Considering Halo Infinite is going to be taking a more open world, non-linear approach, we were hoping to see more of that shown off during the gameplay demo. It became the highest possible honor bestowed upon a Covenant Sangheili by the Hierarchs during a time of great need. (Not knowing what that is) From Hunters in the Dark there was only one AI on the Ark after the explosion of the Halo ring. While real-time ray tracing — a feature that is coming to Halo Infinite after its launch — will fix the lighting issues, it can't fix the other problems mentioned in Digital Foundry's analysis. Certain textures, such as Master Chief's armor and the foliage in the terrain, looked stellar. Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer with a burning passion for video games, of which he's been an avid fan since childhood. In actually, I don't think the Didact and Harbinger sound the same, even so. What, what's wrong with Sally Nyan as a name? The sandbox-driven nature of Halo can also suit an open world well, as Halo's wide array of vehicles, weapons, and pieces of equipment will no doubt provide players with a wealth of fun ways to tackle the dangers of a Banished-controlled Halo ring. Keith Szarabajka is the voice actor who voiced Harbringer in Mass Effect and The Didact in Halo. The title of Arbiter was meant for the pinnacle of the Sangheili, a master of the battle-field, who would lead all the clans. Him being the Harbinger could explain why the troops shown in the demo didn't look very "Banished", since there could be both Banished and Nyon's troops fighting together. Arbiters were sent on the most perilous and daunting missions in desperate times for the Covenant Empire, and in those times the missions are often tantamount to suicide. However, he believed that his people discarded their adherence to honor in exchange for power, and firmly believed that the Great Journey was a lie propagated by the manipulative San'Shyuum. After Jul's death, he seems to be the next best option for those who did not join the Swords of Sanghelios. While the ability to charge forward or smash into the ground explosively was fun in Halo 5, it caused a lot of balancing issues in the multiplayer due to the fact everyone could do it at all times. Replied on November 11, 2012. Halo Infinite (First appearance) Sources The very nature of the Arbiter means that they are sent on dangerous, often suicidal missions, where recovery of the corpse and the armor it wears may be impossible. We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. The Harbinger is one of the most powerful vessels in-service with the United Nations Space Command and often serves as a command vessel, replacing the roles of the Marathon-class heavy cruisers which continued service after the Human-Covenant war. Why not. Once you grasp the background of the Forerunners, Humanity, the Flood, and the Covenant, I think that this Harbinger is actually Sali' Nyon. List of appearances . This was the first good look of Halo Infinite that we got after five painfully long years of waiting, and for the first ever seen action to be centered around such a mundane objective felt pretty underwhelming.