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Halo Infinite - Review Thread

reksveks

Member
I would not say that story is bad.
It's great. 343 really dig themselves out of Halo 5 hole lore wise. Story is more intimate and character focused, characters are great and some revelations are fantastic.
It's just, they left one big plot point unanswered because they are shooting for live service. And that's probably story's biggest fault
I can’t wait to experience Coker's soundtrack with the campaign.
 

Edder1

Member
yup. I played whole campaign
Well, that's your personal opinion then, it contradicts what most reviewers are saying. I didn't even need to play the game to know that the pilot character is extremely annoying, something that's now been pointed out in reviews. I also read story transcript that leaked and it was very underwhelming, the reviews just confirm that.
 
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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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Godot25

Banned
Well, that's your personal opinion then, it contradicts what most reviewers are saying. I didn't even need to play the game to know that the pilot character is extremely annoying, something that's now been pointed out in reviews. I also read story transcript that leaked and it was very underwhelming, the reviews just confirm that.
duh? Isn't "is story good" most subjective part of reviews?
 

SpokkX

Member
This sounds amazing

these scores are WITHOUT coop too. The best part - they seem to have designed a great NEW template for future halo content (in infinite?)

too bad about lack of biomes - but i bet that is what the ”service game” is all about. betting we get some sort of snowy/deserty campaign stuff down the road (one multiplayer map is even desert based with palms and drifting sand..)
 
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KaiserBecks

Member
So 343 now made 3 games and they keep proving that they can't write a decent atory as that's a universally criticised aspect of all their games.
I don‘t want to defend 343 but honestly, I’m here for the gameplay. The last Halo I played was Reach, with ODST being my favourite and I never had a clue wtf was going on. The Great journey, a talking fungus, some Little Robot, Cortana… who cares. Put the game on legendary and enjoy the ride.
 

DenchDeckard

Moderated wildly
I don't understand the lack of biomes criticism, does it need a mine cart or lava filled biome to be acceptable? Really weird critisisim.

Think of a game like God Of War. That had so many varying areas. How does Halo just have forests and rocks. It's not bad for us to want more.

Maybe it gets added on as expansions, but it is a downer to me.

Apart from that I cant wait!
 

Edder1

Member
duh? Isn't "is story good" most subjective part of reviews?
No, it's objectively bad with poor characters and plotline compared to original trilogy. 343 has always been criticised for poor writing, something that's not been the case with Bungie. Just because some people like it doesn't detract from the fact that it's bad writing. Some people like new Star Wars, but that doesn't detract from the fact that they're poorly written.
 
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reksveks

Member
Think of a game like God Of War. That had so many varying areas. How does Halo just have forests and rocks. It's not bad for us to want more.

Maybe it gets added on as expansions, but it is a downer to me.

Apart from that I cant wait!
I am also slightly disappointed but it's not a 30+ game for me so I suspect that it won't get too annoying for me. If I get a campaign drop in two years, where the new big baddie drops into a new section of the halo ring then I am all good.
 

Edder1

Member
I don‘t want to defend 343 but honestly, I’m here for the gameplay. The last Halo I played was Reach, with ODST being my favourite and I never had a clue wtf was going on. The Great journey, a talking fungus, some Little Robot, Cortana… who cares. Put the game on legendary and enjoy the ride.
If I play for gameplay then I might as well stuck with multiplayer. What made Halo unique, was combination of story, gameplay, unique environments a s big set pieces, but now two out of four of those important factors are missing.
 
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Godot25

Banned
No, it's objectively bad with poor characters and plotline compared to original trilogy. 343 has always been criticised for poor writing, something that's not been the case with Bungie. Just because some people like it doesn't detract from the fact that it's bad writing. Some people like new Star Wars, but that doesn't mean they have good writing.
Did you played the game? So what are you talking about?
I hated story of Halo 5. Halo 4 story was good. And Infinite's story is leaning heavily towards "Halo 4 good." As I said. Main problem with story is that one third of story is entirely unresolved because of "live service." That's why there are multiple reviews that are critical towards story which is fair.
 
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No, it's objectively bad with poor characters and plotline compared to original trilogy. 343 has always been criticised for poor writing, something that's not been the case with Bungie. Just because some people like it doesn't detract from the fact that it's bad writing. Some people like new Star Wars, but that doesn't mean they have good writing.
Isn't Joseph Staten now at 343i to help with that? I have a feeling the "future expansions" will have better story.


Looking forward to checking all the reviews, might sway me on getting a Series S in the future.
 

Topher

Gold Member
No, it's objectively bad with poor characters and plotline compared to original trilogy. 343 has always been criticised for poor writing, something that's not been the case with Bungie. Just because some people like it doesn't detract from the fact that it's bad writing. Some people like new Star Wars, but that doesn't mean they have good writing.

