Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer Is Glorious (So Far) - Unlocked 513
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- Two big topics dominate this week's episode. First and foremost is our recap and analysis of the first weekend of the second Halo Infinite multiplayer test flight. We were all incredibly impressed by what 343 has put together so far. And second, we discuss the unexpected news that Square Enix-owned Crystal Dynamics, makers of Tomb Raider, will be partnering with Microsoft's The Initative studio on development of Perfect Dark. Join us!
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Man I absolutely love seeing the inner child light up in Ryan. you can just see it in his face when he's watching the footage.
There aren't a lot of games that have that effect on me anymore. The mainline Mario games still do. But yeah, Infinite MP is really delivering for me so far, and Halo is the last of the multiplayer franchises that I still care A LOT about. Can't wait to play more!
@@Ignunlocked Ryan didn't you give halo 4 like a 9.8 and said the multiplayer was great? Now I actually do like infinite but you also thought halo 5 had amazing multiplayer when it was incredibly divisive and its player count tanked.
Finish the Fight - BAM!
0:51 Andrew Alliance welcome
3:06 Diablo II: Resurrected
4:56 Hot Wheels: Unleashed
5:55 Outer Wilds DLC
7:58 Halo Infinite Multiplayer Flights discussion
29:07 Favorite Maps?
36:42 A steep upgrade from Halo 5 MP?
38:15 Our constructive criticisms
52:56 The Initiative will get help from Crystal Dynamics for work on Perfect Dark??
1:08:46 Loot Box
1:14:52 Unlocked Blocked Trivia
man this was buried in comments today, thx for your hardwork
MVP!!
@@macwizb right!
Man, Halo feels so crisp and responsive. 343 is going to hit a home run in December!
we have literally seen zero from the campaign in over a year and it didnt even look that great even then. i guess if all you care about is multiplayer then sure ok.
@@symbolic503 let someone be optimistic without crapping on them, social media at its finest right here
@@symbolic503 yeah im sure they haven’t done anything with the campaign in the last 10 months…..🤡
@@symbolic503 I mean all the people that play Halo daily pretty sure it's multiplayer means the most and it's good so good that because it's free its probably gonna be the top game for years
@@symbolic503 the multiplayer looks this good and you think the campaign won’t?
I’m an OG Halo player, picked up my Xbox day one with Halo. I have been a huge Halo fan since, all the games as well as the novels, films Ect. Playing the first tech demo and this tech demo along with the information we have been given, I’m happy to say Halo is back! I can’t wait for the campaign 💯
I had a blast playing this past weekend, even against the bots on spartan difficulty. This weekend can't come fast enough. See you on the field Spartans!
See ya on the battlefield!
Bot mode is great! lol
I took this Friday off for it 😆
@@RockRock2233 I agree. It gave me a chance to acclimate myself to the speed of the game and get in some good practice with weapons.
The ODST bots were handing me my ass regularly.
Damn Ryan is as giddy as a proud dad when Stella said she likes the BR .
Stella should be a permanent member of Unlocked! Great chemistry
I agree 100%
Agreed
I really enjoy hearing Stella on the show. Would love to see her be a permanent unlocked member along with Miranda and Destin!
I've competed in tournaments for every halo game and infinite is definitely the best. No team killing from salty team mates when you get power weapon, no getting pushed by team cause you run through each other, and much more
At least we can still run over our teammates in a warthog
I must say, that it is pretty weird, that nobody seems to remember that The Initiative said they are concepted as a small studio full of talent, meaning, that they probably will not go over 100 employees. This let's them be very agile. The result of this is, that they could never create a AAA-Game by themselves. They will always need help from another studio that will produce the content based on their vision and base-systems they designed in the earlier phases of production (which now that this partnership starts, seem to be done)
The Halo Infinite flight was SPECTACULAR!
Can't wait for BTB this weekend. 😤
Halo infinite feels like the best shooter I have played in years. It’s so damn good so far
My least favorite thing was battle pass. I was winning my matches, getting first place or second in most of them and it just felt like it took forever to go up a lvl. It was my least favorite thing.
