Halo Infinite is NOT Good Enough

[@SyntheticMan]

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[@greenmanwithagreenplan904]

never

[@georgie9303]

Shill

[@Ekstrak_SPD]

Wait so, alot of your content is pointing out the scumbag choices put into modern gaming. Yet here you are promoting one of the most aggressive cash grabs in mobile gaming designed to prey on kids and people with gambling problems. I do enjoy your content and agree with most of your views but this is out of your character and I assumed you had higher standards than that.

[@handingloveif]

@SKARGUT I understand the Raid disdain and its promotion by "gamers". Its Xmas though man, let Synthetic Man take the pay day safe in the knowledge anyone watching his videos is highly unlikely to touch that link... That said, I am surprised he took it. I assume he felt he needed to more than he wanted to..

[@Noid]

lol alright synthetic I’m sure you love this game so much

[@chief6163]

This video was ahead of its time, everyone disagreed with you then but look at this game now

[@manz7860]

Halo fans suck.

[@LongBeach88]

Everyone? No most of the bungie halo fans hated the level design and story of this game dude. The only people who sucked this game off were shill videos. The gameplay in this is so satisfying and polished but my god is it in a horrible world and story. If they took this gameplay, removed the upgrade bs, made handcrafted levels that all look different, and made a good story this game would be great. Also normie people on KZbin who follow news seem to get sht confused because most of the hate that this game was getting and all the controversy was against the online which has nothing to do with the campaign. So you saying durrr look at this game now is stupid because he’s not talking about the online which all the big controversy was coming from.

[@manz7860]

​@@LongBeach88I never understood why people praised the gameplay so much. All the halos have the same fucken gameplay lol. Yes it's good. But it's always been good. If anything I think the gameplay has taken a step back. I'm still salty there aren't assassinations. The grappleshot kind of ruined campaign too. Made enemies too easy and it ruined exploring.

[@LongBeach88]

@@manz7860 you never understood while people praise polished fun fps gameplay?

[@christianbaker3564]

​@LongBeach88 someone had an energy drink or 5 when writing these 😂🎉

[@DeanH92]

Are you going to review Raid Shadow Legends? You seem to be a big fan of it.

[@BIO89-]

It must be a good pay check

[@theancientsam]

Lol top comment on Halo infinite video is about another game completely

[@adamhanna1452]

Seems like he enjoys it way more than halo

[@theancientsam]

Yeah, well... It probably has something unique to offer unlike Halo

[@somehobo4410]

@@theancientsam A mobile game being unique, hahahahhaha

[@seangonzalez184]

I've always saw the original trilogy as one giant game that evolved over the years. Each game passed the torch on to the next so perfectly. Still think it's the best trilogy in gaming history. Bungie wrapped everything up so perfectly with Halo3. They gave you enough closure and insight of the entire lore but still left enough to the imagination to maintain the Halo universe's mystique.

[@drainedrain1]

Agreed and halo reach is the THE BEST prequel of any game in my opinion. Perfectly ending bungies run with the very beginning of halo ce.

[@DeadPLayerCZ]

@@drainedrain1 I honestly hate reach, the story and characters were great, but the gameplay and weapon changes just for the sake of changing things, no thank you.

[@MichaelM28]

Ratchet and Clank and Mass Effect are better trilogies

[@spuriusscapula4829]

​@@drainedrain1 It was a good game, but I didn't like it as much as the trilogy. I guess MC's presence made a really big difference for 1-3.

[@nemesis8626]

@@DeadPLayerCZ but reach had great level design and diversity, plus they didn't drag on, which the original trilogy did, I meen combat evolved alot of the rooms on levels are just copy and paste to pad the game out, can feel like abit of a drag to play through now in 2022. Still a great game but it can drag

[@ameliaward7429]

Complains about predatory gaming policies continuously, shills for a predatory game. Stellar.

[@captain-chair]

@@abandon4 You can either choose to take the money, or have a good point about consumer exploitation there is no in-between.

[@SyndicateOperative]

@@captain-chair Well, no. You can take the money and still make the point. Knowing the truth and being a martyr for it aren't the same thing.

[@captain-chair]

@@SyndicateOperative Yes but it is also right to call someone hypocritical for that. He can take the money, after all his rent and food are more important then winning an internet argument, merely the lack of consistency hurts his points.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@SyndicateOperative he can take the money, that's his business, but that doesnt make him any less of a hypocrite.

[@ameliaward7429]

@@SyndicateOperative So now turning down greasy money out of principle qualifies one as a martyr? So he will die or suffer greatly if he doesn't get shillbucks? Interesting.

[@Thunderbolt22A10]

“This easily the worst Halo Story” Halo 5 would like to speak to you lmao

[@MrSoulast]

I am sure that RAID Scam Legends have an amazing story.

[@40proofbleach81]

@@MrSoulast "with an in depth and amazing story mode"

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

At least halo 5 had a full story, halo infinite seems to be missing a big chunk. Where are the guardians? What happened to locke, his team, blue team, arbiter etc? What about halsey?

[@40proofbleach81]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 Lasky, the rest of the infinity, spirit of fire, the created, majestic and crimson. So many missing story beats

[@Thunderbolt22A10]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 jokes on you that's one big Halo 2 reference. For real though: who cares? 99% of halo has been playing as the big green virgin with his blue holowaifu. 343 already had so much lore to deal with that if they stuck in the arbiter, and halsey they'd get bogged down narritively (like 5) also I'm pretty sure locke's dead or MIA bc his helmet was used as decoration on a SPARTAN killer. Only one from fireteam osiris who mattered anyways was Buck

[@sb17899]

This aged very well.

[@smiley280]

The reason why they gave the Hunters more health and maneuverability is because they can take damage by shooting other parts of their body, like in CE. Reduced damage, but not invulnerable.

[@danwarb1]

The Hunters in previous Halo games encouraged a change of strategy. 343i don't know what they're doing.

[@phoenixv2460]

@@danwarb1 what's the difference between the hunters in the previous Halo games and Infinite

[@someretard7030]

@@phoenixv2460 I think, like Smiley said, that they take damage when shot in their armoured parts. This hasen't been the case since CE. Although, I'm not sure how this discourages strategy.

[@phoenixv2460]

@@someretard7030 that's the thing, there wasn't much of a "strategy" too begin with I seriously don't see the difference between Halo 2-5 Hunters and Halo Infinites Hunters It honestly sounds like a nitpick to reinforce the argument that "Halo 2/3 good and Halo infinite bad"

[@novathepug6692]

@@phoenixv2460 yeah you're still highly encouraged to throw grenades and shoot their back (the plate covering their back breaks off)

[@LaperLarden]

The duality of man. You can't expect people to take you seriously when in the same breath as talking about how crap Infinite was you bounce on the proverbial of one of the most despised and meme'd about games ever with no coherent story and one of the most predatory MTX systems ever, even by mobile game standards.

[@TrueGamer22887]

“Throw away every factual and valid criticism because the youtuber needs to make a living”

[@cecollins68]

plenty if creators accept the raid shadow legends sponser and then meme it into oblivion "Ggman" "whitelight" and "metacur" there are ways to shit all over raid shadow legends while still taking there money it's been done before, the fact that this guy promotes it as if it's good is what makes him a shill

[@Choryrth]

@@cecollins68 repeating your commenting in every thread i've seen so far, does not make it relevant.

[@cecollins68]

@@Choryrth 👍

[@WM-mu8ep]

@@cecollins68 I know who white light is and do you mean gmanlives? Ggman never heard of him. No idea who's metacur is either. Edit: metacur doesnt even show up on a KZbin search for me so I'm stumped on that one.

[@Greez1337]

I would argue the weapon variants you get from bounties are incredibly strong. The variant BR, Shotgun, Sentinel Beam, Skewer, Mangler and Rocket are blatantly better. Give your marines some of these guns, and you will delete enemies and other bounty targets.

[@staple_boi]

They are exceptionaly strong when he didn't mention them I was starting to think he was a troll review channel

[@mr_bear6362]

@@staple_boi I thought he was a troll review channel from the moment he started talking, his voice just sounds so annoyed and depressed, I don't think he has the ability to be happy.

[@nightdriver7216]

Yeah, it's this game's win button. Which is why I ignored the marines for most of my playthrough.

[@TrueRetroflection]

Step 1: Equip Marines with Arcane Sentinel Beam Step 2: Load then all into a Razorback Step 3: Watch them beat the game for you

[@TheLoStBoYs89]

For console players it is bad the bosses are just super sponge and the weapons just don't cut it as far as strength goes you really do need the right weapons at the right time that's in my opinion but overall I enjoyed the game not the best but it's simply Ok!😂

[@bluedragonstudios9004]

In gameplay I liked the FOB liberation but I was disappointed by the fact the other outposts don’t repopulate with marines after clearing them :(

[@mdd4296]

The story ignore all marines though. As far as canon is concerned, you are alone on halo with the pilot and the ai.

