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Halo Infinite - Review Thread

twilo99

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bob_mugabe said:
Xbox is easily the system of the year. And it is just the beginning for MS studios.
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For me, all these reviews and scores mean nothing, but I've played both halo and the new forza and I have to say that they are both very good. Yet to check out fligh sim and I just checked out psychonauts 2 on xcloud for 30 mins so I can't pass any judgement.

If the scores mean anything, then it seems like xbox has like 1 game or something

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oldergamer

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twilo99 said:
For me, all these reviews and scores mean nothing, but I've played both halo and the new forza and I have to say that they are both very good. Yet to check out fligh sim and I just checked out psychonauts 2 on xcloud for 30 mins so I can't pass any judgement.

If the scores mean anything, then it seems like xbox has like 1 game or something

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I still don't think deathloop deserves such a high score. I'm certain its only due to it being a timed exclusive. If it was cross platform it would probably be in the mid to high 70s.
 
Punished Miku

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clarky said:
Its classed as DLC for the MP client, I doubt there will be a preload.
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Probably save us from having to redownload half of it then, or have it as two icons. Campaign already shows up as one of the menu options on the main page, so it kinda makes sense to integrate it like this I guess? Still a little weird.
 
thicc_girls_are_teh_best

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twilo99 said:
For me, all these reviews and scores mean nothing, but I've played both halo and the new forza and I have to say that they are both very good. Yet to check out fligh sim and I just checked out psychonauts 2 on xcloud for 30 mins so I can't pass any judgement.

If the scores mean anything, then it seems like xbox has like 1 game or something

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Yeah there is no room for anyone to say this year has marked a big turnaround for them overall with number of quality releases. Going by MC average they might just win Publisher of the Year TBH.

However it also seems like a good chance that as their absolute marquee IP, Halo is probably on its way to being superseded by one if not several of MS's other IPs, which is okay and probably about time. It shows growth for them as a publisher, and it's not like Sony haven't seen changes to what have been their marquee IP over generations, either. Nintendo seems to be the only one whose marquee IP are the same ones they've been since the 1980s, which can be seen as both a good and bad thing, depending on your perspective.

Halo will always have its audience and that audience will grow over time, but it's probably time for a new IP (as in, a different IP, doesn't have to be a wholly brand-new IP tho that would be neat) to be the face of the brand going forward, and Microsoft have a hell of a lot up to the task.
 
Nikana

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twilo99 said:
For me, all these reviews and scores mean nothing, but I've played both halo and the new forza and I have to say that they are both very good. Yet to check out fligh sim and I just checked out psychonauts 2 on xcloud for 30 mins so I can't pass any judgement.

If the scores mean anything, then it seems like xbox has like 1 game or something

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Psychonauts 2 deserves higher.
 
Unity2012

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Balboa said:
Last I heard the game was around 90 GB total, no source on that but I think it was a store page
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I tried searching online but it's all over the place; some say 28gb, some 48gb, or 90gb... in the meantime all my saved games on the Series S internal are sweating cause they know there'll be a "Red Party" to make room for Infinite 😅
BbMajor7th said:
I'm actually really pleased for 343i. They work so damn hard, but get shat a lot. It will be good for the devs to see this after last year's media teabagging over the gameplay trailer.
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Agreed. Sometimes we forget they're humans and have goals and families; plus, I believe, any developer would want to see their product succeed. Glad they're efforts are paying off. And they keep working on it.
 
JackMcGunns

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VectorVictor said:


What a garbage review. If you hate Halo and sit there trashing the story and NPCs then why the f*** are you reviewing it?

This review sounds more like a Sony fan grudge/hate-playing this game so they feel they can hate on the game on NeoGAF threads.
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Reviews are opinions basically, but when I heard him say that the graphics look like something straight of the 360... um... 360 not even Xbox One LMAO. As long as this guys score doesn't count towards the Meta.
 
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JackMcGunns said:
Reviews are opinions basically, but when I heard him say that the graphics look like something straight of the 360... um... 360 not even Xbox One LMAO. As long as this guys score doesn't count towards the Meta.
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i was curious and also looked at his Bright Memory Infinite and he was pretty positive on that one.... yikes. Can't say I align with his tastes at all
 
Topher

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BbMajor7th said:
I don't think you're under any pressure to redefine straightforward terms, only to admit that human discourse is generally a mix of the two and that trying to strictly demarcate one type from the other is to miss the point. I can't find a review by Jez Corden, but 'excellent' doesn't really say much as a review goes. A dollar bet says if Jez and Ryan sit down, they'll probably agree on most points and where they don't it won't be hard to fathom why. Understanding this and anticipating common objections is a part of the review process and most reviewers do it - they're writing for a very broad audience, after all.

