343’s best halo campaign.. but unfinished | Halo Infinite Review

Halo fans have waited a long time for Halo Infinite. The Halo series wasnt doing too hot in the 2010s. Mainstream interest seemed more less fizzled out after Bungie moved on and the games that were being made by new franchise shepherd, 343 were divisive.
Its been a long time that Halo has given me that feeling of “God, I love Halo..” Until now.
If you are worried about spoilers, dont worry, Im not here to ruin things for you. Im going to break the review up into Gameplay, Audio and Story so if you do enjoy the review, giving it a like and sharing would be appreciated seeing as it helps the channel.
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[@Ohmygodiamonfire]

I'm honestly just amazed that they managed to actually build off of Halo 5's terrible story and make something REALLY GOOD out of it. It's kind of insane.

[@theoncomingstorm7903]

Yeah salvaging Halo 5 was a goddamn miracle, let alone integrating that with the emotional beats from Halo 4 to tie those two disparate games together.

[@unclerico6178]

Joe Staten was one of the main reason the Bungie Campaigns were awesome.

[@gav6189]

It almost seems as though they had a plan all along. I kinda doubt it though.

[@DarthStew96]

@@unclerico6178 I've heard him say himself that the campaign was basically done when he came aboard, during the delay.

[@Phoenixguy357]

Meh

[@iblamecurt4370]

When you said “we love Halo through the good times and bad” man did I feel that…because it was not an easy journey getting to this point AT ALL 😂

[@supermysticsonic2]

@bLackstar 5 had great multiplayer.

[@thesuperintendent4290]

@@supermysticsonic2 Absolute horrible story. I'd rather Halo 4 because they at least didn't lie to us about what it was going to be about.

[@supermysticsonic2]

@@thesuperintendent4290 That has no bearing on the multiplayer.

[@thesuperintendent4290]

@@supermysticsonic2 The multiplayer was to competitive and had an all round toxic community. Halo 5 is a game nobody misses.

[@TheLawnMowingMan]

@@thesuperintendent4290 I can agree, both multiplayer and campaign were trash in halo 5, map design was hot garbage, literally everyone was sweats and the multiplayer had a garbage sandbox.

[@dextergrif1052]

Seeing gameplay of last year’s demo with all the graphical improvements in this video made me happy.

[@jayceneal5273]

no scarabs really makes me sad :( imagine grappling onto one climbing up it's leg and destroying the core near banished bases. such a missed opportunity. those big vehicle fights are really a huge part of Halos dna

[@jpcarsmedia]

Someone even made a Banished scarab mod in the MCC..

[@dr._breens_beard]

@bLackstar it could come in a dlc. its disappointing yes but we should be happy we got god of war and not anthem when it comes to halo infinite because "development hell" appears to be an understatement for the past 6 years

[@derekcorndogs]

@bLackstar eh? are u sure?

[@kassu9600]

Yeah, the vehicles and a lack of different biomes are a big bummer to me but I'm hoping the game makes up for these in some way

[@dennisthemenace8825]

10 years and i have a feeling we will have them back probably more deadly considering how easy it is to defeat them, it gives a proper reason to utilize the equipment, and strategy.

[@hiddensquid7048]

OH SHIT THE PILOT ACTUALLY DOES THE AIMING "DIAGNOSTIC" THING HALO IS BACK BABYYYYY

[@FoxyGrandpa1]

27 minutes? You just made my night

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Dah heck?! Are u in like anti North Pole or South Pole or something?? I wish my nights lasted 27 mins and my days 1 min LOL

[@supermysticsonic2]

The game actually dropping didn't?

[@AMSatellite]

"Late Night Gaming"

[@AzureDragon2604]

A late night

[@WrittenOffski]

Past Curfew Gaming

[@diamond1468]

I'm going to miss the big set pieces like in The Covenant. Those were always my favorite part

[@espi371]

Exactly, and what we have now is am outpost clearing simulator.

[@lemonke1709]

@@espi371 wha5 did we do in the other games o lets fuckin see shoot everything move on rinse and repeat

[@onemansvoice9132]

@@espi371 How would you know

[@supermysticsonic2]

@@espi371 You don't have a surplus of working braincells, huh?

[@philswift8793]

I'm sorry this just doesn't make a lot of sense. The entire game is a big set piece, the engagement distances for AI have been shown to be longer than ever, as well as the general combat dynamic between them in the player far more versatile.

