Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite is having a moment. Its multiplayer portion, which is free-to-play, started off strong and has only improved in the months since, with a steady drip of new modes and seasonal events. The campaign, meanwhile, is somehow both a continuation of the newer games and a return to form to the glorious original trilogy. (You play as the stalwart series protagonist Master Chief the whole time.) Halo Infinite is also the first series entry to feature something resembling an open world, though it’s a totally manageable one, opting for a feasible slew of bespoke objectives over a mind-numbing spreadsheet of cookie-cutter collectathons. The plot’s pretty moving, too—if you’re steeped in Halo’s story, at least.
A Good Match For: Fans of arena shooters and sweeping sci-fi epics.
Not A Good Match For: Anyone who wants to play co-op Halo, a battle royale, or an open-world game packed with Ubisoft-level swathes of objectives.
