Halo Infinite - Story, Gameplay, Characters: What So far is known about the campaign

Tight two months it still takes up Halo Infinite on Xbox Series X, Xbox One and the PC starts. Slowly but certainly the development of the hot-waiting shooter thus moves on the target straight, but while many details are known to the multiplayer - and we could even play this thanks to the recent tech test - will continue to the campaign of the game Prelefully wrapped in front of the cloak of silence.

Recently, Microsoft s Aaron Greenberg stated on Twitter that he played the campaign and he has a smile conjured on his face , great new findings can not be derived from it. After all: Rough corner points for the campaign are already fixed and we summarize the most important well-known information here again for you.

Attention: The following paragraph contains spoilers!

The well-known storyline of Halo Infinite

The history of Halo Infinite plays about three years after the end of Halo 5: Guardians and its great storyteller, in which the Ki Cortana turns out as a new Oberböswichtin. Probably at the beginning of the story, the Master Chief drives out of all unknown reasons in all and is found there from a new character, which has so far known only as the pilot .

Together, they land on the nearby Halo-Ring Zeta Halo and get it there with the radical alien faction Banished (dt. Banned) under the leadership of War Chief Escharum to do. What the Banished want on the ring is also not exactly fixing, but the Master Chief finds on Zeta Halo, but among other things another KI called the weapon and learns that Cortana was allegedly deleted . However, that will not be the truth and so it is in the story of Halo Infinite to uncover on the one hand the mysteries of the ring and, on the other hand, find out what it has with the presence of the Banished and the weapon.

Important characters

Some characters from the campaign are already known and will play an important role in the Halo Infinite campaign:

Master Chief: The series legend has to clean up this time on Zeta Halo and, among other things, set numerous new weapons and gadgets. Will be the only playable protagonist of the game. The pilot: finds the Master Chief in All and serves the super soldier in the course of the campaign as a pelican taxi. Has wife and child, so far is not sure if they still live. ESCHARUM: Leader of the Banished on Zeta Halo and right hand of Halo Wars 2 well-known brutes Atriox. His hatred of the Master Chief makes him the alleged headbear s weight of the game. Jega: A Alliance Bounty Hunter , who belongs to the associations of the Banished, and apart it on the Master Chief.

The weapon : newly introduced KI reminiscent of Cortana and claims that the real Cortana had been deleted.

The gameplay of the campaign

Of course, Halo Infinite remains a shooter in which you take the role of the Master Chiefs and experienced the gameplay through his eyes. In comparison to previous parts, however, the game world is clearly open. Instead of a single level, there are several large areas - similar to about in Metro Exodus \ - which you can then explore freely, an Open World does not have Infinite accordingly.

Within these sections, both main missions and smaller secondary jobs are waiting, the navigation takes place via a 3D card, a fast trip is also possible.

More vivid game world: on the halo ring described in Lore as the most mysterious all Halo rings , many animal species are located to see in first gameplay scenes, among other things, birds and biri-like copies. In addition, there will be a day and night change in the game.

To pass against the Banished, the chief attacks numerous weapons, including numerous old acquaintances such as:

Assault Rifle Battle Rifle Pistol Sniper rifle Rocket launcher Plasmaist Needler Hydra Etc.

But there are also numerous new argument amplifiers, some of which were already playable in the Multiplayer Tech Test and who are most likely to emerge in the campaign.

Skewer VK78 Commando Pulse Carbine Disruptor Mangler Ravager Shock rifle and much more.

An impression of the campaign gameplay you can get in the video below. An important note: The gameplay video is now over a year old and is therefore well overhauled in terms of technically.

New equipment: In combat or crossing the area, the Master Chief in the campaign also uses various equipment, including a shield that leaves from a page projectile or can be thrown back the repulsor with which opponents or vehicles can be thrown back .

But the most striking supplement is certainly the grapple-shot , with which you can pull yourself at enemies or draw at higher or distant points.

The crux with the co-op

The campaigns of the halo games have always been playable in the co-op and enjoy great popularity. Infinite, however, there is a small damper. Developers 343 Industries has already confirmed a cooP (2 players locally via splits screen and 4 players online), but this feature will not be available to the launch, but will be supplied later. So that means that you have to play alone for the release on 8 December.

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Campaign and Multiplayer by Halo Infinite appear at the same time on December 8 for Xbox Series X, Xbox One and the PC. Unlike the multiplayer, the Story campaign of Infinite is not free2play.

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