I have to add since you are as much of a fan as I am. I believe the new Cortana is offensive bias and the original Cortana was Mendicate bias. They are reliving the past.
I have never been a Halo fan, but Chris's pure enthusiasm and nerdy love for his favorite game is the most relatable thing for me, and I can't not be happy for him when he talks about it.
Bahahaha! I believe you are joking, but in case you are not: It's going to be free to play multiplayer so the base is likely going to be HUGE which means so will the skill gaps I am sure you will find matches in which you can easily get a double kill :)
Something I really like is that it seems as though they’ve combined the stoic heroism of Halo 1-3 Master Chief with the emotional and sympathetic Chief we see in Halo 4. The writing in this game is fantastic so far.
This game seems to take a healthy balance of familiarity for old fans and giving new players a few of the mechanics they’re used to (i.e. sprint, slide, clamber) while also showing them what Halo is all about: the sandbox. I hope this is the direction that they’re using because I think that will inject some much needed life into this beloved franchise.
@@kozlorog Halo kinda invented that gameplay style for shooters so yeah, that's absolutely an important factor in halos charm. Unless you think it's all about the jetpacks and spartan abilities that ruined 5s multiplayer lol
“What if you miss?” “I won’t” is among the coolest quotes of all time, and also perfectly sums up the character of Master Chief. I’ve never cared much for multiplayer games but this story mode is making me excited for a halo game, which hasn’t happend since Reach.
Ahhh yes, Mortality, It was great being plucked out of the void to be thrown right back in after what amounts to less than a blink of existence on a cosmological scale
You're one of my favorites, love the biology expertise and makes me love my favorite science so much more. Recommend any other biology RUclipsrs you enjoy?
I didn't cry because 1. I'm not a pussy, and 2. the ending of Reach felt more like emotional exhaustion that tear-filled sadness. I wasn't exactly heartbroken to see Noble-6 get overwhelmed by covenant forces. It seemed more like this is war and it sucks. This is the kinda thing that happens when someone is defiant to the end.
About Infinite's release date: Phil Spencer said in an interview that they have the release window down to a 3-4 week period. They're just waiting to see what time works best. Essentially trying to avoid being Titanfall 2'd by releasing within a week of a new Battlefield and CoD game.
That seems very likely, if Microsoft pulls out all the stops on this one they have a LOT to gain it can be a huge draw for Xbox / Gamepass and Halo was the original Xbox flagship game pulling over players to Xbox Live! I am stoked to see Halo back on top again.
I love how much they are taking from Halo Reach ARTISTICALLY. I always saw that game as being the peak of Halo in terms of design elements: the Spartans looked as good as they ever would, the elites, the guns, the vehicles. Everything. This game seems to be very inspired by Reach's design elements, but giving a more classic Halo look and feel, and I love that.
I never thought I’d see the day where not only are halo fans excited about a new halo game again, but non halo fans are also excited about a new halo game. I don’t think halo fans have been looking forward to a new halo game in over a decade
@@nigeladams8321 Quake 3/Live are my favorites. Got the best combat of the series imo. But if you wanna play the first game I recommend looking up the "US Quake and Doom Community" discord, they have newbie friendly Quake 1 events every other night.
You pointed out some great details about Chief in this trailer I never noticed. I'm really happy to see my boy back. It's like he's been gone for 2 games, and he's finally back. Great video as always Chris. Love the Halo content
Bruh, Chris is so charismatic and passionate about the topics he chooses that i only now noticed that i've been hearing this dude talk every week for 4 years now, what a lad
I'm hoping Infinite has a playlist where you can play without the enhanced mobility on maps designed for it, similar to Reach's MLG playlist, but that's probably just a pipe dream
There’s no enhanced mobility aside from sprint, but even then I think they brought back desprint, which was a great way to balance it. The grappling hook has to be found on maps, so if they don’t work on a certain map, they can just not put it in the map. There might be a hardcore playlist without things like that, but there won’t be enhanced movement period.
They are not the same. One is a series of inherit abilities tied directly to the player, and the other is a sandbox element that the player interacts with.
@@robgagnon9058 They both implicate the same issues that you people constantly spew about sprint. You're right on a very minimal surface level, as in: They are not the same. That's true. They are infact different abilities. THAT BOTH EFFECT YOUR FUCKING MOVEMENT YOU MOUTBREATHER. ITS ALMOST LIKE ITS A MOVEMENT ENCHANCING EFFECT. Im sorry but seriously some of you people are smoking pure copium, the grapple hook carries not only the same implications as sprint but further accentuates and amplifies them. The levels of delusions an ignorance is fucking astounding. Truly. Once the game releases you can figure it out yourself, I love halo. But holy fuck your opinion is so wildly low IQ that i cant help but fucking react.
@@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother dawg it's not about it being enhanced mobility , it's about it being inherent we don't want to spawn with a full tool box, we want to go pick up the tools we need and make choices on which ones we want. The grapple hook is inherently different to halo 5s enhanced mobility because in halo 5 all the abilities are with you the whole match in infinite the grapple shot is an equipment item like halo 3 Mouthbreather
@Nobody comments are not funny you troglodyte I mean that's your opinion lol, I think it is quite exciting, while I do agree it is slower, it's quite "tactical", and has a high skill gap
it was a fucking moronic take too. if you're not concerned about making people cry, that's cool, but implying that games aren't well equipped for that emotion is just false
@@lusteraliaszero that's not start he said lol. He said that other games will try to make you cry or feel sad, while he wanted halo to be about being excited or joyous. I think it was a fair take imo.
@@evantheo4151 Steven Crowder. A guy whose been the talking point of political commentary because he backed out of a debate when Ethan from H3H3 broke the agreement on the terms of the debate by bringing in someone else to do the talking for him at the last second.
Joseph Staten was sent by the Forerunners to save Halo Infinite, not even the Primordial or Mendicant Bias could've foreseen such a saving grace for us humans! A part of me feels he's gonna be the ancient ancestor of the real Master Chief in the future, jokes aside, I have a great feeling about Halo Infinite being a well-balanced game that pleases the need for old-timey and modern gaming.
The agreement was for Crowder to debate Ethan. You don’t get to just bring someone else on to fight your battles for you and claim you win when the other person refuses to play your dishonest game.
@@Horgler battles? I thought Steven Crowder was ready for the topics regardless? Who wants to see Crowder clearly dunk on h3h3 who knows jack shit about politics, I thought debates are all about testing the mettle of your ideas or sum shit, what's the difference from someone informed versus uninformed (it clearly is the fact that he couldn't handle someone who is actually informed) when you prop yourself up as an intellectual giant?
