Having played the game more I have some additional thoughts.
A lot of the weapons in this game have a lot of complexity to them...which is good in part, however some of the complexity is really extreme, or really niche and creates interactions that are cool but mostly pointless, or are impossible to understand through normal play of the game without someone explicitly explaining them to you, which is a problem.
I had to watch videos to find out how the cindershot, shock rifle , and convenant carbine work because I couldn't figure out what was causing the extreme inconsistency with them, and when I found out how they worked I wasn't impressed by their complexity, I was turned off by it. I just want to see the man and shoot them man.
Despite being fun the game is also launching with really limited functionality.
- No co-op
- No level select
- No Forge
- Playlist selection
- No Swat
- No career stat/medal tracking
- No armor customization earned from just playing the game.
- You have to pay basic colors like red and blue
- No cross-core customization
I've played about 15 hours of Halo Infinite and don't really feel like I want to play any more until playlists are added to the game. I'm sick of not being able to select what game mode I'm going to play.