![]() Left trigger still zooms in Infinite, but many non-zoom weapons just give you a binocular view. Gone are the movement additions of Halo 5: Guardians. But, if its multiplayer is any indication, Halo Infinite feels like a glimmer of hope for long-suffering Master Chief fans.ģ43’s restraint was the first thing I noticed with the Halo Infinite beta. And while some players no doubt enjoy what 343 has done with Halo, it’s certainly hard to claim that Halo 4 or Halo 5: Guardians have the same pedigree as the original trilogy. In its quest to modernize Halo, 343 sped it up, and it lost all of that intimacy between duelists.īy taking the reins from Bungie, 343 had the unenviable task of future-proofing a beloved franchise whose strengths were not what many would consider modern. And with Halo 5: Guardians, 343 added mid-air stabilizer jumping, aiming down sights, and boosters that let you dash in any direction. This first game in what was supposed to be a new trilogy came with the impossible task of both modernizing Halo for 2012 players and also emulating Bungie’s past successes. Spartans with jet boosters in Halo 5: Guardians Image: 343 Industries That’s Halo, and it’s something not even Bungie maintained through its time making the series. But no matter how big it got and how many new toys you introduced, every encounter always felt like a duel - even if your second stepped in to help before the duel was over. Big Team Battle - or the original incarnation of Big Team Battle back in Halo: Combat Evolved’s custom games on Blood Gulch - added powerful weapons and vehicles into the formula. And every map offered a new opportunity to learn your favorite weapons and vehicle spawns, forcing you to outmaneuver your opponents. Kills were either instant or laborious, varying wildly if you were armed with a grenade or a rifle. Yes, many fights in Halo are decided by who is quicker with their melee button, but the series threw so many variables into the fray that it was thrilling in its unpredictability. It being the first console shooter with analogue sticks certainly didn’t hurt, but it’s more than that. It’s difficult to translate what made Halo iconic in the first place. And it’s the first time that 343 Industries has successfully straddled that line between a modernized and classic feel. While it’s still not finished, Halo Infinite’s Big Team Battle reminds me why I fell in love with Halo multiplayer as a kid. And after a weekend of playtime in Infinite’s largest maps, with more teammates and power weapons, I now find myself comfortably sitting in coach, actively awaiting that Dec. But despite its pre-release state reminding me of the glory days of Halo 3, I got bored after just a few matches, and began to wonder if a classic arena shooter is even something I want in my life in 2021.īut I held out hope for my favorite Halo mode, Big Team Battle, to eventually punch my ticket for the Halo Infinite hype train. I was initially impressed by its “classic” Halo feel. Hell, they brought it back for Halo 4 after all and had non-game fuel tie-ins for Reach too! Halo and Moutain Dew are synonymous so the king of branding needs to come back for Halo Infinite to really nail down the return.Despite the hype, Halo Infinite’s first two multiplayer test weekends didn’t grab me. I know there's some concern about Mountain Dews new "Game Fuel" label (Which is 100% whack city, it's just rebranded Kickstart) so this would be a good way to go back to the stuff that actually tasted good and was worth going over your daily calorie limit for. Halo 3 Game Fuel was effectively the start of "big" game marketing tied with consumer products (There was stuff before but never to this size) and bringing back that feeling would let all the 70-year-olds that grew up with Halo feel like kids again. Now I know people are gonna say "But they did that promotion with Monster Energy" but that's whatever, they didn't even do a unique flavor for it and by the time Halo Infinite comes out that'll be old news anyway. There's no greater way than to say "Halo is back" than for it to release alongside a new release of Mtn Dew Game Fuel just like Halo 3 did back in the day. ![]() Yeah, you read that right and I'm 100% serious. ![]()
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