Not really related to the review but I just wanted to say it’s been so cool to see how much you’ve matured as a game critic/reviewer. You’ve come a long way from the near perfect Fallout 4 review. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that I’m very proud of you ❤️
@Bing Boom Pow lmao Get over it. FO4 wasn't the fallout you wanted, get over it lol. Go play New Vegas or or are the earlier FO's the source of your disdain for FO4...either way, no need to bring your negativity to people who enjoy something you dont. Lol😉
@@Martin-rh6bn It's a shitty Fallout game like all of the bethesda entries, not a bad game, but not "near-perfect" not even really near-great, just an alright game.
The weapon variants do function differently. E.g duellist energy sword gives speed and jump boost, plus longer lunge range. Unbound plasma pistol is like a shotgun when charged up and fires multiple rounds.
I wonder if the lack of environmental variety was a deliberate effort to make future dlc campaign content stand out; like with Frozen Wilds on Horizon Zero Dawn and Blizzard Mountain on Forza Horizon 3. I'm not saying I agree with it, I just wonder if that was a factor.
The lack of variety is because instead of making good levels 343 chased the open world trend and had to make a boring open world, bro you can’t even replay missions, 343 is actually inept. I’m sick of people comparing this to the “openness” of CE. CE had “open” levels but they were still meticulously planned sandboxes and not thrown together open worlds
@@TrueGamer22887 i agree its like 343 ONLY wanted to make it like the 2nd mission of halo CE and expand it, and forget about the rest of the halo 1 missions that it offered is where I'm getting this vibe from and thats us just not good at all
@@spartan_a1176 yea that was a great level and some halo 1 levels like the library got repetitive due to limitations, but I’d argue halos best levels are not those huge open ones, but are the more, for lack of a better word, linear experiences, even ODSTs hub world isn’t exactly what I call open world. The second CE level was unbelievable the first time I played it, but it’s honestly not as amazing as people make it out to be with the nostalgia goggles, and basing your entire game of a admittedly awesome first experience from 2 decades ago is not the best plan of action
It seems like they set a foundation with this game, and with dlc/expansions they will continue to flesh out and expand the open world for people to keep playing for the next 10 years. So maybe add more locations on the ring to explore and more story? If they do this right, it might work well.
Yes. I think you are on to something. If you look at the Forza titles, MS has kept them going, with fresh content until the next release. But there is another game that has a ten year plan. Microsoft Flight Simulator. And WOW do they give you a LOT of free new content. You get new stuff every two months, and the last update gave us about $50 worth of free content if we had to purchase it as an upgrade. It was entirely free. Here’s the thing. Game Pass. We are subscribing to a game service now, so MS is starting to think about the life cycle of their games and how they can keep people coming back… and keep people subscribed. Unfortunately, with things like co-op, by delaying its release; they will be giving us something we typically got upon release, but now it will be used as an update to get people playing again in a few months. I think you are on to something.
@@jediflip2515 I'm rooting for 343, but I personally wouldn't have had a problem with waiting longer to receive a more complete game. They absolutely KILLED the gameplay. I just wish there was more of a game to play.
Bullshit. Garbage campaign. "Humanity lost" really? Show us then. Not a single thing is shown to make us care for what is happening. Just the same old hologram exposition. So fucking stale.
PSA - When playing Stockpile you can repulse all of the power seeds at once. Saves you carrying them slowly. I call it 'The Shepherd'. Grenades also move them just with less momentum.
So its seems like the pros are: 1. The main villain 2. Base gameplay 3. Open for creativity when doing missions 4. Some secrets to find Cons: 1. Lack of environment variety 2. Bad progression system for mp 3. Story is left open for future expansions I will give it a playthrough eventually. But it doesn't sound like I should drop everything for it.
Those are very minor cons imo. None of those take away from the core game and that’s important. The game has the best gunplay out of all 343 games and halo in general. Hell even out of fps games in general.
Matty, you have been POPPING OFF lately. In the last month or so, you have went from a likable channel I click on when I see news I am interested in...to one of the MAIN channels I watch for new content. Like you've just been going absolutely nuts, dropping video after video of such high quality and with such energy. I love it. Keep it up, don't slow down! Love you bro, hope you're doing good!
Seems many reviewers were happy just to have a good Halo again without really objectively breaking down the game like you did. Respect that. Like I love FH5, but reviews barely mentioned the flaws that veterans will notice. Same with Deathloop, another game you objectively reviewed. Appreciate the review. Definitely playing this day 1!!!
Not sure where this is headed, but I think they need to fully use the 'Infinite' moniker and provide episodic, single-player content (expansions) going forward - where an 'Infinite: Episode 2' offers new/future story adventures and new, more diverse biomes on a different part of this ring.
I think we are going to hear stories of how this game was in much worse shape than anyone realized before the shake up and delay. Im glad they salvaged it and made a good game but its also likely why some content is delayed or missing. Luckily, its a live service and be assured Microsoft will dump a lot of money and resources into it in the coming years. I think Halo Infinite is likely going to be a much different game in a couple of years.
So far in my view this game has succeed were Rise of Skywalker failed. 343 seem to have learned form their mistakes and keep learning. And unlike a lot of franchise right now that have based fans calling them many names and slurs. 343 is learning form them
I’m glad Halo Infinite is on game pass day one. As a long time Halo fan I wouldn’t of paid $60 for just this campaign alone. But I will check it out since it’s already in the subscription.
I feel you but personally I want to own every Halo game. Been playing it for 20 years and I just like supporting the franchise because it’s such a pivotal series to my life. But I can see why you wouldn’t want to buy just the campaign.
It would have been smart of 343, given that they decided to make the entire campaign green, to have at least made the structures defended by the Banished to slowly grow in defenses, barriers, barricades, & turrets. Then they could have done some environmental storytelling to show how the banished are growing to take your presence more seriously and prepare for your arrival more seriously. Especially if they arnt going to make seasons, flood enveloped buildings, ect.
I can handle the teen rating for Halo. It's never been heavy on guts and gore and it's not something I would massively pick up on had you not mentioned examples previously. What I can't stand? Gears! That was a horror/gore/bloodthirsty awesome game. Now we're shooting robots and everything is soooo toned down that it's unrecognisable in tone. I'd love a return to the darker horror of the original games. Gears 5 was fun to play but the enemies were so unsatisfying.