[@drippeeboye607]

@@mdd4296 I mean if the lore doesnt say it then why even include it? I mean, why even let players switch weapons when in the heckin lorerinos it never specified what guns master chief used! Why even include drivable vehicles when da heckin lorerinos doesnt tell us what he drove? or grenades or reloading or anything that makes halo fun

[@ver5549]

they do repopulate with marines but only the FOBs not the outposts for some reason they repopulate with banished

[@mdd4296]

@@drippeeboye607 No, the story in the game itself just pretend marines dont exist. So they can spawn them however they want, they are non entity. They will refuse to go with you into story mission area.

[@connorleecue4576]

If it did that you literally wouldn’t have anything else to do after the campaign

[@MajorMustang1117]

As a 20 year halo fanatic: is it where I would have went with Infinites story? No. Was it still a good try at fixing what happened at Halo 5? Yes. It was good enough. Does it feel like Halo? For the first time in roughly a decade. Yes.

[@EliteKnight97]

Hell yeah man, been with the series since 2001 and playing this game was the first time since reach that I actually felt like I was playing an fps halo, halo wars 2 was great too but that spin off series always felt a little distant from the mainline story

[@zippo71111]

@@EliteKnight97 Same here. Sure i would pick halo ce and halo 2 as my go to, but infinite was refreshing and a good step to the right direction. After seeing all the bs AAA release flops this year, infinite released at a very good time. It's still a bit rough around the edges, but enjoyable to play and hopefully they will take notes towards the next title or dlc. It did feel like halo again and a massive improvement from halo 5,.

[@kaijenkins4513]

I agree, it’s not easy with missing talent and people coming and leaving constantly. Hopefully the stories will get better in the next DLCs during the ten year plan (they better be free).

[@Ddeamorin]

Well said , well said indeed.

[@MrShepard1993]

Yes! Halo 1-3; ODST = pure love Reach = very good; grew on me with time like a good wine Halo 4 = good Halo 5= I detested (Campaign only) Infinite for me is kinda in that original trilogy spot, while also I weirdly had a better experience with Halo 4. It's like the gameplay is on point. The writing is kinda acceptable. But still there is a huge plot hole of the happenings in between 5 and Infinite. I would have wanted to experience those events. Also at least 2 additional vehicle missions and a different surrounding for the last mission would have benefited the game so much. It feels a bit too empty. But then the "House of Reckoning" was worth it solely on its own. Reminded me of that Tower in Dragonball.

[@slayer-stevkan5430]

Imagine shilling for Raid Shadow Legends and then having the audacity to talk about literally any other game having lazy writing or microtransactions.

[@IamtheBalan]

truly ridiculous double standard

[@TheCaptainhowdy11]

That's for money. He isn't reviewing it, genius.

[@slayer-stevkan5430]

@@TheCaptainhowdy11 Oh so, the same reason he made this video talking badly about Halo?

[@bestbro1018]

@@TheCaptainhowdy11 ok? If I sold someone cancer and said “it’s just for money” would that be ok?

[@TheCaptainhowdy11]

@@slayer-stevkan5430 No, he is rating it as a game. Raid SL is much different, it is a sponsor. He has no barring or feelings on it. Like doing a Nike product line in a show. He is doing for money, ever since the "Ad-pocalypse" creators have needed ad placements even more. He is actually playing and analyzing Halo. These are two different things

[@xMojaveDream]

I think the main difference between MC in Infinite and MC in the trilogy is not just how frequently that MC speaks, but also the actual words he says. I can remember almost every line from Halo CE, 2, and 3. I can't remember a single line from Infinite

[@Idziemel1]

I mean, the fact that Master Chief becomes pretty boring when he starts talking is pretty funny when you think about it. They should play it up. Halo Infinite Master Chief: "We're human. We all make mistakes." The spirit of Sgt. Johnson: "Yeah, duh, no shit, Master Chief. Thanks for sharing that deeply inspiring and insightful idea. Now please get back to doing what you're good at."

[@etmon.]

"I don't think it's a great game so the ones who think it's a great game must be delusional". nice mindset dude.

[@helljumper9828]

Therefore opinion is invalid in my eyes. Lol. It's not that cut and dry.

[@etmon.]

@@helljumper9828 nice mindset dude

[@derealized797]

@@etmon. you're apparently stuck in a bygone era, opinions don't matter in 2021. Nice mindset dude

[@funkyreapercat5280]

@@derealized797 Nice mindset dude

[@reaperquartz]

@@derealized797 nice mindset dude

[@pearcepeterson6915]

Bro was right the whole entire time

[@erhard1204]

Calls Halo Infinite a bad game, yet promotes Raid Shadow Legends in his video...what a frickin clown 🤡

[@jarrodnaidoo]

All these reviewers are

[@Spabsa]

Everything after Reach is fan fiction

[@kaijenkins4513]

@@Spabsa So is Reach technically, it was intentionally a retcon and a spit in the face to the book “Fall of Reach”. A typical Bungie attitude that carried into Destiny.

[@Choryrth]

doesn't invalid what he said.

[@Spabsa]

@@kaijenkins4513 I don’t care. They created the universe. That’s why it’s not fan fiction. 343 is basically a cover band.

[@empty2892]

I just want to see synthetic's face as he was reading the RAID script. Is it the same shellshocked Kubrick stare as in his game expo vids?

[@carlsberg-gs6rl]

I would like to imagine its more like the Orson Welles wine commercial where he was totally trashed.

[@sarahwallis]

You can hear it in his voice when he talked about being such a big esports fan.

[@rorschach1848]

This guy may be a hypocrite but his criticism of Infinite's insanely greedy MACROtransactions is still valid.

[@voidgivenfocus]

343 fans will find any way to defend paying $20 for the colour red. Like yeah your money your problem but you willingly getting scammed means 343 will keep scamming you and will never fix their fomo cash shop for those of us who actually are financially responsible.

[@Gloryholrr]

Halo infinite is free to play though

[@seanstarchannel8881]

Him being a hypocrite is definitely correct.

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

@@Gloryholrr the real game isn't my brother

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

@@seanstarchannel8881 don't watch

[@PootisPenserPow]

Potentially the worst part is that they made a proper Cortana model. They SHOW you a proper Cortana model. And then, you spend the game staring at bitchface self-insert extraordinaire "weapon" But we can't have real Cortana, because 343 can't write a decent character, causing them to use an existing one as their villain. Thanks 343, I hate you more now

[@angrywelshman7207]

"The store is predatory, I hate microtransactions" "Anyway I'd like to thank to today's sponsor, rAiD sHaDoW lEgEnDs"

[@mclovinjr9086]

Comparing a multi-million dollar company trying to squeeze every last cent out of their player base to a small youtuber that has a sponsor. Weird.

[@chancemcquade6332]

@@mclovinjr9086 That's how these consoomers are, they support their favorite companies vehemently.

[@SharbtursGameCorner]

@@mclovinjr9086 because he is saying is bad for one company to do it but not for this other company because they paid me to say it

[@MrBoxen]

@@mclovinjr9086 Lol, shilling for either one is bad. Especially one(RAID) that promotes microtransactions even more than the other(Infinite). You being complacent with microtransactions in mobile games leads to console/pc/portal game devs to take notes on how to make money as well. Mobile games are the reason why we have horrible microtransactions today. At least in Halo Infinite you won't be hit with a fucking ad every other minute. "consoomers" are the speds that actually feel like they need to drop 50 for a piece of armor to standout. People calling out hypocrisy that KZbin reviewers/content creators seem to all do isn't being a "consoomer" at all

[@joshuasatterwhite9520]

On one hand this is valid at face value. On the other, one is a sponsor from a mobile game with low expectations. On the other we have a triple a game from a multi billion dolllar company that’s expected to have actual earn able content and not openly use mobile game practices without saying it’s a mobile game

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

This review, the Raid ad, the comments.... I'm proud of this community.

[@Autz64]

Nice avatar

[@manz7860]

Guess you need to start verifying every youtubers sponsors. I guess if they're not sponsors you believe in then the youtbers are clearly compromised. You're gonna have to unsub from alot of people lol

[@tvnggg]

@@manz7860 no one said they had to unsub, they're just not a blind follower and understand that synthetic man is being hypocritical

[@tvnggg]

@@Swampy_OG_YT i probably have, but if i can't remember what he said he most likely had a shit argument against the criticism

[@tvnggg]

@@Swampy_OG_YT ok what did he say then

[@Suumac_]

We waited 6 years with the largest budget ever and the game is just an absolute snooze fest with 0 replayability and multiplayer is just a husk of a Halo experience, $20 for the color white is all you need to know. The story also makes no sense and is doing this whole superhero narrative

[@manz7860]

The story was even more offensive than the monetization of the mp.

[@bolg892]

Does the story not make sense or are you just dense maybe? Methinks maybe you're just a bit dense.

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

I would love to see a Halo game in the style of the old Ghost Recons set during the insurrection where you play as like a squad of ODSTs or ONI commandos hunting innie cells. It could set you loose in a big open map that lets you tackle the objectives in any order you like.

[@d.o.p.echart9483]

If you want to see what a game like that could look like go check out the operation trebuchet trailer.

