Despite focusing on new protagonists, I still wanted to play these to see everything that Bungie created for the Halo series before handing over the reins to developer 343 Industries. The missions were the perfect length, there were impressive set pieces throughout, and the story was an epic conclusion to developer Bungie’s Master Chief trilogy.īungie may have been finished with Master Chief, however, they also produced two further Halo games – Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach. I literally completed it within 24 hours, I was that hooked. Halo 3 is a very special game and my favourite of the entire series. The story was a big improvement and introduced The Arbiter who you played a large portion of the game as, though I was always eager to get back to Master Chief and I was surprised at just how abrupt the ending was. Halo 2, thankfully, offered much less repetitiveness with its indoor environments however, it was still sometimes confusing as to which direction I was meant to be going in. Oh, and don’t get me started on the final mission with having to escape in the Warthog against a countdown timer – I nearly rage quit trying to drive that bloody vehicle! The game still plays great, even by today’s standards, however, the repetitive level design, especially in interior locations, was such a grind and shows the limitations of the old consoles. The shooter played like no other that a console had seen at the time, with open levels, the inclusion of vehicle combat, and an embedded story that introduced the world to the legendary space-marine – Master Chief. Playing Halo: Combat Evolved I could appreciate what a showcase it would have been for the original Xbox. This collection includes both the updated Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 Anniversary editions, which include graphical enhancements and beautiful glossy cutscenes, as well as Halo 3, 4, Reach and 3 ODST. I was very grateful that all the games are available on Xbox via Game Pass, with all of them, except Halo 5: Guardians, conveniently packaged within the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Before I talk about the latest game, here’s what I thought of the previous titles in the series… However, to fully appreciate Halo Infinite, I made it my goal to play through every mainline Halo game before its December 2021 release. I wasn’t much of a fan of First-Person Shooters back then, and while I was impressed by what I had seen, it did not make me want to leave the PlayStation ecosystem in favour of Xbox. I briefly played Halo: Combat Evolved on its release on the original Xbox at a friend’s house back in my teens. With the Xbox Series S being my first Xbox console, I have no nostalgia for the 20-year-old Halo series. I’ll start by giving context to my history with the Halo series. So, after an initial critic and fan unease with the reveal of Halo Infinite in 2020, which played a part in its delay, has the wait for the next instalment been worth it? This is the third mainline Halo game from developer 343 Industries after the very successful Bungie developed titles. Just over six years after the release of Halo 5: Guardians, which included a year delay from the expected launch alongside the Xbox Series X|S, Master Chief finally returns with Halo Infinite.
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