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It is a walking simulator. It really is. You even have to balance your body with the trigger buttons not to fall, etc.
Gameplay-wise, it's really a strange experience.
Story-wise, it's very... complicated. Nebulous.
But also ? Fascinating, man. Really, really fascinating.

I'm a Kojima fanboy, so what do I know. But after having finished it, I was like... "Ok... So now... what am I thinking of it ? I'm not even sure to know myself. Have I liked it ? Loved it ? Or on the contrary... hated it ? Man, it's so strange..."

But you what ? Days later, MONTHS later... you still think about it. The all experience sticks with you. The landscapes, the story, the universe, those fu..ing deliveries... It all remains in your brain. Somehow, somewhere.

And I think it's the mark of the truly great pieces of art.

My advice : keep an open mind and try it. And try to finish it, even if it's to say, in the end, that you hated it.

Man, what an experience.

I've got to say, it's pretty enjoyable ! I'm farming some coins to buy Batman, and I'm having a very good time doing so.

A really good Smash clone. Who knew ?

Ok, I'll play it first thing, as soon as it's released on GP.
Been interested in this one for a while, so...

I have to finish the first one, quick !

GoldenEye. It has to be.

I don't know... I still got the first one on Wii (yes, I still play Wii games from time to time) and all the fun came from the wiimote gameplay.
I don't know if this all sillyness can transfer properly to some kind of regular controls.
Does 1 and 2 made their way to Xbox ?

I've got to say guys : not knowing a dime about this franchise, I couldn't care less about these games... until this review.
It's a really well written piece of work, that you made here. The writer's passion is really communicating.
It's like he's urging us to try these games, to give them a a chance.
So now i'm downloading them.
Thanks, guys ! Keep up your awesome work !

@Nightcrawler71 They will. I'm pretty sure they will.
This game seems to be so sick !

@Raffles I already had it on PS4, but I could not resist the sale, just for being able to play it on Xbox.

And I don't know why, but I'm fairly optimistic about 6 and its way to teach newbies all of these mechanics shenanigans.

I think it will be the perfect entry for new gamers. After all, it's the return of the franchise for a lot of people.

I never touched 5, for exemple. And I don't really know why, cause I do have a PS4. But it was not the same, to know the game was exclusive to one platform only.

But, man, for 6 ? Crossplay and all ? Oh, it's gonna be good !

I don't know, guys. Those people are real magicians : when all games were about the choice 4K OR 60 fps, they gave us Forza 7 for One X, which was true 4K AND 60 fps. No choice, no option of anything. Just the full package.

So maybe they found a way. At 60 fps, I mean. Surely not at 120.
But RT / 4K / 60 fps can be real with this game. If anyone can do it, it's those guys at Turn 10 !

@Lavalera You just finished the original FFVII ?

You're in for something huge, hurtfull, and very moving, by playing Crisis Core next. I'm sure you'll love it !

This game is my beloved treasure, the jewel of my collection.

The UMD is still standing proudly on my shelf, and the game is still on the main screen of my PSVITA system (I hacked the little beast just to be able to play this masterpiece on it, since it was never released to the PS store).

It's a masterpiece. Yeah, I know I just said it, but it truly is. The gameplay is... I don't know... weird ? Yeah, it's a little weird.

But the story, man. Those characters. For a Final Fantasy VII fan like me, the game was pure revelation. Gospel and all. It's so moving. And you just want to replay FFVII, after that. You want the story to follow its own flow.

Yeah, day one. DAY ONE !! (and we need to show Square that we love this licence on Xbox, too !)

By the way, am I the only one to constantly feel that I don't have enought time to play ? XD With gamepass and all of the sales going on, how can a man follow ?

TMNT off course, but I'm also in a Street Fighter vibe, since the announcement of VI, so I bought SFIV : Arcade (in sale for a few bucks, right now) and its extension ULTRA for a few more pennys.

That game is still awesome.

