I want to love this game. I miss having a good Halo game, but I just can’t be positive about the mess that this game is.
The problem is that 343 is trying to make Halo like everyone else. The reason Halo had such a devoted base is because it set itself apart from all the other games. Now 343s primary focus is on clown outfits for everyone to buy for their Spartans and the expense of actual content. How’s that working out? Congratulations fools, you can now show off how stupid you look to a dwindling, soon to be vacant fan base. Halo is destined to fail as long as they try to be everyone else and ignore what made Halo unique. I really regret paying the $60 for the simple campaign that’s only worth a onetime play through
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In order to drtermine if Halo attempts to clone other games, a good strategy would probably be to define the differences between the Halo games and other games in the same genre.
If we limit our scope to the Campaign, I would consider Halo Infinite’s Campaign to be relatively similar to the Campaigns in Halo CE, 2 and 3. The campaign provides the player with a lot of freedom and there do also exist distinctly different enemy types with distinct strengths and weaknesses which in turn mean that a singular strategy is rarely dominant. In additions this based on my opinion, the Campaign do also feel like a Halo Campaign.
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I try to say that the game has a good foundation, I feel like it is the most balanced Halo Multiplayer yet! (not perfect, but everything needs a buff, not a nerf.)
But man.
343 is really stretching my patience. We have 1 month left until Season 2 and there is no road map and I doubt there will be a real one in that blog post Ske7ch keeps promising.
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I completely understand. I get it.
Yes sir. Exactly my point.
Let’s have faith, brotha! The community runs this game. Appreciate you! Love your insight. I agree.
This exactly. Perfect response.
1000% agree. I’m with ya. That’s the frustration. But as Halo fans I’m not saying we abandon it. Hold th accountable. They will.
I maintain that the core of Infinite is something special. The gameplay foundation is there IMO way more than it was with H4 or 5.
343i’s inexperience with implementing a Live Service has been really unfortunate, though. And a lot of decisions re: Monetization and facilitating online play have been questionable.
I think it’s not “toxic” to give the game credit where it deserves it while still calling out the areas where it’s mediocre to downright bad.
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Forget “toxic” and any other crap label. That’s a made up word anyways. “Toxic” essentially means “I don’t like it!!!” Pfffff.
I have faith that this team will come through. They have no choice. I’ve never seen gameplay this solid. Let’s do it 343! Let’s crush it.
Been a fan since day one. Sitting in line everytime being first in door to get my copy for 1,2,3,ODST, and Reach. Playing CE with the duke and what difference the next iteration controller went so well with the release of Halo 2. Going from using XBConnect to plays friends online and Bungie idea of a Online match making system. And play custom modded maps through XBConnect. As well as huge system link where everyone had their big -Yoink!- tv to bring along the original BEEFY Xbox. Was also first for H4 and despite the mix reviews at the time people hating it, I absolutely loved it. Just like I did Reach. when most people hated the Bloom I didn’t mind it., But hey even though I like, it was broken, however fans that figure out how to mod fix that too.
Plus 343 is adding access to cut content from Halo CE pc,2, and pre CE content. New maps of Halo 2 classic in 2022? Get outta here… MCC is is straight up amazing.
Micro-transactions in MCC I have mix feelings but hey it’s just cosmetic I’ll be okay with all this as long as the amount of credits you get freely with challenges does not change it wont bother me.
I will always be a fan and hopes that everything that has come before is honored and hope Halo Infinite has must a chance to shine as MCC did.
°~°>And idc call me cRaZy
, but with Paul Bertone why stop there? Why not pay good -Yoink!- money to get a much of the original staff. No fan would hate that I’m not talking just the bungie titles… also people from 4 and 5 too?<^~^<
°^°>And look… I know I’m on some serious hopeium with what I say next… One day we can have a true remaster of halo CE and 3 with Marty helping out. Despite what is being done and said about him, I don’t care every Halo fan deserves to hear how CE sounded classic full restore.
And a remaster score for anniversary CE. miner fixes in 2 cause is damn near perfect (Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin) no vocals like in H2C to be added to anniversary graphics would be amazing.<~<
I don’t know I enjoy all the new cores can’t wait to see the interchangeable armor core. Even though something has ventured out a little it seems like it follows in it pretty well. I’m also not against them going extra on them. I am thankful that they said that they’re going to fix watchdog coating to look like pre-release armor coating. Rakshasa and Eaglestrike armor cores get a watchdog coating as welI.
Extra bonus get to keep the variant they went with as well.
Imagine them going wild and after adding elites, they add grunts, jackals, bruites, hunters, and so on. You can have modes where it focuses on one core specifically and games where their intermix. Always like the idea that one day we can have the ability to create a game type like Star wars battlefront in Halo.