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  • @tipoomaster
    @tipoomaster 2 роки тому +1822

    "Turns out, after killing everyone in the universe who opposed her, she lost to a monkey"
    dying

    • @sadstormtrooper
      @sadstormtrooper 2 роки тому +70

      That was funny, But if anyone wants to know why she lost, its because The Weapon had locked her down in the Zeta Halo and cut her off from the technology outside so that she could be deleted, and as a result when Atriox came to her on Zeta Halo, she couldn't defend herself at all. Only option she had was to delete herself

    • @tipoomaster
      @tipoomaster 2 роки тому +47

      @@sadstormtrooper Yeah I get that part, but as of the end of Guardians it seemed like Cortana could jump anywhere in the galaxy she wanted in Space God mode through the Domain, still confused how she was locked down to the Halo

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes 2 роки тому +46

      @@tipoomaster I think the idea is that Weapon was specifically designed to delete Cortana, so ONI worked hard on designing her to exploit her specific routines. It is a little contrived, but then again, so is most of 343's writing.

    • @shunfglol
      @shunfglol 2 роки тому +16

      @@tipoomaster The weapon was a perfect replica of Cortana, she basically fooled forerunner(?) programming into thinking that she herself was Cortana and then cut off Cortana's access to the rest of her forces.

    • @mongrel_97
      @mongrel_97 2 роки тому +11

      D K!
      DONKEY
      KONG!

  • @BonsaiPop
    @BonsaiPop 2 роки тому +3351

    for a direct sequel to Donkey Kong 64, Halo infinite lacks a talking camel.

    • @dacrylis820
      @dacrylis820 2 роки тому +35

      They even forgot to include Beaver Bother. Unbelievable.

    • @dor748
      @dor748 2 роки тому +19

      Yeah the continuity is pretty bad in this one. At least they remembered to add the coconut gun.

    • @dannywayne311
      @dannywayne311 2 роки тому +1

      This has to be my favorite comment and reply section, keep it going broskis

    • @timsmyth7942
      @timsmyth7942 2 роки тому

      no

    • @timsmyth7942
      @timsmyth7942 2 роки тому

      no

  • @kevinschretter6068
    @kevinschretter6068 2 роки тому +4260

    "Imagine what this game could have been" is pretty much the industry standart right now. good thing shareholders discovered the gaming industry eh?

    • @hexmaniac
      @hexmaniac 2 роки тому +508

      gotta love innovation under capitalism

    • @J0k3rz
      @J0k3rz 2 роки тому +134

      @@hexmaniac based gamer

    • @Marc-ny6mg
      @Marc-ny6mg 2 роки тому +23

      @@hexmaniac o7

    • @magicjuand
      @magicjuand 2 роки тому +36

      i remember the days before video games were made for profit

    • @hexmaniac
      @hexmaniac 2 роки тому +220

      @@magicjuand i mean, i think video games have had a profit incentive for a while, but now its the absolute bottom line in game design and its stifling the fuck outta creativity (in major studios). indie games are still bangers tho

  • @fabiofabiobio
    @fabiofabiobio Рік тому +922

    I'm man enough to admit that I cried like a little bitch when John Halo finally opened himself up emotionally and admitted his feelings for Siri, only for Atriox Kong to decapitate her offscreen. I tear up every time I think about her heartwrenching final words: "I'm sorry...... I didn't quite..... get............ that."

    • @Sssenstional
      @Sssenstional Рік тому +6

      Underrated comment

    • @BiriBiri925
      @BiriBiri925 Рік тому +18

      Jonh Halo and Siri. xD

    • @cookster69
      @cookster69 11 місяців тому +4

      LMAOOOO

    • @Mazapine
      @Mazapine 3 місяці тому +4

      If you watch the final cutscene after the end credits you see John Halo walk into a room and say, "it's Haloing time". Chills.

  • @mrinmoydas2668
    @mrinmoydas2668 2 роки тому +17257

    Of course dunkey had to take a break. He made the greatest UA-cam video of all time after all.

    • @benWTL
      @benWTL 2 роки тому +174

      I genuinely fell for your pfp and now I hate myself

    • @rphil_
      @rphil_ 2 роки тому +33

      Superdonkeykongshake

    • @nate6045
      @nate6045 2 роки тому +45

      I saw your pic and I was like "okay I know that there should be a picture here so this could be a troll" but I was also like "I just put a new screen protector on so I must keep it clean"
      Needless to say, I'm smart enough to see through a trick but dumb enough to still fall for it which makes me the biggest idiot of them all.

    • @lukeanderson3603
      @lukeanderson3603 2 роки тому +5

      Its only natural after uploading such a masterpiece to return to ones roots and Halo is a classic Dunkey series :)

    • @Bitchitsmynnameletmeuseit
      @Bitchitsmynnameletmeuseit 2 роки тому +6

      No. He said he'd post every day. Especially if I said he wouldn't. I said he wouldn't and I knew he wouldn't

  • @SXR123_YT
    @SXR123_YT 2 роки тому +18259

    One thing I'll never get tired of is how Dunkey gives it straight. Halo infinite seems like a game that has some serious wins going for it, but then there are some pitfalls that keep it from reaching those heights we wish it could still hit.

    • @MrEdews
      @MrEdews 2 роки тому +839

      @@Zero_XTZ5 Game is out now and we should judge it for what it currently is, not what it'll be after months/years.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 2 роки тому +154

      @@MrEdews Games as a service is the new Early Access.

    • @lazarolechon1
      @lazarolechon1 2 роки тому +301

      @@Zero_XTZ5 can’t fill the pitfalls of a bad story

    • @Excaliber1776
      @Excaliber1776 2 роки тому +18

      I really like the cutscenes

    • @Timcool306
      @Timcool306 2 роки тому +82

      Maybe it can reach those heights with this cool grappling hook

  • @taylorantczak9125
    @taylorantczak9125 2 роки тому +4092

    This review is so unbelievably accurate. I just was so infatuated with enjoying the gameplay of a new Halo I've been looking forward to for forever I didn't even realize how crap no cutscenes and no story was.

    • @benjackman4814
      @benjackman4814 2 роки тому +77

      Haven't beaten the game yet but are you saying that opening cutscene was basically all there is? Man this is seriously a rip off.... the combat is great but there's so many other problems...

    • @Drewgystew
      @Drewgystew 2 роки тому +143

      @@benjackman4814 Yeah pretty much, there are some in engine cutscenes but nothing on the level of the previous halo games. IDK how people are replaying the campaign. It's very boring once you've gotten over the improved movement mechanics.

    • @thecaspermethod2101
      @thecaspermethod2101 2 роки тому +52

      @@benjackman4814 nope dunkey is bullshitting about the cutscenes. There are many pre rendered cutscenes later on but the number of in-engine ones are more. Also I do agree that the number of Escharum holograms are too many

    • @4thSurviver
      @4thSurviver 2 роки тому +45

      What drives me nuts is how much the side content is like the 1st act of Halo 1 but Chief without Cortana has basically turned his brain off. You find marines in distress and save them then walk away without calling your fully functional pelican pilot like Foehammer to extract them so you can rally them to have back up down the line. Because Cortana isn't there to find Captain Laskey like she did for Keyes Chief doesnt even spare a thought for him.
      It also doesnt help Pelican man is constantly complaining about being alone and how there's nothing here when I know there a several dozen marines I've personally left hanging around the wilderness because no one thought to offer them a ride.

    • @HolySok
      @HolySok 2 роки тому +30

      What do you mean? The game is filled to the brim with cutscenes. They took the God of War single shot approach rather than traditional cinematic cuts.

  • @benjones726
    @benjones726 2 роки тому +568

    Never thought there’d be a game that would actually make me feel ANNOYED when DONKEY KONG calls me.
    Way to go Microsoft.

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 2 роки тому +5103

    can't believe dunkey has not missed a single day of donkey kong december!

  • @ionian525
    @ionian525 2 роки тому +1909

    The grappling hook is actually one of the best additions to the series.
    The grappling hook can literally transform any game for the better if implemented right.

    • @normalperson696
      @normalperson696 2 роки тому +66

      I wish they implemented the grappling hook permanently in the multiplayer in some mode it would change the game entirely

    • @Mintbeef
      @Mintbeef 2 роки тому +27

      Lost Planet 2, Bionic Commando, Just Cause 2, Any and all spiderman titles, I have never played a bad video game with a grapple hook. In fact Lost Planet 1/2 and Bionic Commando are easily in my top 10 favorite video games.

    • @EriK8520
      @EriK8520 2 роки тому +46

      How would it improve Sims 4 if implemented?