Its challenge based
Truth be told, I never noticed. I was having too much fun just playing some fantastic Halo multiplayer.
Go up a level? We played for like 3 days. I wouldn't expect to level up that fast. But they can always change the challenge xp gain.
it's just beta of course it's not gonna work pre-release
@@timestampterry5415 I didnt say "it was not working" i said it "felt like it took forever to go up a lvl" which it did. Yeah it's a beta but you still want to show as much as you can and if it's implemented in the beta then it's susceptible to criticisms. I am sure it's going to be tweaked, just like the guns will be tweaked, gun placement in maps, and time to kill.
Liked the flight a lot. Definitely feels like a good mix between new and old halo. It’s the REAL follow-up to Halo 3 (Reach sucked).
There are some issues that they need to fix though.
-Fix optimization
-fix aim issues
-fix the XP progression (maybe tie Medals to XP?)
-Nerf the shock rifle
Lol... I still don't know man. The game still has clamber, slide, it's just basically halo 5 again with some slight changes to it. Also it has some codlike stuff in it which i'm not a fan of. Doesn't look like a follow-up to halo 3. Not one bit.
@@JimmmmmmmmmmmY
The clamber, slide, and sprint have all been nerfed. Sprint only offers a 10% boost in speed.
Definitely doesn’t feel like Halo 5, which had you boosting, and stopping in mid-air to ground pound an enemy.
Tell me you didn’t play the flight without telling me though
@@georgie9303 You shouldn't even care for those ps fanboys
The flow and charisma was amazing in this episode! Please give us more podcasts with you 4
Why tf would you assign the Halo Noob to review the MULTIPLAYER? The most
Important aspect of Halo and the only aspect available at launch?
On one hand, it’s a good measure to see how newcomers view Halo Infinite.
But yeah, I’m a little nervous because I think a veteran should be reviewing to see how it stacks up against the Bungie trilogy with multiplayer.
Why does Miranda’s voice start off normal then by the end of the sentence sound like she’s 4 years old?
That's hilarious lol.
@jenova1st I was talking to my friend saying the same thing? The comments and sentences make her sound so unsure of herself? Kind of like this reply comment I'm typing? You have to read it in her voice? lol idk shes cool tho great episode.
I had so much fun. Can't wait to jump back in and keep moving on my bsttlepass
The equipment is very good at dealing with vehicles. The grapple shot and repulsor are very effective and they are at everyone's disposal. There are also separate paths, the sniper towers, grenades, etc. Lots of ways to deal with vehicles.
Finally got XSX so I’m ready for Halo Infinite.
Let’s go!
They actually do have balance on Behemoth. If you use a shock rifle, shock grenade or a energy pistol you can disable vehicles temporarily and the people inside them become sitting ducks. Also Repulsor can just push them off the map and the skewer will flip them over and kill them in two shots
Not going to lie, when this drops, I'll let my Ps5 take a rest while I put miles on my pc again.
trash the ps5.
@@yenneferofgyanvapi3965 nah, I like the dual sense and my ps5 games. Why stick to one company? If you were a person who loved games, you would play all the games you like instead of choosing a single console to put all your time into.
Heads up one of the devs spoke out about the reason why the aim assist was acting the way it was on twitter. Would be good to reach out. Another small fact is that matchmaking is input based not platform based. So if you are on PC playing with a controller you shouldn't be against other PC people, unless they are using controller as well. I'd think they'd do a pro split the same way and not have to worry about the balancing but who knows!
Crossplay is all great and all, but should never be forced, like Call of Duty Warzone does. Just bc you can do well on controller against PC people, doesn't mean I should have to play against them and the inevitable hackers that come with that group.
Agree 100%
Yea it really isn’t even a competition lol. Mouse and keyboard is way better than controller in fps. Sure it’s harder to get the hand of, but once you do, you are completely unstoppable against people on controller.
It’s so good. So hype for BTB this weekend!
Me too!!! I’m ready for the chaos!
No one wants to subscribe to all of the IGN games channel when they might only like watching 2-3 of the podcast.