@@Henk8118 Say that to the slaves we just barely got a holiday to celebrate the liberation of. Or the people in Central America working on land owned by the massive fruit companies that own their countries. Capitalism isn't inherently better just because you happen to not be a victim of it. Nor is communism inherently worse because the few times it's been tried there wasn't any focus on what actually matters-- food. But if, say, a country that already has the production in place to feed everyone in it, that already wastes a third of the food it produces, were to guarantee food to all its residents... Well, it's hard to say they'll starve 20 million people.
@Phillip hanna I would love MS to actually allow 343 to make their new IP, where they can just let loose, and not be held back by all the Halo baggage. Having said that I don't want to wait 10 years to play the next halo.
Quick point of note about the wall hack that I've seen a lot of people miss is that in the vidoc there is a brief moment where an enemy's wall hack can seen operating on the users hud, meaning it does indeed act as a neutral object which is nice
I really love videos like these. Seeing Chris talk about something he genuinely enjoys and is interested in is not only refreshing, but needed in this unending hellscape
Had a buddy of mine say he wouldn't touch Infinite cuz "it looked like Halo 5" and I just didn't know how to tell him to get his eyes checked cuz that was soooo wrong.
@@AustinH7 it’s more of a mix of H3 and H5 in terms of concepts but the H5 aspects that still exist in infinite right now (thrusters, hover, Spartan charge and ground pound seem to be outright removed) have been toned down.
Literally watched every Chris video for 2 years straight. The blue moon crosses the solstice and Chris uploads, my recommend feed doesn't tell me shit. Christ RUclips hates people that don't upload daily.
I love you, Chris, because you are able to put to words what I’ve felt about Halo for over a decade. My faith in 343 had almost completely vanished but a flicker of hope is back. “Discover Hope” indeed.
Would you believe me if I said that the person I was waiting on the most for to make a video about this game was you? My god man, I love the Halo videos you've popped out and you bet I'm gonna watch this one again for like 20 times. Plus, don't worry about having genuine excitement for the game man, like Johnson once said: "So smile would ya? While we still got something to smile about!".
You know what sounds cool? Parkour forge maps where you make jumps where you have to use the repulser AND clamber. Give it a bit of a Mirror's Edge feel to parkour maps.
This is making me more hyped about Halo than the E3 trailers, good shit! @13:26, I hope the "threat sensor" is more of a movement sensor, just revealing everything moving for everyone, friend or foe. For the gravity hammer: I hope there will be some sort of "lunge" ability, where you swing it, and then make it heavy, pulling you forward. For me, I don't have an issue with slide and sprint, it'll increase game speed, and will be a good counter for "turret"-players
I think 4 still had better customization, I preferred being able to select completely different pieces over shoulder pieces that just float on top of the shoulder, even though I don't like the armors aesthetic, plus a bunch of the cosmetics were obtainable through challenges and not a sluggish linear tier system, this might also be a bias in my part since I don't like the aesthetic of reach, the colors are too washed out and I'm liking how Infinite is looking in that regards but man the Reach pandering is a bit much for me
I wonder how they'll do co-op. Like what characters will be running with Chief. I guess they'll let everyone else use their Spartans. But for me, I'd like Chief, Arbiter, Loche and Buck. That would be the best squad
Chris gets a new roommate: Chris: "Hey have you ever played Halo?" Roommate: "Umm no, I haven't, my family's always been Playstation." Chris: "Would you at least like to try it?" Roommate: "Honestly, probably not." Chris: "... Get the fuck out." Roommate: "Wait wha-" Chris: *Draws gun that shot Tom Sweeny in the eye* "GET THE FUCK OUT!"
I totally thought Halo was dead man. I remember being in elementary geeking over that Halo live action movie that never happened, and rumors of 3 being on the way... So excited, hope they've added more customizability options to the armor and shit.
Staten went from "why would we make players cry?" to "how can we make players cry in 3 minutes or less with tone and music alone?" So excited to see my childhood franchise come back to life and tug on my heartstrings again.
@@d0x360 how is that strange, listening to what others think is always a good thing, stops you from living in an echo chamber, and can give insights on things you've never thought about.
7:40 - I remember way back when I played the first Halo, I knew Chief was a good guy during the cinematic for the opening of the second level, Halo. There's a moment where a marine freaks out and says he doesn't want to die, and Chief reasurringly puts his hand on the marine's shoulder. I was sold then and there.
@@Raygun9000 I guess Sam Seder? not really a Crowder fan so idk the history, but if I would to agree to debate someone and they said yes but then at the last minute they decide to bring in someone else entirely to debate for them then I wouldn't waste my time either 🤷♂️
Something I didn't see addressed, but it appears that they did away with the call of duty style Aim-down sights from halo 5. It was just a really bad decision, and It didn't fit well with how halo weapons are supposed to feel.
@@Raygun9000 yeah. It was really just a slight zoom in for most weapons, but it also made the controller layout feel way too much like CoD. I think CoD has its own feel, and the slide and climb, combined with the addition of ADS, made halo 5 multiplayer feel like it was mimicking the style of another popular shooter instead of doubling down on its own strengths.
Tbh when he said now let's get into the multi-player I thought I had watched at least 20 minutes of the video bc I watch so many video game documentaries, but I'm only 9 minutes in. Chris made me cry bc of my love for halo as a child. That series along with Jak and Daxter, metroid, and metal gear solid 2 : sons of liberty made my childhood so good. I never had internet until a few years ago (I'm 19) but single player games gave me so much joy
Thankfully, the sprinting is super slowed down and nothing related to a thruster pack is making a return. I can tell based on the changes made to the mechanic that 343 had a tough time deciding whether to keep it or not, in the end. But with it going F2P and generating so much buzz from players outside the Halo community, having to keep the 343 era fans coming back AND please Bungie purists, I think they came to a really good compromise that will have something for everyone. Someone put it really well in Twitch chat on I believe it was a Shyway stream. The sprint isn't a go fast button anymore that requires supersizing the maps and making vehicles obsolete. It's just a way to transition into the noninvasive slide mechanic and grant slightly increased speed. You also aren't inhibited from shooting and nading while moving at top speed anymore either, essentially fixing the actual issues it caused. They've had 10 years to get this mechanic right and heard thousands upon thousands of takes and criticisms on it, so I think I'm cautiously optimistic that they really do know what they're doing.