Also I think what Matty was referring to was the ominous feeling that Halo 1 had and the series hasn’t had since. The teen rating isn’t surprising, but that ambiance is really missed by og fans
I really hope Gears gets the Infinite treatment. The Coalition needs to realize Gears is losing what made the series standout and actively try to capture the atmosphere of the older games.
@@dafreshprince6315 True, Gears 1 had very innovative gameplay ideas at the time (basically invented the cover shooter genre), but what was the most amazing was the "mood". It was dark, gritty, unsettling. The last entries look more like action movies.
I’ve been playing infinite non stop since the multiplayer beta dropped and it’s amazing a good mix of old and new mechanics and great maps it’s a lot of fun and I’m excited for when forge and stuff comes out
@@eodyn7 Halo MCC and 5 are still extremely active with devoted fans and people who actually play objective instead of treating that like Slayer all the time. I would much rather have a smaller, more devoted community than the bullshit tryhards and Fortnite kids that are destroying the community right now. Quality over quantity.
Jesus wish he was this critical of cyperpunk a broken game... On the multiplayer alone it's already better than cyperpunk From everything I've heard multiple different reviews this is the best campaign since halo 3..
Cyberpunk is much, much better than what people say. It had a lot of issues, but damn the story and characters were amazing. I don't remember being so invested in a story since Mass Effect. It's not great as an open world RPG, but as a story driven game it's a damn good one.
@@Totone56 idk my save kept getting corrupted so I never really got the chance to experience it.. I liked the world and the characters and story seemed solid from the time I played however it was a massive step down from what we're shown and told to expect. I also thought the gameplay was average at best Imo Witcher 3 is ten times better I do agree with mass effect being awesome tho! Haha loved that trilogy when the next gen version drops next year I'll give it another chance but I don't see it being comparable to halo considering I had a broken experience in halo sure some things need tweaking but the main shell is great the best feeling multiplayer I've enjoyed in years From all the reviews I've seen this is the best campaign since halo 3 no question it's also a live service game this is just a start ur gonna get story expansion dlcs that builds on the ending
@@JG-vu7un maybe if cyberpunk gets more fixes and updates you should definitely go back and give it a shot it is ashamed that when it came out it was broken asf
@@kevinlist3330 3 reviewers have all said the same thing, from what I've watched. I love Halo more than any other franchise but dude, quit white knighting for 343 and Infinite. They're not your friends and don't give two fucks that Mr. Kevin List is sticking up for them. Criticism is a good and necessary thing, otherwise, how would things improve?
With the grinding down environments etc, I feel like this is why we also need that co-op on launch to provide that extra fun experience which could've coloured some of those dull aspects :/
I can't wait I have been binging the series for a month now and I'm all caught up the only one I didn't like was halo 5 guardians so I hope this one is alot better
I find it terribly sad that people nowadays think it’s ok to drop incomplete games. It’s ok to launch this game without co-op because it’s coming out sooner? Damn have they conditioned all of us to accept such bullshit…
Biggest disappointment is lack of environments and multiple characters, I was really hoping for something on par with reach but it's good to hear its better than 4 and 5 atleast.
Really good review. I feel informed and educated on whether this is worth playing as time is precious these days but none of the story was spoiled. Nailed it Matty.
I think your Halo 5 = Last Jedi analogy is appropriate. It's good to hear the story is about as good as it can be given where it last left off. I read another review today that mentioned Halo 5 is what holds back Infinite from being great. Since I've switched to PC, I think there's a Game Pass on PC deal where I can do the $1 for a month. I may have to do that to try out the campaign before co-op is added next year.
Holy good God man, I don't think Halo 5 was that bad. It wasn't great but for me to see it as The Last Jedi it amounts of bad it would have to be damn near unplayable and the game is still very tight in the gameplay arena.
Bless you Matty, you've come so far as a guy who can just say what they mean and get to the heart of the matter. It's such a rare trait these days to see honesty, especially in the midst of passion. You keep that honest approach flowing, man!
Can't wait to get my hands on it and make my own verdict. I've got like five other friends waiting with baited breath for me to play it and tell them about it XD
FYI you can’t play the campaign without downloading it. Yes the disk is not the whole campaign. It give you an error message saying you need to connect to the internet and download the campaign which, including the stuff on the disk, is about 38gigabytes.
This is such an excellent quality review. I'm sure everyone has seen the scores from the more mainstream outlets. I'm not saying this isn't a 9 out of 10 game.... but if everyone would have drawn attention to the objective criticisms of the game like Matty does... how could the game really get a 9 out of 10? Is zero environmental variety in the campaign really not hurt it that much? Co-op missing? No playlists in multiplayer? Those three things alone would have brought it down to an 8 in my book right off the bat. When I watched his review, I genuinely feel like he lets no other reviews impact his outlook on the game. Like he sat in a dark room with no internet for two weeks and consumed it. I really appreciate that.
Very interesting. It’s been so long since a halo game came out that I think the gameplay is just refreshing. Solid gameplay and the halo nostalgia elevate this game. I can see why this game gets a 9, but it’s more of an 8. The initial and refreshing halo grabs your attention but the campaign looks like it will be forgettable over time. Not a goty in terms of campaign, but the MP will live on. Open world that can be done in 10 hours, no coop, no diversity in landscape and just a passable story is what I’m hearing. But all of that seems to be overcome by: it’s just fun, as per most reviewers. Again I think that comes down to it being fresh and a long time since halo.
Great review Matty! Awesome job! I’d say if they’re gonna do another Halo campaign after this, they should just make it next gen only or current gen only and the whole map is the entire halo like they had said they tried to do. I think that’s where the different biomes can be done in a new much better way because then you can go to them whenever you’d like or as the campaign guides you to them.
I think they wanted to do the whole ring thing but when Joe Staten came he cut a lot of content. I think if it was too big it would overwhelming for a halo game. Halo campaignss are usually more simplistic with a very good and epic story and great gameplay
I appreciate the fact that you went out of your way and censored some location names and subtitles as you know some people who are watching these reviews don't want to be spoiled on everything and are mainly here to listen to your opinions on the game.
That critique about off-screen stuff happening is a good thing about the game genre than movies. It's in one quote in movies but in gaming, it's up to us to piece it together and if we want to see the full vision of what the game is telling us. That's how I see it personally.