    • @Binary7
      @Binary7 2 роки тому +2

      Get off your alt account Woolie

    • @ghosttraintittiebeaan4879
      @ghosttraintittiebeaan4879 2 роки тому +5

      @@Mintbeef lost planet 2 is so underrated

  • @CannotTolerate
    @CannotTolerate 2 роки тому +632

    I loved the missions that had more purpose and took you through more of an experience in halo 1 2 and 3

    • @Pm3m_Dia
      @Pm3m_Dia 2 роки тому +30

      Reach and 4 had that too (didn't play 5). Infinite is the first halo title suffering from bad pacing solely because of its open world design.

    • @eggwhitepopcorn2918
      @eggwhitepopcorn2918 2 роки тому +2

      @@Pm3m_Dia 5 was not memorable in any way lol

    • @eggwhitepopcorn2918
      @eggwhitepopcorn2918 2 роки тому

      @@Who-Uhm-Cares the only thing I remember from the campaign was the second (?) Level hunters in the really dark area

    • @adnan8837
      @adnan8837 2 роки тому +5

      @@Who-Uhm-Cares this is the 2nd Halo soft reboot in less than a decade, we've been waiting for the "serious stuff" for a long time

    • @adnan8837
      @adnan8837 2 роки тому +6

      "The Covenant" mission in Halo 3 is one of the best FPS missions of all time. I wish Infinite could've had something like that.

  • @Grantofglyn
    @Grantofglyn 2 роки тому +87

    Dunkview is not only the most accurate and honest review format you could possibly find, but it also manages to be extremely entertaining and you'll want to watch dunkviews of games you don't even care about.

    • @mdawg362
      @mdawg362 Рік тому +5

      Literally. I've never played Halo outside of Halo 3 with the lads as a teenager. I've never owned a nintendo console and I don't really care about upcoming games. But I find myself watching every dunkview

    • @nihaalsandim9986
      @nihaalsandim9986 Рік тому +2

      Dunkey has probably reviewed like 300 plus games at this point and ive probably played like 6- 8 games , yet i always watch his videos for the entertainment and knowledge factor

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 2 роки тому +5687

    Halo Infinite really makes you feel like Spider-Man.

    • @voizeguy
      @voizeguy 2 роки тому +54

      10/10

    • @rekhavmenon1507
      @rekhavmenon1507 2 роки тому +111

      Fuck this game it's is garbage
      7/10
      Has a little something for everyone

    • @Andriale
      @Andriale 2 роки тому +109

      The exaggerated swagger of a super soldier

    • @viss9021
      @viss9021 2 роки тому +3

      There’s a little something for everyone.

    • @kew-d6401
      @kew-d6401 2 роки тому +5

      Don t compare this 🗑 game to spider man please lol

  • @ninessb6892
    @ninessb6892 2 роки тому +1744

    One of my saddest moments playing through the campaign was destroying all of the grunt propaganda towers. Towards the end, the grunt on the other side said that he’ll be killed if he was “out of a job,” and the next propaganda tower I visited, it was silent. My heart literally sunk.

    • @dominicdococo4574
      @dominicdococo4574 2 роки тому +51

      What's one more for the pile?

    • @viktorthevictor6240
      @viktorthevictor6240 2 роки тому +262

      _Literally_ sunk? You should see a doctor about that

    • @johnnysaurus04
      @johnnysaurus04 2 роки тому +63

      I love details like that! They really hit hard, like in Majora's Mask.

    • @INSERTNAMExHERE
      @INSERTNAMExHERE 2 роки тому +42

      I love little tidbits like that! I always like to explore every bit of a game that provides extra dialogue that most people might overlook or miss completely. I can't even begin to tell you how many hours I've wasted doing that alone hahah

    • @MotoGinji
      @MotoGinji 2 роки тому +57

      It continues, there is a part that when you destroy enough towers he just cries into the mic and says "i know that its being recorded AND I DONT CARE" The propaganda grunt is the best thing in this game

  • @bredford2212
    @bredford2212 2 роки тому +937

    Halo infinite felt like a huge therapy session for the chief. It was just him slowly accepting whats already happened. It really helps that he gets cortana 2.0 so he doesn't really have to completely move on. Feels a little cheap to just give him another cortana...but whatever, the robot and the ai with the personality make the games actually enjoyable.

    • @Lord_Tigerr
      @Lord_Tigerr 2 роки тому +56

      I agree. This game traded in the spectacle for a more down-to-earth, personal story evident in the one-shot cinematography. It may not be everyone’s preference, but I appreciated it. I also found the open world to be beautiful, despite bring one biome. Chief, Fernando and The Weapon are the most important aspects of the story. This campaign was closing the loose ends from 4 and 5.
      I do wish it was longer, but I’m fine with it as is. It’s the most fun I’ve had in a Halo campaign since 3 and the best story since 4. The gameplay is what keeps it refreshing rather than the set pieces.

    • @mhead1117
      @mhead1117 2 роки тому +7

      @@Lord_Tigerr halo 4 already did that...and it was better than this.

    • @Vugen18
      @Vugen18 Рік тому +17

      then ur standards have been lowered to the level they want it to be... 500mill in this game and this is the result... think about that..

    • @AuthorMx
      @AuthorMx Рік тому +4

      That's kind of the thing though about Weapon, she is *not* Cortana. Weapon is as much of Cortana as Cortana is of Halsey, which is to say that Weapon is, really, just a product of Cortana which does not equal the same. You can say the metaphor is a sister or a child that's not really important. What is important is what she means to John. He is at his lowest by the time we start Infinite and it shows. He needs someone and that someone is the Weapon but not in the way that Cortana was to John. As Cortana herself says at the end of the game "perfectly suited, perfectly matched, perfectly perfect". The Weapon is a product of Cortana and taking care of Weapon is John's way of making amends. Cortana and Weapon are not the same and the relationship John has with both is completely different.

    • @Godzilla_Cheeze
      @Godzilla_Cheeze Рік тому

      What’s your pfp?

  • @seamonsta_
    @seamonsta_ 2 роки тому +251

    Dunkey your reviews are always so good. You just ooze that creative input that most reviewers don't have. You got that zazz, baby.

    • @soullessSiIence
      @soullessSiIence 2 роки тому +9

      And plus he goes straight to it. No stupid sponsors, no annoying 30 second intro. It's so condensed and quick.

  • @godhand4399
    @godhand4399 2 роки тому +658

    To be fair for a game that went through a creative director, a bunch of producers, out sourcing the game to multiple different companies that had completely different directions for the game which contradicted each other and a pandemic all I can say is
    “For a brick, he flew pretty good.”

    • @Astralmess
      @Astralmess 2 роки тому +21

      Nah, don’t bring outsourcing into this. Literally all studios nowadays do that.
      They just had to make a game they couldn’t handle developing.

    • @godhand4399
      @godhand4399 2 роки тому +77

      @@Astralmess true, regardless it was still a obstacle in the path and at the end they did get there shit together and manage to make something pretty good

    • @Crimson365
      @Crimson365 2 роки тому +36

      “A” creative director? Lol they went through like 8

    • @qwertyisaboss
      @qwertyisaboss 2 роки тому +7

      Yea well most games these days go through that and they could’ve delayed it more but Xbox wanted the $$$ for the end of the year earnings call

    • @kevekia1385
      @kevekia1385 2 роки тому +3

      Are the people who were hired specifically because they hated Halo still working there?

  • @NateIsLame
    @NateIsLame 2 роки тому +248

    my favorite donkey kong video so far

  • @threemadin0hio
    @threemadin0hio Рік тому +16

    "They started on this game around the time I stopped making League videos"
    This just shows us how much money and time Microsoft put in to make a good game for Dunkey

  • @beaverjedi1236
    @beaverjedi1236 2 роки тому +273

    I was not ready for dunkeys haha funny content to be so well structured, serious, and accurate. Well done!

    • @bigPauliee
      @bigPauliee 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah he hasnt done a proper dunkview for ages

    • @beaverjedi1236
      @beaverjedi1236 2 роки тому

      @@fwant2729 I have, it's a good video

  • @VinnytotheK
    @VinnytotheK 2 роки тому +948

    Halo Infinite is Dunkey's best game yet. An absolute smorgasbord of genre-defining action. On one end you have his classic character 'Craig', on the other you have the stellar writing and story development. Dunkey's humor and wit really shines through in the final act, when the Arbiter swoops in to save Master Chef saying "Who'd you think was gonna save you, Donkey Kong?!" The writing is only outshined by the brilliant sound design, crafted by Dunkey himself in his custom "Halo Sound Stage™". Everything from the signature grunt chuckle to the beautiful monk singing is performed by Dunk using state of the art techniques and technology. Truly a master piece. 6/10.

