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I was hoping this would be Black Flag 2 by another name, allowing the pirate game to shine without being beholden to the AC franchise. I think that's what everyone was expecting after the initial delay.

For some reason this announcement has given me a real urge to okay the first version which I totally dismissed.

343 need to abandon the open world formula and the one take cinematic. So much personality and artistry has been lost due to these design decisions.

Either make a Halo/Breath of the Wild that’s full of environment storytelling, diverse locales and rich atmosphere, or carry on with linear missions. Infinite is such a crummy half step.

I liked it when you could storm ahead and trigger checkpoints which teleported the other player to you. If you let them pull ahead you’d be forever shuffled about until they slow down.

343 still relying on Bungie's work.

I'm not sure what this offers over the original version.

Forza Motorsport - I've not played a Forza game since FM3.

Grounded - Loved Psychonauts 2. Looking forward to the charm of Grounded.

Hollow Knight: Silksong - First was a classic so no-brainer.

I hope they don't increase the grind for those that enjoy unlocking things through gameplay. I'm super happy with the state of the MCC it's so much fun to jump between those games.

For comparison, Reach launched with a memorable and repayable campaign + co-op, a robust multiplayer offering, firefight, theatre and forge. This was just 3 years after the release of Halo 3 and a few months after the last dlc pack for Halo 3. Plus, ODST came out the year before.

Halo has steadily regressed under 343. They almost had it with Halo 4... what the hell happened?

As someone who returns to play sonic games every so often, I think Sonic games have always been style over substance. They have frustrating gameplay, flawed at its core, which I choose to put up with because the visuals, music, and overall charm are so good.

I think it's really amazing work. There will always be demand for more titles because people want full backwards compatibility and don't want to keep old consoles around.

Port Royale is 100% off and FREE with Gold.

If it were ever to release it would have been addressed recently. I don't think it's ever coming out.

Another underwhelming show from Xbox. Every year is a major let down. Where was Fable? Banjo? Hellblade? Perfect Dark? Gears? Avowed? The ink isn’t dry on the Kojima deal, not even a working title. The best announcement was Persona 3&4 and that’s not till 2023.

Wow. I cannot wait to play 3 and 4!

@UltimateOtaku91 The games already have HD ports on Xbox.

Please don't be a remake. Banjo-Threeie, Nuts & Bolts 2 or something new please!

@Fishticon I don’t think that machine would sell very well when the Series S has next-gen, loads of back-compat and cloud gaming covered for an entry level price .

A tv spin-off/remake of a game series which is mid identity crisis, still unable to find a strong direction after the departure of its creative leads.

I've stopped playing after 25 hours. Just not really feeling the setting or story elements and the core gameplay is a step backwards from BloodBorne and Sekiro.

I stopped playing Infinite to continue playing MCC. New version of old maps wouldn’t really tempt me back. There’s just nothing quite like Halo 3 multiplayer.

Fingers crossed.

@Ralizah I think the hype has died down and people have changed their minds.

343’s Halo games have been all over the place. The studio hasn’t been able to maintain the flair and sensibilities of the Bungie era games. I played Infinite for a number of hours and bounced.

It seems Xbox has a problem with its big studios. However, The Coalition, Playground Games and Turn 10 have been very consistent.

The problem is that MCC is available for the older fans and Infinite has finished being flavour of the month(s) for new fans.

The show looks like a bad episode of Doctor Who.

They have a great sailing system but the game is structured around repeated A to B side-missions and during these missions, the on foot combat, the puzzles and interaction with the environment is very poor. The world is barren with very little narrative or lore, the menus are overly complicated as is the process of starting a mission. Progression is slow and the game sticks a store-front interface in front of you in which you can spend real money on cosmetics. No update has addressed these issues.

It’s a great machine if you just want in. If you want clean and crisp next-gen visuals then it’s a little underwhelming compared to the PS5 and SeriesX. But there isn’t much on the SeriesX that offers that anyway.

As an Xbox owner I gain nothing from these acquisitions.

Timesplitters 2 baby

Loved the first so really looking forward to this.

I think this is a really cool selection. I've re-discovered 2D games recently and GWG is likely the only way I would download these. Radiant Silvergun looks great.

I think this is a really cool selection. I've re-discovered 2D games recently and GWG is likely the only way I would download these. Radiant Silvergun looks great.

Either disable online voice/text communications or accept that people are sometimes crude.

It’s the first DLC campaign and new area for Infinite. Think Destiny’s Taken King expansion.

I would like to know how many iterations of this game there have been since Halo 5's release. From pre-production to release, how has Halo Infinite changed. The finished game barely resembles the announcement trailer. How much did they actually have when that released?

These games just need a better art style and better thematic levels.

I think January, February and August were good. That’s 3/12 or 1/4 that were good. Using your scale I would say F is 0 and A is 1. The rest would be as follows: [A=1, B=0.8, C=0.6, D=0.4, E=0.2, F=0.] 1/4 would be 0.25 and fall between D and E on the scale. So I would say D minus.

Hopefully they've been reading my snarky comments on this website. If that's the case I'll say again, Capped at 1000, separate entry for dlc achievements, make all achievement information visible from the Guide, no more bland screenshots- we all loved unique achievement art. And of course, the Platinum. (Medal)

Can a Live-Service game every really go Gold?

@Raffles CEX sell it for under £5

I would like achievements to be refreshed. I have 3 beefs.
1. The way they are displayed and buried in awkward menus.
2. No separation between main game and dlc achievements.
3. No upper limit or 'platinum'.

Where are the other locations? Snow? Desert? Jungle? Are they going to patch those areas in?

Jet Set Radio Future
Silent Hill 2

Why are we continually surprised when people born today are not immediately familiar with yesterday?

Not the best way to promote a game. But I agree with the developer, it’s a game and it’s ready when it’s ready.

The first gears is still my favourite. I liked the horror tinge. So atmospheric and the narrative had a good amount of mystery.

I still don't know what to make of this campaign. Will wait for release coverage. At the moment I suspect this isn't going to be what I want out of a Halo game.