@Balta666 sorry for replying late, fell asleep. The remake was released for the original Xbox, and is backwards compatible, so it can be played on the 360, One and the Series X and S, though it is separate from Game Pass. I bought it on the digital Microsoft store for $10.00 where I live, though I am sure some people are selling physical copies of it online. I’d recommend getting it if you can since it has better controls and is less repetitive than the original version. Bad Fur Day has a couple of moments that do frustrate me from how janky it is.
Yeah I think we should maybe give people some time to play Still Wakes the Deep before adding votes to next months game. Just my opinion (of course that does not mean that we cant write about ohter games eleswhere on the forum).
I'll be frank, I have already finished Still Wakes the Deep but am replaying it for a few achievements and will be commenting as I go along.
I'll start by saying I think the gameplay is average at best, but I absolutely adore the writing, the voicework and the sense of place of this game, it just feels authentic. Verisimilitude - that sense of truthfulness - is REALLY important. We see far too much bad writing nowadays, with generic characters that don't feel either truthful or real, that it's a joy to experience characters that feel truly embedded in a time and place. They feel real.
I lived with a lovely but potty mouthed Scotsman for many years, a top lad, and this just brings me back to that, good memories. I really wish more games, or media in general, would give us authentic characters like this more often, it grounds the whole experience and elevates the rest so that the worse aspects, like the sub-par gameplay, matter less.
Mostly enjoying it a lot, even second time around.
@AgentCooper Similar boat to you. I loved Dear Esther (I still dream about that cave) and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, though a little less so. This feels very much in line with those games. So won't be for everyone (I know you can say that about ANY game, but some are more niche)... but they are for me.
Like you I never got around to Machine for Pigs, horror just not my usual jam. Also didn't play Little Orpheus either so might try and give that a go.
@Balta666 I didn't really find it scary at all - and I don't like horror - though there are a couple of moments that got my pulse elevated, these are few and far between.
@BaldBelper78 hello there, I believe it is your first time here so welcome! If you'd like I can added you to the tag list so you know first hand the game chose each month and how to vote. You don't have to to stick around obviously. Cheers
I finished this the other week. I really enjoyed the setting and it looked and sounded amazing. It was a great game to test my new TV and sound bar with 😂
For me, It had a similar story path as their other game, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. You learnt about your character and the environment as you progressed, coming to your own conclusions as you go.
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Forza Horizon 6 🏎️ | Series X
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ⚔️ | Series X
Played a little more and still love the characters and the setting, it's just the gameplay which is very average and lets the game down. Even before my first encounter I noticed a locker with press X to hide which gave you an idea of what was to come, but in reality I never needed to even use a locker to hide, the enemy is AI is both simplistic and irritating. It feels like one of those games where i'd almost rather they just committed to it being a walking sim than having the not so good gameplay. It lets the whole package down.
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