Halo: Infinite | 2021

[Jason]

Sooo.... they said they considered delaying the game, but figured cause Halo Infinite is a "live" game and it will never be "done" that it's fine to release it missing co-op campaign and forge.

 

Basically, they're using the live service excuse as a reason to release a game that is quite obviously not finished.

 

343 need throwing off the Halo franchise if Microsoft want Halo to hit the heights of Halo 3 ever again, and MS need to raise their 1st party standards because this won't cut it if they want to establish their first party as a force. It's unacceptable to for an AAA game and just because other studios do it doesn't excuse you.

[DEADWOODZ]

Still no release date either...my god. Edit: 

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by DEADWOODZ

[Testarossa]

It's official! Infinite will be launching on December 8 this year.

 

 

A limited edition Series X console and an Elite Series 2 controller will also be available.

 

 

[Failed Again]

Got the preload today.

Xbox

[DEADWOODZ]

6 hours ago, Failed Again said:

Got the preload today.

Xbox

Pre-load already. Or was it a couple of MB?

[Failed Again]

5 hours ago, DEADWOODZ said:

Pre-load already. Or was it a couple of MB?

couple 100  mp I believe.

Halo "short infinite ed."

 

[Zak Ras]

On 8/23/2021 at 3:26 PM, Jason said:

Sooo.... they said they considered delaying the game, but figured cause Halo Infinite is a "live" game and it will never be "done" that it's fine to release it missing co-op campaign and forge.

 

Basically, they're using the live service excuse as a reason to release a game that is quite obviously not finished.

 

343 need throwing off the Halo franchise if Microsoft want Halo to hit the heights of Halo 3 ever again, and MS need to raise their 1st party standards because this won't cut it if they want to establish their first party as a force. It's unacceptable to for an AAA game and just because other studios do it doesn't excuse you.

Verbatim.

 

There's just one little addition I'll make to that. Microsoft can't remove Halo from 343i, because MS made 343 specifically to develop Halo when Bungie's contract expired in 2011. Imagine the PR laughing stock and the black mark on countless developer resumes that would be, if the studio that was responsible for handling the Halo franchise was stripped of it due to the decade of incompetence they have been.

 

No, a severe changing of top level management at 343i has been needed since  late 2015 after the disaster that was Halo 5 and its joke of a marketing campaign & spiderweb of required reading that all amounted to nothing due to how piss poor and unrelated to anything its Campaign was.

[Testarossa]

Next multiplayer flight is coming on September 24 apparently, and it looks like everyone registered as a Halo insider before September 13 will be able to play. Looks like this one will feature BTB and PvP, so if you haven't signed up now's the perfect time.

 

 

[Mister Pink]

I have played one game on multiplayer and although I'm not really a MP FPS guy I really enjoyed it. The game is spectacular. I didn't get absolutely hammered as I thought I would either. Although I was looking forward more to the SP co-op, I'm actually looking forward to just playing MP. 

 

And most reviewers are loving this game as I'll post a couple of positive ones below. Paul Tassi in the first video below notes how your time to die is quite long. It gives you a chance to switch tactics. I loved that about the game I played. Even if you get ambushed you can still get out if it. There's still a chance at surviving. I hope it stays like that. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Testarossa]

After a bit of a downer with news of co-op and forge not making it to launch, playing it again these past couple of weekends with a few friends has re-assured me this will be a decent game nevertheless. It's so incredibly fun to pick up and play and it makes for a lot of really great and hilarious moments especially with a group of friends alongside. I'm curious to see how all the new equipment, weapons and vehicles will play in the campaign as well, I think there's a lot of potential for great gameplay moments during the campaign.

[Mister Pink]

Edit: With the grapple hook and the blowing up the fuel tanks at bases, seems Halo has taken some inspiration from Just Cause!  I like it, it's a lot of fun. 

 

 

Edited October 25, 2021 by Mister Pink

[DEADWOODZ]

Oh god the classic music...giz me the chills.

 

 

[Jason]

Looks like the campaign is made in large part with co-op in mind with it's open nature, can't wait to play it with some mates on launch da.... oh wait!

 

343 pls

[Testarossa]

10 hours ago, Jason said:

Looks like the campaign is made in large part with co-op in mind with it's open nature, can't wait to play it with some mates on launch da.... oh wait!

 

343 pls

Given how open the map is, it's really no wonder they decided to delay co-op. 

 

I'm excited! Love that they made Cortana purple again like she was in CE and (i guess) H2, and it also helps distinguishing her from The Weapon. The new equipment is also gonna be really fun to use especially if they're letting you upgrade each of them. What I'm slightly worried about is the beacons and outposts working like a typical open world Ubisoft game, so hopefully they find a way to make them not as repetitive or tedious to do.

[Mister Pink]

New multiplayer map revealed - Streets of New Mombasa

 

 

[DEADWOODZ]

ODST vibes, damn it looks nice!

Edited November 3, 2021 by DEADWOODZ

[Mister Pink]

23 minutes ago, DEADWOODZ said:

ODST vibes, damn it looks nice!

ODST was actually the first campaign I completed and I really liked the style/art direction of that title. So, I'm super excited for this map. 

[DEADWOODZ]

Multiplayer just dropped.

 

 

Edited November 15, 2021 by DEADWOODZ

[Mister Pink]

So the rumours were true! Nice!

