We Need To Talk About Halo Infinite.

[@MintBlitz]

Some extra feedback if 343 ever sees this, implementing feedback from the community shouldnt take 6 months to a year. Needs to be acted on much much faster.

[@ZK9931]

I'm with you you would not believe that me and some of my friends play halo in my country some of them dose not even know about halo's existence and I think im the only kurd play halo

[@CJsOutOfRum]

if a small dev team like arrow head can do the work that they do in such a compressed timeline and Microsoft's Lead IP is getting left to include community forge maps, and shop items is bare bones, how do we not have multiple weapons/ vehicles added instead of 1 rifle..... 1. Come on guys 343 has dropped the ball so hard, we as fans of this community have kept this game alive. Stop taking advantage of the players that are left by adding in $40 Bundles in the shop and make a game that we all want to play, leave chiefs story alone you already ruined it with the whole Cortana story that was literally wrapped up in the books and hardly explained in game. Start something with one of the spartan 3's maybe even the ones on Onyx that story is excellent. There is so much possibilities and its time to really implement them or this franchise will continue to be sub par. Also whatever youre doing at paramount... Just stop for the love of christ

[@outyaworld]

ENJOYED EVERY VID HUGE FAN @MINTBLINT

[@MicahD14]

Do you think Activision could make an ODST game? I wouldnt trust them beyond that but i think it may have potential.

[@troywrzesinski9143]

343 it’s not that hard, imagine if we had things like playable elites, assassinations, feminine Spartans, a fun and organic progression and reward system that is Immersive and not overly monetized and generic, New enemies added to Forge like flood, promethean, covenant, heretic etc, new weapons, and vehicles, but vehicles that are unique and immersive like elephants, condor, pelicans, scarabs, or drop pods. Vehicles that can be used in big modes, with a lot of room for your team, vehicles that you can independently walk around inside of while they are moving around the map to make the sandbox more immersive. We need guns that have different roles and behaviors Like the plasma rifle, brute shot, spartan laser. Saw, target locator etc. And if they say they can’t do any of this for balancing reasons, then they are focusing way too hard on balancing, Or they are just bad at it. Because it shouldn’t be an excuse, to get rid of fun. modders are blowing them out of the water with this type of content.

[@MasterChief203]

Microsoft doesn’t care about the Halo IP anymore. They’ll do the bare minimum to milk the fans and that’s it

[@alexlyster3459]

I wouldn't say that's exactly true. They clearly still care, but are having troubles making the Series hit the way it used to. And with all their other acquisitions, it's just no longer the single massive crown jewel in their portfolio. I think they're going to treat it as an important IP going forward, but maybe not their Hail Mary money maker that it once was. Which honestly could be a good thing for the Series, having some of that pressure off.

[@patrickiamonfire965]

@@alexlyster3459​​⁠however he is still correct about milking. And sadly it’s not a Microsoft only thing. Everyone doing it now. Releasing unfinished products with intense micro transactions. Not only that they don’t full fill their promises. Lack content and full of bugs. This is despite the fact paying full price and being overpriced.

[@17craigers]

These people thought infinite would be a 10 year game. Now they are selling skins for $8 less than you can buy Helldivers 2 for. 343 are not to be taken seriously these people are clowns

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

​@patrickiamonfire965 I'd say the game itself isn't overpriced in its current state. In fact, I'd say the whole free to play trend is a major part of why AAA gaming has gone down in quality so much, along with live service.

[@patrickiamonfire965]

@@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem I honestly agree. But what I meant how intense microtranactions have become in other games which you have to pay insane prices to play. Like darktide.

[@thatoneswarmdrone6409]

Mint Blitz, this is the 175th time you showed "We Need To Talk About Halo Infinite" in class.

[@takamator]

And it's right every time

[@Gator159]

I really need more MCC talk especially MCC Xbox for them mods we still don't have.

[@Tom5TomEntertainment]

So this is "We Need to Talk About We Need to Talk about Halo"

[@MintBlitz]

and now we're talking about me talking about lucid talking about halo infinite

[@Vantud391]

WeNeedToTalk-ception 😂

[@mrbig2412]

we need to talk about that we're talking about talking about halo infinite, while we talk about talking about it

[@ginnungagap9793]

​@@Vantud391New subreddit just dropped

[@Exrevenant]

And this comment is “we need to talk about mintblitz talking about lucid talking about halo infinite

[@JadedRabbit559]

I've given up on mainline Halo. I realized Bungie ended Halo 3 so perfectly that any future game featuring the Chief as protagonist is doomed. He finished the fight. However, the series is ripe for numerous spinoffs; a helljumpers co-op shooter, an elite-themed action-adventure, Halo Wars - there's so much potential for exploring different parts of the universe. But the Chief's story ended when he said, "It's finished." Trying to keep him around after that just feels disrespectful to the epic conclusion of the trilogy. There are other spartans, other elites, other heroes who's stories have yet to be told. Tell THEIR stories.