[@kesbo3216]

Wildlands gameplay and Halo story/universe? Sign me up!

[@iansmith3406]

Basically halo ODST 2

[@jokerlou]

No

[@darlingfascistbullyboy]

Did you just describe ODST

[@tawxic1]

all those dislikes even though most people would agree with you nowadays, I can only wonder what it's like to be right all the time.

[@manz7860]

Piss off a lot of people because the truth hurts.

[@DOOM-kronicills]

Talking how average Halo is while promoting one of the worst mobile games ever. If you’ve ever played RAID shadow shizer, it’s worse than most modern games just addictive garbage that gets you to buy micro-transactions. Kinda lost credibility, especially when u always talk about the reason for the death of games, ahaha this is part of the problem. Put ur name to respectable products.

[@theplagueddoctor3686]

right! lmao what a joke thought these kinds of youtubers died out years ago

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

Money isn't life but people need to eat so what's the big deal that same ad revenue can probably make your life just facts from uncle tommy verc

[@theplagueddoctor3686]

@@tommybatmanvercetti6008 this big deal is that this guy is a hypocrite. hes criticizing what he hates whilst supporting those same things in another game by promoting it.

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

@@theplagueddoctor3686 I agree

[@BoleDaPole]

He don't care , it's all about the money baby. It's 2022, morals don't matter.

[@TheRealJordanGaming]

If only Halo had thought to sponsor the video...

[@scheids4444]

You say the Chief should've given the Pilot an inspiring speech, when he literally does

[@sempai4056]

I recently completed the campaign for Halo Infinite and just wanna say that 343 Industries is the worst thing to happen to Halo.

[@tpecky5835]

This is some good raid shadow legends content

[@DirtyDavidandFriends]

I just love the juxtaposition of your constant video themes and…RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!! I also appreciate your transparency. Nothing wrong with taking their money and speaking your mind. Love the videos

[@namelessstranger1270]

I've seen how much Raid: Shadow Legends pays for these usually skipped-over KZbinr advertisements and I gotta say, it's a damn good deal.

[@nakedbeekeeper9610]

WE RAID SHADOW LEGENDS NOW BOIS LESSGOOOOO The corruption begins 😩

[@scorchedham9842]

Though I would've preferred a linear campaign like the other games and a story that connected more to Halo 5 and properly concluded it, I really liked the game. The gameplay of course is fantastic, the open world was very refreshing compared to other open worlds, levels did lack variety but the combat made up for it, the gadgets were cool and the story, while having dumb moments and some characters are annoying and mediocre villains, I was interested in its new direction and a return to Halo 4 with chief being an actual 'character'. Multiplayer is fun but lacks content and has poor progression and microtransactions. Overall, Campaign 8/10, multiplayer 7/10.

[@Aodhan_Raith]

Halo 5 doesn't exist.

[@crimsonspade4305]

You gotta remember that they are taking a break for the holidays but they will be improving the multiplayer really soon. Even the head director said he was disappointed and wanted improvements made as well as adding things for the competitive scene

[@MarxistMogger]

@@Aodhan_Raith it was just a nightmare

[@Caboolable]

People say 343 doesn't care what they say but they care way to much imo. They Completely ruined the second story arc for people because robots bad. *except when bungie made them. If one guy gets on the internet and says they don't like a race or faction or whatever they get wrote out of the story. From drones to the prometheans and soon will be the endless. It ruins the story as a whole to have to skip major plot points for a few vocal complaints.

[@r.e.z9428]

Maybe a 6/10 at best. The Monetization and Story hinder it. The gameplay is solid, but thats about it.

[@SomeCanine]

I haven't played the games but isn't the entire purpose of the Halo rings to combat the Flood? What good is a Halo game without the Flood?

[@davidcole8500]

SPOILERS AHEAD! One of my biggest issues with the story was that it felt like very little was actually accomplished when it was over. Atriox and the Harbinger are still alive, the Endless are still a threat (though we never really got to see why), and the Banished are still trying to fire the ring. Looking back, some of the main story sections just felt like filler that could have easily been written out (finding the three forerunner sequences and destroying the AA guns come to mind). Heck, when you kill discount Atriox, he even says that his death, one of the game's major objectives, changes basically nothing. Overall, it felt more like a prologue to future DLC/sequels than a standalone narrative. Edit: I get that Infinite was setting up for future installments and that not all of its conflicts would be resolved. However, I believe that there needed to be some kind of substantial victories to make it feel worthwhile. Combat Evolved's ending was satisfying because, despite not ending the war, the player had stopped the Covenant from firing Halo, destroyed an entire Covenant fleet, and prevented the Flood from escaping the ring and learning the location of earth. Even Reach, which had by far the bleakest narrative in the series, ended with a monologue assuring the player that their sacrifice had ensured humanity's survival. Halo Infinite, on the other hand, feels like Combat Evolved if it had ended after Assault on the Control Room; there's just no real payoff for anything the player does. If I finish a game without having any significant impact on its narrative, it just feels like a slap in the face, like I wasted my time and money, and it certainly doesn't make me excited for what happens next. I'm happy for those who enjoyed the story, and I'm not trying to tell them they're wrong for doing so; I just wanted to offer my perspective on the matter. Also, as a few people have pointed out, the Harbinger is actually dead. I thought she teleported away at the end of the fight, but I was thinking of the cutscene where she met Chief for the first time. However, the legendary ending seems to suggest that Atriox is going to bring the Endless back without her anyway, so even this victory is immediately taken away from the player.

[@bobby_c07]

Agreed. I was actually surprised when I realized I was about to finish the story. Really feels like a part one.

[@theslavemotivator3571]

Probably because it's only season 1

[@etmon.]

exactly? thats what theyre going for lmao

[@xay6460]

i beat the story and i have no idea who those guys are lol i skipped most the cutscenes after the first few 💀

[@shreshtajaiswal7415]

Yeah the story felt unfinished. They're trying to keep the campaign alive for 10 years via dlc and expansions so it's understandable, also considering they only really had 2 years for development, but I would've much preferred them to just finish off the story and then further expand it in the dlc. Tbh Escharum was literally the embodiment of "Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!". He was ill and didn't want to die of sickness. He just wanted to die respectfully. Hence why he felt invigorated when he got to know about Chief.

[@Blue_Fire-Chibi]

To be honest why they didn't reintroduce duel welding is because it was difficult to balance as well as maybe having lot of glitchs and bugs that affected it which was why it never made it into ODST, and Reach and 343 must've heard about it and decided that it may have been too hard for them to work into halo 4 5 and infinite. I honestly like to see it back though using one weapon at a time might have its own advantages such as the fact that it doesn't eat up ammo too fast when it comes to the auto mags

[@mfspectacular]

Im under the impression bungie just overthought how to balance it in 2 & 3. 2 couldve brought back the ar for multiplayer if they were worried about dual smgs breaking balance. The plasma rifle & magnum were jokes compared to ce either way too. No reason to pick up either beyond dual wield & ammo. It's something that shouldve stayed for campaign & customs if nothing else

[@aytob.5445]

Dual wieldable weapons sadly were so hard nerfed, that yoi couldn't take them single wielded. At that point dual wield for those weapons wasn't a choice, but a must. Personally I think it would be best balanced if the only penalities were reduced accuracy while firing both and maybe increased recoil. Reducing damage like in halo 3 just ruins the point.

[@mn73211]

I would like to argue that the mangler is strong enough without needing a duel wield. One shot and melee to kill is crazy scary in tight hallways. 3 shots to kill anywhere on the body is no joke either. Also, when duel wielding is introduced then you run into balance problems. Previous Halo titles had weapons you could duel wield. But what ended up happening was the weapons you could duel wield were utterly useless without duel wielding. So you would have to run around the map collect two of the same weapon just to be on even terms where you just could have collected a different single weapon to begin with. When duel wielding was introduced, they nerfed the damage of each shot of the weapons you could duel wield with for balance. So I will disagree with your opinion on that front. Another opinion on the disruptor. I can see the arguement of why use it when you could just kill faster with an AR and sidekick sometimes? For one, it's a great utility weapon to have on against vehicles to stun them. Then two, I see it almost as an opposite of a Needler. The needler I feel is an all or nothing weapon. You either get the 13 needles on an opponent to kill, or you died doing essentially nothing to their shield. While the disruptor, is very team oriented. The disruptor eats shields and in certain circumstances having the opponents shields disabled for 10 seconds can really help in games. These are just my opinions as you have yours. I might edit this later as I get through the video further. Edit 1: Anywhere a hunter is exposed through his armor is where you can damage them. If they aren't letting me get behind them, then just shoot their kneecaps until they die. Edit 2: On your music choice, this game was supposedly originally planned to be just like Breath of the Wild so that may be why they did what they did. I'm not against you on this one, just speculating why they made that choice and you compared it to the game they were gunning for. On your other opinions, I can see your point of view and I can agree with some of your others in this video Edit 3: Grammar. Also I realize I was wrong, it takes 4 body shots to kill with the Mangler. I was hitting their head with the 3rd shot without realizing it a lot.

