from lobbies after games often, and then I'm forced to shut the game down and re-start to find a match. That's my only complaint with this amazing game.    … Expand
  14. Alan_Sajju
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    Solid story, incredible gameplay and one of the most amazing sandboxes in an FPS game to date. The only cons are biome diversity and the feeling that it needed more content. Content wise, Halo Infinite seems to just have enough to keep the gameplay fresh and it almost seemed like 343i held back a lot. I'd akin Halo Infinite a lot to Horizon Zero Dawn where it's a studio learning the ropesSolid story, incredible gameplay and one of the most amazing sandboxes in an FPS game to date. The only cons are biome diversity and the feeling that it needed more content. Content wise, Halo Infinite seems to just have enough to keep the gameplay fresh and it almost seemed like 343i held back a lot. I'd akin Halo Infinite a lot to Horizon Zero Dawn where it's a studio learning the ropes as it charters new and unfamiliar designs tenets where the gameplay is stellar but the story and pacing isn't as mind-blowing. It's an excellent direction for the franchise and a great build up to an eventually better sequel.… Expand
  15. JonaCritic34
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    El renacimiento que la franquicia necesitaba, aunque quedaron mas dudas que respuestas, se supone que vienen muchos dlc's mas para cubrir eso, fuera de ello, el gameplay, el mundo y los sentimientos que la campaña despierta en ti son 20/10❤️
  16. OmerM12
    Dec 9, 2021
    9
    Overall im about to finish the game and have been loving it. The way i decided to break down why my score is what it is is by soundtrack, Gameplay, Story. and graphics.
    Graphics= 7
    Story=9
    Gameplay=10
    Soundtrack= 10
    Total 37 divided by 4
    Final score=9
  17. RedDeadChief
    Dec 9, 2021
    7
    Best Halo game since reach. The gameplay is the best in the series, the story is alright, but they left a lot of unanswered questions that will be answered in the expansions. Multiplayer is seriously lacking content though. It’s been 4 months since the game came out and still no new maps….
  18. Rincemac
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    Oh, Master Chief, the things you had to go through to arrive at this desolate "Zeta" Halo... they jettisoned you into Space (several times), just to be deep-frozen and then found again to be reactivated as the pinnacle of UNSC's forces, a shining beacon of hope for the troops thanks to your almost wordless performance as a human-formed tank, protecting the most sophisticated AI fromOh, Master Chief, the things you had to go through to arrive at this desolate "Zeta" Halo... they jettisoned you into Space (several times), just to be deep-frozen and then found again to be reactivated as the pinnacle of UNSC's forces, a shining beacon of hope for the troops thanks to your almost wordless performance as a human-formed tank, protecting the most sophisticated AI from falling into the enemy's grubby hands/claws/tentacles or whatever it is the manifold multi-racial gang-up on humanity are featuring in the limbs department.

    The premise, once again, is a lone Master Chief floating in space, being picked up by an Antonio Banderas-type lone surviving the latest onslaught of the Aliens vs. Humanty UNSC pilot - who Master Chief will find out more about during the story, and again with the typical non-talking attitude most seem to love about the almost silent Hero of Halo. At the outset, it doesn't look too good for UNSC and the rest of Humanity. They seem devastated by the latest attack of the "Banished" on Earth and the defending forces.

    With that premise, Master Chief and the lone pilot team up, unwillingly on the Pilot's side, to disover they're near a Halo Ring named "ZETA".

    Of course, no Halo can begin without a huge Warship being brought done by Master Chief himself on his lonesome, so that's how we do it again, crashing on the Zeta Halo as a result.

    On there, we find ourselves in an open-world type situation where Master Chief can roam freely after doing some initial missions, and then to discover that potentially a Rogue AI that he might know very well and which since their last meeting has kind of went insane is still around. Master Chief was originally tasked with "deleting" Cortana, said Rogue AI, but has catastrophically failed to do this at the end of the Halo 5 story arch.

    Being provided with a new "Set to Kill Cortana" deletion routine, which miraculously looks like her target as a hologram (and has the same one-size-fits-all-AI voice acting) they set out on the lone and partially deactivated and destroyed Zeta Halo to find out what's going on.

    Not only is the Halo on the brink of being active again - and that is never a good thing with Halo Rings, as the avid player should know - but it's also swarming with "Banished", a ragtag team-up of the Aliens who originally set out to to kill humanity for what seems like Religious reasons - always a great reason to start a war, really!

    Is the open world any good? It depends on what you like about Halo. If you like killing all sorts of Aliens with different kinds of Weapons while roaming on a "free" scenario instead of following invisible tunnels while doing it? Then this is your kind of Halo!

    Do you like teaming up with dumbass AI Marines you have to "free" from being captured by the Aliens strewn about the Halo Ring in different locations, and the more you free, the more will be roaming around, trying to help you reclaim the Halo and prevent it from being fired?

    Well, I'm glad to say, this is your Halo!

    If you, like me, however care about Weapon Balance, a semblance of a coherent story, smart AI colleagues that do not get frequently crushed by Warthogs you call in at various bases by running right below the area they're being dropped on to... I am sad to say you will not like that Halo experience. As that is exactly what you're getting.