  • @huismands
    @huismands 2 роки тому +403

    Amazing that Dunkey is able to keep this high-quality Donkey Kong content coming all December

  • @thequestion8697
    @thequestion8697 Рік тому +13

    Remember in the old halo games it really felt like you were a part of a huge cosmic event and story? Doesnt feel like that anymore.

  • @kakaovyzoe142
    @kakaovyzoe142 2 роки тому +9

    6:13 if you slow down the footage you can see our savior Craig is back in all of his glory

  • @nekkawaii
    @nekkawaii 2 роки тому +610

    This is truly the first Infinite-type game

    • @distorted4378
      @distorted4378 2 роки тому +7

      This is truly the first Halo-type game

    • @madbirdy44
      @madbirdy44 2 роки тому

      You can’t match the infinite type gameplay

    • @drewp839
      @drewp839 2 роки тому

      Yeah, but is it bugsnaxs

    • @knowledgeanddefense1054
      @knowledgeanddefense1054 2 роки тому +4

      BioShock Infinite: "I'm gonna switch realities just so that I forget I saw this comment"

    • @prachetasnayse9709
      @prachetasnayse9709 2 роки тому

      Yes

  • @shintaro1220
    @shintaro1220 2 роки тому +530

    When hes not joking around, hes writing extremely well thought out reviews.

    • @monsieurdorgat6864
      @monsieurdorgat6864 2 роки тому +12

      I usually agree with what he thinks too! There's a lot of ways one can justify liking something, but Dunkey's satirical "if a monkey-brained gamer reviewed this" character does speak to a very pragmatic outlook for why we can very viscerally enjoy games.
      And it explains why he hates RPG's so much lol.

    • @rawrizord
      @rawrizord 2 роки тому

      we know.

    • @maximtarasevich8265
      @maximtarasevich8265 2 роки тому +4

      Is Donkey Kong December some kind of joke to you

    • @mr.cowell6025
      @mr.cowell6025 2 роки тому

      Stop kising his asss, thats my job. It's very round

    • @RSMLPC
      @RSMLPC 2 роки тому

      and having "more donkey" at the end

  • @cyansuy3062
    @cyansuy3062 Рік тому +8

    Halo Infinite is like a sub-par team assignment done by an unbalanced team.
    You had 1 guy doing his very best, giving his 110%. Movement, flow of combat, all of this must be polished to perfection.
    Then you have the level designer who did an okay job, but then proceeded to copy and paste what he's done again and again to fill in the word count.
    Finally, you have the story writer who just didn't do anything, and the other two had to rush into patching it in last minute.

  • @carlosrojas9174
    @carlosrojas9174 Рік тому +4

    The first time I saw this video I forgot to comment but around 2:27 when dunkey said "... and he killed himself" I was drinking iced coffee and I'm pretty sure I spilled everything I had in my mouth. Some thru my nose. Thank you for the quality content good sire

  • @masterchef8908
    @masterchef8908 2 роки тому +982

    You nailed the problem with the last boss right on the head. It was an enemy that we never got to see a glimpse of. We were told it was bad and had to stop it, but nothing in the game made me feel they were anything special.

    • @spicketspaghet7773
      @spicketspaghet7773 2 роки тому +57

      Yeah, the entire time is just spent hyping up some super dangerous secret thing without any explanation as to what makes it dangerous. I think an audio log mentions they're somehow worse than the flood, but I cannot comprehend how that is possible. How the hell is something worse than the flood, which already HAD taken over the galaxy before.
      Also, there's "events" that really don't seem to have significance. Like, what's the big deal about THE REFORMATION (dun dun dun) when the game outright reveals it's just the ring repairing itself as usual. even after that it still plays it up like some big event. Perhaps the story's been chopped up and shifted?

    • @Ginsu131
      @Ginsu131 2 роки тому +2

      Probably were trying to go for the Apocalypse Now style but missed

    • @dream_killer-cc3vr
      @dream_killer-cc3vr 2 роки тому +1

      They wanted you to care about the surrounding nature of it and will most likely get addressed in the expansions

    • @sirjoey3137
      @sirjoey3137 2 роки тому +11

      @@spicketspaghet7773 If I understood it right: The ring was fixing itself which would take a very long time, but the bad guys were speeding up the process with the Reformation or something like that, and the reason that is not good is because when the ring is fixed they could use whatever they needed to use on it. Whether it was freeing the Endless or blowing up planets.

    • @SirPerfectful
      @SirPerfectful 2 роки тому +4

      @@spicketspaghet7773 They were going to free the Endless after the Reformation is complete, a species which cannot be killed by the Halo rings. Were you paying attention at all to the story? Lol it was a pretty big deal, and Escharum was one of the better villains in Halo, actually understandable motives.

  • @ChunkyMoon
    @ChunkyMoon 2 роки тому +2402

    Can’t wait for every game to add grapple hooks after this

    • @JB-eq9jd
      @JB-eq9jd 2 роки тому +91

      As they should goddamn it

    • @justinbaker988
      @justinbaker988 2 роки тому +189

      @Sleeping God titanfall did it best

    • @ymanakin
      @ymanakin 2 роки тому

      💀sup

    • @jhuganomics
      @jhuganomics 2 роки тому +6

      @Sleeping God The one in BF2042 is atrocious

    • @jimbomclimbo7467
      @jimbomclimbo7467 2 роки тому +76

      @@justinbaker988 titanfall did enhanced movement best, the grappling hook is just good

  • @Ghost7861
    @Ghost7861 2 роки тому +9

    Dunkey: "The best game Microsoft has put out in 10 years."
    Forza Horizon: Am I a joke to you?

    • @Eclipse-mk3hm
      @Eclipse-mk3hm 2 роки тому +1

      Rise: son of rome... Microsoft Flight Sim... Gears 4-5

  • @pyrohead3166
    @pyrohead3166 2 роки тому +3

    So basically we’re supposed to accept a compromised story, no cutscenes, and unfinished repetitive world for a grappling hook and exploding barrels

  • @wesreleases6346
    @wesreleases6346 2 роки тому +585

    Dunkey’s efficiency in his reviews always impresses me. He’s able to say more in seven minutes than most game journalists can say in an hour.

    • @johnford902
      @johnford902 2 роки тому +7

      Videos are a game and he’s great at it, he’s able to show us his point comedically and succinctly. Mastahpiece

    • @fmspjanus
      @fmspjanus 2 роки тому +1

      Well he puts a lot of effort and thought, something that takes time regardless how good someone is.
      If companies priorities quantity and speed over quality than it's obvious that not a single review will on the same level.
      Dude from IGN posted his review : Posted: 6 Dec 2021 8:01 am...... The game was released : December 8, 2021
      ...
      How many hours do you think he sank for gameplay and honest analysis ?
      They are updating their reviews daily even after uploading it, but the first take is always down right garbage and it's the one that gets the most traffic.

    • @Christopher-md7tf
      @Christopher-md7tf 2 роки тому +10

      He benefits from the fact that his reviews come out later than everybody else's, so the audience is likely already caught-up on the basics of the game. He can go straight into his opinions.

    • @Bendilin
      @Bendilin 2 роки тому +6

      That's because game journalists need to spend time explaining to you why they're bad at playing the game so the audience understands why they gave they gave the score that they did.

    • @fmspjanus
      @fmspjanus 2 роки тому +1

      @@Christopher-md7tf It's not like a lot o to cover, but in order to judge u have to finish single player campaing then wait for release and play real multiplayer.
      Otherwise it's advertisment and not a review.
      The standard for industry to not finish the games and having to release reviews BEFORE the game release is a bit annoying and unfair to the consumer.
      It's like someone would recommend you Game of Thrones last season without watching it because other seaons were good so chances are it will be good 2.
      You dont need to read a review to form that kind of opinion urself :D

  • @SkyTheStarhero
    @SkyTheStarhero 2 роки тому +164

    One of the best Donkey Kong vids Ive seen in the past couple hours.

  • @Fattony6666
    @Fattony6666 Рік тому +4

    I love the split-screen coop in this game

    • @littlegreen9274
      @littlegreen9274 Рік тому

      I like how Dunkey doesn't mention that, and that barely anyone mentions it anymore either. It's like people have just expected to make lower standards the more consistently 343 (and other devs/pooblishers) make bad halo after bad halo. If only we had a team like id Software working on Halo instead. Heck, even Destiny from Bungie was wrecked because of Activision - we just can't have nice things.

