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@BooBreaker I agree. This looks really interesting to me. I'm keen to see more!

Immortals is an excellent game that I actually enjoyed more than Breath of the Wild in many ways.

Kids cartoon-styled games with blood, drinking, smoking etc. is just off-putting to me. I'm more in the camp of Masahiro Sakurai: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/05/random-sakurais-latest-video-implores-publishers-not-to-mislead-players

@Banjo- Yes, my kids really enjoyed it. We also later found a fun way where we hooked up a racing wheel that required an xbox controller to be attached to the wheel that one player could drive with the wheel and optionally another player could shoot the power ups. Hope you enjoy it too!

It sounds like it's meant for a younger audience primarily, which is absolutely fine, but the reviews seem to speak about how it might serve that younger audience well as a detriment since it doesn't serve the reviewer as well personally. This seems to happen a lot with video games, but we wouldn't measure a Saturday morning cartoon as we would an Agatha Cristie mystery, or horror movie, or drama, or any other movie aimed at adults. So why don't video games get rated this way? I for one would like to know both how I might enjoy it and how my kids might enjoy it.

Crimson Skies is excellent! I almost never replay games nowadays (or even have time to finish some but I've played that one through 3 times and I've always hoped for a sequel. Hope you get to enjoy it too!

Does it have a PvE multiplayer option? Otherwise, I'm with Tomato_Goose and might just check out the campaign (which unfortunately appears to be single player only)

I couldn't rate the Spartin Strikes as all time favorites but I really enjoyed them for what they were

I like the idea a lot, but although I can certainly understand this as a cool multiplayer modern Spy vs Spy game, I'd very much prefer PvE Co-op. Until then, I'll probably have to pass as my friends and I don't have the time to get good enough at PvP games

@AlwaysPlaying Completely agree and am loving it!

@Zochmenos Thanks for trying to help but that doesn't describe my kids at all. And actually we find the controls for Burnout Paradise to be great. Each to their own I suppose.

With any of the updates, does anyone know if they've made it any easier for younger players? My kids can play Burnout Paradise but found Forza Horizon to be too challenging even at the easiest settings (at least when the game first released). Thanks in advance for any information.

With any of the updates, does anyone know if they've made it any easier for younger players? My kids can play Burnout Paradise but found Forza Horizon to be too challenging even at the easiest settings (at least when the game first released). Thanks in advance for any information

When I first tried this game, even on the easiest settings, it was still too frustrating for my young kids (They have fun with Burnout Paradise, and games like Cars 3 and Mario Kart though). Can anyone say anything as to whether the updates would make this worth trying again for them? Thanks in advance.

It's the best turtles game / beat'em up game I've ever played.

Is this for PVP only? I'm really only interested in the promised PVE for Overwatch 2.

@UltimateOtaku91 I'm with ya. The co-op PVE missions are what I'm looking forward to the most.

I didn't hear anything about co-op play. Does anyone know anything about that? Thanks in advance.

Custom Mode in Multiplayer seems like it should be something to hold over those hoping for co-op sooner but it's unfortunately very broken. Don't get me wrong, the bots play pretty well and are nicely adjustable. The actual game modes though are quite buggy:. Played capture the flag where once we captured a flag it never returned. Played control (I think that was the mode's name — the one where you need to control zones) and there were no zones. These bugs kinda ruin the experience

I'm sorry but I really didn't enjoy this game. I really wanted to as I'm a huge Zelda fan but combat plus the dark souls like punishment when you die just was far too frustrating to make the game enjoyable. I didn't mind the unknown / mystery aspects of the game and might have even enjoyed those if the game was advertised as such (i.e set the proper expectations). And perhaps most importantly, if they had an option that lessened the Dark Souls aspects (particularly given its cute aesthetics) than I might give it another go, but until then even at "free" there are other games that are far more worth my precious time. I somehow hope the developer will see this comment and consider adding in a less punishing mode update.

@JayJ I unfortunately have to agree that I really didn't enjoy this game. I really wanted to as I'm a huge Zelda fan but the "clumsy" combat as the reviewer puts it plus the dark souls like punishment when you die just was far too frustrating to make the game enjoyable. I didn't mind the unknown / mystery aspects of the game and might have even enjoyed those if the game was advertised as such (i.e set the proper expectations). And perhaps most importantly, if they had an option that lessened the Dark Souls aspects (particularly given its cute aesthetics) than I might give it another go, but until then even at "free" there are other games that are far more worth my precious time.

