If you haven’t performed the earlier Halo games and are fearful about how that may have an effect on Halo Infinite, don’t fret: Halo Infinite may be performed as a standalone game.
If you’ve gotten been maintaining with the Forerunner trilogy although – i.e. Halo four and Halo 5 – then there will probably be elements of Halo Infinite designed to reward that data. Same with the unique trilogy – for those who’re within the know, you’ll have the ability to spot an entire lot of references to Master Chief’s story to date.
In a current interview printed by IGN, 343 Industries developer Paul Crocker famous that Halo Infinite’s new enemy faction – the Banished – are from Halo Wars 2, however that it’s “not required reading” for these trying to dive into Infinite.
On prime of that, even Master Chief doesn’t have a clue what’s occurring. The pilot proven throughout yesterday’s gameplay reveal – who seems to be Halo Infinite’s version of classic Cortana – is equally oblivious to what the story is.
“Chief and the Pilot are in exactly the same position as the player when the game starts,” Crocker instructed IGN. “They don’t know what’s happened. They’re learning what’s happening, together.”
“We don’t want a game where players have to do homework to enjoy this game,” Crocker stated. He additionally stated that the intention with the Banished was “to have something that’s an evolution of the Covenant so you get some of the familiar, but something that’s [also] different, and it comes together to feel fresh.”
“You don’t need to go through the whole franchise to learn and understand the fiction coming in, but if you do have that knowledge we want to reward that,” he added. Apparently, there will probably be prolonged universe parts and “nostalgic moments” threaded all through the game, nevertheless it’s utterly approachable to a complete newcomer to the sequence, too.