Halo introduced me to a lot. Whether it was online gaming, machinima, First Person Shooters or the Xbox itself, it was a gateway to so many experiences. I really thought it was dead. Not in the sense that it wouldn't have people playing it, but that each new Halo would feel like a reminder of what it wasn't anymore. This isn't helped by the fact that so many people are (understandably) jaded towards the gaming industry. Hard to get excited when it's so likely that some predatory business bullshit will be attached to whatever you love. So to see such genuine joy and anticipation from so many Halo fans after getting one of THE most promising showings for Halo in a decade... I feel like Cortana must have when Chief found her in the pit of High Charity. It's good to see the community no longer dust and echoes. Thanks for throwing out such great vids Chris!
I love the halo videos man and your more varied style in content. Keep creating what makes you feel happy and creatively satisfied. We're here to watch YOU no matter the topic. Cheers
I like how much bungie understands the importance of good announcers in multiplayer games. Half the reason I enjoyed the Crucible and Gambit in Destiny 2 is the fun voices commentating the match. I invade the other side and wipe out the entire enemy team in 10 seconds and I get Drifter shouting in my ear 'WOOOH ARE YOU HAVIN FUN YET?'
8:25 gave me goosebumps. When I was a younger around when halo 3 was coming. I had a Xbox magazine, there was a page that was just this image. Tore it out and post it on my wall. The memories
These halo videos are some of my favorite, your true passion, excitement and love for the games is just so pleasing to watch and listen to and always puts a smile on my face. I've watched your enhanced mobility video probably 20 times just because it's so enjoyable to watch. luv u chris
It feels like that sprint, clamber, slide etc are only in the game to hit a checkbox for their F2P model. They seem borderline useless (which is a good thing) but it makes me wonder why have them in the game in the first place if not to entice F2P gamers.
at the very least it seems like you can fire straight out of sprinting and not have to wait for the guns animation, and if we're going off of halo 5 you'll probably be able to disable sliding and clambering
Well it seems like you don't know exactly how sprint, slide and clamber fits in the sandbox and how it can be used, not trying to be a dick but even this guy in the video doesn't seem to understand how it fits into the games, cause sprint is a catalyst for slide which gives you a boost out of sprint and allows you to come around corners with a lot of momentum or adding clamber to traverse the map in unconventional ways akin to nade jumping without the health loss, also I have to say clamber doesn't take away from grenade jumping as much as this guy is making it out to be, if your using it for every ledge it's putting you at a disadvantage by not being able to shoot, a lot of situations can still call for grenade jumps, that's what separates the more skilled player from a newcomer
@@JBzucc Movement options aren't sandbox elements. Intrinsic aspects of the player are just "things you can do". Every game has "things you can do" but they don't all have things that are there for you to interact with, which is what the sandbox is. Cornering in Halo has never needed sprinting or sliding to have depth. Adding extra shit on doesn't necessarily enhance the game at all. If simply having more things you could do made the game better then giving everyone a jetpack and grapple hook at all times would make the game even better because you'd be able to do even more. Clamber does take away from nade and crouch jumping. Trick jumps as a whole are less powerful and important because everyone already always has a high level of mobility. The reality is that Halo 5's population fell off a cliff and it didn't move a lot of copies for a headlining AAA franchise. Obviously it didn't work as a product, and thus it'll get changed. People didn't like it overall, and who can blame them? What does Halo 5 achieve with sprint/slide/clamber and a faster pacing that other games don't also do? Why not go play that other game instead? There are plenty of bits of various game mechanics that can provide depth, but that doesn't make them worth keeping. Halo CE respawn mechanics, weapon spawns, grenade mechanics, .etc. all have aspects to them that can be exploited at a high level, but that doesn't mean that they should be kept around or that I want them to be brought back in infinite. Halo 2 is better for not having those. There are people who will swear by any old quirk in any game, but at the end of the day, Halo 5's enhanced mobility doesn't serve the underlying core gameplay. Strafe jumping or skiing both actually have a ton more depth than sprint/slide/clamber, but they also shouldn't be in Halo.
@@peoplearemessedup yeah but where is that line drawn, I mean no disrespect but I think a lot of what you said was very emotionally charged and I'm not saying these mechanics are a perfect explanation BUT you couldn't possibly say they don't add anything to the movement and map sandbox cause they do, they give you plenty more ways of maneuvering around the map, they give you more option to combat an opponent in a fight, like it's okay to dislike the intrinsic abilities but I fundamentally disagree and refute the opinion it doesn't add something to the sandbox, like halo 5 went overboard with its mechanics but I still think there is a way to make them work, I'm not saying adding intrinsic abilities is a bad thing, like hell look at the jet pack in Reach and 4, completely ruined the traversal and in every firefight gave you the upper hand cause your opponent can't take any cover, trust me it's not entirely bad, it'll never evolve if you don't add anything but it'll become to complicated if you have 10 abilities like in H5 Also sorry if this message is a complete mess to read and incoherent as fuck, it's pretty late where I am as of writing this
@@JBzucc And here I think everything that you're saying is based on your attachment to Halo 5. "Map sandbox" is not a thing. Again, sandbox is about interacting, not about acting. Innate abilities are not the sandbox. You literally, on paper, have more buttons you can push, but additional complexity does not equal additional depth. Even with depth, by adding new things you risk detracting from currently existing elements. Both skiing and strafe jumping are deeper, and completely would change the way a Halo game would work, but that doesn't mean the game would be better for adding those systems. I reiterate, would adding a grappling hook and jetpack as innate abilities, things that would let the player do more, be inherently better for the game? If they're not inherently better, despite giving you literally more options, then how can you argue that sprint/clamber/junk is better because you have more buttons you can press to do things? Games are defined mostly by limits on player actions. You can only move one piece on your turn in chess, sure you could make many times more possible moves on your turn if you were allowed to move any two pieces, but that would also undermine the core of the game. There would be more complexity to taking a single turn, but that doesn't mean that this variant of chess is better than the original. The jetpack in Reach is actually probably one of the best armor abilities in the entire series. You can take cover from a jetpack just the same in a lot of circumstances and you're open to being shot at from basically all over the map while using it if you aren't careful. There is a lot of risk/reward and careful planning and map and positional knowledge that goes into using it most effectively without just getting sniped. You can see it on the enemy model and profile so it isn't a total surprise mid-fight. The game also never takes control away from you while using it so it feels natural and fluid. As an on-map pickup it would have been absolutely perfect. Halo does have to evolve, but lazily slapping on mechanics from other shooters isn't a sustainable direction, it is devolution into generic shooter soup, where the franchise has had its lunch absolutely devoured by other games that do the same thing it is trying to do, but better. Halo Infinite does have ideas that evolve the game in new and interesting ways that don't seem like they water down core gameplay. Equipment basically just being limited-use armor abilities is a great idea and has been a long time coming. Equipment in Halo 3, other than the bubble shield, kinda sucked on anything but the most casual level (except power drain which was *waaaaayyy* over the top), but it was a ripe idea for iteration. That said, everything infinite has shown us has been a bit too one-sided for my tastes, but as on-map pickups that can work. The abilities of the razorback, the idea of having a way to store a weapon, and slap whatever you want on the back of a warthog is absolutely brilliant. Even smaller things, like the shield on the wraith turret and the dropshield around the turret in the multiplayer overview, is something that has been needed for a long time, since turrets have been basically suicidal to get into. As much as I'm emotionally attached to classic powerups, integrating them as equipment just makes sense (and technically they were equipment in Halo 3). It streamlines the game even though that probably means the rush of being invincible (and watching enemy players begin to flee as a result) right as you pick up the overshield is going to be gone, likely for good.