A "limited-time demo" or a "free try weekend" would really help me out a lot here in deciding whether this was for me. As it's a huge game and if it really is as good as say it is, then this should be a low risk advertising option

I'm actually really curious how it plays as a co-op game. I'm kind of uncertain of how easy /friendly it is to bring some one in. I read that if the "visiting" player dies that they get kicked out of the world and then have to go through some extra summoning steps again. Given the frequency at which players may die, this seems like a huge pain over the classic, hold x to respawn / revive. Also does anyone know if the "visiting" player gets to keep any gained experience or items? As I'm really only interested in playing through this with a friend, this is probably going to be a deciding factor for me and my friends. If anyone can provide any info / opinions on co-op that would be appreciated. TIA! (Thanks in advance).

I really like the idea of narrative adventures in Sea of Thieves but the limited time window stinks in my opinion. It's kind of like a limited time window book. I have fairly limited "spare time" and I might be in the middle of reading a book / playing a game already and I don't want to just drop that midway. People can watch old movies, read old books, even play older games typically, so only being able to play a part of a game for a few weeks just seems so limiting. So I hope the limited time windows don't hurt the possibility of more narrative options in the future (with hopefully more time & flexibility to enjoy it)

To me, this makes the release date May 2022. All the rest before is just beta. Too bad because I was originally super hyped but now I won't be joining the party until co-op is there.

Actually I still have fun with our kids and a kinect connected to our 360. I think what killed the idea was it's over devotion to "controller free" gaming. If they added controllers like they have with VR headsets now (or even a regular xBox controller) I think they wouldn't have limited developers so much and we would have had (and possibly still have) a wider variety of gameplay styled games.

@2chanaddict I'm "old" too but remember the wisdom from the 80s: "Wars to do not make one great."

I'm all for more family content. I think New Lucky's Tale is actually a lot more fun than Banjo or Piñata ever were.

I'm currently planning on getting the new Intellivision in October for fun, simple, family friendly games. I think my kids and I will love it.

@antstephenson I thought you responded to that rather well. Good show.

I agree wholeheartedly with this article. The graphics look great but I want a real over-the-top ARCADE racer. With over the top jumps, nearly indestructible cars, forgiving controls, even when using a wheel, Burnout Paradise and Midtown Madness (for those who can remember it) have been by favorite and just sheer fun, non-kart racing games. (The Crew 2 may have had some of this spirit but I never had the chance to try it) The only way this game is going to get any of my time or money is if it offers this kind of fun. Let's hope the developers read this article and these comments and at least make an option that makes the racing more over-the-top fun.

I 'm really looking forward to this!! Played the original and it's been an all time favorite!

I hope it doesn't have too serious undertones as my young kids would love a fishing game like this

I'm glad so many people seem to like Horizon 4 but for me its been a horrible disappointment. I've tried 2 racing wheels (listed as being supported by the developers) and its been terrible with both of them despite multiple on-line forum searches and posts directly to the developer (who's response was horrible) I really want to like that game but the car spins out way too easy for an "arcade racer" .

Burnout Paradise doesn't even officially support wheels but even my 4 year old can drive with a wheel and have fun there.

Horizon4 has been nothing but frustrating for me as a long time gamer. I can't even come close to winning a single race on the easiest setting. As soon as another car bumps me in the slightest way, I loose control and even then I can't come close to the lap times of the AI once everyone has passed me. I'm getting gamer rage just thinking about it (which I almost never get with any other game).

If anyone has any helpful suggestions that would be appreciated. I have a Thurstmaster TMX and a PXN V3II (the later is cheaper and works better, go figure). I was really hoping my 7 year old might be able to enjoy the Lego add-on with a wheel. (Gotta do what you can to make things special during COVID times). Thanks in advance.

This is very impressive and shows great dedication to the craft. However, having been stuck in my home for so long thanks to COVID, I'm not sure I'm that eager to be stuck in another apartment

@Vincent294 I agree. The commitment to "hands-free" gaming is what really did it in, in my opinion. However, my kids and I love playing some of the old Kinect games on our still working great xbox 360 — especially during the winter

My kids actually love some of the kinect games and the 360 is the only place were they play. Otherwise I would just make use of backward compatibility