Let’s start by stating what should have been obvious for those who finished the campaign of Halo Infinite, it’s almost a copy of Halo CE but with a touch of self individuality.
To begin with, the reason that Halo is loved so much has because of the foundation that is called Halo Combat Evolved. This hit set off a trilogy of games that had fans wanting more of its story and depth as well as mechanics. For now though this topic will only focus on the story(Campaign) of this game/story.
[Please note before I continue that the info that follows is of my OWN opinion and as such is bias and does not represent anyone but my own take on Halo of past, present, and future. ]
To me what made the original trilogy fun and immersive in its story were the three protagonists of Halo CE, 2,3 which for me were the Master Chief John 117, Cortana, and Avery Johnson.
They were the perfect trifecta of characters that balanced each other out.
John 117- Serious/Focus
Cortana- Emotional/Effective
Avery-Confident/Jovial
They each made the narrative of Halo feel truly life like and made the flow of the story more captivating.
Now we have Halo Infinite and as I played through the game I realized that once again the trifecta of characters was given this narrative life as we now had:
John 117- Focus/Haunted
Weapon/Cortana(Copy of Cortana)-Optimistic/Naive
Fernando Esparza-Broken/Hopeful
Each of these characters in Infinite brought out the story in a new way while keeping to the mold that CE made. It’s a imitation while creating its own flow as well that made you recalled why I loved Halo CE but at the same time reminding me that it’s not CE but Halo Infinite.
Overall I feel that this is a good start to what could be the next saga in the Halo universe and as a true successor to the original trilogy.
(Mind you, I liked Halo 4 and tolerated Halo 5 Guardians.)
After finishing Halo Infinite story, I now feel starved for more of the story and hope they will bring out more of the story in game content or even books like “The Fall of Reach” and “First Strike”.
Halo CE was my first game I ever played and has been my all time favorite game franchise to date.
The Master Chief and Cortana( Old and New) will always remain as my beloved game characters of all time no matter what the future has in store for this story.
Thank you 343 for your hard work and hope you find your way to keep getting better and better.