And 'good' or 'bad' writing is much the same - it's not telling you anything. Personally, I have abnormally high bar for what I consider good storytelling, but I also appreciate (as a gamer) that most big games aren't aiming create works of mindboggling narrative genius, just really fun, lighthearted stories that fit with with general themes, setting and gameplay of the title. Any story can be good or bad in context: Schindler's List is a fucking terrible comedy film and Robocop completely fails as a romantic comedy. Again, none of this should really need pointing out as it's all common sense, but - as I also said - arch-reductionism (literal one word reviews) is the bread and butter of online debate.
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I don't necessarily disagree with anything you've said, but I'm not sure you followed the previous conversation from the beginning. This began when one poster proclaimed the story of the game as "objectively bad" based on what reviews said. So no, there is no pressure for me to redefine anything. This was about misusing words and attempting to elevate an opinion by describing it as "objective".
 
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wow better reviews than I would have guessed. game pass locked and loaded baby!

xbox/MS has had a lot of critical success this year, and their studio output has barely begun this generation.
 
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FunkMiller

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But disappointed with Shill Up’s review. Tend to have a fair bit of faith in what he says. I’ll inevitably play this on GP, but it doesn’t sound like the leap forward in fresh storytelling or gameplay the series could probably do with.
 
THE DUCK

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Seems fitting after all the infinite arguments that some opinions would differ. The same could be said for even the original game. I mean eurogamer gave Halo CE an 80 while others gave it a 90 or 100.
 
SenjutsuSage

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Ribi said:
"best halo campaign in years" - gamespot


I mean it's pretty hard not to be after 4/5
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Not your average Halo at all. This is meaningful from such a big Halo content creator that loves the lore and campaigns. You have others calling it the best one, or close to it.

His Halo 5 score is outrageous, though, but I get that its story simply didn't deliver on its potential, and there were other issues with its structure.

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93xfan

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Mercenary09 said:
About the same score Halo 5 had lol. So I'm assuming it's a 7 or 8/10. Not surprised that Jeff Grubb, Windows Central, and Ryan from IGN are praising the hell out of it. These same people praised the hell out of Halo 5's mediocre campaign
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Halo 5 MP was great though. In this case, MP is separate
 
ElRenoRaven

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SenjutsuSage said:
Not your average Halo at all. This is meaningful from such a big Halo content creator that loves the lore and campaigns. You have others calling it the best one, or close to it.

His Halo 5 score is outrageous, though, but I get that its story simply didn't deliver on its potential, and there were other issues with its structure.

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Yea i was like really when I saw that. I honestly just do not get the Hate 5 gets story wise. To me it felt like a natural continuation of where they were going from 4. I would have loved to see more chief and team in it no doubt. I'll also be first to say Halo 5's marketing was pretty much false advertising. However when I judge it based on the story it presented I really liked it. I was honestly interested in seeing where we went from it's ending.

To each their own though and I realize I'm in the minority when it comes to Halo 5's story. Also though I have no doubt Infinite will keep me interested too. I just really hope it ties things up for outstanding plot lines from 5 well enough or at least progresses them somewhat.
 
SenjutsuSage

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Zok310 said:
Dumped so much capital in the game you figure it would at least been a 90 meta. Maybe next time.
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Oh but it is. The few reviews that bring it down don't change what this game most is, which from all accounts looks like a certified fucking hit. Reviews are at the end of the day just a collection of opinions from various people, but anybody observing and really paying attention to the structure of this game, and how it was coming could see it would be a fucking hit. People are calling this the best Halo Campaign ever. People with credibility to say that based on the fact that they've never stopped being hardcore Halo fans, lovers of Halo, looking forward with excitement to the next Halo. These are the people who aren't forced to review and talk about it because it's just the next big Halo game. They talk about it because they were looking forward to it. Even when there is no halo release Halo is what they do, what they talk about with their viewers.

To that crowd 343 just took ownership of Halo. I thought they did before this, but now everybody will be forced to accept that Halo Infinite marks the point at which 343 can no longer credibly be doubted by their detractors because they did something even Bungie did not. This game elevates Halo to a far more valuable property for Microsoft than what it was before. And if you think the game is good now, just wait for what this shit turns into in the future. They have the winning formula, and now they got 10 years to keep making it better.
 
SenjutsuSage

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ELRenoRaven said:
Yea i was like really when I saw that. I honestly just do not get the Hate 5 gets story wise. To me it felt like a natural continuation of where they were going from 4. I would have loved to see more chief and team in it no doubt. I'll also be first to say Halo 5's marketing was pretty much false advertising. However when I judge it based on the story it presented I really liked it. I was honestly interested in seeing where we went from it's ending.

To each their own though and I realize I'm in the minority when it comes to Halo 5's story. Also though I have no doubt Infinite will keep me interested too. I just really hope it ties things up for outstanding plot lines from 5 well enough or at least progresses them somewhat.
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Halo 5 was the best playing in the series, and the story not being to my desires doesn't change that. The verticality was a big addition, and you could see the building blocks of what would become Infinite. I actually enjoyed squad commands, so sucks for those to go, and I didn't hate Osiris. It's just right when the story was really getting fucking good is when it pretty much ended off, and that's what hurt Halo 5. It felt like the story was transitional, and less like it was a bigger story that intended to be finished. We were just kinda left at "whoa, whoa, we want to actually play this shit now, don't end now" territory lol.
 