Camera got a little fucked so, sorry about the weird shutter speed. Will be fixed in the next video.
As long as I can see that manly jaw line I'm fine :)
Chris I heard you say on sacred symbols plus that halo is overrated 👀
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Made ya look.
Just happy to watch a video of yours again
I have to add since you are as much of a fan as I am. I believe the new Cortana is offensive bias and the original Cortana was Mendicate bias. They are reliving the past.
Nice i forgot to unsub
Chris:"I dont like enhanced mobility"
*Kicks child out of wheelchair*
@SerpentOz I get you are a bot but wtf? Who hurt you boo~
@SerpentOz *COMMUNIST DETECTED ON AMERICAN SOIL LETHAL FORCE ENGAGED*
@@libertyprime3827 hehe Communist joke
@UCKhS-PmfUDaJvIlBrisv8KQ COMMUNISM IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF FAILURE
ROFL 😂
“I’m a Halo boy, and this is a Halo household!”
Proof that Chris is going to be a great parent.
Best parenting advance
Omg 363 likes wtf?
@@bombomos Parenting advance?
I have never been a Halo fan, but Chris's pure enthusiasm and nerdy love for his favorite game is the most relatable thing for me, and I can't not be happy for him when he talks about it.
@SerpentOz Ummm yeah, that's really cool pal. Happy for ya.
@@cosmicmatt pretty sure he's just a bot that's commenting this exact paragraph on everything
@@supremegodemporeroftheimperium Yeah, I figured that after I saw the other ones, this was just the first I saw.
@SerpentOz Go away
I get butterflies about it sometimes lol
“I want to hear “double kill”” bold of you to assume I would ever get a double kill
Bahahaha!
I believe you are joking, but in case you are not:
It's going to be free to play multiplayer so the base is likely going to be HUGE which means so will the skill gaps I am sure you will find matches in which you can easily get a double kill :)
@Danger Kitten Woosh, but it's k, you're cute
@Sharpthingy Practice, practice, practice ;3
I never thought a Halo fan could have thoughts about Halo Infinite
Yeah this came as a bug surprise. Shocked honestly...
@@AdityaPatel-yx2dk Surprised by "bugs"? Hopefully there won't be any in this game!! 😝
@SerpentOz based and halo pilled
I didn't know Halo fans had thoughts.
@RandomCan well, we know for certain he doesn't have any thots.
Something I really like is that it seems as though they’ve combined the stoic heroism of Halo 1-3 Master Chief with the emotional and sympathetic Chief we see in Halo 4. The writing in this game is fantastic so far.
He was better in Reach than in 5 though! 😄
This game seems to take a healthy balance of familiarity for old fans and giving new players a few of the mechanics they’re used to (i.e. sprint, slide, clamber) while also showing them what Halo is all about: the sandbox. I hope this is the direction that they’re using because I think that will inject some much needed life into this beloved franchise.
So, a generic sandbox shooter is now 'what Halo is all about'?
@@kozlorog I mean.... Yeah kinda, that's what makes halo, halo.
@@kozlorog Halo kinda invented that gameplay style for shooters so yeah, that's absolutely an important factor in halos charm.
Unless you think it's all about the jetpacks and spartan abilities that ruined 5s multiplayer lol
@@kozlorog you tell me what halo is about then, because it certainly isn’t about only being able to walk
@@kozlorog wow it's almost like halo IS a generic sandbox shooter and always has been.
“What if you miss?” “I won’t” is among the coolest quotes of all time, and also perfectly sums up the character of Master Chief. I’ve never cared much for multiplayer games but this story mode is making me excited for a halo game, which hasn’t happend since Reach.
That entire cutscene is my favorite in the franchise. Anniversary graphics just make me wanna bust 😫
SO AMAZING
"Game makes you FEEL like Halo."- IGN 2022
*John Halo
@@biggiecheese5953 **Master Chief John Halo
Gotta get the title in there, too
The exaggerated swagger of a black spartan
Ah yes I love feeling like a super massive ring world designed to wipe out every living species in the solar system
John Halo is pretty cool, he fight the aliens and doesn’t afraid of anything.
Ahhh yes, Mortality, It was great being plucked out of the void to be thrown right back in after what amounts to less than a blink of existence on a cosmological scale
love the content
How are you not verified?
@@nightclubkrow thanks man
@@gasmaskfacednerd5896 one upon a time I was, no idea what happened to it since lol
You're one of my favorites, love the biology expertise and makes me love my favorite science so much more.
Recommend any other biology RUclipsrs you enjoy?
Once again, Chris has engaged me throughout this Halo video despite me not having any particular fondness for it or game design even.
@SerpentOz Stop smoking that shit
"Why would we wanna make people cry?" *Writes the Halo Reach Campaign*
Yeah wtf!!! :O
Wait you cried playing reach?
@@kl3122 Real men cry from reach
I didn't cry because 1. I'm not a pussy, and 2. the ending of Reach felt more like emotional exhaustion that tear-filled sadness.
I wasn't exactly heartbroken to see Noble-6 get overwhelmed by covenant forces. It seemed more like this is war and it sucks. This is the kinda thing that happens when someone is defiant to the end.
About Infinite's release date:
Phil Spencer said in an interview that they have the release window down to a 3-4 week period. They're just waiting to see what time works best. Essentially trying to avoid being Titanfall 2'd by releasing within a week of a new Battlefield and CoD game.
That seems very likely, if Microsoft pulls out all the stops on this one they have a LOT to gain it can be a huge draw for Xbox / Gamepass and Halo was the original Xbox flagship game pulling over players to Xbox Live! I am stoked to see Halo back on top again.
