Halo: Infinite (Dec. 8th, 2021) - Xbox Series X

[Turin]

Please just let Halo die at this point

 

[x Tame Impala]

Has there been a recent space/fantasy shooter with a narrative story that has been a massive success?

Valorant is essentially an FPS MOBA. There is no narrative driven single player campaign.
Overwatch same thing.
Fortnite same thing.

Doom Eternal(?) and it's what? 4-5 million copies at this point? And I doubt Xbox would be happy with numbers like that for something that's supposed to move console units.

It feels like the narrative driven space shooter isn't interesting for the audience anymore. For a narrative shooter people prefer Call of Duty which cycles between the recent past and a speculative near future... and not space suits, low gravity situations and alien races.

There’s definitely a vacancy there and if any series can fill it it would be Halo. Doubtful though. 343 went 0/3 with releasing a complete game at launch with a fun campaign.

If they can do that with the UE5 that would be amazing obviously. Would be even more amazing if they could do it without a battle pass and make the game rated “M” again. Make the games a little more serious and gory like CE was to capture the tone. Even Infinite which I didn’t completely hate was off a bit from being less adult.

I’ll believe it when I see it and at this rate we won’t be playing a new Halo game until 2030. Maybe they remake CE, that would be cool.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Has there been a recent space/fantasy shooter with a narrative story that has been a massive success?

Valorant is essentially an FPS MOBA. There is no narrative driven single player campaign.
Overwatch same thing.
Fortnite same thing.

Doom Eternal(?) and it's what? 4-5 million copies at this point? And I doubt Xbox would be happy with numbers like that for something that's supposed to move console units.

It feels like the narrative driven space shooter isn't interesting for the audience anymore. For a narrative shooter people prefer Call of Duty which cycles between the recent past and a speculative near future... and not space suits, low gravity situations and alien races.

Xbox would be very happy with 5 million sales because their sales are so bad they don’t even publicly release sales numbers anymore

 

[Mikeaveli]

Despite its low player count, Halo Infinite is still one of the most played games of its genre lol. Nobody really cares about these kinds of shooters anymore outside of COD. I wish they did as I would love to play a new Titanfall game, but that's just how it is these days.

Space Marine 2 came out recently and has already seen a sharp decline in players (30,000 concurrent). The Finals has the next highest player count on Steam with 15,000. After that you get to the sub-10000 games like Halo.

I'll play the new Halo when it comes out but I'm not anticipating it or anything.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Halo Infinite added a "Delta Arena" playlist for H2's 20th anniversary. It's awesome.

-Community made Forge maps from Halo 2 that are excellent
-"Legacy" movement which means no sprint or clamber, going back to the H2/H3 movement style
-They added a new gun, the MA5K, which is essentially a slightly beefed up H2 SMG that you don't duel wield and it works really well within the mode

Been having a ton of fun playing Infinite for the first time in a while. Officially the playlist is done on December 3rd but I'm very sure (can't find the tweet) that because it's so popular it's here to stay. Would love to see a ranked mode of it as well as some H3 maps added in.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

I have been playing mostly husky raid, firefight and ranked.

Fun game

 

[JaegerDice]

Halo Infinite added a "Delta Arena" playlist for H2's 20th anniversary. It's awesome.

-Community made Forge maps from Halo 2 that are excellent
-"Legacy" movement which means no sprint or clamber, going back to the H2/H3 movement style
-They added a new gun, the MA5K, which is essentially a slightly beefed up H2 SMG that you don't duel wield and it works really well within the mode

Been having a ton of fun playing Infinite for the first time in a while. Officially the playlist is done on December 3rd but I'm very sure (can't find the tweet) that because it's so popular it's here to stay. Would love to see a ranked mode of it as well as some H3 maps added in.

The more I play this playlist, the more I miss the mobility options and equipment in Infinite lol

 

[JaegerDice]

Whether its in classic Halo 3 via the Master Chief collection, or in Halo Infinity via forge with all the mobility and armor pickup options, I'm pretty sure CTF on Valhalla with two evenly matched teams is my 'desert island' videogame.

