PlayStation lost their goddamm minds and I seriously hope this sell two units max...if they want to sell better GPUs mid-gen and be PC-like at most start selling that part modular for 300$ instead... Also 800€ with no disk drive for the inthusiast crowd (which are the ones buying physical media)... Just 😂
Most likely is a no for me as I never enjoyed a open world Ubi game both from gameplay and narrative. Will wait to see if it is somehow different but not raising my expectations by much lol
Not really like GTA as there aren't a lot of reasons to explore (and is chapter based). The OG version on PC is in my top10 of all time and although I am not very keen on the changes these version made it is still a solid entry.
I am still playing Blue dragon (midway through second disk) but also bought Steamworld Heist 2 as the first one is easily my favourite Steamworld game.
@InterceptorAlpha I am playing live and reloaded for the first time and I find the censoring really funny as you can still hear the f..cks and whatnot behind the bips
Not that hyped tbf. The decision to make it first person is quite the turn off... And everything I saw looked fairly bland. Now that I quit the auto-renewal for GP I am not this os the one that will make me come back for the month
It is and will be a mess. I have unsubscribed from Ultimate. Since I bought my first Xbox system 3 years ago I bought nearly 200 games (50/50 physical and digital) so now I will start playing those more often
As a nearly 40 years old with no kids I now play more than ever (well not at my peak this year because I have a little less home time since moved jobs...). I only played a couple of games a year since late 90s until 2017 and last year I finished nearly 50 games.
@GamingFan4Lyf although I have played for 2-3h I had a similar experience. There are lot of areas and it looks like you can start wherever you want which is not very beginner friendly. The way FF XIV deals with the main story quests works much better
Played it last year for the first time and already knew about "the lie". Also played it with brightness to the max as I am w bit of a scaredy cat. Regardless of that I have enjoyed my time with it (8/10)
I think this is looking at it from the wrong side. The way I see it is marketing to try more people to give it a chance after the mess it was the next two years after a great launch.
FFS... This generation I got my first Xbox system because I thought they fixed the problems of the past, game pass was The Deal and on top of backwards compatibility they were the most user friendly of the main manufacturers. Now I am pretty sure this will be my last Xbox system (even though I love it) because I don't trust anymore on its leadership and obviously mismanagement, either because they release games that are clearly undercooked or not going in the right direction and also closing studios that release good games from markets they want to get a foot on... This is just crazy. This time I have to say it, Phill Spencer and Matt Booty are part of the problem and not the solution!!
@Yousef- @Bullspit760 same for you guys. In case you want to join the club on a regular basis I can added you to the tag list so you know when to vote and whatnot. Cheers
I will maybe check it to see if my bugged side quests are now fixed but I have done all other quests I could find so I will be back deeper when dlc comes out (not really into Ng+)
@BAMozzy I am now replaying for the "n" time Rise and the reason for me that the first entry is the best is because it has almost no open world. You are directed to an area and that is it (unless you want to get all items). With each new game the amount of side quests and collectables increased.
In general I like it. I know people complain a lot about the publicity below but I really like the shortcut buttons at the mid top and the wall papers for game being played
This is a no gaming weekend for me as I am moving job and decided to meet a friend in Barcelona. But next week I will still be playing FF XIV and maybe dragons dogma 2 (not sure if I will return it until it gets patched properly)
I have preordered so did not pay full price tbf but I am way for the weekend and I will have to see some proper gameplay up to Monday to see if I return it or not (like I did with Jedi survivor) and buy a second hand copy down the line
Above all the Gears trilogy and Red Dead Redemption. Lost Odyssey and fable anniversary are still fine too but cannot say the same about fable 2 that has so much motion blur and bad frame rate that makes it almost unplayable
I tried for 10 min before work and the art style is beautiful but the gameplay is not much to my taste (lots of skill trees and gatgets though). I still feel if you start from zero and slowly integrated it can be fun. Not a day one for me but maybe down the line
Still going strong on Final Fantasy XIV beta, currently early on the Heavensward and finally got to a dungeon we as a group could not complete (the first extreme difficulty). I believe I have around 75h since the beta started lol. It should be the only thing I will be playing until Dragon's Dogma 2 but tented to buy Bolatro not gonna lie...
No 1 - Quick Resume. I got so used to it that whenever it does not work it really gets me off. No 2 - Game Pass. Love having easy access to games I would not cave for unless at a huge discount and day one access to lots of games I am looking for. In general I play at least one a month and another from my library. No 3 - Backwards Compatibility. As someone that never got a Xbox system before (and kind of been off from gaming for 10/15 years since the new milenium) I adore it. On a slight negative I don't like that some first parties ere coming without any physical version and japanese studios are still a hit or miss to release
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Re: Reaction: PS5 Pro's Extortionate Price Justifies Xbox's Lack Of A New Console
PlayStation lost their goddamm minds and I seriously hope this sell two units max...if they want to sell better GPUs mid-gen and be PC-like at most start selling that part modular for 300$ instead...