[@sammycrammy1810]

no one gonna read this

[@mn73211]

@@sammycrammy1810 k

[@wa_________ge3254]

I’m pretty sure the mangler is 4 body shots or 2 body shots and one headshot

[@mn73211]

@@wa_________ge3254 no, any shot on downed shields kills with the mangler

[@wa_________ge3254]

@@mn73211 Guess it’s just another hit not registered

[@bsg806]

> Every modern AAA game is completely trash > Raid Shadow Legends is awesome!

[@aminerahmani1760]

I was gonna say that you make a good point but sadly you’re jewish

[@sunbatherrr]

I love how you literally tried to steal my comment, including the exact format.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@kevintheminion2382 says the guy whose profile name is Kevin the minion hahaha ...btw his name Amine, not Anime you dyslexic sad excuse of a human being.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@kevintheminion2382 lmao funny you should say that cuz that's actually my car. And btw, its nothing special, it's a used 2007 BMW which arent that expensive, i bought it for $8,000

[@empirednw6624]

Oy vey it’s a member of gods chosen!!!! Everybody bow

[@nemeru3352]

Bungie didn't want dual wielding. In reach odst. Dual wielding means major balancing issues. So it stays safe like halo 1

[@rishenxb1s705]

Maybe it would be fine if it was just in the campaign🤔

[@Alexander-qn3ip]

@@rishenxb1s705 Maybe as an armor upgrade

[@V1G1LL3NT]

@@rishenxb1s705 eh not really, it fucks with the golden triangle

[@TheBlackAztec3]

@@V1G1LL3NT If 343 was competent they couldve made it work.

[@ASHtheSLUGCAT]

@@TheBlackAztec3 bungie couldn't make it work lol but 343 doesn't get a pass? Literally 90% of the dual wield combinations were useless.

[@alexkogan9755]

343 has nowhere near the level of writing quality Bungie had. And I can’t help but laugh at how they want you to think Atriox is a big deal, yet they’ve given him not enough exposure in the games themselves to be taken seriously. He’s just a monster of the week that is tossed out within 5 minutes like the Ur-Didact and Jul M’dama was. And I’m not motivated to read supplementary books and comics to learn more because 343 treats it like homework (which ironically is the same mistake Bungie made with Destiny, I don’t care about learning anything because you gave me no reason to be invested).

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

One sentence: "All good things must come to an end." fr, nothing is supposed to last forever or be better than the last every time.

[@3dgelord187]

This game is average, but better than Halo 5. 343 has yet to make a great Halo game, and they had several years to do so. Bungie made the legendary Halo 2 in 10 months time!

[@manuxx3543]

I guess there's too many game and not enough player overall to have a totally new IP to invest big into So every studio tries to make their ip lives the longest

[@Alexander-qn3ip]

@@3dgelord187 Halo 2 is a worse game than Infinite The best is Halo 3 and Halo Reach

[@WordBearer48]

You are wrong. There is nothing inherent about video games that makes their quality necessarily deteriorate. This is happening to the games industry, as well as most other things due to the nature and course of the contemporary social, political, and civilizational context that all of this is taking place in. With the games industry in particular and to be more specific, this seeming necessary downward spiral of quality is due to lower quality people being involved in development, and the prioritization of specific political agendas over quality and even profitability.

[@manuxx3543]

@@WordBearer48 I think something else might be at fault Graphics The more beautiful something is looking, the more close realistic looking, the more it blinds people to the quality of the game, gameplay, story Give half life 1 graphics to a ton of newer games, and the problem becomes apparent because you can only focus on the other stuff and not be blinded. It's like GOT, the Cgi, costume weapon and location where becoming more and more beautiful and of bigger scale, improving a lot But the quality of the writting decreased, yet people didn't notice because it was getting more beautiful, with season 1 "graphics" it would have been seen as shit faster by the général public

[@danielbland1951]

The story wasn't awful to me but it wasn't really good either. They kinda got to a halfway point with appealing to the old and new players. I honestly would've preferred if they just went with continuing the Halo 5 story but with the Banished and Atriox being the main villain and have Cortana being controlled by the flood or something (this would make sense more than her suddenly being evil). Also the romance stuff (which isn't really there tbh) started with Halo 3 if I'm going to be honest so it's not an entirely 343 thing. Though I'm biased because I like the Master Chief being a character just as much as when he wasn't as much.

[@get_spanked240]

Fuck no, they should have retcon Cortana/halo 5. The whole ai thing went from a side halo futuristic universe thing, to okay…..wtf is this fandom shit

[@animeguitarguy]

Halo 3s portrayal of Chief and Cortana's relationship wasn't romantic like 343 has done. They showed a bond but there wasn't any awkward crap

[@pablogr6960]

they have so much potential, since it is a 10 year game i hope they add the things the game lacked for free (that would justify the absurd overpriced cosmetics) the inquisitor, team osiris, blue team, finding the spirit of fire and the read team could be THE most heartwarming moment in all halo, the inquisitor, buck, covenant remnents, recovering the ring with new biomes some of them might be half ready but they didnt have time... disclaimer ive avoided spoilers because im going to buy the game the next day before writing this, so i might be wrong but i see so many things that could create a ridiculously good game

[@eliarevalo]

Yup. This is what happens when you let fans take control. Just like Rise of the Skywalker. In the end. They changed so much to appeal to fans they ended up shitting on the Skywalker legacy. Rather than this being a new ark. They involved the Skywalkers oh and then proceeded to let everyone know everything they did in the first two trilogies. Actually didn’t matter.

[@Spabsa]

Everything after Reach is fan fiction

[@Danilows]

I disagree. Its not the greatest game ever made , thats true. But its good, and i think we should not expect dev to make every game a masterpiece. Also, its the first time 343 gets what made Halo what it was.The game was in dev hell for years, and its still good. I think we should be very happy about that. And you say yourself the gameplay is at its core possibly the best between all the games. For dual wielding ,while i get we all want it back, but 343 are not the one who removed it. The story isn't as bad as you say. The pilot is kinda annoying, but he is not even a soldier of course he is gonna want to get the hell out of there. Bungie didn't make Chief character. But FYI They are not the dev anymore. 343 want to make him a character, and its fine, and i think a good thing. The banished fucked up the UNSC because the UNSC was in a civial war with their own AI, wich basically controlleda good chunk of its power.And then the fucking Harbinger. ITS IS SAID IN THE FUCKING GAME. SHE IS ONE OF A RACE OF ALIEN THAT THE FORERUNNER EMPRISONED BECAUSE THEY WERE IMMUNE TO THE RINGS EFFECT. ITS IS IN THE GAME FOR GOD SAKE.AND THE GAME LITTERALLY SHOWS YOU CORTANA, THE CREATION OF HUMANITY, DESTROY THE BRUTES HOMEWORLD. WHAT DO YOU THINK ATRIOX MOTIVATION ARE?!?! Also you can't retcon a whole game, it would just make even more plothole.Also Leonidas isnt a dude its an AI. There is nowhere where its said Chief is the last spartan. Its more plausible a lot of them are dead but not all of them.

[@TrueGamer22887]

You should 100% have a higher standard for a AAA game dev backed by a trillion dollar company

[@Spabsa]

Everything after Reach is fan fiction. And your a fanboy who needs Halo no matter how shitty it is

[@kaijenkins4513]

To add to your point I didn’t expect them to make great level designs, it’s their first time making a true sandbox focused game (their previous games centered around abilities) and it takes talent and experience to create a masterpiece. All the dead Spartans were Spartan IVs (you could tell because they had last names) and are at least a thousand more scattered (multiplayer). There are surviving IIs and IIIs who are superior do to being augmented, trained and real combat experience as children, weren’t even stationed on Infinity. Even the original games created the illusion of him being the last Spartan when he really wasn’t with the exception of Halo CE (when all Spartans were MIA during the battle of Reach).

[@Danilows]

​@@TrueGamer22887 i have high standard, But i think 343 made a game that was good enough, and its also a lot better then the two other game they made. My standard were lower than if they made 2 great game before this one.

[@Danilows]

@@Spabsa Im not a fanboy, and i know when a game is shit and when a game is good. Halo 5 was shit, this one is not. YOU seem to be an idiot. Bungie may have been the original creator, but they are not the only one who can make a good game. The games being different does not make them bad.

[@BIO89-]

Real mature of making fun of people that have autism and you rather play raid shadow legends then halo infinite just sad

[@AwFiddleStickss]

Infinite is a trash game from a trash company that intentionally ruined Halo.

[@BlueGreyWolf]

Well said company don't have the same employees that used to create Halo. Just like many of the beloved studios from the 2000's, so there's that.

