Highly anticipated: Halo Infinite'due south multiplayer beta launched without a hitch, for the almost part. At to the lowest degree, from a stability and gameplay perspective (the battle laissez passer is some other story). With a little luck, the singleplayer game might do the same when information technology hits store shelves next week on Dec 8. Merely you don't have to expect until then to get another dose of Infinite's story entrada: developer 343 Industries just dropped the game's official launch trailer.

45 seconds in, and information technology's already articulate that 343 Industries have finally recaptured the essence of Halo, at least from a gameplay and visual standpoint. From what nosotros've seen in previously-released gameplay clips and now this trailer, the combat is crunchier than ever just all the same possesses that old-school sandbox feel Halo is famous for. You can splatter enemies with a Warthog, pummel them with the all-powerful Gravity Hammer, or resort to series staples like the Battle Rifle or Plasma Pistol to wreak havoc.

Y'all can fifty-fifty utilize some of the Master's new toys, such as the grapple launcher, to inject a bit of excitement into your encounters. In the trailer, the actor grapples onto some sort of plasma-filled explosive "barrel" (by alien standards), holds it aloft in their gauntlet-clad hands, and chucks it at an energy belfry; detonating information technology in one fell swoop. Judging by some of the first impressions videos I've seen, I'thousand assuming this will be how players take out Halo Space's various Far Cry-like enemy outposts and encampments.

Enter a military camp, impale all the bad guys, blow up the tower, and repeat; that seems to be the formula Infinite is sticking with for its open-globe content. At that place'south potential for that loop to become deadening over time, as it arguably does in Far Weep games (for me, anyway), but nosotros promise 343 will shake things up enough to keep the story flowing.

Speaking of story, Halo Infinite's premise is every bit follows: Chief Chief must find a new AI called "The Weapon," and apply her to locate his onetime AI buddy, Cortana, who has gone missing. Seems unproblematic enough on the surface, but in that location will almost certainly be plenty of new and old threats to contend with forth the way, and peradventure a few plot twists here and at that place.

If you want to play Halo Infinite's singleplayer campaign, yous tin can pre-order it on Steam or the Microsoft Store for $60. Alternatively, you can subscribe to Xbox Game Laissez passer for PC or the Serial X/Due south and play it on day one at no additional price.