[@robcape]

Babe, I feel like we talk about Halo Infinite every day tho.

[@__-ni1kz]

Mint Blitz uploads 6 times a week, there’s gotta be at least one of these exact videos every damn week.

[@vsluma]

As a campaign player and someone who hasn't liked a 343 multiplayer game, the franchise has never felt as dead as it has the past few years

[@TheGamePhilter]

All about campaign for me too.

[@Sonilotos]

Well, that's on you for having THAT specific combo of preferences.

[@Nethseaar]

@@Sonilotos Not even. The Bungie-era campaigns are replayable to this day. If 343 would deliver a content-rich, varied campaign that built on the previous stories (instead of constantly undoing them), then even campaign-only players would still have plenty to enjoy. They didn't, and that's on them.

[@funnyanyway3889]

Play mods in MCC trust me. It will keep the game alive for you.

[@beanpeen4163]

Was lucky I download the game for free on gamepass around the time it launched, the first 30 minutes of the campaign told me all I needed to know about it gameplay wise, didn't hit the same mark for me as any of the other halo games I played that ran on the blam engine, the interactions you could have with your allies and enemies from halo 2 up to halo reach were the best, especially with the IWHBYD skull on. I felt a lot of the charm from that old engine lost in this game. No friendly firing marines anymore and pissing them off enough to shoot you, little details like that from the old games that really wouldn't have been that hard to implement in this one but they didn't and feels like they went out of their way to remove, the whole game also takes place in just one biome which was just lazy on their part combat evolved had more variety in terrain, it wouldn't have been that difficult to add in like a small mesa biome or something a snow mission at least but all we get is grass and the occasional unnatural cave formation, it starts feeling boring quick. They completely lost me at the bosses with the healthbars, it went from feeling like a halfway decent halo game to playing destiny and I just stopped there. Come to find out the multiplayers broken nothing is working as intended yet they're charging you 9$+ for their obtuse "armor core" system which at launch were just basic colors with next to no options to even modify the armor itself. No mix and matching you're favorite armors like with reach pay 9 dollar for the color blue, dipshit. Felt like a smack in the face. Multiple smacks in the face. 3 smacks. In the face. (Have they still not added campaign coop?) I don't have any faith in the company with this ip anymore. Sincerely I hope that they, or more hopefully some other developer they (hopefully) let work on halo can change my mind about it but as it stands, my love for the franchise ended with 3

[@LGCY_RAVEN]

I've played since launch and I really felt it was going to be a No Man's Sky scenario where it started rough but was going to be phenomenal in time. Alas it seems like it's going to slowly fizzle out.

[@sandforthesoul5686]

I'm okay with watching Halo Infinite fizzle out, I can only hope the next game will be better.

[@vullord666]

Same. I was hoping MS would like Infinite have the Sea of Thieves life cycle for its MP and just expand 343 to start making Campaign only games that are complete while having Infinte as the multiplayer option (which in the age of fortnite I feel like is necessary especially when they own COD for their yearly shooter until like 2027).

[@baccus4383]

How many times do we have to talk about halo infinite

[@MintBlitz]

I promise unless theres major developments, this is the last one. Just wanted to support Lucids video as he made some great points.

[@baccus4383]

@@MintBlitz BAHAHA DUDE NO WORRIES I WAS IRONIC! i love your stuff!

[@FabuBrik]

Halo is SAVED!!! For real this time: Electric bugaloo: the sequel TM

[@jsiebrassemusic]

343 times

[@jadoaesra3011]

8. it's weird, but there's going to be 8 more.

[@DAABattery]

Whatever 343 shits out next in this franchise, I’m going in with 0 expectations.

[@jadoaesra3011]

I'm expecting them to put 343 nails in the coffin.

[@doomguy4945]

I'm going in with negative expectations. What I'm expecting is a bug filled game, that takes forever to update, and that's bloated with unreasonably expensive microtransactions.

[@ducko1988]

I honestly just want another campaign to play (not open world)

[@TheGamePhilter]

Me 3

[@The_Albraskan]

Agreed. I remember reinstalling the campaign on PC Gamepass since I have a gaming pc and not a Series X/S, to get 100% campaign completion. I swear it crashed to desktop al least three times before I finished what I set out to do.

[@Marshallhuhwuh]

Idk I like the open world factor I just wish they added more to it

[@shannonjones8877]

I don't think open world gameplay is well suited to military-themed games. The military theme uses the conflict to create a sense of urgency that pushes the player to progress, but the open world concept encourages the player to play at their own pace. They lack synergy and it creates a narrative dissonance.