[@urielgarcia7958]

“A loop that always leads back to; a ring, a man in power armor and his AI companion” sent chills down my spine man

[@thebass4511]

I think master chief will go through mitosis and turn into two master chief

[@MarilynMalkovich]

Master Chief and Apprentice Chief

[@tuckergoodin7684]

@@MarilynMalkovich Beat me to it by 15 minutes

[@juantsu2000]

I don’t think that Open World design signifies that there CAN’T be changes to the environment. Just look at Arkham Knight. During a section of the story, the city vastly changes and becomes inhospitable until you solve that problem. The Open World doesn’t have to be 100% the same all the way through. Of course, it does kinda need to revert back to the status quo but I don’t think the Open World aspect inherently limits change. Putting collectibles in unrepeatable areas is a big mistake tho. If the game gives you the option to continue playing after it ends then every collectible should be available to backtrack.

[@Nyctosuba]

Not making big irreversible changes to the open world is important in games like RDR2 where you could spend almost a hundred hours in a single playthrough, but in shorter games like Halo where it's easier to play through them multiple times you absolutely can shake up the world, and it's usually better for it. The games that come to my mind are Far Cry 5 and Dragon's Dogma: In Far Cry 5 the map changes as big story events take place and landmarks get destroyed, and in Dragon's Dogma - avoiding spoilers as best I can - the entire world gets shaken up in the final act. Most missions can still be finished and new ones can be undertaken, but there's a very real and tangible effect the story's taken on the world and it opens up an entire new layer to the game with new monsters and equipment and enemy placements. A game like Infinite could easily make big changes to the game world and it'd probably be incredibly badass to start the game in nice pristine forests and end it with half the map glassed, just include NG+ for when you want to start over and not have to find all your collectibles again.

[@ChezzyKnytt]

@@neomcdoom Yeah, I saw some attempts at swampy areas and a few waterfalls here and there, but they never leaned into it like they could have. I wanted to see a 343 Guity Spark style area, thick with fog. They definitely had opportunities for snow with some of the high altitude areas.

[@Nikkerman]

Part of me was really really disapointed we didn't get a flood reveal and then like, have the entire world be covered with that flood look, which is hard because I love the story we got and they would have had to change the story to do that, but it would have been one of the coolest things in gaming ever

[@CloudsWolf]

They should have just taken more inspiration from games like Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row. I mean Saints Row has an entire part of the city become a zombie trap. A large ship in the sky that you can land on and destroy. I kind of wish the Saints Row people took over and made Halo 4 5 and 6 now

[@sage_thunderleaf487]

Clever to mimic the original gameplay footage from 2020. Definitely shows just how badly the game needed that year delay. I'm excited to get my hands on the campaign tomorrow!

[@skatecar1596]

One of my biggest issues with the 2020 demo was the skybox, it looked empty and bland which took a lot out of the world. The skybox here looks beautiful and the day/night cycle is a great way to keep things fresh despite the different biomes (which I genuinely think they're saving for dlc/events) I think Halo Infinite clearly went through development hell and I wouldn't be surprised if it went through a ton of changes. Ultimately, Staten gave them stability and 343i somehow pulled Halo's tomb out of the ground. Now they just gotta build the pyramid around it

[@dolphinyoin9219]

@Chris K. ?

[@sneakyjackson5271]

Night should get darker tho

[@dsdy1205]

building the pyramid implies at some point they'll be done and let the franchise rest, which as an idea I really like

[@TomYourmombadil]

With more campaigns on the ring do you think it’s possible that there could be more biomes? I might be mistaken but it looks like you can see snowy sections on the other side of the ring

[@jord1215]

Yes I have heard rumours that future dlcs with have different biomes

[@kazcogswell9960]

There is going to for sure be more biomes. If this game is supposed to be a 10 year project, the DLCs will probably do something like Destiny does.

[@cptgrimm]

Yes and let us pray there is a DLC called “The Parasite” Omg if that happens I will explode

[@joelrichardson8771]

You also have to consider that behemoth has desert biom assets which they will most likely use for a future campaign

[@TheMhalpern]

@@cptgrimm YES and that would allow some of the new weapons to shine better

[@gung-hogaming8386]

11:12 is the biggest gripe I have with this game. I don’t want this to be ruined for me but flat out fun combat isn’t enough, to nab my 60 bones. Where’s the swamps or jungle biomes or give me a desert setting like in Halo 3. They limited themselves by making this game open world, it just wasn’t meant for this style of game. Large yet linear sandbox gameplay is Halo. Each area you walked through drove you further into the plot and you always felt in control of where you can go because the game gives you just enough freedom to do so without leaving you feeling lost and ultimately bored with nothing to do.

[@eclipse9304]

I've never played a game that truly made me feel like I'm plucking an army and their resources apart until Infinite and it is fantastic.

[@Greatspartan87]

Hearing the words “my 1080ti struggled” really does something to you

[@3dgelord187]

Well... 1080Ti is quite old and probably has shit drivers for games of today

[@awsomDixie]

@@3dgelord187 1080 ti may be relatively old but it sure ain't a weak gpu yet

[@chasef1077]

Laughs in rtx 3080 with i9 10900kf

[@David-mg5jx]

1080ti still better than what consoles have.

