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I'm going to be pretty annoyed if I don't get the free upgrade by the time the sale ends and end up having to buy the game full price

@rhyno_888 I submitted a ticket to Rockstar who assured me they're still investigating the issue. Fingers crossed its all sorted out tomorrow like you said

@rhyno_888 I still dont have the free upgrade either and owned mine around the same time

I thought the fact i game share with my girlfriend ruined my chances but seems its just a glitch. I'll have to check once home and see if it works

I own Red Dead on Xbox 360 digitally and have for years. Anyone know how i can claim this upgrade for free? Its just showing the 50% off sale price on the store. No free upgrade

I was a tiny sceptical at first before it released, but after playing it, I really love it. I need to brush up on my skills again because I am currently getting man handled by the first boss

Im in New Zealand and my next recurring bill has not increased in price. If i log into another account that does not have an active subscription, the new price is shown

@JayJ Agreed

My opinion as a major Skate series fan.

The one thing I like about it is the controls, although there's many missing tricks and the grinding is insanely magnatised as if this was a Tony Hawks game.

My immediate reaction to playing the closed beta and now the early access was that it looks visually off. It doesn't look like Fortnite, it looks like the Sims on skateboards
The music choices are bad IMO. It lacks a sound track anywhere near Tony Hawks or other Skate games.
The lack of story and missions is super disappointing. The only challenges you can do feel too similar which gets boring, and to level up, you need to repeat the same challenges over and over.
I'm not a fan of F2P but i understand the need for microtransactions, but at least make the stuff you can unlock for free actually worth grinding for.
I understand no Hall Of Meat since they arent using Thrasher (or Skateboard Mag), but the game lacks any form of injury. They could've made it and not called it Hall Of Meat, but there is just no damage in this new Skate universe.

I miss the old Skate games where you could pick your sponsors, earn money and go to a skate shop in the game and purchase clothes or skate parts and have actual pros to do challenges for.

It lacks 90% of what made Skate feel like Skate. Other than the flick it controls, it doesn't feel like a Skate game

Looks better than the new Skate

I’ve spent a few hours messing around with the early access, and while I’ve got to say the controls feel really smooth, I’m just not into the art style. It kind of feels like The Sims on a skateboard, which isn’t what I was hoping for.
The fact theres no dedicated story mode, no pro skaters and no single player really makes it hard to stay interested for more than a couple hours. The challenges seem very repetitive and arent enjoyable enough to keep doing more over and over. They say they listened to the fans and feedback, but the product they created does not feel that way at all.

I hate to say it but despite being a F2P game, it really feels like a money grab toward young adults like myself who have the nostalgia of old skate games, as well as toward young teenagers who love to spend money on microtransactions (one microtransaction was a Grim Reaper character, not even skate related).

From someone who grew up playing TH and put hundreds of hours into all 3 previous Skate games, I dont think i'll play this.

@nomither6 I played the Bioshock series for the first time in 2022. I loved the first game, liked the second game but put the third one down within an hour. I eventually finished it a few years later, but i agree to just play the first game. The others are good, but not Bioshock 1 good. Judas looks interesting though

@TrollOfWar Agreed. I recently played Division 1 and 2 after years of not playing either, and I loved Division 1 a lot more. The vibe and setting in Division 1 is far superior

Havent been a fan of FM since the 4th entry. 2, 3 and 4 were the best IMO.

Absolutely loving it so far besides all the bugs (get it?). A lot of crashing on PC and Xbox but looking at their website, they are working on a fix. Feels easier than Grounded 1 so far but still so much fun. Definitely scratching the itch I had after beating the first game.
Really hoping our save wont be erased by the time achievements or an update gets released

@Markatron84 Makes sense lol. I was wondering why you would own it if you weren't a fan of the gameplay or humour

@Markatron84 I would assume you didnt pay for the game when you say you own it?

I think the original review was stupid. Especially being reviewed by someone who enjoys "lovely big single player adventures of all kinds. The weirder the better".

I wouldnt pay for the game, but its definitely better than a 4/10 IMO. I'll replay it again on Gamepass and see if i can pop the bugged achievement that they fixed.