I gotta defend Echo 216 here. Remember, the guy was floating in space on his own own for MONTHS, after losing a war. The guy just wanted to go home, lol
In regards to your finishing the story taking about 10 hours, I'm glad to hear that. Its what I want from my Halo games. A short, concise story with some good battles in between. It's a real shame we didn't get more environment and story telling variety though.
I absolutely loved this review. It’s informative and fair. The lack of diversity in the world is incredibly disappointing. Also, the mediocre story and characters is a let down. I’ll play through it and form my own opinion, but a lot of reviewers have been saying that. It seems as if 343 is incapable of writing good characters and stories.
Damn, did we play the same game ? I thought this was the best version of master chiefs that we never saw during halo 1-3. 343 is doing something that bungie never touch. The weapon was a nice innocent character that made scenes refreshing. Echo-216 started as coward scare(which i can’t blame) but end up being one of my favorites. The dude is the most relatable character, given the situation
I think this game is a great foundation for the future, the open world reminds of landing on Halo in CE and exploring. I think a bigger and more diverse open world in the next game will keep people playing for ages. A really good sci-fi skyrim would be amazing
I think having a lot of things happen in the background narratively is preferable than trying to shove it all in, where it might not make sense to do so. Just my opinion
I'm in a household with three Series S among the fam. We all jumped on Forza but no one has yet downloaded Halo. Going to wait for the battle pass to get fixed and co-op to come to the campaign. I imagine we'll still be interested whenever that happens. Having a reason to wait at all, though, is far from ideal.
Matty Ice killed the review scene once again. In a good way. My main takeaway from this is the comment about music. For me, halo has a strong history of delivering a wonderful soundtrack. Maybe I'm remembering the old school halo.. but that "slap" from a well done musical score is, for me, more memorable than sticking a flying banshee with a plasma grenade from across the map. 💯 I'm looking forward to the campaign and can't wait to interpret this for myself.
So after watching 3 reviews I think il enjoy it , is it the best Halo no is it something il can play and have fun with yes. Can it be built upon and made better yes .
Thanks for giving us an honest and thoughtful review. One thing I would still like to know is how Legendary difficulty fairs in Infinite and how well programmed the enemy AI is, but I suppose I'll find out for myself soon enough.
I’m very disappointed there isn’t diverse environments. Maybe DLC will fix that? Also, how is there no coop? I get they made a sacrifice, but was adding coop really that taxing?
This was awesome mattty! Very well scripted and delivered. I’m reminded of when you spoke about persona 5 royal inspiring you to improve yourself and work on your craft and I can really see that effort here.
I still want 343 to not make halo anymore i just feel they did what they could with the series but in all honesty it isn't really there baby. I want them to create a new ip that they really have a passion for and maybe get away from the chains of halo 🤷🏾 i know imma get hate for this tho
Nah, I feel that. Halo Infinite should be the last Halo, in my opinion. Support the fuck out of the multiplayer, keep it alive, keep MCC alive, and work on other IPs and explore their passions and stuff more. I also think Bungie needs to STOP with Destiny. It's been so long, and they've only made 2 mediocre games. Destiny is just "Play the same 5 missions on repeat, buy 5 more for the price of a full game, get old DLC you paid for taken away from you." It's ridiculous. It's boring, repetitive, the gameplay isn't anywhere near as good as Halo, and the stort is complete ass water. I hate it. How did Bungie fall so hard? They could have been legendary, even without Halo, but they're wasting their potential.
Excellent information and video overall man. Greatly appreciate the effort you put into making this. I really hope someone from 343 takes the time to watch this and consider your inputs. Keep up the great work.
Oh God. Matt please don’t compare HI to Rise of Skywalker. 😣😖. Appreciate the Zelda BOTW kinetic shout out. 😁. Multiplayer needs choice. They didn’t think that one through.
I disagree with the biome comment, although I love seeing different biomes in the other games, i don’t think not having snow or sandy areas hurt the game, we know campaign expansions are in the works, i feel like this gives us the opportunity to really soak in the forest biome and then doing the same, when undoubtedly, the other biomes arrive with the story DLC
There may not be many of us, or maybe their are. But I'm 100% waiting for coop. The open world bases to take over with a friend sounds arguably better then the multi-player or campaign itself. I miss that coop feeling. 1. Nobody seems to build around it anymore, if having it at all. 2. No one did it in the fps genre quite like halo. So I'm 100% waiting until coop is released to buy this game. If I'm lucky that'll also be enough time to maybe have a few new pieces of content to extend our playthrough. Thanks for the review! As you can see it guided my purchase! So thank you 😊 so hopefully a lot of people do this and it pushes them to have it at release next time.
So you will really wait till may to play it ? Wow ok I would at least try it on the 8th and then play again with co op , especially when people other than Matty are calling it GOTY.
@@kevinlist3330 naw. I 100%, totally get why people are playing it now. Personally I'm a destiny player so I have an expansion thing coming soon and as matty I'm sure knows swtor gets a new expansion in a week. So I've got a list. Combining battle pass problems and no coop, I have no problem waiting. Starting Feb the number of good releases is staggering. So I really only have to wait til then to be covered. Not saying it's not a good game now or anything. But what I get out of halo is fun with a friend. In both coop and multi-player. They currently don't have that, so imma sit this one out coach 😅
Review is well done. The multiplayer is phenomenal and I’m in agreement that the battlepass/progression system is emphatically AWFUL. I too only play multi until my weekly’s are done which sucks
Hopefully season 2 (even before it) we will get the traditional level system. The mp team has voiced that they would love to have it as well. The temporary fixes we got are just temporary sadly tho im not all mad. They are doing an amazing job with it, nailed the game overall and are being amazing at communicating and being transparent with us. Just a waiting a game at this point.
Great review but you accidentally said Halo 4’s soundtrack was awful. Slip of the tongue, must’ve been cause tracks like Aliens and Requiem are fantastic.
