Here is how Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay looks in Native 4K60fps using Max Settings - RTX 3090

CG writes: 343 Industries released Halo Infinite campaign this week for the masses. Whilst it’s not the best looking game we have ever seen, it does present some great looking moments. Take a look at our Halo Infinite campaign gameplay video showcasing it running on PC using max settings in 4K resolution using an RTX 3090.

[InUrFoxHole]

Loving it so far. The mp is solid too.

[LordoftheCritics]

Its become my fav shooter of the year and possibly my fav game this year.

The gameplay is spot on.

I play it like a maniac, I dont even remember what linear means when playing this game.
Can't wait to upgrade all the abilities. Right now I'm playing it like Titanfall, maybe even crazier.

[InUrFoxHole]

Lol that's awesome. I've done the 1st mission. I'm trying to cap all fobs and save all the marines 1st

[4Sh0w]

The story so far is interesting but I'm taking my time. Im about 12 hrs in, so much to do, I love to just grapple around and see what I can discover or call in a Warthog, recruit a few Marines so we can go in blazing a FOB & save more Marines. The Brutes are a mofo & the Bosses so far make for some tough well earned victories. Ok so my biggest complaint is I really wish the environments had more variety, imagine some snow & desrt areas??? Other than that I just love Halo in this new open world. I dont know yet but this might just be the best Halo to me since Halo2...definitely my favorite game this year.

[Tapani]

I like the campaign!

Running heavy undervolt and watercooled on 6900xt 100-170W, 5600X 30-40W, the game runs at 4K60 dynamic (doesn’t drop res almost at all), all maxed out. I had to uninstall the HD Texture pack because it caused heavy stutters and fps drops, can’t see the difference, but runs 30% faster with much less stutters.

Halo Infinite is very badly optimized, but you can get a good experience if you learn what the settings do. Vsync, Dynamic Scaling and HD Texture pack are broken.

[CaptainHenry916]

I turned off Vsync and kept the fps unlocked.. I'm getting way over 60fps with Vsync turned off but it doesn't make it look better

[Tapani]

That will also get rid of some of the stutterings, as Vsync is broken when used with the HD Texture pack. With unlocked framerate I get a huge boost, but RTSS and Adrenalin control panel do not get me to a locked 60, at least not without screen tearing. HD Textures removed the game looks almost exactly the same but when Vsynced it's smooth. It also solves the streaming issues.

[Elit3Nick]

Huh, so the Texture pack is the culprit for my stutters then?

[camel_toad]

I had read where someone else was saying that the HD texture pack was the culprit but hadn't tried removing it yet. Running a rtx 3080 and it looks beautiful and runs smooth as butter until suddenly and out of nowhere it plummets and it stays plummeted.

I was going to put the game on the backburner until they ironed out the garbage optimization but I'll give it another try after hearing about your results. I was definitely having fun with it and it looked a lot better than I was expecting.

[moriarty1889]

Loving the campaign. Looks beautiful on my 4k telly. Very happy with how it looks and plays.

[jonivtec]

Excellent jeux, tres beau visuellement.
Details poussé à fond
6800xt
Ryzen 5800x
Resolution 3860x1600 (21x9)
Entre 60 et 90 fps extérieur
90 et 120 intérieur
Jeux tres bien optimisé

[CaptainHenry916]

The single player campaign is a 6/10 for me. The first hour or so before you get into the open world is a boring slog. Some of it looks good but some of it looks really bad. The animations on some of the enemies looks good but the cutscenes are pretty horrible. The main bad guy is cliche and seems very one dimensional. I don't really care about his threats, who he is, or anything about him.

Once you get outside it does get better but it is just not that great. The open world looks okay but things in the distance look bad, some of the effects are terrible (tire tracks), and it just looks like a game from 4 years ago. I also find pilot annoying, he just complains the whole time and the open world is just okay. When I'm playing it I just keep thinking is this game better than other open world FPS games and I keep coming back to the same answer, no. It doesn't look better, the world isn't better, the story is weak, etc. If it wasn't Master Chief I think people wouldn't be giving this game anything above an 8, the nostalgia is definitely boosting a lot of these scores.

I would say if you aren't invested n the Halo universe then you're not going to love this game. You'll probably have a decent enough time but it really isn't all that. Don't trust anyone who's giving this game a 10/10, they have rose tinted glasses on in my opinion. Maybe the Xbox One and Series S held it back. I'm running it on a RTX3080

[SurgicalMenace]

Don't have 3080, yet, but it's on my X on an A90J. Just doesn't have the pop that others games do. Was hoping it made the greater features of my TV stand out but it just managed to show how many blemishes are present in the game.

I am going to finish it though, as it will be the only other Halo I've completed outside of CE.

[IanTH]

I agree, the game - at least in the opening hours - feels kind of flat. I'm playing on an LG C1 and, while it looked good, it lacked wow factor. It felt like the HDR was potentially broken or muted. Not sure, but it didn't stand out to me visually, which was a shame since it didn't stand out mechanically to me either.