  • @robertziegler2283
    @robertziegler2283 7 місяців тому +1

    Dunkey I never bother to comment but had to for you, this video is so great! It absolutely nails how I felt about Infinite but you get the whole series perfectly too. Wish Microsoft would put you on retainer to provide feedback during development!! Even just one of your ideas, about the multiplayer level designs being incorporated into the campaign, would have turned this into a legendary video game for the ages. I’m serious man, you really nailed how great the game truly could have been. Thanks for the great video.

  • @daizbid
    @daizbid 2 роки тому +406

    Still pumping out the daily Donkey Kong content. Mad respect

    • @desomerbob
      @desomerbob 2 роки тому +2

      It's been like 2 weeks since his last one...so I wouldn't say daily.

    • @thetragedyofcommons
      @thetragedyofcommons 2 роки тому +4

      @@desomerbob Tails' invention has sent him, Knuckles, Sonic, Shadow and AD to another dimension: Kim Possible's dimension. Now they have to find a way to get back to their dimension but things definitely get weird when Shadow falls in love with Kim Possible. Will Shadow admit that he likes Kim in a romantic way? Find out as Team Sonic teams up with Team Possible.

    • @daizbid
      @daizbid 2 роки тому +3

      @@desomerbob you counted wrong

  • @Putrid186
    @Putrid186 2 роки тому +541

    Love his honest reviews, they're always on point

    • @zumabbar
      @zumabbar 2 роки тому +2

      his not-honest reviews are great too, and somehow, are always on point too

    • @98leight
      @98leight 2 роки тому

      The only review he’s ever missed on was his red dead 2 dunk view but apart from that I agree

    • @worstthanaveragegamer1041
      @worstthanaveragegamer1041 2 роки тому +1

      @@zumabbar it’s because he’s a funny dude

    • @spike5499
      @spike5499 2 роки тому +1

      @@98leight what about his tlou2 dunkview

  • @Asian_Titan
    @Asian_Titan 2 роки тому +3

    "its a breath of fresh air, and fresh prince of brelair"

  • @shuaibs.9279
    @shuaibs.9279 2 роки тому +3

    Just for those wondering, the theme song used at the end of the video is called 'Through the woods'

  • @jakeballantyne8865
    @jakeballantyne8865 2 роки тому +568

    Wow this is the most accurate review I've seen of Infinite so far. While I don't think Halo Infinite's story is worse than 5s something about felt sort of lacking and almost like a spinoff. I had a lot of fun with this game and I did enjoy the story and felt like it had quite a lot of heart but it just felt a bit detached and that they could have done more

    • @TheUnchosenOne
      @TheUnchosenOne 2 роки тому +25

      The meta narrative of it being 343's apologetic "babe please take me back Im through it now I want this" serenade to legacy halo fans is the best thing we've gotten since Reach, and I was slightly disappointed to see Dunkey not pick up on that. His criticisms are valid though, and it sounds like a lot of the game was cut to avoid further delays.

    • @huntertipton6197
      @huntertipton6197 2 роки тому +12

      Luckily it’s been hinted/talked about that more story will be added. Hopefully we do get more variety in the world. Would’ve been perfectly happy with the story we got if it was just stretched out over like a snow section, a desert section and a jungle section. Each island in game could’ve easily been something different since it’s an artificial ring world so biomes can be as close together as they want

    • @sheeeitmayn4384
      @sheeeitmayn4384 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheUnchosenOne i can't stand 343's corny A.I love story b.s or how much they further to personify a computer program.. making Weapon all dummy thicc and shit and for some reason has programming where she has to sif4 through files physically with her hands I cannot explain what I'm complaining about but they try so hard to make some stupid corny A.I babe for halo fans to fanfic over. Idk it annoys me video game devs are such fuckin dweeb it hurts lmao its like they've all never felt the touch of a real life woman or something

    • @danaherk
      @danaherk 2 роки тому +11

      @@sheeeitmayn4384 I've always taken that to simply be an interface that the AI shows to humans to make what they're doing comprehensible. She shows the hologram swiping through a few files, meanwhile in the system she's literally scanning through millions of files in the ancient filesystem looking for the data they need.

    • @JeremySharpSMSG
      @JeremySharpSMSG 2 роки тому +3

      @@sheeeitmayn4384 yeah like thanks Chief all we get in MP is a fuckin blob. Like bitch where MY blue lady?? Loool

  • @Jabroney
    @Jabroney 2 роки тому +3149

    Halo infinite is definitely one of the games ever

    • @Eclipse-mk3hm
      @Eclipse-mk3hm 2 роки тому +177

      *one of the games ever*

    • @hmpang4996
      @hmpang4996 2 роки тому +94

      ONE OF THE GAMES EVER

    • @beenguy5887
      @beenguy5887 2 роки тому +144

      Halo infinite is probably a game ever

    • @Eli-rh9yk
      @Eli-rh9yk 2 роки тому +222

      Of all the games ever made, this game is definitely one of them

    • @jwrestlin
      @jwrestlin 2 роки тому +29

      dont know if it was on purpose or not, but it's so true..

  • @fryingpanda9103
    @fryingpanda9103 2 роки тому +11

    At first I didn't agree but then I realized this video has zero dislikes and it really helped me open my mind

  • @d3nkmess
    @d3nkmess 2 роки тому +3

    D-
    d-dunkey's best of 2021
    😰

  • @Pyrus425
    @Pyrus425 2 роки тому +289

    I think if there were multiple smaller “open worlds” with different environments the problem would be alleviated

    • @GuyIncognitoIV
      @GuyIncognitoIV 2 роки тому +102

      We could call them “missions” and they’d only last 20-40 minutes - it’ll revolutionise the industry!

    • @alexhong2639
      @alexhong2639 2 роки тому +3

      Destiny has that

    • @Raptorclaw62
      @Raptorclaw62 2 роки тому +5

      They literally did that in the game as well except each of the 4/5 "open world" sections are identical. So so disappointing.

    • @Mark-ft7nw
      @Mark-ft7nw 2 роки тому +1

      @@GuyIncognitoIV lol, also odst kinda did it

    • @hello6089
      @hello6089 2 роки тому

      @@alexhong2639 destiny has one of that, and then it will repeats it through out the whole game. That’s why is worth 5 dollars 2 years after its release

  • @eksentrysyti
    @eksentrysyti 2 роки тому +560

    I can confirm and agree with everything Dunkey says in this review. Combat is fantastic, mechanics are as good as they've ever been plus more. The grapple-hook is the thing that makes the open world campaign work, you can traverse terrain early on effortlessly. In most phases of the campaign, you can just run at the waypoint in a straight line and grapple over the sheer cliff that's in your way. There's no frustration trying to find your way into a secluded road.
    But then comes the lack of content and sameness, reminiscent of the Far Cry series. You go to a marker on the map, kill everything there, whether it's a Forward Operating Base (FoB), High Value Target (HVT), some marine squad rescue, or a Fortress of some sort. They all use the exact same tileset with little variety. And the whole point in doing all these activities is to unlock more gear you can get at a FoB.
    Open world concept works if it's on the scale of something like Skyrim where there's endless things to do, unique quests, and fresh storylines. It doesn't work if you just have 5 activities copy pasted all over the map like in Far Cry. Itemization needs to be far more complex to be real incentives for completing objectives.
    If Halo ever goes true open world in the way Skyrim does... that would be the ultimate game actually. That should be called Halo Infinite. This game should have just been "Halo 6: Atriox"

    • @muyandos
      @muyandos 2 роки тому +42

      ATRIOX

    • @turinmormegil7715
      @turinmormegil7715 2 роки тому +16

      I never thought I would say that, but they could learn a thing or two with Witcher 3 about Variety. And that comes from a guy that has had enough of hearing Witcher 3 is the best game yet

    • @Tariq8ification
      @Tariq8ification 2 роки тому +34

      Tbf, Skyrim dungeons become extremely boring once you get the formula and realize it's all the same

    • @papiwulfe8485
      @papiwulfe8485 2 роки тому

      I agree with this

    • @turinmormegil7715
      @turinmormegil7715 2 роки тому +10

      @@Tariq8ification yeah, I was jus wondering. Almost every open world or semi-open world game runs into the same issue: everything became repetitive. Even BOTW isn't stranger to that. RDR2 isn't. Heck, even GoW4, which is more linear than semi-open world, gets repetitive a bit if not for the Lore, dialogues, and the mission's own storied (that's why I mentioned Witche 3: side stories induce more crestivity gameplaywise)

  • @ItsExoticChaos
    @ItsExoticChaos 2 роки тому +22

    Wow. This is such a genuine review.