[@alex005.]

Is a 1660 Ti better or worst?

[@tonito_el_tigre]

The earlier we get to sleep the sooner we’ll get to play this future masterpiece with struggles boys🔥

[@Zack_21]

Just don't go to sleep and stay up past 12 to play it

[@danielnour5192]

Its 8decemeber and i cant find the game? I have game pass , do you know when i can play the game?

[@tonito_el_tigre]

@@danielnour5192 10 or 11am or releases

[@connorb1844]

I just had an idea on how Scarab fights could be iterated on. I always felt they were a bit too easy to "defang", as it were, the flanks especially being pretty nonthreatening once you took out the turret operators. I have an idea about this, though. What if there was a two-way gravity lift on each side of the vessel? It could deploy shock troops if you got too close, but also reverse itself to "abduct" lower ranked enemies (such as Grunts) back into the vessel to man the empty turrets. There could even be a brute on a loudspeaker barking orders around like, "Worthless Unggoy! Get me a better crew!", or "Man the defenses!" as the Scarab sucks Banished infantry up to reinforce itself

[@loaduscoolclipz5505]

thatd be cool, though i think scarabs would still be way too easy to fight thanks to the grappling hook. i say make an entirely new enemy, one that has the spirit of the scarab fights but balanced to infinite's equipment. i know they kind of tried that with the kraken in halo 5, but hopefully if they do go in this direction they wont mess up again.

[@josephcasper3392]

@@loaduscoolclipz5505 this has been a Dilima to me and I finally figured out how to to make the hook not op against the scarab since it's banish the scarab is different so the only way to get in is to turn off the energy barrier to get inside the batteries that are powering the barriers are on the you guessed it the scarabs legs and back knock 3 batteries out to make the scarab go on lockdown mode which turns off the barriers for good the scarab will get back up and do what scarabs do which is kill once your inside there is a tank master elite,/brute you need to kill then press a button which then exposes the lekgolo core then kill it and escape

[@tntproductions1996]

@@loaduscoolclipz5505 Maybe the Lekgolo worms could detach the grapplehook and prevent you from boarding the scarab until you damage a section sufficently enough that the worms will avoid the damaged section, which will give you something to grab on too.

[@Turo602]

This is an extremely comprehensive review that really goes deep into the details most reviewers don't really touch on or gloss over which is fine when it's for the public, but as a Halo fan, I really appreciate the well spoken and in-depth feedback. Regarding the music however, while I do agree Halo 4/5 didn't entirely sound like Halo, I don't think their soundtracks should be dismissed. They had some really amazing music that added to the sound of Halo and fit the new direction the series was heading in, which was much darker due to the ominous nature of Halo 3's cliffhanger. While I'm glad Halo looks and sounds like classic Halo again, I hope they still retain the elements of part 4 that did work, and for me, the soundtrack was a big one. Halo can't be afraid to do new things. But now that 343 has proven that they understand the DNA of the series, hopefully they can still move in those directions in the future and bring back some of those new elements they introduced in Halo 4 in ways that'll be more accepted by the Halo community.

[@MuscledRMH]

I really hope they build on Infinite's Campaign with expansions in the future. Hopefully this could mean large expansions (ODST-like size) with new biomes.

[@cryofsolace4840]

I'd be really really surprised if they didn't. Waypoint says "Campaigns", the achievement for completing the campaign says "Complete the main campaign." My body is beyond ready.

[@evanmanor7444]

The game is supposed to be around for 10 years and they have already confirmed campaign dlc

[@Jellybob69]

Lmaooooo

[@kieferleblanc4504]

Well done on the review, I'm excited for this like it was 2010 again. Taking off Friday from work to play all day. Happy playing guys.

[@HaloJumpmaster]

I just bought a new Xbox series X Halo Infinite series...for 1,000 bucks. It should be here on Friday. I'll see you out there sir.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I get the feeling this is going to be to Halo what Breath of the Wild was to the Zelda series. Is it jumping on the open world band wagon, kinna. Is it a much needed breath of fresh air for the series, yes. Are some long time fans going to be left wanting a more traditional game, probably.

[@cursedhawkins1305]

Well, that's probably where the coop campaign is going to come into play as I'd just don't see how they can make a coop campaign be fun to play if its open world like the single player campaign is.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@@cursedhawkins1305 If anything, I think an open world campaign could be a blast co-op- so long as you have a little communication and strategy.

[@nicos7903]

Yea in a empty world. With no variations with copy paste trees and no other enemies types just 2 . Bo other biomes. Great..

