Halo Infinite (XB/PC/Cloud/Game Pass) - Big Update out now.

Jenuall wrote:Made some more progress last night and now I'm back "outside" - although on a new area where it feels like I'm not going to be able to get back to the earlier spaces?

I absolutely loved bouncing around the open areas in the earlier parts of the game, the traversal and discovery of things across the ring has been a joy. But at the same time I've really quite enjoyed the change to a more focussed string of missions that seems to have come along now, particularly as they all feel very Classic Halo™

That said, the story is still failing to get me too excited which is a shame. And it really feels like they were wanting the finger snapping "reveal" with Cortana and Weapon to be something of a Would You Kindly moment for this game, but it just falls very flat IMO.

I agree that it was flat but I don't think they seen it as a 'would you kindly' moment as revealing she is a copy is not a huge reveal considering she looks and sounds like Cortana. I did however, enjoy her acting, she plays 3 roles in the game and all are pretty good. Personally for me the arguing with Chief about her deletion and then the subsequent point were she relents and says 'its been an honour' actually made me well up.

The reason was the music of that piece is a mixture of old school and new and the piano change when Chief says "We do it together" was just perfect. I teared up at ending also...

Photek wrote:

Jenuall wrote:Made some more progress last night and now I'm back "outside" - although on a new area where it feels like I'm not going to be able to get back to the earlier spaces?

I absolutely loved bouncing around the open areas in the earlier parts of the game, the traversal and discovery of things across the ring has been a joy. But at the same time I've really quite enjoyed the change to a more focussed string of missions that seems to have come along now, particularly as they all feel very Classic Halo™

That said, the story is still failing to get me too excited which is a shame. And it really feels like they were wanting the finger snapping "reveal" with Cortana and Weapon to be something of a Would You Kindly moment for this game, but it just falls very flat IMO.

After the credits roll you are back on the main map so you can go about collecting things... if you want.

As for the story.
I agree that it was flat but I don't think they seen it as a 'would you kindly' moment as revealing she is a copy is not a huge reveal considering she looks and sounds like Cortana. I did however, enjoy her acting, she plays 3 roles in the game and all are pretty good. Personally for me the arguing with Chief about her deletion and then the subsequent point were she relents and says 'its been an honour' actually made me well up.

The reason was the music of that piece is a mixture of old school and new and the piano change when Chief says "We do it together" was just perfect. I teared up at ending also...

That new 'outside area' has the classic Halo theme kick in and man, I felt like a total bad ass when it did, it's f**king incredible (to me only probably).

Finiarél wrote:They really need to hurry up with some content for the multiplayer.

Jenuall wrote:

Photek wrote:

Jenuall wrote:Made some more progress last night and now I'm back "outside" - although on a new area where it feels like I'm not going to be able to get back to the earlier spaces?

I absolutely loved bouncing around the open areas in the earlier parts of the game, the traversal and discovery of things across the ring has been a joy. But at the same time I've really quite enjoyed the change to a more focussed string of missions that seems to have come along now, particularly as they all feel very Classic Halo™

That said, the story is still failing to get me too excited which is a shame. And it really feels like they were wanting the finger snapping "reveal" with Cortana and Weapon to be something of a Would You Kindly moment for this game, but it just falls very flat IMO.

After the credits roll you are back on the main map so you can go about collecting things... if you want.

As for the story.
I agree that it was flat but I don't think they seen it as a 'would you kindly' moment as revealing she is a copy is not a huge reveal considering she looks and sounds like Cortana. I did however, enjoy her acting, she plays 3 roles in the game and all are pretty good. Personally for me the arguing with Chief about her deletion and then the subsequent point were she relents and says 'its been an honour' actually made me well up.

The reason was the music of that piece is a mixture of old school and new and the piano change when Chief says "We do it together" was just perfect. I teared up at ending also...

That new 'outside area' has the classic Halo theme kick in and man, I felt like a total bad ass when it did, it's f**king incredible (to me only probably).

I think for me part of the problem is that it was both obvious that "Weapon = Cortana copy" but at the same time I never really bought that this is what Cortana was like "pre-Chief and with some other bits of her memory ripped out" - she's a bit too naïve, a bit too winey etc. But maybe that's just me!

Looking forward to how it wraps up - it's been begging for the main theme to add some gravitas to things!

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Photek wrote:ODST is technically next.

JT986M2 wrote:Has there been any news on new maps, or when they new season will be starting? I found it started getting very samey a week or two after completing the battle pass - I haven't touched it in a good week or so. Hopefully a couple of new maps should inject a bit of something back into it.

Anyone else in a similar position, or are you still going?

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