  • @BritishSoldier-kr9xf
    @BritishSoldier-kr9xf 2 роки тому +4

    This is a great ending to donkey kong december

  • @XC11301991
    @XC11301991 2 роки тому +630

    Halo 2 still has the best Campaign. The varied environments and story implementation of the Covenent side with the Arbiter makes it really stand out.

    • @patrikmiles9342
      @patrikmiles9342 2 роки тому +47

      Its a real shame the difficulty is horribley scaled and its the most linear out of any of the Halo Bungie games beacuse it had the potential to be one of the best video game campaigns with just how good the story is

    • @Ibrahim-wr5fs
      @Ibrahim-wr5fs 2 роки тому +9

      @@patrikmiles9342 can't really blame bungie imo they had issues and did as much as they could and imo it still came out amazing

    • @pickler3178
      @pickler3178 2 роки тому +37

      Halo CE is always the best game. Been playing it for 20 years

    • @porkman302
      @porkman302 2 роки тому +5

      I’m at odds because halo 2 is probably the best but the difficulty on heroic and legendary is so broken and Normal is way too easy.

    • @Rakshael
      @Rakshael 2 роки тому +1

      @@porkman302 Heroic was definitely the most fun me and my brother had, replaying that campaign over and over

  • @imabrickfromspain
    @imabrickfromspain 2 роки тому +425

    So, so spot on. It's nice to see this game broken down for what it's doing right and wrong. The gameplay is top-tier, but if I have to go down one more blue hallway or hear about a story unfold without seeing the major events transpire, I'm gonna go into rampancy.

    • @garbageflowers
      @garbageflowers 2 роки тому +17

      not getting cutscene flashbacks to the deaths of those spartans was a fucking insult to the legacy of what spartans were

    • @nuclear804
      @nuclear804 2 роки тому +6

      "into rampancy" what a nice way of saying it lol

    • @royshavrick
      @royshavrick 2 роки тому

      I liked the story a lot, it kept me engaged and excited the whole way through

    • @Solotocius
      @Solotocius 2 роки тому +1

      @@garbageflowers The surroundings of the dead spartan was more than enough to show what they were capable of.
      Like one of them killed an entire Banished squad *with a screwdriver*

  • @Sone418
    @Sone418 2 роки тому +114

    Thank you for the review, I fully agree with all the campaign criticism. I appreciate the open world and the gameplay I just wish we had more grandiose missions and cutscenes like the previous games. Also it definitely feels like they wanted to brush everything that happened in Halo 5 under the rug, and there are like... no characters from the previous game except in flashbacks and audio logs.

    • @Balnazzardi
      @Balnazzardi 2 роки тому +1

      Well Locke and his team were not liked by most Halo fans, so its understandable. The critism towards Halo 5 campaign is the whole reason they "soft rebooted" the story and actually took story elements that fans liked from Halo Wars 2 while characters from Halo 5 got kicked out.
      Imho it was the absolute right thing to do even if Halo Infinite doesnt quite succeed with its story either and in the future they really need to focus more on having more variety with the environments

    • @xxhowisuxx
      @xxhowisuxx 2 роки тому +1

      My biggest issue with Halo Infinite, and Halo in general atm is that they just don't seem to want to bring back the thing that fans have been excited about-the flood. No one cares about the Endless, no one knows who the hell they are. Much in the same way as very few people cared about the Promethians or the Created, the flood are back within Halo Lore wise, and Atriox himself was on the ring where they were released-how did he escape? Why did they just kill off all these characters first thing? Why do they continue to release dumbass species that noone cares about when people have been clamoring for the Flood to come back for years.
      More then that why are the Banished literally the most uninspired pieces of shit I've ever seen. They just scream evil to be evil. Their entire story beat doesn't make sense, especially when you consider Halo Wars 2 to be a part of it. "The Covenant only feared two races before the Schism. Master Chief and the Banished. The almost wiped US (humanity) out, but they never got anywhere close to wiping the Banished out." Yet they're completely invisible to the wider plot of Halo throughout the original games, they're just kinda shit. A reason to have a Brute led faction when just about everyone prefers the Elites.

    • @a_legendary_dodo3774
      @a_legendary_dodo3774 2 роки тому +3

      @@xxhowisuxx Why did the covenant tried to destroy humans? Because they were in the way of their religious thoughts. Why did the banished not attack the humans during the human-covenant war? Because THEY ARE NOT THE FUCKING COVENANT AND THEY DO NOT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT US. In fact (and you would understand this if you actually put attention to Infinite's campaign), they never intended to "attack" humans with all this Infinity situation, Master Chief himself explains to the weapon that he (Atriox) was there TO USE HER AGAINST CORTANA, why? BECAUSE SHE BLEW UP THE FUCKING BRUTE HOMEWORLD. Oh, and guess what? THEY DEFEATED "HUMANS" (the Infinity) WITHIN 4 MINUTES so, congratulations, there you have your fucking answer about this "difference of power" they mentioned.
      Finally, and just as a side note on the "Flood and a species nobody cares", first let me tell you that it is almost A GIVEN that flood will eventually take a big part in the story, not only because fans want it, but because the monitor also admits that there are containment facilities around the ring, the reason why they didn't add them was because, SURPRISE SURPRISE, you cannot simply throw random bullshit into a story and expect it to come out well, it needs to have a REASON to exist within the context (why would they free the flood if they know how dangerous it is? The whole deal with Wars 2's flood DLC was that it was a result of banished leaders DISOBEYING ORDERS and facing devastating consequences because of it, so I doubt anyone would still want to deal with that). And before you tell me "BUT THE ENDLESS DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE EITHER" let me remind you that we practically know NOTHING of this new characters. We know they are immune to Halo and the forerunners wanted to cover them up, but we don't know exactly how they discovered them (the endless), why they're immune to Halo, where exactly they come from (Hell, for all we know they could even be part of the flood somehow) and, given that the "pods" shown at the end of the campaign look pretty different to that of the Harbinger, we might not even know how they look. All we got in Infinite, at the end, was an INTRODUCTION to everything that's coming up (and a "solution" to Evil Cortana's story, I guess).
      I'm really sorry if my response sounded too rude or condescending, but I'm too tired of tha Halo community just being blinded by nostalgia and not actually paying attention to what's presented knowadays (also, I'm too tired to edit my response). At the end of the day, if you DON'T LIKE what's been presented, that's perfectly okay, but at least TRY to understand the logic behind all of that.

    • @tostie3110
      @tostie3110 2 роки тому

      Now you mention it. It's kind of sad the most grandiose thing you encounter is a wraith.

    • @xxhowisuxx
      @xxhowisuxx 2 роки тому +1

      @@a_legendary_dodo3774 What. My dude the Banished started a war with humanity during Halo Wars 2 campaign. They talked all this shit about humanity and were obviously out looking for a fight-though it might just be a territory war given that they both seem to want the same area. Also the flood are ALREADY out and about, with an extremely large biomass. There's simply no way the Banished or Humanity were able to wipe out all the flood during Halo Wars 2. This is an issue that always remains since it never made sense that they just all fucked off in Halo 3, either.
      But even given all that it's not why the Banished suck, it's not why the endless are uninspired, it's not why I didn't like the Prometians or created. It's the fact that all these things made a lot of sense, it's that they were all built up too. Let's look at another huge question-why didn't the Banished get destroyed by the Flood either during the original Halo trilogy or during the second outbreak of the flood?
      It's because they're just making shit up out of thin air without any care of what happened in the past. If the Endless existed within the Halo chronologically why didn't they get used against the flood, after all, they're clearly either a third faction who the flood would want to kill or a faction controlled by the Promethians, perhaps some sort of machine race created by them, or perhaps some sort of race with some sort of natural immunity to the flood virus (Should be impossible.)
      That's my biggest problem with all the races. You go back and look at the timeline of Halo and they don't make any fucking sense.

  • @anonymousamerican4580
    @anonymousamerican4580 Рік тому +5

    This is exactly how I felt when I played Halo Infinite. Couldn’t have said it better myself! You’re the first person I’ve heard mention the fact theres repetitive hologram scenes.

  • @MrJeansforlife
    @MrJeansforlife 2 роки тому +490

    Dunkey always opens my eyes to things I wish a game would have after he points it out.

    • @Gamesforus1
      @Gamesforus1 2 роки тому +34

      Dunkey truly disappoints better than anyone else

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 2 роки тому +6

      mmm...monke

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 2 роки тому +5

      I sort of understand but you can't see for yourself that Halo I is criminally lacking in story?!