Also 800€ with no disk drive for the inthusiast crowd (which are the ones buying physical media)... Just 😂
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club September 2024: Mafia & Banjo-Tooie
@themcnoisy it is all in the power of the votes
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Star Wars Outlaws For Xbox Series X|S?
@Decimateh not even kid about that 😂
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Star Wars Outlaws For Xbox Series X|S?
Like many I really cannot stand Ubisoft open world games (gimme another Rayman please 🥺)
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws
So another Ubisoft open world game
Re: Poll: Are You Picking Up Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox This Month?
Most likely is a no for me as I never enjoyed a open world Ubi game both from gameplay and narrative. Will wait to see if it is somehow different but not raising my expectations by much lol
Re: Talking Point: Have Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Backgrounds Lived Up To The Hype?
I do like them and I always have it as the game it is being played
Re: Soapbox: If You Like GTA, You've Got To Try Mafia: Definitive Edition On Xbox Game Pass
Not really like GTA as there aren't a lot of reasons to explore (and is chapter based). The OG version on PC is in my top10 of all time and although I am not very keen on the changes these version made it is still a solid entry.
Re: Xbox's Hi-Fi RUSH Studio Tango Gameworks Revived, Acquired By PUBG Publisher
Really happy for them! Even more in the kind of screwed environment gaming dev is atm.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 10-11)
I am still playing Blue dragon (midway through second disk) but also bought Steamworld Heist 2 as the first one is easily my favourite Steamworld game.
Re: Soapbox: Activision Is Bringing One Of The Best Remasters Ever To Xbox Game Pass
Great games! Play them fully on Switch already but may give them a go at some point for some gamerscore baby!!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 3-4)
I have started Blue Dragon yesterday so that will be my gaming for the next few weeks
Re: Braid: Anniversary Edition 'Sold Like Dogs**t', Says Creator
That's the problem with remastering games that are already available on the current market places and with no major improvements...
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club August 2024: Conker's Bad Fur Day
@InterceptorAlpha I am playing live and reloaded for the first time and I find the censoring really funny as you can still hear the f..cks and whatnot behind the bips
Re: Talking Point: How Hyped Are You For Indiana Jones On Xbox Series X|S?
Not that hyped tbf. The decision to make it first person is quite the turn off... And everything I saw looked fairly bland. Now that I quit the auto-renewal for GP I am not this os the one that will make me come back for the month
Re: Rumour: Day One Releases Delayed On A 'Case-By-Case Basis' For Xbox Game Pass Standard Tier
It is and will be a mess. I have unsubscribed from Ultimate. Since I bought my first Xbox system 3 years ago I bought nearly 200 games (50/50 physical and digital) so now I will start playing those more often
Re: Xbox Game Pass Gets Price Increases And New 'Standard' Subscription Tier
I have been subscribed to GPU since I bought the series X in 2021 but I am now done with it. Unsubscribed first thing this morning
Re: Talking Point: Has Your Gaming Slowed Down As You've Got Older?
As a nearly 40 years old with no kids I now play more than ever (well not at my peak this year because I have a little less home time since moved jobs...). I only played a couple of games a year since late 90s until 2017 and last year I finished nearly 50 games.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 15-16)
Gears of War: Judgement and SMT V: Vengeance
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Launches On Xbox To Fantastic Reviews
Will pick up my copy tomorrow!
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Huge Gameplay Deep Dive Ahead Of Fall 2024 Launch On Xbox
@Lup for me the first impact was that the art style is a tad too cartoonish for the series.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2024?
Fantastic show. The only complain from my part is no release dates for the biggest releases of 2024. B overall
Re: Talking Point: 10 Years On, Have You Ever Played The Elder Scrolls Online?
@THE_VITTLER the issue for me was which one to start. I would prefer for them to choose one for me.
Re: Talking Point: 10 Years On, Have You Ever Played The Elder Scrolls Online?
@GamingFan4Lyf although I have played for 2-3h I had a similar experience. There are lot of areas and it looks like you can start wherever you want which is not very beginner friendly. The way FF XIV deals with the main story quests works much better
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 11-12)
No gaming for me this weekend. A friend of mine, producer of wine, has arranged a festival in his hometown and I am going for a 1000km roadtrip
Re: Poll: As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?
Played it last year for the first time and already knew about "the lie". Also played it with brightness to the max as I am w bit of a scaredy cat. Regardless of that I have enjoyed my time with it (8/10)
Re: Xbox's New 'This Is Halo' Trailer Summarises 343's Journey With Halo Infinite
I think this is looking at it from the wrong side. The way I see it is marketing to try more people to give it a chance after the mess it was the next two years after a great launch.
Re: Xbox Mobile Store Launches This July With Its Own 'First Party Portfolio'
Good Luck with that! And I mean it (because they will need a lot of it to succeed 😜)
Re: Xbox Reportedly Considering Game Pass Price Hike To Accommodate Call Of Duty
I am out of it it does
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
FFS... This generation I got my first Xbox system because I thought they fixed the problems of the past, game pass was The Deal and on top of backwards compatibility they were the most user friendly of the main manufacturers. Now I am pretty sure this will be my last Xbox system (even though I love it) because I don't trust anymore on its leadership and obviously mismanagement, either because they release games that are clearly undercooked or not going in the right direction and also closing studios that release good games from markets they want to get a foot on... This is just crazy.
