So I’m sitting here, it’s 9:30-10:00 in the morning. I keep asking myself why does Infinite still feel off, just not the multiplayer, but also the campaign.
There was a time in gaming that both campaign and multiplayer got equal amount of attention. They usually both were solid. Now there are some games that have mp that honestly shouldn’t, this isn’t about them.
With the Halo 3 servers shutting down it kind of hit me, but more so the year it came out. 2007. It was a year of new adventures, games series finishing up or new franchises coming out.
For those games (at the time), felt solid. They were fun, but more importantly, they had focus. Halo 3’s campaign I spent hours in, and the multiplayer. The story was fun to replay and the Halo 2-3 era were the peak of Halo’s pvp (and story).
The focus at those times were on mainly one thing, the experience. Sadly I don’t think that is the case anymore. Here is where things get ugly. Focus is split now on serious players (so the HCS), hard core players, casual players, campaign only, mp only, grinders. In terms of campaign only it isn’t that bad yet, as there hasn’t been a 343 Halo campaign that you can comfortably say, “this campaign is better than this game”. (Not comparing it to Halo-Halo3, but a true competitor).
In terms of mp I don’t know if it will ever be good again. Too many types of people,
-purists will destroy fun just because, ‘why have a Carbine when you have the BR. You only need one of those weapons.’
-balancers, yes there needs to be balance, but not every gun needs balanced because you suck at it
-Causals, (this is a weird one) I’m talking about people who this is their first Halo game and they play off and on. They want the game to be like other games, it shouldn’t, this is Halo. A series that launched a console and paved the way to many great games.
-the hardcore players, ranked games are a must. (This is something I agree on), but they can be blinded by things. As they just play, they want the best experience for themselves.
-The Pros, Yeah… I mean I think the HCS is cool and all, but making things just for them and their teams. Cringe. (Top 3/ Winners cosmetics are cool, but yeah)
The focus of this game is everywhere. Pleasing too many people. This is why this game scares me, but you are hearing a lot of stuff is working with this halo, but it is not.