{"id":168485,"date":"2021-01-15T13:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/halo-infinites-various-departures-explained\/"},"modified":"2021-01-15T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:36:19","slug":"halo-infinites-various-departures-explained-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/15\/halo-infinites-various-departures-explained-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Infinite’s Various Departures Explained | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, campaign level and gameplay designer Kolbe Payne announced his departure from Halo Infinite <\/em><\/strong>developer 343 Industries<\/a>. This new addition to the already long list of developers who have left 343 during Halo Infinite<\/em>\u2019s development reignited worries among many Halo <\/em>fans that the sixth entry in the beloved first-person shooter franchise may be in trouble. However, what should be noted that is contracts end, people move on, and stuff like this happens all the time. Some departures are more indicative of something bad, of course, but definitely not all of them.<\/p>\n

Halo Infinite<\/a> <\/em>was originally announced at E3 2018. At the time, 343 had acknowledged its missteps with the story of Halo 5: Guardians<\/em> and vowed to get it right<\/a> for Halo 6<\/em>. Clearly, the studio took some time to step back and plan a new direction for the next entry, as Halo 5 <\/em>was released in 2015 and Halo Infinite<\/em> was not even announced until three years later. It appeared that 343 knew what to do and was headed in the right direction, with a renewed focus on Master Chief as the protagonist. The game was announced with an \u201cin-engine\u201d trailer and not gameplay, however, and the lack of a release date meant that Halo Infinite <\/em>was still a ways off.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Halo Infinite Is A Master Chief Game<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Then came the first departure. Shortly after another E3 in 2019 with no gameplay, it was announced by Microsoft that creative director of Halo 5 <\/em>and Halo Infinite <\/em>Tim Longo would be leaving 343<\/a>. This news came as a surprise to many, but Microsoft tried to soothe fears of those concerned over the state of Halo Infinite <\/em>by saying, \u201cRoles and responsibilities of various team members regularly evolve to meet the needs of a game, throughout development.\u201d<\/p>\n

While losing a creative director may seem worrisome, Longo\u2019s departure could have been beneficial for many. It seems Longo voluntarily\u00a0left and moved onto consulting, and\u00a0Microsoft also noted in the announcement that it would move longtime 343 developer Mary Olson to \u201ctake charge of the Campaign team on Halo Infinite<\/em> as the Lead Producer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olson was not long for the role, however, as two months later it was revealed that Mary Olson would be leaving 343<\/a> for a position at then-newly formed Midwinter Entertainment. It is important to note that Olson was not credited as the creative director, but as the lead producer of the campaign team, as the creative director role shifted to someone else inside 343. So it is possible, if not likely, that Olson left because her work on Halo Infinite <\/em>was complete. At that point, Infinite <\/em>was expected to release for the holiday of 2020 alongside the yet to-be-named Xbox Series\u00a0X\/S.<\/p>\n