This time I have to say it, Phill Spencer and Matt Booty are part of the problem and not the solution!!
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club May 2024: Rise Of The Tomb Raider
@Yousef- @Bullspit760 same for you guys. In case you want to join the club on a regular basis I can added you to the tag list so you know when to vote and whatnot. Cheers
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club May 2024: Rise Of The Tomb Raider
@Ricky-Spanish done! You can find the topic in the forum section or by using the link above. Cheers
Re: Pure Xbox Game Club May 2024: Rise Of The Tomb Raider
@Ricky-Spanish cool, let me know if you want to be tagged to the group list so you know when to vote for next month's game!
Re: Talking Point: Will You Be Playing Through Starfield Again At 60FPS On Xbox Series X?
I will maybe check it to see if my bugged side quests are now fixed but I have done all other quests I could find so I will be back deeper when dlc comes out (not really into Ng+)
Re: Soapbox: The Best Modern Tomb Raider Is Well Worth Your Time On Xbox Game Pass
@BAMozzy I am now replaying for the "n" time Rise and the reason for me that the first entry is the best is because it has almost no open world. You are directed to an area and that is it (unless you want to get all items). With each new game the amount of side quests and collectables increased.
Re: Soapbox: The Best Modern Tomb Raider Is Well Worth Your Time On Xbox Game Pass
@Lup imo it is also the best of them but I know many prefer Rise
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 2)
This game is not good, it is BLOODY FANTASTIC!!! And if you have not played yet what are you doing with your life
Re: Life Is Strange Dev's 'Lost Records: Bloom & Rage' Is Transporting Us Back To The '90s
It is still strange to me to read "now, 27 years later... Confront the secret left in 1995!?!?!"
I really like the LiS so this goes on the wishlist (although I most likely won't fork 70€ for it)
Re: Former Xbox Exec Likes The Idea Of 'Tipping' Developers After Beating Their Games
If they lower the price by half I could be inclined to do it but bearing in mind games more often than not cost 80€...
Re: Talking Point: Almost A Year On, What Do You Think Of The Current Xbox Dashboard?
In general I like it. I know people complain a lot about the publicity below but I really like the shortcut buttons at the mid top and the wall papers for game being played
Re: Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Have Left You Most Pleasantly Surprised?
Easily Gears of War! I never thought it would my thing but I ended playing the trilogy in two weeks straight
Re: Talking Point: Has Ray Tracing Been A 'Complete Waste Of Time' For Xbox Series X|S?
YES, as long as it comes with compromised frame rate I don't care about it. I did not try a quality mode in at least 2 years
Re: Xbox Users Are 'Gutted' About The Latest Microsoft Rewards Nerf
I guess I should not expect it to be expanded to more countries now lol
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 23-24)
This is a no gaming weekend for me as I am moving job and decided to meet a friend in Barcelona. But next week I will still be playing FF XIV and maybe dragons dogma 2 (not sure if I will return it until it gets patched properly)
Re: Poll: Are You Picking Up Capcom's First $70 Game On Release?
I have preordered so did not pay full price tbf but I am way for the weekend and I will have to see some proper gameplay up to Monday to see if I return it or not (like I did with Jedi survivor) and buy a second hand copy down the line
Re: Talking Point: Which Backwards Compatible Xbox Games Still Hold Up In 2024?
Above all the Gears trilogy and Red Dead Redemption. Lost Odyssey and fable anniversary are still fine too but cannot say the same about fable 2 that has so much motion blur and bad frame rate that makes it almost unplayable
Re: Surprise! A Sand Land Demo Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
I tried for 10 min before work and the art style is beautiful but the gameplay is not much to my taste (lots of skill trees and gatgets though). I still feel if you start from zero and slowly integrated it can be fun. Not a day one for me but maybe down the line
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 16-17)
Still going strong on Final Fantasy XIV beta, currently early on the Heavensward and finally got to a dungeon we as a group could not complete (the first extreme difficulty). I believe I have around 75h since the beta started lol.
It should be the only thing I will be playing until Dragon's Dogma 2 but tented to buy Bolatro not gonna lie...
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite Thing About Xbox Right Now?
No 1 - Quick Resume. I got so used to it that whenever it does not work it really gets me off.
No 2 - Game Pass. Love having easy access to games I would not cave for unless at a huge discount and day one access to lots of games I am looking for. In general I play at least one a month and another from my library.
No 3 - Backwards Compatibility. As someone that never got a Xbox system before (and kind of been off from gaming for 10/15 years since the new milenium) I adore it.
On a slight negative I don't like that some first parties ere coming without any physical version and japanese studios are still a hit or miss to release
Re: Ubisoft Unveils Extensive Roadmap For Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
I love the game but I am not much into DLC unless the dollar value is there. If they want 20$ for 2/3h tops I am out.