[@curiouswanderer7187]

Echo is not annoying; he is neither an ODST nor a Spartan. Heck, he hasn't even used a weapon before. The guy is not marine and is just a pilot who escaped. I would find it annoying if he was already accustomed to the situation and, more stoic about it, would seem unnatural. I think your viewpoint at the end seems VERY traditionalist, by which you restrict yourself from exploring new characters. The weapon struck me differently than Cortana; she is more optimistic, more witty, funny, and interactive. Also why the heck would we want Chief to be a shell for us to play? Co-op games already do that. Mutliplayer games already do that. Fallout already had done that and many games which allow you to customize your character, even during Bungie the Chief started to talk, consider Halo 3 and in addition Halo Reach and ODST which explored emotional relationships and were a success which I bet you would applaud, so why should Chief not be allowed to express his emotions whilst other Spartans can? Those are some of the points you have raised, which I respectfully disagree with.

[@tobsmonster2]

The pilot adds nothing to the story. He does nothing, but complain and then stop complaining. That’s his entire arc.

[@manz7860]

@@tobsmonster2 my favorite was the opening crawl...with him looking at his family. Such hamfisted shit lol. Doesn't make me care about him more. I had more connection with FoeHammer than pilot bitching and moaning half the game

[@zebare726]

I find it funny that people defend the game story, by saying that 343 promise DLC in the future. Aka..people defend endgame DLC.

[@Dimebag-wx2rs]

I enjoyed the general story, I liked the bond between the weapon and chief and there were some cool moments where chief really seemed human. In terms of character, this game easily has the best display of character out of the series. The ending was a tad disappointing but tbh I had so much fun I don't even mind

[@xay6460]

yea it’s rough i hate how weapon and chief and that pilot dude never shut up it’s just constant banter and jokes non stop halfway through the game i just turned voice volume off 💀

[@shreshtajaiswal7415]

@@xay6460 There aren't even that many jokes from echo 216 and weapon is basically a child. What were you expecting?

[@Mr.Scott86]

@@xay6460 jokes? Did you play the game? There was like 5ish jokes max

[@spacecowboy8295]

We defend Halo infinite because theres alot of raw potential, the next campaign stuff might be completly diffirent environments, the flood will probably comeback, or we may even get to play as elites or brutes in multiplayer! A good comparison to halo is to that of a baby, you wouldn't shit on a baby for not being a doctor right after being born, would you?

[@brocrew4191]

*Somewhere in an alternate reality* Has Halo Infinite Sponsorship "Raid: Shadow Legends is NOT good enough"

[@snsnshhhs663]

Haha wow dude you’re so fucking funny. Have you ever considered doing standup?

[@bog2132]

Seeing you shill for Raid Shadow legends, a game which everyone knows is a piece of garbage that people only play because youtubers are paid to promote it, actually hurt. I get that they pay well and that you need to make money, but how am I supposed to believe you now after you tell me to get a game ? How can I know for sure, that you aren't being paid to like it and actually think it's good ? Doesn't that bother you, Selling parts of your credibility, your integrity for that Raid money ? I genuinely thought that it was satire for the first few seconds, but after a solid 30 seconds of you doing the add read without going " just kidding this game is garbage" it dawned on me that you aren't joking... You're actually shilling for them now... Games journalism truly has and always will be a joke, even content creators can't be trusted anymore.

[@SyntheticMan]

I'm going to actually respond to this one because the answer is simple: I am legally required to tell you if a video contains paid promotion. So, you would instantly know if a review was paid for. And if you think taking a Raid Ad removes your credibility then there's not a content creator with any credibility left on this platform lol.

[@Edward-tg6vb]

@@SyntheticMan what a healthy mindset, anyone that disagrees with your opinion is delusional, wow. Keep shilling about raid

[@cecollins68]

@@SyntheticMan plenty if creators accept the raid shadow legends sponser and then meme it into oblivion that way the players know your doing it for the Money but secretly despise it. "Ggman" "whitelight" "metacur" and "internet historian" there are plenty of ways to shit all over the raid shadow legends while still taking there money it's been done before, the fact that you promotes it as if it's good is what makes you a shill and not to be taken seriously.

[@suchayandas6136]

@@SyntheticMan Ah yes the guy who talks about the death of gaming and how casual gamers are killing it by playing ubisoft garbage but then promotes one of the worst games to ever made with a straight face

[@suchayandas6136]

@@SyntheticMan Buddy i really can't wait for your next gaming is dying i just want to see what you say with a straight face

[@Borgforce]

Halo 1-3, ODST, Reach are a massive part of my life, quite liked the Wars series - Didn’t like 4, don’t remember a single thing about Halo 5. I loved Halo Infinite though (at least the first play through), only played a couple of multiplayer games (which I thought was a return to form) - but that’s my 10 cents worth anyway…

[@irradiatedcrow3946]

Halo Infinite's Campaign is the definition of "good enough". Did you seriously expect to be blown away like the old Bungie games after Halo 4 and 5? 343 did something solid here for the very first time, it's finally something they can build from. God some people are just so entitled and set themselves up to be let down.

[@CEC_Engineer]

Lol plus, he says “I had no expectations and I was still disappointed”. Some people just love being miserable.

[@Ibrahim-wr5fs]

Man you fanboys are something else, this is the excuse you come up with, we've been waiting 6-7 years for this game and we get it half baked, so much is missing and a lot of it is saved for dlc possibly paid dlc since we're talking about Microsoft, the fact that were letting the game go for being 'good enough' and basically saying 'lets wait a few more years till they make it amazing' shows how low halo has gotten

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@Ibrahim-wr5fs no one is a fanboy of 343 except literal nufans, but Bungie fanboys are objectively the worst in the fanbase. 1 was an objectively trash literal tech demo thstbshluld have been free, 2 was hated by 50% of the fanbase until AFTER the servers shut down and nostalgia kicked in, 3 was a masterpiece but focused too much on balance over fun, Reach was great but hated by like 30% of the fanbase, and was also very polarizing because of the awful armor abilities.

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@Ibrahim-wr5fs the dlc is free

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@Ibrahim-wr5fs "forge is missing" -everyone Yeah, it's also supposed to be way more customizeable than halo 5s forge, I'm fine waiting for it to be as bug free as possible if the scope of it is really that large. My major complaints are the ui, lack of playists, pre/post game lobbies, customs needing fixed, and theater being bugged. The campaign is already the 4th best in the series anyways, and 1st most fun gameplay wise.

[@Wazza25]

I love it. Ive found myself playing the campaign a lot. Unlocking every point on the map. Defo not as good as some other halo games though. Ps. Please have some morals , dont take sponsorship from raid shadow legends. Everyone knows they are lying scum bags . Smh

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

Are you going to feed him? Are u gona donate to his patron? The man gotta do what he gotta do .

[@platnumbreaker]

@@user-og9nl5mt1b If that's the case he might as well ask for a position at IGN. Man has no dignity

[@jarrodnaidoo]

@@platnumbreaker agreed

[@jarrodnaidoo]

Facts

[@user-og9nl5mt1b]

@@platnumbreaker just don't watch his videos man . Block his account. Or whatever. U are in control who u watch. U can't control him.

[@GFMarine]

So you mean to tell me that Infinite's campaign is somehow worse than the actual dumpster fire that was the Halo 5 one? This is one of those takes that exists either due to the person in question being a contrarian to others or you legitimately didn't play Halo 5 all the way through.

[@FHMER21]

Word

[@codycigar6542]

I at least finished this game, I actually could not finish Halo 5 because it was that bad. I got to that dumbass civilian outpost thing and then ended it. It was torture to play. Infinite was not thankfully.

[@phoenixv2460]

He probably just wanted another Halo 3 because "iT's tHe bEsT hAlO eVeR" I suppose

[@codycigar6542]

@@phoenixv2460 Nah Halo 2 was.

[@phoenixv2460]

@@codycigar6542 personally, it felt alot more diverse than Halo 3

[@fortheloveofgodlaugh2981]

The incoherent story is just the result of 343 having a panic attack trying to get rid of any plot involving the forerunners and Locke. I have no issue with the humanization and increased dialogue for Chief. We're kind of past the era of silent protagonists, we need something more to keep a story compelling. If you don't care for the Chief, Cortana/Weapon, Pilot dynamic, then this story isn't for you. The Banished plotline is *fine* but needed a lot more space to develop.

[@probablynotdad6553]

The result of Microsoft hiring and letting go hundreds of contractors* More contractors worked on infinite than actual devs on the team, then about 2-3 years ago they heavily gutted everything and rebuilt it from the ground up, without all those contractors many of whom probably better knew how to work on the shit they made while they were there than the actual 343 employees did. It's a clusterfuck because of (and this is a real big shocker here I know)greed, and stupidity of the higher up devs. Thank god they quit, they're the ones that ruined halo 4 and 5. I wish this greed and arrogance didn't permeate everything these days, all the shit we grew up on is being ruined for profit or politics.

[@TrueGamer22887]

That doesn’t make sense when the character was literally designed to be a mostly silent protagonist and everything about his history and life makes sense for him to be. 343 thinks shoehorning in emotion is just automatically a good thing when it totally clashes with the gameplay and tone of everything else going on

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@TrueGamer22887 chief cracked jokes constantly in the original trilogy, he just rarely spoke during gameplay outside of scripted shit.

