In a surprising move, it was announced that third-person view mode is coming to the popular shooter game Halo Infinite. This announcement was made during the 2024 Halo World Championship event held in Seattle, as part of a discussion about game development.
This is the first time the Halo series has introduced a third-person view mode in its history, which dates back over 23 years to its original release on the Xbox console in 2001.
It was confirmed that the game will receive a new update in November that will allow players to experience it for the first time from a third-person perspective, similar to games like Gears of War and other third-person shooter games.
During the discussion session, it was emphasized that the third-person view mode will be set as the default from the beginning of the game. In other words, players will not have the option to switch between first-person and third-person views during gameplay as the mode will be set from the start.
Additionally, the third-person view will be added to the Forge mode, allowing the main player, or “creator,” to switch between first-person and third-person views for some or all players.
Developers described during the session how enthusiastic the studio employees are about the feature and they are excited to see the audience’s reaction when it is released to the public in November.
It was also confirmed that the over-the-shoulder camera view has been fine-tuned to enable precise aiming and shooting at targets.
“With the third-person camera, where the camera is behind you, you have to consider two different types of inputs in our aiming system, and it took a lot of work to achieve that.”
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3rd Person Mode is coming to Halo Infinite this November 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WkDkGLx8fF
— Halo (@Halo) October 4, 2024
From the developers’ statements, it seems that the third-person view mode will require more control skills that players will need to master in order to improve their weapon aiming and shooting skills.
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