[@cursedhawkins1305]

@@mitwhitgaming7722 Or to give 343 a chance to experiment with playing as the Marines you save during the campaign; they likely do their own missions even when you're not around, so a coop campaign focused on what they're doing would work wonders, plus as far as I'm aware no Halo game had you play as the basic Marine.

[@randyortonsdickbulge]

@@nicos7903 what there are more than two enemy types in this game lol

[@ShwaneJohnson]

Can't wait to play this in 16 hours and 26 minutes

[@ethanpickett3000]

I can't wait to play this in 16 hours and 20 minutes. Checkmate.

[@Faceu7745]

@@ethanpickett3000 hey, in what hour the game releases?

[@ShwaneJohnson]

@@ethanpickett3000 Curses, I've been bamboozled

[@roosty2266]

@@Faceu7745 10 AM PST

[@LechilTeam]

Same bro,

[@calebcarpenter3700]

The caves are beautiful, yes, but are they natural formations?

[@theseyan]

Cortana said yes

[@slatibardfast]

Interesting point about the grappling hook - I just finished my legendary playthrough and I truly think I equally used all my tools during combat. Thrusters, sensor and drop wall all felt pretty necessary for a lot of big fights, especially towards the final missions.

[@spagheddie1673]

I think the higher difficulty you play on - the more you end up relying on multiple abilities. On heroic, a drop wall and fully upgraded threat sensor were a must for me.

[@ChezzyKnytt]

I used the drop wall waaay more than I thought I would, and the threat sensor came in handy against invisible enemies. Oddly, I barely used the dodge. The grapple was just too versatile. One thing I was kinda sad about was that we never got to use the Repulsor, probably my favourite tool in multiplayer. Why on earth didn't we get to use that?

[@dsdy1205]

@@ChezzyKnytt Honestly the thruster could have been swapped out for the repulsor and only been a plus

[@MalleeMate]

In terms of nostalgia, I love Combat Evolved and 2... but I genuinely think this is the best campaign package to date. Where everything after combat evolved felt a little more claustrophobic, this seems like a direct continuation from the original idea. I believe Halo is best when we're exploring wide open spaces, imagining what's over that mountain or across that spectacular vista.

[@swesolen9205]

Agree

[@kk56111]

The only thing we are missing music-wise, is a true bombastic song or two. Everything sounds too chill/mellow for a tank battle or an epic showdown with a boss. I would really like to hear something similar to “Three gates” or “Reclaimer in a Scarab DLC.

[@CadillacDeVilledElegance]

Been playing it through and they have musical elements in game that aren't their own songs that play for scenarios like this

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Very glad they brought back the Skirmishers. Some apparently were noting that the Skirmishers recycle a modified Kig-Yar model and texture

[@patinate]

I look forward to eventually playing through with my brother, like we have done with all the other halo games. Unfortunately we are stuck waiting, so I guess 343 gets to wait just as long for our money. It's good to hear the campaign doesn't suck because 343 really needed a win this time around.

[@onemansvoice9132]

Who taking a day off work to play this masterpeice

[@adamwhite202]

I quit my full time job for this... Here come unemployment and foodstamp for next 6 months lol jk

[@ShwaneJohnson]

Fool... I took 2

[@_FarEastStar]

@@adamwhite202 a small price to pay for salvation

[@jackganger-spivak5160]

I got a final exam tomorrow... but after that is where the fun begins :D

[@DonRoyalX]

Ahhh man I’m not allowed haha my supervisor is hard about that stuff. Releases here in Aus on Thursday so I’ll have to devote the weekend to it

[@talosgarra1061]

alot of enemies play too defensively especially the hunters, they're more likely to shoot you than to hit you when you've stood next to them for 2-3 seconds and makes it really difficult to do the really fun stuff like dodging their attacks and using the shotgun at those opportune moments, while their still fun to fight, they need to be more physically aggressive and use their guns less

[@yourhatefulness4069]

Visual upgrades are definitely something I am hoping will be implemented into the game over time. And perhaps campaign expansions can take us to different biomes? I would also like to see classic/new weapons get added into the campaign as well.

[@asternshelf2459]

I just want to say thank you for starting your video with "Hunter's Dance" as the Halo Infinite OST Song used to start your spoiler-free review, thanks for that as well. Hope everyone gets to enjoy it in 16 Hours and 20 Mins as well, Good Luck to you Spartans/Elites/AI.

[@Leonard.L.Church]

Ugh, AI discrimination 🙄🤣

[@bobbob-cd9yl]

dude at first I did not dig hunters dance but MAN is that an all timer track right there...

[@ajackass5950]

No scarabs is disappointing but remember this is the halo platform for the next decade. Microsoft and 343 would be insane to not add scarabs in one of the DLCs down the line.

[@themightyempire3511]

I don’t even know why he spoiled that. Yes we would have found out anyway but he spoils way more in this video than he thinks he does by listing things he expected and didn’t get.