The three IGNers are all super excited about their assignments for Halo (Miranda maybe most as she gave it to herself). I’ve never been a halo guy but seeing their excitement is making me hype
This show always getting great guest ....Andrew is another great and welcome guest 😀
One of the things that you touched on in the podcast was vehicle play in Behemoth. While the vehicles do seem slightly overpowered right now, Vehicle play was the thing that was lacking in previous Halos. Halo 4 and especially H5 were primarily focused on 4v4 esports arena maps with no vehicles. Look at H2: Ascension,Burial Mounds,Coagulation,Relic,Terminal,Turf,Headlong,Zanazbar all had vehicles in 4v4. Halo Infinite needs more 4v4 maps with vehicles in it similar to Behemoth!
always a delight to see Stella on the podcast, don't understand why IGN doesn't give her more camera time.
Put in some good time last weekends in Halo Infinite. Cant wait for day 1 launch. Also somewhere, Brandin & Destin are watching
Great show tonight,
Ok I'm going to gush a little here (enjoy while it lasts). I love shows like this, makes me feel like.. "these are my kinda gaming peoples" Both the girls sounded great, really came across very clear and fun to listen to, like pro's on their in put regarding Halo Infinite (and any other game they talk about, and part of sounding pro, is not pretending you know everything about all games).
Ryan you are a just a 5 star host, your media skills aren't questionable (I rememberyour OXM article lol), they're sound and sound includes being fare, not just on Unlocked, but over the years listening to you (OXM? IGN etc) interview triple A guests like Phil Spencer (a multi millionaire working for a 2 Trillion Dollar corporation since years before there ever was an Xbox, Phil S. now President of XBOX) and other like Marty O'Donnell (who orchestrated one of the best most well known sound tracks on earth The HALO Sound Track, that even haters known the tune lol) sitting one on one with these and other fare to say heavyweights in the gaming industry, you Ryan do XBOX Fans proud.
And of course I think you all know, I don't agree with "everything" you guys say or do..., most that is I would word something a bit different or my take is the other side of the coin... yet still same coin.
Hey, enough gush, here 👏 🤚🤝
(uh that middle emoji can be a high five or a back pat to each of you, girls too lol). Great stuff!
Definitely don't agree with everything said on this show, and it's fallen off my regular rotation. But.. some Unlocked love and appreciation is definitely in order! Good post
Did anyone else not notice any gun changes between the Halo flights? I thought all the guns felt the exact same. Also they say the melee lunge is not existant as the gameplay shows a huge lunge. I think it feels great and is at the perfect spot, not too short and not too long.
You’re telling me the AR feels the same as the Ravager or the shock rifle???
The guns feel different and even had changes, like the Plasma gun not being able to EMP vehicles anymroe.
Melee lunge isn’t as extreme as the first flight. It’s still busted in that it doesn’t track and there is no distinct sound like in halo 3.
@@georgie9303 no I meant that I didn't feel any gun had changed from flight to flight. They all feel different from one another but I was saying I didn't feel the AR or pistol got worse or better between the flights
@@daltonburroughs3811 the heatwave fires faster, by that i mean the projectile speed. Thats all I noticed.
@@daltonburroughs3811 not huge changes, yea. People were pretty positive on the sandbox after last time anyway.
I noticed it immediately. The AR was pretty deadly in the first flight. I loved it. But now it's not very useful and pushes you to rely on the pistol and power weapons more. Not a fan. And the melee lunge for sure got shortened. Also @Georgie, apparently the Plasma gun not doing EMP is a bug. The AI was able to do that in the bot slayer modes.
All this Crystal Dynamics studio collaboration makes me think that they are the newest studio acquisition being talked about. Them or maybe Square Enix itself.
Someone on ILP floated the idea that square might sell off both/all there American studios
@@williamblankenship1794 what is ILP?
@@deepakkumar-pb8dn Iron Lords podcast
Diablo 2 Resurrected so good Ryan doing countess runs for runes for runewords
Loving pretty much everything about Halo Infinite except for the menu design and navigation UX.