Yeah on the multiplayer I agree so much, having like three games of oddball and four of holding point A-B-C, but only two or one games of slayer is extremely annoying even more so if you only have a hour or two to play. Last time I played I had ten games and half of it was oddball and the rest were slayer and the A-B-C holding point stuff, so absolutely zero capture the flag which was apart two of my challenges. Not only that but oddball definitely goes on for too long imo, but I say that because loading up oddball comes with a high chance of seeing "teammate left the game" and then "343 'Bot name' joined" only to see at the end of it 343 'bot name' "0 Kills 13 Deaths 2 seconds capture time"
@@MrMattyPlays Uhhh Huhhhh... We will see Matty, You definitely gave me a little vibe that the beloved Flood may have a very small surprise role in the campaign. Either way Matty (Marty) great review of Halo Infinite.
Why do they treat you like “if you haven’t played the other games, well Fu#$ you. We’re not explaining shit.” Why don’t they just give us something to bring us up to speed? I picked up Reach the other day, and they don’t tell you why anything means anything. It means nothing if you didn’t play the other games.
This is good news. I hope that the devs are planning to add free content later on after Dec 8, 2021, like bringing some the classic weapons, like H2 submachine gun (with H5 and varients), classic pump shotgun, plasma rifle from HCE, and other more classic weapons that would be good to add on multiplayer and campaign, too.
Halo Infinite is a pretty good campaign, although, I personally prefer Halo 2 and Halo 3, but pretty good, especially the feel of the guns. One misnomer, it's easy to progress though the campaign and find yourself faced with the second boss of the game unprepared, especially on higher difficulties, because you may not have picked up enough armor core upgrades before progressing to the second boss as armour core upgrades can easily be missed depending on how alert you are as you playthrough the game
Have to say I'm sad that co-op isn't already part of the game. Ever since I was 8 years old, it'd been a tradition in my family of my dad and I playing co-op through the Halo games. Halo 5 didn't have that, THIS doesn't have that. As a result it just lacks that nostalgia and history. Hope it's added soon.
Just having "pacific northwest" doesn't bother me, especially if future campaign dlc brings us those new biomes to explore. If this is truly the next 10 years of Halo storytelling, then I think it makes sense to just focus on a few biomes at a time. No need to have Halo overload imo as long as gameplay and story are strong.
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The weapon variants are improved versions of the regular ones. They do do something
Doodoo??
@@sonartech7721 no. Do do
They seam awesome. Like halo five weapons but not in mp
@@hysterheister0947 yes to both actually
@@hysterheister0947 poopoo
Not really related to the review but I just wanted to say it’s been so cool to see how much you’ve matured as a game critic/reviewer. You’ve come a long way from the near perfect Fallout 4 review. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that I’m very proud of you ❤️
Fallout 4 is one of his favorite games.
@Bing Boom Pow if you're talking generally yes ! If you're talking about F4 when you say "crappy game" well... Unpopular opinion i guess
@@eodyn7 whats wrong with fallout 4?
@Bing Boom Pow lmao Get over it. FO4 wasn't the fallout you wanted, get over it lol. Go play New Vegas or or are the earlier FO's the source of your disdain for FO4...either way, no need to bring your negativity to people who enjoy something you dont. Lol😉
@@Martin-rh6bn It's a shitty Fallout game like all of the bethesda entries, not a bad game, but not "near-perfect" not even really near-great, just an alright game.
Did anyone else just get a crap ton of new Halo Infinite review videos on their recommendations?
I assume the review embargo ended at midnight Pacific time, Dec 6th
Embargo lifted at a certain time
Yes, dont ask again lol
No, only you
Quick correction -the AI isn’t “named Weapon” as in “hello, I am Weapon”
She has no name-she’s A weapon.
rlly liked how they didnt directly tell the audience what her name was but theres 2 choices of wat it is.
-its cortana
-its a totally new name
Ackshually ☝🏻
Her name is Dustin Echoes
The weapon variants do function differently. E.g duellist energy sword gives speed and jump boost, plus longer lunge range. Unbound plasma pistol is like a shotgun when charged up and fires multiple rounds.
I wonder if the lack of environmental variety was a deliberate effort to make future dlc campaign content stand out; like with Frozen Wilds on Horizon Zero Dawn and Blizzard Mountain on Forza Horizon 3.
I'm not saying I agree with it, I just wonder if that was a factor.
I want on a tangent like that but cut it from the review cause it was just distracting. I agree tho. Definitely the case.
The lack of variety is because instead of making good levels 343 chased the open world trend and had to make a boring open world, bro you can’t even replay missions, 343 is actually inept. I’m sick of people comparing this to the “openness” of CE. CE had “open” levels but they were still meticulously planned sandboxes and not thrown together open worlds
100% that & a matter of easier/faster development.
@@TrueGamer22887 i agree its like 343 ONLY wanted to make it like the 2nd mission of halo CE and expand it, and forget about the rest of the halo 1 missions that it offered is where I'm getting this vibe from and thats us just not good at all
@@spartan_a1176 yea that was a great level and some halo 1 levels like the library got repetitive due to limitations, but I’d argue halos best levels are not those huge open ones, but are the more, for lack of a better word, linear experiences, even ODSTs hub world isn’t exactly what I call open world. The second CE level was unbelievable the first time I played it, but it’s honestly not as amazing as people make it out to be with the nostalgia goggles, and basing your entire game of a admittedly awesome first experience from 2 decades ago is not the best plan of action
It seems like they set a foundation with this game, and with dlc/expansions they will continue to flesh out and expand the open world for people to keep playing for the next 10 years. So maybe add more locations on the ring to explore and more story? If they do this right, it might work well.
Yes. I think you are on to something.
If you look at the Forza titles, MS has kept them going, with fresh content until the next release.
But there is another game that has a ten year plan. Microsoft Flight Simulator. And WOW do they give you a LOT of free new content. You get new stuff every two months, and the last update gave us about $50 worth of free content if we had to purchase it as an upgrade. It was entirely free.
Here’s the thing. Game Pass. We are subscribing to a game service now, so MS is starting to think about the life cycle of their games and how they can keep people coming back… and keep people subscribed.
Unfortunately, with things like co-op, by delaying its release; they will be giving us something we typically got upon release, but now it will be used as an update to get people playing again in a few months.
I think you are on to something.
They should just release a complete game to begin with.
@@waketp420 I 100% agree.
@@jediflip2515 I'm rooting for 343, but I personally wouldn't have had a problem with waiting longer to receive a more complete game.
They absolutely KILLED the gameplay. I just wish there was more of a game to play.