[@ducko1988]

@@shannonjones8877this. Plus you can curate experiences within levels that aren’t really possible in open world

[@keenanhosfield6734]

The "Monkey's Paw" feeling is particularly potent with Infinite and 343i in general. Every fix or "we've taken your feedback" is a nightmarish contortion of whatever people are hoping for over a given issue. It's like pulling teeth getting any halfway decent, no bullshit good out of 343i games without some finance-brain bullshit motivating asinine decisions. Microsoft bought so many fucking publishers and studios, give them a chance then. id Tech Halo when

[@Ze7p]

S5 truly was peak and had me so excited for the future but I do agree that things have only gone down hill. We really only had one amazing season and we’re back to the dark ages

[@vullord666]

The problem is even that revealed how done MS was. We were getting FANTASTIC story cutscenes and I was so excited only to learn MS downsized 343, cut funding so no more cutscenes, and wouldn't even show their best season update at the Xbox Showcase (for crying out loud overwatch, fallout 76, sea of theives, and ESO were there at the MAIN SHOWCASE and Halo Infinite wasn't even at the next day extended, wtf).

[@maizeman90]

I just want Griffball and Action Sack, man. Why can't I have this? lol

[@ianhall6614]

Something something user interface something something. Basically a bullshit excuse for a dog shit game from a dog shit company.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

Amen. Where the hell is griffball

[@Bagginsess]

How hard would it be for them to reskin an odd ball like a bomb, set up some logic so it explodes when planted, and have that end the round? Seriously the logic used to capture a flag in one flag mode could easily be used for the bomb and the game already has explosion effects.

[@adaptcap115]

Next Halo game should have more social features.

[@plank5370]

Yea we cant even talk to the enemy team like wtf

[@Killzees]

Wishful thinking if it wasn’t present in infinite I don’t think it will ever come back

[@dropstopandroll]

Won’t happen. You’ll assume someone’s gender and get banned

[@Annoyingdog37]

Best we can do is macro transactions and emulating competitive shooters - 343

[@christopherlyndsay8611]

Yeah the lack of social features in infinite isn’t talked about enough, it’s terrible

[@EnginesofNurgle-ku9ug]

As someone who played the game straight from season 1-4 almost daily I started getting sick of the gameplay loop. Not even the new updates are that fun cause the sandbox is getting stale

[@wurstcrewchief2798]

This is the boat I am in. I played daily even when it was stagnant for months up till season 4. And then I just stopped. And I haven’t played it since. I did try 2 weeks ago and immediately entered a game with cheaters and quit and have not wanted to play since. I love halo but I’m over this game sadly.

[@SilverGeFer]

They give players a bunch of maps but the core gameplay stays the same so long as you don’t bring new equipment and weapons that bring new possibilities.

[@steveh84]

I'm the same, I've really lost all motivation to play the game anymore. More recently I've just been playing to unlock the free cosmetic items but now that they've scaled them back and made it more of a grind I think I'm done altogether.

[@SuckaFreeKonig]

Facts… and the 20 tier operations are so ass they’re not even worth grinding for because they’re only one armor set and shitty emblems/decals

[@TheMacroShow]

Please explain 40-50k people playing halo infinite on Xbox number, it sounds like copium to the max I loved Halo, but let’s not pretend that it’s thriving numbers-wise based of speculation

[@shannonjones8877]

I'm curious about this as well, because from what i can tell on Microsoft's list of most played games, Infinite isn't even in the top 20 on XBL anymore.

[@Kagrima]

Don’t need Xbox Live (or whatever this new Gamepass Core shizno is) to play H-Infinite, ik because I haven’t resubbed to live for a couple years now and can still play it. Maybe because u don’t need Live to play online it doesn’t count those players?

[@ianhall6614]

Microsoft and 343 just need to watch the halo 2 and 3 making of documentaries to see what it means to create great games that people actually want to play.

[@Daniel-bv1gf]

Bungie devs were actually passionate about the game

[@jbi21]

A big reason why people don't like 343s stories with halo is yes how long it takes to make them but most importantly 343s games don't end in the game you have to go find and read a book to know that games ending. Its absurd people have ro pay $60 full price for a game only to find out that games ending is not the true ending to it you have to go and read a book to know how that games story truly ends. H4: priced at $60, you put a grenade in Didact's chest and he falls off the ship below into the ships main weapon. You thinks he dies from that? Nope you have to find, buy and read a book to find out the Didact didn’t die and he was teleported to Gamma Halo and Chief and the monitor for that halo teamed up to kill him by trapping him on the piece of the ring and sending into a planet and somehow he still doesn’t die. H5: priced at $60 That horrible story (horrible game in general) again you jave to go buy and read another book to find out how that game truly ends with fireteam Osiris. Halo Wars 2: Priced at $60 with a $20 DLC Ends in a Flood DLC (Awakening the nightmare) You last see Atriox trapped on the Ark with the flood outbreak with his Lieutenants to clean it up. But to know how that game actually ends you have to buy and read a book Shadows of Reach to know how Atriox gets back in the Milkyway galaxy for Halo Infinite. So there's no point in buying the games for their story at full price if the games ending is not even in the game itself you have to buy a book on top of the games full price its horrible and lazy story telling. Bungie's stories are looked at a lot better than 343s stories because in Bungie's halos when you beat that game you get its true ending that is connected with the next game especially in the Legendary ending cutscenes also connect with the next game. 343s Legendary ending don't even connect with each of their games there's this empty hole or spot between each of their games bc their games ending is not the official ending of that games story and its makes 343s halo story so confusing for people because theres so much story left of that game since you have to buy and read a book separately to know how that game ends and well caught up for the next game's story.