[@ajackass5950]

@@themightyempire3511 right

[@jamesdiaz8439]

Title: "Spoiler-free" Video: *spoils a few boss fights*

[@Leonard.L.Church]

Get this man pinned or more likes!

[@thegravytrain7156]

Every review I’ve listened to, I turned the phone away just in case

[@slytactraining]

Who stumbled here after watching IGNs “review”? Watched this right after, this is a true review from an actual legit halo follower. Well done!

[@randomperson2797]

I appreciate the little “recreations” of the July 2020 demo in the background

[@StepCrow]

“Spoiler free review,” continues to talk about the relationship between the games antagonists and protagonist and plot points that correlate with the open world. Me: “Fuck, I guess all this new information must not be a spoiler.”

[@BigBellyBurr]

dude same lmao

[@unknownwill4th549]

I loved when you recreated the old demo campaign footage lmao

[@Krispy-Klips]

I love how you recreated the july 2020 gameplay reveal.

[@DeviniteHD]

For future expansions they should go more into the direction of Metro Exodus. So: linear level -> open area -> linear level -> open area etc. They shouldn't make one connected open world which is divided into areas, but instead multiple smaller open areas that are divided by levels. Just like Metro Exodus, where you explore a swamp area, hop onto your train, have a linear mission in a cave and then go to an open desert area. Perhaps after the game we could fast travel back to other areas. I think that strategy gives us more to explore while not completely losing the Halo essence of multiple different environments in one game. I don't think Halo needs to be an open world game, but it can surely have some more open world-ish areas for the player to explore. Just like Exodus.

[@Blue_Fire-Chibi]

or they could do what minecraft did and just integrate it into the world

[@orbitaltrooper7139]

Fair warning guys. Watch out for spoiler thumbnails in youtube, I just got a pretty massive spoiler from the games first level because of them

[@Lilboozie1738]

I was really hoping they would take advantage of the graphics and make a beautiful night sky

[@bobbob-cd9yl]

I mean I have seen some pretty etherial night sky's but yh a dark sky would be cool

[@themightyempire3511]

They did tho

[@Lilboozie1738]

@@themightyempire3511 don’t be rude I haven’t played yet

[@Freaky1347]

@@Lilboozie1738 how is that being rude

[@Feu2032]

@@Lilboozie1738 Rude?

[@LeafMaltieze]

Open world games can absolutely do permanent changes to the map, but the map, and any story aspects taking place in the affected area, must be built with that in mind from the start. There are 3 ways to do it. 1. Have multiple main characters repeatedly reference that the change will happen, and that the player character will never be able to reset the affected areas. 2. Force the player to complete, or at least acknowledge, every possible objective in the area before they are able to initiate the events that cause the change. 3. Have the change happen at a predetermined point that doesn't have anything in it that the player could have done before the change happens. The first method is fairly flexible, and can happen whenever the writers need it to in the story. The second method requires that it take place later on in the story, or at least not at the very beginning. The third method requires that the story do the change before the player can really do much in the affected area, so it works best either right at the beginning of the story, or right towards the very end.

[@CantralGaming]

I haven't caught uploads as often as I want to recently but dude a 27-minute spoiler-free review?! You never cease to make me smile man.

[@smokay480]

I know his story was somewhat finished in comics but it’s almost like the didact was just completely forgotten. I really liked the didact

[@Comkill117]

I appreciate the recreation of the 2020 demo around 3:00. Also super happy to hear “Under Cover of Night” is back, it was my favorite song from Combat Evolved.

[@OrangeJambo]

Around 10:45 , the conversation talks about night time on the ring, & dare I use some head-cannon or w/e.. but this type of bright-night-twilight-shadowsare50%off lighting could just be because there's really not much blocking the nearby star.

[@dez-m]

Yah, you can see the sun right beneath

[@TheFuel89]

I think there's room for more biomes with content updates. We've only seen a small portion of the ring so far, and the campaign story leaves room for expansion without making a totally new game.

[@ezra4982]

I have now played the campaign twice, once on normal and doing every location and getting all collectibles(except skulls) and another on heroic just doing the story and I agree with every single point this video makes and talks about except about equipment, the higher difficulty you play on the more you make use of all of it. A really good and in depth game review, I felt myself nodding during the video \as I experienced the same things. Really great review.