Bullshit. Garbage campaign. "Humanity lost" really? Show us then. Not a single thing is shown to make us care for what is happening. Just the same old hologram exposition. So fucking stale.
PSA - When playing Stockpile you can repulse all of the power seeds at once. Saves you carrying them slowly. I call it 'The Shepherd'. Grenades also move them just with less momentum.
Big Brain Energy
Stockpile sucks ass in Infinite
You can also pick them up and throw them
You can also use the gravity hammer to move them all
So its seems like the pros are:
1. The main villain
2. Base gameplay
3. Open for creativity when doing missions
4. Some secrets to find
Cons:
1. Lack of environment variety
2. Bad progression system for mp
3. Story is left open for future expansions
I will give it a playthrough eventually. But it doesn't sound like I should drop everything for it.
Those are very minor cons imo. None of those take away from the core game and that’s important. The game has the best gunplay out of all 343 games and halo in general. Hell even out of fps games in general.
@@addictedtogaming6938 glad you think so! You should really enjoy this game then. Hope you have fun!
Matty, you have been POPPING OFF lately. In the last month or so, you have went from a likable channel I click on when I see news I am interested in...to one of the MAIN channels I watch for new content. Like you've just been going absolutely nuts, dropping video after video of such high quality and with such energy. I love it. Keep it up, don't slow down! Love you bro, hope you're doing good!
I have a feeling they gonna add different part of the ring in future expansions, like the snow level from Halo 1. This game have so much potential
@@danumis_ the multiplayer is a live service the campaign isn’t
@@danumis_ no bro you are wrong lol. Only the multiplayer is live service
@@christoferrage hate to correct you but the campaign is a live service 343 have said that they will add campaigns onto this one over 10 years.
@@christoferrage you DJ and sco ducks ,all wrong the campaign is live service go look it up before trying to claim someone else is wrong.
@@kevinlist3330 lol I did. There’s no statement by 343 that states this. Link and prove me wrong
Seems many reviewers were happy just to have a good Halo again without really objectively breaking down the game like you did. Respect that. Like I love FH5, but reviews barely mentioned the flaws that veterans will notice. Same with Deathloop, another game you objectively reviewed.
Appreciate the review. Definitely playing this day 1!!!
I still think the variation in maps will come in the form of dlc. We already know this is going to continue forward like destiny 2
Destiny 2 is the last thing I want to think while playing halo.
@@donspagole9479 so not a destiny fan lol but I think it will go the way of destiny with content drops
As soon as I seen gameplay clips all in the same setting, and heard it was open world, I had a bad feeling that was gonna be zero variety
Yeah that really sucks I was excited for the variety that Halo usually provides. At least the gameplay is solid so hopefully it’ll remove the tedium.
Not sure where this is headed, but I think they need to fully use the 'Infinite' moniker and provide episodic, single-player content (expansions) going forward - where an 'Infinite: Episode 2' offers new/future story adventures and new, more diverse biomes on a different part of this ring.
I think we are going to hear stories of how this game was in much worse shape than anyone realized before the shake up and delay. Im glad they salvaged it and made a good game but its also likely why some content is delayed or missing. Luckily, its a live service and be assured Microsoft will dump a lot of money and resources into it in the coming years. I think Halo Infinite is likely going to be a much different game in a couple of years.
Just hope it doesn't go down the Destiny 2 path where content is removed and newcomers are confused 2 yrs after release where to start lol 😢
So far in my view this game has succeed were Rise of Skywalker failed. 343 seem to have learned form their mistakes and keep learning. And unlike a lot of franchise right now that have based fans calling them many names and slurs. 343 is learning form them
Great review man. Didn't even realize how long this video was until it was over. Really well done hitting on everything.
I have game pass and still will buy it.
I’m glad Halo Infinite is on game pass day one. As a long time Halo fan I wouldn’t of paid $60 for just this campaign alone. But I will check it out since it’s already in the subscription.
I'm right there with you on that. It's why I still held onto my GP ULT subscription.
I feel you but personally I want to own every Halo game. Been playing it for 20 years and I just like supporting the franchise because it’s such a pivotal series to my life. But I can see why you wouldn’t want to buy just the campaign.
Thanks Matty for all of your hard work! Been really vibing with this channel lately. Great job 💪🏼
It would have been smart of 343, given that they decided to make the entire campaign green, to have at least made the structures defended by the Banished to slowly grow in defenses, barriers, barricades, & turrets. Then they could have done some environmental storytelling to show how the banished are growing to take your presence more seriously and prepare for your arrival more seriously. Especially if they arnt going to make seasons, flood enveloped buildings, ect.
I can handle the teen rating for Halo. It's never been heavy on guts and gore and it's not something I would massively pick up on had you not mentioned examples previously. What I can't stand? Gears! That was a horror/gore/bloodthirsty awesome game. Now we're shooting robots and everything is soooo toned down that it's unrecognisable in tone. I'd love a return to the darker horror of the original games. Gears 5 was fun to play but the enemies were so unsatisfying.
People forget that Gears 1 was a lowkey horror game lol
Also I think what Matty was referring to was the ominous feeling that Halo 1 had and the series hasn’t had since. The teen rating isn’t surprising, but that ambiance is really missed by og fans
I really hope Gears gets the Infinite treatment. The Coalition needs to realize Gears is losing what made the series standout and actively try to capture the atmosphere of the older games.
I mean at least the gore is still present
@@dafreshprince6315 True, Gears 1 had very innovative gameplay ideas at the time (basically invented the cover shooter genre), but what was the most amazing was the "mood". It was dark, gritty, unsettling. The last entries look more like action movies.
the repulsor is actually my favorite piece of equipment. it can be used for offense and defense, and ive gotten so many cool/hilarious kills with it
Yeah I have fallen victim to that thing before
To be fair I hate both last Jedi and rise of skywalker. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to hate Halo infinite.
I’ve been playing infinite non stop since the multiplayer beta dropped and it’s amazing a good mix of old and new mechanics and great maps it’s a lot of fun and I’m excited for when forge and stuff comes out
Yeah after forgetting about progression and stuff I have got into enjoying the multiplayer.
I also love it but Halo Community is being toxic. Multiplayer is a f2p game and nobody is being forced to buy skins.