"Being titanfall 2'd"
ouch man :(
I love how much they are taking from Halo Reach ARTISTICALLY. I always saw that game as being the peak of Halo in terms of design elements: the Spartans looked as good as they ever would, the elites, the guns, the vehicles. Everything. This game seems to be very inspired by Reach's design elements, but giving a more classic Halo look and feel, and I love that.
I mean, Halo reach was just a more detailed halo 2, and infinite is like a blend of 5 and reach
Even as a non-Halo fan, this looks like one of the best AAA arena fps-ish games to come out in a long time and I'm excited for it.
You gonna get clapped son
@@TJ_ax I play Quake son I'll be fine
I never thought I’d see the day where not only are halo fans excited about a new halo game again, but non halo fans are also excited about a new halo game. I don’t think halo fans have been looking forward to a new halo game in over a decade
@@SleepyAdam which one?
I'd like to get into the original, but it's hard to get a lan party together
@@nigeladams8321 Quake 3/Live are my favorites. Got the best combat of the series imo. But if you wanna play the first game I recommend looking up the "US Quake and Doom Community" discord, they have newbie friendly Quake 1 events every other night.
"I know it's cringe to be authentically happy and excited about things"
This is what's wrong with society
S O C I E T Y
"Chief, we live in sosigy" - Sgt. Johnson probably
We live in a cringe.
Some people fake enthusiasm which is pretty cringe.
Then there's that guy crying at that star wars trailers..............
@@saisameer8771
"Fake" is the literal opposite of authenticity, so it doesn't apply to what I said. But I hear you
You pointed out some great details about Chief in this trailer I never noticed. I'm really happy to see my boy back. It's like he's been gone for 2 games, and he's finally back. Great video as always Chris. Love the Halo content
we haven't seen this authentic chief since, legit, 2007.
A half hour of Chris Ray Gun Halo fuelled screeching.
Christmas came early.
Chris be looking like a double wide surprise..
Goooddamn
*gaaaawddaayum*
Bugs let him go
@SerpentOz *L O L Nice Reach*
@@lostinthewoods1267 this little rabbit is hopping down the old bunny trail
Unfortunately, we did indeed only get north Pacific trees
I would really like a gif of raygun saying "Im a Halo boy and this is a Halo house."
Or a parody of Aqua's Barbie Girl
_I'm a Halo boy, in a Halo wooorld_
Then fucking make it... google screen to gif
If you make or find one, let me know here I want one too! :D
Bruh, Chris is so charismatic and passionate about the topics he chooses that i only now noticed that i've been hearing this dude talk every week for 4 years now, what a lad
Chris Ray Gone from this mortal coil, drifting through the vast emptiness of the abyss.
Gone too soon
I love just watching Chris talk about Halo despite me only ever playing Reach.
I'm hoping Infinite has a playlist where you can play without the enhanced mobility on maps designed for it, similar to Reach's MLG playlist, but that's probably just a pipe dream
If not inherent, I feel like there will be a community playlist as that is another big part of halo
There’s no enhanced mobility aside from sprint, but even then I think they brought back desprint, which was a great way to balance it. The grappling hook has to be found on maps, so if they don’t work on a certain map, they can just not put it in the map. There might be a hardcore playlist without things like that, but there won’t be enhanced movement period.
Its so good to see man. As soon as I saw the trailer, it was like seeing halo reach for the first time again. So hyped
"I don't like enhanced mobility"
"GRAPPLE HOOK BABYYYYYY"
They are not the same. One is a series of inherit abilities tied directly to the player, and the other is a sandbox element that the player interacts with.
@@robgagnon9058 They both implicate the same issues that you people constantly spew about sprint.
You're right on a very minimal surface level, as in: They are not the same. That's true. They are infact different abilities.
THAT BOTH EFFECT YOUR FUCKING MOVEMENT YOU MOUTBREATHER. ITS ALMOST LIKE ITS A MOVEMENT ENCHANCING EFFECT.
Im sorry but seriously some of you people are smoking pure copium, the grapple hook carries not only the same implications as sprint but further accentuates and amplifies them. The levels of delusions an ignorance is fucking astounding. Truly.
Once the game releases you can figure it out yourself, I love halo. But holy fuck your opinion is so wildly low IQ that i cant help but fucking react.
@@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother dawg it's not about it being enhanced mobility , it's about it being inherent we don't want to spawn with a full tool box, we want to go pick up the tools we need and make choices on which ones we want. The grapple hook is inherently different to halo 5s enhanced mobility because in halo 5 all the abilities are with you the whole match in infinite the grapple shot is an equipment item like halo 3
Mouthbreather
@Nobody comments are not funny you troglodyte I mean that's your opinion lol, I think it is quite exciting, while I do agree it is slower, it's quite "tactical", and has a high skill gap
@Nobody comments are not funny you troglodyte fast movement is not the only way to create a skill gap buddy
Me, who has never played a single Halo game: "Ah, yes. Content."
Play it lol
@SerpentOz who asked?
@@jeremiahgrayest Ah its just a spammer. Don't worry about it or give it attention
@SerpentOz Okay. But don't let that distract you from the fact that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum.
@SerpentOz ur mom
Joe Staten: "...at Bungie we don't worry about making people cry..."
Noble Team: *confused noises*
"we dont worry about making people cry" yea but you still did tho
Joe Staten: "At Bungie don't want to make people cry"
Me in 2010 during Halo:Reach's Epilogue: 😭😭😭
@@sean_mc Johnson's death in 2007.. jesus
it was a fucking moronic take too. if you're not concerned about making people cry, that's cool, but implying that games aren't well equipped for that emotion is just false
Cayde-6 would like to have a word
@@lusteraliaszero that's not start he said lol. He said that other games will try to make you cry or feel sad, while he wanted halo to be about being excited or joyous. I think it was a fair take imo.
Man remember when Chris use to upload videos?????? I miss those days.
I'm stoked, bruh. I can't wait for GRAPPLEJACKING players off.
Hold up
Yes
"I don't run from my mistakes. I'm not Crowder." 😂😂😂
The shutter speed. It feels like I'm in a goblin infested nightmare
Thought it was a webcam at first
"I'm not Crowder"
Would be a shame if you ordered Infinite but when you went to play the game, Bubsy 2 was what you got.
More like if you ordered Bubsy 2 and when you went to play the game, you got both that AND Infinite
Who’s Crowder?
That was such a bad throwaway comment why would Chris even go there?
@@evantheo4151
Steven Crowder. A guy whose been the talking point of political commentary because he backed out of a debate when Ethan from H3H3 broke the agreement on the terms of the debate by bringing in someone else to do the talking for him at the last second.
@Xebra thanks for clarifying.
