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@J_Mo_Money
I was a huge fan of Rage, and 2 was a blast, I still need to go back and try NG+.

Having said that, the original ending to RAGE was a traumatic experience, bad beyond compare😬

@eduscxbox That excuse is eyerollingl fan nonsense.
So all the disappointing reviews on Xbox and Steam are largely by those who have not played it huh.
I played it after the 1st major patch... .. the shooting was bad, the glitches were pretty bad, A.I was horrendous, the presentation was juvenile at best- it was an objectively bad game
I can't define how devastated I was with the game. As a huge FarCry fan this was a dream mash up of FarCry and Steven Kings " Salems Lot" book.
It deserved to be drug through the mud, especially as a Xbox 1st party

@somnambulance Spot on, this year was such a Remarkable example of why gaming is so captivating and really only rivaled by books. The depth and breadth of SO many ways to revele in our imagination and live our fantasies has rarely had a better year.

@FarmDog08 I could not agree more.
It's like they took the ending of Id's RAGE and said, " I bet we can make something worse, crucial to the story and have them do it over and over"

The conspiracy theorists are always a hoot, thanks for the laugh 😃

Back on point, gaming as a business platform is constantly ebbing and flowing. I've seen these same threads and talking points for the last 20 years and we still have the same 3( oh and Steam) companies trading technology and business practices that we always have.

Unless the next year or two are just disasters for the MS publishing arm I expect entities to remain steady

@CharlieChooChoo What really happened to Patricia............

@rustyduck That's just awful how authentic that release date might be...

Almost voted Goldeneye #2, was stoked when it made its way to Rare classics.

Starfield, it's glaring issues and all was still my best time gaming this year.

You all have my email so let me know what kind of reward i can expect 🤨

As others have mentioned, the survey veers off pretty hard into- You don't need to know this territory

I played right before the last big patch..... there wasn't a single redeeming thing about it.
It sucks, was really excited for this
Fingers crossed they pump out several more heavy patches

This is the same guy who's method of story writing is " keep it simple stupid", because nobody cares anyways.

Bethesda staff seem to be out of touch with gaming as a whole- they really need to step out of their echo chambers

@OldGamer999 I realize all gaming sectors thrived when covid was doing its thing. However I'll always wonder what Nintendo Switch sales would like like without the lock down.......

This game runs supreme on the Stream Deck, seriously pretty fun.
It will be interesting to see what the Deck can handle

@SAHgamer Ya, I'm not crazy about spending 100+ hours to wipe all my work. I could feel it hitching the more I played and the more hoarding I did.

Man, best of luck keeping your save safe

I've got the exact complaints of everyone in here, but the Temples...... my God the Temples are such an inane game mechanic. There is nothing fun, challenging, redeeming or sensible abut them and it's an important mechanism.

I have 172 hours in Starfield....... I think 40 of those might have been me actually falling asleep while playing.....😁

Outriders I had 113, freaking loved that game.

Also weird I'm sure I I put a good few hours into Bond and I'm not seeing it.

My ps5 has been lonely this year , Tiny Tina and Black Ops

My Steam Deck got a ton of attention this year

@InheritNegative Same GameSpot was my go to for E3 during those years. The console wars were glorious😁.
The true " World Premieres" were magical.
It's been an awesome ride, from late 80s, early 90s Sega and Nintendo, to the PS1 and the OG Xbox/Halo that consumed gaming culture.

I'm going to really truly miss E3, but the ride getting here I wouldn't trade for anything

@SAHgamer There is also the issue of the game being badly coded to handle their engines I.D. algorithm, basically if you don't do NG+ the game is no longer able to keep track of anything and it crashes.
I explained it badly, but basically the longer you play without wiping the memory with new game plus the more it crashes

Seriously gorgeous, but I'm a little bit concerned about the flash VS substance. Every time I see this it feels like an abstract painting that someone is trying to pass off as a genuine realism oil painting....

@abe_hikura it's on sale right now for 25, on the U.S. store , hopefully for the folks over the pond too

Of course it is, because I bought it 3 days ago full price........ on PS5 no less so I'm not even going to beg for my couple bucks

@AlwaysPlaying Ahuh, just look... right...., but since I'm here......

Well I've wanted this for awhile and the price is great, hmmmmm... What the heck I might as well get these 2...3.............7🫣

Best of luck!

@Sol4ris I think it comes back to this being a true mainline Bethesda title. These are such hugely anticipated games that any "interesting" story will attract attention.
I honestly thought this remark
"it still sits in our top-10 most-played games from our studios"- would have started a tirade because he didn't say
" Gamepass" which is either sneaky or he misspoke

Must not add to nigh impossible back log...........

Hard to resist as it looks like playing a Batgirl would be pretty fun. I just don't know where id find an extra 50 hours of free time

@Sol4ris 🙄 ..... I'm sure a lot of the Steam Reviews, and Xbox reviews are Sony trolls.