@@j.k.1239 I get it but it's still annoying wish it wasn't free
@@GustavusAdolphus2 then the population would be significantly lower.
@@eodyn7 Halo MCC and 5 are still extremely active with devoted fans and people who actually play objective instead of treating that like Slayer all the time. I would much rather have a smaller, more devoted community than the bullshit tryhards and Fortnite kids that are destroying the community right now. Quality over quantity.
I feel as though the critiques are specific to the shooter genre as a whole and not just Halo.
Jesus wish he was this critical of cyperpunk a broken game... On the multiplayer alone it's already better than cyperpunk
From everything I've heard multiple different reviews this is the best campaign since halo 3..
Cyberpunk is much, much better than what people say. It had a lot of issues, but damn the story and characters were amazing. I don't remember being so invested in a story since Mass Effect. It's not great as an open world RPG, but as a story driven game it's a damn good one.
@@Totone56 idk my save kept getting corrupted so I never really got the chance to experience it.. I liked the world and the characters and story seemed solid from the time I played however it was a massive step down from what we're shown and told to expect. I also thought the gameplay was average at best
Imo Witcher 3 is ten times better I do agree with mass effect being awesome tho! Haha loved that trilogy when the next gen version drops next year I'll give it another chance but I don't see it being comparable to halo considering I had a broken experience in halo sure some things need tweaking but the main shell is great the best feeling multiplayer I've enjoyed in years
From all the reviews I've seen this is the best campaign since halo 3 no question it's also a live service game this is just a start ur gonna get story expansion dlcs that builds on the ending
@@JG-vu7un maybe if cyberpunk gets more fixes and updates you should definitely go back and give it a shot it is ashamed that when it came out it was broken asf
When you get out of the ship for the first time and look outside you have pretty much seen all the game environment wise. This is disappointing.
This seems like a throw away statement, it's so much more
@@kevinlist3330 3 reviewers have all said the same thing, from what I've watched. I love Halo more than any other franchise but dude, quit white knighting for 343 and Infinite. They're not your friends and don't give two fucks that Mr. Kevin List is sticking up for them. Criticism is a good and necessary thing, otherwise, how would things improve?
@@JCarr23 lol touchy lol
So by that logic the Witcher 3 is the worst game ever done because after starting the game you see pretty much 80% of the environment.
@@kevinlist3330 I'm not the touchy one. You're in this videos comments white knighting any sort of criticism. I'm calling it out. Simple.
With the grinding down environments etc, I feel like this is why we also need that co-op on launch to provide that extra fun experience which could've coloured some of those dull aspects :/
Oh hi boba 🤡
@@_KRUGR_ ello 🙂
rise of skywalker was doo doo though?
And I, as well as many other people, enjoy TLJ's story and don't see any mess it "created." Bad analogy all around.
@@Epiousios18 liking that movie is in the vast minority tho
@@Epiousios18 somehow palpatine returned
@@jacobcasey5202 they fly now? they fly now
343 was the only problem child of Xbox. So, If they can get it right then no stopping this train now.
Love the game but thank you for shining a light on customs. We need server browsing 🥺
Really enjoy how you review games, you tell just enough to not spoil anything. I also appreciate how to blur text. Keep up the awesome work, Matty!
I can't wait I have been binging the series for a month now and I'm all caught up the only one I didn't like was halo 5 guardians so I hope this one is alot better
I find it terribly sad that people nowadays think it’s ok to drop incomplete games. It’s ok to launch this game without co-op because it’s coming out sooner? Damn have they conditioned all of us to accept such bullshit…
Biggest disappointment is lack of environments and multiple characters, I was really hoping for something on par with reach but it's good to hear its better than 4 and 5 atleast.
Some of the best halo *didnt* have different environments. It's not a criticism that is enough to hold it back imo
Personally thought halo reach' cast was weak tho
Really good review. I feel informed and educated on whether this is worth playing as time is precious these days but none of the story was spoiled. Nailed it Matty.
Swinging from tree to tree is so fun with the grapple hook I prefer using it to travel over vehicles.
Hoping for future Snow Area DLC 😁
I think your Halo 5 = Last Jedi analogy is appropriate. It's good to hear the story is about as good as it can be given where it last left off. I read another review today that mentioned Halo 5 is what holds back Infinite from being great. Since I've switched to PC, I think there's a Game Pass on PC deal where I can do the $1 for a month. I may have to do that to try out the campaign before co-op is added next year.
Holy good God man, I don't think Halo 5 was that bad. It wasn't great but for me to see it as The Last Jedi it amounts of bad it would have to be damn near unplayable and the game is still very tight in the gameplay arena.
Bless you Matty, you've come so far as a guy who can just say what they mean and get to the heart of the matter. It's such a rare trait these days to see honesty, especially in the midst of passion. You keep that honest approach flowing, man!
Can't wait to get my hands on it and make my own verdict. I've got like five other friends waiting with baited breath for me to play it and tell them about it XD
Honestly man I’m just happy halo is back.
Be interesting to see what they add post release campaign wise, and how our Spartans will be Integrated
FYI you can’t play the campaign without downloading it. Yes the disk is not the whole campaign. It give you an error message saying you need to connect to the internet and download the campaign which, including the stuff on the disk, is about 38gigabytes.
New to this channel! I like the thumbnails! Reminds me Chris Stuckmann; where is face is the response to the video!
This is such an excellent quality review. I'm sure everyone has seen the scores from the more mainstream outlets. I'm not saying this isn't a 9 out of 10 game.... but if everyone would have drawn attention to the objective criticisms of the game like Matty does... how could the game really get a 9 out of 10? Is zero environmental variety in the campaign really not hurt it that much? Co-op missing? No playlists in multiplayer? Those three things alone would have brought it down to an 8 in my book right off the bat. When I watched his review, I genuinely feel like he lets no other reviews impact his outlook on the game. Like he sat in a dark room with no internet for two weeks and consumed it. I really appreciate that.
Very interesting. It’s been so long since a halo game came out that I think the gameplay is just refreshing. Solid gameplay and the halo nostalgia elevate this game. I can see why this game gets a 9, but it’s more of an 8. The initial and refreshing halo grabs your attention but the campaign looks like it will be forgettable over time. Not a goty in terms of campaign, but the MP will live on. Open world that can be done in 10 hours, no coop, no diversity in landscape and just a passable story is what I’m hearing. But all of that seems to be overcome by: it’s just fun, as per most reviewers. Again I think that comes down to it being fresh and a long time since halo.