ZehDon

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SenjutsuSage said:
Not your average Halo at all. This is meaningful from such a big Halo content creator that loves the lore and campaigns. You have others calling it the best one, or close to it.

His Halo 5 score is outrageous, though, but I get that its story simply didn't deliver on its potential, and there were other issues with its structure.

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Better than ODST? Man's playing with fire...
 
Romulus

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Hopefully it's fun. Halo 5 looked fun but was a snoozer.
I kinda of agree with the lack of biomes stuff. Seems like an easy fix and would have added alot to the game.
 
Balboa

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Ozzy Onya A2Z said:
Motherf@E@$E#$@#$E@!e2q9fi_(Fdsjz'lv

Thx. I miss the old days of getting things first with my New Zealand brothers and sisters.

EDIT: alright, if I can get up before 7AM to workout with my son I can get up at 5AM to play Infinite. Better be gud.
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You'll only be starting the download at 5AM :messenger_loudly_crying:
 
Chiggs

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SenjutsuSage said:
Not your average Halo at all. This is meaningful from such a big Halo content creator that loves the lore and campaigns. You have others calling it the best one, or close to it.

His Halo 5 score is outrageous, though, but I get that its story simply didn't deliver on its potential, and there were other issues with its structure.

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1. Halo: CE looks good.
2. Halo 2's campaign is way too high here. I'd bring it down to a 9.0
3. Halo: Reach deserves at least a .5 bump to tie it with Halo 3. Possibly higher, since there are no shitty Flood levels.
4. Halo 3 looks good.
5. ODST should be an 8.5.
6. Halo 4 should be reduced by a full point to 7.9.
7. They got Halo 5 right.

No comment on the strategy games.
 
ElRenoRaven

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SenjutsuSage said:
Halo 5 was the best playing in the series, and the story not being to my desires doesn't change that. The verticality was a big addition, and you could see the building blocks of what would become Infinite. I actually enjoyed squad commands, so sucks for those to go, and I didn't hate Osiris. It's just right when the story was really getting fucking good is when it pretty much ended off, and that's what hurt Halo 5. It felt like the story was transitional, and less like it was a bigger story that intended to be finished. We were just kinda left at "whoa, whoa, we want to actually play this shit now, don't end now" territory lol.
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I can see that complaint without a doubt. That's one reason I really wanted to see where they were gonna go from it's ending. We finally had everyone back together and on the same side. We had a Cortana that meant well in the beginning but had gone too far was going about it the wrong way and probably isn't all there still in spite what she says in the game about having cured herself.

If they had followed on Halo 6 could have been interesting. At least to me. But oh well that game ceased to exist and Infinite is what we have now. Hence I'll play it and see where they go now.
 
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SenjutsuSage

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ELRenoRaven said:
I can see that complaint without a doubt. That's one reason I really wanted to see where they were gonna go from it's ending. We finally had everyone back together and on the same side. We had a Cortana that meant well in the beginning but had gone too far was going about it the wrong way and probably isn't all there still in spite what she says in the game about having cured herself.

If they had followed on Halo 6 could have been interesting. At least to me. But oh well that game ceased to exist and Infinite is what we have now. Hence I'll play it and see where they go now.
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What I love about Halo Infinite is they don't just dismiss the events of 5. It all happened, it all took place, and just there's a mystery to much of what's taking place since the time chief was rescued, and both the player and "the weapon" figure it out and deal with things as they come. I hear the dynamic between the pilot, Chief and weapon are fantastic. And the structure of the banished is very well done apparently. They are aware of others, there are relationships amongst them etc.

And a bunch of major people I respect all saying there are some major moments where you cheer throughout the campaign basically. Seems like it might have a bunch of badass "bringing the covenant back their bomb" moments it seems lol.
 
ElRenoRaven

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SenjutsuSage said:
What I love about Halo Infinite is they don't just dismiss the events of 5. It all happened, it all took place, and just there's a mystery to much of what's taking place since the time chief was rescued, and both the player and "the weapon" figure it out and deal with things as they come. I hear the dynamic between the pilot, Chief and weapon are fantastic. And the structure of the banished is very well done apparently. They are aware of others, there are relationships amongst them etc.

And a bunch of major people I respect all saying there are some major moments where you cheer throughout the campaign basically. Seems like it might have a bunch of badass "bringing the covenant back their bomb" moments it seems lol.
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True true. It's one reason I'm not hating on Infinite. I'm glad 343 didn't just pull an oh that didn't happen. This at least allows you to come back to plot points slowly over time. It's also one reason I really do wanna play the game just to see how much is explained over the course of the game.
 
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