Not impressed by Halo Infinite graphics, or do I need my eyes checked?

[Slicer]

I am not impressed by Halo Infinite graphics. The metal doesn't look like metal, and Warthogs wheels look plastic. The ground doesn't look like ground, but cartoonish sometimes. The vehicles don't look rough either, they look like lego sometimes.

The amount of detail also doesn't feel great compared to say Modern Warfare 2019 Multiplayer (yes it has bricked some consoles but still). The gun effects don't feel strong too.

Is it just me? 343 offers great service personally, but in terms of development that too from Microsoft Studio, well, a lot feels to be desired.

I am not a hater, I have bought Halo Master Chief Collection Pre-Ordered, but seeing this new gameplay, I just don't feel next gen or new game.

[djcarey]

it wouldnt matter you couldnt probably play maxed out at 4k anyways

[Slicer]

Originally posted by djcarey:

it wouldnt matter you couldnt probably play maxed out at 4k anyways

yes I can, I have RTX 2080 TI

[MrFixIT]

I agree. The graphics look slightly better than Halo 5 but still very similar. Definitely doesn't have a "Next gen" look to it by any stretch of the imagination.

You could tell me that trailer was an Xbox One game and I would believe it If I didn't know it wasn't.

On top of it's disappointing graphics it looks like the physics have also been downgraded from Halo 5.

Unreal. I'm so sick of developers prioritising cross gen gaming over quality. It's become unbearable in 2021.

When I saw Crysis maxed out for the first time in 2007 my jaw dropped. If someone gave me a glimpse into the future and showed me footage of Halo Infinite and said "this is what games will look like 14 years from now" I would've been incredibly disappointed.

In many ways, the original Crysis is more graphically impressive than Halo Infinite and that's just the honest sad truth.

Anybody that can't see there's something wrong with the progress being made in the gaming industry right now is a complete idiot. They've gone backwards in so many ways.

The gaming industry used to be so exciting back in the day. Every few years games would take massive leaps in terms of graphical fidelity and gameplay advancements.
It feels like now any time a new AAA game comes out you can sit there and make a list of all the downgrades you notice.

It's actually an embarrassment and it's all because the greedy gaming companies won't let go of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ xbox one and ps4. That generation is clearly past it's time. Let it die already.

[Guydodge]

if your talking about the multiplayer?did you expect more?they havent shown
the new campaign footage yet.i have a good feeling about that.

[MrFixIT]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

if your talking about the multiplayer?did you expect more?they havent shown
the new campaign footage yet.i have a good feeling about that.

I almost don't have a good feeling about the campaign either... because they chose not to really show us any gameplay footage from campaign.

And also because I know this game was made to run not only on Series X but also for regular Xbox One.

It's only going to be so good when they opt out of making it a Series X exclusive.

[TheRat62]

Originally posted by MrFixIT:

Originally posted by Guydodge:

if your talking about the multiplayer?did you expect more?they havent shown
the new campaign footage yet.i have a good feeling about that.

I almost don't have a good feeling about the campaign either... because they chose not to really show us any gameplay footage from campaign.

And also because I know this game was made to run not only on Series X but also for regular Xbox One.

It's only going to be so good when they opt out of making it a Series X exclusive.

Exactly.

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

Originally posted by MrFixIT:

In many ways, the original Crysis is more graphically impressive than Halo Infinite and that's just the honest sad truth.

Nonsense. Nothing about the og crysis is better, and they would say themselves. Bitmaps, texture, volumetric lighting, shadows, paralax texturing, occlusion. Please stop spreading misinformation.
DigitalFoundry did a segment on H:I, here.

OP, I don't think you should beat yourself up about not liking the graphics, but I also think you're really not in a proper position to decide either way. We just haven't seen enough of the game yet. Outside of what technology they're using to create the game.

[TheRat62]

Originally posted by Psychedelic Adventurer:

Originally posted by MrFixIT:

In many ways, the original Crysis is more graphically impressive than Halo Infinite and that's just the honest sad truth.

Nonsense. Nothing about the og crysis is better, and they would say themselves. Bitmaps, texture, volumetric lighting, shadows, paralax texturing, occlusion. Please stop spreading misinformation.
DigitalFoundry did a segment on H:I, here.

OP, I don't think you should beat yourself up about not liking the graphics, but I also think you're really not in a proper position to decide either way. We just haven't seen enough of the game yet. Outside of what technology they're using to create the game.

Bud the game is going to run at 60hz on Xbox One.

It's not going to be that graphically impressive.

When they released that demo 343 did a complete "Oh ♥♥♥♥" because they knew that their decision to make the game work on xbox one was a mistake.

They can only make it so good when you're making a game that has to be able to perform on dated hardware like the xbox one.

This is what happens when they choose to prioritize profits way too much over artistic integrity.

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

Originally posted by TheRat62:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Adventurer:

Nonsense. Nothing about the og crysis is better, and they would say themselves. Bitmaps, texture, volumetric lighting, shadows, paralax texturing, occlusion. Please stop spreading misinformation.
DigitalFoundry did a segment on H:I, here.

OP, I don't think you should beat yourself up about not liking the graphics, but I also think you're really not in a proper position to decide either way. We just haven't seen enough of the game yet. Outside of what technology they're using to create the game.

Bud the game is going to run at 60hz on Xbox One.

It's not going to be that graphically impressive.