A little annoying as a Halo fan that keeps up with things hearing all the talk about weapon tuning from last flight when they literally didn’t change things. Everything just felt stronger because you were playing against bots
I haven't really played Halo since 2/3. I'm very excited to give this a try, especially as I've fallen off of Call of Duty and haven't really gotten into stuff like Apex Legends.
We're going to make the Commando happen Miranda. My favorite weapon right now
So, I've played this on a Very Well equipped PC, and Xbox Series X on a VRR OLED and an Xbox Series S on a brand new "regular LED TV". It looks and plays PHENOMENALLY on all platforms!!! I cannot wait for this weekend and ultimately the release and continued growth and maturity of this game and amazing universe 💯
Looking forward to breaking the servers for halo infinite this weekend since anyone who’s a Xbox insider gets to play now
u have to keep in mind in every game with no Aim assist, KBM will slaughter everyone who isn't extremely comfortable with a controller
Secondly, the Aim Assist is different for every gun, its not a big advantage with an AR that already sucks anyways
Was super good, almost reminded me of my childhood, can't wait for the next beta weekend and release!
Last week me and my best friend beat the entire Halo franchise on legendary 😀
its a fantastic multiplayer i just wanna see it all, i wanna see swat, i wanna see covenant maps and classic maps etc im ready for the rest of the game now
5 had colisieum, plaza, rig and regret which I would like to see come back for infinite.
Plaza was awesome. Def want to see that return. Halo 5 had decent maps and I wished they all get ported over
@@georgie9303 I liked Halo 5 maps but it's almost as if they were all small. Halo 3 had my favorite map selection. The pit.
“Damn right it is”
Man, Mouse and Keys is where its at. I was worried about vehicle controls but it is fine. If you are good at mouse and keys you will prefer it. I am way better on PC than I am on XS
@miranda @havokrose
Just wanted to say there’s a challenge to kill Spartans with fusion coils called Fusion Frenzy
The girls looking around like 🤔 when Ryan and the other guy are talking about the turbografix 16 lol 😂… like whAAAts that ?
There is hit detection problem and people did make videos about it specialy sniper.
@jenova1st Its realy hard to tell if its aim because if hit detection is bad then your aim is not bad. If hit detection is bad you cant tell if you are bad or hit detection. They need to fix that because i was shooting someone with pistol and did not detect sometimes
Been playing since the beginning and i think this might be my favorite multiplayer. Didn't think i would ever say that but man its just so damn good.
Not gonna lie, saw Jaffe playing online and gunplay sounds nice and looks really fun.
Infinite as a game seems cool. I think the responsiveness in some of the aiming sucks compared to modern shooters, but if they can clean that up, it will be great. Sensitivities and response curve / deadzones need work for controllers.
we don't really need more aim assist... just set all the deadzones to 0 if you don't feel it responsive enough.
@@davidpelaez7176 no not talking about aim assist. It’s really too strong as is. I’m just talking about customization for aiming like other shooters -> faster sensitivity, ability to remove aim acceleration completely, manual response curve settings, stuff like that.
And The halo infinite deadzones aren’t a real zero, even controllers I know have bad drift barely had a problem at I’m the flights. The left stick deadzone 0 was even more responsive on the right at 0. Just a lot of weird stuff.
@@InvaderZiim I would love a dual zone for control option so I can aim how I want but still turn fast.
@@InvaderZiim I'm 99% sure you will be able to adjust sensitivity when the game is officially released in December. That option is in every other core Halo game, if I'm not mistaken.
I can’t be the only one who was very disappointed that the initiative is working on a perfect dark game. Does anyone actually care? No way hype levels are very high.
The Initiative and Crystal Dynamic situation. 70 People (The Initiative) is not building a AAAA game. You bring in 300-400 People (Crystal Dynamic) to work on it. So 300+ People + 70 Will help PD to be The best game it could be.
I'm excited for PD, zero was kinda a flop but n64 PD was a fantastic game. It was a sci-fi golden eye.
