{"id":3795,"date":"2021-11-25T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T09:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/25\/halo-infinite-finally-a-multiplayer-shooter-for-grownups\/"},"modified":"2021-11-25T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T09:37:30","slug":"halo-infinite-finally-a-multiplayer-shooter-for-grownups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/25\/halo-infinite-finally-a-multiplayer-shooter-for-grownups\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Infinite: finally, a multiplayer shooter for grownups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fed up of getting destroyed by teenagers whenever you play online? The more tactical, slower-paced combat of Halo Infinite makes older players feel at home again<\/p>\n

About 30 minutes into playing the Halo: Infinite online beta last week, I had a shocking, almost unbelievable realisation: I am quite good at the game. I\u2019d just vaporised two enemy players with a grenade, which I\u2019d thrown in a perfect arc to catch them together and totally unaware. The brutalist formality of the level design meant that I could come in at an acute angle, skirting their sightlines until the very last moment. I then took up the flag and ran it all the way back to our base, jumping and dodging around incoming fire. It was my third capture of the evening.<\/p>\n

In modern shooter games such as Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite<\/a> and Apex Legends, older players like me tend to get absolutely destroyed by teenagers. With Halo Infinite\u2019s multiplayer mode, it\u2019s the other way around. In early interviews around the game, developer 343 Industries talked about how they thought of Infinite as a spiritual reboot of and love letter to the first three Halo titles, which were released between 2001 and 2007. We\u2019re playing on our <\/em>turf now.<\/p>\n

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\nFed up of getting destroyed by teenagers whenever you play online? The more tactical, slower-paced combat of Halo Infinite makes older players feel at home again
\nAbout 30 minutes into playing the Halo: Infinite online beta last week, I had a shocking, almost unbelievable realisation: I am quite good at the game. I\u2019d just vaporised two enemy players with a grenade, which I\u2019d thrown in a perfect arc to catch them together and totally unaware. The brutalist formality of the level design meant that I could come in at an acute angle, skirting their sightlines until the very last moment. I then took up the flag and ran it all the way back to our base, jumping and dodging around incoming fire. It was my third capture of the evening.
\nIn modern shooter games such as Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite and Apex Legends, older players like me tend to get absolutely destroyed by teenagers. With Halo Infinite\u2019s multiplayer mode, it\u2019s the other way around. In early interviews around the game, developer 343 Industries talked about how they thought of Infinite as a spiritual reboot of and love letter to the first three Halo titles, which were released between 2001 and 2007. We\u2019re playing on our turf now. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fed up of getting destroyed by teenagers whenever you play online? The more tactical, slower-paced combat of Halo Infinite makes older players feel at home again About 30 minutes into playing the Halo: Infinite online beta last week, I had a shocking, almost unbelievable realisation: I am quite good at the game. I\u2019d just vaporised …<\/p>\n

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