Halo Infinite's Technical Preview is now live, and while it's been a bit of a rocky road getting in, things are now easing up. As a result, more and more players are getting involved, and the consensus is that the majority are very impressed.
While matches are only against AI bots at present, users are able to get a good feel for the guns and movement to see how 343 Industries is handling the latest iteration. The thoughts from the community suggest it hands fantastically.
Nintendo Life's Jon Cartwright has been playing today, claiming "there are absolutely modern elements, but they don't undermine the classic ones". He also added: "It all just works remarkably well and the combat feels so refined".
One specific element fans appear to be marvelled by is the textures within the game. While the version everyone is a build of the game that's at least two months old, the visual fidelity is still wowing members of the community.
Elsewhere, fans are just having a blast playing a new Halo game and loving new weapons such as the Skewer. With footage being given the go-ahead to be shared, fans have been highlighting their experiences everywhere.
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As the preview expands over the coming weeks with more content and the eventual inclusion of PvP gameplay, we'll see if the general opinion remains consistent. The portion of the game included so far is miniscule, but hopefully this strong first impression is a good look for Halo Infinite's future.
If you want to check it out and you're finding the setup process rather confusing, then be sure to check out handy guide for everything you need to know about the Halo Infinite Technical Preview!
How are you finding the Halo Infinite Technical Preview? Let us know in the comments below.
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Not playing any of the betas but I'm super excited for full release!
Plays really wel. Smooth, great experience. Now waiting for actual pvp lobby`s.
I've just had an hour on it now and bar a really psycho American guy sulking that bots were killing him like it was the HCS finals or something, it's a really good first impression.
I’m all in for campaign only. Really hope this is the GOTY it needs to be. This and Forza H5 can save a poor year for gaming…
Man, if people are excited now for just one map, just wait until the other 2 maps unlock.
While not my most favorite map to play on, I think people will respond very well to Recharge.
How easy was it to get into the beta (via the Insider program)? And is it too late??? I was hoping there'd be some beta keys on eBay for $2 to save me the headache and waiting, lol.
@Stocksy Even if it's as bad as Crackdown 3 it probably still wins GOTY by default. What's it's competition, Monster Hunter Stories, 8 hours R&C: Rift Apart, and 2.5D Metroid: Dread?
I mean I'm all in for all those games, but none are going to be on the scale of Infinite. Though, it's arthouse critics. We all know the roguelike shmup with gritty cutscenes that sold 600k copies will win all the GOTYs....
@stinkyx It's super easy to sign up to be a Halo Insider - no more hassle than signing up for an account on any other website.
Just go to the Halo Waypoint website, log in using the same credentials as your Xbox account, then go to Halo Insider menu option and sign yourself up.
Also, no beta keys as this wasn't distributed using product keys. Plus the multiplayer events validate if your account actually was selected to take part. Even if there was some kind of key distribution, random people wouldn't be able to get in anyways unless someone sold account access to go with it.
@NEStalgia yeah I meant more my GOTY I ignore the token GOTY that depending on publication varies wildly… I play a LOT of niche random games…. SRX racing is currently getting a LOT of my playing time and I know it’s niche so I’d never recommend it but in clamouring for a big budget AAA game to come and wow me and welcome me to the new Gen.
I love the feel, it looks nice and the Skewer is the best thing since the chainsaw bayonet... but I'd like to try fighting against human players now. The bots included in the test are a cakewalk even for me, and I'm no Halo pro.
Jerks didn't give me no beta invite... Yes I did all the sign-up stuff required.
You know for a FACT there will be certain groups out there waiting to crap on this parade =( Halo and Crossfire X campaigns are looking awesome
Played a lot today and love it. Gunplay is classic Halo as is the one map we’ve got to play. Like the new weapons too and the AI is pretty funny too.
Just hurry up and get here already will you November
Honestly I freakin love this beta. It's realllllly really good Halo gameplay. Feels super tight, looks smooth and doesn't feel unfair (then again bots!)
Playing on base xbox one needs some improvements fps wise but still incredible.. Hopefully i get my hands on series x early next year
Not very smooth on my Xbox one s & the graphics aren't all that great & had a few bugs in the menu with that being said its still pretty fun to play & I like the AI's dialogue
If I could ever get to play it. The first day was completely taken away by their issues of not being able to get this released and then a lot of us not being able to download it until hours after that fact. So, because of that I didn't get to even finish downloading it until last night. Finally was ready to sit down and play this right now, only to find there's an 8 GB update for it now. There goes a portion of another day to be able to try it out...
Sorry, some people have no choice but to have DSL internet, so it's not like some can download things in minutes like some people can. That along with cutting the cord on cable and streaming television.
I'm guessing Microsoft isn't going to extend this a day either since they literally cost a lot of people a day they were supposed to have to play this. Yes, I get it's just a beta, but that's not the point. When you say what the dates are going to be for something and then completely fumble the release of it, you should do the consumer friendly thing everybody says you do and give people an extra day at least.
Been playing since yesterday morning (yeah, a day late but I didn’t expect it to launch by CET). I was really looking forward to the grapple and I’m a bit disappointed by the tiny maps available so far, but the tech preview really triggers some nostalgia without the weird clumsy subsystems we’ve left behind. Halo is back! Modern, but classic. Like remembering Quake, Unreal Tournament or similar back in their glory day. Only fancier and snappier. I didn’t dislike the games post-Bungie, but I’ve also only finished them once or twice and only played a fraction of multiplayer compared to the previous titles (pre-Live I used VPN-services to extend my LAN to WAN, when we didn’t chug our CRTs around). A bit saddened by the fact that most of my childhood friends are strictly PlayStation players now, but eehh … I’m fine. Current and new friends will take their place.
@flawse that's the struggle I have on Xbox, a lot of my old 360 buds moved to PS4 and just forgot about the Xbox brand. Shame, but they also don't game that often compared to me so it would be hard anyway if they had one
@Kilamanjaro Yeah, I also moved to (and I think I’ll stay in) “the big city” while they ended up moving back to our small hometown. So I’m considered a bit posh or something. I’m mostly playing WZ nowadays with a new set of friends (about half of my regiment use PlayStation), but at least a couple of them will play Halo in November. Considering lending out my old Xbox One to get another one playing Halo, but my kids would miss it as it’s their primary console. When BoTW 2 appear I think I have a window…
Also, occasionally on Bazaar (new map for me today) grapple appears. It’s a fun, surprising way to get up close to someone. Really looking forward to November!
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