Since the very first Xbox, theHaloserieshas been one of the most iconic video game franchises for the brand. Halo Infinite's delay from 2020 into 2021 has given fans plenty of time to theorize and speculate what the game will be like andthe benefits of a year-long delay. In a gaming culture where plenty of titles release unfinished in any given year, fans are hopeful that the game's delay will allow 343 Industries to take the time it needs to deliver another excellentHalotitle.
During the time waiting for an official release date ofHalo Infinite, there may have been fans putting plenty of time into replaying the series from start to finish.Halo: The Master Chief Collectionis a great place to start for anyone looking to brush up on theirHalolore, but with five entries in the main series, playing through everyHalogame in anticipation forInfiniteis quite a tall order.
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Beating Every Halo Game
The five main titles in theHaloseries areHalo: Combat Evolved,Halo 2,Halo 3,Halo 4 andHalo 5: Guardians. Each game has a single-player campaign that follows the story of Master Chief and the campaigns have varying lengths. Notably, though, completing the main story of each game should take between eight and ten hours.
Halo: Combat Evolved: 1o hours
Halo 2: 9 hours
Halo 3: 8 hours
Halo 4: 7.5 hours
Halo 5: Guardians: 8 hours
Combine each game together, and a playthrough of the mainHaloseries would take someone roughly 42 and a half hours. While playing through a series in more than 40 hours is certainly a major time commitment,many fans of the series know thatthere's more toHalothan1 through5.
Actually Beating Every Halo Game
While there are only five mainline games in theHaloseries, there are actually 15 games in the franchise total. Some are nothing more than a Dave and Buster's lightgun game, but ifsomeone is looking to play through everyHalogame in existence, they're going to need to do a little more digging. The spinoffgames areHalo Wars,Halo: ODST,Halo Reach,Halo: Spartan Assault,Halo: Spartan Strike,Halo Wars 2,Halo Recruit andHalo: Fireteam Raven.
- Halo Wars: 9 hours
- Halo: ODST: 6.5 hours
- Halo Reach: 8 hours
- Halo: Spartan Assault: 4 hours
- Halo: Spartan Strike: 5 hours
- Halo Wars 2: 8 hours
- Halo Recruit: 5 minutes
- Halo: Fireteam Raven: 45 minutes
All in all, adding up each spinoff totals an additional 40 hours and 20 minutes of playtime. So, for a full playthrough of the entireHaloseries, it would take roughly 82 hours and 50 minutes. There are still two more games that need to be added to the total playtime, however. While they aren't different games technically speaking, the anniversary remasters of bothHalo: Combat EvolvedandHalo 2 deserve their own separate playthroughs as significant work was done on them to warrant a rerelease.
- Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary: 10 hours
- Halo 2: Anniversary: 8 hours
Now, all things considered, a true, full playthrough of the entireHalofranchise would take 100 hours and 50 minutes.
Halo Infinite and Beyond
Obviously, most people looking to replay theHaloseries aren't headed to Dave and Buster's,but it's interesting to note just how big the franchise has gotten. With a TV series in the works set to air on Paramount Plus andHalo Infinite's rumored massive scope, it's easy to imagine the series growing even bigger from here. There's still no officially announcedrelease date forInfinite, but there are clearly plenty ofHalogames to keep fans busy in the meantime.
Halo Infiniteis expected to release in 2021for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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