Oh, and I'm still on my run of playing all of the Lego Star Wars games, with the Obi-Wan Tv show airing. Currently at Lego Star Wars III - Clone Wars and it's very different from the Complete Saga.

@Banjo- It's intersting what you're saying here.
Now that I'm thinking about it, I cannot see any reason for this delay AND this silence apart a Gamepass adition, something like in six months or so.

The game just cannot be on gamepass right now, cause it would hurt the steam release. But in six months ? Yeah, definitly.

@d0x3601 Wow, very precise and informative comments ! Thanks, pal !
As for the campaign, I'm glad they finally fixed the lag in the cutscenes. It may seems to be a detail for some, but for me, it was everything.
I'm still hoping for big campaign extensions, in the near future, with other biomes. And I'll be there to play them, for sure.

I still can't see the point of such collection, given that every Gears episode is fully playable (and enhanced !) on actual Xbox.

I like that. I like this habit he has : sure, it can be seen as some kind of PR commercial, but it also shows that the guy who is in charge is still, despite the tremoundous charge of work a man in his position surely has, a gamer.

A gamer, pure and simple, who takes some time of his to play.

SF6 will be the ONE exception that I make to buy a game day one, gamepass or not. I'm so glad they're bringing this franchise back to Xbox. It needs to be supported.

I really don't understand all the negative feedback from this videos : I may be the only one who genuily loved it !
Seriously, maybe it's the blue-blur fan in me that is talking, but I want to play this game so bad !

Fallen Order is one of the very best Star Wars games of all times. Even better than the first Force Unleashed.
I played it on Series X, and it was an jaw drapping game, cross-gen or not.
Really, really looking forward this sequel !

Ah ! I litterally just bought a used copy of that game, cause I wanted to replay it with limited loading times by installing it (I've also got it on PS3, and it's a nightmare for the disc drive).
Waited three weeks for my copy to drop in my mailbox.
And then, when I finally was able to install it, I noticed "What ? You can actually buy it on Games on Demand ? Oh, man !"

Nothing at this point. Just kill it, honestly.

I've bought it long ago, physical format, for my little Switch.

A shame it has to go from gamepass, thought.

100% is for Knights of the Old Republic.

Oh. I'm the only one who voted, at the moment.

Nevertheless : 100% chose Knights of the Old Republic xD

I finished Tunic yesterday. It truely is a masterpiece. It's so much more than a crossover between Zelda and Souls.

It's unique. The way you're supposed to find out what you have to do, the way the story is unveiled... There is genius in here. Pure genius.

@Would_you_kindly Clearly, Infinite's story felt like a retcon.

Ok, 5's ending got fans angry so here we go for something else... Like a soft reboot, or what...

I'm sorry, but I was ready for some BIG Cortana's revelation, starting Infinite. I was ready for the cliffhanger of my life.

That did not happen.

Overall, the one thing that disapointed me the most was the story.

The gameplay and the open world was really good, but the story...

I mean, I'm among the three people on earth who really liked Halo 4 AND 5. Yes, 5, too. Especially the ending, I was so hooked at this cliffhanger.

And here goes the story of Infinite... With these weird dialogues (the bad guy's speeches !) and this weird narrative...

Yeah, the game was great to play, but I won't remember this experience in the years to come.

The little Tunic, on the contrary, is a masterpiece like I did not seen any for so long. Please, try this game, everyone. Try it, and don't google anything. No cheats, nothing. Just... play and figure it out. It's worth it.

I just want a manual cache system on console, like on PC. My broadband is not good enough to stream all those gorgeous graphics and I want to have the possibility to DL them in advance.
We can do it on PC, so why not on Xbox Series ?

@themightyant I know what you mean, pal.
Personnaly, I played with Iron Man and really liked his gameplay. I never touched to others characters, except when I had to for story reasons.

Anyway, I plan to dig real soon in Gardians of Galaxy : that one seems to have charmed a lot of players, so I'm very excited to give it a try !