Joseph Staten was sent by the Forerunners to save Halo Infinite, not even the Primordial or Mendicant Bias could've foreseen such a saving grace for us humans! A part of me feels he's gonna be the ancient ancestor of the real Master Chief in the future, jokes aside, I have a great feeling about Halo Infinite being a well-balanced game that pleases the need for old-timey and modern gaming.
ive never played a Halo, but the love and care and passion oozing from this guy when he talks about it makes me exited about this new game
Dive into Halo CE blind and find out why
I hope the Raycon Everyday E-25 are in Halo: Infinite
Ray gon*
Can you just start a Halo channel already, dude? Your perspective on this franchise is insanely good.
So...you have someone else fight your battles for you?
"I dont run from my mistakes, I am not crowder [presumably steven]" lmao thats so hilarious especially with the h3h3 sam ceder confrontation
The agreement was for Crowder to debate Ethan. You don’t get to just bring someone else on to fight your battles for you and claim you win when the other person refuses to play your dishonest game.
@@Horgler battles? I thought Steven Crowder was ready for the topics regardless? Who wants to see Crowder clearly dunk on h3h3 who knows jack shit about politics, I thought debates are all about testing the mettle of your ideas or sum shit, what's the difference from someone informed versus uninformed (it clearly is the fact that he couldn't handle someone who is actually informed) when you prop yourself up as an intellectual giant?
@@timetaker7816 Because Crowder is used to playing on "Easy mode" all the time. He doesn't actually want to be intellectually challenged.
How much will they pay you to change your online persona to Chris Raycon?
Isn't Vidoc a portmanteau of video documentary?
@SerpentOz The utter fuck did this come from???
Crackheads..
@SerpentOz Reality is literally the exact opposite of what you just said.
@SerpentOz COMMUNIST DETECTED ON AMERICAN SOIL LETHAL FORCE ENGAGED
@@Henk8118 Say that to the slaves we just barely got a holiday to celebrate the liberation of. Or the people in Central America working on land owned by the massive fruit companies that own their countries.
Capitalism isn't inherently better just because you happen to not be a victim of it. Nor is communism inherently worse because the few times it's been tried there wasn't any focus on what actually matters-- food.
But if, say, a country that already has the production in place to feed everyone in it, that already wastes a third of the food it produces, were to guarantee food to all its residents... Well, it's hard to say they'll starve 20 million people.
@@timothylynch6074 I'm assuming wiithout any research it's a copypasta lmfao
"Its hard to keep up, im straight and almost thirty" man that hits home real hard
Like actually though 😅
I'm not one of those people who constantly campares 343 to Bungie, I just want a good Halo game
@SerpentOz
Sir, This is a Wendy's
@SerpentOz Damn bro, that's crazy
@SerpentOz 🤡
@Phillip hanna I would love MS to actually allow 343 to make their new IP, where they can just let loose, and not be held back by all the Halo baggage. Having said that I don't want to wait 10 years to play the next halo.
Quick point of note about the wall hack that I've seen a lot of people miss is that in the vidoc there is a brief moment where an enemy's wall hack can seen operating on the users hud, meaning it does indeed act as a neutral object which is nice
The art style looks like a mix of 3 and Reach and I for one love it.
Thank you Chris, I haven't seen anyone talk about the tenderness he showed to his fellow marines. A lot of show not telling in that single instance.
It's always something special to watch someone being passionate about something they love
I really love videos like these. Seeing Chris talk about something he genuinely enjoys and is interested in is not only refreshing, but needed in this unending hellscape
Impossible! How could Chris (Ray Gun) Maldanado of the channel ChrisRayGun fame have thoughts about a Halo game? That is truly astonishing
All we got was a walk in the woods. Halo Finite.
H:CE OoB was more interesting, gripping and entertaining.
Had a buddy of mine say he wouldn't touch Infinite cuz "it looked like Halo 5" and I just didn't know how to tell him to get his eyes checked cuz that was soooo wrong.
The graphics still remind me of halo 5 tbh it’s got that shiny smooth texture look, the game play does not though.
@@AustinH7 it’s more of a mix of H3 and H5 in terms of concepts but the H5 aspects that still exist in infinite right now (thrusters, hover, Spartan charge and ground pound seem to be outright removed) have been toned down.
But it does look like halo 5
Literally watched every Chris video for 2 years straight. The blue moon crosses the solstice and Chris uploads, my recommend feed doesn't tell me shit.
Christ RUclips hates people that don't upload daily.
Ah yes, our favorite Spartan Midget has posted
I love you, Chris, because you are able to put to words what I’ve felt about Halo for over a decade. My faith in 343 had almost completely vanished but a flicker of hope is back. “Discover Hope” indeed.
Chris Raygun and his BASED takes today ladies and gentlemen.
I'm so hyped they got the composers from Starbound and Ori and the Blind Forest. I love both of those games soundtracks.
Was just playing Ori last night its a delight for the ears and eyes, a masterpiece
Would you believe me if I said that the person I was waiting on the most for to make a video about this game was you?
My god man, I love the Halo videos you've popped out and you bet I'm gonna watch this one again for like 20 times.
Plus, don't worry about having genuine excitement for the game man, like Johnson once said:
"So smile would ya? While we still got something to smile about!".
Always love hearing you thoughts on Halo and that Crowder diss was legendary lol
"We don't wanna make people cry"
Tell that to Marty O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
You know what sounds cool? Parkour forge maps where you make jumps where you have to use the repulser AND clamber. Give it a bit of a Mirror's Edge feel to parkour maps.
Halo Infinite really makes you FEEL like a 7 foot walking tank
This is making me more hyped about Halo than the E3 trailers, good shit!
@13:26, I hope the "threat sensor" is more of a movement sensor, just revealing everything moving for everyone, friend or foe.
For the gravity hammer: I hope there will be some sort of "lunge" ability, where you swing it, and then make it heavy, pulling you forward.
For me, I don't have an issue with slide and sprint, it'll increase game speed, and will be a good counter for "turret"-players
i'm worried on how they'll handle spartan customization and profile progression. It hasn't been done right since Reach
Profile progression?
What are you worried about with customization?
Halo 5 wasn't too bad later on. A mix of random and in game currency.
I miss clicking on someone in the lobby and having a Halo 3 style combat record, that was amazing.
I think 4 still had better customization, I preferred being able to select completely different pieces over shoulder pieces that just float on top of the shoulder, even though I don't like the armors aesthetic, plus a bunch of the cosmetics were obtainable through challenges and not a sluggish linear tier system, this might also be a bias in my part since I don't like the aesthetic of reach, the colors are too washed out and I'm liking how Infinite is looking in that regards but man the Reach pandering is a bit much for me
18:47 * tank drops in * AI: This here is 66 tons of straight-up, HE-spewing, dee-vine intervention.