How are you calling a subjective opinion on writing and story "objectively bad"?
 
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I’m glad you’ve found a way to cope with these great review scores, but it’s not sustainable to have all this bile. You could save yourself all this pain by either

- buying a Series S
- streaming via xCloud
- setting up a gaming PC

cheers!
Have had a Series X since day 1 so not sure what you're on about.

cheers!
 
Did you played the game? So what are you talking about?
I hated story of Halo 5. Halo 4 story was good. And Infinite's story is leaning heavily towards "Halo 4 good." As I said. Main problem with story is that one third of story is entirely unresolved because of "live service." That's why there are multiple reviews that are critical towards story which is fair.
What exactly is the unresolved part? Locke?
 

Chukhopops

Member
Well, that's your personal opinion then, it contradicts what most reviewers are saying. I didn't even need to play the game to know that the pilot character is extremely annoying, something that's now been pointed out in reviews. I also read story transcript that leaked and it was very underwhelming, the reviews just confirm that.
Lmao imagine saying you don’t even need to play a game to say the story is bad and the characters annoying.

Just close your eyes and imagine saying that thinking people will take this argument seriously.
 

reksveks

Member
No, it's objectively bad with poor characters and plotline compared to original trilogy. 343 has always been criticised for poor writing, something that's not been the case with Bungie. Just because some people like it doesn't detract from the fact that it's bad writing. Some people like new Star Wars, but that doesn't detract from the fact that they're poorly written.
Art is all subjective. There might be best practices yes but it's still subjective.
 
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Edder1

Member
Did you played the game? So what are you talking about?
I hated story of Halo 5. Halo 4 story was good. And Infinite's story is leaning heavily towards "Halo 4 good." As I said. Main problem with story is that one third of story is entirely unresolved because of "live service." That's why there are multiple reviews that are critical towards story which is fair.
I've already read the story transcript and know exactly what happens, some of the videos I've seen prove those leaked transcripts to be right. This is also backed by the fact that reviewers are saying story is the weakest part of the game.
 

S0ULZB0URNE

Member
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Available on: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Developer: 343 Industries
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genres: Action, First-Person Shooter





Game Informer: 9.3 / 10.0

GameSpot: 9 / 10

PC Gamer: 78 / 100

IGN: 9 /10

VGC: 4 / 5
Wholy shit
 

Edder1

Member
Lmao imagine saying you don’t even need to play a game to say the story is bad and the characters annoying.

Just close your eyes and imagine saying that thinking people will take this argument seriously.
Smh. I already said I've read the story, it leaked a log time ago. Reviewers and videos I've seen just reaffirm that.
 
It‘s one Biome with really good Halo level design and rock solid shooter sandbox. I didn’t miss other Biomes but after this long development time … There are other design flaws in the game which demonstrate quite well how struggling the development had had been. On the other side, and that’s very important to note, despite those flaws it feels and plays really good. Story is strong and by far better than Halo 5 but didn’t resolve every plot in the game. Overall one of the best Halo campaigns. Looking forward for they approach on future content.
Good to hear the story is better. In for some heart to heart with chief and cortana especially after that dumb cliffhanger in 5.
 

Godot25

Banned
What exactly is the unresolved part? Locke?
Whole Cortana, The Weapon, Pilot and Escharum stuff is nicely finished but game will tease "The Endless" secret through Harbinger character that is never finished

It's basically everything in that leak on Reddit from yesterday
 
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Whole Cortana, The Weapon, Pilot and Escharum stuff is nicely finished but game will tease "The Endless" secret through Harbinger character that is never finished

It's basically everything in that leak on Reddit from yesterday
Oh, I thought people were talking about the jump from Halo 5 to Infinite. I've been out of the Halo saga for a few years now, but maybe in the future I will jump back.
 

MistBreeze

Member
Right on time

I was in general electronic store yesterday

I saw the Xbox series x available

I said to myself halo is only 3 days away to release and saw masterchief big picture in the back of the box and it is like the series x was supposed to launch this time

it just felt like it is the best time to buy a series x

So, I pulled the plug and bought one

Im very exited to go back home in two days and unbox it and replay some of my xbox 360 old games enhanced
 

Topher

Gold Member
So another MS flagship title ends up in low 80 metacritic. The time and money invested in this and they can't break 90? It's their flagship title with a year delay.

87 is "low 80"?

By that kinda of thinking games like Anthem are a masterpiece because "art is subjective".

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So you're saying there can be no bad writing because it's all subjective? That's a rubbish take frankly.

No, I'm saying you don't understand the difference between objective and subjective. Objective is something you can measure. Subjective is an opinion. It is fine if you believe the story and writing is bad then that is your opinion. I can disagree with your opinion and think both are fantastic. This is why both our opinions are factually subjective.
 
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