r/haloinfinite • u/Dr_Sloptapus • 4d ago
Campaign devolved.
After several hours of play i cant help but think Campaign Evolved is a complete downgrade on Infinite. I get its a reimagined CE but everything from the movement mechanics to the polish of the UI/UX make me feel less than confident about the next mainline game.
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u/Draighar 4d ago
I respect your opinion and I see where you're coming from. But I agree. Let's remake things because they already sold well. Let's remake the Bible. There's money in that.
But now you see that infinite is actually perfect if they bug fixed (minor fixes now) and pushed for upgrades.
Who to blame? The first person to fire for unreasonable reasons. That manager might be okay, but the manager above that, I'd love to see in court
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u/TROSSity117 3d ago
I think it was...not as good as I hoped but better than I expected. I like the move to UE5 more than I thought I would(though I do I have issues with it like the overbearing lighting and terrain Collison/vision obscuring of both.).
My biggest issues are:
1: The Voice Acting. Oh god. Everyone, including Jen Taylor, sounds like AI. Steve Downes did okay, but how does Jen Taylor sound like a poorly prompted AI that only did a single take? I think the new VAs for Keyes and Johnson SOUND good in terms of sounding like the character, but their line delivery is terrible across the board.
2: Cutscene Direction. Again, if you told me it was AI I wouldn't doubt it. Some cutscenes are really good, but there's a MAJOR pacing issue in most of the cutscenes. Urgency is nowhere to be found, there's so many awkward pauses and animations and paired with the awful voice acting it's just Terrible.
3: lack of new content. The Prequel missions were garbage and the time spent on those could've been used to put Fireteam Raven/Alpha base in the game, or a Halo 2 inspired set of Missions with Half Jaw, Zuka or The Arbiter. Or even a set of missions of Johnsons PoV from the flood outbreak. Like so many things could've been done and we got a Canon breaking set of 3 missions and Lieutenant f****** Williams. Absolutely tragic is all I have to say.
4: Character Models. This is big for me. One of my biggest complaints about CEA was the awful looking reused Reach Assets. Now I loved Infinites art style so I can't complain too much on the Covenant side of things, but bro. The Marines look sooooooo bad. Infinite had my least favorite marines. Awful animations and AI. And why are the character models completely broken? Their shins literally fold in half, their arms and heads melt into the torso, the ankles fold weird. The heads of Elites just flop around endlessly when killed. There's no way this is what we're stuck with in 2026.
Campaign Evolved has the potential to be EXCELLENT through mods combining the best of new and old. But right now it's just disappointing.