"I'm hoping for more than just... a walk in the woods."
*2001 synth kicks in*
Haven't watched your videos in years, but I'm glad this was the one I came back to. Looking forward to Halo a lot
Where have you gone, Christian Raymond Gunald?
I wonder how they'll do co-op. Like what characters will be running with Chief. I guess they'll let everyone else use their Spartans. But for me, I'd like Chief, Arbiter, Loche and Buck. That would be the best squad
Chris gets a new roommate:
Chris: "Hey have you ever played Halo?"
Roommate: "Umm no, I haven't, my family's always been Playstation."
Chris: "Would you at least like to try it?"
Roommate: "Honestly, probably not."
Chris: "... Get the fuck out."
Roommate: "Wait wha-"
Chris: *Draws gun that shot Tom Sweeny in the eye* "GET THE FUCK OUT!"
7:39 i saw the difference in his interaction with alien and human corpses and loved it so much, just attention to details is beautiful
I'd be down for a full hour review of halo infinite from Chris whenever halo infinite drops
I totally thought Halo was dead man. I remember being in elementary geeking over that Halo live action movie that never happened, and rumors of 3 being on the way... So excited, hope they've added more customizability options to the armor and shit.
Staten went from "why would we make players cry?" to "how can we make players cry in 3 minutes or less with tone and music alone?"
So excited to see my childhood franchise come back to life and tug on my heartstrings again.
this interviewn was from like right after reach was released
Love the crowder part.
Game: has characters move faster than geriatric turtles
Chris Ray Con: TRIGGERED
Ikr, I cant play a game without wiggling a gun in front of my face.
But you can just increase the movement speed
You failed high-school
I've been waiting for this. I'm on a Halo content BINGE, and Chris has a good head on his shoulders when it comes to the topic.
An old head on his shoulders
You need his opinion to inform your own? That's... Strange
@@d0x360 how is that strange, listening to what others think is always a good thing, stops you from living in an echo chamber, and can give insights on things you've never thought about.
7:40 - I remember way back when I played the first Halo, I knew Chief was a good guy during the cinematic for the opening of the second level, Halo. There's a moment where a marine freaks out and says he doesn't want to die, and Chief reasurringly puts his hand on the marine's shoulder. I was sold then and there.
That Crowder comment isn't really the best take to be honest
IT is the best take XD
What is the mistake he is running from?
@@Raygun9000 I guess Sam Seder? not really a Crowder fan so idk the history, but if I would to agree to debate someone and they said yes but then at the last minute they decide to bring in someone else entirely to debate for them then I wouldn't waste my time either 🤷♂️
@@skagglesthesquirrel well, that doesn't sound like running from a mistake, more like cutting his losses.
@@Glom37 if you don't think Ethan made himself look like an absolute slimeball, you have 0 honour
I would prefer banished vehicles be dropped by banished phantoms
I hope Infinite will deliver, It's been too long since Halo has been in the discussion
Hood: Chief, mind telling me what you are doing with that grappling hook?
Chief: Sir, running from my problems.
Something I didn't see addressed, but it appears that they did away with the call of duty style Aim-down sights from halo 5. It was just a really bad decision, and It didn't fit well with how halo weapons are supposed to feel.
I could be wrong but I don't think it actually improved your bullet spread. It did give you a minor zoom however.
@@Raygun9000 yeah. It was really just a slight zoom in for most weapons, but it also made the controller layout feel way too much like CoD. I think CoD has its own feel, and the slide and climb, combined with the addition of ADS, made halo 5 multiplayer feel like it was mimicking the style of another popular shooter instead of doubling down on its own strengths.
Tbh when he said now let's get into the multi-player I thought I had watched at least 20 minutes of the video bc I watch so many video game documentaries, but I'm only 9 minutes in. Chris made me cry bc of my love for halo as a child. That series along with Jak and Daxter, metroid, and metal gear solid 2 : sons of liberty made my childhood so good. I never had internet until a few years ago (I'm 19) but single player games gave me so much joy
Thankfully, the sprinting is super slowed down and nothing related to a thruster pack is making a return. I can tell based on the changes made to the mechanic that 343 had a tough time deciding whether to keep it or not, in the end. But with it going F2P and generating so much buzz from players outside the Halo community, having to keep the 343 era fans coming back AND please Bungie purists, I think they came to a really good compromise that will have something for everyone. Someone put it really well in Twitch chat on I believe it was a Shyway stream.
The sprint isn't a go fast button anymore that requires supersizing the maps and making vehicles obsolete. It's just a way to transition into the noninvasive slide mechanic and grant slightly increased speed. You also aren't inhibited from shooting and nading while moving at top speed anymore either, essentially fixing the actual issues it caused. They've had 10 years to get this mechanic right and heard thousands upon thousands of takes and criticisms on it, so I think I'm cautiously optimistic that they really do know what they're doing.
Halo introduced me to a lot. Whether it was online gaming, machinima, First Person Shooters or the Xbox itself, it was a gateway to so many experiences. I really thought it was dead. Not in the sense that it wouldn't have people playing it, but that each new Halo would feel like a reminder of what it wasn't anymore. This isn't helped by the fact that so many people are (understandably) jaded towards the gaming industry. Hard to get excited when it's so likely that some predatory business bullshit will be attached to whatever you love. So to see such genuine joy and anticipation from so many Halo fans after getting one of THE most promising showings for Halo in a decade... I feel like Cortana must have when Chief found her in the pit of High Charity. It's good to see the community no longer dust and echoes.
Thanks for throwing out such great vids Chris!
When chris talks about Halo... i get tingles
I love the halo videos man and your more varied style in content. Keep creating what makes you feel happy and creatively satisfied. We're here to watch YOU no matter the topic.
Cheers
5:46 Nice one Chris
I like how much bungie understands the importance of good announcers in multiplayer games. Half the reason I enjoyed the Crucible and Gambit in Destiny 2 is the fun voices commentating the match. I invade the other side and wipe out the entire enemy team in 10 seconds and I get Drifter shouting in my ear 'WOOOH ARE YOU HAVIN FUN YET?'
"Im really excited." Me too Chris.
But lets all remember, no preorders.
why the fuck would you preorder a game that you get online?
8:25 gave me goosebumps. When I was a younger around when halo 3 was coming. I had a Xbox magazine, there was a page that was just this image. Tore it out and post it on my wall. The memories
I hope you got to play the flight!
I hope so too; I’m interested to hear his thoughts on what we have seen so far.
