Has quite possibly the most fluid and satisfying combat in Halo to date but the lack of content and poor progression/customization system is really hurting it at the moment. At the time of writing we're only a few months in from when the multiplayer launched so hopefully this improves in the near future but I have to give it 3.5 stars as is.
has been extremely fun to drop into for casual matches, but the current lack of content means that the hardcore players are now capable of surgically dismantling you in every possible matchup - I’ve played a lot of quick play matches where one outlier will clown on everyone else so hard that the entire game becomes populated by bots as everyone quits in frustration
also getting teabagged in the current year makes me feel like I’m back in 2007 and about to get called a slur
also getting teabagged in the current year makes me feel like I’m back in 2007 and about to get called a slur
Man I was so fucking amped when this dropped, I spent like 5 hours alone in the armory practicing the guns and really it was the most fun I've had on Halo since Reach (which is the perfect MP imo). But I played so much for like 1 month and then it just stopped clicking. I don't know why. Maybe there was nothing to work towards, even though I bought the battel pass. I wish I had the desire to play this more because it is so solid. Maybe once it's "Fully" released I'll check back in but man this just bums me out.
I've invested a good 25 hours or so in the MP so I feel like I've played enough to rate it for now.
It's really good. Mechanically this is such a solid Halo game. I still feel a little iffy on the some of the weapons. Halo 5 just seemed to have a much better arsenal of weaponry IMO. I also miss the movement abilities of that game. I feel like Halo Infinite's MP would be better if everyone had a grapple instead of it being a powerup but this might be a specific nitpick that only applies to me.
I may end up raising this score after more play. But so far, it's a lot of fun but not the most fun i've had in Halo MP.
Oh and yeah the levelling and cosmetic shit sucks and feels terrible to engage with. God I hate what Battle Passes did to modern Multiplayer games.
Idk. This
It's really good. Mechanically this is such a solid Halo game. I still feel a little iffy on the some of the weapons. Halo 5 just seemed to have a much better arsenal of weaponry IMO. I also miss the movement abilities of that game. I feel like Halo Infinite's MP would be better if everyone had a grapple instead of it being a powerup but this might be a specific nitpick that only applies to me.
I may end up raising this score after more play. But so far, it's a lot of fun but not the most fun i've had in Halo MP.
Oh and yeah the levelling and cosmetic shit sucks and feels terrible to engage with. God I hate what Battle Passes did to modern Multiplayer games.
Idk. This
I loved playing this game, in gameplay side it is almost perfect. Gunplay is fun, levels are well designed, gear variety is satisfactory, graphics are good but there are some problems and if they don't fix it fast, they will lose their playerbase.
First, technical side is very bad atm. PC Optimization is just laughable. Thankfully I have a strong PC but not everyone is that lucky and for a multiplayer game (mostly), it is not acceptable to demand that much power. Vram usage of this game is just insane af.
And servers... I didn't see a lot of people having problems with servers but for me, they are really bad. I don't have the greatest internet connection but I can play Overwatch and other mp titles without any problems. But Halo Infinite servers just doesn't work right! And this game doesn't forgive you if you have lag...
Second, progression system. They actually made it better but with some cheap glue and tape. And it will go BOOM when the time comes. Making your only progression system Battle Pass is stupid. Even they said, BPs won't expire still it makes game feel so dull. And honestly, rewards are pretty bad.
Also challanges are really stupid and they don't count most of the time. When you say "want to have darker green skin? then kill 5 enemies with this gun. yeah, we know you can't use it but c'mon give it a try" you are just making game hard for everyone else. When your players are only playing the game to get "blu", they don't care about objectives and they make other's games shit.
And you are telling me nothing i do in games matter? If there is no real reward for my sick moves, i can just feed and still get rewards. This is not a good way to make your players rewarded.
Third, customization is just laughable. If you don't have any money, you can get the default blue skin for second time! Even if you have time money, you will still be the same to your teammate. I captured multiple photos of me and my teammates, and we all look the same! If I look like the beginner after pouring so many hours, it just doesn't matter. Y'all can shit on OW, but you can't deny how good customization system is. And you can get most of the skins by just playing the goddamn game, and not by trying to make some stupid challenges.
I really liked the game but, i won't play it very often until problems are fixes. Give it a try. It is fun.
First, technical side is very bad atm. PC Optimization is just laughable. Thankfully I have a strong PC but not everyone is that lucky and for a multiplayer game (mostly), it is not acceptable to demand that much power. Vram usage of this game is just insane af.
And servers... I didn't see a lot of people having problems with servers but for me, they are really bad. I don't have the greatest internet connection but I can play Overwatch and other mp titles without any problems. But Halo Infinite servers just doesn't work right! And this game doesn't forgive you if you have lag...
Second, progression system. They actually made it better but with some cheap glue and tape. And it will go BOOM when the time comes. Making your only progression system Battle Pass is stupid. Even they said, BPs won't expire still it makes game feel so dull. And honestly, rewards are pretty bad.
Also challanges are really stupid and they don't count most of the time. When you say "want to have darker green skin? then kill 5 enemies with this gun. yeah, we know you can't use it but c'mon give it a try" you are just making game hard for everyone else. When your players are only playing the game to get "blu", they don't care about objectives and they make other's games shit.
And you are telling me nothing i do in games matter? If there is no real reward for my sick moves, i can just feed and still get rewards. This is not a good way to make your players rewarded.
Third, customization is just laughable. If you don't have any money, you can get the default blue skin for second time! Even if you have time money, you will still be the same to your teammate. I captured multiple photos of me and my teammates, and we all look the same! If I look like the beginner after pouring so many hours, it just doesn't matter. Y'all can shit on OW, but you can't deny how good customization system is. And you can get most of the skins by just playing the goddamn game, and not by trying to make some stupid challenges.
