Since the release of the multiplayer beta forHalo Infinite, many players have liked what they’ve seen so far. With a plethora of new maps and weapons, as well as dynamic abilities for players to pick up,Halo Infinitecertainly has a lot to offer its players. Though, for how muchHalo Infinitehearkens back to previous iterations in the franchise, there are some features from the earlier games that fans want to see the return of.
Halois an, admittedly, rather old series. WithHalo: Combat Evolvedoriginally releasing in 2001, this year marks the 20th anniversary of bothHaloand Xbox as a brand. Each additional installmentHaloseries built upon the foundation thatCombat Evolvedestablished in unexpected ways. However, there are some minute details featured in olderHaloentries that a number of fans have grown attached to.
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A Reddit user named -S-i-x- brought up the famous population map that was featured inHalo 3. When entering online multiplayer, the game would present the player with a world map that showed off bright lights in each country which indicated where in the world players were online. According to the user, as well as many follow-up comments, this provided the community of players an underlying sense of connection in the form of visual representation.
It’s little features like this that could potentially be included withinHalo Infinite. The community ofHalofans is quite loyal, considering that there are players that have been with the series since the launch ofHalo: Combat Evolved. Thus, to have an outlet to visually show players how big the community truly is potentially provides an additional way to showcase how importantHalois for so many people. Especially considering that Microsoft included an entireHalosection in theonline Xbox museum.
In any case, it’s amazing to see how much of an impact the earlier games still have onHalofans today. The fact that so many players remember something as simple as a population map goes to show how importantHalois to its fans. The amount of online traction thatHalo: The Master Chief Collectioncurrently has goes to show just how much influence the classicHalogames have managed to maintain.
It will be interesting to see what the final version ofHalo Infinitewill look like. There have been rumors floating around thatHalo Infinitecould have multiple campaigns. While these rumors currently remain unfounded, it would make some sense to have multiple campaigns, considering previous claims ofHalo Infinitelasting a whole decade.
Halo Infinitereleases December 8 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The multiplayer beta is available now.