[@XxXAntiJoshXxX]

this

[@marklarz4399]

Mint Blitz's next video: Why Halo Infinite it's the best it has ever been. The subsequent video: Why Halo Infinite is in a bad state

[@JoshuaFletcher-b8y]

Love the work, as an Australian both me and my dad both still love playing halo infinite

[@MasterC121]

The whole one studio working on massive franchises seems to be a big issue with Microsoft because its not only halo that is facing this problem as for example fallout which is huge right now isn't planned to have a new game till 2030 which is insane

[@zero1libra20]

They put too much time into starfail. I wouldn't get your hopes up for anything coming from that studio. It's been in a continuous decline.

[@ryan_1099]

I have no idea how Bethesda works but it seems like everything takes forever after they made Skyrim

[@ContrastCopy]

It seems like Microsoft wanted Halo Infinite to be their Call of Duty. So now that they literally OWN Call of Duty, I hope that they take some pressure off of halo and 343 and let them do more of their own thing.

[@mikezenzola2514]

we have one call of duty yes, but what about second call of duty?

[@Ninjachickenfingers]

Glad we could finally talk about Halo Infinite on this channel

[@adzbat33]

Season 4/5 was elite. I was playing basically everyday then came Operations which were ok for a while but this newest one has kind of killed my drive to keep playing. 14/20 tiers in the pass are Spartan Points, which is ridiculous. Also the exchange charges way too much for things as is.

[@ChiefVince117]

If that's ur definition of elite... I feel bad for ur wife/husband

[@xcfjdyrkdtulkgfilhu]

14/20 tiers were fluff before anyway. Who's motivated to grind a pass for charms and emblems? I'm fine with most of the pass being SP, but they need more old / unreleased content added to the exchange per update, and higher payout or some bonus tiers after the last armor to address the ridiculous pricing.

[@Zerthew]

yoooo im so hyped for the helldivers video im both a fan of helldivers and you mint so its gonna be crazy fun to watch!

[@GunzyTech]

My buddies and I just came back to Halo after a long break and it’s been really fun tbh. There are things to improve on, but overall I’m excited for more.

[@saltyofc5160]

This is what I think. I’ve been playing halo since HCE and this game has a special place in my heart. I argued how this was the greatest game ever made but unfortunately now it’s not. Microsoft needs to see what COD does where multiple companies create different ones to have new games every year. Like you said they can create spin offs of Halo while the next multiplayer game is being created so we’re not stuck on something that is playing catchup

[@treman22]

40-50k concurrent is insane

[@thatoneguy.788]

I would love a halo horror game with Jerome fighting the flood and the only weapon you have is a chair.

[@ColinBruice]

Side note; I just saw the announcement for the island pacific heritage coating and had an interesting thought; 343 is trying to make cool coating for us, for free. Look at the black history month coating and this one, two insanely detailed coatings, FOR FREE. Might not be my style but I truly recognize the time spent making those coatings to generate Microsoft zero dollars

[@rare437]

Poor Halo. It's like the only videos that come out about it now are either "wow, shop items" or how disappointed people are

[@mikezenzola2514]

To make multiple studios working on different Halo games successful, they need to actually have an idea of what is Halo's overall identity and story canon. The amount that 343 has waffled about does those other studios no favors in keeping a coherent thru line of the story and universe.

[@johnmcconnell7052]

Halo mcc has many bugs still and it's still abandoned. The mod team has been helping us. Far as im concerned halo died when bungie left

[@TRON0314]

For campaign players like myself, Inifinite's ROLL THE VEHICLE OVERCORRECTIONS killed any excitement I had. I even liked Halo 5. H:I was a snore campaign wise. Like introducing the Endless was like a couple that should've gotten divorced having a kid thinking it'll make it better.

[@Deliveredmean42]

Its interesting to see that Microsoft hadn't done a multiple studio/spinoff approach to their IPs in a long while, especially Halo. They did tried to do that during the weird Window 8 era with their top down Halo game, and the last spinoff Halo game being Halo Wars 2. But aside from that, they didn't gave more studio to take a spin of the IP. If they know they don't have a decent studio under their wing to make a spinoff with a AAA budget, why not make an AA or indie Halo game? Like playing a marine, or exploring more as playing as the alien species (as they been neglected for years), anything really! Not everything need to have a 100+ million dollar budget for your IPs!

