Prepare for more thrilling FPS and teabagging action as Halo Infinite rolls out Season 5, dubbed 'Reckoning'. Promising an experience that is both nostalgic and refreshingly new, Season 5's new trailer is nothing short of spectacular. After stumbling aplenty since launch, it looks like 343 Industries is pulling out all the stops to win back its community.
Season 5 will be more than just new additions; it will be a meticulous reengineering of the Halo experience. The battle pass and event system are undergoing a much needed overhaul, with tiers being streamlined from 100 to a neat 50. As Brian "ske7ch" Jarrard of 343 Industries assures, this is not a reduction but an optimization, ensuring that players net more content with less grinding.
The season introduces the Extraction mode, a reimagined version of the objective-based mode from Halo 4, where teams race against time and each other to extract crates. Many fans have been wishing for other game modes to sink their teeth into, so this should make many Spartans happy.
Coupled with the addition of two new maps, Prism and Forbidden, for the Arena mode, this offers players a gaming environment that is both familiar and excitingly different. Prism, with its cave environment and glowing purple crystals, and Forbidden, reminiscent of Halo 2's Lockout, are set to offer players a visually and strategically diverse experience.
The appeal of Season 5 doesn't stop there - we're getting some spooky cosmetics inspired by the Flood, which is rather seasonally appropriate. Sporting helmets and armor suits adorned with tentacle-like appendages and unsettling skulls, players can now don a menacing look with strong roots in the franchise's history.