    • @gabethebabe3337
      @gabethebabe3337 2 роки тому

      @@netweed09 it’s a step up from 4 and 5 at least

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 2 роки тому +1

      @@gabethebabe3337 It will get better with the inevitable DLC as there's obviously so much in-game lore hints they've practically forced themselves into it. But really Us gamers need to be having words with companies over this whole game as a service thing, I mean why do it to Halo? It deserved a little better at launch.

  • @mr.dakkadakka2845
    @mr.dakkadakka2845 2 роки тому +252

    I'm mixed on the cutscenes, it feels more like they wanted to have action in game while the cutscenes are for story. But I really liked some of the dialogue between Echo 216 and Chief, specifically when Chief tells him fighting is all he knows.

    • @___IG
      @___IG 2 роки тому +15

      The game is one long shot, they never cut to black in this game. The camera floats out of your face and then floats back to your face

    • @greedyProphet
      @greedyProphet 2 роки тому +2

      Honestly, the constant panning made me sick at times. Aside from a few wipes (during a pan) and a few times where Chief's perspective suddly changes (warping, waking up) I don't know if there was a single cut in the game. It just felt super noticeable and out of place, especially for a first person game.

    • @foodwich2132
      @foodwich2132 2 роки тому +23

      @@greedyProphet Funny, I actually think the complete opposite. I think games like God of War and MGSV handled this camera style poorly while I think Infinite does it excellently, mainly because of the perspective change.

    • @2005Redhawk
      @2005Redhawk 2 роки тому +3

      @@___IG It’s absolutely not a one shot. They cut away to Escahrum’s and Harbinger’s perspectives at least a couple times.

  • @andrewmlodzinski2639
    @andrewmlodzinski2639 2 роки тому +2

    I was just thinking, This game reminds me a lot of ODST becasue most of the main story of the game happened like 2 days before you got there. Now in ODTS where you play as some random Marine, thats cool. But when you do it as the main guy it just feels like you missed the party.

  • @randobandobby6443
    @randobandobby6443 2 роки тому +3

    6:20 that was pretty smooth with the Jackal grapple shot into sniper headshot. ngl.

  • @MultiHairySack
    @MultiHairySack 2 роки тому +34

    In Halo Infinite's multiplayer, you can get the the Kong Medal by killing an enemy with an thrown Fusion Coil.
    Thus, furthering Donkey Kong's involvement in programming this game.
    Thank You DK.

  • @Peanut_Arbuckle
    @Peanut_Arbuckle 2 роки тому +66

    The best part about this review is that Dunkey STILL managed to keep Donkey Kong December going with it

    • @Synthanicmusic
      @Synthanicmusic 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah you can clearly see donkey Kong fading in and out at the start of the video

  • @DavidNoDogs
    @DavidNoDogs 7 місяців тому

    This is fucking beautiful man 😭 never stop creating!

  • @dumcatgaming
    @dumcatgaming 4 місяці тому +2

    why did youtube notify me about this video being uploaded. its been almost 2 years

  • @TheActMan
    @TheActMan 2 роки тому +3022

    Pretty bang on there, Dunko Man. Keep up the great vids

    • @kingdoge69
      @kingdoge69 2 роки тому +161

      Oh shit it’s the acting male

    • @jimmybob331
      @jimmybob331 2 роки тому +58

      Looking forward to your Campaign story review my man! Tell it straight. Personally, I feel like 343 writes the story for the subreddit, rather than the average fan.

    • @bruh-kt3ws
      @bruh-kt3ws 2 роки тому +5

      I love you acting male, I'm your biggest fan :)

    • @ryanschmidt58
      @ryanschmidt58 2 роки тому +13

      Yeah I’m glad to finally see someone acknowledge 343 retconning everything 5 was building for no reason other than “people didn’t like 5 so let’s just retcon everything it did inexplicably”

    • @junioraltamontent.7582
      @junioraltamontent.7582 2 роки тому +25

      @@ryanschmidt58 They had a Star Wars Sequel dilemma. Try and continue hopefully salvaging story from the worst episode of the franchise or jam in a new story with zero leadup. Kind of a lose lose, which goes to show you it's hard to come back from a phoned in performance. Bungie never had this problem bc they never cut any corners.

  • @Nathan-uc6rn
    @Nathan-uc6rn 2 роки тому +953

    In all seriousness, this has got to be the most honest review of Infinite so far. I see Halo diehards acting like this is the best story in the franchise while other people just blindly hate on the game. Truthfully, Infinite really is a middle of the road experience. The gameplay loop is fun as hell but is overshadowed by the repetitive settings. Uncovering the story through collectables is interesting, but I would have liked an explanation as to how Cortana possibly lost against the Banished. The story that's there isn't terrible but it isn't as engaging as the other games. Rather than tying everything up nicely it seems like Infinite is actively trying to forget the rest of the lore exists. Where's Lasky? Where's Blue team? Locke apparently lost to one of the bosses but is still alive somewhere? A spartan training station is blown up by Leonidas, but didn't Buck kill Leonidas in the books?
    It seems like they tried to recreate Combat Evolved's atmosphere of, you're stranded on a ring with scattered allies, but in trying to do that they pulled too many strings and ended up messing with the lore in ways that don't seem believable.

    • @Samael767
      @Samael767 2 роки тому +7

      Damn, said it better than I ever could.

    • @Murtagh31
      @Murtagh31 2 роки тому +40

      I mean as far as the diehards go, you give a person dying of dehydration water extremely high in iron it's going to be the best thing they ever tasted.

    • @pizzaman11
      @pizzaman11 2 роки тому +27

      Exactly, my biggest complaint isnt that infinite is a bad game. Its just painfully mediocre, especially when Halo 1-3 still have done most things better then Infinite.

    • @Croveski
      @Croveski 2 роки тому +33

      Honestly I do disagree with the opinion that this is one of if not the worst story so far. I think this story was what Halo 5 needed to be - instead of turning Cortana into the new big bad evil guy, Halo 5 should have been about Chief dealing with the loss of cortana, which is what Infinite actually does pretty well. I for sure agree the overworld is repetitive, and I think this is yet another case of "hey just give it another year and it'll be much better" like No Man's Sky. I have no doubt that their future campaign expansions will add new biomes and more variety, but the fact that it's missing now is still a shame (and an even bigger shame is that co op and forge are missing which are, imo, two *fundamental* necessities of the Halo experience).
      I was overall satisfied with the campaign. For once people were actually right about it being a "return to form," it really "feels like" halo to me. The multiplayer microtransactions are a sin but the gameplay is really locked in.

    • @PernappleCartoons
      @PernappleCartoons 2 роки тому +21

      It's definitely 343s best attempt, but it still isn't as good as Bungies run. The thing is they had to address 4/5 but no one really cared for a conclusion to that storyline. If it were me I woulda honestly just pulled the plug and said 4/5 are no longer canon, and infinite is the new halo 4. they could still keep the good aspects like lasky and even cortanas rampancy, but it's clear they want to forget 4/5 ever even happened.

  • @LiLJT1342
    @LiLJT1342 Рік тому +7

    Dunkey videos never get old hahahaha! You have the best reviews of video games!

  • @JamesRBentley
    @JamesRBentley 2 роки тому +5

    Fantastic review, wish I had found your channel sooner, I’m subbing 👍

  • @evandraperdigital
    @evandraperdigital 2 роки тому +281

    I absolutely loved this game, and I agree with everything Dunkey had to say about it. I hope they use this game as a stepping stone to an even better experience.

    • @DrieStone
      @DrieStone 2 роки тому +18

      100% agree. It's like.... finally 323 made something worthwhile, but it feels like 25% of the story. I hope that they release DLC yearly for Infinite and we're not waiting another 5 years for the next game.

    • @patrikmiles9342
      @patrikmiles9342 2 роки тому +6

      @@DrieStone Microsoft has already filed a copyright patent on 'Halo:The Endless' so that already confirms that they're probably working on a story dlc

    • @dominicdococo4574
      @dominicdococo4574 2 роки тому +3

      And just like that we have people happily buying into to the unfinished games as a service model.

    • @CountSnaqula
      @CountSnaqula 2 роки тому

      Six years and $500 million more later they *might* do something good?

    • @evandraperdigital
      @evandraperdigital 2 роки тому +4

      @@dominicdococo4574 oh no, people enjoying something!

  • @snook94
    @snook94 2 роки тому +34

    ""cortana died somehow" has big star wars's "palpatine is back somehow" energy

  • @bzztelectric1293
    @bzztelectric1293 2 роки тому

    Great video and enjoyed the the bits. Feels nice to get Dunked again, was jonsing for a Dunking. Dunked on December.