Look, the game is just a tad on the average side. It's by far my most underwhelming Bethesda game. It's a Mainline Bethesda release so of course it will be a traffic driving machine for a while. Believe it or not, a game can be nothing special all in its own, the need to attribute any failings to fanboys is a little sad

@BrilliantBill
The Gregorian Chanting was really neat to see incorporated, especially for the targeted demographic, but not that great in the grand scheme/ my opinion and all that

Skyrim still takes the cake for me.

*disclaimer, as a classical guitarist and classical music nerd that plays A lot of lute music I'm biased 🙃

Finally, finally finally bought the MCC for the Steam Deck, and seeing how I missed the 1st three Xbox gens I'll be going in cold turkey

Really excited

Also got MW2 new for cheap and will finally get that campaign going,

I wonder if these are the same metrics they used to measure whether this was put together as " a labor of love" vs " a crunch loaded rush job"🤐
Those MW2 maps though....... must resist

For those who just play COD campaigns, I grabbed MW2 for 20 at Target

I actually bought FO4 for my Deck and been having a blast because I just missed playing a solid Bethesda game with exploration. It's really depressing how bland Starfield is. After the 20 same POI and 4 Temples, I just couldn't anymore
It's like having a Supreme Pizza for every meal, a little bit of everything and great at nothing

@Markatron84 Gamemills website is worth a look. It is an excellent segway into what to expect from them. I've seen coffee shops with more professional websites

@HonestHick I have not bought a COD new since AW, but if we go by the number of " this will kill COD" releases, COD might secretly be cat with 9 lives.

COD deaths by release;

MW3(1st)
AW
BLOPS 3,4
IW
WW2
VANGUARD
COLD WAR
MW3(2ND)

Seriously impressive how often COD has "died"....

Still the best TV ad for a game for me. Man I wanted an Xbox so bad just because of the commercial/360 trailer

https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SCc?si=GQNONz4fdR1PwytF

This looks like an early 90's schlock mass murder movie in video game form.

I'm kind of intrigued ha

@Link41x seriously kudos on clearing the backlog! Appreciate the response

@Link41x honest question; I think I've been reading your weekend posts for a while on several(?) different sites and it seems like you are really a phone gaming fan almost exclusively. Do you game on console, or just enjoy the gaming community and like to keep up?
Weird question I know

@Titntin That is so awesome you have a gaming spouse!!!
Been married 20 years, and she still looks at my gaming enjoyment with rolled eyes😄. Still a win though cause she never gives me grief when I no life a new game for 2weeks

I know the Starfield whining is a bit played out, but after doing 4 Temples it just killed my fun gosh they are terrible. So I bought FO4 on the Deck(runs great) and have been having a ton of fun. Also going to try and finish Bond 64 from Rares collection. Even my teenager said she wishes games would go back to just being fun without all the crazy graphics

I'm not sure why but I wasn't really impressed. It just didn't wow me for whatever reason like Horizon did.

I'm not sure if I just don't enjoy simracing games anymore or if this is just not that great

I'm sure it's nice to finally have it released, but it's painfully incomplete.
I've got over 100 hours into it and I enjoy it but I don't think it's anymore than a 7 personally.
There is just so so so much missing basic QOL, really bare bones menus, procedural generated poi's. Embarrassingly stilted writing and I'm a little bit sick of being sick invisible.......

Bulletstorm and Outriders are two of my most enjoyed games I've played, loved them both.
PeopleCanFly are seriously very talented, I'm excited!

I mean this was a HUGE reason I was so excited to snag a Series X when it 1st released, and it was worth it for Starfield alone for me. Was really bummed out with Halo and Redfall though, Halo SP was so cookie cutter average I didn't finish it. Redfall..............
I've loved my X though, PS5 has been ignored for a bit.
It's a great ecosystem, really is. Their marketing is borderline terrible

I often wonder if Gamemills business plan includes spending any money on their developers, or if they are forever going to contract everything out to Gilson B enterprises?

@JakobU A little knowledge goes a long way, this isn't a giant green sphere🙄

Also using a prison booking photo for a profile picture is an interesting choice....

It boggles the mind to think what their ROI has been.
Didn't they get this for a billion...... one heck of a purchase

@Romans12
I truly hope, really truly hope this game is salvageable.
I don't know that I've ever been so bitter about a disastrous release. If you haven't read Steven King " Salems Lot", this game was what I dreamed that world world look like in video game form.
So insanely bummed out, hoping it gets a few more major patches

@tallythwack It's weird, there is almost, almost a really good game there. I know Covid is an exhausted excuse, but u can almost see the poorly glued seams that covid development caused.
I'm in that pool of- started at a7/10 got to a 9/10 and rounds out currently to a 7.5/10. There are just too many cracks in the foundation. I'll still play to it 300 hours, because it is fun

@theduckofdeath Maybe I'm biased and don't realize it, but reading all the sister sites, IGN, PC GAMER.... it sure seems like diehard xbox fans are a lot louder and spend more time worrying abouts PS fans, at least I seem to see posts like yours far more often.

We don't count Nindy fans because they're insane

@BacklogBrad Get a real job!! Silly bank and gov holidays....

@Moonglow
Good game??? How so? I played it two weeks ago to break up the Starfield binging.
Even after the 1st patch I was beyond sad at how bad the game was. I'm hoping they do 1 more big patch.