How do you access these for free? I'm not a fan of Destiny 2 but may consider playing since they're all free for a limited time.

DLC's are still showing normal prices on the Xbox/Steam store. Do you just need to download the base game and you're able to access the campaigns in the game with no paywall?

@TheGiraffe * giraffe sounds *

@smoreon That’s exactly how I believe this was created.

I don’t think it’s an uncommon thing to do. So long as they actually plan to release what they’re showing, I don’t personally think this is as bad as people make it out to be. Theyre showcasing what their game will be (or would’ve been).
Should they be more transparent? Maybe, but it doesn’t really bother me.

I haven’t kept close tabs on this game reveal so someone correct me if I’m missing why this is so terrible

Isnt this how Halo 2 E3 demo was? It was "gameplay", but scripted and although the person was "playing", he had to hit the marks exactly otherwise it would crash.
Which is why it was never released as playable to the public until recently

I liked it to begin with, but after a couple levels it felt a little repetitive and redundant. Probably didnt help that I jumped in knowing very little about what he game was meant to be.

I'd like to know how much of the player base has been consistent since release and how many have dipped in and quickly dropped it since its on Gamepass (like i did)

@TryToBeHopeful I miss the Xbox 360 era where you could unlock avatar items from certain achievements.

@Elbow I can understand completely the need for a low-stress game to turn the brain off and play. I for sure need them now and again too. For that reason, and if anyone genuinely enjoys these games, I can totally understand.

I'm also not trying to insult anyone who does play these stacks for easy GP, I have friends who do this, I just personally dont see the point. Surely no one is amazed when they see a few hundred thousand GP on someones profile. Especially if majority of their games are these. I feel like these games diminish the meaning of achievements/gamerpoints in the first place. Its no longer an achievement.
If i see someone has 100% countless RPG's for example that actually take a lot of time, i'd be impressed.

I'll never understand the appeal of these 30 minute, triple stack games. I wouldn't get any sense of achievement by doing these games just to have massive gamerscore that no one cares about seeing

@Lup I replayed and 100% AC1 a year or so ago, and I gotta admit it holds up just as well as the Ezio Collection remastered games. It still looks great.
Doesn't change the fact i'd also love a full remake of it.

Would I play a Black Flag remake? - Hell yeah
Would I pay full price for a Black Flag remake? - No

@BacklogBrad If the remaster/remake does happen to be CE, I hope it is a free upgrade for anyone who already owns MCC like they are doing with Gears of War

Looks like i'll be uncontactable in August with Killing Floor 3 and Grounded 2 coming out around the same time

@Ricky-Spanish You're not wrong about the driving. I did get used to it eventually, but it does feel like you're driving a boat on land. I think if they kept a lot of the GTA IV physics (apart from the driving) in GTA V, it would've been perfect in my opinion. Both are great games though for sure and GTA V definitely has its great points too.
I think every GTA has brought out something new and unique, only to leave it out of the next GTA (e.g. riding bikes, gaining weight/muscle in San Andreas all left out of next instalments).
You're right, looking at what we got from RDR2, the new GTA is bound to be incredible

@Ricky-Spanish I’m the opposite. Although I loved GTA 5 at release, I still think 4 is better in the way of game mechanics and small details. Not to mention they brought out 2 good story DLCs. They both have good story lines but for actual gameplay, I personally think 4 is better

@Kaloudz I can’t recommend this game personally. I’ve tried this with my brother a few years ago. We spent an hour and a half, no exaggeration, trying to find each other in the map (because the game doesn’t spawn you together) before we gave up and quit.. If there was a way to spawn with your co-op friend, I’d try it again out of curiosity.
I’ve heard it’s better on PC with modded servers that add a lot more stuff into the world

@BacklogBrad Thanks for the info. I love the idea of a handheld to play my games on but I’m unsure if I can justify one yet though. Maybe in a couple years time when all games are available and the prices (hopefully) get lower

I haven’t kept up with the handheld news so this might be a dumb question, but Im assuming you can play your owned Xbox games that aren’t on gamepass right?
All the games in the image are either Steam or Gamepass so I’m not sure