[@nathanbright]

Yo you made it into the montage! Glad they included you this time around.

[@AJMarraffa]

4:22 I totally agree that side games like Halo 3: ODST would help Halo right now. But I also don't want them to make so many Halo games that it feels oversaturated (like Marvel). I think one mainline entry and one or two side games in between could be a good cycle.

[@burningholyfire]

Halo 4's campaign was amazing.. would love to see a video outlining the story thing you mentioned

[@johnsimeone4008]

Spot on Remy! I live in Oz and have limited gaming time. Friday and Saturday nights are my halo nights, it can takes ages to find games and then have to deal with super high pings bad hit registration makes for a sad halo infinite experience 😢.

[@thedomainhalo]

Halo is that heartache that just won't quit. You always just feel like it could be so much more than it is.

[@mwolf84]

As someone that is new to the Halo series, I can say that Halo Infinite multiplayer was the best gameplay I've ever played. Sure, there were technical glitches and what not, but the amazing gameplay still made up for it. I mostly played ranked and was blown away how far ahead it was compared to Valorant, etc. I'm also disappointed that the game wont be supported as much going forward. However, I'm still more than happy to play it as is.

[@coryracine8309]

Great video as usual. Thanks for being a great, level-headed voicr for our community.

[@lcmotive]

I'm not surprised at all by the state we're in. People have been defending the game, coping, for a couple years, and, like usual, are finally getting disappointed. It's the same cycle again and again, and I stopped getting emotionally attached to this stuff a while ago.

[@burkedigital]

Every time this type of video comes about, I just get sad. This is my favorite Halo since 2007 and it fell so short of its potential.

[@darkside7802]

To be honest, it’s still the only FPS game where you can ACTUALLY give your team mate backup. Since you die so insanely fast in other games like CoD. Which suck, might I add. Also, the physics in Halo (outside of H4 and H5 videos just disappearing when they blew up. WTF was that? No debris!?) are superb. H3 and Reach STILL have better physics than every other FPS game out there to this day somehow. No bullshit weapon attachments on weapon attachments. No dumb ass perks and hiding in bushes near a doorway until you get your killstreaks. None of that BS. It’s still the king in so many ways. Gunplay for one. I don’t get the hate. I really don’t. H4 and H5 weren’t for me, but I’ll take Infinite over most other games if I’m trying to play competitively. No games have that except CS:GO, really.

[@BarrytheSuperScot]

Imagine the amount of goodwill they'd gain if they decide to go and finish off couch co-op!

[@TheMuffinMan347]

50,000 concurrent is a pipe dream. If it was that popular, they wouldnt be pulling so many staff and support for both Infinite and MCC. Everything they've done over the last two years have all the telltale signs of a declining business, not one thriving off that many players

[@deavenreed8786]

"Halo used to innovate and lead video games in terms of new features and experiences." 3:00 This one hits home. There's a reason why halo was king for nearly a decade and why the franchise still has so many loyal fans another decade later.

[@blanktester]

I would love to see almost any major studio take a crack at the Halo franchise. The universe is big enough to have a game in basically any genre and work, and you could even make a non-canon Halo-universe game and make something absolutely badass. Imagine how crazy a Platinum Games Halo game would be, where you play as a "lore accurate" Spartan? Mint Blitz could be the main character, lol

[@ConcussiveDiamonds]

My friends are playing helldivers and since I’m on Xbox I can’t join them. This was the biggest fumble Microsoft could’ve done. How do we not have an ODST game like that blows my mind

[@Kagrima]

Heads up, Sony killed the golden goose for it’s eggs, Helldivers is taking a nosedive in reviews thanks to now needing a Playstation account on steam

[@Zero_XTZ5]

It’s painfully obvious 343 is just trying to make as much money off infinite with the least amount of effort.

[@porknchops26]

with this new game they better make it BRUTAL, an M rating would be a nice change

[@Ducain_Plays]

I still want that Mega Bloks Halo game so bad!!

[@GMSquared]

My feeling is that the only thing keeping me playing Halo is that I feel a compulsion to continue playing Infinite. I don't spend money, but it has been just the game that kept me playing at least a videogame for the past year. At this point, I know that I'll never move onto another Halo. I'm done being jerked around by Microsoft/343i. I'm done being gaslighted. I'm done with them. Halo 4 was actually fine for me. I was able to enjoy it for what it was. Then 5 backtracked from the consequences of 4. Then Infinite backtracked from the consequences of 5. We have a nothing trilogy, with a nothing storyline. So, I don't care about the story anymore. They have endeavored to not make any meaningful gameplay within the multiplayer, instead leaving it up to forgers to do it for them. Forgers annoy me to no end now too. This is because they are using actual development skills that they could be working together to make new great games, and instead wasting it on a franchise that doesn't give a hoot about them and instead is just using them as free labor. And the Forgers just keep doing it. I'm done. Halo is worse than dead. It is irrelevant.