I really like Stella and Andrew. Hopefully they will be back on the show
Looks like a cartoony CoD. No recoil on the guns, full run and spray. Spawn kill and die, repeat. This is what you all waited so long for lol
Pony
The small Initiative/Square Enix announcement was probably for investors and key leadership personnel to confirm the deal had been finalized? Not everything announced by gaming companies is strictly for gamers, ironically. As for an exclusive Game Pass game... It will probably be a multiplayer game if/when it happens? They can maximize revenue via MTX, and if it's only available on Series X/S and PC, and is good, it means repeat engagement and might lure PlayStation players over, or at the very least, split their time between MS and Sony.
halo infinite barely has any aim assist I hate PC players that complain about that stuff because its much easier to aim on a mouse and you can aim and 180 much faster
Straight up divas lol
Halo 3 had a good mix of maps with a vehicle or two in 4v4.
You guys should do more research on the topics...
halo pistol is the best weapon in the game and that needs to change you can have that ...
The Initiative is a small studio by choice. So, They needed another studio help to finish their game.
I didnt know hulk hogan doing game reviews lol
the Commando is my new favourite weapon
Lots of changes in this flight didn't jive with me. I'm glad we got better optimization in terms of performance. But the reduction in damage they did to the AR was too much imo. Also the BR didn't feel as good this time, and same for the Sniper Rifle. The Melee lunge being reduced also didn't feel as great. I understand the arguments for these changes to help with balance but I much preferred the flow and balances in the first flight.
I'm confused by the commando's position aa a weapon. I miss the Halo 5's weapon balance. SMG wins super close, AR close, BMR mid-range and DMR long range. I "loved the right tool for the job" sort of philosophy. I feel like the commando can down faster than all of these.
I wish it was a higher damage semi auto weapon.
Miranda is amazing, sorry couldn't hold back. The pistol is awesome. I will be playing Halo infinite every chance I get. #Haloinfinitehomewrecker lol
You don't know why Microsoft would want to sweep the Crystal Dynamics news under the carpet? It's because Microsoft knows anything that can be turned against them and be viewed in a negative light will be, PlayStation is viewed as the golden child whereas Xbox is viewed as the redheaded stepchild.
TFW the new guy doubles down on the controller being as good as mouse/keyboard.
Really enjoyed it, feels awesome, like halo but fresh, can’t wait for the weekend! ✌️
12:22 Just trying to be helpful. If you are realizing that it’s successful to use a lot of team work in Halo, you will destroy if you also apply that to Apex Legends-yeah, you sometimes are managing multiple people individually when multiple teams are in play, but your team being united in each maneuver is ideal.
Edit: My thinking actually is that Apex Legends requires more team work. A lot of genuine, basic military tactics are more relevant to it than a lot of shooters. Take the high ground, or the high ground will take you. Cover and move. Default aggressive.
I feel kind of off about someone that has not played the old halos reviewing infinite multiplayer.
Love the podcast. Can y'all find out where or when is the NEXT FPS BOOST TITLES? IT SEEMS LIKE AN ABANDONED PROGRAM ?????
Switching grenades is a pain, I have to press 2 d pad buttons when all it takes is one seeing as you can only carry 2 types at a time
Probably different in campaign, but true.
I thought Miranda's game was gonna be a new Fusion Frenzy reboot or remaster 😭
Diablo 2 just like you remember it then you switch it to old graphic on the fly and wow it’s heaps better. Also put it in performance mode make a huge difference.
I just can't stand competitive multiplayer these days. I want to relax when I play and not get frustrated.
That’s what Social and Big Team Battle are for.
The initiative is a small studio…. They probably thinking it’s easier to hire a whole studio for the man power as opposed to hiring 200 employees and setting all that up and making a game.
They never touched the AR between flights from what I understand. You went from playing bots to playing against real players. That’s why it feels different.
The review for Halo Infinite multiplayer is in trouble.
Kind of worried xbox is becoming fps-box which is kinda bumming me on the future. I love 3rd person RPGs and action adventure games. I've been a part of the xbox ecosystem the last 10+ years and was hoping for more diversity this generation. It's looking like I maybe getting a ps5 over a series x. I do have a 3070 and gamepass ultimate so I'll still be in the ecosystem but it's looking like console wise I'm going playstation this gen.
