Halo Infinite unceremoniously scraps all that. It’s a fascinating place to leave the story off, pitting these two characters that share mutual compassion, and have both sacrificed a lot to keep one another safe, against each other. Halo 5 ends with AI across the galaxy pledging their allegiance to Master Chief’s companion, and considering artificial intelligence controls almost all facets of life in the series, things look pretty grim for humanity. At the end of the game, Cortana is thought to have sacrificed herself to win the day, but it is revealed that the very technology that she thought would destroy her actually saved her life.Ī side effect of rampancy is a sense of superiority to one’s creators, and with Cortana essentially cured of her mental degeneration, that sense festers. By the time Halo 4 starts, Cortana is experiencing rampancy, a degenerative disorder experienced by artificial intelligence when they outlive their intended life cycle.
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Spoilers for the Halo series and Halo Infinite follow.įollowing the conflict with the Covenant that dominates the stories of Halo 1, 2, and 3, the B plot of the Master Chief and his AI companion Cortana’s relationship takes center stage when the Mantle of Responsibility passes to 343 Industries. By the time credits roll on Halo Infinite, a lot of the what made 343’s take on the Master Chief’s story different and compelling gets undone for a safe, familiar narrative that in one fell swoop, squashed my interest for future installments in ways that Halo 4 and 5 never did. Unfortunately, 343 has overcorrected in its attempts to provide a title that will please fans of the franchise. With the latest iteration, Halo Infinite serving as a make-or-break moment for both 343 and the franchise as a whole, the world of Master Chief returned to its roots, while also breaking new ground for the series by offering up a large open world 343 Industries’ relationship with the Halo franchise has been a contentious one.Īfter taking the reigns for the series over from Bungie for Halo 4 onwards, fans have been critical of the games’ quality, particularly of the developer’s previous installment Halo 5: Guardians.
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