[@SpicySkeleton]

Take halo away from 343

[@chanceamirian6522]

Were it so easy…

[@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24]

And give it to who? Y’all just saying shit now 😂😂😂

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

If it was going to happen, it would have happened long ago.

[@shannonjones8877]

​@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 iD or Valve. Hell with proper finances and support i'd trust 1047 Games (the team behind Splitgate) to put something together that's leagues better than anything 343 could manage at this point.

[@HappyNoob17YT]

who to give it bungo, oh you would not want to do that.

[@jarra789]

here is my list for studios to do the spin offs, Relic(company of heroes fame)- Halo Wars 3 Undead labs(state of decay)- Third-person flood survival game Obsidian- give them a blank check for halo Arkane- New ODST game/ covenant game id- Noble 6 ORIGIN game Machine games- coop UNSC marine game

[@stuarthall9854]

I think for the most part, a majority of Halo fans have sunset their hype for future Halo content until the IP is picked up by another developer. Me and a good number of my friends all feel the same way in that 343 has run the series into the ground and Infinite was just the last straw. It made Halo 5 look phenomenal in comparison, and even that game caused a lot of my friends to just leave Halo entirely.

[@alex1212456]

How many times do you make the same video

[@Logan-tw7wv]

While yes, Fallout 76 Devs have put a lot of work into fixing the game and that's helped the player base, the show with Amazon's what really drove the recent population spikes.

[@unknownusrname]

Id like to see a halo from the perspective of the banished made by machine games

[@dylanwalser3138]

I already won’t pay for another Halo without extensively watching it a month after launch. But after how theyve treated Infinite and if there’s no changes before then announcing a new game, I won’t even consider buying the new game.

[@allenmitchell8993]

I am getting to the point that i don't know what to say anymore. With the potential of 343 unlocking the community the ability to Mod Halo Infinite, i would actually be more worried for the next Halo game 343 makes. Because like you suggested in a previous video, what if Modders 'fix' the campaign and in a couple years its like a whole new game. It would not only make Microsoft and 343 look worse but expectations for the next game would be even higher. Which also makes me sad for the last 14 years of Halo. Halo not only has a dedicated fanbase but a talented one at that. So many that I don't know how Halo is where it is (other than poor leadership and management) but i feel like Halo has some of the biggest potential to be the best community game. Its just depressing that it feels like Microsoft is so out of touch of what they want to do with Halo.

[@matthewb4343]

I wouldn't mind a halo wars 3

[@matthewcicolini2700]

Always wanted a new halo wars where you can go first person an be a part of the battle think that would be so cool.

[@spat3305]

Halo fans won’t support the game, it won’t sell well like HW2.

[@matthewcicolini2700]

@@spat3305 that’s cap I hate halo infinite but literally anyone who’s played halo since the GetGo we just want a good fucking halo game admittedly my patience is up with 343 I want a new company to try making one. After 3 failures they gotta hang it up clearly the love an passion ain’t there. The community has been so patient.

[@ToNyToNy141]

7:29 Halo does deserve to be handled better. I've been saying that since the first time I played Halo 4.

[@GiddoGoat]

Halo 4 has an amazing campaign.

[@ToNyToNy141]

@@GiddoGoat hard disagree.

[@GiddoGoat]

@@ToNyToNy141 The didact is such a great character and the start of the cortana conflict is a good twist on the story.

[@TheoriginalBMT]

Thanks. I thought his POV was fair and was a good listen. Hearing from top players like Lucid and yourself. It's just such a weird play to get it to a good place. Then just abandon full support. Battlefield 2042 did the exact same thing. The multiple studio/multiple games concept is good. You could have a Core game that has GTA or Fortnite longevity. But mix it up with spin off games that help generate interest in core and actually make money.

[@Daynger_Fox]

Unreal would be weiiiirrrd for Halo. The physics of everything has a very important place in the sandbox. That's why Halo is so different. I dont know if or how unreal could duplicate that element of Halo's physics and the weighty-ness of it all. Unreal has always had a really "loose and wobbly" feeling behind physics. At least what I've personally played.

[@HEMAYATC]

For me, the pivotal moment was when they cancelled seasons. Season 5 had my hopes up. It seemed like everything was finally coming together, and then, all of a sudden they pulled the rug out from under us. I still begrudgingly persevered for some time, but now the new networking model doesn't register my shots at all (I'm outside of America), and the removal of daily match exp and Ultimate challenges means I have have a ridiculous grind to get the Operation armor. After I stuck with Infinite through the droughts of season 1 and 2, I'm finally done.