[@TrueGamer22887]

@@probablynotdad6553 when did I talk about jokes at all

[@optiTHOMAS]

I actually absolutely love the soundtrack! The old motifs returning give it a feel of halo that has been missing! Kicking ass with under the cover of night playing really made me feel like it was halo. The dialogue was less serious and a bit more fun too, which brings back a little bit of that personality where it doesn't take itself too seriously like the older halos.i felt the soundtrack was pretty damn good and definitely fit halo more than the string heavy movie esque soundtrack of other 343 halo games.

[@thibaldus3]

This.

[@Kiezly]

the distruptor and commando are fully automatic. i beat the whole game without knowing this so just want people to be aware!

[@staple_boi]

How TF did you not know the commando was full auto???

[@Kiezly]

@@staple_boi no idea I just got used to the BR with its burst so it subconsciously made me assume everything that isn’t burst is single shot, besides the AR obviously

[@chozochiefxiii3298]

My biggest gripe with Halo storytelling nowadays is not that it's outright bad. It's that it has so much potential to be good. They want to pull from the rich ancient history of the halo universe, but don't want to explain it to the general audience or most normal halo fans. The stories about the Forerunners is great. Just don't be afraid to explore it in game. I'm not talking terminals. Have like a mission where you explore a large library like place and get a lore dump. Or since they're going semi open world. If they're not going to directly involve these elements have a mission take place where you go visit a data center or something and as you play more of the game, the more data is revealed or unlocked. I don't know, there isn't anything wrong with wanting to use the lore, hell the ancient history of the halo universe is the most interesting part to me. If 343 are smart, The Endless will turn out to be the last remaining Precursors that went into hiding or were locked away since the Precursors are more dangerous and powerful than the Flood as they basically are what became the Flood. 343 just needs to quit being scared to use these elements or tell these stories to the general fanbase and general gaming audience. If they want to use these elements as the story, then use them, but explain them in game, not a 3 300 page book trilogy.

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

The reason why the story-telling is bad is because Halo has been done to death. Halo 1, 2, and 3 were the best, but sadly those days are very much behind us now. I really think Halo just needs to stop now...

[@Marcara081]

They already messed it up when they dropped the obvious plot point of the Forerunners being ancient humans. Ever since then the themes have been falling apart because obviously they would.

[@glyntaylor-williams3593]

A lore heavy, horror like halo game. That is really creepy, is what fans want. That is really what halo began as. You all alone on a mysterious world. With a handful of marines. Fighting unknown species. It was scary, but fun. Many moments of creepiness were in the first halo.

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

@@glyntaylor-williams3593 - That's pretty much what the first Halo was

[@NicholasBrakespear]

"The stories about the Forerunners is great. Just don't be afraid to explore it in game." I'd rather they didn't, tbh. All the new stuff suffers heavily from this obsession with writing backwards - with constantly delving into the ever-growing bulk of retconned backstory, instead of moving forwards. In the original games, the forerunner stuff was supposed to be like the alien stuff in The Expanse - remnants of a dead civilization, with clues and mysteries, and most questions left unanswered. It's a backdrop. Set dressing. The actual core of Halo was a war story; it may drag in the space opera elements, but fundamentally it's about a soldier doing his job, and trying to keep his fellow soldiers alive. There are many, many stories that could have been told like this - ODST and Reach demonstrated the potential. Pick any place in the war, any group of soldiers, whether Spartan or regular human, or even Covenant; pick a world... and tell a war story. You can throw in some space magic to spice things up if you like; throw in the flood if you want some horror aspects. But fundamentally, Halo worked best when it was a war story. The original game didn't vomit exposition; it hand-waved most of its sci-fi elements, and the lore always took a back seat to the immediate situation - the Flood are a perfect example of this. When you first encounter the Flood, you receive ZERO information on why they're there, why they exist, what their purpose is... hints are dropped, casual comments are made by the likes of Guilty Spark, but you're mainly concerned with the immediate threat they represent and how to deal with it. Because you're a soldier, and it's not your job to learn the ancient history of the galaxy; it's your job to protect mankind.

[@drakenblazinggaming5478]

I liked your video and you made some solid points. I do disagree with how the map of it is as the story basically says why we cannot go to other parts of the ring as well as all the structures we see. We're trapped on the ring, surrounded by Forrunner arcitecture, and we have pretty much lost the fight from the get go. Our goal should be and is to disrupt the Banished (cannot beat them at this point even with the Chief as we're too scattered and broken) and rebuild the UNSC. The bosses I also disagree with as well as their weapons. You're alone with pretty much no backup and are hunted consistently by the enemy's best, cannot make it easy or people will get turned off and make/plan strategies to fight them. Best for them to just surprise you and improvise along the way, adds to the fluent movement of combat and survival. All in all I think 343 knocked it out of the park with the game. It's Halo but new, and as a Halo fan from day one this game is literally keeping me on my toes as I try and beat a very powerful assortment of enemies. We need to give 343 a chance and stop comparing it to Bungie's Halo.

[@Kurtonator]

Lmao, how many chances are you willing to give and expect others to give? They’ve been consistently failing since Halo 4.

[@jinxsgmail7854]

"We shouldn't compare this to Bungie Halo" Dude when I'm given excellence and someone offers me mediocrity wearing the face of that past excellence I'm completely allowed to judge them based on the standards set by their fore bearers. Piss off.

[@eirik874]

@SAMMY I've played halo for maybe 20 years soon. The game was lackluster 343 said themselves that 2/3rds of the game is cut content. They had to take shortcuts to sew the game together it clearly wasn't ready. remember we are paying 60 dollars for a game that can be completed in 30 mins roughly and all the skips was found in no time. They could defenentaly have improved the game a lot! i hope we are going to see this in future dlc's. I think the reason this guy is attacking the game so much is because so much was promised for the game and we have waited for so long and when it finally releases its not very good for the years we have waited.

[@TheBlackAztec3]

@SAMMY He named stuff he liked in the video though and have credit where it was due. Seems like Halo Infinite fanboys just want to say whatever.

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@Kurtonatorhave you played infinite

[@brandonthomas6602]

RAID SHADOW LEGENDS IS THE TOP RPG EXPERIENCE, ONLY SHILLED BY THE MOST EXTREME GAMERS

[@nevillebartos3197]

I quite enjoyed the campaign, but there are definitely issues. I much prefer big linear levels to an open world. And the villains were nothing short of boring. By the end -- where whatever it is that's much worse than the flood didn't even make a cameo appearance -- I felt like I'd played a very long prologue. For my money the franchise really needs fresh eyes and some fresh ideas.

[@mayonnaise3959]

Halo is not about linear levels halo was always a open sandbox it’s just that infinite tripled it

[@nevillebartos3197]

@@mayonnaise3959 I disagree. Halo was a lot like the Sniper Elite games, yes the levels are big and you can mess around in them, but there is a definitive beginning and end. Infinite is way too much like Far Cry. Capture this, find that, kill this target, occasionally we'll throw in some story. I don't know about you, but hunting around for 150 collectables isn't my idea of fun. Far Halo? just no. I want a nice tight story and a campaign that reflects that.

[@sulwhale3171]

There is a flood Easter egg

[@sulwhale3171]

So flood do exist

[@ha-kh7ef]

Well considering how many scenes from the trailers were missing in the game and the legendary ending post credit scene one can safely assume there’s going to be future work. And as said from the beginning 343 wants Infinite to be 10 years. If your issue is collecting stuff than don’t do them. You have the traditional story telling.

[@Traize01]

Personally enjoyed the Extra health bosses and the crazy hunters, made it actually feel like a challenge and dangerous world even tho chief is dangerous himself. But they did give us strong ass marines so that makes it even better :D

[@itschewsday5252]

Yeah when I saw the hunters I thought it was going to be a piece of cake but I was entirely wrong. It took me a fat minute to actually defeat them.

[@Netherless_YT]

Fun fact: When you go to the open world for the first time, grapple hook to one of those huge turrets, and you’ll notice an equip option appear. Equip and you obtain the Scorpion Shell. You’ve just beaten the game. Don’t come at me like it’s an easter egg, there’s no way that it is.

[@toddhoward7831]

It is

[@Netherless_YT]

@@toddhoward7831 Then it’s the worst easter egg ever lmfao

[@ihbupontyne]

@@Netherless_YT I mean, you can always just ignore it. And it’s like the scarab gun. And even if it is a glitch, why remove it?

[@Netherless_YT]

@@ihbupontyne Because it breaks the game. Why would you want 343 to blatantly ignore this “easter egg” when it breaks the game and is most likely going to be abused in the campaign? That makes no sense. You can literally one shot certain bosses with this weapon.

