Here it is: Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Microsoft talked Halo in a short segment during its E3 press conference today, with more details popping up immediately after on the Halo blog. After poring over the clip and everything else developer 343 Industries has said about the multiplayer so far, here's what we thought.Nat: So! We've finally got our first look at Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Honestly, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Infinite as a whole is leaning hard into nostalgia, but people really seem to rate what 343 did with multiplayer in Halo 5.But Infinite really is trying to hit that Halo 3 nostalgia hard, isn't it. We've got vibrant, throwback armour sets like CQB, and Valhalla's back (even if it's looking a bit more complex). But the big thing, mechanically speaking, is that one-shot equipment items are back, and they're just as powerful and weird as ever. As far as Halo games to aim for, that's great! There's a reason I'm still playing Halo 3 over a decade on—it's the best one, no question.
Here it is: Halo Infinite’s multiplayer. Microsoft talked Halo in a short segment during its E3 press conference today, with more details popping up immediately after on the Halo blog. After poring over the clip and everything else developer 343 Industries has said about the multiplayer so far, here’s what we thought. Nat: So! We’ve finally got our first look at Halo Infinite’s multiplayer. Honestly, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Infinite as a whole is leaning hard into nostalgia, but people really seem to rate what 343 did with multiplayer in Halo 5. But Infinite really is trying to hit that Halo 3 nostalgia hard, isn’t it. We’ve got vibrant, throwback armour sets like CQB, and Valhalla’s back (even if it’s looking a bit more complex). But the big thing, mechanically speaking, is that one-shot equipment items are back, and they’re just as powerful and weird as ever. As far as Halo games to aim for, that’s great! There’s a reason I’m still playing Halo 3 over a decade on—it’s the best one, no question. Equipment is back and the grappling hook looks great Wes: For a terrified moment during the multiplayer montage I thought armor abilities were back, but no! It’s equipment, like Halo 3’s bubble shield, but reimagined as powers your Spartan shoots out of a gauntlet. I don’t know what to think of the “Threat Sensor” as some kind of enhanced radar, but I really dig the “Repulsor” which can reflect enemy attacks back in their faces.
