Connor John

Zero character building and a Mary Sue. The original was great because it focused on Connor's struggles and how he had to grow to overcome them. He had to choose between his mother's and another's suffering. There was a character arch. In part 2, Connor meets some random girl and decides to risk everything for no reason. He has no incentive to take part in the story. The girl doesn't grow throughout the story - she just is. There's bickering between Connor and Garrett that never gets resolved explicitly. This was lazy writing. This was a money grab. This was a disappointment. The original was great and a king maker of a movie. Too bad the writers of part 2 were only jesters.

I've only played the first bit of campaign, and I will try to finish it, but this doesn't feel like halo. There's just something off about these newer games, and infinite is no exception. The enemies, music, and world of halo is all on the screen but the soul is gone. Remember halo ce? When you started back tracking through maps and there was this mix of solemnity, despair, you against the world? That was my absolute favorite part of the whole series. You can tell they tried to recreate it by chief being the lone survivor - hell, halo two started the same way; blowing up a ship captured by the enemy. The same way ce ended. It's really a disappointment so far. It's worth having game pass on Xbox to try it out, not worth buying the game outright. I miss being 12 years old and trying to beat halo two on legendary with my dad. I wouldn't even show him this game. It would ruin the memories.