Great review Matty! Awesome job!
I’d say if they’re gonna do another Halo campaign after this, they should just make it next gen only or current gen only and the whole map is the entire halo like they had said they tried to do. I think that’s where the different biomes can be done in a new much better way because then you can go to them whenever you’d like or as the campaign guides you to them.
There’s no way the next Halo won’t be exclusive to Xbox Series X. This will be the last Halo playable on Xbox One. No doubt.
Since this Halo will be a 10 year long service game their should be no doubt in my mind that the next Halo will be Xbox series x|s exclusive.
I think they wanted to do the whole ring thing but when Joe Staten came he cut a lot of content. I think if it was too big it would overwhelming for a halo game. Halo campaignss are usually more simplistic with a very good and epic story and great gameplay
One small thing I don't like is how night is not that dark to me it just looks like its really cloudy like it might storm.
Holy shit my entire afternoon and night is gonna consist of this game Wednesday. Literally gonna do nothing but play lol
Loved the video! Can't wait to get my hands on the game tomorrow. So hyped!
I appreciate the fact that you went out of your way and censored some location names and subtitles as you know some people who are watching these reviews don't want to be spoiled on everything and are mainly here to listen to your opinions on the game.
That critique about off-screen stuff happening is a good thing about the game genre than movies. It's in one quote in movies but in gaming, it's up to us to piece it together and if we want to see the full vision of what the game is telling us. That's how I see it personally.
I gotta defend Echo 216 here. Remember, the guy was floating in space on his own own for MONTHS, after losing a war. The guy just wanted to go home, lol
In regards to your finishing the story taking about 10 hours, I'm glad to hear that. Its what I want from my Halo games. A short, concise story with some good battles in between. It's a real shame we didn't get more environment and story telling variety though.
I absolutely loved this review. It’s informative and fair. The lack of diversity in the world is incredibly disappointing. Also, the mediocre story and characters is a let down. I’ll play through it and form my own opinion, but a lot of reviewers have been saying that. It seems as if 343 is incapable of writing good characters and stories.
Damn, did we play the same game ? I thought this was the best version of master chiefs that we never saw during halo 1-3. 343 is doing something that bungie never touch. The weapon was a nice innocent character that made scenes refreshing. Echo-216 started as coward scare(which i can’t blame) but end up being one of my favorites. The dude is the most relatable character, given the situation
Halo 5 is the last jedi of Halo? I heard it was bad but I had no idea it was that bad.
Always love your reviews, thanks Matty 💪🏼💪🏼
I think this game is a great foundation for the future, the open world reminds of landing on Halo in CE and exploring. I think a bigger and more diverse open world in the next game will keep people playing for ages. A really good sci-fi skyrim would be amazing
I think Battlefront should take this approach regarding the weapon system
BATTLEFRONT?
Two. Days. It's so close, I can almost taste it. Ahhh.
Good thing that Xbox delayed it.IMO, Battlefield 2042 and Cyberpunk 2077 would be better games if they were also delayed a year.
The problem with cyberpunk was that it kept getting delayed. So pretty much a lose lose situation.
Battlefield would’ve been good if they didn’t add specialists and add more guns
I think having a lot of things happen in the background narratively is preferable than trying to shove it all in, where it might not make sense to do so. Just my opinion
I'm in a household with three Series S among the fam. We all jumped on Forza but no one has yet downloaded Halo. Going to wait for the battle pass to get fixed and co-op to come to the campaign. I imagine we'll still be interested whenever that happens. Having a reason to wait at all, though, is far from ideal.
Why don't you just try it out on the 8th so you ain't waiting so long. You know what to expect when co op comes in may next year.
Matty Ice killed the review scene once again. In a good way. My main takeaway from this is the comment about music. For me, halo has a strong history of delivering a wonderful soundtrack. Maybe I'm remembering the old school halo.. but that "slap" from a well done musical score is, for me, more memorable than sticking a flying banshee with a plasma grenade from across the map. 💯 I'm looking forward to the campaign and can't wait to interpret this for myself.
So after watching 3 reviews I think il enjoy it , is it the best Halo no is it something il can play and have fun with yes. Can it be built upon and made better yes .
Agreed, Halo Combat Evolved is my favorite. Most people love 3 because it was their first Halo game.
Thanks for giving us an honest and thoughtful review.
One thing I would still like to know is how Legendary difficulty fairs in Infinite and how well programmed the enemy AI is, but I suppose I'll find out for myself soon enough.
Maybe check out some other reviews I have watched about 8 now and all seem to like it alot more than Matty and give more information on difficulty.
I wonder if they are saving the other biomes for add on story later.
Brother if you are comparing it to rise of skywalker, im very concerned bruh
I’m very disappointed there isn’t diverse environments. Maybe DLC will fix that? Also, how is there no coop? I get they made a sacrifice, but was adding coop really that taxing?
Yeah, I wish co-op was there day one, but they said it would be added in about 3 months.
Considering this game lacks mission selection, I would say yes, they clearly didn’t designed this campaign with co-op in mind
This was awesome mattty! Very well scripted and delivered. I’m reminded of when you spoke about persona 5 royal inspiring you to improve yourself and work on your craft and I can really see that effort here.
Just watched Lord Addict do his review on ILP so let's go into Matty's
I still want 343 to not make halo anymore i just feel they did what they could with the series but in all honesty it isn't really there baby. I want them to create a new ip that they really have a passion for and maybe get away from the chains of halo 🤷🏾 i know imma get hate for this tho
Nah, I feel that. Halo Infinite should be the last Halo, in my opinion. Support the fuck out of the multiplayer, keep it alive, keep MCC alive, and work on other IPs and explore their passions and stuff more.
I also think Bungie needs to STOP with Destiny. It's been so long, and they've only made 2 mediocre games. Destiny is just "Play the same 5 missions on repeat, buy 5 more for the price of a full game, get old DLC you paid for taken away from you." It's ridiculous. It's boring, repetitive, the gameplay isn't anywhere near as good as Halo, and the stort is complete ass water. I hate it. How did Bungie fall so hard? They could have been legendary, even without Halo, but they're wasting their potential.
