Given the slow burn recession the series has experienced over the past decade, it's impossible to read Halo Infinite as anything other than a shocking return to form.
Halo Infinite is a very special video game.
As the credits rolled, I started to consider where I'd place this version of Halo in my list. Where did it belong among the classics of yesteryear? Top 3? Probably. I hadn't even had that thought since, I don't know…
Halo Reach? A game that was released in 2010, over 11 years ago.
But it was a fleeting thought. I stared at the screen and checked my phone for the time: 2 a.m.. I'd been playing for hours at this point. The credits wrapped and Halo Infinite placed me back in its open world. Normally this would feel like a good time to sign off, but I couldn't. I had side quests to complete. This fight wasn't gonna finish itself.
I grabbed my grappling hook and launched myself back into the mountains, into the breach. Back to the Halo that once only existed in my imagination.
Metro Exodus ist doch ein guter Beweis, wie Hub Areale in Shootern funktionieren können. 
