HALO INFINITE
Developer 343 Industries, Skybox Labs Publisher Xbox Game Studios Release WinterW
henever a game is referred to as a ‘spiritual reboot’, it’s
more or less an admission that in recent times the series
has struggled to stay relevant. Halo originator Bungie may
itself have had a hand in drawing players away from Halo with
Destiny, while Halo 5’s campaign was decent but failed to set the
world alight. With Halo Infinite, 343 Industries is bullish in its
admission that it is indeed trying to win back older fans, and recapture
the feeling players first experienced stepping onto the Ring in Combat
Evolved. Infinite’s campaign focuses solely on Master Chief, and from
the moment he pulls up the classic MA40 assault rifle, dispatches
a handful of Grunts, pummels an Elite in the face and jumps into
a Warthog to drift around that oh-so-familiar grassy valley, we have
to admit to going a little misty-eyed. It appears, from first impressions,
to be the purest expression of all that we’ve ever loved about Halo.