[DEADWOODZ]

Now i need to split my time between this and BF2042

[Testarossa]

So excited! Got it downloading now, can't wait to play it later in the evening.

[Mister Pink]

1 hour ago, DEADWOODZ said:

Now i need to split my time between this and BF2042

That and Forza Horizon 5 for me! Screw GTA: DE!   

 

[DEADWOODZ]

6 minutes ago, Mister Pink said:

That and Forza Horizon 5 for me! Screw GTA: DE!   

 

Aye, i never picked the DE up either.

[Jason]

Playing on Series S with mates and it feels gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood.

 

Edit: now that I've spent some more time with it, some more thoughts:

 

The battlepass progression is dogsh*t, everyone is saying it and 343 have said they're looking at it, so hopefully they sort that out as it's the only way to earn cosmetics thus far.

 

There's no where near enough maps and there needs to be more playlists. Big Team Battle (12v12) has 3 maps in total and you're lumped in a mixed mode instead of just being able to do TDM BTB or CTF BTB or w/e, so they really need  pump out some maps and playlists soon as I don't think there's enough to keep people coming back right now. Arena (4v4) is fun but highlights how craycray the game is with grenades, not sure what they can do there as grenades are so ingrained into halo but it gets crazy on the smaller more compact maps.

 

The ontroller sens also feels a bit off and even now with me tweaking it a bit and getting settled I still don't think it feels bang on. The default control layout also just doesn't work well IMO, the game really improves when you try something like the bumper jumper control system. The game has a lot of good options like FoV slider, motion blur, camera shake, HUD options, deadzone, acceleration and full controller remapping, all of which are very nice to see.

 

Still bemused by the lack of co-op campaign come the campaigns launch next month though. Forge is even further out too. There's no silver lining with either of those, 343 dropped the ball hard there.

[Mexicola9302]

I just played one round of this game, it's actually pretty fun, i never played any Halo online, and i wasn't even that bad. Nice it will be a free game.

 

On 11/15/2021 at 8:44 PM, DEADWOODZ said:

Now i need to split my time between this and BF2042

Yeah im playing Forza Horizon 5, Battlefield 2042 and Halo now, i can't really decide what to play atm. Better having multiple choices than none. And im looking forward to the GTA Online December DLC, i mean there must be one, else it's meh.

[DEADWOODZ]

46 minutes ago, Mexicola9302 said:

I just played one round of this game, it's actually pretty fun, i never played any Halo online, and i wasn't even that bad. Nice it will be a free game.

 

Yeah im playing Forza Horizon 5, Battlefield 2042 and Halo now, i can't really decide what to play atm. Better having multiple choices than none. And im looking forward to the GTA Online December DLC, i mean there must be one, else it's meh.

I've done a few matches, why did they make it so you could only really get xp by doing battlepass challenges...

 

As for BF i'm at like rank 55, can't wait until they do something about those f*ckin hovercrafts.

[Mexicola9302]

32 minutes ago, DEADWOODZ said:

I've done a few matches, why did they make it so you could only really get xp by doing battlepass challenges...

 

As for BF i'm at like rank 55, can't wait until they do something about those f*ckin hovercrafts.

Isn't the xp not just for useless cosmetic stuff anyway?

 

And in BF im only rank 19 or 20 atm, i hope the real release makes the game a bit better, and yeah the hovercrafts are annoying as hell.

[Testarossa]

I've been playing this for a couple of days now and it feels really really great, don't really have many complaints aside from the XP progression which everyone and their mother has already voiced out anyways. Do hope it gets sorted out fairly soon, it is technically a beta but really all these files are from the finished game basically, so I guess we'll see if there's any changes around December.

 

Some great news, they're adding a few temporal fixes while they rework the progression system:

 

 

[Jason]

The controls and sensitivity issues are sorta frustrating at times. I dunno what it is but I just can't get the aiming to feel right, it always feels a bit off. I think it's partly cause acceleration is always there on a controller from what can tell? Idk, but it just doesn't feel great to aim right now, at least not on the level of something like Destiny, Call of Duty or Siege.

 

The controls are another issue that I don't think is fixable but there's just too many important buttons you need quick access in moments where you can't lift your fingers and thumbs off the sticks. I've been experimenting a bunch with it and I do have an Elite controller so I have access to paddles but yea, needing access to jump, sprint, slide/crouch, fire, grenades, equipment and melee at a moments notice is iffy on a controller, then you have weapon swapping, pinging, grenade swapping and reload on top of that. Feels like you need to claw grip and have a paddle controller which you are comfortable with to really play the game "optimally" lol.

 

The battle pass change is nice but no where near enough. Considering battle passes are the progression you really need to earn exp for them from matches, play well and get more exp and all that jazz. Dunno how the current model ever made it out of the first round of resting tbh, but hindsight is 20/20 I suppose.

 

The game is still a lot of fun and it's had a smooth launch considering the scale of it and compared to other big games, it's just sorta in a position where it's frustrating cause it's sooooooooo close to being EXACTLY what it should be. Hopefully it'll get there in time.

[Mister Pink]

That's good news, alright. 

 

I haven't put many hours into Halo yet but from what I played, it's phenomenal. Love the little details and textures. Like how your boots leave a print mark on some metal or concrete floors....

 

 

Also enjoying some of the customisation. 

 

 

I just can't wait for the campaign and some co-op now!