@Kaloudz I appreciate the explanation. It’s pretty cool and interesting coming from someone who was in the reviewing industry. And thank you @fraserG for acknowledging it in the article, even though it shouldn’t need to be said.
Hope I didn’t seem like I was accusing you. There was a game a while back and before it was released, it got high reviews from big review companies, but when the game actually released, it was a complete dumpster fire filled with bugs and glitches. So I have always wondered if companies get paid for good reviews ever since. So glad you can clear that up

@Kaloudz as soon as I read the title, my first thought was that he had been paid so I’m glad he cleared it up haha.
When you say you used to get that a lot, were you a reviewer?

I used to listen to game review podcasts when I would drive hours for work and a lot of times I could be highly suspicious they were paid to hype the games

@Cakefish just searched on the New Zealand store too and it converts to be $79 USD here too

@Kaloudz I'll also be playing third person. I wasnt a huge fan of first person RE, although I think it worked much better for RE7. Im really happy everyone has a choice on how they want to play it though.

I can’t say I’ve played a FF game due to there being so many and not knowing how to start/commit to them, but I’ll never understand why people get upset that the games they love go multi-platform. Wouldn’t you be happy more people get to experience it and help finance more sequels??

@Kaloudz what on earth haha. I most likely saw it, but didn’t take enough notice to realise or remember. It looks so obvious in that image though. I think I need to replay it and keep an eye out this time. With the new game announcements, I don’t know when I’ll find time though haha

@Lrapsody That’s what I’m saying! I thought Microsoft was going to wait a few years in between COD games but I guess not. Like @edgarthebug said, they need to shelf the Call Of Duty series for a while. At least let people enjoy the previous entry first.

I’m more of a MW campaign fan than BO and not really a fan of futuristic games, so this trailer done nothing for me. Weirdly the only thing making me slightly want to play this IS the co-op.

@awp69 I agree. I didnt even realise there was a story in the first one, which initially put me off. Once I got the hang of it and realised there was a story, It became the main game I was playing for months. Definitely need to play with friends/family though

@Kaloudz You do?? I cant even remember that and I only last played it about a year ago.
Well, I havent finished the second story lines of Leon or Claire yet so It might be a good excuse for me to go back and play RE2 again

I hope its not a Halo CE remaster. I've played that campaign more times than I've had hot dinners. Besides, we already have the CE anniversary. They need to remake Halo 3 and/or Halo ODST. Even Reach with its grittyness would be a better remake in Unreal engine IMO.

Unless its just a new Halo altogether.

@EdgarTheBug Worst part is that Halo was put in a basement (6 or so years between Halo 5 and Infinite) and they still released a game with a boring campaign and half its features missing

Holy ****!! I was just talking to my girlfriend about how I couldn’t see them ever making Grounded 2! I’ve never been to glad to be wrong.
This will be a day one play for me. I’ve been dying for another Grounded game since getting 100% with my brother and girlfriend. I even bought the physical copy from LGR. I love this game so much.

@Kaloudz I didn’t realise there was six or seven! I’m surprised you didn’t run into more than one.
Have you seen the animated movies? I think it’s Damnation which has a handful of tyrants in the same location. I enjoyed the animated movies. They’re a lot better than the live action stuff they’ve created so far

@Kaloudz I agree. Running to a safe room was an easy way to catch your breath and plan your next move. I really didn’t like how he would just linger outside. I’d save, and I’d feel stuck in there because he wouldn’t leave and would stand right by the door. I don’t know if it was a bug or if it was planned to be like that. Watching him poke his head inside before closing the door made me laugh the first time I saw it though haha.

@Kaloudz I’m also not entirely worried whether it’s first or third person, it definitely won’t discourage me from buying this, but I am personally hoping it’s third person. I never played 8, but I THINK one of the DLC was third person? Don’t quote me.

ILL has absolutely piqued my interest. Not sure if the enemy models will get repetitive and bland/boring, but damn that game looks pretty good. Ill keep a close eye on that one.