Enlarge / Chief and “The Weapon” bond through adversity in Halo Infinite —and not just in the game’s plot or firefights. (credit: Xbox Game Studios / 343 Industries)
Halo Unlimited is the best campaign-driven entry since 343 Industries took over the particular series in 2011 . It is also the messiest Halo game yet.
To be clear, I enjoyed my time with Halo Endless ‘s campaign. That’s primarily because the game sees 343 finally nail its own Halo “voice, ” one whose mechanics, gunplay, and physics feel more rooted in typically the series’ past than ever before. Meanwhile, 343 uses clever ideas to modernize and go beyond the foundation established by Bungie. And the game delivers story, dialogue, and sci-fi stakes where they count.
But there’s no way to review this title without complaining about this game’s launch state. Halo Infinite may reach new series heights, but its ambition tests the limits of the duct tape keeping often the game together.
Before we begin, three housekeeping notes
First, this is a campaign-exclusive review. Xbox Game Studios has wisely split Halo Infinite into two discrete parts, plus the online versus-multiplayer suite has been live as a free-to-play game since November 20 . It’s quite fun, and I’ll have more to say about it within the near future. For this particular article’s purposes, ” Boundless ” refers to the campaign launching on Steam, Windows 10, in addition to Xbox consoles on Wednesday, December 8, not the versus modes.
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