I find Halo Infinite to be one of the most intriguing games I have seen in a while. Intriguing in that I am curious to see what the ultimate reception will be. The multiplayer looks to be a hit and the campaign first impressions are pretty glowing. But I am curious about how well the game can sustain its more open world approach. 343 is clearly trying to invoke the original Halo and they are certainly doing that well. But so far, we have only seen one environment. Chief is only fighting the Covenant/Banished. I can't help but wonder if 343 is holding something back whether it's an entirely new area, new enemy faction, something. But we haven't seen had many teases to anything more in the trailers. No glimpses of unseen levels. There's that one character who seems to be a new alien race but is it just her or are there more? Previews have said there are hints towards the Flood but are they really coming back?
It's not like with Breath of the Wild, or Metroid Dread, or God of War 2018 where I knew right away the devs would hit it out of the park. With Halo Infinite, I just don't know where it will finally land in the pantheon of great games and in the Halo series itself. And that's what makes it intriguing to me. I wish I had an Xbox Series to play the game on. I could try it on Steam but my PC is from 2016 so I don't know how hell the game will run. I guess I could download the multiplayer as a test.