A great chunk of the Halo community are upset of what we saw the other day. Everything from the graphics to the lego phantom that had janky animations. Everyone who has been disappointed has the right to criticize 343 industries for their poor representation of the game. Infinite looked pretty bad compared to games like, Red Dead 2, GTA 5, God of War, and so on. The fact that people make the excuse that the Xbox one is holding this game back from looking good is a bad argument. All of the games I stated look great on the Xbox One, so there isn’t much reason why Infinite can’t look a little better. Yes, we know it’s a demo and the graphics will be improved (hopefully). But being 4 months away from launch (3 months of polishing game, one month to make discs) the demo we saw is worrying that the game might not look too much better.
I am personally not a fan of the design changes 343 made with Halo 4 and Halo 5, however, Infinite seems to be a step up on the gameplay feel side of the spectrum. I think the majority of the community can agree on the statement about Halo 4 and 5. However, 343 is just trying to make US, the Halo community happy, while at the same time trying to make their boss happy (Microsoft). The boss wants one thing, the community wants another thing, and 343 is just trying to make everyone happy. I think don’t think that everyone should be okay with the decisions made by 343, however, I do believe the hatred towards 343 should be toned down. I am not happy with what they showed, nor am I happy about their “ten year plan” for the game yet, I don’t see any reason to hate them. They picked up the franchise at a time where they needed to make a game better than Halo 3, which is extraordinarily difficult to do, while at the same time giving us a new experience, and a new story, while not knowing what makes Halo feel like Halo. The staff was mostly new, with a few bungie leftovers.
All I’m trying to say here is that, 343 don’t deserve the hate. I don’t like what they have done to the franchise, however, Infinite is showing promise that they are trying to listen to us, while also trying to please Microsoft. The graphics are comparable to Xbox 360 graphics in some aspects but, let’s give the story a chance, let’s not give up all hope. I myself was not at all hyped about this game before because I am skeptical about what 343 would decide to do. I am now excited because the game looks fun. I think graphics are important, and I think it’s a valid concern. But let’s just let 343 do their job, while providing constructive criticism to help point them in the right direction because bashing them constantly will not make them change anything.