I really liked the game but, i won't play it very often until problems are fixes. Give it a try. It is fun.
A lot of great stuff smothered by a bunch of bullcrap caused by cooperate executives at microsoft and 343's rush to get this game out in a playable state.
The gameplay of the campaign remains. This is one of the most fun to play videogames and I could play for hours. Punctuated by great map design and excellent weapon balance.
The problem is that due to the shit main menu, and the greedy battle pass, the game loses me and a lot of others with what exactly the goal of the multiplayer is. An issue that could have been lessened if forge was released alongside the game. But alas, 343 wanted to take advantage of the holiday season and get this game out as fast as they could. I would'e waited until forge was ready and then release it after the goodwill built up by the campaign.
I do expect the game to get better with time, potentially up to the seven I think the gameplay and maps earn, but right now, yeah it just seems unfinished.
Not a bad game, it's hard to say that with gameplay this good, but I can't justify giving it any higher than a mediocre score until they add the rest of the game back inside of it and fix the battlepass. c'mon guys it shouldn't be that hard.
The gameplay of the campaign remains. This is one of the most fun to play videogames and I could play for hours. Punctuated by great map design and excellent weapon balance.
The problem is that due to the shit main menu, and the greedy battle pass, the game loses me and a lot of others with what exactly the goal of the multiplayer is. An issue that could have been lessened if forge was released alongside the game. But alas, 343 wanted to take advantage of the holiday season and get this game out as fast as they could. I would'e waited until forge was ready and then release it after the goodwill built up by the campaign.
I do expect the game to get better with time, potentially up to the seven I think the gameplay and maps earn, but right now, yeah it just seems unfinished.
Not a bad game, it's hard to say that with gameplay this good, but I can't justify giving it any higher than a mediocre score until they add the rest of the game back inside of it and fix the battlepass. c'mon guys it shouldn't be that hard.
I cannot believe with YEARS of hindsight, two failed attempts and an absurdly high budget from one of the biggest coorporations in the world, they still managed to fuck so many things up.
At the very least 4v4 game modes are pretty great, (other than skill based matchmaking) movement, weapon varitety and balancing and maps are all WAY better than 4 and 5. But what they really fucked up is the progression, yes everyones already said this but the only way to unlock customisation is a battle pass that you can only progress by completing challenges. This is obviously terrible and shockingly stupid, even fortnite, which this game has clearly copied with it's monitisation, gives you xp to progress just by playing.
Big team battle feels wrong, maybe it's the skill based matchmaking but unlike 4v4 it feels much more like hiding and shooting enemies from far away is the most effective tactic. Vehicles are so incredibly weak, you'd think that after adding a grappling hook (which is severly effective against vehicles) they would make the vehicles a bit stronger.
After thinking about it I wish they didn't go free to play, at least give bonuses to people who have bought the game. It felt less special when it came out, and i'm sure if it wasn't free the progression and customisation would have been better
At the very least 4v4 game modes are pretty great, (other than skill based matchmaking) movement, weapon varitety and balancing and maps are all WAY better than 4 and 5. But what they really fucked up is the progression, yes everyones already said this but the only way to unlock customisation is a battle pass that you can only progress by completing challenges. This is obviously terrible and shockingly stupid, even fortnite, which this game has clearly copied with it's monitisation, gives you xp to progress just by playing.
Big team battle feels wrong, maybe it's the skill based matchmaking but unlike 4v4 it feels much more like hiding and shooting enemies from far away is the most effective tactic. Vehicles are so incredibly weak, you'd think that after adding a grappling hook (which is severly effective against vehicles) they would make the vehicles a bit stronger.
After thinking about it I wish they didn't go free to play, at least give bonuses to people who have bought the game. It felt less special when it came out, and i'm sure if it wasn't free the progression and customisation would have been better
I played this for a couple hours last night and like, bro....... I love Halo.......
very happy that this has cross-platform play, because I'm excited to digitally hang out with my Halo-loving brother in Texas and play this
also, isn't the team intro scene fucking hilarious?? it's like these space suit dudes posing and shit while it displays their names like
fist pump
RedddSoxxz6699
heroic pose
XxItsPizzaxX
me? my gamertag is gaymilesdavis ... see yall out there
very happy that this has cross-platform play, because I'm excited to digitally hang out with my Halo-loving brother in Texas and play this
also, isn't the team intro scene fucking hilarious?? it's like these space suit dudes posing and shit while it displays their names like
fist pump
RedddSoxxz6699
heroic pose
XxItsPizzaxX
me? my gamertag is gaymilesdavis ... see yall out there
I don't enjoy competitive multiplayer games where the only goal is to kill people for no reason and get killed al the time, so I only spend around 2 hours with this, but gameplay wise it's just super good. The only complain I have is I wouldn't mind respawns being a bit faster, but that's such a minor thing.
Very fun so far. A few issues with the hit-reg and level progression, but overall, It's a really enjoyable game.
Genius move to make it free-to-play as COD and Battlefield launched pretty poorly. I'm also more interested in the single player now.
Edit: I've stopped playing now, and I think it's because the devs just haven't done enough to keep people interested. Not their fault, I just think they underestimated how quickly people move on from games.
Genius move to make it free-to-play as COD and Battlefield launched pretty poorly. I'm also more interested in the single player now.
Edit: I've stopped playing now, and I think it's because the devs just haven't done enough to keep people interested. Not their fault, I just think they underestimated how quickly people move on from games.
So far I’m a little disappointed by the excessive battle pass and overall monetization, as well as the lack of custom options. I’m also not a fan of the 10-second default respawn time (it works in some modes, but why in Slayer?). However, the game plays and feels great: they nailed the core gameplay loop. Hopefully the campaign is good.