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Halo Infinite

343 Industries

2021•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 16 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionwarmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, fantastical shooter: breakneck and unsavoury. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

315 ratings

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About This Game

Halo Infinite is a first-person shooter and the sixth mainline entry in the Halo series. The game features a semi-open world campaign set on the Forerunner ringworld Zeta Halo, where players control the supersoldier Master Chief in combat against the Banished, a mercenary faction of aliens and humans. Players traverse the environment on foot and in vehicles, capturing forward operating bases, rescuing Marines, and completing story missions that advance the narrative. Equipment such as the Grappleshot adds traversal and combat options. The multiplayer component is free-to-play and includes various competitive modes in 4v4 and 12v12 formats.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Six months after being defeated in battle by Atriox, the leader of the Banished mercenary organization, the Master Chief is recovered from space by a stranded UNSC pilot. Together they travel to Zeta Halo, a damaged Forerunner ringworld now under Banished control. On the ring, Chief discovers the Weapon, an AI created to capture and delete his former partner Cortana. Though the Weapon reports success in her mission, she has inexplicably failed to self-delete as programmed. As Master Chief rallies scattered human forces and contends with Escharum, the Banished war chief leading operations on...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionWarMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

AliensVehicular combatExplorationPvpDrivingCampaignArtificial intelligenceCapture the flag

Where to play

Details

Developer: 343 Industries
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Released: 8 December 2021
Series: Halo
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 9h rushed, 16h normally, 23h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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