[@ImminentFates]

I can't wait to see how the follow up campaigns work

[@afanofstuff9123]

5:26 thanks mister no spoilers now I know there is no scarabs damnnn I was really hoping to see a halo wars 2 style scarab fight too. know I am joking ain't that mad just sucks knowing that now

[@jarljorigstad8744]

Excellent video! What I think 343i should have done to address the lack of environmental variety in Infinite is to have used a sort of “multi-region open world” approach that The Witcher 3 did. That game had 5 total, different large maps that the player could easily go back and forth between (velen, white orchard, skellige, toussaint, Kaer Morhen, not counting the Temerian capitol map tho, since that is all an interior setting). Understanding that TW3 and Halo Infinite are two separate genres, I would have suggested that 343i have it so that there ARE in fact levels - just very large and open ones. This would allow for different biomes to be implemented, for the player to be able to replay certain “levels” AND would allow for the Banished/Harbinger to completely destroy one “region” or another in a narratively appropriate way and make it seem like the world is actually changing with the players advancement through the story. I really actually thought that this WAS going to be the approach, but alas it looks like it isn’t. Maybe down the line in a story DLC or something. One can hope.

[@yungbobross6418]

Here’s to hoping for solid DLC campaigns or missions. They seem to be implying that we’ll receive some form of single player/coop dlc’s. Would love to see a new map or full campaign and maybe it could be a more linear romp so it’s easier to develop and has an easier time knowing what the player should be doing at any given moment.

[@sundew3848]

Honestly I feel like the equipment is actually useful, not just the Grapple. The grapple can be used to stun and melee enemies. The threat sensor can be used to keep track of particularly tough enemies. The Drop wall can take hella damage and give you a breather in combat. The Thruster cans be used to get in and out of situations quickly. The equipment shines when you use them in tandem with one another and switching between them quickly, mastering it makes you feel unstoppable.

[@zettarin]

My favourite part about the ai in terms of vehicles is that depending on what is in the vehicle they’ll have different behaviours. Elites stay at a distance and shoot in a ghost. Brutes try to splatter you more often. Not sure what grunts do

[@devindalton4688]

Grunts are more likely to reveal their weak sides in Ghosts and generally stay closer to you, as far as I can tell

[@Yamabrah_YZF]

The skimmers are the most adorable thing I’ve seen in halo since the grunts.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I want a Skirmisher plush.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@bLackstar I always felt like Drones were the most generic of the Covenant races.

[@alorem123]

Another thing I like from the music is the post rock twist to some of the music in the game. Gives the game its own identity compared to past soundtracks.

[@wananana15]

Personal opinion but halo should not do open world. I love my open world rpgs, but with halo infinites sandbox and gadgets, i would have loved a halo 3 layout but with more verticality or open spaces. Infinite is a little too open. Lots of time where you wander without any banished contact, and then all of a sudden there are like 5 enemies surrounding explosives in the middle of the forest. makes no sense. also being able to just refill on weapons or just call in a scorpion at any time felt dirty. But besides that, i absolutely Looooove this game.

[@roosty2266]

06:26 Is it just my phone is the text not on screen properly?

[@mattuiop]

Odd question. But if I get a physical copy of halo infinite for xbox sx, can I then play the same campaign on steam?

[@TheBardofLorthan]

This review makes me feel much better. I'm very excited for the story now, and I'm glad that 343 has stepped up to the monumental task of continuing Halo. Gonna be playing it after I finish my shift and get some rest!

[@bubbythebrow153]

Makes me wish I was a big youtuber I have been a huge fan of halo since I was 8 when Combat Evolved came out. I remember being a little kid wondering about the forerunner and speculating on them and what happened to them and being so full of wonderment. Played Halo 1 so many times over and played Halo 2 and 3 religiously. Even read a ton of the books. I wont lie I am a bit butthurt I didn't get to partake in the campaign preview I know I don't deserve it but damn I think most of us sticking with this franchise since we were kids should have been given a chance. They can look back and see my longshot 8 account on those game and how many hours were put in. Enough of my temper tantrum. Good review man keep it up.

[@ravhirani2660]

Nice video! Can't wait to play it. You mentioned the sounds if you're a true halo fan and I agree...I can still remember the sound of the lift at the back of the Halo 2 map called Ivory Tower 🤦🏽 that's when you know you're a long term fan

[@Killerduck0213]

My biggest complaint is the hunters. No matter how fast you get behind them, they always seem to be facing you. Oddly the needler appears to be fairly effective against them which is a first lol

[@Zero_XTZ5]

I like the challenge, but at some point they just get annoying

[@rcrobo]

I've been holding out on playing the campaign until my college semester is over (in a few days) so I'm very excited to play it. I gotta ask though: what difficulty should I play the game on? Is heroic the way to go or does normal have enough difficulty while allowing for personalized tactics?

[@duck8206]

I played on Heroic so I can vouch for that and say it was pretty fun. Shielded enemies are beefy but it didn't feel hard to kill them for some reason. Idk about normal though, just saying Heroic felt like a balanced challenge for me.