    A loosely clobbered together Halo on an open-world Setting that you can traverse within 5 Minutes or so on an aircraft - which you will unlock very late in the endgame to help you reach those far-out places where the legendary Skulls are hidding which help you unlock even more hardcore settings to make the game harder.

    Talking about hard: the enemy AI is not that smart, but it's as usually balanced out by kicking things up a notch. I got the distinct feeling that the "normal" setting is the new "hard" in this iteration of Halo. And I finished all of them on Legendary difficulty.

    Some of the patterns of attack just are there to annoy you and make the game frustrating, like the snipers being perched kind of everywhere, and with rifles that will disable your aircraft in mid-flight... not sure making a single player/coop game frustrating is the way to go, 343 Industries.

    Oh, and a fair word of warning at the end:
    There are small and bigger bugs aplenty in this one from the get-go and no patches in sight (December, 2021)... like "Speed Lines" options you disable but which don't stick and you have to disable them again and again when you restart...

    If you're an old-school Halo player like me, you'll get your 10 hours of enjoyment out of it, but in my case I have to say: begrudgingly so!    … Expand
  19. ReviewThangs
    Oct 30, 2022
    8
    Repetitive, grindy, minimal story.

    But goddamn is the gameplay fun. Sound, weapon feel, all so good.

    The open world sections are really fun but the tight epetitive corridor gameplay kinda sucks
  20. AliB2020
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    A highly-detailed open world shooter. I really enjoyed it it is outstanding
  21. Tkdbarros
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halo is perfect game! Only FPS! Gráfics absolute perfect, Best Halo INFINITE! Sucess game!… Expand
  22. Majorsmug
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Halo Infinite é na minha opinião, o Halo mais divertido de todos. Seu multiplayer é excelente, só que, extremamente repetitivo e sem conteúdo algum mesmo após anos do lançamento do jogo. o mundo sandbox do jogo é muito divertido e gostoso de jogar. A Jogabilidade é muito boa e é muito melhor que a de halo 4 e 5.
  23. Luisguerreroa
    Nov 12, 2022
    1
    Me parece un juegos de disparos genérico que no le hace justicias a halo 2, no me gustó su multi jugador, poca variedad
  24. JuanLeyva
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Una campaña excelente. Para mi es la mejor campaña. ¿Explorar un anillo de Halo? o claro que si Baby. El multijugador es bueno y divertido con amigos. Pero lo mas es importante es la campaña y la campaña es una obra maestra
  25. Roadhouse21
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    Halo at its best… I don’t really do multiplayer because people don’t cooperate nowadays, but the campaign is probably one of the best… maybe 20 hours in, I’m a completionist so I’m taking my time… it really shines in the interior areas, make me feel as if I’m playing pg13 doom… the grappleshot changes the game and I plan to play this one for quite some time, can’t wait for co-op to beHalo at its best… I don’t really do multiplayer because people don’t cooperate nowadays, but the campaign is probably one of the best… maybe 20 hours in, I’m a completionist so I’m taking my time… it really shines in the interior areas, make me feel as if I’m playing pg13 doom… the grappleshot changes the game and I plan to play this one for quite some time, can’t wait for co-op to be added… what a launch, I’m thoroughly impressed… Expand
  26. Kester93
    Mar 4, 2022
    9
    Juego bastante entretenido y recomendable, con una banda sonora espectacular, con una historia que atrae bastante, incluso para jugadores nuevos.
    En conclusión, no es un juego perfecto, tiene falencias, como falta de biomas y profundidad de gráficos ambientales, poco claro el objetivo del juego a nivel de mundo abierto, ya que puedes capturar puntos, salvar algunos compañeros en algunas    Juego bastante entretenido y recomendable, con una banda sonora espectacular, con una historia que atrae bastante, incluso para jugadores nuevos.
    En conclusión, no es un juego perfecto, tiene falencias, como falta de biomas y profundidad de gráficos ambientales, poco claro el objetivo del juego a nivel de mundo abierto, ya que puedes capturar puntos, salvar algunos compañeros en algunas misiones, pero no da una sensación de apoyo el salvarlos, sería ideal que si existe esa posibilidad, que te ayuden en cosas básicas, como conducir y tu disparar, etc.
    por otro lado, la historia es absorbente, es un juego corto pero que muestra mucha alma a nivel de desarrollo, logras empatizar con personajes, lo demás se deja para que lo jueguen.    … Expand
  27. tony-montana
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    al principio salio un poco roto pero ahora es tremendo juegardo qur se disfruta los findes
  28. OMonarquista96
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    A melhor jogabilidade que você vai encontrar em Halo e uma das melhores histórias também. A Arma é simplesmente sensacional.
  29. Cywor
    Mar 9, 2022
    7
    The Multiplayer is just nice. I really don't like Multiplayers so far, but in Halo Infinite, it's just pure fun, even for an noob like me. The campaign and the Open World... well, it's okayish, but not more. Reach was the by far better Halo game.
  30. TotallyProGamer
    Jan 3, 2022
    6
    It has a good story line and cool weapons, but the map is literally metal flying buildings, and grassy mountains covered in banished. Also this game feels not very next gen. I am playing it on a series X, and I think the graphics and controls are last gen.
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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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