Is not a problem since you have your nice pc, get your ps5 first. But xbox is not becoming a fps-box. Remember this year they have (naming 1st and 2nd party only games and not fps ones): flight simulator, phsychonauts 2, age of empire 4 and forza 5. Next year starfield, as dusk falls, forza motorsport, grounded 1.0, redfall (a leak suggested a third person view but it is not sure). 2023 we have avowed, fable, contraband, and games like hellblade 2 and everwild still have release window for that 2023 year. Also Compulsion games have been working on a 3rd person narrative driven game since 2019, Double Fine started on their new smaller ip since 2018, and don't forget games announced like state of decay 3, proyect mara, elder scrolls VI, indiana jones, etc.
I have a ps5 and it's pretty much 3rd person action games.....there is plenty of diverse games
I'll tell you one thing I can see I don't like stylistically is the little wind streaks that go by as you're sprinting. I kept thinking the player was getting shot from behind lol. I dunno, the new weapon design isn't really inspired either and it's driving me nuts watching the pistol fire and the slide doesn't appear to be kicking back revealing the barrel. Maybe this is all just the poor quality of the capture, but there are a few things I don't care for.
You can turn the wind streaks off.
@@rick330 thank Lord Spencer for that.
Ryan thinks Diablo 3 looks better than Diablo II Resurrected? What is he smoking? Sure, D2R plays just like it always has but the graphics upgrade Vicarious Visions gave to the game blows me away. The lighting, textures, and model work is incredible. It's much better than Diablo 3 which now is very old and, when it originally came out in 2012, it released with a pretty tame, cartoony art-style so it was never that much of a looker to begin with.
Dude, you should invite me to be on the podcast if all I gotta do is nod like a bobblehead and speak monotone when called on. At least 3 out of the 4 people on here were high energy and charismatic
Ya know what makes this podcast so much better than IGN's PlayStation podcast?? Nobody on the Xbox show looks like an unwashed hobo. Looking at you, Dornbush 😆🤣
Lmao that’s some funny sh*t right there
@@pizzaplanetalien5079 Dude looks like he's always in need of a shower. But that's the uniform of SanFran.
😩😭
If your playing on PC, and getting shredded by controller/console players, I can assure you the problem isnt auto-aim in that situation 🙃. The reason why auto-aim exists is to balance the clear movement advantage PC players have.
Phil spencer if you are watching this show ..take outriders away from Square Enix
Easy on the all digital conversion buddy
I usually agree with these guys. I love infinite so far but I prefer the halo 5 pistol much much more than the infinite pistol. I also prefer the sensitivity settings in 5. I felt too slow in this and if I cranked up the sense there went my aim.
I loved the infinite pistol 😍
@@pizzaplanetalien5079 it seemed very random. They should've learned from halo reach how nobody liked bloom.
Fans: I know what you’re developing, and it’s crazy.
343: So.. don’t play.
Fans: Unfortunately for us both, I like crazy.
The only on game pass idea doesn’t work well and there’s one simple reason for it you need something to access gamepass to begin with. It started out as something you had to have this Xbox in order to access. I know game passes expand it it’s on PC it’s on the cloud it’s on your cell phone but initially you had to have an Xbox in order to get game pass. So you had a wall you had to overcome a hurdle to overcome and then to place another hurdle and say well this game which is only playable on Xbox is only accessible through game pass which is only on Xbox place to hurdles in front of your products. Keep in mind you’re already saying Xbox is our system. When you place too many hurdles in Front of a video game people may not play that game. Remember the entire goal of Microsoft is to bring in players they don’t care if you play their game on game pass or if you give them $60 for it they want more players you don’t want to segment off your audience do you want to use game pass as a tool to expand your audience.
Bamtastic
Time Stamps!
Where are the Halo haters (ponys) now?
The only reason for my Series X...
Hey IGN, leave the good games alone okay?
My issue with the initiative news is that tomb raider and avengers feels like double to triple AAA. Not to the level of a top teir sony exclusive so this "quadruple A" studio seems like they will be putting out a sub triple A game. Yet again, our best hope for xbox's S teir game is no more.
More waiting... maybe in 10 more years xbox will figure out how to make better games than Sony.