Damn the trolling in this thread is OOC. Which is it guys:
1. It doesn't look much better
2. It looks worse
3. Somebody colored in the trees
4. I only play at 5000x magnification
5. Non-open world non-FPS game looks better than this
6. This game in development doesn't look finished
7. I have a I <heart> Sony tattoo and can't afford to have it removed so I'll just make up some shit about Halo Infinite instead
I think the criticism of its appearance is valid. It's not a bad looking game, it's just "ok". The Far Cry series, imo, look much better than this. Like FC5. That's an example of an open world FPS that is better looking (at max graphics) than Halo Infinite in my opinion.
I'm not saying FC5 is/will be the better game, that it's as ambitious as Infinite, or anything like that. Categorically I don't, and I personally find FC5 to be mediocre at best as a game. I have higher expectations of Infinite.
Graphically infinite is a tough sell on the "Next Gen graphics" front. But that's not completely unexpected since it's cross gen and has to support 5 different platforms: PC, XBO, XOX, XSS, XSX. I just don't think people should pretend it's breathtaking or great looking when it really isn't.
That said for any game, but Halo especially, it's all about the gameplay and features. That's really the only end criteria I'd judge Infinite by.