[@huskiek1693]

I’ve just started saying Microsoft instead of 343. I really believe 343 devs want to really work on halo but Microsoft won’t let them

[@nicolasboissiere]

Infinite feels so damn good to play, and it looks and sounds great too. Everything around that is the problem: lack of social features, lack of content, monetization issues, etc. Such a shame. Especially after seasons 4/5, where it was really starting to pick up momentum.

[@clutchhaze1036]

I want a Halo game from a Grunts pov

[@alansmith8195]

As ever, I completely agree with you... But another element to consider is the hardcore player base have been playing halo for years which give them a huge advantage over casual new comers... I find halo multiplayer really tough, so it must be awful for new players to be confronted with no-scopes, repulsor jumps etc... And, as so many old maps get recreated time and time again, they pander to existing veterans rather than new players. Is the existing halo fan base slowly devouring itself?

[@NeatBenny]

Gonna be honest here. Halo should have stopped when Bungie stopped. They truly caught lightning in a bottle and recreating it is very unlikely. Also I honestly wouldn't want a lot of spin off games. 343 is decent at making halo games but making a bunch of spin offs would oversaturate the game and it would probably fall off and people would just stick to playing MCC.

[@geeman.8081]

It came around at the right time as well, I think Bungie would have struggled like 343 had they made Halo 4 instead, obviously not as badly, but they'd have still been launching in a market where it wasn't the top console shooter.

[@atlas-2260]

Really says something when I have to mod cyberpunk to play as master chief

[@juddin1458]

In my opinion there should be something to login and get a free reward or something like how brawlhalla does since Infinite is now live service. Something like free credits for logging in day after day and for logging in for a whole week there should be a spinning wheel of rewards to get or something similar to that

[@nickbitlee]

Yup asia player here - none of the playlists work except during peak hours. I hop on once awhile, used to play nearly everyday.

[@synovu2860]

6:10 hit the nail on the head. My friend and I would love to play Infinite BTB but it literally takes an hour to find a match during peak time. And its even worse on the weekend. We feel completely neglected as Halo fans and we've given the game dozens of chances at this point.

[@wheezer5038]

... Halo has been a part of my life for at least... 15 years now. It started on a whim, with help from my brother and cousin. Since then, I have become a fanatic for the franchise. Although I have not had the opportunity to play the newer games for the last decade, simply because the money to do just hasn't been there for varying reasons, Halo is still important to me. I still play any of games I can, whenever I'm in the mood. As well as the books. But as someone who loves this franchise, this phenomenon, dearly, and has spent... Ten. Years. watching it from the sidelines... My disappointment is immeasurable. All because of one, simple fact. The games are never finished on release, because the people who make them... Keep. Overestimating themselves. And, they bend to the will of an impersonal machine that does not care about anything other than money. Halo has just been a franchise chasing trends since 2010, instead standing by its own identity. Because who cares if a game is just like others of its genre? I care, you care, we care. I want Halo to be something fun again that we care about. Cause right now, it's not fun. It's just a community of squabbling. And I don't want to be a part of that... And I doubt you do either...

[@crackedupmonk]

You running for mayor?

[@wheezer5038]

@@crackedupmonk for what's left of new mombasa

[@stickyfing3rs534]

While I have enjoyed Infinite since launch (never have or will care about the store, either for good or bad). I do hope that Infinite represents the end of the old management's influences on the games. Let's see what the new management team can do when they make their own game. As far as other studios, I mean, would you trust EA or Activision with a Halo game? Probably not. I think ID software would be interesting (Makers of the Doom reboot) for a shooter. Or if they want to go a completely different direction, maybe let Capcom try a horror game. Honestly, though, I think you may have more trouble finding a studio willing to take on a Halo game, given the expectations that come with it.

[@BrandonStrugy]

If it wasn't for Halo, Xbox nor competitive gaming wouldn't be what it is today. It's a shame what Microsoft and 3fail3shitdustries has done to this franchise in over a decade.

[@patrickdonovan2323]

honestly, desync still feels like it's there to some degree..had multiple ghost melees over the past few days where I get the melee sound affect but no damage. usually occurs when dying but it's happened at full health before.

[@NickTemperistic]

Halo Infinite is like a really nice house built on the edge of a muddy cliff where it rains a lot.

[@TheRealShadowX]

As much as I dislike the newer CoD games, they sometimes pull off some great stuff via having multiple studios working on games at a time. Sledgehammer, Infinity Ward, and Treyarch. Though, every single year hasn't been working. I feel like a good way to go is every OTHER year. Or even in Halo's case, possibly every 3 years, which is a lot better than the 6-8 we've been getting. Have 343 work on one, and another studio work on another. It could work. But much like you said, I don't even know what other studio could do it right.

