The excitement forHalo Infinitekeeps building as its December 8 release date draws ever closer and, thanks to the recent look at the game’s campaign, fans are feeling more confident in it than ever. Up until the recent overview,Infinite’s campaign has been something of a mystery, as 343 Industries hadn’t really said much about it following the infamous Summer 2020 showcase of the game. Now that fans have had a proper look, however, it’s clear that the studio is takingHaloin a new direction with its more open-ended levels that many have compared to the likes of theFar Cryseries.
Because there’s been so much talk aboutHalo Infinite’s campaign as of late, many fans have been wondering about how long it will end up being. While there isn’t any official confirmation on what fans can expect, taking a look atHalo’s past campaign lengths can potentially help inform expectations when paired with all of the information about it that’s been made public so far. However, fans should remember to take the unconfirmed information below with a grain of salt, as it’s purely speculation based on previousHalocampaigns.
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The Average Length of Halo Games
TheHaloseries has some beloved campaigns, but they aren’t necessarily known for being lengthy. Here’s a complete breakdown ofthe time it takes to finish the campaigns of all of the mainlineHalogames:
The average campaign length is 8.5 hours when using the information above from HowLongToBeat.com. This means that fans can likely expect all futureHalogames to have at least 8.5 hours of content included in their campaigns. Based on what’s been shown ofHalo Infinite, however, it seems likely that fans will get more than that out of its campaign.
Halo Infinite’s Possible Length
Halo Infinitelooks like it’s taking a different approach to level design than the earlier entries in the series. When it was first revealed, many fans thought that it was an open-world game; 343 Industries has since confirmed that it isn’t, but that it’s taking a lot of the more open-ended ideas fromclassicHalolevels like The Silent Cartographerand applying them to make open sandbox levels. Because of the open-ended design, it seems likeHalo Infinitecould have a much longer campaign than its more linear counterparts.
Based on the campaign overview, there seem to be at least four different levels included in the game, but there’s likely to be more with the final release. In one section of the video, the player opens a map and reveals just how big the section they’re in is. There was a lot included in the brief look at the map, but it seems likeHalo Infiniteis adopting a more outpost-based formula like inFar CryorFallout. If that sort of open-ended structure makes up a majority ofHalo Infinite’s campaign, then it might be hard to get an exact read on its length, because players will approach each outpost differently and have different desires to explore the levels.
It seems likely, however, that because ofthe open-ended nature ofHalo Infinite’s level design, that it could take players at least 15 to 20 hours to complete the campaign when looking at the main story lengths of other similarly open-ended shooters alongside the rest of theHaloseries.Infinitehas set itself up to be the longest game in the series because of how much content can be packed into its giant levels waiting for players to explore every inch. The campaign seems a lot less linear than past entries, which might breathe new life into the franchise, but it’s also a risky move since the straightforward nature of olderHalostories was a major selling point. Regardless, fans may want to expect a longer singleplayer offering this time around.
Halo Infinitelaunches on December 8 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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