[@JohnDoe-pu5gk]

U make no sense gaylo fan

[@sunbatherrr]

> Entire channel exists to make fun of shit games > Sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends

[@sabot4g3]

greentext in a youtube comment

[@georgie9303]

Guy is a dumb right winger that lacks self-awareness lmao

[@SuperPwndProductions]

@@sabot4g3 entire channel exists to make fun of shit games *sponsored by raid shadow legends

[@holocade4908]

Lmao you would do it too if you were actually interesting enough to make money off of youtube

[@sabot4g3]

​@@kevintheminion2382 I watched him since like 7k, seeing him get a sponsor is cool, I just skip, its not that deep, the content is still good

[@namelessking6761]

I agree with u the story is fucking bad

[@ST0PM0SS]

if the grapple hook wasn't in the game it would have been infinitly worse

[@MightHaveADHD]

They nailed combat with the AI weapons and core mechanics imo, but you're right about the open world bs. They could have at least given us some different biomes. I don't know who's bright idea it was to make everything take place in one environment

[@roboliver1378]

Without the map filler felt like the shortest Halo story to date

[@lungugrungus]

Really annoying how you can criticize bad games but you simp for Raid (the worst game ever made) in order to make money......

[@vlad4o813]

Yet another linear franchise goes open world. God, how much I hate this trend. I've never been a fan of open world games and after more than a decade worth of them, I just started hating the genre as a whole. I miss games with tightly focused and well crafted levels. I miss visiting unique locations instead of having to explore barren wastelands.

[@Gruntvc]

I think the sandbox approach to classic Halo levels from the Bungie Halo games was just fine. Going open world does not make Halo Infinite stand out. Just feels like a desperate attempt to chase trends. So is putting grappling hooks in every damn game now.

[@glyntaylor-williams3593]

It's not even really open world because the missions require you to skip out all the garbage in between and just drive to other destinations. All the enemies you encounter get in the way, without adding anything to the game. And you can blatantly notice enemies magically spawning in front of you. You're not meant to be able to see enemies spawn, you should think they were already there in the world.

[@EvolveFiRE]

This isn’t Ubisoft’s open world and quite a few highly-critical reviews found the campaign good.

[@ProwoodStuff]

I'm thinking he's downplaying Halo because he thinks a mediocre mobile game is better

[@kalebgie7461]

Yeah, this guy is pretty pessimistic and ungrateful of 343's greatest efforts on the campaign. This dude is not really into story value and I'm glad the game isn't catered to him since his expectations are unrealistic and just bad-mouthing it for no good and or logical reasons at all. Just hatred. Campaign isn't perfect, there's a few plot holes but it is an absolute 9/10

[@ProwoodStuff]

@@kalebgie7461 I loved the Campaign and I'm happy to see that he's getting all the criticism he needs to do better.

[@setchos7408]

@@kalebgie7461 like 90% of this dudes channel seems to be "Gaming is dying" or "This new game sucks, gaming is dead"

[@kalebgie7461]

@@setchos7408 yeah, what a content leech this dude is, I think he's trying to drive off of controversy in clout but it is by his mistake that it's backfiring on him lmaooo

[@DaBroSquad]

@@kalebgie7461 EFFORTS????? ITS BEEN LITERALLY A DECADE OF 343 SPITTING IN OUR FACES HOLY FUCK HALO FANS ARE RETARDS. THEY WILL DEFEND 343 WITH A PASSION WHEN THEY DONE DESERVE IT

[@ZiRxRageALoT]

The only thing this game nailed was the actual Gameplay. It was Hella fun to play so fastpaced in a halo game. However, Story and characters aren't good in my opinion. And also, i gotta agree on the level design. While i personally loved the mountain forest scenery, there's definitely a lack of other bioms, such as snowy or deserts. But worst of it all, you're so right about the copy and paste mission levels. It already felt repetitive after the 2nd time. 343 just doesn't seem to be able to nail the atmosphere like Bungie did. The Multiplayer is free, cool, it runs stable for the most part, also cool. The thick skill based matchmaking, not at all enough content, progression and MTX are terrible. Shame, Halo could've killed Battlefield and cod this year, due to those being absolute trash, but Infinite maybe is a 7/10 in the big scheme of things.

[@saisameer8771]

Halo ce alone had an island, plains, snow, desert and a swamp.

[@ZiRxRageALoT]

@Wolf Meme I'd give the campaign a 7,5/10 for 100% it once. But the Multiplayer gets more frustrating from day to day. I'm sick of sbmm of this generation's games. Sweating for absolutely nothing except a mediocre ranked design, and no ranks in public at all. It's a shame.

[@Fabian6980]

Eschalumn was excellent what u mean?

[@dead3ye209]

it your fault to expect 343 to make the game that bungie used to make.

[@Edward-tg6vb]

Craig is disappointed

[@theancientsam]

Games went from being fun/great to being just "satisfying"

[@empirednw6624]

I need more of that hot and heavy raid shadow legends action just can’t get enough……

[@luke_fabis]

If Halo: Infinite weren’t Halo, but a Halo clone with a fun twist in the same vein as Splitgate, people would be jizzing themselves over how fun it is and how well it captures the Halo magic yet how much better it is with the new gameplay mechanic. Halo just got a little too big for its britches. It’s a big franchise with a big legacy, and I don’t think any game going forward will ever be more than, “Yeah, it’s actually pretty good. But I don’t think it’s great.” At least, not without scrapping most of the formula and reinventing the series like Assassin’s Creed did. If you look at it on its own, without trying to compare it to the whole franchise viewed with rosy tinted glasses, it’s a ton of fun, and the grappling hook is one of the best things to come to a game like this. Maybe not quite as innovative as putting a Portal gun into Halo, but still high up there. Halo isn’t a game to be taken seriously. It’s a game starring a gravelly-voiced space marine wearing a paintball helmet, with a naked hologram girl implanted in his head, running around shooting up space gorillas, holy Xenomorphs, and whiney little space gremlins on a ring-shaped planet. Sometimes there are also ancient fungal parasite monsters from a different galaxy to fight. Sometimes flaming skeleton robots. Sometimes flappy faced old crone aliens with a weird beak thingy on their face. The story just barely makes sense. Who cares? Do you really need any more than a Halo ring and Master Chief?

[@Choryrth]

see, this, i can agree, and also disagree with. i enjoyed the story before 343 shoved it up their asses, but i can agree that if you just want to have a wacky sci-fi shooter, halo fits the bill lol. if you wanna ignore the story, for the gameplay, all the power to you. sucks for people like me who enjoy stories written better than edgelord 13 yo writing fanfic, but thats my issue lol. have you tried using the disruptor variant to shoot next to a chopper, hopping in and hitting the gas, to launch yourself flying? first thing i did when i got that variant.

[@normietwiceremoved]

As a newcomer to the series, I agree with this.

[@spencer977]

No, not everyone wants dual wielding. It was unbalanced in 2 and 3 and it wouldnt fit for Infinite.

[@jarrodnaidoo]

Agreed. I like the balance and speed of single weapons. Feels.. authentic

[@Ossory88]

I don't agree with halo 2. Think the balance was pretty spot on, especially if you consider that you need to first collect one and keep it long enough to find a suitable secondary. And reload times. In multiplayer, both rifles and dual wield was equally used in my experience

[@Espartanica]

@Space Vatnik Sounds like you're a toxic prick to me. And to anyone who actually understands the topic.

[@Ghostman223]

@@Ossory88 honestly I think infinite should only have one weapon to duel wield with THE ENERGY SWORD. Because why not? Could be a Easter egg in the campaign

[@theoneandonlydonut1029]

@@Ghostman223 sounds nice

[@Nunya_Argo79]

Damn, you pissed off the Halo fanboys in the comments man, lol.

[@Dommie222]

They arent Halo fans; they're 343i simps.

[@BotBoy-un3pz]

Really interesting how youtubers will make 30 minute videos about how video games suck now because of the companies being greedy but they’ll accept a raid sponsorship with a smile on their face. Maybe if you’re gonna act all high and mighty and criticise people for something you should first make sure you’re not part of the problem.

[@Dero_milsurp]

Raid isnt a game built on plot and story telling. Not even remotely connected.

[@Lagchunk]

@@Dero_milsurp it literally says it has a good story in the ad's I see, what are you talking about.

[@jackreeder215]

I agree. Granted its still the best of 3, if we looking at COD and Battlefield. Sucks cause I loved BF1

[@TheBlackAztec3]

Well 343 making a better game than vanguard and 2042 isnt saying much. Those games are horrible, hell Id say almost every 2020/2021 game has been terrible.

[@Choryrth]

@@TheBlackAztec3 lol exactly. also battlefield has made much more progress towards fixing itself than infinite. like, miles and miles ahead. still not completely there, obviously, but holy shit 343 needs to pick up the pace if they want anyone thats not fanboying/completely uncaring to stay.

[@n3rfpho3nix16]

Bf1 was so much fun… i still play it quite often

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

@@Choryrth true

[@roiroije6326]

One thing that kept bugging me, and this is more of a petty thing, was how damned smug the Banished are. From what we see in gameplay, they're not as disciplined or widespread as the Covenant, but almost every single Banished enemy keeps yappering on about how they're better than Chief and how they're gonna break him, humiliate him etc. "The Covenant? Demon. The Banished? Prey." Yeah, what do you have to back it up that isn't just what the Covenant did? Christ.

[@staple_boi]

I mean they beat chief and the unsc and Cortana within like a hour and we're basically just playing with there food I mean for fucks sake the four minutes it took to take down the infinity was also when chief got dicked down by atriox their leader. Not only that it's explained in Halo wars 2 that they were on the covenant's radar and never got close to beating them ever yet they almost beat the unsc. Like come buddy you'd be overconfident too.

