While players are enjoying their first taste ofHalo Infinitewith the free multiplayer beta, 343 Industries is turning its attention to the upcoming campaign. The studio is promising a campaign befitting of theHaloseries which seesMaster Chiefback on one of the titular rings on a new mission to save humanity. A new preview highlights this as the Chief and his new AI companion battle the Banished in a mission bearing some inspiration from the previous games.
Halo Infinite’s campaign picks up some time afterHalo 5: Guardiansafter Cortana reawakened the titular Forerunner weapons in order to disable most technology in the galaxy to achieve “peace.” Chief finds himself on a new Halo installation, dubbed Zeta Halo, searching for both Cortana and a new AI named “The Weapon.” He will also have to contend with The Banished, a mercenary band and Covenant offshoot, which has set up camp on Zeta Halo and already defeated a large portion of the UNSC forces there.
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IGN offered a glimpse of this fight in a five-minute preview of a campaign mission it said “takes place a few hours intoHalo Infinite’s campaign.” The mission, titled “The Conservatory,” sees Chief and his new AI companion battling Banished and Forerunner drones in a facility befitting of theHaloseries. It also provides a look at one of the game’s new weapons, the Cindershot, and Skimmers, a flying enemy employed byThe Banished.
Several commentors shared their excitement at what 343 has in store for the campaign, noting how the mission harkens back toHalo: Combat Evolved. Some specifically reference similarities to “Assault on the Control Room” and “The Silent Cartographer,” two of the most well-known missions from the originalHalowhich take place inside similar Forerunner facilities as seen in “The Conservatory.” This is reflective of 343’s previous statements, saying it was trying to craft a campaign befitting of the originalHalogames under Bungie.
The seemingly positive recepetion to the preview is another win for 343 Industries following themultiplayer beta’s largely positive reception. While it hasn’t been without problems,Halo Infinite’s multiplayer appears to be hitting the same chords that made the the multiplayer inHalo 3andHalo: ODSTso popular. If this translates into the campaign when it releases, players may say 343 has crafted a fullHaloexperience befitting the next generation of Xbox.
Halo Infiniteis scheduled to release on December 8 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The multiplayer is available now.
