I have been posting on Last Game You Beat thread, but there are some games that I have tried and haven't beaten and that's unusual in my case. Thankfully, I played them on Game Pass so I didn't pay anything extra. Without further delay, the abandoned playthroughs are...
Anthem
I was excited about this one back in the day, but when I realised that it wasn't that great, I didn't buy it. The only thing I enjoyed about Anthem was the flying mechanics, but they are more limited than I expected. The gameplay is so boring, both the exploration and shooting. The missions are dull, the menus are horrible and the world navigation is sickening. Finally, the story and characters are a borefest.
The Outer Worlds
I liked it at first, but then I acknowledged how tedious the dialogues and the quests are and how superficial, boring and even stupid the whole game is. It's the first game by Obsidian I have played besides Grounded, but I'm curious about Fallout New Vegas, although I haven't played any Fallout game yet. I tried the demo of 4 on Xbox One or Xbox One X, but nothing else.
Deathloop
I played this one the least, just for two hours. I understand that the game encourages players to learn things about the environment for subsequent loops, something that works better in tiny games like Twelve Minutes and Resident Evil 7 Banned Footage Vol 1. I just couldn't care to deal with so much in this game just to make a perfect run in a very bloated game when I was not even having fun.
I'm interested in similar and opposite opinions about these games. Deathloop has a 90/100 score. š
@NintendobyNature Considering that many complaints are about technical issues, I will play that game once they have been patched.
@Kraven I haven't played any Dragon Age game yet, but I got them for very little money when I got my first Xbox (One).
@Banjo- Thatās one area where Xbox succeeds very wellāin their backward compatibility department. I honestly think that is the main reason I own the Series X. Iām looking forward to starting Origins this weekend, but also dabble in Stalker 2. I tried out the latter for a couple of hours this morning before work and enjoyed what I played. It wasnāt buggy at all, although the frame rate dipped in a few spots. The game is brutal though, but I liked it because it made me strategize and think about my next move instead of rushing in guns blazing.
@Kraven Yeah often thinking about the infrastructure that must be neddded to maintain that backward compatibility and the cost associated with that.. Hope Ms can afford it next year..
I booted up Dragon Age Origins for the very first time, thanks to Xbox Series X and Game Pass. So far, Iām very impressed with how rich in lore the game is right out of the gate, and the amount of animations on screen via cutscenes and whatnot. The writing has been excellent so far, too. I can understand why original fans were disappointed in Veilguard although I enjoyed it immensely and got the platinum trophy for it on my PS5.
@Kraven Nice I hope you will enjoy the game man. As I have mentioned elsewhere I think that it is very cool how Dragon Age have gotten a return and a kind revansh as of late.
Kind hope that the game will sell well so Bioware can make more games which I think would be good for the industry and like maybe make it morel ikely that will see the Kotor remake come to life one day. Something which I guess would be cool for everybody.
@Kraven Welcome back. Nice to hear your thoughts about the latest Xbox release. I started Red Fall just before Stalker 2 launched. I know Red Fall was panned, but so far looks like a story mode of Fortnite, which is not bad. Performance is perfect on Series X and the weapons are fine. Maybe it gets repetitive, we'll see.
I agree, backwards compatibility is awesome because it's free and enhanced. I also love FPS Boost, free cloud saves and my favourite feature of the generation, Quick Resume.
Had to drop Metal Slug Tactics which I was really enjoying up until now. There are 4 zones with multiple missions in each zone. The bosses are no joke so taking down one took me a good amount of time to finally beat each. But, after defeat you have to replay each zone, which, is fine size zoned are completed in 3 missions before the boss. My issue is if you lose at any mission in zone 4, you go back to missions 1 of zone 3. For that, I don't have time for it. Very much a waste for me if I'm being honest. Too bad, I was really having a great time.
Iām taking a short reprieve from Dragon Age Origins. As much as I am enjoying it, I find the game incredibly difficult. I just reached the Circle of Magi (the mages) and doing that story line. I donāt like being in the fade although itās cool to get a handful of shapeshifting abilities. However, fighting enemies in this space, particularly magesāand doing it soloāis highly infuriating. You can basically get one-shot(ed), and the amount of backtracking is tiresome. Aside from this annoying section, the game is nothing short of incredible. Subsequently, I started Space Marine 2. I just finished the prologue and Iām very impressed. This game is an absolute blast to pay, and harkens back to the days of playing Gears of War 1-3 on the 360, with a buddy.
I just finished Space Marine 2. What a great game! Iām excited to play cooperatively when my best friend has the time. In the meantime, I properly started Stalker 2, and so far the game is awesome. The most recent patches have helped tremendously. The level of immersion this game has is in a league of its own. Iām playing more reserved, being patient, and really planning my excursions. And Iām only 3-hours in. I canāt wait to see where this journey takes me.
@oliverp You just asked me about Halo games. I posted my opinion when I played 4, 5 and Infinite. It took me a while to find this, but here you are. š
Iām still deeply immersed in Stalker 2. The story is starting to ramp up, and Iāve completed all side quests available up to this point. Iām really curious to see how the game evolves over the course of the campaign, such as new enemy times and more factions, and how my choices impact the game. Iām absolutely in love with Stalker 2.
Came back to play Overwatch 2, but Iāve been having such an annoying and unfun time unfortunately. I havenāt played online games in a while, and I was excited to come back to Overwatch since it was once of my favorite games ever, plus I tried out two of the gameās new heroes and liked them in the training mode, but my session has just been nothing but loses and internet disconnects, but Iām more upset with the latter.
I donāt know if itās the game servers choosing to be crud or if itās just mine, but Iāve been disconnected from more recent matches and itās making it look as if I intentionally disconnected from losing, which I didnāt, but itās just so annoying, and another reason I donāt play online games anymore; I canāt pause, and you kind of take a gamble with the connection to the game. Either youāll stay connected, or your internet will choose to be an annoying piece of garbage and ruin your fun. I was also planning on playing Marvel Rivals, but given my connection to the Xbox network has been awful, Iām just considering not playing anymore for the rest of the night. Itās so annoying, and itās making me look like a sore loser and poor sport. I should add that Iāve also had connection issues with Overwatch last time I played it, so it isnāt anything new for me unfortunately, but it seems like the bad internet only happens with Overwatch compared to the other online games I played on Xbox.
Ranting aside, for the previous matches, I played as healers, specifically Kiriko and Mercy, as well as trying Juno out, since I usually like playing as them and helping teammates, but I just realized I am not as good as I used to be when playing as a healer. I swapped to D.va for a few matches since Iām far more used to her skill set and am better at handling her. Matches playing as her went more smoothly, and I had fun playing as her despite losing every match playing as her, though I am pretty bad at using her Ultimate effectively. I am shocked my teammates still gave me endorsements despite my rusty skills and garbage internet that affected my performance significantly. Iāll still try to get a few more matches in, thatās if the internet will actually have mercy on me and stay connected during the game.
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