Your the first reviewer to actually block the subtitles. Thank you.
My pleasure. Took an extra hour or so to mask it all out, but I'm glad it was worth it :)
You lost me when SBM was mentioned. At some point, it becomes un fun. Leave the SBM for the ranked playlist.
Excellent information and video overall man. Greatly appreciate the effort you put into making this. I really hope someone from 343 takes the time to watch this and consider your inputs. Keep up the great work.
Oh God. Matt please don’t compare HI to Rise of Skywalker. 😣😖. Appreciate the Zelda BOTW kinetic shout out. 😁. Multiplayer needs choice. They didn’t think that one through.
Matty has been becoming my go to youtuber for gaming and xbox for sure
I wish he covered PS and Switch content as well. His energy is the best.
I disagree with the biome comment, although I love seeing different biomes in the other games, i don’t think not having snow or sandy areas hurt the game, we know campaign expansions are in the works, i feel like this gives us the opportunity to really soak in the forest biome and then doing the same, when undoubtedly, the other biomes arrive with the story DLC
Great review Matty! I’m excited to experience the Campaign!
There may not be many of us, or maybe their are. But I'm 100% waiting for coop. The open world bases to take over with a friend sounds arguably better then the multi-player or campaign itself. I miss that coop feeling.
1. Nobody seems to build around it anymore, if having it at all.
2. No one did it in the fps genre quite like halo.
So I'm 100% waiting until coop is released to buy this game. If I'm lucky that'll also be enough time to maybe have a few new pieces of content to extend our playthrough. Thanks for the review! As you can see it guided my purchase! So thank you 😊 so hopefully a lot of people do this and it pushes them to have it at release next time.
So you will really wait till may to play it ? Wow ok I would at least try it on the 8th and then play again with co op , especially when people other than Matty are calling it GOTY.
@@kevinlist3330 naw. I 100%, totally get why people are playing it now. Personally I'm a destiny player so I have an expansion thing coming soon and as matty I'm sure knows swtor gets a new expansion in a week. So I've got a list. Combining battle pass problems and no coop, I have no problem waiting. Starting Feb the number of good releases is staggering. So I really only have to wait til then to be covered. Not saying it's not a good game now or anything. But what I get out of halo is fun with a friend. In both coop and multi-player. They currently don't have that, so imma sit this one out coach 😅
@@LACHAMPS4TO1 hey yeah respect to you for having patients to wait lol
@@kevinlist3330 its not easy when all the news is talking about it 😅
Very disappointed about the environments but hopefully with this fair constructive review they will see this and address it in future halo games
Well I'm sure they will add more as this is a live service game that will update over 10 year's Matty really didn't say much about that.
Review is well done. The multiplayer is phenomenal and I’m in agreement that the battlepass/progression system is emphatically AWFUL. I too only play multi until my weekly’s are done which sucks
Hopefully season 2 (even before it) we will get the traditional level system. The mp team has voiced that they would love to have it as well. The temporary fixes we got are just temporary sadly tho im not all mad. They are doing an amazing job with it, nailed the game overall and are being amazing at communicating and being transparent with us. Just a waiting a game at this point.
“other factions that i’m not going to spoil” only can mean one thing
Great review but you accidentally said Halo 4’s soundtrack was awful. Slip of the tongue, must’ve been cause tracks like Aliens and Requiem are fantastic.
@MrMattyPlays on what level(legendary)did you beat it in ten hours?
Why don’t matty’s videos get more views? The quality is great
Yeah on the multiplayer I agree so much, having like three games of oddball and four of holding point A-B-C, but only two or one games of slayer is extremely annoying even more so if you only have a hour or two to play. Last time I played I had ten games and half of it was oddball and the rest were slayer and the A-B-C holding point stuff, so absolutely zero capture the flag which was apart two of my challenges.
Not only that but oddball definitely goes on for too long imo, but I say that because loading up oddball comes with a high chance of seeing "teammate left the game" and then "343 'Bot name' joined" only to see at the end of it 343 'bot name' "0 Kills 13 Deaths 2 seconds capture time"
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God damn it Marty, now it is pretty obvious that we will end up seeing The Flood for sure!
Plenty of other factions beyond the Flood lol
@@MrMattyPlays Uhhh Huhhhh... We will see Matty, You definitely gave me a little vibe that the beloved Flood may have a very small surprise role in the campaign.
Either way Matty (Marty) great review of Halo Infinite.
@@R.L._Stine_88 lol...
Why do they treat you like “if you haven’t played the other games, well Fu#$ you. We’re not explaining shit.” Why don’t they just give us something to bring us up to speed? I picked up Reach the other day, and they don’t tell you why anything means anything. It means nothing if you didn’t play the other games.
This is good news. I hope that the devs are planning to add free content later on after Dec 8, 2021, like bringing some the classic weapons, like H2 submachine gun (with H5 and varients), classic pump shotgun, plasma rifle from HCE, and other more classic weapons that would be good to add on multiplayer and campaign, too.
This is a live service game so free content is a given tbh
Halo Infinite is a pretty good campaign, although, I personally prefer Halo 2 and Halo 3, but pretty good, especially the feel of the guns. One misnomer, it's easy to progress though the campaign and find yourself faced with the second boss of the game unprepared, especially on higher difficulties, because you may not have picked up enough armor core upgrades before progressing to the second boss as armour core upgrades can easily be missed depending on how alert you are as you playthrough the game
does it have a photo mode? THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE.
Halo CE is also my favorite Halo in the franchise Matty! Unbeatable to me :)
6 years of development and its not even finished. Such a step down from halo reach.
Have to say I'm sad that co-op isn't already part of the game. Ever since I was 8 years old, it'd been a tradition in my family of my dad and I playing co-op through the Halo games. Halo 5 didn't have that, THIS doesn't have that. As a result it just lacks that nostalgia and history. Hope it's added soon.
Idk. I just feel like the campaign is short.
Ahh, remember when we were all pretty confident that Halo Infinite would get campaign DLC? 😂
Just having "pacific northwest" doesn't bother me, especially if future campaign dlc brings us those new biomes to explore. If this is truly the next 10 years of Halo storytelling, then I think it makes sense to just focus on a few biomes at a time. No need to have Halo overload imo as long as gameplay and story are strong.