Halo Infinite is slightly faster than Halo 3 (thanks to a new sprint mechanic that every player has by default) but it’s still far slower than something like Call of Duty. Otherwise, this is almost exactly the Halo you remember from its prime nearly 15 years ago. Rather than the gimmicky additions of armor abilities or loadouts from recent Halo games, Halo Infinite gives everyone the same weapons and keeps equipment limited to a few - fairly ineffective - gadgets. While the release cadence may be a first for the franchise, the gameplay itself is altogether traditional, to great effect.
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These are important changes as the series moves forward - acknowledgements that the old system of console exclusives and big-budget sequels isn’t how multiplayer games prosper anymore. It also came out nearly a month before the game’s campaign.
Halo Infinite’s multiplayer is, for the first time in the series, free-to-play, and was released simultaneously on Xbox platforms and PC, via both the Xbox App and Steam. However, with the recent surprise-release of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer, the series is clearly in a great place to reclaim the throne.
All the while, Halo’s subsequent sequels have tried and failed to re-seize the moment. But a lot has changed since then.Ĭall of Duty is a platform unto itself MOBAs became a lifestyle battle royale games have all but defined the last five years of multiplayer offerings. When Halo 3 was released in 2007, the franchise was the undisputed king of multiplayer gaming.
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