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Halo Infinite - Campaign Overview (October 25th - 6am PT / 9am ET / 3pm CET)
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Iced Arcade
Member
GulfCoastZilla
Member
Basically this, Gimmie those skill trees and non linear campaign.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
The year delay made a difference atleast.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Play another game if you want scripted moments. Keep em out of Halo. Full on sandbox is what I expect from Halo.
Grapple hooks, vehicles etc are perfect recipe for mayhem.
Riky
$MSFT
Just watched on my 4k set, wow some of the texture work is incredible, they really used the extra time to polish the hell out of it.
Most important thing was it gave me all the vibes from the original game, that's what I wanted.
Just cannot wait for this now.
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CuNi
Member
God forbid bosses in games having a health bars
It's not that no boss is allowed to have a health-bar, it's just that this was never done in Halo before and IMHO doesn't fit into Halo.
I also think that this RPG-Style Upgrade System doesn't fit Halo. But god forbid people have different opinions
I can't say I'm impressed after watching again in the 4k mode. The game looks best when they are indoors. The world looks kinda basic after seeing ghost of tsushima or last of us 2 scenery at times.
Then again this could just be how the halo world is suppose to look like but seriously what person decide that they would have only one type of tree in that area. You go from super shiny and detailed vehicles and buildings to that terrible forest look.
I need to rewatch it a third time in slow motion to get a better idea of what the game looks like in detail a la digital foundry style.
They did upgrade the visuals of the bad guy.
Then again this could just be how the halo world is suppose to look like but seriously what person decide that they would have only one type of tree in that area. You go from super shiny and detailed vehicles and buildings to that terrible forest look.
I need to rewatch it a third time in slow motion to get a better idea of what the game looks like in detail a la digital foundry style.
They did upgrade the visuals of the bad guy.
Negotiator101
Member
Yeah see you after the reviews, this is over 90mc I'll bet on it.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
It's night and day difference compared to last year showing.
cormack12
Gold Member
Just missed his monthly botox
The year delay made a difference atleast.
Yeah. Because Didact fight was a QTE. And Warden had plenty of health, you just didn't saw it on screen. But he was a bulletsponge...
XXL
Member
Yes, it does bottom right. 6:09
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
Jesus, what have they done to Halo... now it's open world, the lines sound horrible. "Say goodbye", "maybe it's a friend", what is this?
Horrible. Simply horrible.
Horrible. Simply horrible.
Mister Wolf
Member
Best looking game I've seen all year.
Luipadre
Member
its CGI tho
nemiroff
Gold Member
My notion is slightly different from yours. I think if you peel off the layers of concerned whiners that didn't want the game to succeed you'd see that quite possibly the most of the actual potential customers were, like you; fully capable to enjoy the gameplay reveal at the same time legitimately criticizing some of the technical aspect.
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XXL
Member
It's not in-engine.
Sony
Nintendo
I'm really liking the structure. Remember, they've already stated that it's not an open world game. It has levels but with a much larger scope.
The structure is more like Crysis, which is a very, very good choice!
I'm quite bummed tho that they removed that 'ground pound. Would have loved to grapple up in the air and ground pound.
The structure is more like Crysis, which is a very, very good choice!
I'm quite bummed tho that they removed that 'ground pound. Would have loved to grapple up in the air and ground pound.
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Artistic
Member
Only gripe about Halo 3 is they killed of some of my favorite characters. It being 4 player co-op and the having some of the best campaign missions in the trilogy made up for it though.
Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Yes, overall it looks great. I was going to cherrypick a few things but then it occurred to me that even the best looking games have some bits that look bad. TLOU2 for example skin shader in daylight can look bad.
Overall infinite looks polished, the rocky mountain geometry looks improved and the game world looks really populated with effects, geometry and enemies.
MOTM
Banned
ShaikhCroft
Member
Looks incredible to me. Gonna have a good time in December!
Sony
Nintendo
It's not open world. It has the structure of the original Halo: CE on steroids. More like Crysis.
Lognor
Banned
I'm not familiar with either of those enemies. I stopped playing Halo after Reach. I guess those were 343's additions.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Huge upgrade in lighting. Skin shaders too. Wow.
The year delay made a difference atleast.
Halo 2 had two boss fights: The Prophet of Regret and Tartarus. Plus Halo 3 had 343 Guilty Spark as a boss fight. The Tartarus boss fight could have used a health bar honestly.
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
What? I can't be disappointed with a franchise that I grew up with being turned into something I dislike?This … is your take?
Or I can only say "YAAS LOOKS INCREBIDLE"?
Ok, that's better. Thank you.
Still didn't like a lot of the things I saw. I'll wait for more videos.
Aguero9320
Member
I thought the ‘maybe it’s a friend’ line was funny - 2021 gamers really are some of the most joyless fucks around
CuNi
Member
Every Brute in Halo is a literal bulletsponge. The issue isn't with having bulletsponges.
It's how it feels playing it. Without a healthbar on top, you can imagine this fucking meat-tank to just literally soak in all those bullets, but once you see a health bar, at least for me, the immersion is gone.
Healthbars also make you play the game differently. Without a healthbar, you may know they are spongy, but you never know how close or far you are to killing them. Is it worth to shoot those few bullets in your magazine into this ape-shit charging brute and maybe deliver the final blow? Or is it wiser to just retreat for a sec, reload, find a better spot and engange again? With a healthbar it removes the risk completely. You always know exactly how much HP he has and makes you play differently because there is no risk anymore. You know if you can kill him while he's charging you because you see his life. That "fight or flight" feeling is completely gone as you constantly have all the information you need.
XXL
Member
Makoto-Yuki
Gold Member
fuck yeah. GOTY
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
And then you realise some of Halos best moments are scripted.
Silent cartographer beach landing
The Flood introduction
Warthog run
Orbital MAC external combat
Halo 2 scarab chase
Gas giant lab cable cutting
Underwater transporters
Gondala fights
Bugger intro in Halo 3
The entire ARK installation on earth
etc
etc etc
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Lognor
Banned
Alright, I guess I just have a bad memory. LOL. I played Halo 1 and 2 when they released and started up with Halo again with the MCC on XSX, starting with Halo 3. I do remember playing Halo 1 in college and thinking it was odd that there weren't any boss battles. So hopefully I'm at least right on that point. LOL
Dabaus
Banned
Im banned from twitter so i cant link it but some 343 guy said that isnt an in game asset and to keep expectations in check (lol)
Lognor
Banned
Just because that's all you've known in Halo doesn't mean the unscripted moments in Infinite won't be as impactful. Think of all the crazy shit we've seen in Botw and none of those moments were scripted.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
That campaign looks like a fucking dream come true!!! So many options, those RPGish upgrade elements, those mini-boss encounters, the scale, calling in vehicle drops, this looks like a Halo campaign that fully achieves the promise of the first game. Seems like you can approach situations in all types of interesting ways. And those surprise attacks possibilities.
The game looks fucking fantastic!! Shit, why does it have to be so far away!
The game looks fucking fantastic!! Shit, why does it have to be so far away!
Iced Arcade
Member
It doesn't even look like the same person.
