Things have certainly turned around for the once maligned shooter,Halo Infinite. After its reveal last year, the game recieved its fair share of criticisms from the community, ultimately leading to Microsoft’s tough decision to delay it entirely. One year later andHalo Infiniteappears to be in a much better placeboth visually and from a gameplay perspective. Fans had a ton of praise for the FPS after it’s multiplayer flight tests and now, the campaign is finally following suit.
WhileHalo Infinitemultiplayer has been int he spotlight plenty these past few months, Microsoft has begun to show off the game’s campaign more and more. Just two weeks ago, a new trailer forHalo Infiniterevealed a ton of new features which includes larger and more open areas with optional objectives to complete. The game’s visuals have also seen an improvement, a point which was driven home by the Xbox account was quick to point out comparing theclassic Craig meme to the updated look of theHalo: InfiniteBrutes.
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Following on the heels of that lengthy trailer, evenmoreHalo Infinitecampaign footage has arrivedearlier this week and as expected, fans have been dissecting the content within. Over on Reddit, one user named DahlingDotMP3 noticed an interesting detail with the game’s Elite enemies. Essentially, when entering combat, these fearsome enemies will activate an overshield. The four second clip shows Master Chief taking out a nearby enemy which alerts the patrolling Elite who flashes on his overshield.
Most agree that this is a neat little detail, with more than a few also realizing that stealth tactics could be more important than ever before. Players who are able to sneak up on Elites may have an opportunity to take them out before an overshield can even be activated. These ambush tactics will no doubt prove important, especially in the new open enviornments ofHalo Infinite, giving players a chance to prioritize certain enemies over others.
One Elite that likely won’t be a push over is Jega ‘Rdomnai, a character first introduced a few weeks ago by 343 Industries. Called the “Spartan Killer,” this Elite features glowing red energy swords and will likely be hunting the player at various points in the campaign. As the right hand to the Banished leader Atriox, 343 hasdesigned Jega to be the “creepiest, most disturbing character that’s been inHalo” complete with dark colored armor, harsh sounding voice, and overall sinister style and tone. Adding a rival for Master Chief isn’t anything new for the franchise, though it’ll be interesting to see just how far 343 Industries pushes this new character.
Halo Infinitewill be available on December 8 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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