[Tacoboto]

"he just complains the whole time"

You and Pilot have something in common then. You've been whining and moaning about Halo (and Xbox) for *months* almost daily on here.

[CaptainHenry916]

Here we go so predictable 😂😂 it's my opinion

[DJStotty]

@Captain

Just like your opinions on here, predictable....

[Flawlessmic]

While i agree with a lot of what you have said, At the end of the day gameplay is king and halos gameplay is simply just fun!! while the story and graphics might not be quite up to par the gameplay loop certainly is which is the most important thing.

Room for imrpovent for the next halo but 343 are definitely on the right track with this one

[CaptainHenry916]

I thought they were on the right track with Halo 4 at least the campaign mode was good and then Halo 5 comes out and only the multi-player was great. It's like 343 don't know how to make a great campaign and multi-player Halo at the same time or maybe it's just my opinion 🤔

[TheDoomedGuy]

Yes gameplay is king but at the end of the day the campaign is uninspired. While it gets a 10/10 on gameplay it gets something like a 6/10 for campaign story and atmosphere. It reminds me of the first halo but then I remember than the first halo was more interesting as it was the first time we got an fps like it.

[TheDoomedGuy]

The campaign is a bit of a bore. Im going around having fun but then I realize....whats the point? I could have the same fun if not more doing the multiplayer. Im playing campaign for story but theres not much depth here.

[kfk]

Yep, Xbox fanboys will be triggered but they can't actually argue against anything you said. I'm playing on PC as well, and it's a pretty mediocre game. Halo has always been bland sci-fi set dressing without big science fiction ideas, Master Chief is a boring, stereotypically gruff, bankrupt-personality protagonist, and the Banished are just as bland: we're tough and angry and hate humans, grrr! Still fighting mostly the same looking enemies from 20 years ago. The cinematography is middle of the road, and the story telling is amateurish: they try to drop a sappy emotional moment about the pilot's family less than five minutes into the game, and it falls flat because they've given the player no time to settle in or get to know the character.

And on top of all that, the game is poorly optimized on PC, especially compared to how good-not-great the graphics are and how prevalent the performance/stuttering issues are.

[Michiel1989]

someone voices his opinion that obviously not everyone agrees with, fair enough, then you say: "they cant actually argue against it", youre basically just saying: everyone with another opinion is wrong. Doesnt really make for a compelling argument my friend.

[IanTH]

I see you catching some flak, but I agree - not necessarily about the nostalgia or not trusting 10/10 reviews, just that I simply found it underhwhelming.

I was never a huge Halo guy, but I decided to try it on PC via Game Pass after all the good reviews. I just couldn't get into it. I don't like the way the shooting feels, I do wish it had true ADS instead of the weird mild zoom-in effect, it feels kind of...off? Like it's missing the little tweaks necessary to make controls feel tight & visceral. The grappling hook is a nice addition, giving you traversal options & the ability to smack enemy shields and stuff. I intended to at least make it to the open world part to try for a bit, but I just lost interest before I could get there.

I don't know what it is, but I just didn't really like it. I do feel like maybe I'm slowly drifting away from pure FPS games, so I'm sure that's partially it. Like I'm still good with Metro or Doom, but the standard FPS genre just doesn't do much for me anymore. So I may not be able to understand where someone is coming from when they say they think this is one of the best games they've played this year, but I'm more than happy for them all the same. It's definitely a situation that I chalk up to different strokes.

[SurgicalMenace]

I mean, it looks okay, but I don't believe it's a next gen game either. I'd like to see one developed for the Series X only.

[Flawlessmic]

Cant speak to pc performance, but as far 9verqll enjoyment goes this is my game game of the year matched with rachet and clank.

Gameplay is jist a joy, having a balst with the campqign mode

[LordoftheCritics]

Same. I haven't had so much fun with a shooter in a long time.

Using the abilities makes everything so hectic and fun. Speed strategy.

[Flawlessmic]

Loving the grapple hook and just the genral loop of shooting, grenades and melee.

Really just a fun game to play, i really cant find something that i dislike about it.

Its not perfect nor is it a show stopper graphically but all round i think 343 have done a great job and halo fans should be pleased.

[LordoftheCritics]

Oh man once you get the hang of the hook and swap abilities mid grapple and plant shield on landing, and stitch your moves and constantly reposition. Its like frantic shooter chess.

Beautiful chaos.

Also max grapple upgrade and grapple slam in between grunts on the ground or the walls for aoe nuking.

So many ways to go at it. I get excited just seeing the mobs now. Now I'm trying to get max dash and combine that into my loop. Also if you plant the scanner on side, you can clear the other while aware of the opposite side mobs. Its sexy stuff.

[TargusX]

Anything that has "free 2 play" in it in any form I will be avoiding like the pleaugue.