[@Takashiaramake]

I have listened about Halo Infinite through rock and metal and time

[@AsakniGames]

I wish they would make a party games list like in halo 5. I just miss roshambo, castlewars, sumo, jenga, duck hunt, survive, drag race, ect... AND IVE BEEN ASK FOR NEW WEAPONS SINCE THE BETA 😂

[@CommissarChaotic]

I feel like vehicles having less impact is mainly due to the map... convention I guess of especially 343 maps where it isn't really that open, they're more path-y than not. And also them having tuned things to the point where vehicles are better used as weapons where other than the heavy hitters should be more like support or mobility or utility first in a way? Like in CE, I never really gunned for the banshee because of its firepower but for its maneuverability but thats just me

[@BugadaMenteofc]

I'm Brazilian, rarely do I get a match with less than 150ms ping, and it's practically impossible to play. Weapons have no effect, enemies require 3 or 4 hits from the energy hammer to be eliminated, things like that. Today, I'm practically abandoning Halo's multiplayer after almost 20 years of playing the games. The multiplayer mode of Halo Infinite today, in Latin America, is completely unplayable, a COMPLETE neglect indeed. What's most infuriating is that we in Brazil pay the highest prices for games and battle passes, and yet we are completely neglected.

[@ExG131]

Halo is being held captive by 343 and Microsoft not going the extra mile by putting it in hands of devs who actually want anything to do with it. As long as 343 is around Halo will NEVER thrive.

[@elliottb7009]

halo doesn't innovate because i feel that the people behind it are not gamers. bungie was a bunch of gamers hanging out making a game, with fun and a party aspect being the primary focus. we had 343 say that halo was only a MLG game, so yeah, we are only getting competitive modes and gameplay. the campaign wasn't very fun either. no epic moments. compare this to destiny, the latest trailer they just said " fuck it" and now every power is combined and it looks awesome gameplay wise. a real treat to the players. its still the fun mindset. but also look at hell divers or battlebit. they have focused on fun and became wild successes. we are now playing corporate halo.

[@KeithStreetman]

I would trust iD with halo

[@SPRinkleStheOne]

In all honesty, I feel like 343 doesn't listen to the fan base, yes they do put features we ask for, but in other ways, they don't listen, like prices in the exchange crazy, how much "FREE" items are, and with the passes we complained about to much filler. Hence, they took out everything and essentially just put a different type of filler instead of planning the pass out better and not act butt hurt we didn't like their emblems.

[@XSquidbeatsX]

It’s just a job for them, nothing more.

[@gamefreak3000dx]

I feel like the team behind Titanfall 2 would make a dope halo game

[@michaelelamfilm]

Contact Harvest prequel game would be fucking class playing as Sergeant Johnson 🤌

[@Leftysrev3nge]

Microsoft was at least supporting Halo Wars (until they shut down Ensemble). And Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike through Vanguard. We def need to get back to that. And we need a new Halo Legends follow-up.

[@ThatGuy-q2o]

I really feel we need to put chief in cryo sleep and start building off shoots for a bit then revisit him when they have a groundbreaking idea to make it excel. Odst and reach showed fans love new stories outside of chief.

[@spat3305]

ODST was horrendous. £50 for dlc, terrible decision from MS and bungie back in the day. Very average experience too, don’t get why halo fanboys suck it off

[@Cklert]

​@spat3305 You have a point with the launch and price which I think most Halo fans didn't experience. But the experience itself was very unique and intriguing, I definitely not label it as being average.

[@ThatGuy-q2o]

@@spat3305 nah dude the game was good cause it made you see the horrors of the universe when Spartans weren't present and fans loved it cause it gave you something away from being a giant unstoppable tank you were a helpless odst trying to survive.

[@mobslicer1529]

if they took the bungie art style and put halo 5's hud and details, it'd be so amazing. they also gotta bring playable elites and all the old weapons.

[@pjf674]

3:00 Yes! This is such a good point. Halo set the standard for console shooters and is one of the few franchises that deserves to use term *iconic*. If it were a brand new IP, Infinite would be distant memory by now.

[@Kagrima]

Amazing summary, I feel almost exactly the same way… Unstable latency at 300+ms ping! (Australia too) Skill based matchmaking kicking my skull in on Free Play (way too many onyx players with snipers) No falcon Ranked is unplayable 90% of new and old gear is store exclusive for EA-level prices I still have mixed feelings for the Campaign Bugged unobtainable achievements and “campaign exclusive items” No more MCC updates The forge update really was the “f it, do it yourself” update NO FALCON 343 get your act together I am on my hands and knees begging you

[@Bluewolf09]

New weapons is exactly what I want. There is enough maps but not enough different weapons at all.

[@DBShinobi13]

People need to start accepting that halo is done. The end of a franchise.