[@infiknight8428]

It’s strange. As someone who’s first game ever completed was halo 2 as a 4 year old. I never had any specific attachment to sounds like the overcharge plasma pistol or like the shield recharge. But it’s always nice to hear. I even never minded the art style change besides not liking as many armor or the elite looks. This game is the perfect blend of 343I’s love and some of the old bungie magic. Hats off to 343

[@Tortilla_Pizzeria_Pixels]

Hey dude! This is an awesome review! Also… do you think there’s gonna be more campaign as time goes on? Maybe having scarabs and more guns?

[@Jowil1030]

I agree with 90% of what I've heard you say in this video, however I disagree with the idea that the grappleshot overshadows the other equipment completely. Having beaten the campaign on legendary I can say that i used all the equipment sometimes more than the grapple. Thruster for hunters and other close engagements, threat sensor for LITERALLY EVERY ENCOUNTER, and the drop wall for phantoms and a ton of out of cover engagements. Yes, grapple for movement and long range engagements and on my normal difficulty speed run i think I only used my grapple but still the other equipment served a purpose.

[@Alan-sl7dm]

Maybe this isn't a big deal for most people, but I thought I'd share my opinion since it exists. The video is spoiler free, but still seems to include halo infinite campaign soundtracks. Personally when I try to avoid spoilers, I try to avoid as much content as possible. This includes visuals, story, and even soundtracks. My reasoning being that I want to feel the first full impact of these soundtracks at the appropriate time they're intended to be played ingame. Since these soundtracks seem to be from the campaign, which I haven't played yet, I won't be watching this video until I've heard them from the game or have finished the campaign. A little overboard on my part, but this is how I think, and would like to share my opinion. I look forward to watching this video when I am ready. Have a free like c: This was written under the assumption that this video actually includes campaign ost.

[@DreadGB]

I agree with the lack of biomes, but on the bright side, we are on a small fragment of Zeta Halo, so hopefully more biomes will come with future content. I personally hope if the flood return, it'll be in a dark murky swamp

[@mcfeddle]

Since I'm on Xbox One, I had to get creative to make the game look better. So, I changed Post FX. Made the game darker, and it really helped.

[@Zero_XTZ5]

How is xbox one performance? Im curious

[@Thunderman-2001]

There is this one Metroid crossover story I wanted to say, but not on stream. The Forerunners know and have a relationship with the Chozo. In fact, they allowed the Chozo to build their temples on the Halo Rings. I can see how they look, Beautiful stone carved rooms with statues with of both the Chozo and Forerunners. Ancient Chozo text and hieroglyphs telling the story of the relationship of the Chozo and the Forerunners. Even a collaboration of Forerunner and Chozo Technology in the temples and even the rings.

[@nourhim373]

I’ve always enjoyed your videos and your opinions on the franchise. What you do on your channel is amazing and awesome, and will continue to be for a very, very long time

[@ZombieKillChain14]

“Back…to formula” - Norman Osborn

[@albertotonon4764]

Definitely agree with this review, this is an AWESOME game. Only thing I'd say is about the equipment: yes, the Grappling hook was the most used one, especially for moving in the map, but during combat segments I found myself using all of them, constantly switching over them, using them off colldown basically. Made the game much more fun. If you find the hook just too powerful, just don't use it, you choose the buttons you press. Amazing game, good review :)

[@chasef1077]

A walk in the woods from CE is my fav halo song 😭

[@matthewmagnani2915]

When you see the name of the composer for the Ori games in the credits, you know you’re in for something special!

[@MuffinBreeder]

I'd contest that on Legendary difficulty, all the campaign gadgets find a much happier balance of usage. Grapple Shot no doubt dominates; it makes traversal a blast, easily swinging the Chief around. I personally loved it almost as much for the AOE electric slam you can do with it. BUT, once fully upgrades, the others do shine. Drop Wall with the wider protection and electrical boost can be really useful in firefights, especially against stuff like Skimmers and Sentinels -- helping you get precious seconds to line up the sights on certain weapons. Threat Sensor is invaluable for maintaining enemy positions, and it shows the enemy health which can help in prioritizing who to grind down. Thruster I found useful during the later game, especially with the active camo -- it recharges pretty quickly, so at times quick escapes was achieved thanks to it. Fantastic review though! 100% agree on the Chopper. Breaks my heart that my favorite vehicle feels so clunky now.

[@Willi.am05]

Finally! I've been waiting for your video. Your insight is always great to hear.

[@ashenbacon342]

"my 1080ti struggled" has the same energy as "spartan casualties"

[@roadrider720]

1:59, it was at this moment he knew, he f*cked up.

[@andrewbonin4237]

A banished Scarab encounter would have been perfect

[@quantumeasy7004]

LateNight uploads a video Me: *Oh, I like it*

[@Janjibro66]

What are your viewmodel settings for rifles ?