I'm among the few who really liked this game.
I took it for a solo game, and enjoyed my time with it. Never bothered to play beyond in this multiplayer nonsense.

But the solo part is good : story is good, gameplay is cool and graphics are nice and shiny (on Series X). The only problem with this game was the game as a service approach.

But Square corrected it with Gardians, so...

Could we expect ray tracing lightning (and not just shadows) in the distant future ? Like it is on PC version. And at 30 fps, off course. But is it scheduled, in any way ?

"DirectXbox" ? How could I not know this awesome origin ? xD

I think it's a masterpiece. Honestly.

Wow. The reflections in the rain, at 10'58'' are seriously impressive.
Makes me want to finally try this game, seriously.

I'm so happy this masterpiece is coming to gamepass ! There were doubts about its eventual release on GP for months, now... and finally, it's here !
I loved the demo, and the interview the dev' gave to purexbox was properly brillant.
I can't wait to go explore this wild and mystery world !

Noob question, here : what do you all means by "Energy Saver Mode" ? Is it when we fully turn off the console, by going to the option menu and selecting the full turn off ?

Because that's what I do everytime, except when I have a game to download at night.

I'm keeping mine always plugged in, just in order to play Jet Set Radio Future, when I'm feeling the need to UNDERSTAND ! UNDERSTAND ! THE CONCEPT, THE CONCEPT OF... LOVE !!!!

@fbnaulin Yeah, I'm not sure it was clearly labeled as a gamepass title even once, but it was surely intended to be received by the players as one.

Like : I'm remembering a conference where it was presented, and the all mantra of the conf' was, indeed, gamepass.

I guess we'll see it soon !

If I'm correct, Tunic was advertised many times as an Xbox Gamepass title. It should definitly comes to the service.

Really curious about this next-gen version of the GTA V, thought. Ray tracing on a game like that could be exceptionnal. Let's hope this version has been more considered by Rockstar than the infamous GTA Trilogy...

I have to test the campaign. It's Remedy, after all.

@MaxC Wow, thanks for your intel, pal. I didn't know this scenario was so quick to complete, nor that it would change things for the long term in the actual world of the game !

Now you've definitly made me want to try it ! Thanks !

Honestly, I never even tried this mode. Not once.

It felt so opposite to everything the game was trying to build, in my opinion.

So, as far as I'm concerned, I think it's the right call.

I would NOT say the same thing about the TIME-LIMITED release of their new adventure, thought. This feels just so unfair to players who don't have the time right now to sail (as myself, for example).

No lies : I finally opened my sealed game, bought the very first day of launch, more than one entire year ago.

It's installing right now. To my great surprise, the game does not download itself entirely, like it usually does with next-gen updates and smart delivery. Here, the disc installs 30 gbs, and the rest is downloaded. Interesting.

Same question as always, thought : will I be playing in performance, or quality mode ? ^^

I like this kind of talk. Talking about "desire"... Personnaly, I'm reading this as "now we've got leverage".

So hopefully, Sony will have to do something in return, like letting Square put some FFVII on Xbox, or something like that.

Sorry, but this week, all I want to do is to finally try Death Door !

Oh, and maybe it's finally time to give it a go to A Plague Tale too, just in case it disapears from GP in february (like some rumors suggested)

Best news ever. Sort of.
I'm not against the fact of supporting the game, from time to time, by buying a few cosmetics. But not at this price. At this price, it's just... I don't know. Wrong, I guess.

Windjammers looks so dope !

Maybe I was particulary lucky, but I never encountered any problem with a 4k movie whatsoever.

Saw The Suicide Squad, this morning, for example. The reading was flawless, the picture cristal-clear.

And the movie was so damn fun ! Even if it's not topic-related.

Nothing for this week-end as I have way too much work, but next week I plan to do something kind of heretic : to suspend my playthrought of Halo Infinite (which I just started, anyway) in order to wait and see if some future patch will fix those laggy cut-scenes (the only grief I have toward the game, right now).

So I plan to start Mass Effect, in the meantime !