There are plenty of memorable qualities that make Halo one of the most recognizable gaming franchises of all time. From the lush, detailed environments, to the triumphant soundtrack, to the addictive gameplay, Halo as a whole is a series that is appreciated by many in the gaming community.
Another aspect of Halo that makes it such a recognizable series is the armor issued to Spartan soldiers. Even those who haven't touched a Halo game will likely recall the iconic green armor worn by the Master Chief, Halo's protagonist. The Spartan armor has gone through several different iterations over the course of several Halo games and one Blender artist has crafted some unique variations of the Spartan armor. One fan in particular has been hard at work on some custom, 3D Spartan armor variants.
Over on Instagram, a user by the name of Chris Mastree Productions has a ton of different 3D renders of Spartan armor variants that range wildly in terms of design. Most of the designs are based on custom Spartan designs from other Instagram users, but even so, the work is incredibly detailed. There's even a couple of impressive 3D renders of Master Chief and some characters from Halo Wars 2 included on his account.
It's clear from the profile alone that Chris Mastree Productions is a massive fan of Halo with 3D renders of Spartan soldiers, various different characters from different Halo games, and members of the enemy faction known as the Banished populating the user's account. To the untrained eye, these renders could almost pass off as official character models from Halo Infinite.
As details surrounding Halo Infinite continue to surface, it seems the Halo community has been newly revitalized. In fairness, it has been nearly six years since the release of Halo 5 and with a plethora of new features being brought to the table, Halo Infinite looks to make a major impact on its community of players. This has given fans of the Halo series a lot to be excited about.
It will be interesting to see what ultimately becomes of Halo Infinite. On the one hand, based on what has been shown, the game looks to be incredibly polished, but given Halo Infinite's extensive delay and having the game swap between several different game directors over the course of its development cycle, things may not go as smoothly as some might hope at launch. The other element is the fact that neither Microsoft or 343 is willing to commit fully to a launch timeline. Simply saying developers are committed to Holiday 2021 seems to indicate there is more work left to be done.
Halo Infinite releases this Fall for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Instagram