[@mrspaceman2764]

The main difference between Bungie's Halo and 343 that bugged me was the 343 games didn't pickup the Master Chief and fly/drive to the next objective. We got a cutscene followed by a loading screen. I loved the scale of the original Halo games and one of the things that sold that was actually traveling to the next objective. Made the overall mission feel more tense and connected. Hoping the open world nature of Infinite means this will be a default situation, whether the player is in control of the route or not.

[@devindalton4688]

If you don't want to know how this aspect turned out, don't tap read more. Tell you what, I think they nailed this in the game. Not only do you obviously travel to objectives yourself, but you hitch a ride on the pilot's Pelican plenty of times.

[@mrspaceman2764]

@@devindalton4688 Awesome, thanks! Downloading now!

[@devindalton4688]

@@mrspaceman2764 No problem, I really loved the game and I hope you do too, enjoy. :)

[@mrspaceman2764]

@@devindalton4688 Appreciate the spoiler warning. I started playing and 343 has mostly solved this. Except for the landing on the Halo ring. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention but one second I'm talking in the cabin of a Pelican, the next we've landed on the ring. Kind of worried me for a minute but since then it's been pretty continuous.

[@devindalton4688]

@@mrspaceman2764 If I recall correctly, Chief turns on the Pelican's auto pilot and it flies itself to the ring, right? I'm genuinely not sure if that's correct because I can't remember if the auto pilot thing happens before or after the first level on the Banished ship.

[@irishgamer8412]

I'm going to binge play halo infinite campaign tomorrow can't wait to see what it's like myself. I love the halo franchise been playing halo since 2002 I was 11 years old

[@ludicrouslad9440]

I play on Xbox One so I'm not sure if it's any different, but turning down the brightness to around 4-4.5 really brought out shadows on grass and really immersed me especially during the night.

[@d-wig8890]

I been using threat sensors when I run into active camo elites thats about it lol. Noticed vehicles are hard to use due to terrain. But loving this game so far. Clearing every section out top to bottom.

[@jagerbudansew4291]

Ive heard people mention the boss in the chopper many times, but ive beaten the game without see him. I realized in my playthrough he must have fallen out before i even met them and so my spartan killer fight was completely different, entirely on foot.

[@spagheddie1673]

As soon as I saw Gareth Coker was on the soundtrack I was confident in it - that mans work on the ori games is enthralling

[@bioshock6935]

I agree that there should be an upgrade on the visuals with better shadow's and textures and to stop the bad popping and on the foliage with better explosions

[@Beemerbmr]

All of the equipment is very useful on legendary. The shield wall and invisibility on the thrusters were used a ton

[@flightkidd123]

I never thought I’d say this after talking shit about this games mp but the campaign is on par with how I felt playing halo 2 and the anniversary for the first time, x2 the world feels massive, the enemies feel intimidating even the fucking jackals since they talk shit now as well as the grunts, I didn’t think they could truly mail that intimidating feeling being a T rated game but I was wrong for sure lol heroic feels exactly that like a mini taste of legendary, the fact that I can see my feet when I can’t in mp, yes to you might feel insignificant but just adds to the immersion of being this legendary warrior, the fact that you can pick up and throw explosive items that aren’t frag Grenades, the guns feel like they do their job, the cutscenes are amazing, an I didn’t think they could do better with making chief more realistic with his armor but the detail is crazy especially detaching a mini gun for the first time and seeing him move around looks like a walking tank,this games campaign is easily tied imo for the best halo campaign ever

[@TheGoldNShadow]

Halo: CE and Infinite are my favourite games of all time just because of their campaigns alone. The multiplayer is alright for me in both games, Infinite being a bit better than CE, but man, I LOVE the campaigns!

[@frank-b6169]

I didn’t even upgrade, nor did I use any other equipment but the grappling hook and the scanner for the scary elite boss fight .

[@Shredow2]

"MCU style jokey joke quippy moments" Did you play the original trilogy? Every time Johnson was on screen he was quipping up a storm.

[@LateNightHalo]

Very different kind of humor

[@user-gd2rg8xg2y]

Johnson's one liners were so memorable because it was a quick tonal shift from the seriousness of the plot. In infinite these one liners are non stop, so your point doesn't make sense

[@annonjames2433]

Great review!!! Ready for halo to consume my life again 😂 and another key missing feature I would say is saying being able to select missions to replay as opposed to having to restart on a new save file

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Speaking of the music... does anyone know when the game's soundtrack will be made available on CD?

[@flamman5947]

Dude, Hunters dance is an amazing theme! One of the best in the series! Love that you included it

[@shooter4600]

I do see that the grapple hook is primarily used but while playing on legendary I found myself being pushed to use all of my abilities in order to progress in those more linear levels or boss engagements, which can be fun in utilizing what's given to you but can be frustrating trying to mash button combos before you get clapped