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.