I could play this mode, on this map, over and over for the rest of time.

It's only mismatched teams and the odd morons who demand to drive the warthog but can't, or demand the sniper but can't hit anything, or can't read the damn death indicators over their teammates heads....

...anyway, when both teams are full of evenly matched, capable humans, this mode+map is my personal bliss.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Whether its in classic Halo 3 via the Master Chief collection, or in Halo Infinity via forge with all the mobility and armor pickup options, I'm pretty sure CTF on Valhalla with two evenly matched teams is my 'desert island' videogame.

I could play this mode, on this map, over and over for the rest of time.

It's only mismatched teams and the odd morons who demand to drive the warthog but can't, or demand the sniper but can't hit anything, or can't read the damn death indicators over their teammates heads....

...anyway, when both teams are full of evenly matched, capable humans, this mode+map is my personal bliss.

What replaces the Spartan Laser on the Infinite Map?

Agreed though it’s such a classic and flawless game experience

 

[JaegerDice]

What replaces the Spartan Laser on the Infinite Map?

Agreed though it’s such a classic and flawless game experience

Usually the Skewer. Which I don't mind, since it's a higher skill-gap weapon that requires leading your shots. It kinda makes that power weapon less of a MUST CONTROL to win. It's definitely useful, but it doesn't allow any moron to just own the air-space above the map or shutdown any vehicle push.

 

[S E P H]

Whether its in classic Halo 3 via the Master Chief collection, or in Halo Infinity via forge with all the mobility and armor pickup options, I'm pretty sure CTF on Valhalla with two evenly matched teams is my 'desert island' videogame.

I could play this mode, on this map, over and over for the rest of time.

It's only mismatched teams and the odd morons who demand to drive the warthog but can't, or demand the sniper but can't hit anything, or can't read the damn death indicators over their teammates heads....

...anyway, when both teams are full of evenly matched, capable humans, this mode+map is my personal bliss.

I think Halo 3 Pit is my go-to map when it comes to gameplay.

Oh man, as I write this I am remembering all the Halo 2 maps which are GOAT easily. Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Headlong, Zanizbar, Turf, and Terminal. Wow, all of those maps are insane and to think it came from one game and not a series of games.

Oh now I can't decide, because in terms of visual looks, Turf is definitely my favourite ever...but I think I had the most fun on Headlong.

Oh f***, I am also forgetting about High Grounds in Halo 3.

No, I think Headlong is by far my favourite and then Turf followed in 2nd place. Turf is so unique because it is such a super small map, but felt so open with the next skyline.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Zanzibar is one of the best. Halo 2 and 3 in general really killed it with a ton of their maps.

 

[JaegerDice]

Zanzibar is one of the best. Halo 2 and 3 in general really killed it with a ton of their maps.

Zanzibar (or Last Resort) on 1-flag or 1-bomb is a religious experience.

I think Halo 3 Pit is my go-to map when it comes to gameplay.

Oh man, as I write this I am remembering all the Halo 2 maps which are GOAT easily. Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Headlong, Zanizbar, Turf, and Terminal. Wow, all of those maps are insane and to think it came from one game and not a series of games.

Oh now I can't decide, because in terms of visual looks, Turf is definitely my favourite ever...but I think I had the most fun on Headlong.

Oh f***, I am also forgetting about High Grounds in Halo 3.

No, I think Headlong is by far my favourite and then Turf followed in 2nd place. Turf is so unique because it is such a super small map, but felt so open with the next skyline.

Interesting. I love all the maps you listed except the one you ultimately picked as your favorite.

I loved the look/setting of Headlong, but never loved the way the action flowed through it. Always felt kind of disjointed to me.

I LOVED Terminal. I played with so many Halo diehards that loathed the map cause of the train element, but I wish there were MORE maps with predictable but significant environmental elements within the map. Timing a flag capture so that the train crossed right after you hopped the tracks, providing you with precious time and cover was MAGIC.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

The new assault mode is pretty fun