Minion Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, RubberJohnny said: even getting stuck with a plasma grenade or supercombined won't kill you outright on Heroic What? That's not right man, a plasma grenade stick should be death. I might bump it up to legendary when I go all in tomorrow, I found the intro too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyLee Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Plasma grenade stick is always instadeath. If you survived it, your game was bugged. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 What a clusterfuck this is to actually download and play. After choosing the campaign on the game pass app a few days ago I stupidly assumed it had done what I asked. I quickly checked my X yesterday and it wanted to do an update so I let it, thinking that tonight when I got home it would be ready to go. Turns out it actually downloaded the multiplayer which I have zero interest in. So now, when everyone in the house is streaming something different online I’ve got to download the campaign at dead slow speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Actually I just put it on and those 3 elites at the end of one of the first missions were pretty tough, fun fight, I grappled into one and threw a grenade which stuck the red dude behind him, total fucking fluke lol! This is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opinionated Ham Scarecrow Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Big yikes at that performance hit when you reach the outdoors on PC. Thinking I might have been better off dusting off the Series S. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Opinionated Ham Scarecrow said: Big yikes at that performance hit when you reach the outdoors on PC. Thinking I might have been better off dusting off the Series S. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simms Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, neoELITE said: I still hate vehicles in Halo. Accelerate should always be right trigger. So wrong. It’s perfect, it’s just not Halo if they controlled any other way 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V3zna Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, Opinionated Ham Scarecrow said: Big yikes at that performance hit when you reach the outdoors on PC. Thinking I might have been better off dusting off the Series S. I’m only seeing about 10fps difference between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opinionated Ham Scarecrow Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Minion said: What happened? I had buttery smooth 120fps with headroom up until that point, but the moment I got outside it just went all over the place with stutters and drops into the 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Opinionated Ham Scarecrow said: I had buttery smooth 120fps with headroom up until that point, but the moment I got outside it just went all over the place with stutters and drops into the 50's. Damn that's harsh! I'm not outside yet, it's staying solid 60 so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanx Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Yeah, with a couple of adjustments I’m comfortably getting 80FPS. Tbh, anything above 60 I don’t really sense, this PC is totally wasted on me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opinionated Ham Scarecrow Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Minion said: Damn that's harsh! I'm not outside yet, it's staying solid 60 so far. I haven't really messed with settings much to be fair. Most stuff was left on default as it was looking and running great at 1440p. I just was not expecting such a stark difference. Anyway, game itself is really great. Guns feel fun, the combat is frantic and tactical. Liking it lots ATM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 If you need to accessorise whilst playing Swarovski have got you covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizogg Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 This is nice. As soon as I got outside I fell in love. I’m back in Halo. A massive free roam Halo. A big playground of Halo. It’s fucking great. Also really happy to see this thread move on from yesterday which was a series of middle aged men panicking about how many GB of update had come through etc! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shook Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, RubberJohnny said: It's definitely had the edges nicely rounded off - they've got rid of all the causes of instant-death, no instant-kill snipers or swords, even getting stuck with a plasma grenade or supercombined won't kill you outright on Heroic. I have died to the bosses a lot though. I def can't tell much difference between Normal and Heroic. Perhaps everything is a bit smudged by the BR etc. The enemies still put a a strong fight on Normal, I'd say that overall Infinite is a little harder on Normal than other Halos but then again individual play styles prob come off differently anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footle Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Ok, so this is an Easter Egg spoiler for the first open world area. Spoiler I wasn’t expecting an arc with logos and everything. Spoiler If you know, you know. Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_debaser Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 hours ago, neoELITE said: I still hate vehicles in Halo. Accelerate should always be right trigger. Vehicles are the first person shooters equivalent of an underwater section in a platformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 One thing I’m very impressed by - I parked a Warthog near a building, went inside and did the business (second boss) and came back for my wheels - and it was still there! Any other game would have reset that shit after a couple of minutes, so I’m really appreciating the permanence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmo Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 That grapple melee wrestling move that you unlock is so much fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skondo Posted December 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2021 So my first day playing Halo Infinite was amazing! Day off. Sorted little boy out for school, wife off to the office. A few chores for me to do in the morning and then Halo this afternoon, marvellous. A call from the school at 11.30? No water supply, can you collect your child? Bugger! Afternoon involves playing Hotwheels racing cars, which is fun, and also doing some phonics. Mrs Skondo arrives home late afternoon and I start sorting dinner. Dinner is finished, clearing up done and little boy has just gone to bed. Right, finally time for Halo. Fell asleep during the opening cut scenes…*sigh* 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, Opinionated Ham Scarecrow said: I haven't really messed with settings much to be fair. Most stuff was left on default as it was looking and running great at 1440p. I just was not expecting such a stark difference. Anyway, game itself is really great. Guns feel fun, the combat is frantic and tactical. Liking it lots ATM. Ok I got there and my GPU usage went from 70% to 90%, maintained 60fps though. But oh my god it's so much fun, proper open style halo fights, with added grapple for crazy melee and grenade kills. This is already so much better than 5. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Oh man does this look and feel great. Running brilliantly at 4K60 everything max (wtf were DF on about?) on a 77" C1. It's a visual treat. More importantly it feels amazing, the grapple man, the fucking grapple. I can feel an all night session coming on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBizzle Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Have had a good time with this today. It does just enough to invoke a BOTW feel. It’d be nice if they had actually tried to put a puzzle or two in, I think. I found it pretty funny that as I decimated this base, there were a few enemies on the other side of this gate I’ve got my crosshair on, who seemed blissfully unaware of the absolute chaos going on right behind them, even saying stuff like “the pack wins again!” as I blew up an enormous fuel tank: Oh, and the sound in this is fantastic. Playing with headphones is a must. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opinionated Ham Scarecrow Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Tbf wherever physically possible gaming with headphones is a must. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie John Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Played this for 90 minutes this evening. Very good first impressions. It looks great and runs wonderfully on my Series X. I haven't played a Halo game since Reach, but this feels slightly heavier and more crunchy than I remember, which is no bad thing. It reminds me of Doom 2016. The music is also very effective so far, although I'm still waiting for the 'AAAAaaaAHHHHaaaa-aaaaAHHHHHaaaa' to come in and hit me square in the feels. Excellent stuff so far! Looking forward to touching down on that big open ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Why Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I definitely agree with some of the criticisms of this, but I've been having a great time overall so far. Wasn't sure about the ammo crates myself at first, but have still found myself changing weapons a lot. But honestly, what shot it straight to a solid 100 out of 10 was creating my own murder bus and just rolling around the map wiping out bands of Banished. I haven't made much progress with the actual campaign as yet as a result. I regret nothing. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opinionated Ham Scarecrow Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The ammo crates? What as a Halo noob am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shook Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Opinionated Ham Scarecrow said: The ammo crates? What as a Halo noob am I missing here? Previously in halo games you'd have to scavenge for dropped weapons of the same type as the two you have to pick up ammo. In this there are ammo stations that refill a class of weapon as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Loving this. I'm doing all the things on the map because it's just so fun jumping in and fighting everything. Love the random scattered marines around, squadding up is the best part of halo. Got my first skull too... Spoiler On top of the prison tower place, took some pretty tricky grappling to get up. There's some other Easter egg stuff up there too, well worth a visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblingfree Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Been playing this on and off all day. Only just got past Tremonius and landed on Zeta. Thought the opening was excellent, real old school Halo stuff and a good introduction to the rappel thingy. The combat is wonderful and the Grunts have got their tragi-comedy personas back. 343’s combat has always felt weightier than Bungie’s but here they’ve made it feel like Halo again. Literally combat evolved. Looks amazing, sounds amazing, plays amazing. Just sort out the weird framerate drops in cutscenes and reloading. Right, now let’s go and have an explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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