  • @tychus3340
    @tychus3340 2 роки тому +123

    The gameplay is 10/10, everything surrounding that leaves so much to be desired.

    • @popupssuck00
      @popupssuck00 2 роки тому +20

      Disagree, the music is great, the artstyle is great, the performances are great, I think the story is one of the better ones, just overall a solid package

    • @tychus3340
      @tychus3340 2 роки тому +8

      @@popupssuck00 I mean I personally have about 5D and 16 hours played so far, finished the game on legendary and have the battle pass at level 70. So, don't get me wrong, I love everything about it. I just can also see why other people don't enjoy it.

    • @Zelorp
      @Zelorp 2 роки тому +4

      Ehh… 7 at best. It’s “halo” with a grappling hook.

    • @marwen4528
      @marwen4528 2 роки тому +8

      @@popupssuck00 The story is bad. Too flat and too mono dimensional. Weapon, Cortana, Atriox and sometime Master Chief have dialogue lines that are just cringy.

    • @deni6085
      @deni6085 2 роки тому +4

      @@marwen4528 Can you explain how its "mono-dimensional" because I thought the writing was good. Plus the dialogue is as Halo as it gets, if you take a line from this game and view it as if it was from Halo 2 or 3, it would be perfectly in place.

  • @pachanas703
    @pachanas703 2 роки тому +158

    I really wish Dunkey did more Dunkviews. He's crazy good at it. Objective, thorough, and clear with his thoughts.

    • @justincruz8050
      @justincruz8050 2 роки тому +4

      Snail

    • @brujua7
      @brujua7 2 роки тому +10

      Maybe he just reserves it for when he has something to say that is worth mentioning, and the quality comes from that, he doesn't do more

    • @Singleraxis
      @Singleraxis 2 роки тому +3

      Dunno, he kept mentioning how there's no cutscenes and u look at the hologram, but apart from that, the character development deserves attention. The attitude from Chief in the beginning with the pilot change to mid and end. The weapon also got this charm with cheesy dialogues and chief's one-liners. If you're willing to dig into the lore, there's enough to explore, but I gotta agree that there's only a set of key characters and most are lacking or u get a slight hint at it, but u never see them. Hopefully they can expand on the DLC, since they had to cut 2/3 of the game.

  • @StillTheVoid
    @StillTheVoid 2 роки тому +152

    Straight to the point. 10/10
    Up next: The Dunkey Awards 2021

    • @adamwirth1588
      @adamwirth1588 2 роки тому +1

      Donsleys best of the year videos are how I learn about fantastic games in genres I dont normally enjoy. Its like a second christmas.

    • @tbirddddd
      @tbirddddd 2 роки тому +1

      Will Mario 2 be mentioned less than ever, or will it return to its rightful glory and take up half the video?

  • @magic00squirrel
    @magic00squirrel 7 місяців тому +3

    After having played this game for 150 hours I can confidently come back and say that Dunkey nailed this review perfectly. Everything I like and dislike about this game has been perfectly summed up in an entertaining yet intelligent way.

  • @charlesburns7391
    @charlesburns7391 Рік тому +6

    I love atriox making monkey noises

  • @chamtheman551
    @chamtheman551 2 роки тому +238

    Dunkey truly is a legend:
    - he made the best UA-cam video of all time
    - practically invented DK December
    - likes Knack
    - dislikes jrpgs
    - has the world record on Bowser's Big Bean Burrito

  • @Kiid-bn8lb
    @Kiid-bn8lb 2 роки тому +60

    One thing that really changed the game for me is playing it on heroic first play through. It makes me use mechanics in the game that I wouldn’t otherwise use and critical think in situations instead of one shotting everyone. I really recommend playing on heroic first playthrough

    • @G87isgone
      @G87isgone 2 роки тому +6

      Or do another one better, Legendary

    • @mrsnulch
      @mrsnulch 2 роки тому +6

      Agreed. Heroic is normal mode, Legendary is hard mode, Easy and Normal are the baby modes. I think Halo is best when your first run is Heroic, then later on come back for Legendary!

    • @snakekeeper2073
      @snakekeeper2073 2 роки тому +1

      Im doing my first playthrough on legendary. Been pretty fun. Have had to put it down and come back because some of the bosses are pretty hard until you figure out a strategy. The elite boss in the tower was pretty tough at first but once i got rid of his shield he went down in 1 energy sword swing.

    • @IAmABoss2
      @IAmABoss2 2 роки тому +1

      I played it on heroic first time and literally just used the grappling hook and SOMETIMES the deployable cover. Only used the enemy revealing one if there were stealth people (for obvious reasons), and never used the dash past the first few minutes of getting it. The game was still relatively easy with the only people giving me a challenge were the bosses and the hunters. Not that I'm complaining about the difficulty level, there are so many replicating corridors and enemies it'd be unbearable if I was to play it on any harder difficulty.

    • @AtaraxiaMedia
      @AtaraxiaMedia 2 роки тому +1

      Honestly, I used a script via autohotkey to make it so each equipment was directly mapped to a key. I kept grapple on the default, deployable and threat sensor on two of the numbers, and thruster on caps lock and my god was it a real 'master chief in the books' moment. Highly, highly recommend for anyone who felt the equipment system was clunky like I did. Some bits I wasn't even sure how I would've done it without it on heroic tbh

  • @JackAttackgamingXD
    @JackAttackgamingXD 2 роки тому +1

    The super DK shake was truly the best UA-cam video ever welcome back Donsly

  • @Pit_Winder
    @Pit_Winder Місяць тому

    I actually like it when a cutscene doesn't take the player out of their skull, it keeps me more immersed.

  • @Annmjpg
    @Annmjpg 2 роки тому +256

    There needed to be more content in the Halo infinite campaign to really take advantage of the open world. It’s fun don’t get me wrong but I feel like there’s a standard to put more activities on the map that isn’t just raiding places or going to a location to get a collectable.

    • @slendian
      @slendian 2 роки тому +16

      I believe they are going to add free or purchaseable DLC and build on the campaign for awhile from what i understand (hidden xperia does videos on it)

    • @precisemotion
      @precisemotion 2 роки тому +19

      I mean, it's an action FPS. What more do you need on the map other than reasons to employ the gameplay loop?
      It's like if dunkey complained that mario odyssey's side objectives were just collecting moons in different places.
      Halo is just about fucking up aliens and the objectives give you just that.

    • @HidingOverHere
      @HidingOverHere 2 роки тому +12

      @@precisemotion Eh then theres no reason to make it open world then. An open world is about exploration mainly. Zelda BOTW does it perfectly. If you cant find a way to make the open world work with action FPS then dont force it

    • @BboyYoutubeHandle
      @BboyYoutubeHandle 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah. There were desert environments, larger bodies of water, and different kinds of outposts but they were cut. They’ll likely be added in later so it really is better this way. I’d rather have a game that feels complete, free of game breaking bugs, and knows what it wants to be then a game that’s broken with bad graphics and feels like a bloated directionless mess. (Cuz that’s what we were going to get)

    • @MM-xc2zk
      @MM-xc2zk 2 роки тому +5

      @@HidingOverHere nah, the open world allows you even more freedom to experiment with combat than previous Halo games.

  • @The80sGuy
    @The80sGuy 2 роки тому +1593

    This game really makes you feel like Master Chief.

    • @PopsR
      @PopsR 2 роки тому +45

      honestly, how does it feel knowing you're insanely unoriginal?

    • @ShadyPaperclips
      @ShadyPaperclips 2 роки тому +14

      Master Chief and his exaggerated swager

    • @Dylan-xx2tk
      @Dylan-xx2tk 2 роки тому +5

      @@kamilszwed9370 I wouldn't say "pretty new", I've personally been noticing this for a long time. It's possible that you're just starting to notice it, but yeah it's been like that for awhile; not every video is like this though.

    • @Tetragrammaton22
      @Tetragrammaton22 2 роки тому +4

      @@Dylan-xx2tk It's pretty annoying. You see a wall of blue names with thousands of likes using entirely shitty and unoriginal jokes and memes, then people with really good and insightful comments getting nothing at all. Huge parts of the internet have devolved into the lowest common denominator.

    • @horizonbumpy2828
      @horizonbumpy2828 2 роки тому

      @@tinmanakapetscop2guy85 why are you commenting that everywhere?

  • @OperationPitbull
    @OperationPitbull 2 роки тому +4

    The one thing I've taken from this video is that they listened to Dunkey whenever it came to grappling hooks, but we need more badass cutscenes. We need more open-ended grappling hooks and badass cutscenes in video games.

