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It might sound like the Far Cry-ification of Halo, but thankfully thatвЂ™s not the case.

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On top of FOBs, there are assassination targets, upgrade cores, propaganda towers and more. You can also load up on unlocked weapons or recruit a marine to join you in combat. Taking over forward-operating bases (FOBs) unlocks a new fast travel point as well as the ability to call in vehicles from that location. These moments, at their best, remind me of an action-focused take on Metal Gear Solid V.Д«etween missions, there are also a range of high-priority targets for you to tackle.

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YouвЂ™re free to tackle objectives however you like out in that world, driving in a tank and lowering the gates for a frontal assault, or making your way over a nearby mountain to surprise them from the rear. Most of its main missions follow the classic Halo formula вЂ“ taking you inside installations or aboard enemy ships and down tight corridors вЂ“ but there are some that take advantage of the new sandbox. Infinite transports that action to an open world. A single shot or grenade can set up a chain reaction that cascades through the enemy forces вЂ“ and, sometimes, you вЂ“ like a fireworks display at an exotic meat raffle.

InfiniteвЂ™s developer 343 Industries cranks that up here, placing energy cells and explosive containers all over every battlefield. ItвЂ™s always been one of the draws of Halo, how a single trigger squeeze can shock and awe. Halo InfiniteвЂ™s world reacts more intensely than most. ItвЂ™s instant interactivity вЂ“ you squeeze the trigger and affect the world. FPS games are so popular because theyвЂ™re immediate. That little pop you get when you down an alien, accompanied by the red hit marker the splat and crunch as you burst a gruntвЂ™s carapace the way enemies stumble when caught in the shockwave of an explosion, or how they drop to their knees when you shoot out a leg. It doesnвЂ™t matter which weapon youвЂ™re using either вЂ“ theyвЂ™re all satisfying. And what guns they are: railguns that fire rays of light, disintegrating bodies and ricocheting off hard surfaces electric coil sniper rifles that fry heads and chain electricity through grouped up enemies stubby shotguns with tiny bayonets attached impossible lasers that tear through machinery and flesh вЂ“ red hot death in neon pinks, greens and purples. You might have favorite guns, but it wonвЂ™t be long before youвЂ™re forced to toss them aside just to live. Down a grunt with the last bullet in your clip and snatch their weapon from the floor to continue your assault. The two-weapon restriction is there for the same reason as Breath of the WildвЂ™s weapon degradation, forcing to you adapt and survive as you chain together kills. Its action is intentionally slowed down, allowing for a precision that isnвЂ™t possible in most shooters.

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Take the floaty jump: it feels like youвЂ™re bouncing on the moon, but youвЂ™re able to do a full 360-degree rotation while suspended in the air, scanning the horizon for heads to pop. ThereвЂ™s intentionality to every aspect of the design.

All single-player shooters are this at their core, but Halo has always offered options much wider than left versus right.ДЄfter years of identical military FPS games, the old-school feel of Halo is refreshing in 2021. Mechanically, itвЂ™s a question all first-person shooters ask: choose to go right and eat a grenade reload and go left to avoid the grenade. вЂњIf you knew how you were going to die, how would you live your life differently?вЂќ This is the question Master ChiefвЂ™s estranged AI girlfriend asks at the beginning of Halo Infinite.

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