[@f10pped36]

Tbf they literally destroyed the UNSC, Cortana, the master chief himself. They have all the confidence in the worls

[@ASHtheSLUGCAT]

Atriox beat the chief and took him out of the fight for 6 months. Of course they're gonna be cocky because not even the covenant could do that. So many of the criticisms for this game seem just petty or they just didn't understand the story which is baffling because it's really easy to understand.

[@roiroije6326]

Let me reiterate a small bit, but thank you guys for explaining your own thoughts politely. It's been a while since I played Infinite so opinions may have changed. I think what I was trying to get at in this comment was that I was bugged at how the Banished never seemed to change their attitude in the narrative, no matter how much destruction Chief was causing on the Ring. To me at least, it felt like the actual journey to get to where we leave Chief off on is stale because nothing really seems to change other than some small dialogue from the Banished mooks? Though again, like I said, it's more of a petty thing. It really doesn't matter in the end but it is an afterthought.

[@tobyeaterofbark9582]

@@roiroije6326 no you’re completely right it gets really annoying by end game when I’m slapping up these apes and all they have to say is YOU WILL SUFFER FOR EVER SHOOTING AT MEEEEE

[@justin1218]

Just beat it a few hours ago. I really liked the open world aspect, at first, but it got very “Farcry-ish” really quickly. I didn’t hate the game by any means, but it’s up there with Halo 4 as far as Halo games that I don’t care to play again, while having bet Reach - 3 multiple times.

[@etmon.]

ive played every far cry and it doesnt feel "Farcry-ish" at all.

[@squanto6876]

Having replayed reach recently the story full of holes and contrivances. Halo 2 and 3 are probably the only 2 halo games that really have a good story, and they were supposed to be 1 game

[@xay6460]

@@etmon. how lol it has the towers bases to capture and meaningless “side content” just like far cry lol

[@dead3ye209]

@@xay6460 it does reward u with something like a new weapon variant or vehicle which far cry doesnt so stop the cap

[@staple_boi]

@@xay6460 I guess an open world game with shit to do makes it a far cry clone?

[@billyburger100]

I’m a Halo fanboy cant lie but it was a little underwhelming, i got all this cool shit unlocked and nothing left to use it on.

[@rxz1]

Totally agree with this. The new Cortana is annoying as hell, she was made just to appease the SJW.

[@Rscanlon322]

Sorry to hear it disappointed you man, no this is not on par with halo 1-3... but it’s a step in the right direction you realistically can’t expect 343 to go from making halo 5 to halo 3 yno. They need to learn through experience

[@mayorofbagtown9097]

I figure their work on the MCC was enough experience to make something better than this. Infinite is a blatant commercial cash grab and 343 knows it.

[@tiger_lord305]

Halo 3 is so fucking overrated. This is coming from a guy who grew up and loves the Bungie trilogy, but gameplay and story wise, Halo Infinite is better. I know nostalgia will make other people think otherwise, but I wouldn’t even say its the best from the Bungie games. Halo 2 had a way better story (Halo 3 fucked up Truth) and Halo CE’s campaign is the best. Gameplay wise, I’ll take Halo 2A and Halo Infinite over 3 any day where you walk at brisk pace and everything feels floaty.

[@tiger_lord305]

@@mayorofbagtown9097 If Halo Infinite was a blatant cash grab then the game would be bad. It is not bad. However, the F2P model has definitely held the game back from its full potential and is yet another mediocre release. Unfortunately, its the nature of AAA games nowadays. I don’t blame the devs because it clear they are passionate about Halo and wanted to rectify mistakes with Halo 5, but clearly the execs in charge only care about money. In a year or two, Halo Infinite will be on par with content in older games, which is a shame.

[@crossbone00x19]

​@@tiger_lord305 eh i enjoyed halo 3's campaign way more than infinite's personally , but i do feel campaign wise its a big step in the right direction ,but the f2p model is actually hot garbage , the restriction and pricing is unreal

[@Spabsa]

Everything after Reach is fan fiction

[@suchayandas6136]

Synthetic man - You casual gamers are killing gaming Also Synthetic man - promotes raid shadow legends

[@ItatsuMagnatsa]

But the Endless being worse than the Flood? The Literal Corrupted Forms of the Gods, the Precursors, who Created Neurophysics are outclassed by an Alien Species that is NOW Introduced into the Halo Universe? Are you Fucking Kidding me!?

[@BradleySevenfold]

Ffs not another raid shadow legends ad 🙄

[@RaineErasmusWalker]

I thought it was going to be le subverterino 😂 like "just kidding, fuck Shadow Legends"

[@linksgrandma25]

When a channel you like starts shilling raid 🤮

[@stringstorm]

"Hey guys, Raid Shadow Legends is a great game! Its got an Esports man in it! I'm so excited!" "Halo has lazy writing and microtransactions" lmao

[@sb17899]

cope

[@tommybatmanvercetti6008]

The raid ad is obviously for money but don't act like you want some kinda Cortana love story my brother the gameplay is amazing but that's kinda it brodie P.s I'm a 🏳️‍🌈 pony Nah jk not on that gay stuff

[@igorlukyan206]

Dude imagine if Halo infinite was more like Metro Exodus. - 3 weapons (2 standard and one power weapon) -semi open worlds with different biomes -interesting story from start to finish -some more in depth side missions that unlock gadgets that you could completely miss while playing -“hub” missions between open worlds where you can sort of chill out and get to know the characters more before continuing

[@igorlukyan206]

@Ligma idk with the small amount of ammo for most guns I kept ending up having a sniper and a BR for most of the time. I had to sacrifice another power weapon or a standard gun for a melee and it sucked

[@danielbelenkov5068]

Damn this sounds incredible

[@igorlukyan206]

@Maverick that’s sounds a lot like be the zombie in dying light. Sounds cool but I think it will ruin the gameplay loop

[@TheLordNugget]

My question is why does Cortana have really f***ed up teeth? I mean, my teeth are the way they are because of copious amounts of soda, but I'm no AI. Why would an AI that can project itself in a chosen manner choose to have weird teeth? I haven't kept up with the games but Cortana has just looked off in everything after Halo 3.

[@xd666xd]

lt's been 14 years since HAL0 3; but even so-3 is still the last HAL0 title that allows the player to DUAL WlELD weapons in it; *WHAT A SHAME!* l don't care about multiplayer, but obviously DUAL WlELD only shouldn't be added to multiplayer as it would be nerfed because of balance BS.

[@gamemasteroffun]

I’ve played every halo on legendary reached reclaimers on reach. S130 on 4, grinded ranked, custom game nights etc etc. so I think my opinion is valid and a credible one when I say this game blows my expectations out of the water. This is easily my second favorite campaign, first being reach. I loved the story, multiplayer is great. Great game

[@austinpayne1406]

Same here, and I would agree with you. Halo 1 was always my favorite but the is now my second favorite Halo.

[@thatguy1054]

Ik this is a late comment but mate if the enemies are to difficult or annoying then go down a difficulty or get better. Quite simple

[@miragebarrage9748]

So humble of you to use a picture of yourself in the thumbnail!

[@gojizard704]

Bullshit i have autism and i even know that what hes saying is bullshit

[@miragebarrage9748]

@@gojizard704 respect

[@internetbestfriend]

From what I heard, 2/3 of content has been lost or Halo Infinite is meant to be a base thing with a buncha dlcs, like don't get me wrong, it's better than 4 and 5 for sure, but they need to get their act together. The campaign priced at $60 and it shouldn't be sold at that price considering the content in the campaign that's still missing and is 'coming soon', this game apparently still needs more work, like what's 343i smoking?

[@staple_boi]

I have a feeling were basically paying $60 for future expansions and if they try to make us pay the community will throw a tantrum and we'll get them for free so I'm basically waiting for the next chapter.

[@internetbestfriend]

@@staple_boiI guess time will tell for sure, I just hope they wont pull the plug prematurely and the game gets better over time, but $60 upfront is sus

[@RezaQin]

On the Chief and Cortana, I don't think John "loved" Cortana like a human couple would. She was a part of him for a long time and he knew that she would go rampant after 7 years of operating life. Chief made a mistake by leaving Cortana on High Charity and he punishes himself for that mistake. He would feel empty without her, like a piece of his armor that wasn't there. Never make a a girl a promise, if you know you can't keep it.

[@xenosayain1506]

For how much you complain about modern gaming and modern gamers you shilled for raid....unsubbed.

[@godspeed-is-taken]

I gatta disagree on your sentiments about the weapon, I like her to each their own though.

[@gangatalishis]

Who actually wanted dual wielding back? And how is the mangler and sidekick too weak on their own? The mangler wipes shields in 2 shots.

[@KD_55]

Mangler and sidekick have been my 1-2 punch on my legendary play through. He’s just buns at the game.

[@Liberator130]

I do not want duel-wielding back, after how much it completely botched weapon balancing in Halo 3.