#halo installation 004

[captainofinfinity]

I think the biggest thing Master Chief is overlooked for, is his ability to deal with all sorts of AI that are loaded to the brim with sarcasm

[quinntamsin]

The Spartan IV hovered behind the rock, a Banished Captain busily berating his tropes in Sanghelii. A grin passed behind the woman's helmet as she switched her weaponry to her newly acquired Shock rifle.

"Aurora," she said chuckling, "Please tag all the targets in my hub, and do we have any music to listen to?" "Yes, we downloaded some at our last briefing," the AI chirped.

"Good, play me some Foreigner."

"Juke Box Hero it is!"

Heh, lets bring it! Halo Episode 9 "Transcendance" begins right after Allegiance left off. John awakes to an alarm as the entire base is in upheaval. I'm pretty sure its about to be attacked by Covenant. I mean that would make a lot of sense, right? The daze appears to be pretty hard as John is able to figure out if Kai is still alive. Our girl is DOWN! And we learn that Makee has bamboozled everyone into taking off with the artifact. Time for some serious moments as Riz and Vannak deny the realization of Halsey's child stealing. Out comes Jacob finally revealing his bullshit, and yes, SIlver Team is back on track Vannak seems intent on proving a point, and damn please. Let this mother, and oh my god he does. Kai takes off to get Halsey and the rest of the team preps to take her. Kai breaks into the ship and fucking yes, Kai confronts Halsey and I hope., and she kills Adun. Nah, bitch deserved and she's off. I mean seriously the man deserved it. I mean it, he was literally protecting a mass murdering anti-social. And - I'm not sure if they killed Kai. Okay girl is alive. WHAT A FUCKING GREAT OPEN! Now its on to find Makee. Parangosky and Miranda along with Cortana work with Chief to find Halo. What they discover instead is a link to where it might be. Parangosky makes a point that John needs to take a step forward, he can't just be the little boy or the angry man. Time for him to become Master Chief, the Spartan, the hope of humanity. Especially when he sits before the Gravemind. "I shall speak and you shall listen." Silver team loads onto the Pelican to prep for insertion into enemy territory. Seeing Halsey run for her life is...like watching someone chase a scared Replubican Karen. It was so damn satisfying. We find Miranda and Jacob standing as the most destructive element of their lives is brought in for capture. Makee appears before the High Prophets, and begs to join them on the Great Journey. I will say the Elites armor isn't nearly as colorful as it was shown in the games, but I'll give them some patience. The jump towards Halo is weird, and we can get some nice banter between Silver Team. Seeing something that stresses eventhem is pretty good meter for what that damn force would have done to 10,000 Marines. They find the planet, which I think is where the Covenant is? Not entirely sure. WEird that they aren't on High Charity. Back on Reach, Miranda decides she's going to confront her scuffed up mother. Turns out Halsey's list of crimes and that she is only worth an execution. Whatever the Blonde says, it's likely an attempt to manipulate her daughter. So she leaves without saying a thing, and as Jacob removes the observation device we switch back to the Covenant compound. The Prophets reaffirm that Makee is just blood expendable. I mean it makes sense, she holds the Gene-Song necessary to activate Halo that's all they need her for. Let's drop a pack of demons on their doorstep. A helo drop see's a few grunt's dead, and it's time for a serious faceoff. Lol, everyone got duped by Halsey using a flash clone. Damn, I wonder where she did go off to. Chief is immediately taken distracted by the artifact activating. Several brutes pop up to take on the Brutes leading to Riz getting knocked out. Makee touches the artifact and basically blows everyone off of the mountain. This activates a massive map to reveal the location of several halo installations. Damn, that girl is literally going to fry. Chief is ripped into the Domain, Makee standing nearby as the two of them once again witness Installation 004. He speaks to Makee as Silver Team faces off against the oncoming Elites. Kai sees the problem, its Makee, and sadly, the girl has to die. Or, the entire fireteam will die. I think this is where Chief is going to learn he can't live in a fantasy even if shit is peaceful. It's time for him to get his shit together, and he goads Cortana taking over. Its time for her to do the job. Cortana takes control of Chief and the Pelica, showcasing that only an AI can reach such a level of Coordination. An act which will allow her to save the team as well as save the artifacts. Watching Cortana burn Riz's wound shut in a quiet and clinical matter is - stark. We see John as Master Chief silent and stoic, making us wonder if this is a step to how Chief is in Halo 1. Whatever, we'll just have to wait for Season 2. Hottakes:

Vannak's hesitation and the pain in his actions was well acted, he and Riz definitely have a bond.

Kai's not so dead death was...epic.

Seriously, I LOVE KAI!

Animation in the last battle got really janky.

Halsey having some back up followers is so damn annoying, that bitch better deliver well in the next season.

I hope they don't kill Riz like this, it would be so fucking anti-climatic.

[entergamingxp]

Halo Infinite will have splitscreen and co-op • Eurogamer.net

“We want this to be a love letter to Halo.”

Halo Infinite will see the return of series staple mode co-op as well as splitscreen, as 343 Interactive sets about what creative director Paul Crocker calls “a love letter to Halo”.

In an online preview session taking place in the immediate aftermath of Halo Infinite’s gameplay reveal, 343 was understandably evasive on most details but did confirm that both modes will return in what it’s calling a “spiritual reboot” for the series. The session was also used to reveal that the head of the Banished – a group of Covenant bolstered by Brutes who look to serve as the main antagonists of Infinite, part of an overarching return to the feel of 2001’s Combat Evolved – is called Escharum, and that his name is officially spelled ‘E-S-C-H-A-R-U-M’.

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343 also confirmed how it wants to get back to the roots of the series, with Infinite looking to evoke the same sense of wonder players felt when first stepping foot on Installation 004 back in 2001. The mission shown in today’s showcase – culled from halfway through Halo Infinite’s campaign – revealed as much, as well as introducing an all-new grappling hook that allows Master Chief to explore the semi open-world.

I’d love to tell you more, but details were frustratingly thin in a short preview session. As Halo Infinite was revealed, it emerged that Halo Infinite is intended as a platform for the next 10 years of the franchise, though exactly how that will work remains unclear. “Halo Infinite is a continuation of the Master Chief’s story and saga that we told in Halo 4 and Halo 5,” said studio head Chris Lee. “Infinite kicks off telling new stories and continuing his saga for years to come. Those will be coming online in the future. We don’t have specific plans we can share today, but we have a lot of great ways we’re going to bring those online.”

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