    • @awkwardcultism
      @awkwardcultism Рік тому

      I want more games like God Hand that have awesome cutscenes and then it goes to gameplay and you're the awesome cutscene.

  • @Kandranos
    @Kandranos 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Donkey Kong December

  • @soulmetal2027
    @soulmetal2027 2 роки тому +13

    Honestly, gameplay and level design aside, my favorite part of the game was when Master Chief took off his helmet revealing he was Donkey Kong the whole time.

  • @toofrigginmilky5695
    @toofrigginmilky5695 2 роки тому +375

    My opinion on Halo Infinite is a confusing one, I love every thing I got from it, story included. I just wish I had gotten more. To be honest, I see this game as a demo for what is to come rather than it's own true game. It's more of an interlude to tell the audience "You guys hated that halo 5 games, here, this a a little taste of how we do it better." I see this game as the scene from ratatouille, the soup has been ruined, utterly destroyed by halo 4 and 5's new ideas that got more complicated and somewhat boring at times. But rat from ratatouille has to rush and fix it before it goes out, while it was still a good dish, it was rushed and these gourmet restaurants always give such small portions, gimme more food. Cheeseburger.

    • @PASH3227
      @PASH3227 2 роки тому +28

      Thanks for the ratatouille analogy!!!

    • @ThisShitIsWeird
      @ThisShitIsWeird 2 роки тому +13

      Dude, great analogy!

    • @ItsJustArcher
      @ItsJustArcher 2 роки тому +30

      That Ratatouille analogy was unexpected and very based. Well said, man.

    • @stormgator6026
      @stormgator6026 2 роки тому +4

      Halo Finite

    • @febcortes5878
      @febcortes5878 2 роки тому +8

      Pretty much my same thoughts! I loved the game (despite the repetitive corridors and such), but I think it's a step in the right direction. At least, it makes me feel more optimistic for Halo's future now.

  • @halo99yo
    @halo99yo 2 роки тому +4

    Your review on the story was spot on

  • @TroysPepperstick
    @TroysPepperstick Рік тому +3

    Bungie and Halo
    Let's hold that memory for a second and appreciate those times gave us. And those game developers that came out of nowhere and gave us the original Trilogy and taking school days off just to play ot buy this game. Awesome time bros

  • @nobudgetproductions9987
    @nobudgetproductions9987 2 роки тому +7

    Dunkeys speech is so consistent and informative that he doesn’t even need to say the score at the end of the video. You, the viewer can understand the pros and cons without it being put into arbitrary numbers

  • @stanstanmenson9591
    @stanstanmenson9591 2 роки тому +53

    I actually like the in game cutscenes. When activating the grav lift that the hunter pair were guarding, it sent one of their corpses flying up. Funniest shit.

    • @takoshihitsamaru4675
      @takoshihitsamaru4675 2 роки тому +2

      It's not a bug, it's a feature.
      In the tower of pain or whatever, I activated the grav lift and then tried to hold off the enemies before jumping into the spot the grav lift would be, I was shot mid-air and died, then a few seconds later, the lift activated and MC transcended his mortal coil, funniest shit.

  • @TheJadenator
    @TheJadenator 2 роки тому +1

    "Serious videos with no jokes"
    First sentence: "Halo infinite has been in development for an infinite amount of time"

  • @Hylander_1989
    @Hylander_1989 2 роки тому +15

    I have to say, now that the dust has settled after finishing the game (a while ago) I agree with this person. The campaign really lacks variety in locations and the story was underwhelming. The gameplay loop is the best its probably ever been though.

  • @Adrian-xp2wn
    @Adrian-xp2wn 2 роки тому +69

    So glad to see someone actually talk about the points you mentioned in this. I was starved of level variety and a change of scenery.

    • @ALilCancer
      @ALilCancer 2 роки тому

      Same. Different side things to do would be good too.

    • @Left-sh1db
      @Left-sh1db 2 роки тому +8

      Yeah, it just proves that even with the delay this game was rushed, even something like weather would take this game up a point or to just to change the monotony

    • @bastenthemaker2455
      @bastenthemaker2455 2 роки тому +12

      @@Left-sh1db it would be a fucking disaster if it was released in 2020 tbh

    • @Vashkey
      @Vashkey 2 роки тому +4

      @@bastenthemaker2455 After how bad MCC launched if Infinite had been a disaster like that again, no cap, I would have sold my Xbox.

    • @ohmnesia
      @ohmnesia 2 роки тому

      @@Left-sh1db No, they actually cut a ton of content because they felt they games quality would have suffered from it. In my opinion, a bold but wise choice.

  • @FirstLast-ji9do
    @FirstLast-ji9do 2 роки тому +15

    And Dunk uses, in my opinion, one of the best musical licks of the series from the Halo 2 Delta Halo mission as his outro music. The nostalgia.

    • @leebarbs7176
      @leebarbs7176 2 роки тому +3

      Oh wow, definitely thought it was a Halo-style cover of "In the Waiting Line" by Zero 7 lol feel like Microsoft mayy have borrowed some elements...

    • @BiomechanicalBrick
      @BiomechanicalBrick 2 роки тому +2

      the outro music is from halo infinite

    • @boobyqueen
      @boobyqueen 2 роки тому +1

      A Walk in the Woods, yes. It comes from Combat Evolved but he used the Infinite version.

  • @stan0033x
    @stan0033x 2 роки тому +2

    So good review! On point! Love it!

  • @sator_project
    @sator_project Рік тому +3

    This looks like a game made by a company that specializes in operating systems

  • @michaelchetrit6289
    @michaelchetrit6289 2 роки тому +26

    I miss the old dunkey, where he would post donkey Kong videos every day of the month. Those were the good ol days, I can’t see that ever returning

    • @good1742
      @good1742 2 роки тому +1

      He just posted a donkey Kong video just now did u see the orange guy

    • @autocorrect2313
      @autocorrect2313 2 роки тому

      @@good1742 Smh people never do the research.

    • @msharon7813
      @msharon7813 2 роки тому

      Hi Michael

    • @michaelchetrit6289
      @michaelchetrit6289 2 роки тому

      @@msharon7813 hi moav

  • @nightelfmohawk9821
    @nightelfmohawk9821 2 роки тому +302

    Dunkey is so unbelievably eloquent when reviewing games professionally, I think game devs need to watch his reviews

    • @teacherfromthejungles6671
      @teacherfromthejungles6671 2 роки тому +11

      I bet they do

    • @Marc-ny6mg
      @Marc-ny6mg 2 роки тому +26

      he’s so verbose and erudite!

    • @ChipsMcClive
      @ChipsMcClive 2 роки тому +3

      Good video editing too.

    • @MFDUZIE
      @MFDUZIE 2 роки тому +1

      @@Marc-ny6mg thanks

    • @WeatherStationZ41
      @WeatherStationZ41 2 роки тому +1

      @@teacherfromthejungles6671 Yeah I'm sure many do, just apparently can't retain that kind of useful information

  • @MrIvantastic
    @MrIvantastic 2 роки тому +2

    What makes Dunkeys videos so incredibly rewatchable

  • @illvmanasti3840
    @illvmanasti3840 2 роки тому +1

    Jason.
    Halo Recapped : Remastered - Dunkfinite.

  • @Kennys-Hat
    @Kennys-Hat 2 роки тому +160

    This game has some of the best combat dialogue I've ever heard in a game!

    • @andymcclurg9916
      @andymcclurg9916 2 роки тому +25

      Let's show 'em a thing or three!

    • @Zanroff
      @Zanroff 2 роки тому +11

      That's where the 500 million went.

    • @GustavoBidarra
      @GustavoBidarra 2 роки тому +8

      @@andymcclurg9916 I like your attitude!

    • @varno6793
      @varno6793 2 роки тому +7

      @@Zanroff Didn't ya hear? The 500 million went to paying off the entire gaming industry media for good reviews and Game Pass mentions.
      The plan was fool-proof!

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 2 роки тому +5

      @@Zanroff I mean, 500 million to get real Grunts from some far-away galaxy to voice act the game seems pretty cheap to me.

  • @stellam8936
    @stellam8936 2 роки тому +87

    "Killed her own self." Dunkey is a pioneer of novel sentence structure in subtle and unappreciated ways.

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 2 роки тому +5

      It's literally just proper English.

    • @Gna-rn7zx
      @Gna-rn7zx 2 роки тому +1

      He's truly a breath of fresh air...
      And a Prin-... Fresh ... Prince of Bel-Air...

  • @Osukastairu
    @Osukastairu 2 роки тому

    As always, excellent music choice at the end

  • @ddsmitty1
    @ddsmitty1 2 роки тому +2

    excellent review. rock solid, and spot on