I love listening to you on a more serious note, talking about something you are so passionate about!
chris looks like a young male librarian
These halo videos are some of my favorite, your true passion, excitement and love for the games is just so pleasing to watch and listen to and always puts a smile on my face. I've watched your enhanced mobility video probably 20 times just because it's so enjoyable to watch. luv u chris
It feels like that sprint, clamber, slide etc are only in the game to hit a checkbox for their F2P model. They seem borderline useless (which is a good thing) but it makes me wonder why have them in the game in the first place if not to entice F2P gamers.
at the very least it seems like you can fire straight out of sprinting and not have to wait for the guns animation, and if we're going off of halo 5 you'll probably be able to disable sliding and clambering
Well it seems like you don't know exactly how sprint, slide and clamber fits in the sandbox and how it can be used, not trying to be a dick but even this guy in the video doesn't seem to understand how it fits into the games, cause sprint is a catalyst for slide which gives you a boost out of sprint and allows you to come around corners with a lot of momentum or adding clamber to traverse the map in unconventional ways akin to nade jumping without the health loss, also I have to say clamber doesn't take away from grenade jumping as much as this guy is making it out to be, if your using it for every ledge it's putting you at a disadvantage by not being able to shoot, a lot of situations can still call for grenade jumps, that's what separates the more skilled player from a newcomer
@@JBzucc Movement options aren't sandbox elements. Intrinsic aspects of the player are just "things you can do". Every game has "things you can do" but they don't all have things that are there for you to interact with, which is what the sandbox is.
Cornering in Halo has never needed sprinting or sliding to have depth. Adding extra shit on doesn't necessarily enhance the game at all. If simply having more things you could do made the game better then giving everyone a jetpack and grapple hook at all times would make the game even better because you'd be able to do even more.
Clamber does take away from nade and crouch jumping. Trick jumps as a whole are less powerful and important because everyone already always has a high level of mobility.
The reality is that Halo 5's population fell off a cliff and it didn't move a lot of copies for a headlining AAA franchise. Obviously it didn't work as a product, and thus it'll get changed. People didn't like it overall, and who can blame them? What does Halo 5 achieve with sprint/slide/clamber and a faster pacing that other games don't also do? Why not go play that other game instead?
There are plenty of bits of various game mechanics that can provide depth, but that doesn't make them worth keeping. Halo CE respawn mechanics, weapon spawns, grenade mechanics, .etc. all have aspects to them that can be exploited at a high level, but that doesn't mean that they should be kept around or that I want them to be brought back in infinite. Halo 2 is better for not having those.
There are people who will swear by any old quirk in any game, but at the end of the day, Halo 5's enhanced mobility doesn't serve the underlying core gameplay. Strafe jumping or skiing both actually have a ton more depth than sprint/slide/clamber, but they also shouldn't be in Halo.
@@peoplearemessedup yeah but where is that line drawn, I mean no disrespect but I think a lot of what you said was very emotionally charged and I'm not saying these mechanics are a perfect explanation BUT you couldn't possibly say they don't add anything to the movement and map sandbox cause they do, they give you plenty more ways of maneuvering around the map, they give you more option to combat an opponent in a fight, like it's okay to dislike the intrinsic abilities but I fundamentally disagree and refute the opinion it doesn't add something to the sandbox, like halo 5 went overboard with its mechanics but I still think there is a way to make them work, I'm not saying adding intrinsic abilities is a bad thing, like hell look at the jet pack in Reach and 4, completely ruined the traversal and in every firefight gave you the upper hand cause your opponent can't take any cover, trust me it's not entirely bad, it'll never evolve if you don't add anything but it'll become to complicated if you have 10 abilities like in H5
Also sorry if this message is a complete mess to read and incoherent as fuck, it's pretty late where I am as of writing this
@@JBzucc
And here I think everything that you're saying is based on your attachment to Halo 5.
"Map sandbox" is not a thing. Again, sandbox is about interacting, not about acting. Innate abilities are not the sandbox.
You literally, on paper, have more buttons you can push, but additional complexity does not equal additional depth. Even with depth, by adding new things you risk detracting from currently existing elements. Both skiing and strafe jumping are deeper, and completely would change the way a Halo game would work, but that doesn't mean the game would be better for adding those systems. I reiterate, would adding a grappling hook and jetpack as innate abilities, things that would let the player do more, be inherently better for the game? If they're not inherently better, despite giving you literally more options, then how can you argue that sprint/clamber/junk is better because you have more buttons you can press to do things?
Games are defined mostly by limits on player actions. You can only move one piece on your turn in chess, sure you could make many times more possible moves on your turn if you were allowed to move any two pieces, but that would also undermine the core of the game. There would be more complexity to taking a single turn, but that doesn't mean that this variant of chess is better than the original.
The jetpack in Reach is actually probably one of the best armor abilities in the entire series. You can take cover from a jetpack just the same in a lot of circumstances and you're open to being shot at from basically all over the map while using it if you aren't careful. There is a lot of risk/reward and careful planning and map and positional knowledge that goes into using it most effectively without just getting sniped. You can see it on the enemy model and profile so it isn't a total surprise mid-fight. The game also never takes control away from you while using it so it feels natural and fluid. As an on-map pickup it would have been absolutely perfect.
Halo does have to evolve, but lazily slapping on mechanics from other shooters isn't a sustainable direction, it is devolution into generic shooter soup, where the franchise has had its lunch absolutely devoured by other games that do the same thing it is trying to do, but better.
Halo Infinite does have ideas that evolve the game in new and interesting ways that don't seem like they water down core gameplay. Equipment basically just being limited-use armor abilities is a great idea and has been a long time coming. Equipment in Halo 3, other than the bubble shield, kinda sucked on anything but the most casual level (except power drain which was *waaaaayyy* over the top), but it was a ripe idea for iteration. That said, everything infinite has shown us has been a bit too one-sided for my tastes, but as on-map pickups that can work.
The abilities of the razorback, the idea of having a way to store a weapon, and slap whatever you want on the back of a warthog is absolutely brilliant.
Even smaller things, like the shield on the wraith turret and the dropshield around the turret in the multiplayer overview, is something that has been needed for a long time, since turrets have been basically suicidal to get into.
As much as I'm emotionally attached to classic powerups, integrating them as equipment just makes sense (and technically they were equipment in Halo 3). It streamlines the game even though that probably means the rush of being invincible (and watching enemy players begin to flee as a result) right as you pick up the overshield is going to be gone, likely for good.
I never even played Halo but watching you talking about it with such details and passion kept me until the end of the vid. Nice one bud
It had such promise....
that crowder dig...what the hell? it came out of no where.