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[buenoblue]

I'm in. Cutscenes looked super washed out but in-game looks fine. Fps counter says 60fps but seems a bit stuttery.

 

[b0bbyJ03]

Did they add proper fullscreen support for PC? the beta only had borderless available.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Runs really smooth at 120 fps on Series X

 

[ManaByte]

Something something MP. Something something cosmetics.

 

[SEGA_2012]

Finally finished ! Yeah, let's do this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[transformer]

I'm in. Cutscenes looked super washed out but in-game looks fine. Fps counter says 60fps but seems a bit stuttery.

I noticed this in the multiplayer cutscenes, the training part that had some story/dialog. I was hoping they would fix it. The color space is all off causing the washed out look.

 

[buenoblue]

Really impressed. Looks amazing on my 75inch ambilight. 1440p nearly maxed out. Looks and plays great. Haven't even got to the open world yet though.

 

[Stuart360]

lol one of the grunts just shouted 'Its a great day to be meeee' as i was shooting him

 

[aries_71]

I forgot how good the Halo combat loop is. Playing the first chapter at heroic difficulty is fun non stop.

 

[buenoblue]

Can you change difficulty once started? Normal is very easy.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Playing it now and intro is pretty epic imo. Never been a halo fan and only played the first ages ago. Game looks good and the menu is very well made. A+

 

[Spukc]

it looks kinda EH at times.. maxed out on a 3090 the SSAO is fucked

 

[Dusktildawn48]

The first 2 hours are already better than anything 343 did with 4 or 5.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Something something MP. Something something cosmetics.

I like this. I'm not invested in the mp cosmetics in a sizeable way, but I did notice that some of the MP armor unlocks are obtained through the campaign, and I dig that. It gives them a pinch of exclusivity, while also giving some incentive for the campaign side-missions (if this is indeed how they are obtained).

 

[SkylineRKR]

The first 2 hours are already better than anything 343 did with 4 or 5.

Yeah absolutely. The moment to moment gameplay is insanely good, there are no co-op fucks ruining the atmosphere as well.

 

[Stuart360]

Yeah the gunplay is pretty awesome in this, the fights are actually fun.

 

[buenoblue]

Yeah I'm loving it so far. Only thing anoying me is the grapple is the right button but comes out left arm. I keep pressing the wrong button lol.

 

[CatLady]

lol one of the grunts just shouted 'Its a great day to be meeee' as i was shooting him

The grunts are hilarious so far. I love them and sometimes even feel bad about murdering them until the little assholes blow me up with their grenades.

The Grunts were great in Halo 5 too. I remember one of them sitting on a cliff in Sanghelios and having a "serious" discussion with one of the Elites, it was so funny.

 

[JT14]

Finished my first FOB on Zeta Halo, man this game is fun, WAY more fun an energetic than Halo 4 and 5 IMHO

 

[NeoGIF]

Soooo pumped after watching this!

 

[amigastar]

This game needs DLSS badly.

 

[Spukc]

This game needs DLSS badly.

set minimum framerate to 120 and max also to 120..
then when you move fast you get garbo !

this is supposed to be maxed 3440x1440 XD

 

[Sakura]

Performance isn't really as good as I'd like. The game isn't ugly but it's not that great either and I'm not sure why I only get around 40FPS in most of the open world.

 

[nemiroff]

Was watching my son playing the XSX version and the game looks and plays fantastic on our HDR TV. Halo is back, finally 343 is where they should've been many years ago. Can't wait to play the PC version tonight.

 

[Phase]

Performance isn't really as good as I'd like. The game isn't ugly but it's not that great either and I'm not sure why I only get around 40FPS in most of the open world.

Some reviewers mentioned the low fps in the open world. Hopefully they can optimize it...

 

[cormack12]

I really like the forerunner style in this one. Much better than that sterile shite in 5

 

[fezgoeshard]

OK but seriously, have they improved the aiming system from the multiplayer beta at all? Because if it's the same I just can't enjoy this.

 

[ManaByte]

The campaign cosmetics are niiiiice.

 

[ManaByte]

When the classic music kicks in:

 

[SEGA_2012]

Oh my God the game is so good. I am loving it so much.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Game is amazing. This is the best playing Halo ever. The sense of exploration and discovery is great. Legendary difficulty feels balanced and fair.

DIE WELL SPARTANS.

I'm going back to game.

 

[buenoblue]

Reached the open world. My framerate is dead lol.

 

[amigastar]

Reached the open world. My framerate is dead lol.

yeah, time to lower that expectations regarding settings i guess, lol.

 

[Stuart360]

Just a little tip if anyone hasnt realized yet, some of the collectable stuff doesnt show up on the map, such as the spartan upgrades. It helps exploring off the beaten track.

 

[Badlucktroll]

It didnt pre install the fucking campaign at all even though i clicked multiple times. I have to download and install now…. boooooooo

 

[Ammogeddon]

Got as far as clearing camp tremonius tonight. That’ll do for now. Great game so far. Enjoy Spartans.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I love grappling the grunts

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Heroic is the way to go right? I just got to the outside section on Normal and haven't died yet. Is there any way to change difficulty or do I have to restart?

 

[LordCBH]

They fucking NAILED the feeling of the guns.

 

[Punished Miku]

It didnt pre install the fucking campaign at all even though i clicked multiple times. I have to download and install now…. boooooooo

Its dlc so that it merges into the muktiplayer menu.

 

[sinnergy]

It didnt pre install the fucking campaign at all even though i clicked multiple times. I have to download and install now…. boooooooo

Me 2, can’t play tonight need sleep and work tomorrow.

 

[ManaByte]

One of the MP stances you can unlock in the campaign is this one:

 

[gow3isben]

So whats the verdict on the open world? Cookie cutter or not? I hate this trend in gaming but is there anything Halo does that makes it stand out in that aspect like Witcher 3 or Elden Ring is seemingly doing?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I don't think i've ever unlocked so many rare achievements this quickly before lol

 

[ManaByte]

So whats the verdict on the open world?

Best Halo ever. Been exploring and unlocking cosmetics and armor upgrades.

 

[Low Moral Fibre]

Had a quick go which ended up being about 4 hours. Feels sooo good to play and the combat puts most shooters to shame.

I struggled not having parkour in other games after playing Dying Light and can already see I will struggle without the grappling hook as soon as I load up another FPS.

I think it looks good in Dolby Vision and the soundtrack is goosebump inducing.

The open world feels good and not like a Ubisoft game with 5000 POIs.

 

[Rex_DX]

Heroic is the way to go right? I just got to the outside section on Normal and haven't died yet. Is there any way to change difficulty or do I have to restart?

Haven't booted it yet but Staten did a recent interview explaining how in the past the games were designed around Heroic difficulty and scaled down for Normal/Easy and up for Legendary but with Infinite they designed the game around Normal and scaled respectively from there. He mentioned Normal is now the "intended" experience where Heroic was in past games.

I'm still going to play on Heroic on my first run though, fuck it. Tradition is important.

 

[nikos]

Was getting ready to play some co-op with a friend before reading it's not going to be in the game until next year. Looks like I'm uninstalling this game for the second time.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

The intro cutscene is amazing. I know we saw some of it already at E3 but it still gives me goosebumps.

 

[Marvel]

I'll dive in tomorrow.