Topic: Pure Xbox Game Club - Rise of the Tomb Raider (May)

Very good. I'm jumping in tonight.

@TuckNorris85 ok, no worries. If you ever have the time let me know.

I think I had fuzzy brain when I replied to this (got a lot going on RN)

I'm actually quite the opposite! I always do the DLC if available. To the point where I normally wait a game out until it's "complete".

I've had a couple games where I've not ended up playing the DLC (namely Insomniacs Spider-Man and Breath of the Wild) because I played them at launch and kind of got put off by the fact I've probably forgotten how to play the game itself by the time the DLC comes out, especially to the extent where I need to jump back in to something that may be more challenging than the base game.

About an hour in and its fun so far. Like the writing, and the characters. Never played the original so some of its a little lost on me, but I get the gist of it. I guess my two questions so far are...

• does it really matter if you stay out past the time? Other than police officers showing up?
• once you defeat a boss, is there any benefit to doing it again aside from money I assume?

@ralphdibny interesting my dude. I just feel like whatever I paid for said game should be good enough. There's so many games and so little time that, once I roll credits, I'm onto the next thing. The only dlc I purchased was the booster pack for MK8D. I felt that was meaty enough to drop some coin on it.

@NintendoByNature ahhh I really want MK8D booster pack. Too bad I already bought MK8 and it's original DLC (which I thought was good value) on Wii U so I never double dipped on the Switch version!

Hoping for a Deluxier edition at some point and failing that, just to find a cheap/free copy of Deluxe somewhere that I can buy the new dlc for

@ralphdibny There's no need to buy the booster pack if you play globally online. The DLC tracks are included in the rotation automatically without you needing to own them.

@LtSarge mate I don't even own the game.so I play nothing lol.

I dare say I might have time to join in this month. I played '...Tax Evasion' last year and had a really fun time 👍

@Bundersvessel cool, do you want to be added to the tag list or just staying for the month? Fine either way. Cheers.

@Balta666 Yes please, add me back into the taglist, going to try and engage a little more again 🤞

Thanks friend 👍

@ralphdibny Ah sorry, I thought you already had the game since you said you wanted the DLC.

@LtSarge nope just the Wii U version plus that DLC, never double dipped!

Nearly have done since the new DLC came out though

That's a hot tip though so cheers anyway. I think id just buy the DLC anyway because I don't really play online and it would cost the same to buy the NSO sub

Normally on MK, I like to go through the cups and just get gold on everything to complete it!

Got to candy apple and beat him after a few tries. I still can't figure out how to keep weapons you come back with. Anyone know?

I did craft ( through recycling) a new uzi. That'll be a great one to use.

@NintendoByNature I also played s a bit (beat the first boss). It is ok so far but not that big on the dialogues (have to say for a roguelite Hades is my standard as narrative...).

I don't think you can keep the ones you pick and they are pretty much scrap to upgrade. P.s: after the Uzi there's is a shotgun that is quite cool!

@Balta666 sweet. I'm excited to see the shotgun. I think you just bring back weapons which can be recycled into better weapons? I will say, I tested the uzi, and it's going to work wonders. I get what you're saying. It's a "good" time so far. Not a great time. But, I'll see this one through.

Rolled the credits just now. It really grew on me after the first hour or so. Loved taking new guns back to the base and recycling them for bigger, and badder weapons. I maxed out everything from the robot, and bought everything on Gregg's list( funny name 😄). I almost never used melee weapons though just because it was best to stay far away from enemies. Personally, I'm not the biggest rogue-like fan, but this game does it right. Dare I say, I actually enjoyed this much more than hades? I know I know, BLASPHEMY! But really, it was funny, quirky, and I loved the gameplay. Just WL'd Tax Evasion now. Hoping it comes back to GP, or I'll just grab it on discount.

Made a start and seems pretty fun. I don’t really have much experience with this genre so I’m not sure what to expect. Using the right stick to aim is definitely taking some brain rewiring 😂

@Bundersvessel it takes some getting used to. Not my typical genre either. Using the right stick gets much easier with automatic weapons. Take guns back with you, and recycle them for better guns with unlimited ammo.

@NintendoByNature Ah thanks for the advice buddy. Hopefully get a little more time later and i'll be sure to post some progress in due course.

Am very close to finishing the game (let's say I already robbed it).