When they released that demo 343 did a complete "Oh ♥♥♥♥" because they knew that their decision to make the game work on xbox one was a mistake.

They can only make it so good when you're making a game that has to be able to perform on dated hardware like the xbox one.

More tangential information that has nothing to do with your original post. You proposed that the game doesn't look as good as crysis. Objectively speaking, you are incorrect. The video I linked literally talks about it.

Also, before we imagine Crysis to be some behemoth that still looks good now. It doesn't. The game is horribly unoptimised. Many xbox/ps4 game looks better than crysis. Witcher3, Horizon4, AC:Origins/Odyessy; and those are just a few.

I actually agree that it would best, just speaking hardware wise, to launch it on NG consoles and pc. But why would they do that when almost all of the playerbase is still using last gen consoles (sony and ms) because no one can get their hands on one.

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

Originally posted by TheRat62:

This is what happens when they choose to prioritize profits way too much over artistic integrity.

What does this even mean. This is the kind of nonsensical projection that I expect from poverty stricken activists.

[Asternshelf24]

Originally posted by Psychedelic Adventurer:

poverty stricken activists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Iz3e0kwv8

[TheRat62]

Originally posted by Psychedelic Adventurer:

Originally posted by TheRat62:

Bud the game is going to run at 60hz on Xbox One.

It's not going to be that graphically impressive.

When they released that demo 343 did a complete "Oh ♥♥♥♥" because they knew that their decision to make the game work on xbox one was a mistake.

They can only make it so good when you're making a game that has to be able to perform on dated hardware like the xbox one.

More tangential information that has nothing to do with your original post. You proposed that the game doesn't look as good as crysis. Objectively speaking, you are incorrect. The video I linked literally talks about it.

Also, before we imagine Crysis to be some behemoth that still looks good now. It doesn't. The game is horribly unoptimised. Many xbox/ps4 game looks better than crysis. Witcher3, Horizon4, AC:Origins/Odyessy; and those are just a few.

I actually agree that it would best, just speaking hardware wise, to launch it on NG consoles and pc. But why would they do that when almost all of the playerbase is still using last gen consoles (sony and ms) because no one can get their hands on one.

Because it's whats best for the game. Delay it further. I'm sure they made the decision to make Halo Infinite cross gen prior to the start of the pandemic. So many other companies would rather cross gen to maximize profit rather than delivering the best experience possible by way of next gen exclusivity.

The days of Halo 3 are long gone. 343 has driven a wedge between the fanbase with their first two Halo games.

Halo Infinite needed to be great but instead it looks like were getting Halo 5.2

Honestly the MP footage looked like Halo 5 with slightly more detailed graphics.

How many years have we been waiting for this game?

I'm not trying to be negative.. I'm just sooooooooooo sick of feeling like I'm never going to be really impressed by a new video game.

I really want to experience that WOW factor that you used to get when a new console would launch and you'd get that first taste of a next gen experience.

Where the hell is it? Where are the people finally going to get a next gen experience?

No instead 343 is still making xbox one games and then telling us to go get a series X game so we can play their new Xbox One Halo game @ 120 FPS

Give me a break.

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

Originally posted by TheRat62:

I'm not trying to be negative.. I'm just sooooooooooo sick of feeling like I'm never going to be really impressed by a new video game.

I really want to experience that WOW factor that you used to get when a new console would launch and you'd get that first taste of a next gen experience.

Where the hell is it? Where are the people finally going to get a next gen experience?

No instead 343 is still making xbox one games and then telling us to go get a series X game so we can play their new Xbox One Halo game @ 120 FPS

Give me a break.

But you are though. Nothing you have said has any relevance to what you actually said. You're comparing something that was essentially a benchmarking kit for about 99% of the pc pop, and where pc hardware of the current gen it realised literally could not run it 60, with any combination of hardware. This has happend precisely once in the entirety of gaming history. Crytek really put their neck out, and some would say it actually did not pay dividends in the long term.

If you want a gaming revolution, you want that wow factor, go play VR (which i did). Your cynicism is just blinding you to what is actually progressing - which, ironically, is the key to photorealism: the lighting. I get you're frustrated that we're not seeing those insane texture leaps that the 360 era saw. But that time has passed. Games look too good now. The lighting and mapping tech is basically the only avenue that can be furthered at this techological era.

[TakenStew22]

The graphics have improved since the first gameplay reveal.

[Liroku]

Originally posted by TheRat62:

Because it's whats best for the game. Delay it further. I'm sure they made the decision to make Halo Infinite cross gen prior to the start of the pandemic. So many other companies would rather cross gen to maximize profit rather than delivering the best experience possible by way of next gen exclusivity.

That's also double edged, from a consumer standpoint that means PC loses out and the new consoles graphically, but that means a much wider audience will be able to play that wouldn't otherwise. We are suffering all time high console prices paired with terrible living costs, plus a silicon shortage on top of that, so not everyone can get a new GPU or a new console able to run top tier graphics.

Only a VERY small fraction of people have the hardware or the ability to purchase hardware that can run a next gen level game right now. I think it's selfish and unfair to demand a game look better since my PC can run it, at the expense of hundreds of thousands of people or millions even missing out on having fun with a game they've been waiting on. Maybe they'll add HD textures or whatever later on for us, but the move to keep it on "last gen" benefits the majority of people, and also the publisher/developer's ROI. It's win/win for the majority of people, which we are not.